India Test Fires Nuclear Capable Agni III Ballistic Missile
The Agni-III has 2 stages with an overall diameter of Tew meter. The first stage mass is about thirty two tonnes and Seven point seven meter long, the second stage mass is about ten tonnes and three point three meter long. The missile is likely to support a wide range of warhead configurations, with a 4,500 km range and a total payload weight of 2490 kg.
The missile is equipped with sophisticated navigation, guidance and control systems along with advanced on-board computer systems. The electronic systems are hardened for higher vibration, thermal and acoustic effects. A high performance indigenous ring laser gyro-based navigation system was flight-tested for the first time during the Agni-III trial on 7 Feb 2010.
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