What is the Agni V missile? #AgniV #Missile #Agni #India

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#Agni-V is an #Indian #nuclear capable #intercontinental ballistic #missile developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization. The missile is believed to have a range of around 5,500 to 9,000 km. It is a three-stage, #road-mobile and #solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile which is transported by a truck and launched via a canister.
Agni V is primarily for enhancing India's nuclear deterrence against #China. Until recently, the longest range missile India had was Agni-III, with a range of 3000–3500 km. If launched from central India this range was not sufficient to reach targets on the extreme eastern and northeastern region of China. Most of the important economic centers of China lay on its eastern seaboard.

Senior defence scientist M. Natarajan disclosed in 2007 that DRDO was working on an upgraded version of the Agni III, known as the Agni-V, and that it would be ready in 4 years. The missile was to have a range of more than 5,000 kilometres (3,100 mi).

It was estimated that the missile will be operational by 2014 to 2015 after four to five repeatable tests. Indian authorities believed that the solid-fuelled Agni-V is more than adequate to meet current threat perceptions and security concerns. Even with a range of only 5,000 km, the Agni-V could hit any target in China, including #Beijing Russia Ukraine War - Hope for peace