sábado, 27 de marzo de 2010

DEMOSTENES: LA INDIA PROBÓ CON ÉXITO EL MISIL AGNI III CAPAZ DE PORTAR OJIVA NUCLEAR

DEMOSTENES: LA INDIA PROBÓ CON ÉXITO EL MISIL AGNI III CAPAZ DE PORTAR OJIVA NUCLEAR

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Agni-II MRBM (Medium range ballistic missiles)
TypeMedium Range Ballistic Missile (Agni-I)
Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (Agni-II, Agni-III)
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (Agni-V)
Place of originIndia
Service history
In service(Tests) 04/11/99, 01/17/01 and 08/29/04
Production history
ManufacturerDefence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
Unit costRs 250-350 million (INR) or $ 5.6-7.9 million (USD)[1]
Specifications
Weight12,000 kg (Agni-I)
16,000 kg (Agni-II)
55,000 kg (Agni-III)[2]
Length15 m (Agni-I)
20 m (Agni-II)
17 m (Agni-III)[2]
Diameter1.0 m (Agni-I, Agni-II)
2.0 m (Agni-III)[2]

WarheadStrategic nuclear (15 KT to 250 KT), conventional HE-unitary, penetration, sub-munitions, incendiary or fuel air explosives

EngineSingle Stage (Agni-I)
Two-and-half-stage (Agni-II)
Two stage (Agni-III) solid propellant engine
Operational
range
700-800 km (Agni-I)
2000-3500 km (Agni-II)
3500-5500 km (Agni-III)
5000-6000 km (Agni-V)
Flight altitude> 90 km
Speed5-6 km/s (Agni-II)[3]
Guidance
system
Ring Laser Gyro- INS (Inertial Navigation System), optionally augmented by GPSterminal guidance with possible radar scene correlation
Launch
platform
8 x 8 Tatra TELAR (Transporter erector launcher) Rail Mobile Launcher

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