Agni-III
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The Agni-III () is an Indian intermediate-range ballistic missile inducted into service in 2011 as the successor of the Agni-II. It has a range of and can reach targets deep inside neighbouring countries including Pakistan and China.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.name
- Agni-III
- Weapon.image
- Agni-III Republic day.jpg
- Weapon.caption
- 21 September 2012 Agni-III missile test
- Weapon.origin
- India
- Weapon.type
- Intermediate-range ballistic missile
- Weapon.used_by
- Strategic Forces Command
- Weapon.designer
- Defence Research and Development Organisation
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Bharat Dynamics Limited
- Weapon.unit_cost
- –
- Weapon.service
- Active
- Weapon.weight
- 50,000 kg
- Weapon.length
- 17 m
- Weapon.diameter
- 2.0 m
- Weapon.engine
- Multi-stage solid-propellant
- Weapon.propellant
- Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- 3,500 km
- Weapon.altitude
- > 450 km
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Introduction
- Description
- Propulsion
- Flight tests
- References
- External links
The Agni-III () is an Indian intermediate-range ballistic missile inducted into service in 2011 as the successor of the Agni-II. It has a range of and can reach targets deep inside neighbouring countries including Pakistan and China.
==Introduction==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Agni-III” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.