NEW DELHI: India on Friday efficiently test-fired the intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-3 from the Built-in Take a look at Vary in Chandipur, Odisha.The launch was carried out by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) and efficiently validated all operational and technical parameters.
The Agni-III is an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with a strike vary of three,000–3,500 km and has been in service with India’s SFC since 2011, forming a key a part of the nation’s nuclear deterrence.Developed indigenously, the missile is two-stage and solid-fuelled, able to carrying a 1,500 kg payload. It’s designed primarily as a nuclear supply system, with an estimated warhead yield of 200–300 kilotons.The missile measures 16.7 metres in size, 2 metres in diameter and has a launch weight of 48,300 kg. The SFC has carried out a number of checks of the Agni-III over time. In line with CSIS, Agni-III makes use of a strapdown inertial navigation system (INS) supported by GPS, giving it an accuracy of round 40 metres round error possible (CEP). Its first stage makes use of a maraging metal motor case, whereas the second stage employs a carbon-fibre motor case, each that includes thrust vector management programs for improved accuracy and stability.
