20% weight reduced, Agni-V can now strike targets beyond 7,000 km

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20% weight reduced, Agni-V can now strike targets beyond 7,000 km

The extended range of the missile will give a variety of options to the planners during times of conflict.

www.indiatoday.in

By Manjeet Negi: India will now be able to strike targets beyond 7,000 km with the weight of the Agni-V missile reduced significantly. The Defence Research and Development Organisation, or DRDO, has been able to reduce the weight of the missile by replacing its steel content with composite materials, defence officials told India Today TV.

“The weight reduction that has been achieved in the missile system is beyond 20 per cent and if the government wants, the nuclear-capable strategic missile can go beyond 7,000 km,” they added.

Earlier, such modifications have helped reduce the weight and extend the range of the strategic missiles - the Agni-III, which weighs around 40 tonnes, can strike targets at 3,000 km, while the Agni-IV, weighing slightly more than 20 tonnes, can cover a much longer range.
The extended range of the missile, which is part of the Strategic Forces Command, will give a variety of options to the planners during times of conflict.

India’s nuclear weapons programme is mainly deterrence against its adversaries, including China and Pakistan, as it has a no-first-use policy.

 

[Catalystic]

Who’s your enemy 7000kms away ?? Which countries ??
I thought china and Pakistan is pretty close by. ??

 

[JohnyD]

Who’s your enemy 7000kms away ?? Which countries ??
I thought china and Pakistan is pretty close by. ??

mainly China and we cant afford to deploy our strategic weapons only near the border, we should be able to deploy it anywhere in India and hit any part of China..do the required range maths..

 

[Catalystic]

mainly China and we cant afford to deploy our strategic weapons only near the border, we should be able to deploy it anywhere in India and hit any part of China..do the required range maths..

Yes go ahead and fire it on them now. Waiting for india to start firing

 

[JohnyD]

Yes go ahead and fire it on them now. Waiting for india to start firing

we wont fire first, read the article..its a nuke tipped missile primarily and we have no first use policy..i wish current bjp govmt change that policy.