The user trial of Agni Missile A-I was conducted successfully by Strategic Forces Command at Chandipur at Sea near Balasore in Orissa on October 05, 2007.
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| Indian Strategic Forces Command test fires improved version of IRBM Agni-I |
| 2007-10-05 |
| Balasore: A short-range variant of India's Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, the Agni-1, was successfully test-fired by the country's Strategic Forces Command at Chandipur-at-Sea near Balasore in Orissa at 10.35 this morning. According to a government statement, "the performance parameters of the 700 km range missile were as expected and the desired objectives have been met." Basically a users trial for the Indian Army, the test was conducted from a mobile launcher from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) launch complex, defence sources said. The sources also said that there were "considerable improvements" in the missile's re-entry technology and manoeuvrability as compared to the initial versions of the missile. This is the fourth test firing of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which is capable of striking targets up to a distance of 700 km. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #6 Note that both India and Israel can place satellites into precise orbits... which says a lot about the accuracy of their rockets... |
| Posted by: john frum 2007-10-05 20:55 |
| #5 The Jericho and the Agni are unrelated (different development paths, propellants, guidance etc). |
| Posted by: john frum 2007-10-05 20:54 |
| #4 WAFF.com > CDI.org claims that Israel's JERICHO IRBMS is a related variant of India's AGNI Missle and is mostly UNRELIABLE + INACCURATE??? OTHER NET SITES, HIOWEVER, DISPUTE CDI's article. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-10-05 20:00 |
| #3 The Agni uses a modified first stage of the Indian SLV, their first generation space launcher. Werner Von Braun on a visit to India met with APJ Abdul Kalam and looked over the design of the SLV. The two men talked about the problems Kalam was experiencing. It would be interesting if there was a little bit of Von Braun's "advice" in this thing. |
| Posted by: john frum 2007-10-05 15:56 |
| #2 The black tip isn't a missile nose cone. It is the actual carbon-composite RV. It contains about 350kg of fuel for performing terminal atmospheric evasive and error correction maneuvers. Up to 200 kiloton warhead. Pakistan specific. |
| Posted by: john frum 2007-10-05 15:41 |
| #1 The user trial of Agni Missile A-I was conducted successfully by Strategic Forces Command at Chandipur at Sea near Balasore in Orissa on October 05, 2007. |
| Posted by: john frum 2007-10-05 15:33 |