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2007-10-05 India-Pakistan

Indian Strategic Forces Command test fires improved version of IRBM Agni-I

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Posted by john frum 2007-10-05 15:30|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

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|| 2007-10-05 15:33|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-10-05 15:41|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-10-05 15:56|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-10-05 20:00|| Front Page Top

#5 The Jericho and the Agni are unrelated (different development paths, propellants, guidance etc).

Posted by john frum 2007-10-05 20:54|| 2007-10-05 20:54|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2007-10-05 20:55|| Front Page Top

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