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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Agni: India's fire power

Agni missile familyIndia's Agni missile project was initiated by the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) as part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) in the year 1983.

Initially conceived as a technology demonstrator project in the form of a re-entry vehicle, the project was later upgraded to a full-fledged ballistic missile programme.

Agni missile system

The Agni missile system is an Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) of India. The surface-to-surface missile has, so far, been designed and developed in five variants – Agni-I, Agni-II, Agni-II Plus, Agni-III and Agni-V.

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