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	Agni-I MRBM
		Agni-I is also designed to be launched from a rail-based mobile launcher; one that can move on a standard broad-gauge rail system and also from a road-mobile launcher system.
		A mobile missile system reduces vulnerability and allows for greater operational flexibility, while critics feel that the cost of these mobile systems could be higher and that they greatly increase the time for moving from one place to another.
		During the test, the Agni-I missile was launched at a sub-optimal trajectory to reach an altitude of 300 km on a range of 700 km, corresponding to launch angle of 67º.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /MISSILES/Agni-I.html (1631 words)

	Agni missile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Agni missile (named after Agni, the god of fire) is an IRBM developed under the IGMDP by India.
		Agni III is the third in the Agni series of missiles.
		The Agni I has a range of 700-800 km while the Agni II as a range of 2,000–2,500 km.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Agni-III (236 words)

	Agni [Strategic Ballistic Missile]
		The Agni missile family is envisaged to be the mainstay of the Indian missile-based strategic nuclear deterrence.
		The Agni's manoeuvring RV is made of a carbon-carbon composite material that is light and able to sustain high thermal stresses of re-entry, in a variety of trajectories.
		Agni is unlike long-range missiles developed by western missiles where the RV is a passive ballistic load, whose accuracy depends on the launching vehicle's exact insertion into the sub-orbital trajectory.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /MISSILES/Agni.html (5915 words)

	www.ghalib.com/India launches Agni (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Agni-I which was test-fired three times can carry a one megaton nuclear warhead to a distance of 1500 km.
		Acquisition of nuclear weapons and sophisticated missiles to deliver them is certainly an intimidating sign and a "symbol of a resurgent India" which wishes to dominate the South Asian region and beyond, north east to the middle east and to the countries of South Asia.
		The Shaheen-I ballistic missile displayed on March 23 parade has been ready for sometime but its launch was held up by the government to prevent any 'rocking of the boat' while peace-talks with India were underway.
	www.millat.com /ghalibcom/opinion/india_launches_agni.htm (1397 words)

	India successfully test fires Agni-I
		This short-range missile has a striking range of about 700 km and its first trial was conducted on January 25 last year from the same complex.
		The AGNI missile was first test flown from the Interim Test Range at the beach resort of Chandipur-on-sea, 15 km from Balasore on May 22, 1989.
		The missile, which was known as Agni-II, having a re-entry launch vehicle, was considered a milestone in the country's missile development programme.
	www.rediff.com /news/2003/jan/09agni.htm (266 words)

	News Headings
		The launch of the missile was tracked by a network of stations and naval ships all the way down to the point of impact", Mr Fernandes told mediapersons here after returning from Orissa.
		The entire flight of the missile from the launch point to the impact point was under constant observation and it demonstrated that we have achieved perfection of a high order in missile technology", Mr Fernandes said.
		Agni is a symbol of that resurgent India which is able to say: "Yes, we will stand on our own feet," he said.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99apr12/head.htm (924 words)

	Asia Times Online :: South Asia news - India exposed by missile failure
		The failure of the Agni III was in some ways more serious because it exposed the political limitations of India's attempts, despite its ambitions, to pursue a military capability which is truly independent of the US's strategic calculations.
		After their rectification, said reports, the missile's test flights were put off twice largely for "political reasons", so as not to annoy the US.
		This is the ninth missile in the Agni series (named after the Sanskrit word for "fire") to have been tested.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/HG12Df02.html (1149 words)

	Agni - India Missile Special Weapons Delivery Systems
		The next flight of Agni in 1994 was tested at a trajectory designed to simulate a range of 2500km, with an actual range achieved of 1450km.
		Agni-II AGNI- II is a two stage, all solid motor missile having a range of about 2000 km with a payload weight of one tonne.
		He said the second test firing of the missile recently had met all parameters and that the weapon was capable of carrying a payload of 1000 kg.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/world/india/agni.htm (2070 words)

	The significance of Agni-I
		T.S. THE successful launch of the surface-to-surface missile Agni-I on January 25 is significant in terms of bridging the felt gap between the Prithvi-II missile, which has a range of 250 km, and the Agni-II, which can strike targets 2,500 km away.
		The success of Agni-I is notable for the speed with which it was conceptualised, developed, mounted on a road launcher and flight-tested.
		According to Vajpayee, the decision to test Agni missiles in different configurations had been taken earlier and it was an ongoing project.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1903/19031300.htm (1127 words)

	rediff.com: Agni-3 successfully test fired
		The missile, which is part of the country's indigenous Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme, was launched at about 0850 IST from launch complex number four on the Wheelers' Island off the Orissa coast.
		She clarified it was not the intermediate or the longer-range versions of the Agni missiles.
		She said the countries, which were informed about the test, were told that the missile launch was planned in advance and was not 'abrupt or sudden'.
	www.rediff.com /news/2002/jan/25agni.htm (411 words)

	A successful launch
		T.S. The surface-to-surface Agni missile being fired from the test range at Chandipur-on-sea near Balasore, Orissa.
		Agni-I, which is India's reply to Pakistan's Ghauri, can hit most Pakistani cities without having to be launched from the border.
		Agni-I fills the gap between the Prithvi-II missile, which has a range of about 250 km, and Agni-II which can reach targets 2,500 km away.
	www.flonnet.com /fl2002/stories/20030131005503400.htm (567 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Agni-II successfully test-fired
		The missile was test-fired from Inner Wheeler Island, a part of the Balasore Missile Testing Range in Orissa.
		According to defence experts, with the launch of the road-mobile, solid-fuelled Agni-II, india is acknowledging the rapid missile advances of three of its neighbours -- China, Pakistan and Iran.
		The emerging missile defences in its neighbourhood meant India would have to arm its ballistic missiles with decoy and other countermeasures, experts said, adding that Agni-II was only a stepping stone to other policy measures.
	www.rediff.com /news/1999/apr/11agni.htm (1709 words)

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		The 18-meter long, 7.5-ton Agni has a range of up to 2,500 km (allowing access to southern China) and is capable of delivering a 1,000-kg payload.
		India refers to the Agni not as a weapon system but as a "technology demonstrator project" to establish re-entry vehicle technologies.As with the Prithvi, the U.S. has opposed the program as another potential proliferation affront to the MTCR, which India has criticized as biased in favor of the major powers.
		Notwithstanding its justifications for the Agni development, India formally suspended the program at the end of 1995.Whether the suspension is real and the result of diplomatic pressure, technical problems, or other factors, is not evident.
	dr.abdulqadeer.8m.net /agni.htm (956 words)

	Agni - India Missile Special Weapons Delivery Systems
		It is a two-stage missile with the first stage using the first-stage solid-fuel booster motor of the SLV-3 satellite launch vehicle.
		India may have decided to put the Agni under wraps until it decides the larger related issue of whether to test nuclear (perhaps thermonuclear) warheads for its missiles in the face of US and other diplomatic pressures to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the ratification process for which began in the fall of 1996.
		As of early 2000 it was suggested that there were between 5 and 9 Agni-1 missiles in existence, at least 1-2 Agni-2 and 2 prototypes of the Agni-3.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/india/missile/agni.htm (1114 words)

	The Agni Missile is for Nuclear Aggression
		After AGNI II’s firing India has claimed that its nuclear deterrent and nuclear doctrine has become credible ie Bharat now has the retaliatory second strike capability to respond powerfully to nuclear first strikes from its adversaries; be it China or Pakistan.
		He rightly said that the AGNI test should be a matter of concern for China and other countries of the region.
		The incoming Bush Administration should be asked to stop India’s missile and nuclear proliferation proclivities and activities, and violation of missile restraint regimes which are bound to trigger a dangerous missile and nuclear weapon race in South Asia.
	www.defencejournal.com /2001/feb/agni-missile.htm (1452 words)

	Disarmament Diplomacy: - India & Pakistan Missile Tests
		The entire flight of the missile from the launch point to the impact point was under constant observation.
		The successful flight test is the result of Pakistan's technical prowess in the field of missile technology and is a tribute to the dedication, professionalism and patriotism of the community of scientists and engineers.
		Other reports (Pakistan matches India missile, plans more, Reuters, 14 April), referred to a claim by Prime Minister Sharif that the range of the missile could be increased to 1,440 miles by reducing the weight of the 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) payload used in the 14 April test.
	www.acronym.org.uk /36indpak.htm (2086 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
		Speaking at a function at his residence, the Prime Minister said scientists fully deserved all praise for the test-fire of the Agni missile and the launch of the INSAT-3C satellite which was an important step in the nation’s goal to use science for development.
		She said the Agni test was undertaken in a non-provocative manner and in accordance with international practices.
		The short-range version of Agni missile which was successfully test-fired today is capable of carrying nuclear warheads and also has mobile launchers which gives India a facility of moving this tactical weapon away from the prying spy satellites.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20020126/main1.htm (1071 words)

	Defenceindia.com : 22-jul-2k2 : News : India will test Agni missile again
		NEW DELHI: Reports have suggested the Agni-I -- a short-range version of the Agni-II that has a range of 2,500 km -- was developed specifically for use against targets in Pakistan.
		Among the missiles tested were the naval version of the short-range Trishul missile and BrahMos, a supersonic cruise missile developed jointly with Russia.
		The BrahMos missile, which has a range of up to 300 km, is likely to enter production by the end of 2003 and it will be inducted into the armed forces by 2004.
	www.defenceindia.com /22-jul-2k2/news8.html (276 words)

	Fire Between India and Pakistan: Is India's Agni Missile an answer to Pakistan's Shaheen
		The short range 700 km range Agni missile tested by India has been hailed by one and many as further strengthening India's security and some analysts on the visual media had no hesitation in calling it Pakistan Centric.
		In the liquid fuelled missiles the liquid cannot be stored in the missile for long and the missiles would therefore have to be tanked up like a car before use.
		However in solid fuelled missile like Agni III flight duration or velocity cannot be controlled during the flight, unlike the liquid variant where controlling the fuel flow could control these.
	www.saag.org /papers4/paper400.html (659 words)

	India test-fires nuke capable Agni missile- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		the missile was launched at about 8.50 am from the launch complex no. 4 on the island, 80 km from here, the sources said.
		this is the sixth time that the much-discussed intermediate range ballistic missile (irbm) was launched from the orissa coast since its maiden test from the interim test range (itr) at chandipur on may 22, 1989, the sources said.
		india's missile arsenal includes army and air force versions of the short-range ballistic missile prithvi; the trishul, a surface-to-air missile that targets aircraft and can counter sea-skimming missiles; and the anti-tank nag missile.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/articleshow?art_id=34889471 (261 words)

	BBC News \| South Asia \| India tests ballistic missile
		The new version of the Agni weapon is believed to be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and could target all of Pakistan and much of China.
		India's last ballistic missile test was in February 1994, when it tested a shorter range version of Agni, named after a fire god.
		The new missile test comes at a time of political instability in India, with the government facing the possibility of losing its majority when parliament reconvenes on Thursday.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_316000/316559.stm (635 words)

	India test-fires nuke capable Agni missile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The missile, which is part of the country's indigenous Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP), was launched at about 8.50 am from launch complex No. 4 on the Wheelers Island off the Orissa coast.
		The spokesperson said Friday's Agni test was undertaken in a "non-provocative manner" across the international waters in accordance with established practices.
		This is the sixth time that an Agni missile was launched from the interim test range (ITR) at Chandipur since the maiden test on May 22, 1989.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/615412/posts (540 words)

	CNN.com - Pakistan blasts Indian missile test - Jan. 9, 2003
		The "Agni variant" missile has a range of 600 to 900 kilometers (373 to 559 miles), India's senior defense ministry official said.
		The missile can be fired from rail-based or road-based mobile launchers and can deliver a payload of one metric ton.
		The Agni, which means fire in Sanskrit, forms a key part of India's military self-defense strategy to protect it from nuclear neighbors China and Pakistan.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/south/01/09/india.missile (446 words)

	India Tests Nuclear - Capable Agni II Missile
		It was the second test of the upgraded version of the original Agni, a two-stage all-solid motor missile with a 2,000 km (1,250 miles) range, which a defense analyst said indicated substantial progress in the indigenous missile development project.
		Agni, named after a Hindu fire god, is seen as a potential deterrent to India's nuclear-armed neighbor China.
		''The second test flight of Agni II, surface-to-surface missile was conducted today at 1001 hours from the interim test range, Chandipur, Orissa in its final operational configuration'' the ministry in a statement.
	www.nci.org /india/india-reuters11701.htm (524 words)

	India to test longer-range Agni ballistic missile soon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		DRDO sources say the latest variant of the nuclear-capable Agni (Fire) missile will have a maximum range of up to 4,000 kilometres (2480 miles), making it capable of striking strategic targets deep inside China.
		Agni-111's test was originally scheduled for 2003 but it was deferred because of latest moves by arch-rivals India and Pakistan to bury decades of mutual hostility, analysts say.
		India, which conducted nuclear weapons tests in 1998, has developed a series of nuclear and conventional missile systems as part of the DRDO's Integrated Missile Development Programme which was launched in 1983.
	www.spacewar.com /2004/040101034914.yls35ic6.html (206 words)

	NTI: Global Security Newswire
		The short-range Agni ballistic missile, successfully test-fired last week, is similar to its predecessor, the Agni II, the Hindu reported Sunday (see GSN, Jan. 29).
		The test would assess the missile’s ability to carry more weight and would not be a response to India’s Agni missile test last week, Jang reported (see GSN, Jan. 28).
		The Agni missile test was originally scheduled for mid-December, but India postponed the test after the Dec. 13 attack on the Indian Parliament, because the test would have increased tensions between India and Pakistan, according to the Hindu.
	www.nti.org /d_newswire/issues/thisweek/2002_1_30_misp.html (552 words)

	The Hindu : Front Page : Agni-II test-fired
		The surface-to-surface missile was test-fired from a mobile launching pad at 12.55 p.m.
		The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) started the Agni missile project in 1983 and the first test-firing was done on May 22, 1989.
		He said: ``I convey my congratulations on the successful launch of the Agni II missile, and felicitate the entire team of scientists and engineers who have worked most diligently for the success of the prestigious project.
	www.hindu.com /2004/08/30/stories/2004083008220100.htm (255 words)

	N -capable Agni - 1 missile test-fired (Part I of III) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, while congratulating the defence scientists, asserted that the development of this Agni missile system was an ongoing programme and part of the several steps taken to bolster the country’s security.
		With only the Prithvi-II-a relatively primitive missile with a range between 150 to 250 km depending on the payload-actually being inducted into the army so far, defence experts say India sorely needed such a missile to bridge the gap in range between the Prithvi and the Agni-II missiles.
		The rail-mobile Agni-II missile, with a 2,500-km range, has already entered limited-series production after successful tests and the army is raising a new missile group to handle this land-based nuclear deterrent.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0102/166.html (369 words)

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