Agni-II
{{Short description|Indian medium-range ballistic missile}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox weapon
|is_missile=yes
|name=Agni-II
|image= Agni-II missile (Republic Day Parade 2004).jpeg
|image_size = 300
|caption= An Agni-II on a road-mobile launcher displayed at the Republic Day Parade 2004.
|origin= India
|type= Medium Range Ballistic Missile
|used_by= Strategic Forces Command
|designer=Defence Research and Development Organisation
|manufacturer=Bharat Dynamics Limited
|unit_cost= {{INRConvert|25|c}} to {{INRConvert|35|c}}{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040830/asp/nation/story_3694401.asp | title = Technical tune to Agni test before talks | access-date =13 December 2007 | work = The Telegraph| location=Calcutta, India | date=30 August 2004| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071211004418/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040830/asp/nation/story_3694401.asp| archive-date= 11 December 2007 | url-status= dead}}
|guidance= Mid-course: Ring laser gyro inertial navigation system. Optionally augmented by GPS/NavIC satellite guidance
Terminal: Radar scene correlation. Upgraded to active radar homing.
|detonation=
|accuracy=30–40 m CEP{{cite web|url=http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/design_characteristics_of_india_ballistic_cruise_missiles.pdf?_=1415821730|title=Design Characteristics of India's Ballistic and Cruise Missiles|access-date=2019-09-22}}{{cite web |url=https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/agni-2/ |title = Agni-II {{!}} Missile Threat}}
|launch_platform= Ashok Leyland/Tata transporter erector launcher
|propellant=Solid fuel
|engine= Multi-stage solid rocket
|weight={{convert|16000|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|filling_weight={{convert|1000|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|number=12 (2017 est.){{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vk8-vgAACAAJ |title = The Military Balance 2017|isbn = 9781857439007|date = 14 February 2017}}
|diameter=1.3 m
|wingspan=
|vehicle_range=2,000–3,500 km{{cite web|url=http://www.missilethreat.com/missilesoftheworld/id.9/missile_detail.asp |title=Missile Detail|access-date=2012-12-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018150947/http://www.missilethreat.com/missilesoftheworld/id.9/missile_detail.asp |archive-date=18 October 2012 }}
|filling= Conventional high explosive-unitary, penetration, sub-munitions, incendiary, thermobaric, strategic nuclear weapon
|production_date=
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Agni-II ({{Lit|Fire}}), is the second strategic ballistic missile of the Agni family envisaged to be the mainstay of the Indian missile-based strategic nuclear deterrence. The Agni-II is a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) with two solid fuel stages and a Post Boost Vehicle (PBV) integrated into the missile's Re-entry Vehicle (RV). 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. The Agni-IIA is a more advanced version of Agni-II, albeit with more sophisticated and lighter materials, yielding a better range and operating regime. Agni-IIA was later renamed as Agni-IV plugging the gap between Agni-II and Agni-III. While the first test of Agni-IV in December 2010 was a failure, the second test flight in November 2011 was a success{{cite web|author=T.S. Subramanian |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2629274.ece |title=Missile success |work=The Hindu|date=2011-11-15 |access-date=2012-09-20}} Agni-II, developed as part of medium- and long-range Agni series of missile systems, has already been inducted into the Armed Forces.{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article431917.ece | location=Chennai, India |work=The Hindu | title=Agni-II missile test-fired successfully | date=17 May 2010 | first=Y. | last=Mallikarjun}}
On 17 May 2010, the trial was conducted with a Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of nuclear-capable Agni-II ballistic missile, with a range of 2,000 kilometres from the Wheelers Island off Orissa coast thus making Agni-II missile operational by army.{{cite web |author=Super Admin |url=http://news.oneindia.in/2010/05/17/agniii-test-firedsuccessful.html |title=Agni-II test fired successful |publisher=News.oneindia.in |date=17 May 2010 |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-date=13 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313170540/http://news.oneindia.in/2010/05/17/agniii-test-firedsuccessful.html |url-status=dead }} US Air Force National Air and Space Intelligence Center estimating that as of June 2017 less than 10 launchers were operationally deployed,[https://www.nasic.af.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=F2VLcKSmCTE%3d&portalid=19 Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threats] operated by the 335 Missile Group of Regiment of Artillery at Secunderabad using 12 TEL vehicles.{{cite web|url=http://www.missilethreat.com/missilesoftheworld/id.9/missile_detail.asp |title=Agni-2 |publisher=Missilethreat.com |access-date=2012-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018150947/http://www.missilethreat.com/missilesoftheworld/id.9/missile_detail.asp |archive-date=18 October 2012 }}
Agni-II can reach all of Pakistan and most parts of south and southeastern China.{{cite web |url=http://www.nti.org/learn/countries/india/delivery-systems/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325133346/http://www.nti.org/learn/countries/india/delivery-systems |archive-date=25 March 2016 |title=India {{!}} Countries {{!}} NTI}}
See also
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Category:Ballistic missiles of India