| Agni-VI | |
|---|---|
| Type | ICBM |
| Place of origin | India |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2018-19 |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 55,000 - 70,000 kg |
| Length | 20 - 40.00 m |
| Diameter | 1.1- 2 m |
| Effective range | 6,000–8,000 kilometres (3,728–4,971 mi) |
| Maximum range | 10,000 kilometres (6,214 mi) |
| Warhead weight | 3 tonnes |
| Engine | First/second stage solid, third liquid |
| Launch platform | 8 x 8 Tatra TEL and rail mobile launcher (canisterised missile package) (Land-based Version)[4] Arihant Class submarine (SLBM version) |
| Transport | Road or rail mobile (land-based variant) Submarine (sea-based variant) |
Agni-VI will be a three-stage intercontinental ballistic missile, which is in the hardware development phase, after its design phase was completed. Agni VI is expected to have Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Warheads as well as Maneuverable Reentry Vehicle (MaRV). And these maneuverable warheads will give Agni VI an extended range exact figure of which is currently classified. It will be taller than its predecessor Agni V, and is expected to be flight tested by 2017. The government of India is yet to approve the project, although DRDO has completed all calculations and started the engineering work.
It is reported to be the latest and most advanced version among the Agni missiles. A DRDO scientist stated that the missile will carry four to six multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles (MIRVs), depending upon their weight. A few sources claim that the missile would be able to carry up to 10 MIRV warheads. The Agni V, can carry only three MIRVs. Sources claim that the missile will have a strike range of 8,000 km to 10,000 km,though DRDO has refused to confirm the missile's range. A senior scientist was quoted as saying that unlike the bulky Agni-III, the new generation Agni-VI missile will be sleeker, easily transportable and would be readily deployed. It will have the capability to be launched from submarine and from land-based launchers.
In May 2012, reports confirmed the development of another ICBM in the Agni series, a three-stage Agni VI missile. It was purported that the missile will be developed in 2014 or so and will have an even longer range, up to 8,000 km to 10,000 km. The Agni VI will be sleeker than the Agni-V and capable of carrying at least 10 nuclear warheads, capable of targeting multiple targets at the same time.] In January 2013, DRDO chief V K Saraswat said that after the development of Agni V, DRDO will develop Agni VI, which will have Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) capability. He said that the missile design has been completed and DRDO is in the hardware realisation phase.Agni VI, the new multi-target missile under development, will serve as a ‘force multiplier’, Defence Research and Development Organisation chief V.K. Saraswat said on February 9, 2013.
The SLBM version of missile will arm the Arihant class submarines of the Indian Navy. DRDO revealed in 2012 that it is also in the process of developing another variant of Agni-VI missile. This will be a submarine-launched solid-fuel missile with a maximum range of 6,000 kilometres and a payload of one tonne.
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