| ID | 126373 |
| Title Proper | Feeding the arms race |
| Other Title Information | it is for the DRDO give India genuine world class long range ballistic missile |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sawhney, Pravin |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In numerous interviews meant to mark his presence, the new Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) head, Avinash Chander, has said that in his three-year term, he intends to induct both the Agni-4 (3,000km) and Agni-5 (5,000km) ballistic missiles into service. He will also place Agni-6 with 6,000km (not yet sanctioned by the government) on track for its first test-firing in 2017. The importance of Agni-6, according to him, is that it would carry Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicles (MIRVs), which each warhead striking a different target. |
| `In' analytical Note | Force Vol.10, No.12; August 2013: p.68-69 |
| Journal Source | Force Vol.10, No.12; August 2013: p.68-69 |
| Key Words | Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicles - MIRVs ; Long Range Ballistic Missile - LRBM ; Defence Research and Development Organisation - DRDO ; Defense Strategy ; Missile Technology ; Agni Missile ; Defense Acquisition ; Defence Procurement ; Defense Innovation |