India Defence Research and Development Organisation
Agni-V
India's longest-range operational intercontinental ballistic missile, a solid-fuel, road-mobile weapon that forms the top tier of India's land-based nuclear deterrent and has been tested with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles.
In service since 2018 · 1 operator countries
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02
5,000
km range
24
Mach
1,500
kg warhead
Pricing: Unit cost not publicly disclosed
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
National export licensing
Subject to India export-control approval; verify eligibility with the manufacturer.
Channel: Direct commercial / G2G
Fielded & proven
Limited · 1 operator
In service since 2018. Status: active.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
No public unit price to model from.
Interoperability
No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.
Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.
Full specifications
Performance
Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.
- Max speed (Mach)
Maximum speed as a multiple of the speed of sound. Mach 2+ is typical for air-superiority fighters.
- 24 Mach Top 1% of missiles
- Range
Maximum distance: ferry range for aircraft, operational range for vehicles, maximum engagement distance for missiles. Higher means more standoff or persistence.
- 5,000 km Top 1% of missiles
Firepower
Armament, payload and guidance.
- Warhead
Warhead mass. Heavier generally means larger effect radius, at the cost of range.
- 1,500 kg Top 2% of missiles
- Warhead type
Blast-fragmentation, shaped charge (HEAT), penetrator, thermobaric or nuclear-capable.
- Nuclear or conventional, MIRV-capable
- Guidance
How the weapon finds its target: inertial, GPS/GLONASS, active/semi-active radar, infrared, laser, TV, wire.
- Ring laser gyro INS, GPS/NavIC-aided
Physical
Dimensions, weight and crew.
- Length
Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.
- 17.5 m
Propulsion
Engine, power and fuel.
- Propulsion type
Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…
- Three-stage solid-fuel rocket
Program
Cost, production scale and operators.
- Units built
Total production run. Higher means proven manufacturing, mature logistics and spares availability.
- 0 Stronger than 13% of missiles
- Operator countries
Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.
- 1 Stronger than 13% of missiles
Specifications compiled from public Defence Research and Development Organisation and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.
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What is the range of the Defence Research and Development Organisation Agni-V? +
The Defence Research and Development Organisation Agni-V has a maximum range of 5,000 km.
What is the Defence Research and Development Organisation Agni-V used for? +
The Defence Research and Development Organisation Agni-V is a missile typically used for deep strike.
How many countries operate the Defence Research and Development Organisation Agni-V? +
The Defence Research and Development Organisation Agni-V is operated by 1 countries.
How much does the Defence Research and Development Organisation Agni-V cost? +
Defence Research and Development Organisation Agni-V: Unit cost not publicly disclosed. Defense program costs are rarely fully public and vary by contract and configuration.
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