Agni-IV

Agni-IV
Agni-IV missile being launched from Wheeler Island, Odisha.
Type	Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
Place of origin	India
Service history
In service	Active[1]
Used by	Strategic Forces Command
Production history
Designer	Defence Research and Development Organisation
Manufacturer	Bharat Dynamics Limited
Specifications
Mass	17,000 kilograms (37,000 lb)[2]
Length	20 metres (66 ft)[2]
Warhead	Conventional, thermobaric, strategic nuclear weapon
Warhead weight	800 kg[3]
Engine	Multi-stage composite rocket motor[4]
Propellant	Solid fuel
Operational range	4,000 km[5][6]
Flight altitude	900 kilometres (560 mi)
Guidance system	Ring laser gyro inertial navigation system with redundant micro inertial navigation and digital control system[7]
Accuracy	<100 m CEP[8]
Launch platform	8 × 8 transporter erector launcher/Rail Mobile Launcher

Agni-IV ("Fire") is the fourth in the Agni series of missiles which was earlier known as Agni II prime. It has been developed by India's DRDO and displayed a number of new technologies and significant improvement in missile technology. The missile is light-weight and has two stages of solid propulsion and a payload with re-entry heat shield.^[9] With 4,000 km range,^[10] it is capable of striking targets in nearly all of mainland China, if launched from northeastern part of India.^[11]