Agni - VI - Wikipedia Agni - VI Agni - VI Type ICBM Place of origin India Production history Designer Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ) Manufacturer Bharat Dynamics Limited Specifications Weight 55,000 - 70,000 kg Length 20 - 40.00 m Diameter 2 m Warhead Strategic nuclear weapon Warhead weight 3 tonnes Engine Four Stage Solid Fuelled Operational range 8,000 -- 12,000 kilometres ( 4,971 -- 7,456 mi ) Guidance system Inertial navigation system with Ring laser gyroscope, optionally augmented by IRNSS. Terminal guidance with possible radar scene correlation Launch platform 8 x 8 Tatra TEL and rail mobile launcher ( canisterised missile package ) ( Land - based Version ) Arihant Class submarine ( SLBM version - K6 ) Transport Road or rail mobile ( land - based variant ) Submarine ( sea - based variant ) Agni - VI is an intercontinental ballistic missile being developed by the DRDO for the use of the Indian Armed Forces Strategic Forces Command. Contents 1 Description 2 History 2.1 Opacity regarding the development 2.2 Indian Air Chief 's allusion to a longer range ICBM 2.3 Doubts about viability 2.4 Confirmation of the programme 2.5 Recent developments 3 Agni - VI SLBM 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Description Agni - VI will be a four - 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 reentry vehicle 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. According to sources, Agni - VI missile is likely to carry up to 10 MIRV warheads and will have a strike range of 8,000 km to 12,000 km, though DRDO has refused to confirm the missile 's range. A senior DRDO scientist was quoted as saying that 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. History Opacity regarding the development Range comparison of Agni missiles Till 2009, it was reported that the Government of India had not considered the development of an ICBM with a range of 10,000 km or above. Speculations of an ongoing program for a longer range ICBM resurfaced in 2011. Some reports claimed that the ICBM is already named `` Surya '' and code named AGNI - VI. Other reports suggested that New Delhi had not given serious weight to the necessity for an ICBM. DRDO can take up a project to develop India 's ICBM only after permission from the government of India. Since India was not a signatory ( 1 ) to the Missile Technology Control Regime ( MTCR ) until 27 June 2016, the Indian missile program was not limited by any treaty commitment to cap the development of ICBM capability. Some media reports had occasionally suggested that, despite India being a non-signatory to MTCR, there is a voluntary moratorium on developing missiles beyond the range of 5,000 km. ( India is member of MTCR as of 2016 June ) MTCR does not prevent India from developing missiles beyond 5,000 km. MTCR prevents transfer of technology to a different state which will lead to proliferation. The treaty does not differentiate between MTCR signatories and non-MTCR signatories, with respect transfer of technology, or components. However, there is a legal argument that transfer to an MTCR signatory does not lead to proliferation. Technology stays within the MTCR signatories, and export control prevents non-MTCR signatories from obtaining the technology. For example, U.S. domestic law differentiates between technology transfers or exports to MTCR signatories and non-MTCR signatories. Indian Air chief 's allusion to a longer range ICBM In June 2011, for the very first time then IAF Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik vehemently argued in favour of broadening India 's nuclear strike capabilities beyond the immediate neighbourhood. Naik, who was also the head of the Chiefs of Staff committee, stated that, `` India should pursue an ICBM programme to acquire ranges of 10,000 km or more. Breaking out of the regional context is important as the country 's sphere of influence grows. We have no territorial designs on any country, but India needs the capability to match its sphere of influence. '' Doubts About viability In October 2011, The Pioneer published a report questioning DRDO 's ability to independently develop `` seeker technology '' ( guidance technology ) suitable for ICBMs, that could enable the missile to traverse long distances in excess of 10,000 km. The same report also asserted Russia 's willingness to help India with `` seeker technology ''. The authenticity of the pioneer report is disputed by at least one foreign newspaper, with the counter-claim that the involvement of Russia is probably inflated out of proportion, because if the report about Russian involvement is true, Russia may be suspected of violating the Missile Technology Control Regime. In response to the scepticism, a top DRDO scientist asserted that India has all the equipment and technology needed to develop ICBMs, `` but where the warhead should go or what the range should be will have to be a political call. '' Confirmation of the programme On 20 June 2011, Indian Defence News published an article titled India Serious About 10,000 km ICBM which stated that India is seriously contemplating to enhance the reach of its strategic missiles and that the Ministry of Defense is considering a DRDO proposal to develop intercontinental ballistic missile ( ICBM ) capable of hitting targets 10,000 km away. Building an ICBM has international ramifications and the ultimate decision to go ahead with the proposal would be taken by the Cabinet Committee on Security ( CCS ). In April 2012, after the successful launch of Agni V, Saraswat revealed that India had no plan to cap the Agni programme and there will be more missiles in the series of Agni missile. Recent developments 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 VK 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 9 February 2013. Agni - VI SLBM 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 three tonne. See also Nuclear technology portal Military of India portal Agni missile system India and weapons of mass destruction Agni I Related development Agni III Agni V K Series missiles Related lists List of nuclear weapons List of states with nuclear weapons References ^ Jump up to : `` Agni - VI with 12000 km range to be ready by 2014 ''. IBNLive. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012. ^ Jump up to : Subramanian, T.S. ( 4 February 2013 ). `` Agni - VI all set to take shape ''. The Hindu. Retrieved 5 February 2013. ^ Jump up to : O'Donnell, Frank. `` Managing India 's Missile Aspirations ''. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. Retrieved 19 February 2013. ^ Jump up to : Shukla, Ajai. `` Advanced Agni - 6 missile with multiple warheads likely by 2017 ''. Business Standard. Retrieved 8 May 2013. ^ Jump up to : Jatinder Kaur Tur ( 27 May 2012 ). `` India will launch Agni VI next, says DRDO chief ''. Deccanchronicle. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012. Jump up ^ Prerna Singh, edited by Atul Kohli ( 2010 ). Routledge handbook of Indian politics. London : Routledge. p. 345. ISBN 0415776856. CS1 maint : Extra text : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat ( Report ). Defense Intelligence Ballistic Missile Analysis Committee. June 2017. p. 27. NASIC - 1031 - 0985 - 17. Retrieved 16 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` Get ready for Agni - VI, which can deliver 4 to 6 warheads 12000 km away ''. India TV. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013. Jump up ^ `` Agni - V with China in range tested ; next in line is Agni - VI, with multiple warheads ''. ^ Jump up to : `` DRDO developing missile capable of carrying multiple warheads ''. Zee News. Retrieved 8 February 2013. Jump up ^ `` SURYA Missile ''. ^ Jump up to : Courtesy, The Pioneer ( 20 June 2011 ). `` India Serious About 10,000 km ICBM ''. Indian Defence News. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012. Jump up ^ `` India 's need for an ICBM ''. Center For Land Warfare Studies. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Air chief PV Naik in favour of flexing missile power ''. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Jump up ^ `` With Russian help, India to join ICBM big league soon ''. Dailypioneer. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Jump up ^ Administrator ( 2011 - 10 - 10 ). `` Indian media said Russia will provide for the Indian Agni - 5 intercontinental missile guidance technology ''. Military of China, force comment. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2012. Jump up ^ `` Agni V can launch mini-satellites too ''. Deccan Herald. 20 April 2012. Jump up ^ `` India working on Agni - VI missile, to be in world 's elite nuclear club ''. The Indian Express. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013. Jump up ^ `` India developing Agni - VI ballistic missile ''. News Bulletin. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013. Jump up ^ `` DRDO Lab Develops Detonator for Nuclear Capable Agni - V Missile As It Gets Ready For Launch ''. defencenow. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. 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Question: what is the maximum range of indian missiles
Answer: 8,000 km to 12,000 km