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Agni-V is an intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India. Agni V is part of the Agni series of missiles, one of the missile systems under the original Integrated Guided Missile Development Program. According to DRDO chief, the exact range of Agni V is "classified" or "understated"〔 but afterwards he described Agni V as a missile with a range of 5,500–5,800 km. The controversial range of Agni 5 is stated to be around 8000 km as per Chinese reports.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Agni V missile: What is the true range? )〕 ==Development== Senior defence scientist M. Natrajan disclosed in 2007 that DRDO was working on an upgraded version of the Agni III, known as the Agni-V (Earlier known as Agni-III * and Agni-IV), and that it would be ready in 4 years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Next variant of Agni to be inducted within 4 years: Scientist ) 〕 The missile was to have a range of more than . The Agni-V is expected to be operational by 2014 to 2015 after four to five repeatable tests by the DRDO.〔〔〔 Indian authorities believe that the solid-fuelled Agni-V is more than adequate to meet current threat perceptions and security concerns. The missile will allow India to strike targets across Asia and into Europe.〔 The missile was designed to be easy to transport by road through the utilization of a canister-launch missile system which is distinct from those of the earlier Agni missiles.〔 Agni-V would also carry MIRV (multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles) payloads being concurrently developed. A single MIRV equipped missile can deliver multiple warheads at different targets.〔 With a "launch mass" of around and a development cost of over , Agni-V will incorporate advanced technologies involving ring laser gyroscope and accelerometer for navigation and guidance. It takes its first stage from Agni-III, with a modified second stage and a miniaturised third stage to ensure it can fly to distances of . With a canister-launch system to impart higher road mobility, the missile will give the armed forces much greater operational flexibility than the earlier-generation of Agni missiles. According to a source, the accuracy levels of Agni-V and the Agni-IV (first tested in November 2011), with their better guidance and navigation systems, are far higher than Agni-I (), Agni-II () and Agni-III (). According to the Project Director of Agni V, Tessy Thomas, the missile achieved single-digit accuracy in its second test.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Agni-V」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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