Agni-III vs LGM-30 Minuteman III
Overview
The Agni-III and the LGM-30 Minuteman III are both Ballistic missiles.
The LGM-30 Minuteman III has a range of 14,000 km — 4.0x the Agni-III's 3,500 km. The Agni-III reaches 18,000 km/h vs 28,200 km/h for the LGM-30 Minuteman III. The Agni-III carries a 2490 kg warhead vs 1150 kg for the LGM-30 Minuteman III. Launch weight is 50,000 kg for the Agni-III vs 36,030 kg for the LGM-30 Minuteman III. The Agni-III uses RLG-INS, multi-GNSS, IIR homing, radar scene matching, ARH guidance, while the LGM-30 Minuteman III relies on Inertial.
Unit cost is $4M for the Agni-III vs $7M for the LGM-30 Minuteman III. The LGM-30 Minuteman III entered service 41 years before the Agni-III (1970 vs 2011).
| Indian intermediate-range ballistic missile, entering service in 2011, achieves a speed of Mach 14.7. | |
| Origin | 🇮🇳 India |
| Category | Ballistic |
| Type | Intermediate-range ballistic missile |
| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited |
| Service year | 2011 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | $4 million |
| American ICBM, entered service in 1970, utilizes inertial guidance. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Ballistic |
| Type | Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Service year | 1970 |
| Number produced | 550 units |
| Estimated unit price | $7 million |
| Range | 3,500.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 14.7 ◉ |
| Weight | 50,000 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 2490.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 17.00 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 2000 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | RLG-INS, multi-GNSS, IIR homing, radar scene matching, ARH |
| Warhead type | Conventional, thermobaric, nuclear |
| Range | 14,000.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 23.0 ◉ |
| Weight | 36,030 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 1150.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 18.30 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 1680 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Inertial |
| Warhead type | Nuclear |
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