CENTREFORAIRPOWERSTUDIES Understanding the AGNI‐P Missile Test by  India

It is a canister-launched system; as a result, the life of the missile will be long. [...] In a broader sense, the AGNI-P is similar to the DF-21D. [...] DF-21D is a conventionally armed MRBM of China which is meant to attack ships at sea.5 As far as the range of AGNI-P is concerned, it depends on the warhead. [...] As far as Pakistan is concerned, the whole country can be targeted anywhere due to the maximum range of AGNI-P being 2000km.7 AGNI-P is also rail mobile, allowing it to be taken to a place where its survivability just before launch would be maximum.8 When a cold launch of a canisterised missile is done, especially when it uses a solid propellant, then it would be giving India an edge in terms of c. [...] Once the AGNI-P is launched it will have a ballistic flight path but after the realignment of thrusters, the MaRV phase begins resulting in a quasi-ballistic flight path.