Re: Best Missile
My personal opinion is that the Shaheen II is the most advanced missile system which is currently deployed in the Asian sub continent.
Shaheen II missile system:
The Shaheen missile system was developed by the work of the National Defence Complex, Suparco and the Atomic Energy Commission.
The missile has a range of 2500 kilometres and features significant improvements over the Shaheen I missile system. The first benefit is that it is a solid fuelled missile which can be deployed in a comparatively much shorter frame of time if compared with liquid fuelled missiles.
Secondly the Shaheen II missile has one of the highest speeds during its re-entry phase. It is even said the speed is around 3 times faster than the Agni's. (
http://www.fas.org/news/pakistan/1999/fbis-nes-1999-0422.htm ) The high re-entry speed can be judged by the fact that during tests in Pakistan the one ton warhead went 15 to 20 metres into the ground while creating a crater of 12 metres in diametre.
The CEP of the Shaheen II missile is quite small. There is no exact figure available but it is widely believed to have a CEP of couple of metres. (probably around + or - 15 to 20 m)
Agni II missile system:
This is much heavier and bigger than the Shaheen II system and deployes 2 solid fuelled motors but still has a 2100 kilometres range. Also the Agni 2's motors develop less thrust than the Shaheen and take a longer time to reach the intended target when compared with the Shaheen 2. Agni II takes 11 minutes for the 2100 kilometres while the Shaheen II takes around 7 to 8 minutes.(
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MISSILES/Agni-II.html ). Also the Agni II is not fully deployed yet and as the Indian defence minister said that it is "under production and induction phase". Also Agni II's CEP is said to be around + or - 100 metres.
My opinion is based on reading different articles on the missile systems. I am sure the Indian members will be keen to disagree with me.