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DRDO appointed ‘Missile Woman of India’ Tessy Thomas to lead Agni V project
By Editorial for CEOWORLD Magazine Updated:July 2, 2009
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DRDO appointed Mrs.Tessy Thomas as the project director of India’s prestegious missile program AGNI-5 Project.
Tessy Thomas, who was made the project director of the 2,500 km Agni II missile last year has now been appointed as the project director of India’s most ambitious missile, the 5000 km Agni V. the missile is slated to be tested for the first time next year.
she played a crucial role in the successful firing of the 3,500-km range Agni-III missile as an associate project director.
Now assigned to Agni-V, the test-firing of which will propel India towards having potent ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) capabilities, largely the preserve of the Big-5 countries till now.
Thomas, also the project director of the new, advanced version of the 2,500-km Agni-II missile since last year, joined DRDO in 1988 and was assigned to the Agni project by former president and ‘missile man’ A P J Abdul Kalam.
The B Tech graduate from the Kozhikode-based Thrissur Engineering College did her Masters from Defence Institute of Advanced Technologies, Pune.
What is Agni-V (missile)?
An upgraded version of the Agni III known as the Agni-V (Earlier known as Agni-III* (Agni-III star) and Agni-IV).
The missile will have a range of about 5000-6000 km and the first test flight is expected in 2010 end.
Manufacturer- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
Unit cost- Rs 250-350 million (INR) or $ 5.6-7.9 million (USD)
Engine- Three stage
Operational range- 5000-6000 km
Launch platform- 8 x 8 Tatra TELAR (Transporter erector launcher) & Rail Mobile Launcher (canisterized missile package)
The DRDO has demonstrated Agni I (700 kms), Agni II (upto 2000 kms) and now Agni-III (beyond 3000 kms), with capability to carry both conventional and nuclear warheads in a span of two decades.
Agni V would be a three-stage, all composite, solid propellant fuelled and advanced version in the Agni Class of Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles.
In February 2009 it was reported that a senior official of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said that India was likely to fire its Agni-V ballistic missile with a range of 5,000 km by the end of 2010.
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