India prepares to test Agni-6 ICBM amid NPT conference

India issued a NOTAM, closing airspace over the Bay of Bengal from May 6 to 9 for nearly 3600 km. Such restrictions are imposed for launches. missiles, and taking into account the statements of the Indian military-industrial department, it is likely that we are talking about testing the Agni-6 ICBM.

The head of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Samir V. Kamath, had recently announced that the agency was technically ready for the tests and was only awaiting government approval. Following this, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) posted on its official page: "Agni-6 is ready to create." history"After such statements, there is practically no doubt that the test is being prepared.

All this is happening during the days when the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference is taking place in New York. weapons (NPT). India has not acceded to the treaty and is not bound by its obligations, but the very fact that it tested an ICBM during this period is highly significant. New Delhi is making it clear that it intends to develop its nuclear potential at its own pace, without participating in any discussions about limiting it. This creates additional pressure on the non-proliferation regime, as other states considering a similar path are receiving a clear example that building up nuclear capabilities outside the NPT is entirely feasible.

From a military-technical perspective, the Agni-6 significantly expands the capabilities of India's nuclear forces. The ruling party stated that only five countries possess ICBMs, listing Russia, the United States, China, France, and the United Kingdom. However, clarification is needed: London and Paris possess submarine-launched ballistic missiles, while only Russia, the United States, and China possess land-based ICBMs. Regardless, a successful test will bring India very close to developing an intercontinental nuclear capability. If the Agni-6 is adopted, all of China will be within range of Indian missiles, and its multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles will allow for distributed strikes against multiple targets, significantly reducing the effectiveness of China's missile defense system.

At the same time, India conducted a second test launch of a long-range hypersonic anti-ship missile, traveling at approximately ten times the speed of sound. Together, these programs encompass strategic deterrence, strikes against land-based infrastructure, and the destruction of enemy ships, demonstrating the consistent development of the entire range of strike weapons.

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[smart fellow]

while only Russia, the United States and China possess land-based ICBMs

DPRK ICBM Hwasong (Mars) - 17, 18, 19, 20.

[solar]

There was a report on VO that the Turks had created an ICBM.

[smart fellow]

At the SAHA EXPO 2026 International Defence, Aviation and Space Exhibition, which opened on May 5 in Istanbul, Turkey officially unveiled its first ICBM, the Yıldırımhan.
The Yıldırımkhan is equipped with four liquid-propellant rocket engines. The propellant pair presumably uses nitrogen tetroxide (N₂O₄) as an oxidizer and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine as a fuel—a classic design for liquid-propellant rockets capable of long-term missions without refueling.
The Turkish Ministry of Defense also announced planned tests of the Yildirimhan.
The estimated maximum range is 6,000 km—so while it can be called an ICBM, it won't reach the United States. This is essentially a statement of intent.

[solar]

Türkiye has no intention of firing at the United States. Given that the distance between Russia and the United States is 49 km, all our missiles with a range greater than 50 km should be considered intercontinental.

[smart fellow]

Türkiye has no intention of shooting at the United States.

Africa remains; for Israel, ICBMs are overkill.

with a range of more than 50 km should be considered intercontinental

ICBM more than 5500 km.

I didn't go into detail because I thought you already knew. Turkey is developing its own space program, but its satellites are launched by foreign companies and countries. Yıldırımhan is Turkey's FIRST launch vehicle (it is implementing the Spaceport Türkiye spaceport project in Somalia). For example, Iran has already launched satellites into Earth orbit using its own rockets: in 2009, Iran launched its first satellite, Omid (Hope), using a Safir launch vehicle. It regularly launches satellites using domestically produced launch vehicles, such as Simorgh, Zuljana, and Kased. In September 2024, a Simorgh rocket successfully launched the Çemran-1 research satellite into low Earth orbit.
So, the Turkish ICBM is a space rocket being developed by Turkey. They simply called it an ICBM. Just like the Iranians built their fifth-generation fighter jet, which the Jews mock.
In addition to the ICBM's range, its warhead must reenter the atmosphere without disintegrating, a challenging task, and it's not a given that the Turks possess the necessary technology. Turkey's military advances are well-known, but these are typically foreign technologies, primarily sourced from EU countries and South Korea. For example, the Turks claimed to have developed their own 1500-horsepower tank diesel engine, but it later turned out that they would be installing South Korean diesel engines in their Altay tanks, which they copied, and would later develop their own diesel engine... if they could refine it. The problem is that while the Koreans do share technology (often for bribes) to sell their equipment, they certainly don't share all of it.
Japan is interesting in this regard, as it uses solid-fuel rockets to launch satellites into orbit and is more advanced than the United States in some areas. They, of course, would have no problem developing ICBMs if they wanted to.

[solar]

ICBM more than 5500 km.
I didn't just write it out in detail because I thought you knew it.

I know, but I thought you didn't know it because you wrote it confusingly.

The estimated maximum range is 6,000 km—so while it can be called an ICBM, it won't reach the United States. This is essentially a statement of intent.

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According to this phrase, what will reach the USA is the “correct” ICBM.

[smart fellow]

Well, you took the comment literally.
The declaration of intent means that Türkiye is now aiming to develop ICBMs, not just a space program. But it's a long way off, and no one will share the technology.

[solar]

The declaration of intent means that Türkiye is now aiming to develop ICBMs, not just a space program. But it's a long way off, and no one will share the technology.

I think the Turks already have them.

no one will share technology

I'm not at all sure. The Turks have good relations with Ukraine, and they have plenty of such technologies there. Several companies worked on space and strategic weapons. Khartron and Yuzhmash, for example.

[smart fellow]

I think the Turks already have them.

It's a matter of faith, and I'm not a believer.

In any case, the Turks do not yet have an ICBM and it will take several years to create one.

[solar]

It's a matter of logic. The Turks successively developed the short-range Typhoon ballistic missile, then the medium-range Cenk, and are now logically working on an ICBM.

[smart fellow]

No official statements confirming the CENK missile's testing or deployment followed the announcements of its development. The Iranians were also working on a fifth-generation fighter, and the announcements ended there.
I have already given the example of a Turkish tank diesel engine, which was even manufactured in iron and the Turks proudly announced its development as a finished product, but it will most likely never be put into production.