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IMPORTANT MISSILES OF INDIA

IMPORTANT MISSILES OF INDIA

 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is the R&D wing of Ministry of Defence. DRDO
is responsible organisation for the military's research and development.
 Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) was started in 1983 and completed in March
2012. IGMDP was sanctioned to develop Prithvi, Trishul, Akash, Nag and Agni Missiles.
LIST OF IMPORTANT INDIAN MISSILES
S.No Name of the Missile Operational Range Remarks
1 Trishul 9 km 1. Short-Range surface to air missile
2. Trishul flies at supersonic speed
3. It was first successfully test launched in year
1988
2 Akash 30 km 1. Short -range surface-to-air missile
2. It was first successfully test launched in year
1990
3 Barak 8 90 km 1. Barak 8 was jointly developed by Israel and
India
2. Long-Range surface to air Missile for ship
defence
4 Barak 1 12 km 1. Short-Range surface to air missile for ship
defence
2. Barak 8 was jointly developed by Israel and
India
5 Astra 80-110 km 1. Astra is an all-weather beyond-visual-range air-
to-air missile
2. It is the first air-to-air missile developed by
India
6 MICA 500 m to 80 km 1. MICA is the multi-mission air-to-air missile
system
2. Medium-range ballistic missile
7 Agni-I 700–1,250 km 1. Medium-range ballistic missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile
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3. Agni-I was first tested at the Interim Test

Range in Chandipur in 1989
8 Agni-II 2,000–3,000 km 1. Intermediate-range ballistic missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile
9 Agni-III Up to 5000 km 1. Intermediate-range ballistic missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile
10 Agni-IV 3,000 – 4,000 km 1. Intermediate-range ballistic missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile
11 Agni-V 5000 – 8000 Km 1 Intercontinental ballistic missile
2 Surface-to-surface Missile
3 Nuclear capable missile
12 Agni-VI 8,000–12,000 km 1. Intercontinental ballistic missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile
3. Under development
4. Nuclear capable missile
13 Nag 4 km 1. Anti-Tank Guided Missile
14 Helina 7–10km 1. Helicopter-launched version of the Nag anti-
tank guided missile
15 Prithvi I 150 km 1. Short-Range Ballistic Missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile
16 Prithvi II 350 km 1. Short-Range Ballistic Missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile
17 Dhanush 350 – 600 km 1. Short-Range Ballistic Missile
2. Sea-to-Surface or Sea-to-Sea missile
3. Naval variant of Prithvi missile
4. It is capable of carrying both conventional as
well as nuclear warheads

18 Shaurya 750 to 1,900 km 1. Hypersonic surface-to-surface missile

2. Medium-Range Ballistic Missile
19 BrahMos 300 km 1. Supersonic cruise missile
2. It is the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the
world
3. Can be launched from submarine, ship, aircraft,
or land
4. BrahMos was jointly developed by Russia and
India
20 Nirbhay 1,000 km 1. Nirbhay is a long range, all-weather, subsonic
cruise missile
2. It is capable of carrying both conventional as
well as nuclear warheads
21 Prahaar 150 km 1. Short-Range Ballistic Missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile

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CLASSIFICATION OF MISSILES

 Missiles are generally classified on the basis of their type, Launch mode, Range, warhead, Propulsion and
guidance system

 Type

1. Cruise Missile (Example: BrahMos, BrahMos II, Nirbhay)

2. Ballistic missile (Example:Prithvi,Agni)

 Launch mode

1. Surface-To-Air Missiles

2. Air-to-air missiles

3. Anti-Tank Missile

4. Surface-To- Surface Missiles

5. Air-to- Surface missiles

6. Surface(Coast)-To-Sea Missiles

7. Sea-To- Surface(Coast )Missiles

8. Sea-To- Sea Missiles

 Range

1. Short-range missiles (up to 1000 km)

2. Medium-range missiles (1,000–3,000 kilometers)

3. Intermediate-range ballistic missiles (3,000–5,500 kilometers)

4. Intercontinental ballistic missiles (more than 5,500 kilometers)

 The speed of Missiles is measured in Mach number.

Mach number = Object Speed/Speed of Sound.

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1. Subsonic Mach No < 0.8

2. Transonic Mach No (0.8-1.2)
3. Supersonic Mach No (1.2-5)
4. Hypersonic Mach No (5-10)
5. High-hypersonic Mach No (10-25)

IMPORTANT ONE LINER (DEFENCE)

 Indian Army Day observed on January 15

 Indian Air Force Day observed on October 8
 Indian Navy Day observed on December 4
 The Indian Air Force was established on 8 October 1932
 India's first nuclear submarine was INS Arihant
 K. M. Cariappa was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.
 Bathinda is the largest Cantonment (military area) in India
 Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is known as the "Missile Man of India"
 Prithvi I was the first missile developed under Government of India's IGMDP
 The K family of missiles named after Indian scientist and former president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, is a series
of submarine launched ballistic missiles
 Rafale fighter aircraft is being acquired from France
 Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun Mark-I is designed and developed by Defence Research and Development
Organization (DRDO)
 BrahMos was jointly developed by Russia and India. The name BrahMos is formed from the names of two
rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.

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