Basics

Definition
 Powered guided munition

Parts
 Guidance
 Flight system
 Engine
 Warhead
 Types
Mode
 Air to air
 Air to surface
 Surface to Air
 Surface to Surface
 Undersea to surface
Target
o Anti-tank
o Anti-ship
o Anti-aircraft
o Anti-satl
Flight path
 Ballistic
 Cruise
Air to air (Astra)
Air-ground (Maverick)
Surface-to-air (Trishul)
Surface to surface (Shaurya)
Underwater to surface (Sagarika)
Guidance Systems
 Go to target systems (GOT)
 Remote
 LOS (Line of sight)
 Off the LOS

 Beam-riding

 Homing – active, semi-active, passive, retransmission

 Infrared

 Radar

 TV

 Go to Location in Space systems(GOLIS)

 Inertial, Celestial, Terrestrial, Magnetic. Satellite
Terrestrial Navigation
Inertial Navigation
Celestial Navigation
Global Positioning Satellite
Command guidance
Active homing
Passive homing
Semi-active homing
Command to Line-of-sight
Common Non-Line-of-sight
Beam-riding
Retransmission
Ballistic Missile
Types of Ballistic Missiles

 SRBM
 IRBM
 MRBM
 ICBM
 MIRV
Cruise Missile