8/25/23, 10:04 AM Missiles of India Types, List, Range, Facts

Types of Missiles in India

Surface-To-Air Missiles – SAM
Air-to-air missiles AAM
Surface-to-surface missiles
Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD)/Interceptor Missiles X

Cruise Missiles
Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles
Anti-Tank Missiles

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List of Missiles in India

Air-to-Air missiles

Name of the Missile Type Range

MICA Air-to-Air Missiles 500 m to 80 km

Astra Air-to-Air Missiles 80-110 km

Novator K-100 Medium Range air-to-air missile 300–400 km

Surface-To-Air Missiles

Name of the Missile Type Range

Trishul Short-Range surface to air missile 9 km

Akash Missile Medium-range surface-to-air missile 30-35km

Barak 8 Long-Range surface to air Missile 100 km

Surface-to-Surface Missiles

Name of the Missile Type Range

Agni-I Medium-range ballistic missile 700-1250 km

Agni-II Intermediate-range ballistic missile 2,000–3,000 km

Agni-III Intermediate-range ballistic missile 3,500 km – 5,000 km

Agni-IV Intermediate-range ballistic missile 3,000 – 4,000 km

Agni-V Intercontinental ballistic missile 5000 – 8000 Km

Prithvi I Short-Range Ballistic Missile 150 km

Prithvi II Short-Range Ballistic Missile 350 km

Dhanush Short-Range Ballistic Missile 350 – 600 km

Shaurya Medium-Range Ballistic Missile 750 to 1,900 km

Prahaar Short-Range Ballistic Missile 150 km

Cruise Missiles

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8/25/23, 10:04 AM Missiles of India Types, List, Range, Facts

Name of the Missile Type Range

BrahMos Supersonic cruise missile 290 km

BrahMos II Hypersonic cruise missile 300km

X
Nirbhay Subsonic cruise missile 1,000 -1500 km

 Defense Missile

Name of the Missile Type of Missile Range

Prithvi Air Defence Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile Altitude- 80km

Prithvi Defence Vehicle Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile Altitude- 30km

Advanced Air Defence Endoatmospheric Anti-ballistic missile Altitude- 120km

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Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles

Name of the Missile Type Range

Ashwin Ballistic Missile 150-200km

Sagarika Ballistic Missile 700 – 1900 Km

K-4 Ballistic Missile 3,500–5,000 km

K-5 Ballistic Missile 6,000 km

Anti-Tank Missile

Name of the Missile Type Range

Amogha Anti-Tank Guided Missile 2.8 km

Nag Anti-Tank Guided Missile 4km

Helina Anti-Tank Guided Missile 7-8km

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Missiles of India Important Facts for UPSC

The 1983 launch of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP).
The goal of this programme was to build the Trishul, Akash, Nag, Prithvi, and Agni-I missile systems in the nation.
The intermediate-range surface-to-surface missiles mentioned above.
The “Missile Woman” of India is Tessy Thomas, an Indian scientist who serves as the Director General of Aeronautical Systems and
the former Project Director for the Agni-IV missile in the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
Prithvi was the nation’s first surface-to-surface missile with a single stage and liquid fuel.

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