List of Important Missiles in India and Their Range pdf

Indian Missiles

Historical Background:

»  Mysorean rockets were the first iron-cased rockets that were successfully deployed for military use.

»  Hyder Ali, the 18th-century ruler of Mysore, and his son and successor, Tipu Sultan used them effectively against the British East India Company.

»  Realising the importance of guided missile weapon systems in the modern warfare, a Special Weapon Development Team (SWDT) was formed in 1958. This team was later expanded into DRDL.

»  In the 1970s, the Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) undertook the Project Devil and Project Valiant.

»  The Project Devil was aimed to produce short-range surface-to-air missile.

»  The project Valiant was aimed to produce long-range ballistic missile.

»  Both Projects were considered failures.

»  Project Valiant was terminated in 1974 and Project Devil ended in 1980.

Types of Missiles:

1.   Ballisitc Missiles

2.  Cruise Missiles

Ballistic Missile

A ballistic missile is a missile (rocket) that follows a ballistic trajectory with the objective of delivering one or more warheads to a predetermined target. These missiles are guided for the brief duration just in starting phase of trajectory and the rest of the path is like a free falling projectile under gravity.

Examples: All the variants of Prithvi are SRBMs while Agni-I to Agni-IV are IRBM while Agni V and Agni VI are ICBMs

Ballistic missiles, based on launch mode can be classified as:

Surface-to-Surface Missile, Surface-to-Air Missile, Surface to-Sea Missile, Air-to-Air Missile, Air-to-Surface Missile, Sea-to-Sea Missile, Sea-to-Surface Missile, Anti-Tank Missile.

Ballistic missiles, based on maximum range can be classified as:

Short Range Missile (SRBM)

Medium Range Missile (MRBM)

Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM)

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)

Cruise Missile

A cruise missile is a guided missile used against terrestrial targets that remain in the atmosphere and flies the major portion of its flight path at approximately constant speed. These missiles are self-navigating and fly at extremely low altitudes to avoid being caught by radars. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhead over long distances with high accuracy.

Examples: Brahmos and Nirbhay 

Depending upon the speed such missiles are classified as:
1) Subsonic cruise missile [Flies at a speed lesser than that of sound.(0.8 Mach)]
2) Supersonic cruise missile [Exceeds the speed of sound (Mach 2-3)]
3) Hypersonic cruise missile[Travels at a speed of more than 5 Mach.]

* The speed of Mach 1 is equal to the speed of sound.

Complete List of all Indian Missiles with Range, Type and Speed

Missile Name	Origin	Type	Range	Speed
Air-to-air missiles
Astra Missile	India	Air-to-Air Missiles	60 – 80 km	Mach 4 +
K-100	Russia & India	Medium Range air-to-air missile	300–400 km	Mach 3.3
Surface-To-Air Missiles
Akash Missile	India	Medium-range surface-to-air missile	30-35km	Mach 2.5 to 3.5
Barak 8	Isreal /India	Long Range Surface to Air Missile	100 km	Mach 2
Defence Missile
Prithvi Air Defence (PAD)	India	Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile	Altitude- 80km	Mach 5+
Advanced Air Defence (AAD)	India	Endoatmospheric Anti-ballistic missile	Altitude- 30km	Mach 4.5
Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV)	India	Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile	Altitude- 120km
Cruise Missiles
Nirbhay	India	Subsonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land)	1,000 -1500 km	Mach 0.8
BrahMos	Russia & India	Supersonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land)	290 km	Mach 2.8 to 3 Mach
BrahMos II	India	Hypersonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land)	300km	Mach 7
Surface-to-surface Missiles
Agni-I	India	Medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM)	700-1250 km	Mach 7.5
Agni-II	India	Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM)	2,000–3,000 km	Mach 12
Agni-III	India	Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM)	3,500 km – 5,000 km	5–6 km/s
Agni-IV	India	Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM)	3,000 – 4,000 km	Mach 7
Agni-V	India	Intercontinental ballistic missile(ICBM)	5000 – 8000Km	Mach 24
Prithvi I	India	Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical)	150 km
Prithvi II	India	Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical)	350 km
Dhanush	India	Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical)	350 – 600 km
Prahaar(Pragati)	India	Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical)	150 km	Mach 2.03
Shaurya	India	Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM)	750 to 1,900 km	Mach 7.5
Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles
Sagarika (K-15)	India	Ballistic Missile	700 – 1900Km	Mach 7+
K-4	India	Ballistic Missile	3,500–5,000 km	Mach 7+
K-5	India	Ballistic Missile	6,000 km
Anti-Tank Missile
Nag	India	Anti-Tank Guided Missile	4km	230 m/s
Helina(HELIcopter launched NAg)	India	Anti-Tank Guided Missile	7-8km

Missiles in India at a Glance

» Akash : Surface to air missile.

» Nag : Anti tank missile.

» Helina : Air launched anti tank missile.

» Amogha missile: Anti tank missile.

» CLGM: Cannon launched anti tank missile.

» DRDO Anti Tank Missile

» Prithvi-I (SS-150) : surface to surface Ballistic Missile.

» Prithvi-II (SS-250) : surface to surface Ballistic Missile.

» Prithvi-III (SS-350) : surface to surface Ballistic Missile.

» Agni-I MRBM : surface to surface medium-range ballistic missile.

» Agni-II MRBM : surface to surface medium-range ballistic missile.

» Agni-III IRBM : ocean to surface intermediate-range ballistic missile.

» Agni-IV IRBM : surface to surface intermediate-range ballistic missile

» Agni-V ICBM : surface to surface intercontinental ballistic missile.

» Agni-VI : Four-stage Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. (under development)

» Dhanush (missile) : Ship launched surface to surface Ballistic Missile.

» K 15 : Submarine launched Ballistic Missile.

» K 4 : Submarine launched Ballistic Missile. (Undergoing trials)

» K 5 : Submarine launched Ballistic Missile. (under development)

» Shaurya : surface to surface hypersonic tactical missile.

» BrahMos : Fastest Supersonic cruise missile in the world.

» BrahMos-A : Air launched Cruise Missile.

» BrahMos-NG : Mini version based on BrahMos (missile). (under development)

» BrahMos-II : Hypersonic missile.(under development)

» Astra BVRAAM : Active radar homing Beyond-visual-range Air to Air Missile.

» DRDO Anti-Radiation Missile : state-of-the-art Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile. (under development)

» Nirbhay : Long Range subsonic cruise missile. (under development)

» Prahaar : Tactical short range Ballistic Missile.

» Pragati (missile)

» Pinaka MkIII : Guides rockets (Pinaka Mk1 & 2 are unguided)

» Barak 8 : Long range surface to air missile.

» Pradyumna Ballistic Missile Interceptor : Ballistic Missile interceptor, surface to air missile.

» Ashwin Ballistic Missile Interceptor : Ballistic Missile interceptor / anti aircraft missile.

» Trishul (missile) : Surface to air missile.

» Prithvi Air Defence : Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile.

» Advanced Air Defence : Endoatmospheric Anti-ballistic missile.

» Prithvi Defence Vehicle : Anti-ballistic missile.