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What Is The Difference Between BrahMos, Prithvi, Agni, Dhanush and Other Missiles
What Is The Difference Between BrahMos, Prithvi, Agni, Dhanush and Other Missiles
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2.RANGE
3.SPEED
4.PAYLOAD
5.WARHEAD
6.ENGINE
7.LAUNCH PLATFORM
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>Ballistic missile are those missiles which are initially guided and strikes the target as free fall.
>Cruise missile are those missiles which are guided throughout their target.
>Submarines launch ballistic missile(slbm) are capable of being launched from submarines.
BRAHMOS - It is a short range fastest supersonic cruise missile & fastest anti shipping missile. The name
Brahmos is formed from two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India & the Moskava of Russia.
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Cruise missile,Range 290 kms,Speed 2.83 Mach,Payload 200300 kgs,nuclear & conventional warhead
capable,two stage fuels(1st stage solid & 2nd stage liquid propellant,can be launched from
ships,submarines,land based vehicles & aircraft(under trial).
PRITHVI - It is a short range ballistic missile. This missile has three variants.
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Prithvi missile
PRITHVI I- Ballistic missile,Range 150 kms, Speed 2.5 km/sec,Payload 1000 kgs,nuclear capable,Engine
single stage liquid propellant, only launched from land based erector launcher.But,it is phased out.
PRITHVI II- Ballistic,Range 250-350 kms, Speed 2.5 km/sec,Payload 5001000 kgs, nuclear capable,Engine
single stage liquid propellant,launched from land based erector launcher.
AGNI- The Agni missile is a family of medium to intercontinental range ballistic missile,named after one of
the ve elements of nature.
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the ve elements of nature.
AGNI I- Ballistic missile,Range 7001250 kms,Speed 2.57.5 km/sec,Payload 1000 kg, nuclear
capable,Engine single stage solid propellant,Rail mobile launcher.
AGNI II-Ballistic missile,Range 2000-3000 km, Speed 3.9~12 Mach,Payload 1.5 tons,nuclear capable,Engine
2 & half stage solid propellant,Rail mobile launcher.
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AGNI III- Ballistic missile,Range 35005000 km,Speed 56 km/sec,Payload 1.5 tons,nuclear capable,Engine
2 stage solid propellant,Rail mobile launcher.
AGNI IV- Ballistic missile,Range 4000 km, Speed 3.5 km/sec,Payload 1000 kg,nuclear capable,Engine 2 stage
solid propellant,Rail mobile launcher.
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Montage of Agni-V.
AGNI V- Ballistic missile,Range upto 8000 km, Speed 24 mach (terminal phase),Payload 1k kg, nuclear
capable,Engine 3 stage solid fuel,Rail or road mobile launcher.
AGNI VI- Ballistic missile,Range 800012000 km.Nuclear capable,MIRV,Current status under development.
DHANUSH- It is a naval version of PRITHVI III.It[1] is used as a anti ship missile & destroying land based
targets.
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Ballistic missile,Range 359750 km,Speed 2.5 km/sec,Payload 250-1000 kg,nuclear capable, Engine single
stage liquid propellant,Launch platform naval ships.
OTHER MISSILES
PRAHAAR - It is a surface to surface short range tactical ballistic missile.This missile has replaced Prithvi I.
Ballistic missile,Range 150 km,Speed 2.03 Mach,nuclear capable,Launch platform land based erector
launcher.
K Family of Missile
It is series of submarine launch ballistic missile(SLBM) to boost second strike capability of INDIA.
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K-15 - Ballistic missile,Range 750 km,Speed 7.5 Mach,nuclear capable,Engine two stage, Launch platform
Arihant class submarine.
Details of this missile & other missiles of this family are classi ed.As[2] far as I know,K-4 is under
development.
NIRBHAY
It is a all weather subsonic cruise missile.Most of the test of this missile has been failed. Currently,under trial.
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Cruise missile,Range 10001500 km,Speed Mach .8-.9,nuclear capable,Engine turbofan,Launch platform land
based vehicles ,maybe aircrafts.
SHAURYA
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Cruise missile,Range 700- 1900 km,Speed 7.5 Mach,Payload 1000 kg,nuclear capable,Engine 2 stage,solid
fueled rocket motor,Launch platform land based canister.
BARAK 8
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LRSAM,.590 km,Speed 2 mach, Engine two stage,smokeless pulsed motor,Launch platform naval ships and
VLS module.
AKASH
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TRISUL
It is a short range surface to air missile.It[4] can also be used as an anti sea skimmer.
SAM,Range 9km,Speed Mach 2,Engine single stage solid fuel,Launch platform land based vehicles.
ASTRA
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Air to air missile,Range 80110 km,Speed Mach 4.5+,Engine solid fuel rocket,Launch platform almost all
Indian ghter jets.
NAG
It is a anti-tank missile.
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Anti-tank guided missile,Range .5-4 km, Speed 230 m/s,Engine tandem solid propulsion,Launch platform
NAG missile carrier/HAL Rudra.
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