DIFFERENT MISSILES USED IN INDIA

Name of the Operational

Type of Missile Speed
Missile Range
Air-to-Air 500 m to 80
MICA Mach 4
Missiles km
Air-to-air Air-to-Air
Astra Missile 80-110 km Mach 4.5 +
missiles Missiles
Medium Range
Novator K-100 300–400 km Mach 3.3
air-to-air missile
There were problems in
this missile as it could
not hit its targets.
Hence, this programme
was officially closed in
Short-Range
2008 by the Ministry of
Trishul surface to air 9 km
Defence (MoD). This
missile
missile was not inducted
by the Indian Armed
Forces. India, decided to
import Barak Missiles
from Israel.
Surface-To- Akash -1S
Akash Missile
Air Missiles (18 – 30 Km)
(There are 3
Variants at
Medium-range Akash Mk-II
different stages of
surface-to-air (35 – 40 Km) Mach 2.5 to 3.5
development –
missile
Akash-1S, Akash
Akash-NG
Mark-II, Akash-
(More than 50
NG)
Km)
Long-Range
Barak 8 surface to air 100 km Mach 2
Missile
Medium-range
Agni-I 700-1250 km Mach 7.5
ballistic missile
Intermediate-range 2,000–3,000
Agni-II Mach 12
ballistic missile km
Intermediate-range Around 3,000
Agni-III 5–6 km/s
ballistic missile km
Intermediate-range Around 4,000
Agni-IV Mach 7
ballistic missile km
Around
Intercontinental
Surface-to- Agni-V Mach 24
ballistic missile
surface 5,000 km
Missiles Short-Range
Prithvi I 150 km –
Ballistic Missile
Short-Range
Prithvi II 350 km –
Ballistic Missile
Short-Range
Dhanush 350 – 600 km –
Ballistic Missile
Medium-Range 750 to 1,900
Shaurya –
Ballistic Missile km
Short-Range
Prahaar 150 km –
Ballistic Missile
 Air to air missiles

Maximum
Family Name Type Speed Warhead Introduction Status Ref
range
Active
radar
homing
High-
beyond-
explosive In user trials
Astra visual- 110 km [46][47]
pre- 2018 and
Mk1 range (68 mi)
fragmented production
missile
warhead
air-to-
air
Astra missile Mach
(missile) Active 4.5+
radar
homing
High-
beyond-
explosive
Astra visual- 160 km In [48][49][50]
pre- TBD
Mk2 range (99 mi) development
fragmented
missile
warhead
air-to-
air
missile