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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
Cruise Missiles
Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles
Anti-Tank Missiles.
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 Type Range
Missile
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 Type Range
Missile
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
Name of the Missile Type Range
BrahMos Supersonic cruise missile 290 km
BrahMos II Hypersonic cruise missile 300km
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 Altitude- 80km
missile
Prithvi Defence Vehicle Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic Altitude- 30km
missile
Advanced Air Defence Endoatmospheric Anti-ballistic Altitude- 120km...
missile

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
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
The first Vishwa Hindi Diwas was celebrated in Nagpur on January 10, 1975.

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