Ballistic Missile
Ballistic missiles are basically projectiles. It is governed by the laws of gravity. Ballistic missiles are guided for brief duration just in starting phase of trajectory and the rest of the path is like a free falling projectile under gravity. These missiles are of three types mainly – SRBM, IRBM and ICBM. SRBM stands for short range ballistic missiles, IRBM stands for intermediate range ballistic missiles and ICBMs are the longest range which stands for Inter-continental ballistic missiles. All of the Prithvi and Agni series of missiles are Ballistic type. All the variants of Prithvi are SRBMs while Agni I to Agni IV are IRBM while Agni V and Agni VI are ICBMs.
Cruise Missile
These missiles are guided throughout their trajectory and doesn’t falls freely like a normal gravity bound projectile. These missiles don’t follow the laws of gravity and their path is controlled totally throughout their journey period. These missiles are self navigating and fly at extremely low altitudes to avoid being caught by radars. Level of accuracy in these missiles is extremely high. Brahmos and Nirbhay are the examples of Cruise missiles of Indian Armed Forces.
Complete List of all Indian Missiles with Range
| Missile | Type, Details | From-To | Range | Weight | War- head | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prithvi I | SRBM | Surface to Surface | 150 Km | 4.4 Ton | 1 Ton | Not in service |
| Prithvi II | SRBM | Surface to Surface | 350 Km | 4.6 T | 0.5 T | In service |
| Prithvi III | SRBM | Surface to Surface | 600 Km | 5.6 T | 0.5 T | In service |
| Dhanush | Naval variant of Prithvi II | Sea to Sea/Surface | 350 Km | 4.6 T | 0.5 T | In service |
| Akash | Short Range | Surface to air | 30 Km | 720 Kg | 60 Kg | In service |
| Trishul | Short range for Navy | Surface to air | 9 Km | 130 Kg | 5 Kg | Not in service |
| Astra | Beyond visual range, | Air to Air | 80 Km | 154 Kg | 15 Kg | In service |
| Nag | Fire and forget, anti tank, guided | Surface to surface, Air to surface | 4 Km | 42 Kg | 8 Kg | In service |
| Brahmos | Cruise missile | Land, Naval, Air | 300 Km | 3 T | 200 Kg | In service |
| Nirbhay | Stealth, subsonic, Cruise | Land, Naval, Air | 1000 Km | 1 T | 100 Kg | Development stage |
| Agni I | MRBM, Single Stage | Surface to Surface | 1250 Km | 12 T | 1 T | In service |
| Agni II | IRBM, Two Stage | Surface to Surface | 3000 Km | 16 T | 1 T | In service |
| Agni III | IRBM, Two Stage | Surface to Surface | 5000 Km | 22 T | 2.5 T | In service |
| Agni IV | IRBM, Two Stage | Surface to Surface | 4000 Km | 17 T | 2 T | In service |
| Agni V | ICBM, 3 stage | Surface to Surface | 8000 Km | 50 T | 1.5 T | In service |
| Agni VI | ICBM, 4 stage | Surface to Surface | 12000 Km | 70 T | 3 T | Development stage |
| Shaurya | Hypersonic, Canister launched | Surface to Surface | 700-1900 Km | 6.2 T | 1 T | In service |
| Prahaar | Tactical Ballistic Missile, Quick reaction, Omnidirectional warhead | Surface to surface | 150 Km | 1280 Kg | 200 Kg | In service |
| K4 | SLBM (Submarine launched ballistic missile) | Under water to surface | 3500 Km | 17 T | 2 T | In Development |
| Sagarika (K15) | SLBM | Under water to surface | 700 Km | 6 T | 1 T | In service |
| Barak 1 | SRSAM, (short range surface to air missile) , Ship Defense | Ship to air, Ship to surface | 12 Km | 98 Kg | 22 Kg | In service, fitted on Shivalik class frigates |
| Barak 8 | SRSAM, Ship Defense | Ship to air, Ship to surface | 90 Km | 275 Kg | 60 Kg | In service, fitted on Kolkata class destroyers |
Detailed List of Indian Missiles with Range (Ballistic Type) : Prithvi
It is India’s first indigenously built tactical “surface to surface” missile. It has a maximum range of 300 Km. It was first test fired in year 1988 from Sriharikota. It was induced into Indian Army in year 1994. Prithvi I is considered as India’s first indigenous ballistic missile. Naval variant of the Prithvi missiles are called Dhanush. The weight of Prithvi missile is about 4.5 to 5 Tons and it is designed to carry warhead of 0.5 Ton. All the variants of Prithvi can carry nuclear warheads. Prithvi I and Prithvi II are based on liquid fuels which increases set-up time before launching thus making these missiles redundant. Prithvi III uses solid fuel which is more reliable as it reduces operational set-up time. Prithvi III has range 350 Km plus which is considerably more than Agni I and Agni II. This is in service from year 2004.
List of Indian Missiles with Range : Trishul
It is a short range “surface to air” missile. It was designed for the primary function of defending naval ships against any missile attack, although it can be used to intercept low flying targets on land also. It has a range of 5 to 9 Km. The weight of the missile is 130 Kg and it can carry warhead up to 5 Kg. It was first successfully test launched in year 1988. This missile has been removed from service in year 2008.
List of Indian Missiles : Akash
It is a medium range multi target surface to air missile. It has capability of maximum range of 25 Km and altitude of 18 Km. Its primary use is to destroy flying targets in air like Fighter jets, and cruise missiles etc. It was successfully test launched in 1990. This missile was first designed by DRDO and it is being produced by Ordnance factories in collaboration with Bharat Dynamics and Bharat Electronics. Its designed weight is 720 Kg and it can carry war head of 60 Kg. It has inbuilt radar system which is used to intercept not only fighter jets but can also neutralise the cruise missiles. It has a speed range of Mach 3. It is fully mobile system and its launching platform is developed in such a way that it can be fitted both on a wheel and track type vehicle.
List of Indian Missiles : Nag
It is a third generation, fire and forget type anti-tank guided missile with a range of about 4 Km. It was first test launched in year 1988. The weight of this missile is very less nearly 42 Kg and it can carry warhead of 8 Kg. The reason of such a low weight can be attributed to the fact that its body is completely made up of fibre. It has a unique feature which differentiates it from others is that its smoke is totally invisible. Most of the missiles generally leave heavy long smoke trail. The invisible smoke of Nag ensures that no one can find out the missile came from which direction. The vehicles from which it is test fired is of two types – i) NAMICA and ii) HELINA. NAMICA stands for Nag missile carrier which is land based track type vehicle. HELINA stands for Helicopter Nag which is still in development phase.
List of Indian Missiles : Agni
It is a intermediate to long range ballistic surface to surface missile. Agni series consists of 6 different types namely Agni I, Agni II, Agni III, Agni IV, Agni V and Agni VI. Agni series missiles differ from other missiles in the fact that Agni missiles are multi stage type while other missiles are single stage. Agni 1 is MRBM (Medium Range Ballistic Missile) while Agni II, III and IV comes under the category of IRBM (Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile) while Agni V and VI are ICBM (Inter-continental Ballistic Missile).
Agni I
It has range capability of up to 750-1250 Km. It was first test launched in year 1989. Agni I has a weight of 12 Tons and it can carry nuclear warheads of 1 Ton.
Agni II
It weighs 16 tons and can carry 1 Ton of Nuclear warhead. It has a range of 2000-3000 Km. Agni II was successfully test launched in 1999 at Wheeler island, Balasore, Odisha.
Agni III
Agni III has a range of up to 5000 Km. Its weight is 22 Tons and it can carry nuclear warheads of up to 2.5 Ton.
Agni IV
It has a range of 4000 Km and weight of 17 Ton. It defers from the early series of Agni missiles by the fact that a lot of new technologies were introduced in this variant. The new technologies introduced were Re-Entry to atmosphere heat shield, Composite rocket motor, modern avionics with full digital control system providing very high level of accuracy in hitting the target. It was successfully test fired on 15 No 2011 by road mobile launcher from wheeler islands, Balasore, Odisha
Agni V
It is a three stage type ICBM having weight of 50 tons and warhead capacity of 1.5 ton. Exact range of this missile was never disclosed but as per estimates it is considered to be between 5000 – 8000 Km. This is an upgraded version of Agni III. It was successfully test fired on 19 April 2012. The accuracy level is less than 9 meter which is best among any of the missile built by India. This missile has the capability to hit the across Asia and reach farthest ends of Europe.
Agni VI
It is four stage type ICBM which is still in developmental stage. It is expected to have a weight of 55 to 70 Tons and warhead carrying capacity of 3 Tons. The expected range of this missile is 8000 to 12000 Km.
Ship Defense Surface to Air Missiles (SAM)
K Series Missiles
K4 and K15 are Ship defense surface to air missiles which are basically an example of SLBM (Submarine launched ballistic missiles). K series missiles are named in the memory of the late former President A P J Abdul Kalam. K15 and K4 are both Nuclear missiles. While K15 has a range of 700 Km, the K4 has a high range of 3500 Km. Both of these K series missiles are equipped in recently commissioned Arihant nuclear powered submarine.
Barak Series Missiles
Barak 1 and Bark 8 are the surface to air missiles for Ship defense. Barak series missiles are basically Ship defense missiles which are used against aircrafts, anti-ship missiles. Barak series of missiles are developed as a joint venture between DRDO, India and Israel. While Barak 1 is SRSAM which stands for short range surface to air missile, Barak 8 is LRSAM which means Long range surface to air missile. Barak missiles are fitted on Shivalik class frigates and aircraft carriers INS Virat and INS Vikramaditya.
List of Indian Missiles with Range (Cruise Type) : Brahmos
It is named on Indian river Brahmaputra and Russian river Moskva. It earns the reputation of World’s fastest cruise missile. It was developed as a joint venture between DRDO and Russia. It has speed Range of 3 Mach and range of 300 to 500 Km. Its weight is 3 Tons and it can carry 200 KGs of conventional or nuclear warhead. It has three variants- i) land based, ii) Naval based, iii) Air and Submarine based. The land based and Naval based are already inducted in service while the Air and submarine based variants are still in development stage. The land based variant was first test fired in 2001 at Chandipur while the Naval based variant was test fired on 5 March 2008 from INS Rajput.
List of Indian Missiles with Range (Cruise Type) : Nirbhay
It is India’s indigenously developed subsonic Cruise Missile. Its range is more than 1000 Km. this missile has the flexibility to be launched from land, air and naval base. The unique feature which distinguishes it from others is that it is completely stealth. Till date there have been four test launches so far. The first launch was conducted on 12.03.2013 was of land based variant. The first Nirbhay missile test failed as it diverted from its trajectory. The second launch was successful on 17 Oct 2014. Third and fourth test launches which were conducted on 16th Oct 2015 and 21st Dec 2016 respectively also failed. DRDO recently announced that technical glitches in the missile have been fixed and this missile will soon be test launched again in mid 2017.
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INDIAN MISSILES ARE THE BEST ESPECIALLY BRAHMOS MISSILE WHICH IS MADE BY INDIA AND RUSSIA.I SALUTE BOTH COUNTRIES PARTNERSHIP IN MAKING THIS MISSILE.
INDIAN MISSILES ARE VERY GOOD.
I would like to see missiles from India soon that can reach any place round the globe.
Barak 8 is LRSAM.
Fantastic job done by the writer . I was already searching for this type of explanation from the past month .. well done man .. I would help me in my interview .. 🙂 just keep it up .. Anyways the missiles are ossm.im waiting for Agni 6 .. it would be the best in the world . Proud to be an Indian . Jai hind .
Well done
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I LOVE MY INDIA AND MISSILES ARE TOO GOOD
Salam to my lovely kalam shahab
i like india missiles
I proud of my India and also want to see more strong and powerful country in world in future.
i like for indian missials
I love indiyan aarme shid huye jwano ki kurbani wyarth nhi jani chaiye jay hind…..
jai hind . variety of missile = destruction of other country in war time .
Quite enough to beat pakistan and even china.
I am proud of indian missile ,diffenece system
I feel safe in our country. Really Army power is the National power
we sud develop hypersonic missile n unmanned aircraft n nano robo for army if v want to save our soldier v sud develop fighter robo as soon as possible. come on india dikha do world ko bata do hum aa rahe hai purey world ko shock deney ke liyey
WE MUST PUT THESE MISSILES ON PAK BORDER TO KEEP THE TERRORISTS AND ISI AT CHECK.
I am so exalted to see our missile power, however I am bit concerned as why haven’t we been able to set them on the targets yet. It has come to my attention that many of them are not operational. Whereas Pakistan has already set their missiles on our cities. If there becomes a war, I am scared that we might not be able to defend us from Pak missiles. Our borers are defenseless place until we set our missiles on our borders with active war heads.
I believe our missile.
jai hinde
सर,ये देख कर मुझे अपने बैज्ञानिको पर गर्व होता है कि वे भारत को एक नई दिशा में ले जाने के लिए प्रयासरत है और रहेंगे भी।
किन्तु सर ,मुझे केवल एक ही बात की चिंता सताती है कि जिस तरह से चीन,रूस,अमेरिका,फ्रांस,के पास 15000-20000 किमी के रेंज में एक नहीं कई कई मिसाइलें हैं ठीक वैसे ही हमारे देश के पास 15000किमी के रेंज में कब मिसाइल होगी। आखिर चीन की तरह हम लंबी दूरी की मिसाइल क्यों नहीं बना पा रहे हैं ।चीन के पास 20000किमी की रेंज की मिसाइल है और भारत के पास केवल एक मिसाइल 5800किमी की रेंज तक है जबकि चीन के पास 10,000 किमी से ऊपर एक नहीं तीन तीन मिसाइल है ।
हमारे पास ऐसी मिसाइल कब होगी ।
I feeling proud.i am indian or mera bhi yeh hi aim hai ki mai army jaakar apne des ke ly kuch karu dhaneyabad……. Good luck jai hind..
Mission to defence and adopting new technology helps us Keeping enimies away from us and only option is to be friendly with us.
Absolutely my india become a world powers.filling so proud.
I hope that new missiles are more and more advance technology used and my india become a dikto power of world.
Good missiles. I m proud to b an Indian.
MERA MANNA YE HAI KI INDIA ABHI BHI BHUT PEECHE HAI. MAI INDIA KO AMERICA SE JYADA STRONG DEKHNA CHAHTA HU.
SANTOSH PANDEY
All Indian missile is good
Indian missile is very good of the ranges
Good
MUJHE GARVA HAI HAMARE INDIAN SCIENTIST AUR INDIAN ARMY PAR JO HAMARE DESH KI RAKSHA KE HAMESHA TYAR HAI. I’M PROUD OF BRAVE ARMY AND VERY TALLENT SCIENTIST TEAM IN INDIA.
JAI HIND.
I proud to be a INDIAN.
Bhookay, Nangoon ki fauj jama ki hoi hai aur missile par itna kharcha? Please for God sake don’t spend on war, spend on poor people. India has most poor people on earth.
Today’ s philosophy : Survival Of the Fittest” very bad philosophy, exhausting world rapidly through wars daily. every nation wants to be more powerful than others.
and creating nuclear bombs daily, if initialized that can destroy all living beings, vegetation..
gurbani , spirtual book never say as this philosphy
“Fareed, do not turn around those and strike who strikes you”
i think international policies must be made to destroy all the nuclear powers in world
Sirrrr
Which is hi range missile of India
salam ko balam of bharath
Yes the missiles are really good
Really good
Thanks to DRDO
Hello every indians i am kashmiri boy and India is a powerful country and i hope Pakistan is finish jai hind
Good luck
I love INDIAN missile and arm forces
like indian missiles
I proud of Indian all military and para military
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I like Indian missiles and Indian army forces
jai hind
I AM PROUD OF MY INDIA.JAI HIND…….
we need to improve our army power by making new weapons like agni
Faisal I likes your comment bhokhy Nancy dunia ki wahid foj jis ki front line jawan b.s.f k jwano ko theak Khan’s bhi nahi jata or is ki misal dunia ki kisi army ma nahi milty k ten bhadar jesa log vidio waow u still proud Indians hahahaha
Agar ap apny diffence budjet ka 25% bhi un bhoky iflass k Mary 2 waqat ki roti take ko tarsny salon logon pa kharch karo to shid 8 ya 10 saal ma India bohat agy nikal jay intaha pasanda policy ko ignore karo or past ko bus past samjo sab mil kar agy burhty hen I am sorry for everything I said in past message
Germony or amarica ky ithadi army ki example hum sab k sab k samny hen jub ithadi afwaj na burlen germony pa bomb giraya or us waqat germon economy we knoe hum much droops is had girl gai thi germon economy k diwalys to door ki baat us sa bhi nichli Satah par a gaya that germony 1 us doller compares germon 150000000 phir unhon na dusmani ki rawayat badli or dunia k sath agy burhy education pa budjet 40% surf kia to an germony EUP ka San sa ameer desh ha pur him 43% log jahil hen kia samjhen
Hum sabi ki thinking extra positive ho he to hum 2 desh aagy burhen by warna ye angraiz him ko weapons beach beach k kangal kar den by listen carefully agar 2 desh k had 1 waiti ye soch rakhy k india zindaabad without a dought Pakistan no murda abad Pakistan zindaabad India not murdaabad ……..agar tabdeeli na aaey to mera sat or aap Sab k jotian…..
As a rich person him soch sakty hen kash k humary pass ICBM missiles hon like us.and Russia but we forgot peoples jo 50000000 hen green treen for god say kindly apni development or education level ko to .us.and Russia k equal kar baad ma sochns icms….etc.etc………
Shorate …start mujh sa ho gai I am Pakistan and proud to b a Pakistan ye soch surf 1 Pakistani ki ho sakti ha I am not said India murdaabad anytime because I want changing agar koi is ma mera sath ha to wada kary na bura sochon ga or na bura sunk ga think positive I m not hate India I love India because him humsaiey hen or humsaion k haqooq sa ma kinara kushi nahi karti band kar ye idary I.s.I or raw diffence budjet 50% kum karo delvepmint education. Pa lagao hath ma hath milao agy burho dunia bohat agy nikal chuki ha please ………..kua kisi Indian ki esi soch ha ……..to mujhy comment kary dekhty hen……nidakhan…..
Nassr, Raad, Shaheen1,2,3,4,5, babur, Ghori1,2,3,4,5 and Ababeel pakistan 5th contry that Have.
Great
I proud of my india
Super
I love my India … Proudly say jai hind . Bande Mataram…. Barat Mata ki jai
mass Indian A.P.J
Table list is good, only missing speed of the missile in this table column……..
All missile power is dedicatd to late abdul kalaam ji ,bel and drdo .we are proud indian and love our nation.
salute to APJ ABDUL KALAAM JI,DRDO,BEL FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO OUR MISSILE TECHNOLOGY.JAI HIND JAI JAWAN,JAI KISHAN.
Ù r doing great job we appreciate you
This is very helpful to me
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Yes proud moment for all the Indians..But lets not be complacent.. We are still fare behind to counter China and Pakistan at a same given time.Bcoz if war plungs in both these countries woud come together and for that we want even more lethal and deadly missile technology for beffiting replies to the enemies
I love Indian army
Live long my india
I love APJ uncle
Why does India need mica missiles to counter f16 amraams when we have our own cruise missiles?
India is best now and India I best forever.THE IGNITED MINDSOF THE YOUTH IS THE FUTURE OF INDIA.Jay Hind Jay Maharashtra.