Defense Research and Development Organization is responsible for all missile programs in India and was established in 1958 by our former president Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, also known as 'missile man' of India.
Missile types
Ballistic Type :
These are generally long range missiles, guided only at the initial stages, exhibits projectile motion throughout it's range and falls freely under the action of gravity.
Cruise Type :
These are short or medium range missiles and are guided all throughout it's range. It's path is not affected by gravity, equipped with self navigating technology and maintained at lower altitudes for not being detected by RADAR System.
| Indian Missiles | Type | Range |
| Astra | Air to Air Missiles Radar homing beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile | 60 to 80 Km |
| K-100 | Air to Air Missiles Medium Range | 300 to 400 Km |
| Nag | Anti Tank Missile | 4 Km |
| Helina (Helicopter Launched Nag) | Anti Tank Missile | 7 to 8 Km |
| Ashwin Ballistic Missile Interceptor or Advanced Air Defense (AAD) | Anti-Tank Missile | 150+ Km |
| Nirbhay | Subsonic Cruise Missile | 1,000 to 1,500 Km |
| BrahMos | Cruise Missile Fastest Cruise Missile in the World Supersonic cruise Missile | 290 Km |
| BrahMos II | Cruise Missile Hypersonic cruise Missile | 300 Km |
| BrahMos A | Cruise Missile | |
| BrahMos M | Cruise Missile | 290 Km |
| BrahMos NG | Cruise Missile | 290 Km |
| Prithvi Air Defense (PAD) | Defense Missile Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile | 80 Km Altitude |
| Advanced Air Defence | Defense Missile Endo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile | 30 Km Altitude |
| Prithvi Defense Vehicle (PDV) | Defense Missile Exo –atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile | 120 Altitude |
| Akash | Surface to Air Missile Medium range surface to air Missile. | 30 to 35 Km |
| Barak 8 | Surface to Air Missile Long range surface to air Missile. | 100 Km |
| Trishul | Surface to Air Missile Low level surface to air Missile. | 0.5 Km to 9 Km |
| Pradyumna Ballistic Missile Interceptor or Prithivi Air Defense (PAD) | Surface to Air Missile | 300 to 2,000 Km |
| Agni I | Surface to Surface Air Missile Medium Range Ballistic Missile | 700 to 1250 Km |
| Agni II | Surface to Surface Air Missile Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) | 2,000 to 3,000 Km |
| Agni III | Surface to Surface Air Missile Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) | 3,500 to 5,000 Km |
| Agni IV | Surface to Surface Air Missile Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) | 3,000 to 4,000 Km |
| Agni V | Surface to Surface Air Missile Intercontinental ballistic missile | 5,000 to 8,000 Km |
| Agni VI | Surface to Surface Air Missile Four-stage intercontinental ballistic missile | 8,000 to 12,000 Km |
| Prithvi I | Surface to Surface Air Missile Short Range Ballistic Missile (Tactical) | 150 Km |
| Prithvi II | Surface to Surface Air Missile Short Range Ballistic Missile (Tactical) | 350 Km |
| Prithvi III | Surface to Surface Air Missile Short Range Ballistic Missile (Tactical) | 350 to
600 Km
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| Dhanush | Surface to Surface Air Missile Short Range Ballistic Missile (Tactical) | 350 – 600 km |
| Prahaar (Pragati) | Surface to Surface Air Missile Short Range Ballistic Missile (Tactical) | 150 km |
| Shaurya | Surface to Surface Air Missile Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) | 750 to 1900Km |
| Sagarika (K15) | Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile | 700 to 1900Km |
| K4 | Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile | 3,500 to 5,000 Km |
| K5 | Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile | 6,000 Km |
Some important facts about missile programs in India
- Prithvi was the first missile to be built by India.
- BrahMos, the world’s fastest cruise missile is developed jointly by India & Russia and named after after two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.
- Agni-V is India’s longest-range missile to carry a nuclear warhead.
- “K” missiles are faster, lighter and stealthier and named after Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
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