List of Important Missiles in India
Defense is an important and dynamic segment in Competitive Exam Syllabus. Several questions are asked related to the missile launch, its type etc. According to the recent trends It is very important to know about important missiles of India because during IBPS/SBI PO & Clerk or other banking Examinations, you may ask 1-2 questions on missiles of India.
So Dear readers Wordpandit are going to provide you the list of Important missiles of India which will be helpful to tackle the question related to missiles in various competitive exams SSC, IAS, SSC CPO,CAPF and Bank.
We have collected some important missiles name and provide you in the table format which includes the list of Indian missiles and its ranges and speed.
A ballistic missile is a missile (rocket) that follows a ballistic trajectory with the objective of delivering one or more warheads to a predetermined target. These missiles are guided for the brief duration just in starting phase of trajectory and the rest of the path is like a free falling projectile under gravity.
A cruise missile is a guided missile used against terrestrial targets that remain in the atmosphere and flies the major portion of its flight path at approximately constant speed. These missiles are self-navigating and fly at extremely low altitudes to avoid being caught by radars. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhead over long distances with high accuracy.
| Missile Name | Orgin | Type | Range | Speed |
| Air-to-air missiles | ||||
| Astra | India | active radar homing beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM)Air-to-Air Missiles | 60 – 80 km | Mach 4 + |
| K-100 | Russia & India | Medium Range air-to-air missile | 300–400 km | Mach 3.3 |
| MICA | IAF | Air-to-Air Missiles | ||
| Surface-To-Air Missiles | ||||
| Akash | India | Medium-range surface-to-air missile | 30-35km | Mach 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Barak 8 | Israel / India | Long Range surface to air Missile | 100 km | Mach 2 |
| Trishul | India | Short Range surface to air missile | 9km | |
| Pradyumna Ballistic Missile Interceptor or
Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) |
Ballistic Missile interceptor , surface to air missile | 300 to 2,000 km | ||
| Defence Missile | ||||
| Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) | India | Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile | Altitude- 80km | Mach 5+ |
| Advanced Air Defence (AAD) | India | Endo atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile | Altitude- 30km | Mach 4.5 |
| Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) | India | Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile | Altitude- 120km | |
| Cruise Missiles | ||||
| Nirbhay | India | Subsonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land) | 1,000 -1500 km | Mach 0.8 |
| BrahMos | Russia & India | Fastest Cruise Missile in the world Supersonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land) | 290 km | Mach 2.8 to 3 Mach |
| BrahMos II | India | Hypersonic cruise missile(Ship, submarine, aircraft and land) | 300km | Mach 7 |
| BrahMos-A | Air launched Cruise Missile. | |||
| Brahmos-M | Smaller variant of the air-launched BrahMos | 290 km | ||
| BrahMos-NG | Mini version based on the existing BrahMos | 290-km | ||
| Surface-to-surface missiles | ||||
| Agni-I | India | Medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) | 700-1250 km | Mach 7.5 |
| Agni-II | India | Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM) | 2,000–3,000 km | Mach 12 |
| Agni-III | India | Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM) | 3,500 km – 5,000 km | 5–6 km/s |
| Agni-IV | India | Intermediate-range ballistic missile(IRBM) | 3,000 – 4,000 km | Mach 7 |
| Agni-V | India | Intercontinental ballistic missile(ICBM) | 5000 – 8000Km | Mach 24 |
| Agni-VI | four-stage intercontinental ballistic missile | 8,000 km to 12,000 km | ||
| Prithvi I | India | Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical) | 150 km | |
| Prithvi II | India | Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical) | 350 km | |
| Prithvi III | Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical) | 350 km to 600 km | ||
| Dhanush | India | Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical) | 350 – 600 km | |
| Prahaar(Pragati) | India | Short Range Ballistic Missile(Tactical) | 150 km | Mach 2.03 |
| Shaurya | India | Hypersonic surface-to-surface tactical missile Medium-Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) | 750 to 1,900 km | Mach 7.5 |
| Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles | ||||
| Sagarika (K-15) | India | Ballistic Missile | 700 – 1900Km | Mach 7+ |
| K-4 | India | Ballistic Missile | 3,500–5,000 km | Mach 7+ |
| K-5 | India | Ballistic Missile | 6,000 km | |
| Ashwin | India | Ballistic Missile | 150-200km | Mach 4.5 |
| Anti-Tank Missile | ||||
| Nag | India | Anti-Tank Guided Missile | 4km | 230 m/s |
| Helina(HELIcopter launched NAg) | India | Anti-Tank Guided Missile | 7-8km | |
| Amogha-1 | India | Anti-Tank Guided Missile | 2.8 km | |
| Ashwin Ballistic Missile Interceptor or Advanced Air Defence (AAD) | Ballistic Missile interceptor / anti aircraft missile | 150 km+ | ||
