Important Missiles of India for RRB & SSC Exam:
Dear aspirants, all the competitive exams having one or two questions about missiles of India or DRDO. So we have provided some necessary information about important Defence missiles of India. Candidates can download our missiles of India list pdf for your prepration for upcoming SSC, RRB and UPSC Competitive exams.
Important Defence Missiles of India:
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is the R&D wing of Ministry of Defence. DRDO is responsible organisation for the military’s research and development.
- Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) was started in 1983 and completed in March 2012. IGMDP was sanctioned to develop Prithvi, Trishul, Akash, Nag and Agni Missiles.
| S.No | Name of the Missile | Operational Range | Remarks |
| 1 | Trishul | 9 km | 1. Short-Range surface to air missile
2. Trishul flies at supersonic speed 3. It was first successfully test launched in year 1988 |
| 2 | Akash | 30 km | 1. Short -range surface-to-air missile
2. It was first successfully test launched in year 1990 |
| 3 | Barak 8 | 90 km | 1. Barak 8 was jointly developed by Israel and India
2. Long-Range surface to air Missile for ship defence |
| 4 | Barak 1 | 12 km | 1. Short-Range surface to air missile for ship defence
2. Barak 8 was jointly developed by Israel and India |
| 5 | Astra | 80-110 km | 1. Astra is an all-weather beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile
2. It is the first air-to-air missile developed by India |
| 6 | MICA | 500 m to 80 km | 1. MICA is the multi-mission air-to-air missile system
2. Medium-range ballistic missile |
| 7 | Agni-I | 700–1,250 km | 1. Medium-range ballistic missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile 3. Agni-I was first tested at the Interim Test Range in Chandipur in 1989 |
| 8 | Agni-II | 2,000–3,000 km | 1. Intermediate-range ballistic missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile |
| 9 | Agni-III | Up to 5000 km
|
1. Intermediate-range ballistic missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile |
| 10 | Agni-IV | 3,000 – 4,000 km | 1. Intermediate-range ballistic missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile |
| 11 | Agni-V | 5000 – 8000 Km | 1 Intercontinental ballistic missile
2 Surface-to-surface Missile 3 Nuclear capable missile |
| 12 | Agni-VI | 8,000–12,000 km | 1. Intercontinental ballistic missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile 3. Under development 4. Nuclear capable missile |
| 13 | Nag | 4 km | 1. Anti-Tank Guided Missile |
| 14 | Helina | 7–10km | 1. Helicopter-launched version of the Nag anti-tank guided missile |
| 15 | Prithvi I | 150 km | 1. Short-Range Ballistic Missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile |
| 16 | Prithvi II | 350 km | 1. Short-Range Ballistic Missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile |
| 17 | Dhanush | 350 – 600 km | 1. Short-Range Ballistic Missile
2. Sea-to-Surface or Sea-to-Sea missile 3. Naval variant of Prithvi missile 4. It is capable of carrying both conventional as well as nuclear warheads
|
| 18 | Shaurya | 750 to 1,900 km | 1. Hypersonic surface-to-surface missile
2. Medium-Range Ballistic Missile |
| 19 | BrahMos | 300 km | 1. Supersonic cruise missile
2. It is the fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world 3. Can be launched from submarine, ship, aircraft, or land 4. BrahMos was jointly developed by Russia and India |
| 20 | Nirbhay | 1,000 km | 1. Nirbhay is a long range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile
2. It is capable of carrying both conventional as well as nuclear warheads |
| 21 | Prahaar | 150 km | 1. Short-Range Ballistic Missile
2. Surface-to-surface Missile |
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