List of Indian military missiles explained

This is a list of missiles used by the Indian Armed Forces and are under development by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.

Strategic

Ballistic

100px;"style="font-size: 85%"	Family	Name	Type	Guidance	Maximum range	Maximum speed	Warhead	Introduction	Status	Image	Reference
Prahaar	Prahaar	surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile	Mid-course: Fibre-optic gyro inertial navigation system, augmented by GPS/NavIC satellite guidance Terminal: Active radar homing		Mach 4	High explosives, cluster munition	TBD	In trials		^[1]
	Pragati						For export	In development		^[2] ^[3]
	Pranash						TBD	In development		^[4]
Pralay		surface-to-surface SRBM	Inertial navigation system		Mach 6.1	High explosive preformed fragmentation (PCB, RDPS)	TBD	In service		^[5]
Prithvi (missile)	Prithvi-I (SS-150)	surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile	Strap-down inertial navigation system			High explosives, penetration, cluster munition, fragmentation, thermobaric, chemical weapon and tactical nuclear weapon	1994	Being withdrawn		^[6]
	Prithvi-II (SS-250)	surface-to-surface SRBM					2003	In Service		^[7]
	Prithvi-III (SS-350)						2004	In Service		^[8]
	Dhanush	surface-to-surface Anti-ship ballistic missile					2018	In Service		^[9]
Agni	Agni-I	Surface-to-surface MRBM	Ring laser gyro INS infrared homing active radar homing		Mach 24	Conventional or Nuclear High explosive Cluster munition Incendiary Thermobaric	2002	In service		^[10]
	Agni-P						2021	In development		^[11]
	Agni-II						2010	In service		^[12]
	Agni-III	Surface-to-surface IRBM					2011			^[13]
	Agni-IV						2014			^[14]
	Agni-V	Surface-to-surface ICBM					2018			^[15]
	Agni-VI						TBD	In development		^[16]
Surya					Mach 27	Conventional or Nuclear MITRV	Unknown	Unconfirmed		^[17]
K missile family	K-15 (Sagarika)	Short range SLBM	Ring laser gyro INS Accelerometer		Mach 7.5	Conventional or Nuclear	2018	In service		^[18]
	K-4	Medium range SLBM								^[19]
	K-5	Intermediate range SLBM					TBD	In development		^[20]
	K-6	IC SLBM

Cruise

100px;"style="font-size: 85%"	Family	Name	Type	Guidance	Maximum range	Maximum speed	Warhead	Introduction	Status	Image	Reference
BrahMos	BrahMos Block I	Supersonic ship launched AshM/LAM	INS + Sat Nav Active radar homing		Mach 3	Conventional or Nuclear Armour-piercing 300 kg	2007	In service		^[21]
		Supersonic land launched AshM/LAM					2010
	BrahMos Block II	Supersonic land launched LAM					2012
	BrahMos Block III						2013
	Submarine launched BrahMos	Supersonic submarine launched AshM/LAM					2013
	BrahMos A	Supersonic ALCM					2019
	BrahMos ER	Multi-platform multirole Supersonic CM					2022
	BrahMos NG						TBD	In development
	BrahMos-II	Hypersonic CM			Mach 8					^[22]
Nirbhay	Nirbhay LAM	Subsonic LAM	Ring laser gyro INS + GPS/NavIC Active radar homing Imaging infrared		Mach 0.9	Conventional or Nuclear Fragmentation	2019	In service		^[23]
	LR-LACM						TBD	In development		^[24]
	SLCM	Subsonic SLCM			Mach 0.8					^[25]

Tactical

Anti-tank

100px;"style="font-size: 85%"	Family	Name	Type	Guidance	Maximum range	Speed	Warhead	Introduction	Status	Image	Reference
DRDO Anti Tank Missile		ATGM	Wire guided		91 m/s	HEAT	-	Cancelled		^[26]
Nag	Prospina	Land-attack ATGM	Charge-coupled device Infrared homing		230 m/s	Tandem HEAT 8 kg	2016	In service		^[27]
	HeliNa/Dhruvastra	Air-launched ATGM					TBD	In development		^[28]
	Stand off Anti-Tank missile	Standoff Air-launched ATGM								^[29]
	MPATGM	Man-portable ATGM								^[30]
Amogha missile	Amogha-1	ATGM	Semi-automatic command to line of sight			HEAT				^[31]
	Amogha-II	Air-launched ATGM					TBD			^[32]
	Amogha-III	Man-portable ATGM	Imaging infrared Electro-optical
		Cannon launched ATGM	Semi-active laser homing			Tandem HEAT	TBD			^[33] ^[34]

Anti-ship

100px;"style="font-size: 85%"	Family	Name	Type	Guidance	Maximum range	Speed	Warhead	Introduction	Status	Image	Reference
Naval Anti-ship Missile	NASM-SR	Short range AShM	INS with satellite guidance Imaging infrared		Mach 0.8	Conventional or Nuclear 100 kg	TBD	In development		^[35] ^[36]
	NASM-MR	Medium range AShM			Mach 0.7	Conventional 150 kg
BrahMos	Brahmos-A	Cruise AShM	INS with satellite guidance Active radar homing		Mach 3	Conventional or Nuclear	2019	In service
Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART)		Long-range ASM	Inertial navigation system Acoustic homing			Conventional 50 kg	TBD	In development		^[37]
Long Range – Anti Ship Missile		Long-range AShM		>	>Mach 6	Hypersonic glide vehicle	TBD	In development		^[38]

Air-to-air

100px;"style="font-size: 85%"	Family	Name	Type	Guidance	Maximum range	Speed	Warhead	Introduction	Status	Image	Reference
Astra	Astra Mk1	Beyond visual range AAM			Mach 4.5	High-explosive Pre-fragmented 15 kg	2018	In Service		^[39] ^[40]
	Astra Mk2						TBD	In development		^[41] ^[42]
	Astra Mk3
Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet					Mach 4.5					^[43] ^[44]
Novator KS-172			INS Active radar homing		Mach 3.3	High-explosive Fragmented	2007	In Service		^[45]
MICA					Mach 4	12 kg	TBD			^[46]

Air-to-surface

100px;"style="font-size: 85%"	Family	Name	Type	Guidance	Maximum range	Speed	Warhead	Introduction	Status	Image	Reference
Rudram	Rudram-1	Air to surface ARM	Inertial navigation system MMW Active radar homing	^[47]	Mach 2	Conventional Pre-fragmented 55 kg	TBD	In development		^[48]
	Rudram-2		INS + SatNav IIR homing		Mach 5.5	Conventional Pre-fragmented 155 kg
	Rudram-3					Penetration and blast

Surface-to-air

100px;"style="font-size: 85%"	Family	Name	Type	Guidance				Warhead		Status	Image
VSHORAD		Short range/ Man-portable SAM	Infrared homing			Mach 1.5	High-explosive Pre-fragmented 2 kg	TBD	In development		^[49]
Trishul		Short range SAM	Command to line-of-sight			Mach 2	High-explosive Pre-fragmented 15 kg	1983	Retired		^[50]
Akash	Akash Mk I	Medium range SAM	Command guidance Active radar homing			Mach 3	High-explosive Pre-fragmented 60 kg	2009	In service		^[51]
	Akash Mk II							TBD	In development		^[52]
	Akash-NG										^[53] ^[54]
Maitri		Quick reaction SAM							Shelved
QRSAM			INS with datalink Active radar homing			Mach 4.7	High-explosive Pre-fragmented 32 kg	2022	In service		^[55]
VL-SRSAM		Short range SAM	Fibre-optic gyro based INS Active radar homing			Mach 4.5	High-explosive Pre-fragmented	2022	In service		^[56]
SAMAR									In service		^[57] ^[58]
Barak 8	MRSAM	Medium range SAM	INS Active radar homing			Mach 2	Kinetic kill vehicle 60 kg	2020	In service		^[59]
	LRSAM	Long range SAM				Mach 3+		2019			^[60]
	ERSAM	Extended range SAM
S-400		Mobile long-range SAM	Semi-active radar homing			Mach 14		2021	In service		^[61]
Project Kusha		Long range SAM system						TBD	In development		^[62] ^[63]

Surface-to-surface

100px;"style="font-size: 85%"	Family	Name	Type	Guidance	Maximum range	Maximum speed	Warhead	Introduction	Status	Image	Reference
Prithvi	Prithvi-I	Surface-to-surface TBM	Inertial navigation system			Conventional or Nuclear Fragmentation Thermobaric	1994	In service		^[64]
	Prithvi-II	Surface-to-surface SRBM					2003			^[65]
	Prithvi-III						2004			^[66]
	Dhanush	Surface-to-surface ASBM					2018			^[67]
Shaurya		Surface-to-surface MRBM	Ring laser gyro INS Accelerometer		Mach 7.5	Conventional or Nuclear	TBD	In deployment		^[68]
Prahaar	Prahaar	Surface-to-surface TBM	Fibre-optic gyro INS GPS/NavIC Active radar homing		Mach 4	Conventional or Nuclear High explosive Cluster munition		In development		^[69]
	Pragati									^[70]
	Pranash									^[71]
Pralay		Surface-to-surface SRBM	Inertial navigation system		Mach 6.1	Conventional High explosive Fragmentation	TBD	In service

Anti-satellite

See also: Mission Shakti.

100px;"style="font-size: 85%"	Family	Name	Type	Guidance	Maximum range	Warhead	Introduction	Status	Image	Reference
Prithvi Defence Vehicle	Mark I/Mark II	Exoatmospheric ABM	Ring laser gyro based inertial navigation system Imaging infrared homing		Kinetic kill vehicle	TBD	In development		^[72]

Missile defence

100px;"style="font-size: 85%"	Family	Name	Type	Guidance				Warhead		Status	Image
Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme Phase I	Pradyumna	Exoatmospheric ABM	Inertial navigation system Active radar homing			Mach 5+	Pre-fragmented Kinetic kill vehicle 40 kg	2006	In service		^[73]
	Advanced Air Defence	Endoatmospheric ABM				Mach 4.5	Pre-fragmented Kinetic kill vehicle 40 kg	2007			^[74]
	Prithvi Defence Vehicle	Exoatmospheric ABM	Ring laser gyro based INS Infrared homing				Pre-fragmented Kinetic kill vehicle	2019			^[75]
Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme Phase II	Prithvi Defence Vehicle Mark-II					Mach 5+		TBD	In development		^[76]
	AD-1	Endoatmospheric ABM			TBA						^[77]
	AD-2	Exoatmospheric ABM									^[78]

Multiple rocket

100px;"style="font-size: 85%"	Family	Name	Type	Guidance	Maximum range	Altitude	Maximum speed	Warhead	Introduction	Status	Image	Reference
Pinaka	Pinaka Mk I	Multiple rocket launcher	Ring laser gyro based INS with GPS/NavIC			Mach 4	High explosive, pre-fragmentated, cluster, anti-tank 250 kg	1998	In service		^[79] ^[80]
	Pinaka Mk IE
	Pinaka Mk II							TBD	In trials
	Guided Pinaka
	Pinaka ERR 122								In development
	Pinaka Mk II ER
	Pinaka Mk III

Others

100px;"style="font-size: 85%"	Family	Name	Type	Guidance	Maximum range	Maximum speed	Warhead	Introduction	Status	Image	Reference
Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle		Hypersonic test bed			Mach 12		2019	In testing		^[81]

See also

• List of active Indian military aircraft

References

Notes and References

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