Missiles of India

General Knowledge for competitive exams includes information on many different subjects, one such subject is Defense. The Important Missiles of India is an important topic for the General Awareness Section and needs to be prepared nicely for various Government Recruitment Exams like Banking, Insurance, SSC & much more! Hence, it is very necessary for a candidate to know about the Important Missiles of India who is preparing for these competitive exams.

As you might know that India’s rank when it comes to strength of military forces is 5th in the world.  Therefore, we are providing you with a list of Important Missiles of India.

Types of Missiles in India:

1. Ballisitc Missiles
2. Cruise Missiles

 Missiles of India – Ballisitc Missiles

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.

Examples: All the variants of Prithvi are SRBMs while Agni-I to Agni-IV are IRBM while Agni V and Agni VI are ICBMs

Ballistic missiles, based on launch mode can be classified as:

Surface-to-Surface Missile, Surface-to-Air Missile, Surface to-Sea Missile, Air-to-Air Missile, Air-to-Surface Missile, Sea-to-Sea Missile, Sea-to-Surface Missile, Anti-Tank Missile.

 Ballistic missiles, based on maximum range can be classified as:

Short Range Missile (SRBM)

Medium Range Missile (MRBM)

Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM)

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)

 Missiles of India – Cruise Missiles

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.

Examples: Brahmos and Nirbhay 

Depending upon the speed such missiles are classified as:
1) Subsonic cruise missile [Flies at a speed lesser than that of sound.(0.8 Mach)]
2) Supersonic cruise missile [Exceeds the speed of sound (Mach 2-3)]
3) Hypersonic cruise missile[Travels at a speed of more than 5 Mach.]

Popular Missiles of India

 List of Important Missiles in India – Interesting Facts

In addition to the above here are some facts related to Indian Missiles that you must know. Run through the points mentioned below to acknowledge the power of Indian Army.

• Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is also known as the “Missile Man of India”
• India is the first nuclear weapons country to have a no first use policy.
• 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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