[26/04, 7:50 am] Chandana 😉: Type of Missile Name Range Important features

Cruise Missiles

-A cruise missile is a guided  

missile (target has to be pre-

set) used against terrestrial  

targets

-It remains in the atmosphere  

throughout its flight.

-It flies the major portion of  

its flight path at  

approximately constant  

speed

-Modern cruise missiles are  

capable of travelling at  

supersonic or high subsonic  

speeds, are self-navigating,  

and are able to fly on a non-

ballistic, extremely low-

altitude trajectory.

Brahmos 450-600 KM

 BRAHMOS is a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India  

(DRDO) and the NPOM of Russia

 It is a two-stage (solid propellant engine in the first stage and liquid ramjet in second) air to surface  

missile.

o India's entry into the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) has extended the range of the  

BRAHMOS missile to reach 450 km-600km, a shade above its current MTCR capped range of  

300 km.

 Heaviest weapon to be deployed on Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft, with a weight of 2.5 tonnes.

 Brahmos is a multiplatform i.e. it can be launched from land, air, and sea and multi capability missile  

with pinpoint accuracy that works in both day and night irrespective of the weather conditions.

 It operates on the "Fire and Forgets" principle.

 Recently, India and the Philippines have signed the “Implementing Arrangement” which lays  

groundwork on exporting BrahMos cruise missile.

Nirbhay 1000-1500 KM

 Long range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile designed and developed in India by the DRDO.

 The missile can be launched from multiple platforms and is capable of carrying conventional and  

nuclear warheads.

 It is a two-stage missile powered by Solid rocket motor booster.

 It is capable of carrying warheads of up to 300kg at a speed of 0.6 to 0.7 Mach (sub-sonic).

 The Nirbhay cruise missile is an Indian version of the American Tomahawk.

Brahmos II 1000 KM

 It was designed in India. However, it is a hypersonic cruise missile, which means the access places  

are ship, submarine, land, and aircraft.

 The speed is Mach 7.

 Currently under joint development by India's DRDO and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyenia, which have  

together formed BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited’

 The BrahMos-II is expected to have a range of 1,000 kilometres and a speed of Mach 8.

Exocet 40-180 KM

 It was developed in France.

 It is an anti-ship cruise missile which has six Exocet variants, which differ by their launch platforms

[26/04, 7:50 am] Chandana 😉: Surface  

to  

Surface  

Missiles

Short-Range  

Ballistic  

Missile

Prahaar 150 km

 Short range ballistic missile .(SRBM) ,to replace Prithvi I

 It has been manufactured by DRDO and the place of origin is India.

 The launch platform is Transporter Erector Launcher &propelled by a single-stage solid propellant  

engine.

Prithvi - I

150 KM &

accuracy of 50  

m CEP

 The Prithvi class of ballistic missiles make up most of India’s arsenal of short-range ballistic missiles,  

useful for more tactical and battlefield uses.

 All of the missiles are road-mobile, allowing them to be deployed with maneuvering forces.

 India’s first indigenously developed ballistic missile produced by the Integrated Guided Missile  

Development Program (IGMDP) – It is India’s only deployed nuclear-capable missile.

 it is not in service

Prithvi II

250-350 km&

an accuracy of  

50 m CEP

 Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM)

 The missile’s high accuracy enables it to hit enemy military targets effectively, making it a battlefield  

weapon.

Prithvi-III

300 to 350 km  

& an accuracy  

of 25 m CEP

 It employs a two-stage, solid propellant motor.

 The longest-ranged member of the Prithvi family of missiles, it was most likely designed for use as a  

tactical weapon against Pakistan and China.

 It employs a two-stage, solid propellant motor.

Shaurya 700-1900 km  It is manufactured by DRDO.

 Indian submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM).

Agni Series

AGNI I 700 km

 It is manufactured by DRDO and BDL (Bharat Dynamics Ltd.)

 Short-range, road/rail-mobile, Single-stage solid propellant ballistic missile.

 The missile was successfully test launched in both November 2015 and March 2016.

Surface  

Intermediate-

Range  

Ballistic  

Missile

&

AGNI-II 2,000-3,500  

km

 Two-stage, medium-range, rail/road-mobile, solid propellant ballistic missile.

AGNI-III 3,000-5,000  

km

 Intermediate-range, two-stage solid propellant ballistic missile.

 Nuclear fusion 200-300 kT; possible MIRV version

AGNI-IV

3,500-4,000  

km

 Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM)

 The listed operational range of 3,500-4,000 km allows it to strike targets in nearly all of China,