missiles

Missiles of the Republic of India
Surface-to-surface	Ballistic missiles Intercontinental Agni V**   Agni VI*   Surya* Intermediate range Agni-III   Agni IV** Medium range Agni-I   Agni-II Short range Prithvi-I   Prithvi-II   Prithvi-III   Prahar Submarine-launched K-15 Sagarika   Dhanush   K-4**   K-5* Cruise missiles Hypersonic Shaurya   BrahMos-II*   HSTDV* Supersonic BrahMos-I   Prahar* Subsonic Klub   Bazalt   SwitchBlade   Nirbhay* Anti-ship Ametist   Termit   Moskit   Gabriel   3M-54 Klub   BrahMos-I   Exocet** Anti-tank missiles Nag   Konkurs   Malyutka   Fagot   Kornet   MILAN   MILAN 2T   LAHAT   Spiral   Sniper   CLGM   3UBK-Invar   DRDO Anti Tank Missile   ENTAC Spike**   FGM-148 Javelin** Torpedoes Shyena   AEG-SUT Mod-1   A244-S   53-65 torpedo   Type 53   Advanced Light Weight Torpedo   SUT AS/ASW   SET-65E ASW   TEST-71 AS/ASW Mark 54 MAKO Lightweight Torpedo*   Varunastra Heavy Weight Torpedo   Black Shark torpedo** Anti-submarine weapon Indigenous Anti-Submarine missile
Air-to-surface	Cruise missiles Hypersonic BrahMos-II* Supersonic BrahMos-I Subsonic Crystal Maze   Kh-59ME   Kh-35   Nirbhay* Anti-ship KH-29 Kedge   KH-31 Krypton   KH-59MK   Harpoon   Sea Eagle   BrahMos-I Anti-tank missiles MILAN   LAHAT   SS.11   Scorpion   Ataka   Scallion   Helina** Torpedoes Shyena   Advanced Light Weight Torpedo   A244-S   APR-3E   APR-1 ASW Laser-guided bomb Sudarshan laser-guided bomb   KAB-500L   KAB-1500L   Paveway LGB   KAB-500KR   CBU-105 SFW LGB   Griffin LGB Anti-radiation missile Martel   Kh-25   Kh-31   Kh-29 Medium range attack AS-30L Short range attack Sea Skua
Surface-to-air	Anti-ballistic missiles S-300PMU-2   Prithvi Air Defence (PAD)**   Advanced Air Defence (AAD)** Medium range SAM Akash   SA-5 Gammon   SA-6 Gainful   SA-11 Gadfly   SA-17 Grizzly   Barak 8** Short range SAM Trishul   Tunguska   SA-8 Gecko   SA-3 Goa   SA-9 Gaskin   SA-2 Guideline   SA-13 Gopher   Seacat   Tigercat   Barak 1   SPYDER   Maitri** MANPADS SA-16 Gimlet   SA-7 Grail   SA-14 Gremlin   SA-18 Grouse
Air-to-air	Visual range Python   Super 530   R.550 Magic-1   R.550 Magic-2   K-13S   R-40   R-60   R-73 Beyond visual range R-27ER   R-27ET   R-27R   R-27T   R-77   Derby   Python-4   R-23R   R-23T   Super 530   MBDA MICA   MBDA ASRAAM   Astra**   Novator K-100**
Notes: (*) Undergoing development   (**) Undergoing trials   Indian Missile Program   Indian Armed Forces

SARAS-----INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT

PHALCON-----RADAR SYSTEM PROVIDED BY ISRAEL TO INDIA

ARJUN------INDIGEOUSLY PRODUCED MAIN BATTLE TANK

DRDO setting up missile launch site in Machilipatnam

November 27th, 2012

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is developing a new missile launch site in Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore.

Currently the launch facilities are at Chandipur and Wheeler Island locations in Balasore in Odisha.

DRDO to Conduct Eighth Ballistic Missile Interceptor Test

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are going to conduct its eighth ballistic interceptor missile which can be fall any day between 19 November and 22 November 2012.

Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, K. Saraswat, had asserted that the attacker, a modified Prithvi missile, would take off from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur district of Odisha, mimicking an enemy missile while the interceptor would blast off from the Wheeler Island and pounce on the attacker in endo-atmosphere at an altitude of 15 km to 16 km.

The interceptor missile is called Advanced Air Defence (AAD) system and it race at a supersonic speed to intercept the attacker and destroy it.

Out of the seven interceptor missiles tests conducted by the DRDO so far, six was successful. The first interceptor mission took place in November 2006 in exo-atmosphere at an altitude of 48 km and it was successful. The second test, which took place in December 2007, in endo-atmosphere at an altitude of 15 km was  again successful. Out of the seven tests, five took place in endo-atmosphere at a height less than 20 km.

The interceptor is around 7.5-meter long single stage solid rocket propelled guided missile which is equipped with a navigation system, a hi-tech computer and an electro-mechanical activator.

The interceptor missile had its own mobile launcher, secure data link for interception, independent tracking and homing capabilities and sophisticated radars.

INDIA'S FIRST ATOM BOMB TEST-----DURING INIRA GANDHI


Prahaar (Sanskrit:प्रहार, Strike) is a solid-fuelled surface-to-surface guided short-range tactical ballistic missile byDRDO of India. It would be equipped with omni-directional warheads and could be used for hitting both tactical and strategic targets


ARJUN--------INDIGENOUSLY BUILT MAIN BATTLE TANK



India successfully test fires Air Force version of ‘Akash’ missile
India successfully test fired 2 indigenously-developed surface-to-air ‘Akash’ missiles of Air Force version
from Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha.The anti-aircraft missiles have a strike range of 25 km with
potential to carry 60 kgs of warhead.




India test-fires ICBM Agni-5 successfully
Current Affairs Published on www.gktoday.in from January 1, 2012 to
September 10, 2012
India performed a successful test-fire of its indigenously developed nuclear capable "Agni-V" ballistic missile from a
test range off Odisha coast. The missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher from the launch complex-4 of the
Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Wheeler Island near Odisha coast.
What is the significance of this launch of Agni-V?
 Agni V is considered to be of the category of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM).
 The long range missile with a strike range of over 5,000 km is capable of reaching deep into China and Europe.
 Only the U.N. Security Council permanent members – China, France, Russia the United States and Britain – along
with Israel, are believed to have the capability to operate an ICBM at present.
 The Indian-made Agni V is the crowning achievement of a now-mothballed missile programme developed
primarily with a possible threat from neighbouring China in mind.
Some features of Agni V:
 Strike range of over 5,000 km.
 The surface-to-surface missile.
 Height: 17.5 m
 Diameter: 2 m
 3-stage solid propellant missile.
 Warhead: Can carry a nuclear warhead
 Payload: 1500 Kg
 Speed: 24 Mach
 Manufacturer Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
 The Agni V is the most advanced version of the indigenously built Agni, or Fire, series, part of a programme that
started in the 1960s. Earlier versions could reach old rival Pakistan and Western China.
Did this launch encounter criticism from other nations?
NO Criticism from West BUT from China noted the launch with disapproval.
The launch attracted none of the criticism from the West as faced by hermit state North Korea for a failed bid to send
up a similar rocket last week. BUT China noted the launch with disapproval.
 China’s Global Times newspaper published: "The West chooses to overlook India’s disregard of nuclear and
missile control treaties".
 Chinese Communist Party’s main mouthpiece the People’s Daily published: "India should not overestimate its
strength”








India test fires BRAHMOS supersonic missile successfully
BRAHMOS (Surface to surface cruise missile) was successfully test fired from the Interim Test
Range, Chandipur from Balesore district of Odisha. BRAHMOS which is built on Indo-Russian joint
Current Affairs Published on www.gktoday.in from January 1, 2012 to
September 10, 2012
venture technology, was tested from the LC-3 of ITR. Carrying 200-300 Kgs of conventional and nuclear warheads, this
3 ton weight supersonic cruise missile can hit the enemy target up to 290 Km distance.
Brahmos has been deployed to the Army and Navy Wing of Indian Armed Forces. It was last test fired from Pokhran
(Rajasthan) on March 4, 2012.




Brahmos Cruise Missile: Second Unit Inducted into Indian Army

Second BrahMos cruise missile unit inducted into Indian Army close to Pakistan border
The second BrahMos supersonic cruise missile regiment was inducted into the Indian Army in the western sector bordering Pakistan. A successful test of the 290 Km range missile was also conducted in order to
validate the unit’s operationalization.
BrahMos
 Developed as a joint venture b/we the DRDO-India and the NPOM-Russia (Federal State Unitary Enterprise NPO Mashinostroyenia, Russia) under BrahMos Aerospace
 Missile named after two rivers, the Brahmaputra (India) and the Moskva(Russia).
 Capability of attacking surface targets by flying as low as 10 metres above the ground.
 It can reach a speed of Mach 2.8 (~3 times the speed of sound).








Army’s SFC successfully executes Agni-II launch mission
 Agni-II launch was successfully executed by Army’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC).
 The Missile after its launch from the Wheeler Island travelled more than 2,000 km in 700 seconds and hit the
target are in Bay of Bengal accurately.
 It is nuclear-capable missile which can carry warheads of one tonne.
 The success of the launch marks the preparedness of the Army to handle it independently.










Lakshya-1 successfully tested
Lakshya-1, which is the Air Force version of micro-light pilot-less target aircraft successfully test-flown from the launch
complex-2 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Orissa. The test was done to test the validity of its engine
and duration enhancement. Lakshya is part of the Indian Air Force since 2000.
Significant features of Lakshya-1
 6-foot long aircraft
 Remote-controlled from the ground
 Provides training to both airborne and air defense pilots.
 Advanced digitally controlled engine and is a
 Sub-sonic
 Re-usable aerial target system
 Launched by a solid propellant rocket motor
 Sustained by a turbojet engine
 30 to 35 minutes flight time


Test Flight of ‘Lakshya’ Successful
Current Affairs Published on www.gktoday.in from January 1, 2012 to
September 10, 2012
 Indigenously developed micro-light and pilot-less target aircraft ‘Lakshya’ successfully test flown from the
Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore district of Odisha
 The objective of the latest test flight was to check the validity of its engine and duration enhancement.
 Lakshya is a sub-sonic, re-usable aerial target system remote controlled from the ground and designed to impart
training to both air borne and air defence pilots. The aircraft has been developed by India’s Aeronautic
Development Establishment (ADE), Bangalore to perform discreet aerial reconnaissance of battle-field and target
acquisition. Lakshya has already been inducted into the Indian Air Force since 2000. Lakshya-II pilot-less target
aircraft was successfully test flown from the same base on the 25th and 27th of this month.







Akash Surface to Air Missile
Akash:
 Ingeniously made Akash surface-to-air missile system
 Developed by DRDO as part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP)
 An all-weather, medium-range
 Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system
 Akash is mooted as the Indian Patriot (The ‘Patriot’ is a US missile system which was used successfully used in
neutralising the Iraqi Skud missiles during the Gulf War in the 1990s).
The first batch of the ingeniously made Akash missile system to be inducted into the Indian Air Force. Also Advanced
Light Weight Torpedo (TAL) to be inducted into the Indian Navy in Hyderabad. This is a substantial accomplishment for
India’s aboriginal weapon development series.







Quick Facts: Lakshya II
 Lakshya-II – the advanced version of DRDO s Pilotless Target Aircraft (PTA).
 Can fly at sea skimming height and can dive down from an altitude of around 800 meters to just 12 m
 Can fly for about 30 minutes.
 It was again successfully flight- tested at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) of Chandipur-on-Sea in Balasore district
of Odisha.
 The entire flight was pre-programmed and was totally successful. It demonstrated various technologies and subsystems
including software correction to auto rudder scheme done to prevent loss of mission, engaging and
flying in way point navigation mode.
 Designed and developed by the Bangalore based Aeronautical Development Establishment, a premier DRDO
laboratory specializing in UAVs and flight control systems.

India approved Acquisition of French advanced Missile Systems

India on 4 January 2012 approved 6600 crore rupees acquisition of 490 French advanced missile systems to arm the Mirage-2000 fighter jets.  The Cabinet Committee on Security cleared the contract for the fire and forget MICA with French armament company MBDA. MICA are interception and aerial combat missiles.

The MICA systems will be fitted on IAF’s 51 Mirage-2000s. French company Dassault Aviation will help in the upgradation of IAF’s 51 Mirage-2000s. The Mirage upgrade project will cost around 20000 crore rupees. The project will be completed in 10 years.


In fact, India plans to induct stealth FGFA (Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft) from 2020 onwards with cooperation from Russia. This defence project is considered to be the biggest-ever defence project and it will cost approximately 35 billion US dollars.

Missiles

India's nuclear capable missiles
Name	Class	Range	Payload	Status
Agni-I	SRBM	700 km	1,000 kg	Operational
Agni-II	MRBM	2,000 km - 3,000 km	500 kg - 1,000 kg	Operational
Agni-III	IRBM	5,000 km	2,490 kg	Operational
Agni-IV	MRBM	3,000 km - 3,800 km	500 kg - 1,500 kg	Induction by 2014-15
Agni-V	ICBM	5,000 km - 6,000 km	1500 kg+	Induction by 2014-15
Agni-VI	ICBM	5,200 km - 10,000 km	700 kg - 1,400 kg	Under development
Dhanush	SRBM	350 km	500 kg	Developed but not used
Nirbhay	Subsonic Cruise Missile	1,000 km	?	Under development
Brahmos I	Supersonic Cruise Missile	290 km	300 kg	Operational
Brahmos II	Hypersonic Cruise Missile	290 km	300 kg	Under development
P-70 Ametist	Anti-shipping Missile	65 km	530 kg	Operational
P-270 Moskit	Supersonic Cruise Missile	120 km	320 kg	Operational
Popeye	ASM	78 km	340 kg	Operational
Prithvi-I	SRBM	150 km	1000 kg	Operational
Prithvi-II	SRBM	250 km	500 kg	Operational
Prithvi-III	SRBM	350 km	500 kg	Operational
Sagarika (K-15)	SLBM	700 km - 2,200 km	150 kg - 1000 kg	Awaiting Arihant SSBN's
K-4	SLBM	3,500 km	150 kg - 1000 kg	Under trials
Shaurya	TBM	700 km - 2,200 km	150 kg - 1,000 kg	Operational