India is a leader in missile technology. India is one of seven countries in the world with ICBM and one of four countries with anti-ballistic missile systems. Since 2016, India has been a member of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
Early Missiles:
Mysorean Rockets – 18th Century
Various types of Missiles:
- Ballistic Missiles
- Cruise Missiles
- Surface to Air Missiles
- Anti Ballistic Missiles
- Orbital Launch System
Project Devil:
To reverse engineer Soviet surface to air missile after India’s first Nuclear bomb test.
Project Valiant:
To develop Inter Continental Ballistic Missile. Led to development of Prithvi short ranged Ballistic Missiles.
Phase 1 of Missile development Program:
Development of First Generation Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) by DRDO.
Phase 3 – Integrated Guided Missile Development Program:
This program is led by Abdul Kalam. Agni Missile system was developed from ISRO first orbital launch.
- Prithvi (Short Ranged Surface to Surface Missile)
- Trsihul (Short range low level Surface to Air Missile)
- Akash (Medium Range Surface to Air Missile)
- Nag (Third Gen Anti tank Missile)
- Agni 1,2,3 (Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile)
Phase 3 of Missile Development Program:
- Sagarika (Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile)
- BrahMos (Cruise Missile)
- Dhanush (Naval Variant of Prithvi)
Tactical Ballistic Missiles:
- Prahaar (Short Ranged Surface to Surface Ballistic Missiles).
- Pralay (Surface to Surface Short Ranged Ballistic Missiles).
Medium Ranged Ballistic Missile Systems:
Agni-I, Agni-II, Agni-III
K-Series of Missiles:
K – Series Named after Abdul Kalam. They are Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBM).
K 15 – Intermediate Missile.
K – 6 – Intercontinental Missile.
Shaurya Missile – Land attack variant of K-15 Missile.
BrahMos:
Hypersonic Cruise Missile developed in collaboration with Russia.
Nirbhay Cruise Missile:
It is a long ranged sub sonic cruise Missile expecting its air and submarine launched.
ASTRA Missile:
Astra are India’s fifth-generation beyond-visual-range active radar homing air-to-air missile series.
Anti Radiation Missile:
Rudram 1: Air to Surface anti radiation missile.
Anti Tank Missile:
Nag Missile
Amogha Missile
Ballistic Missile Defence:
Prithvi Air Defense
Guided and unguided rocket systems:
Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Laucher