
Types of Missiles | Name of the Missile | Type of Missile | Operational Range | Speed |
Air-to-air missiles | MICA | Air-to-Air Missiles | 500 m to 80 km | Mach 4 |
Astra Missile | Air-to-Air Missiles | 80-110 km | Mach 4.5 + | |
Novator K-100 | Medium Range air-to-air missile | 300–400 km | Mach 3.3 | |
Surface-To-Air Missiles | Trishul | Short-Range surface to air missile | 9 km | There were problems in this missile as it could not hit its targets. Hence, this programme was officially closed in 2008 by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). This missile was not inducted by the Indian Armed Forces. India, decided to import Barak Missiles from Israel. |
Akash Missile (There are 3 Variants at different stages of development – Akash-1S, Akash Mark-II, Akash-NG) | Medium-range surface-to-air missile | Akash -1S (18 – 30 Km) Akash Mk-II (35 – 40 Km) Akash-NG (More than 50 Km) | Mach 2.5 to 3.5 | |
Barak 8 | Long-Range surface to air Missile | 100 km | Mach 2 | |
Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) | exo-atmospheric interceptor missile | 2000 km | Mach 8 | |
Surface-to-surface Missiles | Agni-I | Medium-range ballistic missile | 700-1250 km | Mach 7.5 |
Agni-II | Intermediate-range ballistic missile | 2,000–3,000 km | Mach 12 | |
Agni-III | Intermediate-range ballistic missile | Around 3,000 km | 5–6 km/s | |
Agni-IV | Intermediate-range ballistic missile | Around 4,000 km | Mach 7 | |
Agni-V | Intercontinental ballistic missile | Around 5,000 km | Mach 24 | |
Prithvi I | Short-Range Ballistic Missile | 150 km | – | |
Prithvi II | Short-Range Ballistic Missile | 350 km | – | |
Dhanush | Short-Range Ballistic Missile | 350 – 600 km | – | |
Shaurya | Medium-Range Ballistic Missile | 750 to 1,900 km | – | |
Prahaar | Short-Range Ballistic Missile | 150 km | – | |
Cruise Missiles | BrahMos | Supersonic cruise missile | 290 km | Mach 2.8 to 3 Mach |
BrahMos II | Hypersonic cruise missile | 450 – 600 km | Mach 7 | |
Nirbhay | Subsonic cruise missile | 1,000 – 1500 km | Mach 0.8 | |
Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Systems / Interceptor Missiles | Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) | Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile | Altitude – 80 km | Mach 5+ |
Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) | Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile | Altitude – 150 km | Mach 4.5 | |
Advanced Air Defence (AAD) /Ashwin Ballistic Missile Interceptor | Endoatmospheric Anti-ballistic missile | Altitude – 30 km | ||
Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles | ||||
Sagarika (K-15) | Ballistic Missile | Around 750 Km | ||
K-4 | Ballistic Missile | Around 3,000 km | ||
K-5 | Ballistic Missile | Around 5,000 km | ||
Anti-Tank Missile | Amogha | Anti-Tank Guided Missile | 2.8 km | |
Nag | Anti-Tank Guided Missile | 500 m – 4 km | 230 m/s | |
Helina | Anti-Tank Guided Missile | 7 – 10 km |