Missiles of India: The deadly sentinels of Indian military power


2026/02/02 21:59:24 IST

Prithvi ballistic missile

    The Prithvi is a family of indigenously developed, short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missiles (SRBM) and Indias first successful indigenous ballistic missile, with development beginning in 1983.

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Brahmos missile

    The BrahMos is a premier, Mach 2.8–3.0 supersonic cruise missile developed jointly by India and Russia, recognized as one of the worlds fastest operational missiles.

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NAG missile

    The Nag missile is Indias indigenous, 3rd-generation, fire-and-forget, top-attack anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system, developed by DRDO to destroy heavily armored vehicles.

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Nirbhay missile

    The Nirbhay is India’s first indigenous, all-weather, long-range subsonic cruise missile, developed by the DRDO. It is designed for deep-penetration, terrain-hugging strikes with a range of 800–1,500 km.

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Pralay missile

    Pralay is a canisterised surface-to-surface, short-range, tactical ballistic missile, developed by theDRDO. It uses a combination of technologies created for the Prahaar tactical missile.

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Akash missile

    The Akash missile is an indigenous Indian medium-range, supersonic surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. Designed to engage aerial threats like fighter aircraft and drones, it has a 25-30 km range, Mach 2.5-3.5 speed, and 88-99% kill probability.

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S-400 missile

    India operates the Russian-made S-400 Triumf (Sudarshan Chakra) long-range surface-to-air missile system, acquiring five squadrons via a $5.43 billion 2018 deal.

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