Explained : India's Missile Capability

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Recently A Seminar was organised by DRDO which was attended by Our honorable Defense Minister Mr. Rajnath Singh where he encouraged scientists to work toward enhancement of India’s Defense Technology, Recently our Neighbor China has successfully conducted the test of Hyper sonic Glide Vehicle which circled the Globe but missed the target by just a few Kilometres.

In this article we will analyze where do we stand in the race of weapon supremacy

Category of Important Indian Missiles:

Air-to-Air Missiles

Name of the Missile	Type of Missile	Operational Range	Speed
MICA	Air-to-Air Missiles	500 m to 80 km	Mach 4
Astra	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

Name of the Missile	Type of Missile	Operational Range	Speed
Trishul	Short-Range surface to air missile	9 km	–
Akash Missile	Medium-range surface-to-air missile	30-35km	Mach 2.5 to 3.5
Barak 8	Long-Range surface to air Missile	100 km	Mach 2

Surface-to-Surface Missiles

Name of the Missile	Type of Missile	Operational Range	Speed
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	3,500 km – 5,000 km	5–6 km/s
Agni-IV	Intermediate-range ballistic missile	3,000 – 4,000 km	Mach 7
Agni-V	Intercontinental ballistic missile	5000 – 8000 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

Name of the Missile	Type of Missile	Operational Range	Speed
BrahMos	Supersonic cruise missile	290 km	Mach 2.8 to 3 Mach
BrahMos II	Hypersonic cruise missile	300km	Mach 7
Nirbhay	Subsonic cruise missile	1,000 -1500 km	Mach 0.8

Defense Missile

Name of the Missile	Type of Missile	Operational Range	Speed
Prithvi Air Defence	Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile	Altitude- 80km	Mach 5+
Prithvi Defence Vehicle	Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile	Altitude- 30km	Mach 4.5
Advanced Air Defence	Endoatmospheric Anti-ballistic missile	Altitude- 120km	–

Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles

Name of the Missile	Type of Missile	Operational Range	Speed
Ashwin	Ballistic Missile	150-200km	Mach 4.5
Sagarika	Ballistic Missile	700 – 1900 Km	–
K-4	Ballistic Missile	3,500–5,000 km	–
K-5	Ballistic Missile	6,000 km	–

Anti-Tank Missile

Name of the Missile	Type of Missile	Operational Range	Speed
Amogha	Anti-Tank Guided Missile	2.8 km	–
Nag	Anti-Tank Guided Missile	4km	230 m/s
Helina	Anti-Tank Guided Missile	7-8km	–

Recent Developments in Indian Missile Program (2021)

Let’s look into key development in our Defense Technology this Year

According to US Congressional Report India is among the few countries which are developing Hypersonic Missiles.
India Successfully test fired surface to surface ballistic missile Agni-5 this year in october.
This year in a lecture at JNU DRDO chief reportedly said that India is now Atmanirbhar in missile technology and is working toward its advancement.
The 5th generation Python-5 air-to-air missile was added by Tejas in its air-to-air weapons capability.
DRDO opened up missile production partnership for Indian private sectorwhich could be a game changer.

India vs Belligerent Neighbors

India is a Peace loving nations and our soldiers at borders try their best to maintain peace and security in the country but two of our neighbors are quite restless and often try to push India into loggerhead situations so it is strategically and politically important for us to keep update and alert about the developments in China and Pakistan.

China without any doubt is ahead of us in Warfare Technology owing to the fund allocated for its Defense sector and its Robust Technology but India is trying its best remain in the competition

Pakistan is quite backward in the Technology but it is often helped by China so it is a matter of concern for India and it is important to be ready in all measures for upcoming Security Risks.