The Indian Armed Forces uses various types of ballistic and cruise missiles. [1] [2] In India, the Defence Research and Development Organisation is the major body that is involved in the research and development of missiles. [3] Public sector units and some of the private organizations are involved in the manufacture of the missiles, often in collaboration with foreign manufacturers. [4] India also procures missiles from foreign manufacturers and agencies. [5]
Family | Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Range | Alitude | Speed | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
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Trishul | Short range SAM | ![]() | Command to line-of-sight | 11 km (6.8 mi) | Mach 2 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 15 kg | 1983 | In service | [43] | |||
S-125 Neva/Pechora | V601 | ![]() | 35 km (22 mi) | 18 km (11 mi) | Mach 3 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 60 kg | 1987 | ![]() | [5] | |||
Seacat | ![]() | 5 km (3.1 mi) | Mach 0.8 | Continuous rod | 1987 | ![]() | ||||||
9K33 Osa | 9M33 | ![]() | 15 km (9.3 mi) | 12 km (7.5 mi) | Mach 2.9 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 15 kg | 1990 | ![]() | ||||
9K35 Strela-10 | 9M37 | ![]() | 5 km (3.1 mi) | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) | Mach 0.5 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 5 kg | 1990 | ![]() | ||||
2K22 Tunguska | 9M311 | ![]() | 9 km (5.6 mi) | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) | Mach 1 | Continuous rod 9 kg | 1999 | |||||
Buk | 9M38 | ![]() | 30 km (19 mi) | 20 km (12 mi) | Mach 3 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented | 2001 | ![]() | ||||
9M317 | 50 km (31 mi) | 25 km (16 mi) | Mach 4 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 62 kg | 2013 | ![]() | ||||||
Barak 1 | ![]() ![]() | 12 km (7.5 mi) | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) | Mach 2.1 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 22 kg | 2004 | ![]() | |||||
Akash | Akash Mk I | Medium range SAM | ![]() | Command guidance Active radar homing | 30 km (19 mi) | 18 km (11 mi) | Mach 3 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 60 kg | 2009 | ![]() | [44] | |
Akash Mk II | 40 km (25 mi) | 20 km (12 mi) | TBD | In development | [45] | |||||||
Akash-NG | 70 km (43 mi) | 20 km (12 mi) | [46] [47] | |||||||||
Barak 8 | MR-SAM | | ![]() ![]() | INS Active radar homing | 70 km (43 mi) | 16 km (9.9 mi) | Mach 2 | Kinetic kill vehicle 60 kg | 2020 | In service | ![]() | [48] | |
LR-SAM | Long range SAM | 100 km (62 mi) | 20 km (12 mi) | Mach 3+ | 2019 | [49] | ||||||
ER-SAM | Extended range SAM | 150 km (93 mi) | 30 km (19 mi) | |||||||||
QRSAM | Quick reaction SAM | ![]() | INS with Datalink Active radar homing | 30 km (19 mi) | 14 km (8.7 mi) | Mach 4.7 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 32 kg | 2022 | ![]() | [50] | ||
VL-SRSAM | Short range SAM | Fibre-optic gyro based INS Active radar homing | 50 km (31 mi) | 16 km (9.9 mi) | Mach 4.5 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented | 2022 | ![]() | [51] | |||
SAMAR | SAMAR I | Infrared homing | 12 km (7.5 mi) | Mach 2.5 | 2024 | [52] [53] | ||||||
SAMAR II | Semi-active radar homing | 20 km (12 mi) | Mach 2.5 | TBD | In development | |||||||
S-400 | Mobile long-range SAM | ![]() | 380 km (240 mi) | 40 km (25 mi) | Mach 14 | 2021 | In service | [54] | ||||
9K38 Igla | Igla-1 | Man-portable SAM | ![]() | Infrared homing | 5 km (3.1 mi) | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) | Mach 1.7-1.8 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 1.17 kg | 1991 | In service | ![]() | [5] |
Igla | 5.2 km (3.2 mi) | 2003 | ||||||||||
Igla-S | 6 km (3.7 mi) | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 2.5 kg | 2012 | |||||||||
9K34 Strela-3 | ![]() | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) | 3 km (1.9 mi) | Mach 1.5 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 1.15 kg | 1985 | ![]() | |||||
9K32 Strela-2 | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) | 1996 | ![]() | ||||||||
FIM-92 Stinger | ![]() | 8 km (5.0 mi) | Mach 2.2 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 3 kg | 2020 | ![]() | ||||||
Kusha | MR-SAM | Medium range SAM | ![]() | 150 km (93 mi) | High-explosive Pre-fragmented | TBD | In development | [55] [56] | ||||
ER-SAM | Long range SAM | 250 km (160 mi) | ||||||||||
XR-SAM | Extended range SAM | 350 km (220 mi) | ||||||||||
VSHORAD | Short range/ Man-portable SAM | Infrared homing | 6 km (3.7 mi) | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) | Mach 1.5 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 2 kg | TBD | In development | ![]() | [57] | ||
Family | Name | Type | Design | Guidance | Range | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
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Prithvi Defence Vehicle | Mark I/Mark II | Exoatmospheric ABM | ![]() | Ring laser gyro based inertial navigation system Imaging infrared homing | 5,000 km (3,100 mi) | Kinetic kill vehicle | TBD | In development | ![]() | [84] |
Family | Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
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Paveway | Paveway-III | Guided bomb | ![]() | Beam riding | 907 kg | 1994 | In service | ![]() | [5] |
BGL | ![]() | 1995 | ![]() | ||||||
Griffin LGB | ![]() | 2006 | ![]() | ||||||
KAB-500 | KAB-500L | ![]() | 450 kg | 2007 | ![]() | ||||
Spice | Spice 2000 | ![]() | 113 kg | 2009 | |||||
Sudarshan | ![]() | 450 kg | 2013 | ![]() | [85] | ||||
CBU | SBU-97 | ![]() | 2017 | ![]() | [5] | ||||
Krasnopol | Guided shell | ![]() | 50 kg | 2001 | ![]() | ||||
M982 Excalibur | ![]() | 5.4 kg | 2020 | ![]() |
Family | Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Range | Altitude | Speed | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
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Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme Phase I | Pradyumna | Exoatmospheric ABM | ![]() | Inertial navigation system Active radar homing | 2,000 km (1,200 mi) | 80 km (50 mi) | Mach 5+ | Pre-fragmented Kinetic kill vehicle 40 kg | 2006 | In service | ![]() | [86] |
Advanced Air Defence | Endoatmospheric ABM | 150 km (93 mi) | 40 km (25 mi) | Mach 4.5 | Pre-fragmented Kinetic kill vehicle 40 kg | 2007 | ![]() | [87] | ||||
Prithvi Defence Vehicle | Exoatmospheric ABM | Ring laser gyro based INS Infrared homing | 5,000 km (3,100 mi) | 180 km (110 mi) | Pre-fragmented Kinetic kill vehicle | 2019 | [88] | |||||
Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme Phase II | Prithvi Defence Vehicle Mark-II | 1,200 km (750 mi) | Mach 5+ | TBD | In development | ![]() | [89] | |||||
AD-1 | Endoatmospheric ABM | TBA | ![]() | [90] | ||||||||
AD-2 | Exoatmospheric ABM | [91] |
Family | Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Range | Altitude | Speed | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
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Pinaka | Pinaka Mk I | Multiple rocket launcher | ![]() | Ring laser gyro based INS with GPS/NavIC | 37.5 km (23.3 mi) | 40 km (25 mi) | Mach 4 | High explosive, pre-fragmentated, cluster, anti-tank 250 kg | 1998 | In service | ![]() | [92] [93] |
Pinaka Mk IE | 45 km (28 mi) | |||||||||||
Pinaka Mk II | 60 km (37 mi) | TBD | In trials | |||||||||
Guided Pinaka | 75 km (47 mi) | |||||||||||
Pinaka ERR 122 | 60 km (37 mi) | In development | ||||||||||
Pinaka Mk II ER | 90 km (56 mi) | |||||||||||
Pinaka Mk III | 120 km (75 mi) |
Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Range | Speed | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
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Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle | Hypersonic test bed | ![]() | Mach 12 | 2019 | In testing | ![]() | [94] |