The Indian Armed Forces uses various types of ballistic and cruise missiles. In India, the Defence Research and Development Organisation is the major body that is involved in the research and development of missiles. Public sector units and some of the private organizations are involved in the manufacture of the missiles, often in collaboration with foreign manufacturers. India also procures missiles from foreign manufacturers and agencies.
Anti-tank
| Family | Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Range | Speed | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9M113 Konkurs | 9M113-M | Man-portable ATGM | Tula KBP | Wire-guided SACLOS | 4 km (2.5 mi) | 208 m/s | Tandem HEAT 2.7 kg | 1991 | In service | ||
| 9K114 Shturm | Land-attack ATGM | KBM | 5 km (3.1 mi) | 345 m/s | HEAT 5.3 kg | 1999 | |||||
| 9K121 Vikhr | Vikhr-AT | Air-launched ATGM | KBP | Beam riding | 12 km (7.5 mi) | 610 m/s | Tandem HEAT 12 kg | 2004 | |||
| 9M133 Kornet | Land-attack ATGM | SACLOS beam riding | 8 km (5.0 mi) | 350 m/s | Tandem HEAT 4.6 kg | 2006 | |||||
| AGM-114 Hellfire | Hellfire-2 | Air-launched ATGM | Lockheed Martin | Laser guidance | 1 km (0.62 mi) | Mach 1.3 | Tandem HEAT | 2020 | |||
| Spike | Spike-MR | Man-portable ATGM | Rafael | Infrared homing | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) | 2023 | |||||
| Nag | Prospina | Land-attack ATGM | DRDO | Charge-coupled device Infrared homing | 4 km (2.5 mi) | 230 m/s | Tandem HEAT 8 kg | 2016 | |||
| HeliNa/Dhruvastra | Air-launched ATGM | 10 km (6.2 mi) | TBD | In development | |||||||
| Stand off Anti-Tank missile | Standoff Air-launched ATGM | Charge-coupled device Millimeter wave Active radar homing | 20 km (12 mi) | ||||||||
| MPATGM | Man-portable ATGM | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) | |||||||||
| DRDO Anti Tank Missile | ATGM | Wire guided | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) | 0.91 m/s | HEAT | ||||||
| Amogha missile | Amogha-1 | ATGM | Bharat Dynamics | Semi-automatic command to line of sight | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) | ||||||
| Amogha-II | Air-launched ATGM | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) | |||||||||
| Amogha-III | Man-portable ATGM | Imaging infrared Electro-optical | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) | ||||||||
| SAMHO | Cannon launched ATGM | DRDO | Semi-active laser homing | 5 km (3.1 mi) | Tandem HEAT | ||||||
| ATGM 5 | Man-portable ATGM | MBDA France | Infrared homing Television guidance | 4 km (2.5 mi) | |||||||
Anti-ship
| Family | Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Range | Speed | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Eagle | Short range AShM | BAe Dynamics | INS Active radar homing | 110 km (68 mi) | Mach 1 | Conventional 230 kg | 1988 | In service | |||
| P-15 Termit | P-15M | MKB Raduga | 80 km (50 mi) | Mach 0.95 | Hollow charge 454 kg | 1989 | |||||
| APR-2 | ASW torpedo | TMC | Acoustic homing | 3 km (1.9 mi) | 56 kn | High explosive 74 kg | 1990 | ||||
| 53-65 | Ostekhbureau | 18 km (11 mi) | 45 kn | High explosive 307.6 kg | 1990 | ||||||
| SET-65 | SI-400 | 100 km (62 mi) | 50 kn | High explosive 557 kg | 1991 | ||||||
| SUT | Atlas Elektronik | 30 km (19 mi) | 35 kn | High explosive 250 kg | 1994 | ||||||
| Kh-31 | Kh-31A1 | Short range AShM | TMC | INS Active radar homing | 70 km (43 mi) | Mach 3.5 | Armor piercing | 2007 | |||
| A244 | ASW torpedo | Leonardo | Acoustic homing | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) | 39 kn | High explosive 45.4 kg | 2007 | ||||
| Kalibr | 3M-54E | Cruise AShM | NPO Novator | INS Active radar homing | 300 km (190 mi) | Mach 3 | Conventional or Nuclear 500 kg | 2008 | |||
| Kh-35 | TMC | Mach 0.85 | High explosive Fragmented | 2009 | |||||||
| Harpoon | Block-2 | Short range AShM | Boeing | INS Active radar homing | 124 km (77 mi) | Mach 0.71 | Conventional 221 kg | 2013 | |||
| Mk-54 | Mk-54 LWT | ASW torpedo | Raytheon | Acoustic homing | 0.45 km (0.28 mi) | 40 kn | High explosive 43.9 kg | 2016 | |||
| Exocet | SM-39 | Short range AShM | MBDA France | INS Active radar homing | 50 km (31 mi) | Mach 0.93 | Conventional 165 kg | 2024 | |||
| Naval Anti-ship Missile | NASM-SR | Short range AShM | DRDO | INS with satellite guidance Imaging infrared | 55 km (34 mi) | Mach 0.8 | Conventional 100 kg | TBD | In development | ||
| NASM-MR | Medium range AShM | 250 km (160 mi) | Mach 0.7 | Conventional 150 kg | |||||||
| Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) | Long-range ASM | Inertial navigation system Acoustic homing | 643 km (400 mi) | Conventional 50 kg | |||||||
| Long Range – Anti Ship Missile | Long-range AShM | 1,500 km (930 mi) | Mach 8-10 | Hypersonic glide vehicle | |||||||
Air-to-air
| Family | Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Range | Speed | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super 530 | Super 530D | Beyond visual range AAM | Matra | Semi-active radar homing | 40 km (25 mi) | Mach 4.5 | High-explosive Fragmented | 1989 | In service | ||
| R-27 | R-27R1 | Vympel NPO | 75 km (47 mi) | Mach 2.5 | Blast/fragmentation Continuous rod 39 kg | 1995 | |||||
| R-27T1 | Infrared homing | 80 km (50 mi) | |||||||||
| R-27ER1 | Semi-active radar homing | 100 km (62 mi) | 1999 | ||||||||
| R-27ET1 | Infrared homing | 80 km (50 mi) | |||||||||
| R-77 | Vympel NPO | INS Active radar homing | 110 km (68 mi) | Mach 4 | High-explosive Fragmented 22.5kg | 2002 | |||||
| KS-172 | NPO Novator | 300 km (190 mi) | Mach 3.3 | High-explosive Fragmented | 2007 | ||||||
| Astra | Astra Mk1 | DRDO | Fibre-optic gyro based INS Active radar homing | 110 km (68 mi) | Mach 4.5 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 15 kg | 2018 | ||||
| Astra Mk2 | 160 km (99 mi) | TBD | In development | ||||||||
| Astra Mk3 | 350 km (220 mi) | ||||||||||
| Python | Python-5 | Rafael | Infrared homing | 20 km (12 mi) | Mach 4 | Proximity 11 kg | 2018 | In service | |||
| Derby | Active radar homing | 50 km (31 mi) | Proximity 23 kg | ||||||||
| MICA | MBDA France | INS Active radar homing | 60 km (37 mi) | Mach 4 | 12 kg | 2021 | |||||
| Meteor | MBDA | 200 km (120 mi) | Mach 4 | High-explosive Fragmented | 2022 | ||||||
| ASRAAM | MBDA UK | INS Infrared homing | 25 km (16 mi) | Mach 3+ | High-explosive Fragmented 88 kg | 2024 | |||||
| Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet | DRDO | 350 km (220 mi) | Mach 4.5 | TBD | In development | ||||||
| R-73 | Short range AAM | Vympel NPO | Infrared homing | 30 km (19 mi) | Mach 2.5 | High-explosive Fragmented 7.4 kg | 1989 | In service | |||
| R-60 | 8 km (5.0 mi) | High-explosive Fragmented 3 kg | 1990 | ||||||||
| R.550 Magic | Matra | 20 km (12 mi) | Mach 3 | High-explosive Fragmented 12.7 kg | 1994 | ||||||
| Python | Python-4 | Rafael | 15 km (9.3 mi) | Mach 3.5 | High-explosive Fragmented 11 kg | 2007 | |||||
Air-to-surface
| Family | Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Range | Speed | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ULPGM | V1 | ASM | DRDO | IIR homing | 2 km (1.2 mi) | N/A | 2 kg (4.4 lb) | In service | |||
| V2 | two-way datalink EO sensor | 6 km (3.7 mi) | N/A | ||||||||
| ULM-ER | Multiple | 10 km (6.2 mi) | N/A | In development | |||||||
| Kh-59 Ovod | Kh-59ME | MKB Raduga | INS Active radar homing | 200 km (120 mi) | Mach 0.88 | Conventional Pre-fragmented | 2002 | In service | |||
| Popeye | Rafael | INS Infrared homing | 78 km (48 mi) | Conventional Pre-fragmented 340 kg | 2006 | ||||||
| BrahMos | BrahMos A | Supersonic ALCM | NPO Mashinostroyeniya DRDO | INS + Sat Nav Active radar homing | 450 km (280 mi) | Mach 3 | Conventional or Nuclear Armour-piercing 300 kg | 2019 | |||
| SCALP-EG | ASM | MBDA | INS, GPS, TERPROM | 550 km (340 mi) | Mach 0.95 | BROACH 550 kg | 2022 | ||||
| AASM Hammer | Safran | INS, GPS | 70 km (43 mi) | General-purpose bomb 250 kg | 2023 | ||||||
| Rudram | Rudram-1 | Air to surface ARM | DRDO | INS Active radar homing | 150 km (93 mi) | Mach 2 | Conventional Pre-fragmented 55 kg | TBD | In development | ||
| Rudram-2 | INS SatNav IIR homing | 350 km (220 mi) | Mach 5.5 | Conventional Pre-fragmented 155 kg / Bunker buster | |||||||
| Rudram-3 | 550 km (340 mi) | Bunker buster | |||||||||
Surface-to-air
| Family | Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Range | Alitude | Speed | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trishul | Short range SAM | DRDO | Command to line-of-sight | 11 km (6.8 mi) | Mach 2 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 15 kg | 1983 | In service | ||||
| S-125 Neva/Pechora | V601 | JSC Defense Systems | 35 km (22 mi) | 18 km (11 mi) | Mach 3 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 60 kg | 1987 | |||||
| Seacat | Short Brothers | 5 km (3.1 mi) | Mach 0.8 | Continuous rod | 1987 | |||||||
| 9K33 Osa | 9M33 | Znamya Truda Plant | 15 km (9.3 mi) | 12 km (7.5 mi) | Mach 2.9 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 15 kg | 1990 | |||||
| 9K35 Strela-10 | 9M37 | KB Tochmash | 5 km (3.1 mi) | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) | Mach 0.5 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 5 kg | 1990 | |||||
| 2K22 Tunguska | 9M311 | KBP | 9 km (5.6 mi) | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) | Mach 1 | Continuous rod 9 kg | 1999 | |||||
| Buk | 9M38 | Almaz-Antey | 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 | IAI Rafael | 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 | DRDO | Command guidance Active radar homing | 30 km (19 mi) | 18 km (11 mi) | Mach 3 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 60 kg | 2009 | |||
| Akash Mk II | 40 km (25 mi) | 20 km (12 mi) | TBD | In development | ||||||||
| Akash-NG | 70 km (43 mi) | 20 km (12 mi) | ||||||||||
| Barak 8 | MR-SAM | | IAI DRDO | INS Active radar homing | 70 km (43 mi) | 16 km (9.9 mi) | Mach 2 | Kinetic kill vehicle 60 kg | 2020 | In service | |||
| LR-SAM | Long range SAM | 100 km (62 mi) | 20 km (12 mi) | Mach 3+ | 2019 | |||||||
| ER-SAM | Extended range SAM | 150 km (93 mi) | 30 km (19 mi) | |||||||||
| QRSAM | Quick reaction SAM | DRDO | 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| SAMAR | SAMAR I | Infrared homing | 12 km (7.5 mi) | Mach 2.5 | 2024 | |||||||
| SAMAR II | Semi-active radar homing | 20 km (12 mi) | Mach 2.5 | TBD | In development | |||||||
| S-400 | Mobile long-range SAM | Almaz-Antey | 380 km (240 mi) | 40 km (25 mi) | Mach 14 | 2021 | In service | |||||
| 9K38 Igla | Igla-1 | Man-portable SAM | NPO Mashinostroyeniya | 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 | ||
| 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 | KBM | 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 | Raytheon | 8 km (5.0 mi) | Mach 2.2 | High-explosive Pre-fragmented 3 kg | 2020 | |||||||
| Kusha | MR-SAM | Medium range SAM | DRDO | 150 km (93 mi) | High-explosive Pre-fragmented | TBD | In development | |||||
| 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 | ||||
Surface-to-surface
| Family | Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Range | Speed | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prithvi | Prithvi-I | Surface-to-surface TBM | DRDO | Inertial navigation system | 150 km (93 mi) | Conventional or Nuclear Fragmentation Thermobaric | 1994 | In service | |||
| Prithvi-II | Surface-to-surface SRBM | 350 km (220 mi) | 2003 | ||||||||
| Prithvi-III | 600 km (370 mi) | 2004 | |||||||||
| Dhanush | Surface-to-surface ASBM | 750 km (470 mi) | 2018 | ||||||||
| Agni | Agni-I | Surface-to-surface MRBM | Ring laser gyro INS infrared homing active radar homing | 1,200 km (750 mi) | Mach 24 | Conventional or Nuclear High explosive Cluster munition Incendiary Thermobaric | 2002 | In service | |||
| Agni-P | 2,000 km (1,200 mi) | 2021 | In development | ||||||||
| Agni-II | 3,500 km (2,200 mi) | 2010 | In service | ||||||||
| Agni-III | Surface-to-surface IRBM | 5,000 km (3,100 mi) | 2011 | ||||||||
| Agni-IV | 4,000 km (2,500 mi) | 2014 | |||||||||
| Agni-V | Surface-to-surface ICBM | 8,000 km (5,000 mi) | 2018 | ||||||||
| Agni-VI | 16,000 km (9,900 mi) | TBD | In development | ||||||||
| BrahMos | BrahMos Block I | Supersonic ship launched AshM/LAM | NPO Mashinostroyeniya DRDO | INS + Sat Nav Active radar homing | 290 km (180 mi) | Mach 3 | Conventional or Nuclear Armour-piercing 300 kg | 2007 | In service | ||
| Supersonic land launched AshM/LAM | 290 km (180 mi) | 2010 | |||||||||
| BrahMos Block II | Supersonic land launched LAM | 290 km (180 mi) | 2012 | ||||||||
| BrahMos Block III | 290 km (180 mi) | 2013 | |||||||||
| Submarine launched BrahMos | Supersonic submarine launched AshM/LAM | 290 km (180 mi) | 2013 | ||||||||
| BrahMos ER | Multi-platform multirole Supersonic CM | 800 km (500 mi) | 2022 | ||||||||
| BrahMos NG | 290 km (180 mi) | TBD | In development | ||||||||
| BrahMos-II | Hypersonic CM | 1,000 km (620 mi) | Mach 8 | ||||||||
| Kalibr | 3M-54E Klub | Surface-to-surface cruise missile | NPO Novator | INS Active radar homing | 300 km (190 mi) | Mach 3 | Conventional or Nuclear 500 kg | 2009 | In service | ||
| K missile family | K-15 (Sagarika) | Short range SLBM | DRDO | Ring laser gyro INS Accelerometer | 750 km (470 mi) | Mach 7.5 | Conventional or Nuclear | 2018 | |||
| K-4 | Medium range SLBM | 3,500 km (2,200 mi) | |||||||||
| K-5 | Intermediate range SLBM | 5,000 km (3,100 mi) | TBD | In development | |||||||
| K-6 | IC SLBM | 8,000 km (5,000 mi) | |||||||||
| Nirbhay | Nirbhay LAM | Subsonic LAM | Ring laser gyro INS + GPS/NavIC Active radar homing Imaging infrared | 1,500 km (930 mi) | Mach 0.9 | Conventional or Nuclear Fragmentation | 2019 | In service | |||
| LR-LACM | TBD | In development | |||||||||
| SLCM | Subsonic SLCM | 500 km (310 mi) | Mach 0.8 | ||||||||
| Shaurya | Surface-to-surface MRBM | Ring laser gyro INS Accelerometer | 1,900 km (1,200 mi) | Mach 7.5 | Conventional or Nuclear | TBD | In deployment | ||||
| Prahaar | Prahaar | Surface-to-surface TBM | Fibre-optic gyro INS GPS/NavIC Active radar homing | 150 km (93 mi) | Mach 4 | Conventional or Nuclear High explosive Cluster munition | In development | ||||
| Pragati | 170 km (110 mi) | ||||||||||
| Pranash | 200 km (120 mi) | ||||||||||
| Pralay | Surface-to-surface SRBM | Inertial navigation system | 500 km (310 mi) | Mach 6.1 | Conventional High explosive Fragmentation | TBD | In service | ||||
| ET-LDHCM | Hypersonic CM | >1,500 kilometres (930 mi) | >Mach 8 | Conventional or Nuclear | TBD | In development | |||||
| Surya | Surface-to-surface ICBM | 16,000 km (9,900 mi) | Mach 27 | Conventional or Nuclear MITRV | Unknown | Unconfirmed | |||||
Anti-satellite
| Family | Name | Type | Design | Guidance | Range | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prithvi Defence Vehicle | Mark I/Mark II | Exoatmospheric ABM | DRDO | Ring laser gyro based inertial navigation system Imaging infrared homing | 5,000 km (3,100 mi) | Kinetic kill vehicle | TBD | In development |
Guided bombs
| Family | Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paveway | Paveway-III | Guided bomb | Texas Instruments | Beam riding | 907 kg | 1994 | In service | ||
| BGL | Matra | 1995 | |||||||
| Griffin LGB | IAI | 2006 | |||||||
| KAB-500 | KAB-500L | TMC | 450 kg | 2007 | |||||
| Spice | Spice 2000 | Rafael | 113 kg | 2009 | |||||
| Sudarshan | DRDO | 450 kg | 2013 | ||||||
| CBU | SBU-97 | Textron | 2017 | ||||||
| Krasnopol | Guided shell | KBP | 50 kg | 2001 | |||||
| M982 Excalibur | ARL AARDE | 5.4 kg | 2020 | ||||||
Missile defence
| Family | Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Range | Altitude | Speed | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme Phase I | Pradyumna | Exoatmospheric ABM | DRDO | 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 | ||
| Advanced Air Defence | Endoatmospheric ABM | 150 km (93 mi) | 40 km (25 mi) | Mach 4.5 | Pre-fragmented Kinetic kill vehicle 40 kg | 2007 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme Phase II | Prithvi Defence Vehicle Mark-II | 1,200 km (750 mi) | Mach 5+ | TBD | In development | |||||||
| AD-1 | Endoatmospheric ABM | TBA | ||||||||||
| AD-2 | Exoatmospheric ABM |
Multiple rocket
| Family | Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Range | Altitude | Speed | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinaka | Pinaka Mk I | Multiple rocket launcher | DRDO | 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 | ||
| 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) |
Technology demonstrators
| Name | Type | Designer | Guidance | Range | Speed | Warhead | Intr. | Status | Image | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle | Hypersonic test bed | DRDO | Mach 12 | 2019 | In testing |
See also
- List of active Indian military aircraft
- List of Indian military radars
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