List of Indian military missiles

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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]

Anti-tank

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Family Name Type Designer Guidance Range Speed Warhead Intr. Status Image Ref.
9M113 Konkurs 9M113-M Man-portable ATGM Soviet Union Tula KBP Wire-guided SACLOS 4 km (2.5 mi) 208 m/s Tandem
HEAT
2.7 kg		 1991 In service
[5]
9K114 Shturm Land-attack ATGM Russia KBM 5 km (3.1 mi) 345 m/s HEAT
5.3 kg		 1999
9K121 Vikhr Vikhr-AT Air-launched ATGM Russia 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 United States Lockheed Martin Laser guidance 1 km (0.62 mi) Mach 1.3 Tandem
HEAT		 2020
Spike Spike-MR Man-portable ATGM Israel Rafael Infrared homing 2.5 km (1.6 mi) 2023
Nag Prospina Land-attack ATGM India DRDO Charge-coupled device
Infrared homing		 4 km (2.5 mi) 230 m/s Tandem
HEAT
8 kg		 2016
[6]
HeliNa/Dhruvastra Air-launched ATGM 10 km (6.2 mi) TBD In development
[7]
Stand off Anti-Tank missile Standoff Air-launched ATGM Charge-coupled device
Millimeter wave
Active radar homing		 20 km (12 mi) [8]
MPATGM Man-portable ATGM 2.5 km (1.6 mi) [9]
DRDO Anti Tank Missile ATGM Wire guided 1.6 km (0.99 mi) 0.91 m/s HEAT [10]
Amogha missile Amogha-1 ATGM India Bharat Dynamics Semi-automatic command to line of sight 2.8 km (1.7 mi) [11]
Amogha-II Air-launched ATGM 2.8 km (1.7 mi) [12]
Amogha-III Man-portable ATGM Imaging infrared
Electro-optical		 2.5 km (1.6 mi)
SAMHO Cannon launched ATGM India DRDO Semi-active laser homing 5 km (3.1 mi) Tandem
HEAT
[13][14]
ATGM 5 Man-portable ATGM France MBDA France Infrared homing
Television guidance		 4 km (2.5 mi) [15][16]
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Anti-ship

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Family Name Type Designer Guidance Range Speed Warhead Intr. Status Image Ref.
Sea Eagle Short range AShM United Kingdom BAe Dynamics INS
Active radar homing		 110 km (68 mi) Mach 1 Conventional
230 kg		 1988 In service
[5]
P-15 Termit P-15M Soviet Union MKB Raduga 80 km (50 mi) Mach 0.95 Hollow charge
454 kg		 1989
APR-2 ASW torpedo Soviet Union TMC Acoustic homing 3 km (1.9 mi) 56 kn High explosive
74 kg		 1990
53-65 Soviet Union Ostekhbureau 18 km (11 mi) 45 kn High explosive
307.6 kg		 1990
SET-65 Soviet Union SI-400 100 km (62 mi) 50 kn High explosive
557 kg		 1991
SUT Germany Atlas Elektronik 30 km (19 mi) 35 kn High explosive
250 kg		 1994
Kh-31 Kh-31A1 Short range AShM Russia TMC INS
Active radar homing		 70 km (43 mi) Mach 3.5 Armor piercing 2007
A244 ASW torpedo Italy Leonardo Acoustic homing 13.5 km (8.4 mi) 39 kn High explosive
45.4 kg		 2007
Kalibr 3M-54E Cruise AShM Russia NPO Novator INS
Active radar homing		 300 km (190 mi) Mach 3 Conventional or Nuclear
500 kg		 2008
Kh-35 Russia TMC Mach 0.85 High explosive Fragmented 2009
Harpoon Block-2 Short range AShM United States Boeing INS
Active radar homing		 124 km (77 mi) Mach 0.71 Conventional
221 kg		 2013
Mk-54 Mk-54 LWT ASW torpedo United States Raytheon Acoustic homing 0.45 km (0.28 mi) 40 kn High explosive
43.9 kg		 2016
Exocet SM-39 Short range AShM France 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 India DRDO INS with satellite guidance
Imaging infrared		 55 km (34 mi) Mach 0.8 Conventional
100 kg		 TBD In development
[17][18]
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
[19]
Long Range – Anti Ship Missile Long-range AShM 1,500 km (930 mi) Mach 8-10 Hypersonic glide vehicle [20][21]
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Air-to-air

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Super 530 Super 530D Beyond visual range AAM France Matra Semi-active radar homing 40 km (25 mi) Mach 4.5 High-explosive
Fragmented		 1989 In service
[5][22]
R-27 R-27R1 Soviet Union Vympel NPO 75 km (47 mi) Mach 2.5 Blast/fragmentation
Continuous rod
39 kg		 1995
[23]
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 Russia Vympel NPO INS Active radar homing 110 km (68 mi) Mach 4 High-explosive
Fragmented
22.5kg		 2002
[24][25]
KS-172 Russia NPO Novator 300 km (190 mi) Mach 3.3 High-explosive
Fragmented		 2007
[26]
Astra Astra Mk1 India DRDO Fibre-optic gyro based INS
Active radar homing		 110 km (68 mi) Mach 4.5 High-explosive
Pre-fragmented
15 kg		 2018
[27][28]
Astra Mk2 160 km (99 mi) TBD In development [29][30]
Astra Mk3 350 km (220 mi)
Python Python-5 Israel Rafael Infrared homing 20 km (12 mi) Mach 4 Proximity
11 kg		 2018 In service
[5][31]
Derby Active radar homing 50 km (31 mi) Proximity
23 kg
MICA France MBDA France INS Active radar homing 60 km (37 mi) Mach 4 12 kg 2021
[32][33]
Meteor European Union MBDA 200 km (120 mi) Mach 4 High-explosive
Fragmented		 2022
[5][34]
ASRAAM United Kingdom MBDA UK INS Infrared homing 25 km (16 mi) Mach 3+ High-explosive
Fragmented
88 kg		 2024
[35][36][37]
Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet India DRDO 350 km (220 mi) Mach 4.5 TBD In development
[38][39]
R-73 Short range AAM Soviet Union Vympel NPO Infrared homing 30 km (19 mi) Mach 2.5 High-explosive
Fragmented
7.4 kg		 1989 In service
[5]
R-60 8 km (5.0 mi) High-explosive
Fragmented
3 kg		 1990
R.550 Magic France Matra 20 km (12 mi) Mach 3 High-explosive
Fragmented
12.7 kg		 1994
[5][22]
Python Python-4 Israel Rafael 15 km (9.3 mi) Mach 3.5 High-explosive
Fragmented
11 kg		 2007
[5]
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Air-to-surface

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ULPGM V1 ASM India 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 Russia MKB Raduga INS Active radar homing 200 km (120 mi) Mach 0.88 Conventional
Pre-fragmented		 2002 In service
[5]
Popeye Israel Rafael INS
Infrared homing		 78 km (48 mi) Conventional
Pre-fragmented
340 kg		 2006
BrahMos BrahMos A Supersonic ALCM Russia NPO Mashinostroyeniya
India DRDO		 INS + Sat Nav
Active radar homing		 450 km (280 mi) Mach 3 Conventional or Nuclear
Armour-piercing
300 kg		 2019
SCALP-EG ASM European Union MBDA INS, GPS, TERPROM 550 km (340 mi) Mach 0.95 BROACH
550 kg		 2022
AASM Hammer FranceSafran INS, GPS 70 km (43 mi) General-purpose bomb
250 kg		 2023
Rudram Rudram-1 Air to surface ARM India DRDO INS Active radar homing 150 km (93 mi)[40] Mach 2 Conventional
Pre-fragmented
55 kg		 TBD In development
[41]
Rudram-2 INS SatNav
IIR homing		 350 km (220 mi)[42] Mach 5.5 Conventional
Pre-fragmented
155 kg / Bunker buster
Rudram-3 550 km (340 mi) Bunker buster
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Surface-to-air

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Trishul Short range SAM India DRDO 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 Soviet Union JSC Defense Systems 35 km (22 mi) 18 km (11 mi) Mach 3 High-explosive
Pre-fragmented
60 kg		 1987
[5]
Seacat United Kingdom Short Brothers 5 km (3.1 mi) Mach 0.8 Continuous rod 1987
9K33 Osa 9M33 Soviet Union 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 Soviet Union 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 Russia KBP 9 km (5.6 mi) 3.5 km (2.2 mi) Mach 1 Continuous rod
9 kg		 1999
Buk 9M38 Russia 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 Israel IAI
Israel 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 India DRDO 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 |Israel IAI
India DRDO		 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 India 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
[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 Russia Almaz-Antey 380 km (240 mi) 40 km (25 mi) Mach 14 2021 In service
[54]
9K38 Igla Igla-1 Man-portable SAM Russia 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
[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 Soviet Union 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 United States Raytheon 8 km (5.0 mi) Mach 2.2 High-explosive
Pre-fragmented
3 kg		 2020
Kusha MR-SAM Medium range SAM India DRDO 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]
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Surface-to-surface

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Prithvi Prithvi-I Surface-to-surface
TBM		 India DRDO Inertial navigation system 150 km (93 mi) Conventional or Nuclear
Fragmentation
Thermobaric		 1994 In service
[58]
Prithvi-II Surface-to-surface SRBM 350 km (220 mi) 2003 [59]
Prithvi-III 600 km (370 mi) 2004 [60]
Dhanush Surface-to-surface ASBM 750 km (470 mi) 2018
[61]
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
[62]
Agni-P 2,000 km (1,200 mi) 2021 In development
[63]
Agni-II 3,500 km (2,200 mi) 2010 In service
[64]
Agni-III Surface-to-surface IRBM 5,000 km (3,100 mi) 2011
[65]
Agni-IV 4,000 km (2,500 mi) 2014
[66]
Agni-V Surface-to-surface ICBM 8,000 km (5,000 mi) 2018
[67]
Agni-VI 16,000 km (9,900 mi) TBD In development [68]
BrahMos BrahMos Block I Supersonic ship launched AshM/LAM Russia NPO Mashinostroyeniya
India DRDO		 INS + Sat Nav
Active radar homing		 290 km (180 mi) Mach 3 Conventional or Nuclear
Armour-piercing
300 kg		 2007 In service
[69]
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
[70]
Kalibr 3M-54E Klub Surface-to-surface cruise missile Russia NPO Novator INS
Active radar homing		 300 km (190 mi) Mach 3 Conventional or Nuclear
500 kg		 2009 In service
[5]
K missile family K-15 (Sagarika) Short range SLBM India DRDO Ring laser gyro INS
Accelerometer		 750 km (470 mi) Mach 7.5 Conventional or Nuclear 2018
[71]
K-4 Medium range SLBM 3,500 km (2,200 mi) [72]
K-5 Intermediate range SLBM 5,000 km (3,100 mi) TBD In development [73]
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
[74]
LR-LACM TBD In development [75]
SLCM Subsonic SLCM 500 km (310 mi) Mach 0.8 [76]
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
[77]
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
[78]
Pragati 170 km (110 mi) [79]
Pranash 200 km (120 mi) [80]
Pralay Surface-to-surface SRBM Inertial navigation system 500 km (310 mi) Mach 6.1 Conventional
High explosive
Fragmentation		 TBD In service
[81]
ET-LDHCM Hypersonic CM >1,500 kilometres (930 mi) >Mach 8 Conventional or Nuclear TBD In development [82]
Surya Surface-to-surface ICBM 16,000 km (9,900 mi) Mach 27 Conventional or Nuclear
MITRV		 Unknown Unconfirmed [83]
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Anti-satellite

See also: Mission Shakti
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Prithvi Defence Vehicle Mark I/Mark II Exoatmospheric
ABM		 India DRDO Ring laser gyro based inertial navigation system
Imaging infrared homing		 5,000 km (3,100 mi) Kinetic kill vehicle TBD In development
[84]
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Guided bombs

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Paveway Paveway-III Guided bomb United States Texas Instruments Beam riding 907 kg 1994 In service
[5]
BGL France Matra 1995
Griffin LGB Israel IAI 2006
KAB-500 KAB-500L Russia TMC 450 kg 2007
Spice Spice 2000 Israel Rafael 113 kg 2009
Sudarshan India DRDO 450 kg 2013
[85]
CBU SBU-97 United States Textron 2017
[5]
Krasnopol Guided shell Russia KBP 50 kg 2001
M982 Excalibur United States ARL

United States AARDE

 5.4 kg 2020
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Missile defence

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Family Name Type Designer Guidance Range Altitude Speed Warhead Intr. Status Image Ref.
Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme
Phase I		 Pradyumna Exoatmospheric ABM India 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
[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]
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Multiple rocket

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Pinaka Pinaka Mk I Multiple rocket launcher India 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
[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)
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Technology demonstrators

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Name Type Designer Guidance Range Speed Warhead Intr. Status Image Ref.
Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle Hypersonic test bed India DRDO Mach 12 2019 In testing
[94]
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