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Missiles of India: Quick Table
A compact, tabular quick-reference of India's missile arsenal by class, ballistic, cruise, surface-to-air, anti-tank and air-to-air, with type, range class and developer, for CAPF defence questions
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One screen per section. Cover the right column and test yourself. Missile names paired to their class and role are durable facts; exact ranges and induction dates change with new variants, so for any specific range figure or "latest test" claim verify the latest from DRDO or the Ministry of Defence. Most are developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The strategic programme is treated in indias space and missile programme.
| Missile |
Class / note |
| Prithvi |
Short-range ballistic (army, naval and air variants) |
| Agni-I |
Short-to-medium-range ballistic |
| Agni-II |
Medium-range ballistic |
| Agni-III |
Intermediate-range ballistic |
| Agni-IV |
Intermediate-range ballistic |
| Agni-V |
Intercontinental-class ballistic (longest in the family) |
| Agni-P (Prime) |
New-generation medium-range ballistic |
| Dhanush |
Ship-launched variant of Prithvi |
| Prahaar / Pralay |
Short-range tactical battlefield ballistic |
| Shaurya |
Land-based hypersonic-capable ballistic |
| Missile |
Note |
| K-15 (Sagarika) |
Submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), shorter range |
| K-4 |
Longer-range SLBM for Arihant-class submarines |
| BrahMos (naval) |
Anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile |
| Missile |
Note |
| BrahMos |
Supersonic cruise missile; India-Russia joint venture; air, land and sea variants |
| Nirbhay |
Long-range subsonic cruise missile |
| BrahMos-NG |
Next-generation lighter variant (in development; verify the latest) |
| Missile |
Class |
| Akash |
Medium-range surface-to-air missile |
| Akash-NG |
New-generation Akash variant |
| QRSAM |
Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile |
| Barak-8 / MR-SAM |
Medium-range surface-to-air (India-Israel) |
| VSHORADS |
Very Short-Range Air Defence System |
| Prithvi Air Defence / AAD |
Ballistic missile defence interceptors |
| Missile |
Class |
| Nag |
Third-generation anti-tank guided missile |
| Helina (Dhruvastra) |
Helicopter-launched anti-tank version of Nag |
| MPATGM |
Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile |
| SANT |
Stand-off Anti-Tank missile |
| Astra |
Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile |
| Peg |
Recall |
| Longest-range Indian missile |
Agni-V (intercontinental class) |
| Supersonic cruise, India-Russia |
BrahMos |
| India-Israel air defence |
Barak-8 / MR-SAM |
| Submarine-launched |
K-15 (Sagarika), K-4 |
| Air-to-air BVR |
Astra |
| Anti-tank, helicopter-launched |
Helina (Dhruvastra) |