List of Important Missiles of India for
Banking & SSC 2019 Exams in PDF
General Knowledge for competitive exams includes information on many different subjects, one
such subject is Defence. The Important Missiles of India is an important topic for the General
Awareness Section and needs to be prepared nicely for various Government Recruitment Exams
like Banking, Insurance, SSC & much more! Hence, it is very necessary for a candidate to know
about the Important Missiles of India who is preparing for these competitive exams. As you
might know that India's rank when it comes to strength of military forces is 5th in the world.
Being a citizen of India you must acknowledge even the slightest of information about the Indian
Army. Therefore, we are providing you with a list of Important Missiles of India.
1. List of Important Missiles of India
Recently, in IBPS/SBI PO & Clerk and other such banking exams, many questions were asked
about Important Missiles of India. Therefore, go through the list of Missiles of India, listed along
with their range and type thoroughly.
Indian Missiles Type Range
Astra Air to Air Missiles Radar homing 60 to
beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile 80 Km
K-100 Air to Air Missiles Medium Range 300 to
400 Km
Nag Anti Tank Missile 4 Km
Helina (Helicopter Launched Nag) Anti Tank Missile 7 to
8 Km
Ashwin Ballistic Missile Interceptor or Anti-Tank Missile 150+ Km
Advanced Air Defense (AAD)
Nirbhay Subsonic Cruise Missile 1,000 to
1,500 Km
BrahMos Cruise Missile Fastest Cruise Missile in the 290 Km
World
Supersonic cruise Missile
BrahMos II Cruise Missile Hypersonic cruise Missile 300 Km
BrahMos A Cruise Missile
BrahMos M Cruise Missile 290 Km
BrahMos NG Cruise Missile 290 Km
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Prithvi Air Defense (PAD) Defense Missile Exo-atmospheric 80 Km
Anti-ballistic missile Altitude
Advanced Air Defence Defense Missile Endo-atmospheric 30 Km
Anti-ballistic missile Altitude
Prithvi Defense Missile Exo –atmospheric Anti- 120
Defense ballistic missile Altitude
Vehicle
(PDV)
Akash Surface to Air Missile 30 to
Medium range surface to air Missile. 35 Km
Barak 8 Surface to Air Missile 100 Km
Long range surface to air Missile.
Trishul Surface to Air Missile Low level surface to air 0.5 Km to
Missile. 9 Km
Pradyumna Ballistic Missile Interceptor Surface to Air Missile 300 to
or Prithivi Air Defense (PAD) 2,000 Km
Agni I Surface to Surface Air Missile Medium Range 700 to
Ballistic Missile 1250 Km
Agni II Surface to Surface Air 2,000 to
Missile Intermediate-range ballistic missile 3,000 Km
(IRBM)
Agni III Surface to Surface Air Missile 3,500 to
Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) 5,000 Km
Agni IV Surface to Surface Air Missile 3,000 to
Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) 4,000 Km
Agni V Surface to Surface Air Missile 5,000 to
Intercontinental ballistic missile 8,000 Km
Agni VI Surface to Surface Air Missile 8,000 to
Four-stage intercontinental ballistic missile 12,000 Km
Prithvi I Surface to Surface Air Missile 150 Km
Short Range Ballistic Missile (Tactical)
Prithvi II Surface to Surface Air 350 Km
Missile Short Range Ballistic Missile (Tactical)
Prithvi III Surface to Surface Air 350 to
Missile Short Range Ballistic Missile (Tactical)
600 Km
Dhanush Surface to Surface Air Missile Short Range 350 – 600
Ballistic Missile (Tactical) km
Prahaar (Pragati) Surface to Surface Air Missile Short Range 150 km
Ballistic Missile (Tactical)
Shaurya Surface to Surface Air Missile Medium-Range 750 to
Ballistic Missile (MRBM) 1900Km
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Sagarika (K15) Submarine Launched Ballistic 700 to
Missile 1900Km
K4 Submarine Launched Ballistic 3,500 to
Missile 5,000 Km
K5 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile 6,000 Km
2. Important Missiles of India - Facts
In addition to the above here are some facts related to Missiles of India that you must know. Run
through the points mentioned below to acknowledge the power of Indian Army.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is the organisation responsible for
the military's research and development.
Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is also known as the "Missile Man of India"
India is the first nuclear weapons country to have a no first use policy.
Prithvi was the first missile to be built by India.
BrahMos, the world's fastest cruise missile is developed jointly by India & Russia and named
after after two rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.
Agni-V is India's longest-range missile to carry a nuclear warhead.
"K" missiles are faster, lighter and stealthier and named after Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
These are some important facts pertaining to Missiles of India, read fact carefully to make your
preparations strong.
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