Indigenous Indian Missile Arsenal: Present and Future

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Indigenous Indian Missile Arsenal : Present and Future | idrw.org

Prithvi 1 : 150 Km (Army) - Inducted

Prithvi 2 : 250 Km (Air force) - Inducted

Prithvi III (Dhanush) : 350 Km (Navy) - Inducted

Medium range ballistic missile (MRBM) and Long range ballistic missile (LRBM)

Agni (TD) : 1500 km – Assumed retired

Agni-1 : 700 Km – Inducted

Agni-2 : 2000-2500 Km – Inducted

Agni-3 : 3500-5000 Km -Inducted

Agni – 4: (Agni 2 Prime ) – 2500-3500 km – To be Inducted

Agni-5: 5000-8000 km – Test Phase

Agni-6: 6000-10000 km – In Development

Cruise Missiles

BrahMos (Supersonic) : 290 km – Inducted

Nirbhay (Sub-sonic) :1000 km – In development

BrahMos-2
(Hypersonic) : 290 km - In development

Long-Range Cruise Missile (LRCM) (Supersonic) : 1000 km - In development

Submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM)

K-15 Sagarika : 700 km – Last tested on 11 March 2012 for full range – Testing Phase

K-4 : 3,500-5,000 km - Rumored to be based on Agni-III variant - In development

K-5 : 6,000 km – 8000km - Rumored to be based on Agni-VI variant - In development

Tactical missiles

LRSAM (Barak-8) : 70 Km – Surface to Air Missiles under Joint Development with Israel and India , first test likely soon (Navy)

MRSAM: 70 km - Surface to Air Missiles under Joint Development with Israel and India , Modified variant of LRSAM for Air force

SRSAM: Range 15 Km , Negotiations with France on JV .

Shaurya (Hypersonic) : 1000-1800 Km – Rumored to be Land based Variant of K-15 Sagarika - Inducted

Prahar : 150 KM – Battlefield support tactical system – In Test Phase

Pinaka : 40 km - Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher – Inducted

Pinaka 2 : 120 km - In Development – Design Phase

Nag : 4km – 3rd Gen Anti-tank missiles – In Process of Induction

Nag 2 : 7 km – 4th Gen Anti-tank missiles - In development

Helina
- 7Km- Anti Tank Helicopter carried version – In Test Phase

Akash : 30 Km - medium range surface-to-air missile defense system - Inducted

Akash MK2 : 45 -50 KM surface-to-air missile , more of a improved variant then a new missile – In development

Trishul : 8-12 Km - short range surface-to-air missile, project officially shut down on February 27, 2008- Closed

Astra Mk1 – 80 km – Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air to Air to missile – In Trail Phase

Astra missile Mk2 – 100-120 km – Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air to Air to missile – Design Phase

BMD missile system

Phase-I: AAD and PAD. For IRBM class of missiles (Development completed )
Phase-II: AD1 & AD2 for ICBM class of missiles. (In design Phase)
 

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Good thread...one stop information.....
 

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ks-172 indo-russian 400km air to air missile,ashvin -the anti-aircraft version of aad missile is also missing from that list
 

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from where did AGNI-6 came from. as far as I know it is still a speculation.
 

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from where did AGNI-6 came from. as far as I know it is still a speculation.
http://www.picvalley.net/v.php?p=u/2074/17853679775285552951329904587pJaDA6XeFXdhs3cE2F9M.JPG

Chief Controller R&D (Missiles and Strategic Systems)
Shri Avinash Chander, Distinguished Scientist, Programme Director, SFD and Director, Advanced Systems Laboratory has been appointed as Chief Controller R&D (Missiles and Strategic Systems) wef 03 May 2011. He is an eminent scientist in the field of Missiles and is the Chief Designer of Long-range missile system, with specific contribution in Agni programme management, mission design, guidance, navigation, simulation and terminal guidance. He has unique achievement of delivering and deploying three long-range Agni missile weapon systems viz, A1, A2 and A3.
Presently, he is leading three major system developments; A2p, a technologically challenging state-of-the-art system; a 5,000 km canister-launched A5 system; and a 6000 km A6 system with multiple warheads (MIRV) capable of launching both from the ground and underwater.

It's a leak even if it's now withdrawn. So it's not just speculation. It's happening.
 

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I'm still doubting the source of this. since there is no official conformation.
 

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I saw the announcement which is now posted as a picture before it was pulled. There are other ways to confirm the pull as well. Lots of people saw this including some from the defense forums. So I don't doubt it. To each his own.
 

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Made in India: Anti-satellite (A-SAT), all-composite, intelligent missiles next target: Avinash Chander

By Anantha Krishnan M
Express News Service
Bangalore: Thursday's 5,000-km-plus sky part of Agni-5 missile might have put India among a select-group of countries having ICBM-capabilities. But, the icing on the cake is the confidence shown by DRDO's tech-gurus in developing systems which were denied to India. With Agni-5 turning a blockbuster, DRDO has set its eye now on bigger and bolder missions.
During a telephonic interview with Express from Wheeler Island, Avinash Chander, DRDO's Chief Controller (Missiles and Strategic Systems) and Agni-5 Project Director was as cool as a cucumber, despite the smashing hit. "Our next aim is to put satellites to orbit at very short notice using missiles. We can launch low-cost micro-satellites into the orbit with a payload of 60 kg. It can be used for intelligence-gathering purpose and launched within few hours of notice," Avinash said.
According to him, the next big challenge for DRDO is to master the MIRV (Multiple independently-targeted re-entry vehicles) and MaRV (Manoeuvring re-entry vehicles (MaRV) technologies. "Our next aim is maneuvering warheads for long-range missiles. We want to develop intelligent missiles with highly-accurate warheads for future. Missiles that could counter an incoming missile, by predicting its trajectory is the key," Avinash said. He said that DRDO is hovering around the idea of developing missiles with anti-satellite capabilities too.
He said the scientists are already on a mission mode to develop an all-composite missile for the future. "A full composite missile with a high-degree of precision. We are moving faster and now we have the technologies to boot. We will have missiles with less radar cross sections soon. The user is part of our thought-process right from the word go. The user has become an integral part and hence the ownership has gone up many folds with all our new projects," Avinash said.
Among the new technologies used onboard Agni-5 are Ring Laser Gyro-based Inertial Navigation System (RINS), Micro Inertial Navigation System (MINS), high speed onboard computer based on power-PC design, light-weight composite motors and 100 per cent home-grown software. "The INS worked in dual redundancy configuration. Agni-V uses a three-stage propulsion system and it has onboard less cabling, multi-sensors among others. Around 80 per cent of Agni-5 is made in India, making it a truly value-for-money-weapon," Avinash said

Lower radar cross-section missile. All composite missile. Agni V has one steel stage. So A VI is real. It's all composite. Does it share the DNA with A IV or with A V. This is the critical question. From the news report above it's likely the missile will be A IV DNA. Lower radar cross-section. a sleeker missile or 1.1/1.2 meter diameter missile. This was also leaked in CNN IBN report which was messed up due to the 40 meter height.

No one is going to confirm Agni VI by name just yet. Just like a lot of other things will not be confirmed even if they are true. We should just go by the facts as reported.

Reading tea leaves as usual. You can ignore them.
 
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