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Important Missiles Systems NATIONAL IAS ACADEMY SUPER40 (BOOKLET NUMBER – 02) CONTACT: 9632334466 PRESENTS SUPER 40 SERIES TOP 40 PDFS FOR UPSC PRELIMINARY EXAM 2019 BOOKLET NUMBER – 02 IMPORTANT MISSILES SYSTEMS 1 | P a g e NATIONAL IAS ACADEMY SUPER40 (BOOKLET NUMBER – 02) CONTACT: 9632334466 IMPORTANT MISSILES QUICK REACTION SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES (QRSAM) This missile has been developed to replace the „Akash‟ missile defence system. It has 360-degree coverage, light weight, high mobility and shorter second reaction time as compared to „Akash‟. It also uses solid fuel propellant. It has a stated range of strike range of 25-30 km with capability of hitting multiple targets. It is capable of hitting the low flying objects. MEDIUM – RANGE – SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE The new missile system is developed by India‟s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The MRSAM provides the armed forces with air defense capability against a variety of aerial threats at medium ranges. The missile launcher and the command post would be made in India, with the rest of the complex system – including the missile itself – to be made in Israel. IAI will reportedly supply India with 2,000 missiles capable of intercepting enemy aircraft and missiles within a 70-kilometer range. The proposed MRSAM, to replace the old Pechora missiles which currently in service of Indian Defense Forces. The MRSAM missile is equipped with an advanced active radar radio frequency (RF) seeker, advanced rotating phased array radar and a bidirectional data link. 2 | P a g e NATIONAL IAS ACADEMY SUPER40 (BOOKLET NUMBER – 02) CONTACT: 9632334466 The RF seeker, located in the front section of the missile, is used to detect moving targets in all weather conditions. The MRSAM surface-to-air missile is powered by a dual-pulse solid propulsion system developed by DRDO. The propulsion system, coupled with a thrust vector control system, allows the missile to move at a maximum speed of Mach 2. The weapon has the ability to engage multiple targets simultaneously at ranges of 70km. NUCLEAR CAPABLE AGNI I Agni-I is a short-range ballistic missile developed by DRDO of India under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program. It is sleek single-stage missile, powered by solid propellants developed after the Kargil War to fill the gap between 250 km range of Prithvi-II and 2,500 km range of Agni-II. It was first launched on 25 January 2002 from a road mobile launcher at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Wheeler Island. Agni-I was developed by advanced systems laboratory, the premier missile development laboratory of the DRDO. Weighing 12 tonnes, the 15-metre-long Agni-I, which can carry payloads up to 1000 kg, has already been inducted into the Indian Army. The missile features many new indigenously-developed technologies, including the very high accuracy Ring Laser Gyro based Inertial Navigation System (RINS), and the most modern and accurate Micro Navigation System (MINS) which improves the accuracy of the missile. AGNI SERIES MISSILES Agni-1 with 700 km range, Agni-2 with 2,000 km range, 3 | P a g e NATIONAL IAS ACADEMY SUPER40 (BOOKLET NUMBER – 02) CONTACT: 9632334466 Agni-3 with 2,500 km range, Agni-4 with more than 3,500 km range. Agni-5 with more than 5500km. ASTRA BVR AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE Astra is an all weather beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, India. It is the first air-to-air missile developed by India. It features mid-course inertial guidance with terminal active radar homing. Astra is designed to be capable of engaging targets at varying range and altitudes allowing for engagement of both short-range targets at a distance of 20 km (12 mi) and long-range targets up to a distance of 80 km (50 mi). Astra has been integrated with Indian Air Force‟s Sukhoi Su-30MKI and will be integrated with Dassault Mirage 2000 and Mikoyan MiG-29 in the future. PRAHAAR MISSILE 4 | P a g e NATIONAL IAS ACADEMY SUPER40 (BOOKLET NUMBER – 02) CONTACT: 9632334466 Prahar (“Strike”) is an Indian solid-fuel road-mobile tactical ballistic missile developed by DRDO. Prahar is expected to replace the Prithvi-I short-range ballistic missile in Indian service. The missile is equipped with state-of-the-art navigation, guidance and electromechanical actuation systems with advanced on board computer. It is a quick-reaction, all-weather, all-terrain, highly accurate battlefield support tactical weapon system. The missile fills the short-range tactical battlefield missile role as required by the Indian Army to take out strategic and tactical targets. „Prahar‟ is a contemporary weapon system capable of carrying multiple types of warheads and neutralizing a wide variety of targets. BALLISTIC MISSILE INTERCEPTOR AAD AAD is an anti-ballistic missile designed to intercept incoming ballistic missiles in the endo- atmosphere at an altitude of 30 km (19 mi). AAD is a single-stage, solid-fuelled missile. Guidance is provided by an inertial navigation system. BRAHMOS BrahMos is a joint collaboration between India and Russia and is capable of being launched from land, sea, sub-sea and air against the surface and sea-based targets. It has a strike range of around 290 km and is described as the world‟s fastest supersonic cruise missile. The range of the supersonic missile was initially capped at 290 km as per the obligations of the Missile Technology Control Regime. 5 | P a g e NATIONAL IAS ACADEMY SUPER40 (BOOKLET NUMBER – 02) CONTACT: 9632334466 Since India‟s entry into the club, the range has been extended to 450 km and the plan is to hit 600km. The Army and the Navy have already inducted the missile, while the air-launched variant is undergoing trials. The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired with an indigenous seeker for the first time SEEKER TECHNOLOGY The seeker was jointly developed by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, and BrahMos Aerospace Seeker technology, which determines the accuracy of a missile, is a closely guarded secret Mastering it is a significant milestone in missile technology and would reduce import dependence DHANUSH ARTILLERY GUN BrahMos is a joint collaboration between India and Russia and is capable of being launched from land, sea, sub-sea and air against the surface and sea-based targets. It has a strike range of around 290 km and is described as the world‟s fastest supersonic cruise missile. The range of the supersonic missile was initially capped at 290 km as per the obligations of the Missile Technology Control Regime. Since India‟s entry into the club, the range has been extended to 450 km and the plan is to hit 600km. The Army and the Navy have already inducted the missile, while the air-launched variant is undergoing trials. 6 | P a g e NATIONAL IAS ACADEMY SUPER40 (BOOKLET NUMBER – 02) CONTACT: 9632334466 PINAKA The indigenous Pinaka rocket system of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is being evolved into a precision-guided missile, with enhanced range and accuracy to hit its targets It is known for firing a salvo of 12 rockets in just 44 seconds The rocket has been developed by the Armament cluster of the DRDO, with a lead from Pune- based Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) Along with ARDE, the High Energy Material Research Laboratory in Pune and two DRDO establishments in Hyderabad have contributed to the development The initial version of the Pinaka rocket was Mark I, with a range of 40 km It was further developed into Pinaka Mark II, which has an enhanced range of 70 to 80 km Pinaka Mark I had been used in the 1999 Kargil conflict 7 | P a g e NATIONAL IAS ACADEMY SUPER40 (BOOKLET NUMBER – 02) CONTACT: 9632334466 AKASH Akash is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile defence system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) It is produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for Missile Systems and Bharat Electronics (BEL) for other radars, control centres in India Akash flies at supersonic speed, reaching around Mach 2.5 The missile system can target aircraft up to 30 km away, at altitudes up to 18,000 m It has the capability to “neutralise aerial targets like fighter jets, cruise missiles and air-to- surface missiles” as well as ballistic missiles It is in operational service with the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force The Akash system is fully mobile and capable of protecting a moving convoy of vehicles Akash has an indigenous content of 96% TYPE NAME FEATURE Air-to-air missiles MICA Air-to-Air Missiles Astra Air-to-Air Missiles Novator K-100 Medium Range air-to-air missile Surface-To-Air Akash Short-Range surface to air missile Missiles Barak 8 Medium-range surface-to-air missile Trishul Long-Range surface to air Missile Surface-to-surface Agni-I Medium-range ballistic missile Missiles Agni-II Intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-III Intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-IV Intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-V Intercontinental ballistic missile 8 | P a g e NATIONAL IAS ACADEMY SUPER40 (BOOKLET NUMBER – 02) CONTACT: 9632334466 Prithvi I Short-Range Ballistic Missile Prithvi II Short-Range Ballistic Missile Dhanush Short-Range Ballistic Missile Shaurya Medium-Range Ballistic Missile Prahaar Short-Range Ballistic Missile Cruise Missiles BrahMos Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos II Hypersonic cruise missile Nirbhay Subsonic cruise missile Defence Missiles Prithvi Air Defence Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile Advanced Air Defence Endoatmospheric Anti-ballistic missile Submarine Ashwin Ballistic Missile Launched Ballistic Sagarika Ballistic Missile Missiles K-4 Ballistic Missile K-5 Ballistic Missile Anti-Tank Missile Amogha Anti-Tank Guided Missile Nag Anti-Tank Guided Missile Helina Anti-Tank Guided Missile National IAS Academy www.nationalias.com 9632334466, 9632334488 Lucky Paradise, 2nd floor, 8th 'F' main road, 22nd cross, Opp.
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