New Delhi. India has significantly expanded its missile stockpile since the ‘Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme’ began in 1982. At present, India has a complete range of such missiles which can range from shooting down satellites in space to destroying tanks in the battlefield.
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India has consistently demonstrated the effectiveness of its missiles during Operation Sindoor and recent missile tests. India has different types of missiles, each missile is designed for different purposes. Currently, India’s three offensive missiles are most discussed, namely Agni, Pralay and BrahMos. Usually the names of these three are taken together, but all three are very different from each other. Let us know about them-
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Agni missile is one of the most powerful missiles of India. It is capable of attacking its enemy from a great distance. Agni missiles have a range ranging from Agni-I with a range of about 700 km to Agni-V with a range of over 8,000 km. This missile is launched from the ground.
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It is capable of carrying both nuclear and normal weapons. The newest and most powerful Agni-V can carry a heavy nuclear payload with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles. It is a road-launched ballistic missile. It can be used anywhere by road. The Agni-V series is not meant for use on the battlefield. It has been created for strategic deterrence.
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Pralay missile has been made by India’s Defense Research and Development Organisation. It is a short-range tactical ballistic missile. It has a range of 150 to 500 kilometers and can carry warheads weighing 350 to 1,000 kilograms. This semi-ballistic missile can carry out conventional attacks by dodging enemy radar and air defense.
Apart from this, it is packed in a canister due to which it can be stored and launched quickly. Pralay is designed to destroy enemy radars, command centres, airports and runways. It can also change direction in the wind at the last moment. Because of which enemy missiles are not able to stop it. India will use Pralay in combination with BrahMos, Nirbhay and Pinaka.
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Brahmos
BrahMos missile is completely different from the other two missiles. It is rather a cruise missile. It has been developed jointly by India and Russia. Its speed ranges from 2.8 Mach to 3 Mach and it can also hit targets located at a distance of 300 to 800 kilometers. BrahMos is one of the fastest cruise missiles in the world.
It can be fired from land, sea or air. Besides, it can also be launched with the help of Sukhoi-30MKI fighter planes. Let us tell you that BrahMos was used for the first time in May 2025 during Operation Vermillion.
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