INDIAN INDIGENOUS MISSILE SYSTEMS(QUICK REVISION FOR PRELIMS)
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India's indigenously developed technologies are favorite section for upsc prelims & mains as well. Here we are listing India's indigenously developed missile systems for quick revision in prelims point of view. 1. Prithvi I Prithvi I was one of the first missiles developed under Government of India's IGMDP. Launched in February 1988, Prithvi I is a single-stage, liquid-fuelled missile. A surface-to-surface missile, it has a range of 150 km and a mounting capability of 1000 kg. It was inducted into the Indian Army in 1994. 2. Agni I A nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Agni 1 is the first of the five-missile Agni series launched in 1983 by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. It has a range of 700 km. 3. Akash Akash is a surface-to-air missile with an intercept range of 30 km. It has multi-target engagement capability and is in operational service with the…