Ballistic Missiles

Ballistic Missile: Is a missile that follows a suborbital path with the objective of delivering one or more warheads to a predetermined target

 Types of Ballastic Missiles

Short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) —

•Ranges under 1,000 km

Medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs) —

•Ranges between 1,000 km and 3,000 km

Intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs) —

•Ranges between 3,000 km and 5,500 km

Intercontinental-range ballistic missiles (ICBMs, SLBMs) —

•Limited-range ICBMs (LRICBMs): 5,500 to 8,000 km

•Full-range ICBMs (FRICBMs): > 8,000 km

•Ranges of US and Russian ICBMs are ~ 12,000 km

These categories are not fluid, because they are based on 

the performance characteristics of the missile.

—Agni-III is an intermediate-range ballistic missile developed by India as the successor to Agni-II.

—The ballistic missile has a range of 3,500 km- 5500 km

 During the course of flight, the Missile reached a peak height of 350 km and re-entered into the atmosphere successfully tolerating the skin temperatures of nearly 3000 ˚C.

India became 7th country in the world to develop and operate Intermediate Range ballistic missile.

—Now India has a strategic advantage against China over composite dialogues as Agni III can cover whole of the China in its range.