Missiles Under Operation With Indian Armed Forces (for UPSC CSE)

Lesson 9 of 10 • 117 upvotes • 9:57mins

Giri Prasad

This fascinating lesson covers missiles that are dealt with by the Indian Arms Forces, it begins by explaining the differences between a ballistic missile and a cruise missile and goes on to the types of missiles based on their speed, which are subsonic, supersonic, hypersonic, stealth missile and tactical missile. It then focuses on the facts and figures of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme, Surface-to-Air Missiles, Submarine-launched Missiles, Cruise Missiles, Anti-Tank Missiles and Air to Air Missiles. Each of these are explained with specifications and usage.