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51 Missile Technology in India

India has developed on entire spectrum of missiles. Missiles of both

offensive and defensive in nature. We have made considerable progress in
developing and mastering missile capability.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), a research

wing of Ministry of Defence, has successfully developed many missiles for
our Armed Forces.

Read the descriptions of some missiles and write their names in the blank spaces.

2 It is a third generation anti-tank
It is a surface-to-surface missile
with a range capability of 2500 km. guided missile (ATGM) with a
India is the world’s fifth country to range capability of 4 km. It has
1 b e e n d e s i g n e d t o c o u n t e r
acquire this missile after USA,
Russia, France and China. contemporary advances in tank
armour.
__________________
__________________
3 It is a short range low 4 It is the most modern surface-to-
level surface-to-surface surface missile with a range capability
missile with range of 25 km. It has been designed to
capability of 5 to 9 km. defend important institutions like oil
__________________ fields. __________________

5 This solid-fuelled missile can be 6 This surface-to-
surface missile is
launched within 2-3 minutes without
India’s first
any preparation. It was successfully
indigenously built
test-fired on 21st July, 2011. It can
travel a distance of 150 kms in 250 missile. It has a range
seconds. __________________ capability of 260 km.
__________________

This Corner

Chandrayaan-2 was successfully launched onboard the GSLV MK III MI launch vehicle on
22nd July 2019 at 09: 13 UTC. It is the second lunar mission of India and the first attempt
to conduct a soft landing in the Moon’s South Polar Region.

Clue Corner

a) Prahar b) Agni c) Trishul d) Nag e) Prithvi f) Akash

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