Assets of Army
Missiles
Definition
Missiles are unmanned Aerial Vehicle with objective to destroy Targets
There are two main types of Missiles
- Cruise Missiles
Trajectory just like an Aircraft. Never leaves Earth’s Atmosphere and is called as Hyperbolic Trajectory.
- Ballistic Missiles
Leaves Earth’s Atmosphere and then hits the Target. Called as Parabolic or Ballistic Trajectory
Difference Between Cruise and Ballistic Missiles
Cruise Missiles | Ballistic Missile |
Remains in Earth’s Atmosphere | Leaves Atmosphere |
Uses Jet, Ramjet & Scramjet Engine | Uses Rocket Engine |
Range is 500 to 600 KM | Range is as high as 12,000 KM |
Less Payload Capacity | Higher Payload Capacity |
Brahmos, Nirbhay - India
Tom Hawk - USA | Agni - India |
BrahMos → From Handout
Range of Brahmos 1 was limited until 300 KM
MECR - Multilateral Export Chemical Regime
When we started with MECR, Russia was member of MECR
The 4 MECR was
- NSG (Nuclear Supplier Group) → for the control of nuclear related technology
India is not a Part of NSG Group.
- AG (Australia Group) → for control of chemical and biological technology that could be weaponized
- MTCR (Missile Technology Control Regime) → for the control of rockets and other aerial vehicles capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction
- Wassenaar Group → Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies
Missile Defence System
IGMDP: Integrated Guided Missile Development Program
SAM → Surface to Air Missiles
WAM → Water to Air Missiles
ASM → Air to Surface Missiles
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