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- India Integrating Agni-2 Into Armed Forces, ACT (April 2002).
- India Tests Short-Range Agni Ballistic Missile, ACT (March 2002).
- India Tests Agni-2 Ballistic Missile, ACT (March 2001).
- India, Pakistan Test New Missiles; U.S. Urges Restraint, ACT (April/May 1999).
- Indian, Pakistani Missile Activities Accelerate as Bilateral Talks Continue, ACT (June/July 1997).
| MISSILE | STATUS | RANGE/ PAYLOAD |
ORIGIN |
| Prithvi-1 | Operational | 150 km/ 1,000 kg |
Indigenous |
| Prithvi-2 | Operational | 250 km/ 500 kg |
Indigenous |
| Dhanush/ Prithvi-3 |
Development/ Tested | 350 km/ 1,000 kg |
Indigenous |
| Agni-1 variant | Development/ Tested |
725 km/ ~1,000 kg |
Indigenous |
| Agni-1 | Tested | 1,500 km/ 1,000 kg |
Indigenous |
| Agni-2 | Serial Production | 2,000+ km/ 1,000 kg |
Indigenous |
| Agni-3 | Development | 3,000-5,500 km/ ? kg |
Indigenous |
| Surya | Development | 5,500+ km/ 2,000 kg |
Indigenous/ Russia |
| Sagarika (SLBM) |
Development | 350 km/ 500 kg |
Indigenous/ Russia |
| MISSILE | STATUS | RANGE/ PAYLOAD |
ORIGIN |
| Hatf-1 | Operational | 80-100 km/ 500 kg |
Indigenous |
| Hatf-2 | Tested/Development | 190 km/ 500 kg |
Indigenous/China |
| Hatf-3 (Ghaznavi) | Tested/Development | 280 km/ 500 kg |
Indigenous/China |
|
Tarmuk |
Development | 300 km/ 800 kg |
Indigenous/China |
| Haider-1 | Development | 350 km/ ? kg |
Indigenous |
| Shaheen-1 | Development/Tested | 750 km/ 500 kg |
Indigenous/China |
| Ghauri I (Nodong-1) |
Development/Tested | 1,300+ km/ 700 kg |
Indigenous/DPRK |
| Ghauri-2 | Development/Tested | 2,300 km/ 700 kg |
Indigenous/DPRK |
| Shaheen-2 | Development | 2,500 km/ 1,000 kg |
Indigenous/China |
| Ghauri-3 | Engine Tested/Development | 3.000 km/ ? kg |
Indigenous/DPRK |
Note: Some uncertainty in range estimates are inevitable given the direct relationship between range and payload for ballistic missiles, i.e., reductions in payload can increase range.
Sources: Arms Control Association; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; U.S. Department of the Air Force, National Air Intelligence Center, U.S. Department of Defense
Researched and updated by Alex Wagner with John Kent & Thor Texdahl




