Based on spanning strategic deterrence, speed, range, tactical precision, and cutting-edge technology, these are the top 7 missiles of the Indian Armed Forces that can hit and destroy the enemy in a while with precision.

From BrahMos to Agni-V: Meet top 7 most powerful missiles of Indian Armed Forces

The Astra Mk2, with a range of approximately 130 to 160 kilometres and speeds of nearly Mach 4.5, is designed to destroy aircraft using an AESA or RF seeker and a dual-pulse motor. The BrahMos NG has a range of around 300 kilometres and travels at speeds of about Mach 3.5.

Astra Mk2 vs Brahmos-NG cruise missile: Which is more destructive

<p>The Indian state of Maharashtra’s anti-terrorism squad (ATS) filed a chargesheet against Pune city-based Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist, Pradeep Kurulkar who was allegedly lured by a Pakistani agent using the alias ‘Zara Dasgupta,’ reported PTI&nbsp;on Saturday (July 8).&nbsp;The DRDO scientist shared sensitive details about India’s missile systems as well as the country’s drone and robotics programmes with the female Pakistan-based intelligence operative, according to the charge sheet.</p>

<h2><strong>What did the ATS find&nbsp;about the case?</strong></h2>

<p>Kurulkar was arrested on May 3, on espionage charges while the charge sheet by the authorities in Maharashtra was submitted a week ago. The ATS has claimed that Kurulkar engaged in conversations with ‘Zara Dasgupta’ about Indian missile systems and other classified defence projects.</p>

<p>The now-former director of the DRDO (Engineers), the 60-year-old&nbsp;Kurulkar is currently in judicial custody. According to the ATS, Kurulkar and ‘Zara Dasgupta’ were in contact via WhatsApp and also via voice and video calls. In the chargesheet, the anti-terrorism squad claimed to have found “explosive” chats between the scientist and the Pakistani agent.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/drdo-espionage-case-who-is-pradeep-kurulkar-honey-trapped-scientist-accused-of-spying-589120">India | DRDO espionage case: Who is Pradeep Kurulkar? Honey-trapped scientist accused of spying</a></strong></p>

<p>‘Dasgupta,’ who had claimed to be a United Kingdom-based software engineer, allegedly befriended Kurulkar by sending him obscene messages and videos. It was only after the investigation, that it was found that her IP address was tracked to Pakistan, said the ATS in the nearly 2000-page charge sheet.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“Kurulkar, who was attracted to her, stored the classified and sensitive information of DRDO on his personal phone and then allegedly shared it with Zara,” the chargesheet said, as quoted by PTI. The ATS also found chats which showed Kurulkar sharing his personal as well as official schedules and locations with her which he was not supposed to share with anyone.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>What did they discuss?</strong></h2>

<p>According to the charge sheet, Kurulkar chatted with the Pakistani agent about classified information regarding the BrahMos Launcher, Drone, Unmanned Combat Vehicles (UCV), Agni Missile Launcher and Military Bridging System, among other things.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The ATS also alleged that the Pakistani agent created multiple fake accounts to engage with Kurulkar two of which were under the names Zara Dasgupta and Juhi Arora. In his messages, the DRDO scientist spoke about, “BrahMos, Agni 6, Rustom (a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicle), surface to air missiles, unmanned combat air vehicles, drone projects”.</p>

<h2><strong>About the case</strong></h2>

<p>The DRDO scientist was arrested, back in May, on allegations of espionage. In an official statement, he was accused of misusing “his post thereby compromising sensitive government secrets, which could pose a threat to India’s security if it falls into the hands of the enemy nation.”&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/who-is-vivek-raghuvanshi-ex-navy-commander-turned-journalist-accused-of-spying-593425">Who is Vivek Raghuvanshi, ex-Navy commander-turned-journalist accused of spying?</a></strong><br />
<br />
According to the ATS, the two were in contact from June 2022 to December 2022. It was not until DRDO initiated an internal probe after his activities were found to be suspicious, Kurulkar blocked Dasgupta’s number in February, earlier this year.&nbsp;</p>

<p>During a forensic analysis of Kurular’s phone, experts at the DRDO also found malware and reported it to ATS. The DRDO scientist is currently in Pune’s Yerwada jail.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
<em>(With inputs from agencies)</em><br />
<br />
&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>WATCH WION LIVE HERE</strong></p>

<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" loading="”lazy”" src="https://www.wionews.com/live-tv/embed?autoplay=1&amp;mute=1" width="100%"></iframe></p>

<p>You can <strong>now write for wionews.com</strong> and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us <strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/content-contribution-registration-form">here</a>.</strong></p>


The Indian state of Maharashtra’s anti-terrorism squad (ATS) filed a chargesheet against Pune city-based Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist, Pradeep Kurulkar who was allegedly lured by a Pakistani agent using the alias ‘Zara Dasgupta,’ reported PTI on Saturday (July 8).

The Indian state of Maharashtra’s anti-terrorism squad (ATS) filed a chargesheet against Pune city-based Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist, Pradeep Kurulkar who was allegedly lured by a Pakistani agent using the alias ‘Zara Dasgupta,’ reported PTI on Saturday (July 8). The DRDO scientist shared sensitive details about India’s missile systems as well as the country’s drone and robotics programmes with the female Pakistan-based intelligence operative, according to the charge sheet. What did the ATS find about the case? Kurulkar was arrested on May 3, on espionage charges while the charge sheet by the authorities in Maharashtra was submitted a week ago. The ATS has claimed that Kurulkar engaged in conversations with ‘Zara Dasgupta’ about Indian missile systems and other classified defence projects. The now-former director of the DRDO (Engineers), the 60-year-old Kurulkar is currently in judicial custody. According to the ATS, Kurulkar and ‘Zara Dasgupta’ were in contact via WhatsApp and also via voice and video calls. In the chargesheet, the anti-terrorism squad claimed to have found “explosive” chats between the scientist and the Pakistani agent. ALSO READ | India | DRDO espionage case: Who is Pradeep Kurulkar? Honey-trapped scientist accused of spying ‘Dasgupta,’ who had claimed to be a United Kingdom-based software engineer, allegedly befriended Kurulkar by sending him obscene messages and videos. It was only after the investigation, that it was found that her IP address was tracked to Pakistan, said the ATS in the nearly 2000-page charge sheet. “Kurulkar, who was attracted to her, stored the classified and sensitive information of DRDO on his personal phone and then allegedly shared it with Zara,” the chargesheet said, as quoted by PTI. The ATS also found chats which showed Kurulkar sharing his personal as well as official schedules and locations with her which he was not supposed to share with anyone. What did they discuss? According to the charge sheet, Kurulkar chatted with the Pakistani agent about classified information regarding the BrahMos Launcher, Drone, Unmanned Combat Vehicles (UCV), Agni Missile Launcher and Military Bridging System, among other things. The ATS also alleged that the Pakistani agent created multiple fake accounts to engage with Kurulkar two of which were under the names Zara Dasgupta and Juhi Arora. In his messages, the DRDO scientist spoke about, “BrahMos, Agni 6, Rustom (a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicle), surface to air missiles, unmanned combat air vehicles, drone projects”. About the case The DRDO scientist was arrested, back in May, on allegations of espionage. In an official statement, he was accused of misusing “his post thereby compromising sensitive government secrets, which could pose a threat to India’s security if it falls into the hands of the enemy nation.” ALSO READ | Who is Vivek Raghuvanshi, ex-Navy commander-turned-journalist accused of spying? According to the ATS, the two were in contact from June 2022 to December 2022. It was not until DRDO initiated an internal probe after his activities were found to be suspicious, Kurulkar blocked Dasgupta’s number in February, earlier this year. During a forensic analysis of Kurular’s phone, experts at the DRDO also found malware and reported it to ATS. The DRDO scientist is currently in Pune’s Yerwada jail. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Honey-trapped DRDO scientist shared details about Indian missile systems with Pakistani agent

<p>The Indian government on Wednesday approved the export of&nbsp;indigenously built&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/defence-ministry-to-decide-on-armys-rs-10000-crore-akash-missiles-proposal-for-pak-china-border-257288">Akash</a> missile system.&nbsp;The sale of India's missile system was approved by the cabinet chaired by PM Modi.</p>

<p><strong>Watch:</strong></p>

<div class="videoWrapper trancodeVideo"><iframe allowfullscreen="" autoplay="1" class="includeVideo" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.wionews.com/videos/india-to-get-hypersonic-missile-in-the-next-5-years-indigenous-hypersonic-weapons-325985/embed" style="width:100%;max-width:560px;" width="560"></iframe></div>

<p>"The export version of Akash will be different from the system currently deployed with Indian armed forces," defence minister Rajnath Sinh said, adding, "Akash is the country’s important missile with over 96 per cent <strong>indigenisation</strong>."</p>

<div class="ui-state-default" contenteditable="false">
<div class="twitter-block" draggable="false">
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Under the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AtmaNirbharBharat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AtmaNirbharBharat</a>, India is growing in its capabilities of manufacturing wide variety of Defence platforms &amp; missiles.<br />
<br />
The Cabinet chaired by PM <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@narendramodi</a> ji today approved the export of Akash Missile System and a Committee for faster Approvals has been created.</p>
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) <a href="https://twitter.com/rajnathsingh/status/1344194870122967040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2020</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>
<a class="close-mark close-div" href="#" id="jqclosemark">×</a></div>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/foreign-nations-have-shown-interest-in-akash-missile-drdo-138241">Akash</a> is a <strong>surface-to-air</strong> missile system with a range of 25 kms. &nbsp;</p>

<p>"This decision by the Cabinet would help the country to improve its defence products and make them globally competitive," India's defence minister said.</p>

<p>"So far, Indian defence exports included parts/components etc. The export of big platforms was minimal," Rajnath Singh added.</p>

<p>India's defence minister said the government intends to focus on exporting high-value <strong>defence platform </strong>to meet the target of $5 billion defence export.</p>

<p>Rajnath Singh added that the sale of these weapons will also help to improve strategic relations with friendly foreign countries.</p>

<p>"After its induction in the Services, interest was shown in Akash missile by many friendly countries during International Exhibitions/Defence Expo/<strong>Aero India</strong>. The Cabinet approval will facilitate Indian manufactures to participate in RFI/RFP issued by various countries,” the defence ministry said in a statement.</p>


The Indian government on Wednesday approved the export of indigenously built Akash missile system. The sale of India's missile system was approved by the cabinet chaired by PM Modi.

The Indian government on Wednesday approved the export of indigenously built Akash missile system. The sale of India's missile system was approved by the cabinet chaired by PM Modi. Watch: "The export version of Akash will be different from the system currently deployed with Indian armed forces," defence minister Rajnath Sinh said, adding, "Akash is the country’s important missile with over 96 per cent indigenisation." Under the #AtmaNirbharBharat, India is growing in its capabilities of manufacturing wide variety of Defence platforms & missiles. The Cabinet chaired by PM @narendramodi ji today approved the export of Akash Missile System and a Committee for faster Approvals has been created. — Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) December 30, 2020 × Akash is a surface-to-air missile system with a range of 25 kms. "This decision by the Cabinet would help the country to improve its defence products and make them globally competitive," India's defence minister said. "So far, Indian defence exports included parts/components etc. The export of big platforms was minimal," Rajnath Singh added. India's defence minister said the government intends to focus on exporting high-value defence platform to meet the target of $5 billion defence export. Rajnath Singh added that the sale of these weapons will also help to improve strategic relations with friendly foreign countries. "After its induction in the Services, interest was shown in Akash missile by many friendly countries during International Exhibitions/Defence Expo/Aero India. The Cabinet approval will facilitate Indian manufactures to participate in RFI/RFP issued by various countries,” the defence ministry said in a statement.

India to export indigenously built Akash missile system

indian-missiles

Indian Missiles, News on Indian Missiles, stories on Indian Missiles, articles on Indian Missiles, Indian Missiles stories at Wion, Indian Missiles news, Indian Missiles latest news

indian missiles

From BrahMos to Agni-V: Meet top 7 most powerful missiles of Indian Armed Forces

Astra Mk2 vs Brahmos-NG cruise missile: Which is more destructive

Honey-trapped DRDO scientist shared details about Indian missile systems with Pakistani agent

India to export indigenously built Akash missile system