This is a child group of Ballistic Missiles, collecting the Missiles And Guided Munitions subcategory's ballistic missiles developed by India through its own Defence Research and Development Organisation: the Agni family spanning medium to intercontinental range variants from Agni through Agni-V, the Prahaar short-range system, and the K Missile Family of submarine-launched systems including the K-4, developed to strengthen the country's own second-strike nuclear capability. With 8 attested members, this group traces India's own progression from medium-range land-based systems to submarine-launched and intercontinental-range designs.
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1. Wikipedia: Prithvi (missile)
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The Government of India launched the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program in 1983 to achieve self-sufficiency in the development and production of wide range of ballistic missiles, surface-to-air missiles etc. Prithvi was the first missile to be developed under the program.
Agni-P (Wikipedia)
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medium-range ballistic missile being developed by India
Agni-VI (Wikipedia)
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ICBM
Agni-II (Wikipedia)
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Medium Range Ballistic Missile
Shaurya (missile) (Wikipedia)
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Shaurya (lit. 'Valour') is a hypersonic, canister-launched surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation for use by the Indian Armed Forces.
Agni-I (Wikipedia)
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Agni-I (lit. 'Fire') is a short-range ballistic missile that was developed by DRDO of India in the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program.
Agni-III (Wikipedia)
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The Agni-III (lit. 'Fire') is an Indian intermediate-range ballistic missile inducted into service in 2011 as the successor of the Agni-II.
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