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The Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence is responsible for the indigenous production of equipment used by the Indian Navy and the other armed forces. It comprises the 41 Indian Ordnance Factories under control of the Ordnance Factories Board and eight Defence PSUs: HAL, BEL, BEML, BDL, MDL, GSL, GRSE and Midhani.
Prithvi (missile) Prithvi-I (SS-150) surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile: Strap-down inertial navigation system: 150 km (93 mi) High explosives, penetration, cluster munition, fragmentation, thermobaric, chemical weapon and tactical nuclear weapon: 1994 Being withdrawn [6] Prithvi-II (SS-250) surface-to-surface SRBM: 250 to 350 km ...
The proposal has been shelved and superseded by the QRSAM and VL-SRSAM missiles for the use of the Indian Army and Indian Navy respectively. QRSAM: Quick reaction surface-to-air missile 30 km (19 mi) 10 km (6.2 mi) 2022 Being inducted [129] VL-SRSAM: Short-range surface-to-air missile 50 km (31 mi) High-explosive, pre-fragmented warhead Being ...
The Long Range – Anti Ship Missile (LRAShM) is a member of the family of hypersonic missiles being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Armed Forces. The anti-ship version, which can be fired from a shore-based transporter erector launcher (TEL), is the first variant that is undergoing ...
SMART (supersonic missile assisted release of torpedo) is a canister-based, long-range supersonic anti-submarine missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Navy.
As of April 2024, the Indian Navy possesses two aircraft carriers, one amphibious transport dock, four tank landing ships, 12 destroyers, 13 frigates, 2 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, 16 conventionally powered attack submarines, 18 corvettes, eight landing craft utilities, ten large offshore patrol vessels, five fleet tankers as ...
Dhanush (Sanskrit: धनुष, "Bow") is a variant of the surface-to-surface or ship-to-ship Prithvi III missile for the Indian Navy. It is capable of carrying both conventional as well as nuclear warheads with pay-load capacity of 500 kg-1000 kg [ 44 ] and can strike targets in the maximum range of 750 km (470 mi).
NASM–SR or Naval Anti-Ship Missile–Short Range is a helicopter launched anti-ship missile being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the Indian Navy. It is the first indigenous air launched anti-ship cruise missile developed for the Indian Navy. [4] The missile is manufactured by Adani Defence & Aerospace. [5]