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India has worked to develop an autonomous military industry since independence was gained. Until now, success has been challenging, and despite design efforts in many areas, most resulting weapons have not completely met domestic requirements, nor become export successes.
It should have all-weather and all-terrain firing capability (plains, deserts, high-altitude up to 5,500 m (18,000 ft), coastal as well as island areas). The ATGM probable should be able to destroy enemy tanks, armoured personnel carriers, combat vehicles, low-flying helicopters, concrete structures and other vehicle-based weapon platforms.
Requirements include an autocannon of at least 30 mm calibre as primary armament, a coaxial machine gun (7.62 mm), Remote-controlled Weapon System (RCWS) with 12.7 mm machine gun and a capacity of 11 personnel. The project was cleared by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) – the main acquisition panel subordinate to India's MoD – in February ...
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penetration, cluster munition, fragmentation, thermobaric, chemical weapon and tactical nuclear weapon: 1994 Being withdrawn [6] Prithvi-II (SS-250) surface-to-surface SRBM: 250 to 350 km (160 to 220 mi) 2003 In Service [7] Prithvi-III (SS-350) 350 to 600 km (220 to 370 mi) 2004 In Service [8] Dhanush
India Medium-range: Arihant, S5-class SSBN K-5: India Intercontinental: Arihant, S5-class SSBN K-6: India Intercontinental S5-class SSBN Ship-launched ballistic missile; Dhanush: India Short-range INS Rajput, INS Sukanya, INS Subhadra: LORA: Israel: Theater quasi-ballistic [citation needed] Cruise/ Anti-ship missiles BrahMos II: India/Russia ...
Weapons of India, see Indian martial arts and Military history of India Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Indian weapons .
Weapons of India (10 C, 42 P) Pages in category "Military equipment of India" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... Code of Conduct;
Kidaari derived from the term "Kedayam Ari" meaning the "Shield Splitter" in Tamil. The name indicates this weapon being used to break shields and armor. The weapon was used by many ethnic Tamil infantry units aka "Kaalatpadai". This falls under the "mushtikai" class of Indian weapon system. "Mushti" means the fingers closed and "kai" means arm.