Boosting Missile Arsenal: India Developing Long-Range Land Attack Cruise Missile

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May 31, 2023
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India in its attempt to boost its conventional missile arsenal, is developing a twin set of new missiles, which was reported by a local media last week. Accordingly, the publication which was released last week reported that Long-Range Land Attack Cruise Missiles (LR-LACMs) along with Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile (SLCMs) can be produced in a larger number for the next few years.

Long-Range Land Attack Cruise Missile

According to the publication, the LR-LACMs would have a range of 1,500 km, the SLCMs are expected to have a range of 1,000 km. Earlier, the Pralay Missile which is a top-notch Ballistic Missile of the Indian Army had already been developed and delivered by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. Pralay which is a Surface-to-Surface, Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) can strike enemy formations from a range of 150 to 500 kilometres. It was inducted into service by the Indian Armed Forces in December 2022.

Apart from Pralay, Indian Missile Stockpile has also been fueled with the state of art BrahMos missile. Brahmos which is widely regarded as the world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile can be launched from all three domains – land, air, and sea. Also, an underwater variant of the Brahmos has already been developed which can be launched from a submarine. Jointly developed by India’s DRDO and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya, the Brahmos currently has a range of 450 km after the Indian Air Force successfully conducted trials of the extended range version of the missile in December 2022.

BrahMos supersonic cruise missile — BRAHMOS Supersonic Cruise Missile

Prithvi-II (350 km range), Agni-1 (700 km), Shaurya (750 km), Agni-2 (2,000 km), Agni-3 (3,000 km), Agni-4 (4,000 km), and Agni-5 (over 5,000 km) are among India’s nuclear-capable missiles. Aside from this, India has nuclear-powered submarines with nuclear-tipped missiles, or SSBNs in military jargon, to serve as nuclear deterrents against hostile neighbours such as China and Pakistan.

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