Weapon systems of the Indian Navy
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Cruise/Anti-Ship Missile
- NirbhayNirbhay missileNirbhay is a long range, subsonic cruise missile being developed in India. The missile will have a range of 1,000 km and will arm three services, the Indian Army, Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force. The Nirbhay will be able to be launched from multiple platforms on land, sea and air...
long range subsonic cruise missile (Under development) - K15 Hypersonic Cruise Missile (Test fired many times)(Submarine Launched Hypersonic Cruise Missile)
- Brahmos Hypersonic Cruise Missile (Under development)
- Brahmos Supersonic Cruise MissileBrahMosBrahMos is a stealth supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between Republic of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace...
- 3M-54E/3M-14E Klub Anti-Ship/Land Attack Cruise Missile (SS-N-27 Sizzler)3M-54 KlubThe Russian 3M-54 Klub is a multi-role missile system developed by the Novator Design Bureau. Its NATO reporting name is SS-N-27. Both submarine and surface ship launched versions exist. The system is designed to accept various warheads, allowing its use against surface and subsurface naval...
- Kh-35 (SS-N-25 SwitchBlade)
- P-20 (SS-N-2D Styx)
- Sea Eagle missile
- Harpoon (missile) (these missiles were recently ordered from the USA)
- Gabriel missileGabriel missileGabriel missiles, created by Israel Aircraft Industries, are a range of anti-ship missiles that use the technique of sea-skimming.- Origin :...
Surface to Air Missiles
- Barak-8Barak SAMBarak is an Israeli surface-to-air missile designed to be used as a point-defense missile system on warships, defending against aircraft, anti-ship missiles, and UAVs.-Barak I:...
(Under development) - BarakBarak SAMBarak is an Israeli surface-to-air missile designed to be used as a point-defense missile system on warships, defending against aircraft, anti-ship missiles, and UAVs.-Barak I:...
- SA-N-12 (SA-17 Grizzly)
- SA-N-11 (SA-19 Grison)
- SA-N-7 (SA-11 Gadfly)
- SA-N-5
- SA-N-4 (OSA-M)
- SA-N-1 (S-125M)
- SA-16 (Igla MANPAD)
- Maitri (missile) (project Under development with France to manufacture a new range of Short Range Surface to Air Missiles (SRSAM))
Torpedoes
- NSTL Shyena
- NSTL Advanced Light Weight Torpedo
- Varunastra Heavy Weight Torpedo (Under development at NSTL)
- Whitehead A244-SA244-SThe A244-s is a lightweight, fire-and-forget torpedo employed for anti-submarine warfare. They can be deployed from the surface or by aircraft, and locate the target by means of an acoustic seeker...
anti-submarine torpedo - APR-3E torpedoAPR-3E torpedoThe APR-3E airborne light ASW acoustic homing torpedo is designed by Russian Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC to engage current and future submarines in at depth from the surface down to 800 metres at speed of up to 43+ kts, and it is a replacement for earlier APR-2 light antisubmarine acoustic...
- SET-65E/53-65KE torpedo
- Type 53-65 torpedo53-65 torpedoThe 53-65 torpedo family are Russian made, wake-homing torpedoes designed to destroy surface ships. The 53-65 became operational in 1965, while the 53-65K and 53-65M both became operational in 1969. The 53-65KE is an exported version...
(passive wake homing) - TEST 71/76 anti-submarine, active & passive homing torpedo
- AEG-SUT Mod-1 wire-guided, active/passive homing torpedo
Main Guns
- A-190(E) 100mm
- 100mm AK-100 naval gun
- AK-176-MAK-176The AK-176 is a Soviet naval gun mounted in an enclosed turret, that may be used against sea, coastal, and aerial targets, including low flying anti-ship missiles. The system is designed to arm small displacement ships and comprises the Gun Mount with a MR-123-02/76 Fire Control Radar System...
76mm gun - AK-76/62 76mm gun
- Twin mount gun (76mm)
- OTO MelaraOto MelaraOto Melara is an Italian defence company with factories in Brescia and La Spezia. It was founded in 1905 as a joint venture of Vickers and Terni. During World War I, Vickers Terni produced many weapons with calibre 40 mm and upwards. In 1929 the company was renamed Odero Terni Orlando with the...
Otobreda 76 mmOtobreda 76 mmThe Otobreda 76 mm gun is a naval artillery piece built by the Italian defence conglomerate Otobreda. It is based on the Oto Melara 76mm/L62 Allargato, which was bigger and heavier...
gun - Mk.6 VickersVickersVickers was a famous name in British engineering that existed through many companies from 1828 until 1999.-Early history:Vickers was formed in Sheffield as a steel foundry by the miller Edward Vickers and his father-in-law George Naylor in 1828. Naylor was a partner in the foundry Naylor &...
114mm gun - BoforsBoforsThe name Bofors has been associated with the iron industry for more than 350 years.Located in Karlskoga, Sweden, the company originates from the hammer mill "Boofors" founded 1646. The modern corporate structure was created in 1873 with the foundation of Aktiebolaget Bofors-Gullspång...
40mm/57mm/60mm guns - Oerlikon 20 mm cannonOerlikon 20 mm cannonThe Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons, based on an original design by Reinhold Becker of Germany, very early in World War I, and widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others...
(for Patrol Boats)
Air Defence Guns
- AK-630AK-630The AK-630 is a Soviet fully automatic naval close-in weapon system based on a six-barreled 30 mm Gatling gun. It is mounted in an enclosed automatic turret and directed by radar and television detection and tracking. The system's primary purpose is defense against anti-ship missiles and other...
six-barreled 30 mm Gatling gun - AK-230AK-230AK-230 is a Soviet fully automatic naval twin 30 mm gun. Its primary function is anti-aircraft. It is mounted in an enclosed automatic turret and directed by radar. AK-230 is probably the most popular gun of its class in the world, mounted on big warships as well as small crafts. About 1450 guns...
twin 30 mm gun - CADS-N-1 KashtanKashtanKashtan is surname of:* Dror Kashtan , Israeli footballer and manager* William Kashtan , general secretary of the Communist Party of Canada- See also :* Kashtan CIWS * Kasztanka* Castanea* Kastania...
ASW Rocket Launchers
- RBU-6000RBU-6000The RBU-6000 Smerch-2 is a 213 mm caliber Soviet anti-submarine rocket launcher. It is similar in principle to the Royal Navy Hedgehog system used during the Second World War...
- RBU-6000 (RPK-8)RBU-6000The RBU-6000 Smerch-2 is a 213 mm caliber Soviet anti-submarine rocket launcher. It is similar in principle to the Royal Navy Hedgehog system used during the Second World War...
- RBU-12000 (UDAV-1)
- RBU-1000RBU-1000The RBU-1000 Smerch-3 is a 300 mm caliber Russian anti-submarine and anti-torpedo rocket launcher. It entered service around 1962-1963. It is similar in operation to the Hedgehog system used during the Second World War. The RBU-1000 is remotely aimed by the Burya fire control system...
- GSh-30-1
- Indigenous anti submarine missile
Submarine-based missiles
India has a number of foreign-produced cruise missile
Cruise missile
A cruise missile is a guided missile that carries an explosive payload and is propelled, usually by a jet engine, towards a land-based or sea-based target. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhead over long distances with high accuracy...
systems in its arsenal, which includes the Klub
KLUB
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(SS-N-27). It also has some indigenous cruise missile systems under development, including the Sagarika and Lakshya variants. The Navy has got the Lakshya PTA http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2003/ffeb2003/f190220031.html. The Sagarika (Oceanic) began development in 1994 as a submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM) which will have a range of at least 300 km (a few claim 1000 km). Another successful program has been the development of the Yakhont Anti Ship Missile system into the BrahMos
BrahMos
BrahMos is a stealth supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between Republic of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace...
, by NPO and India's DRDO. The BrahMos
BrahMos
BrahMos is a stealth supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. It is a joint venture between Republic of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russian Federation's NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace...
has been tailored to Indian needs and uses a large proportion of Indian designed components and technology, for its fire control systems, Transporter erector launches, to its onboard nav-attack system.
The Navy inducted the Lakshya PTA into service.