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Missiles and air defence
Missiles and the defences against them: how missiles are classed by flight, range and launch, India's missile families and air defence systems, and the regimes that control missile technology. Prelims has asked about Agni-IV and how ballistic and cruise missiles differ.
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- Prelims 2023: how ballistic and cruise missiles are propelled
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Project Kusha
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Project Kusha is DRDO's long range surface to air missile system, with indigenous missiles, radars and command centre, in a class India has so far bought abroad.
What changed
23 Jul 2026New subject
- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) flight tested its long range surface to air missile for the first time from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, intercepting an electronic target that simulated a fast, high altitude threat.
- The missiles, radars and command centre are all indigenous, in a class India has so far imported.