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paul Dinaker
10BSP0107

M
issiles
 MISSILE
 Self-propelled projectile used as a weapon.
Major classification
 The word Missile comes from the Latin verb Mittere,
meaning "to send".

Ballistic missile

Cruise missile
 EARLY DEVELOPMENT

 The first missiles used operationally were developed

by  Nazi Germany in World War II.

Famous of these are :

V-1 flying bomb 
 V-2

They used a simple mechanical Autopilot 

MISSILE TESTED ON
A
GROUND TARGET

DESTRUCTION DUE
TO THE
MISSILE
 TECHNOLOGY

 Guided missiles have a number of different

system components:

Missile
s
TYPES OF MISSILES & THEIR ROLES
 Missiles are generally categorized by their launch
platform and intended target.
They are:

Surface-to-Surface/Air-to-Surface
Surface-to-air
Air-to-air
SURFACE-TO-SURFACE/AIR-TO-SURFACE
 These missiles are again sub divided
They are:
Anti-tank Anti ship Ballistic
 SURFACE-TO-AIR

 These missiles are again sub divided

They are:

Anti craft

Anti ballistic
AIR-TO-AIR
AIR-TO-AIR

An air-to-air missile (AAM) is a guided missile fired from an aircraft 

for the purpose of destroying another aircraft/Target

Guidance of this system are different for several types and applications.
They are based on
Radar 
Infrared
Laser guidance 
Optical tracking methods..
 VARIOUS INDIAN MISSILES

Prithvi Air Defense Missile Brahmos and the launch canister

Agni-II missile system Akash Missile & BMP-2 launcher.

ASTRA MISSILE BVRAAM
CONCLUSION
 Missiles are the ultimate machines which can
employ a great deal of destruction.

 Day by day advancement in Electronic fields

employ more improved & advanced versions of
missiles.(Nuclear, Radiological etc.)
Thank you