The other missiles in the IGMDP were Trishul, Akash and Nag. Trishul was a short-range surface-to-air missile that was developed by DRDO. It has an operational range of 9 km. Trishul could also be used as an anti-sea skimmer from naval ships to protect them from low flying missiles, attack helicopters, and aircraft. In 2008, A K Antony, the then Minister of Defence, officially announced the closure of Trishul.
The other missile, named Akash, was a medium-range surface-to-air missile developed by DRDO with a range of 30 km. It could reach an altitude of 18 km and could be fired from both tracked and wheeled platforms. It had the capacity to neutralise aerial targets such as fighter jets, cruise missiles, and air-to-surface missiles. It was capable of neutralizing even ballistic missiles. It is still in operational service with the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force.
Nag is a third-generation ‘fire and forget’ anti-tank guided missile. It is still being developed and will be produced in two basic variants: land version and air launched version.
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