Trishul Missile
Trishul (Sanskrit त्रिशूल meaning trident) is the name of a short range surface-to-air missile developed by India as a part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program.
| Trishul | |
|---|---|
| Type | Surface-to-air missile |
| Place of origin |  India |
| Production history | |
| Designer | DRDO |
| Manufacturer | Bharat Electronics Limited, Bharat Dynamics Limited |
| Produced | 2008 |
| Number built | Program shelved but it would continue to be technology demonstrator & would be restored later |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 130 kg |
| Length | 3.1 m |
| Diameter | 35 cm |
| Warhead | Digital proximity fuse is coupled with a 5.5-15 kg warhead |
| Warhead weight | 5.5-15 kg |
| Detonation mechanism | RF Proximity |
| Propellant | Integrated Ramjet Rocket Engine. |
| Operational range | 9-12 km |
| Flight altitude | low level sea skimming |
| Speed | Mach 2.5 |
It has a range of 9 km and is fitted with a 5.5 kg warhead. Designed to be used against low-level (sea skimming) targets at short range, the system has been developed to defend naval vessels against missiles and also as a short range surface to air missile on land. Guidance consists of three different guiding beams, with the guidance handed over progressively to a narrower beam as the missile approaches the target.
According to reports, the range of the missile is 12 km and is fitted with a 15 kg warhead. The weight of the missile is 130 kg. The length of the missile is 3.1 m.
Development costs of the missile touched almost $70 million to the taxpayers.India had Officially shut down Trishul Missile project on February 27, 2008. The programme of surface-to-air Trishul missile, one of the five missiles being developed by Defense Research and Development Organization, is being shelved. Defence Minister George Fernandes indicated in Rajya Sabha when he said Trishul missile had been delinked from user service, though it would be continued as a technology demonstrator.
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