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develop nuclear weapons. As of 2026[update], India is estimated to possess 190 nuclear weapons. India previously developed chemical weapons, and is a party
India and weapons of mass destruction
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infantry equipment of the Indian Army and its future equipment procurements. The major ongoing weapons programmes of the Indian Army are as follows: Sniper
List of infantry equipment of the Indian Army
List_of_infantry_equipment_of_the_Indian_Army
Defense equipment production
HAL, BEL, BEML, BDL, MDL, GSL, GRSE and Midhani. The present weapon systems of the Indian Navy are: Hypersonic LRAShM in limited series production SMART
Weapon systems of the Indian Navy
Weapon_systems_of_the_Indian_Navy
Implement or device used to inflict damage, harm, or kill
weaponized virus or weaponized laser. The use of weapons has been a major driver of cultural evolution and human history up to today since weapons are a type of
Weapon
This is a list of weapons used in the American Indian Wars and Canadian Indigenous conflicts. Claymore Cutlass Dirk Flail Gunstock war club Improvised
List of American Indian Wars weapons
List_of_American_Indian_Wars_weapons
Weapon that can kill many people or cause great damage
first weapon of mass destruction in history. At the time, nuclear weapons had not been developed fully. Japan conducted research on biological weapons, and
Weapon_of_mass_destruction
Indian weapons production company
Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL) is an Indian defence public sector undertaking, headquartered in Kanpur, India. AWE primarily manufactures
Advanced Weapons and Equipment India
Advanced_Weapons_and_Equipment_India
non-nuclear-weapon states. There are six states that do not possess nuclear weapons, but have nuclear weapons deployed on their territory. U.S. nuclear weapons are
List of states with nuclear weapons
List_of_states_with_nuclear_weapons
is an index of lists of weapons. List of surviving ancient ships List of medieval weapons List of American Indian Wars weapons List of ships captured in
Lists_of_weapons
armies would stop harbouring Indian militants in their territory. In return, the RAW would supply the groups with weapons through hideouts and caches in
Involvement of Northeast Indian insurgents in the Myanmar conflict
Involvement_of_Northeast_Indian_insurgents_in_the_Myanmar_conflict
Traditional Indian weapon
The Sirohi sword, or Sirohi talwar, is a traditional Indian weapon originating from the town of Sirohi in Rajasthan. Known for its elegant design, curved
Sirohi_sword
Circular throwing weapon from the Indian subcontinent
Act, 1878 heavily restricted Indian possession of traditional weapons to prevent uprisings, marginalizing edged weapons like the chakram and forcing martial
Chakram
Indian whip-sword
is almost always taught last in Indian martial arts such as Kalaripayattu. The word urumi is used to refer to the weapon in Malayalam. In Kerala, it is
Urumi
grouped into five categories: striking weapons, cutting weapons, piercing weapons, defensive weapons, and symbolic weapons. The weaponry varied with proximity
Native_American_weaponry
Current aircraft of the Indian Armed Forces
aircraft of the Indian Air Force Indian Army equipment Indian military missiles Indian military radars Indian Navy ships Indian weapons of mass destruction
List of active Indian military aircraft
List_of_active_Indian_military_aircraft
Push dagger
The katar is a type of push dagger from the Indian subcontinent. The weapon is characterised by its H-shaped horizontal hand grip which results in the
Katar
United States naval military installation in Charles County, Maryland
Force, and Marine Corps weapons. Seventy-five percent of all explosives deployed in U.S. weapons were developed by NSWC Indian Head. The main site for
Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center
Indian_Head_Naval_Surface_Warfare_Center
Chess opening
King's Indian Attack (or KIA) is a chess opening system where White adopts the setup more commonly seen being played by Black in the King's Indian Defence
King's_Indian_Attack
possess nuclear weapons. Pakistan is not party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Pakistan's arsenal is estimated at 170 nuclear weapons as of 2025.
Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction
Pakistan_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
India's first successful nuclear weapons test (1974)
and weapons of mass destruction History of nuclear weapons List of countries with nuclear weapons Pokhran-II Sublette, Carey. "Origins of Indian nuclear
Smiling_Buddha
Defence Production complex in India
anti-ship missiles, rockets and torpedoes Naval weapons AK-630 close-in weapon system, the mainstay of most Indian naval ships is built at GSF Kolkata CRN-91
Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination & Services)
Directorate_of_Ordnance_(Coordination_&_Services)
South Africa pursued research into weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons under the apartheid government. South
South Africa and weapons of mass destruction
South_Africa_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Indian Navy's focus
The Indian Navy has been focusing on developing indigenous platforms, systems, sensors and weapons as part of the nation's modernisation and expansion
Future_of_the_Indian_Navy
Swordstick
"Studies in Indian weapons and warfare". Army Educational Stores – via Google Books. O'Bryan, John (23 April 2013). A History of Weapons: Crossbows, Caltrops
Gupti
Type of weapon that fires a concentrated beam of energy at its target
military-grade directed-energy weapons, while Iran and Turkey claim to have them in active service. The first use of directed-energy weapons in combat between military
Directed-energy_weapon
Indian family of infantry arms
INSAS, or Indian Small Arms System, is a family of infantry arms consisting of an assault rifle and a light machine gun (LMG). These weapons were developed
INSAS_rifle
Multi-stage fusion-fission nuclear weapon
thermonuclear weapon, fusion weapon or hydrogen bomb (H-bomb) is a second-generation nuclear weapon, using nuclear fusion. The most destructive weapons ever created
Thermonuclear_weapon
Age". Nuclear weapons were first developed during the Second World War as part of the Manhattan Project. The first use of nuclear weapons was used in 1945
Nuclear weapons in popular culture
Nuclear_weapons_in_popular_culture
1998 series of Indian nuclear weapons tests
thermonuclear weapons with yields up to 200 kilotons. While the Indian fission bombs have been documented, the design and development of thermonuclear weapons remains
Pokhran-II
Fighting systems of the Indian subcontinent
130 different weapons. The Agni Purana divides weapons into thrown and unthrown classes. The thrown (mukta) class includes twelve weapons altogether which
Indian_martial_arts
Albanian formations with German weapons, while the National Liberation Movement and Albanian partisans obtained weapons from Allied airdrops, captured
List of World War II infantry weapons
List_of_World_War_II_infantry_weapons
Type of sword common in Indian martial arts
straight sword originating from the Indian subcontinent. The Rajput warrior clans venerated the khanda as a weapon of great prestige. It is often featured
Khanda_(sword)
Knife or dagger originating from Gujarat
Tarassuk, Leonid; Blair, Claude (1986). The Complete Encyclopedia of Arms & Weapons: The Most Comprehensive Reference Work Ever Published on Arms and Armor
Bhuj_(weapon)
Nuclear weapon designed for use on a battlefield
tactical nuclear weapons have been developed and deployed since the 1950s, none have ever been used in combat. Tactical nuclear weapons were first developed
Tactical_nuclear_weapon
Israeli firearms manufacturer
division of Israeli Military Industries before it, has manufactured its weapons in Ramat HaSharon. The factory has for many years been regarded an important
Israel_Weapon_Industries
Tehrik-i-Taliban attack in Sindh, Pakistan
On 8 June 2014, 10 militants armed with automatic weapons, a rocket launcher, suicide vests, and grenades attacked Jinnah International Airport in Karachi
2014 Jinnah International Airport attack
2014_Jinnah_International_Airport_attack
Indian nuclear physicist (1909–1966)
served as the cornerstone to the Indian nuclear energy and weapons programme. He was the first chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and
Homi_J._Bhabha
1999 conflict between India and Pakistan
included chemical and even biological weapons. Pakistan accused India of using chemical weapons and incendiary weapons such as napalm against the Kashmiri
Kargil_War
Symbol in Hinduism
and all the other weapons of the gods. According to the Devi Bhagavata Purana, the goddess Durga holds a trishula among other weapons and attributes in
Trishula
Combined military forces of India
the Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force. Additionally, the Indian Armed Forces are supported by the Central Armed Police Forces, the Indian Coast
Indian_Armed_Forces
Aspect of the Indonesian martial art
parang are one of the most popular weapons in silat. A variant of the parang is the golok, which is one of the main weapons in West Javanese styles. The golok
Weapons_of_pencak_silat
Infantry arm of the combat arm
regiment' of Indian Army: What it is? What will it do?". The Week. Retrieved 13 August 2025. Singh, Rahul (22 October 2025). "New weapons, specialist units
Infantry_of_the_Indian_Army
Directed-energy weapon using lasers
A laser weapon is a type of directed-energy weapon (DEW) that uses lasers to inflict damage. Laser weapons are of two types: low-power laser dazzlers that
Laser_weapon
Strange and exotic weapons are a recurring feature in science fiction. In some cases, weapons first introduced in science fiction have been made a reality;
Weapons_in_science_fiction
Russian general-purpose machine gun and its variants
Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (January 27, 2009). ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5. "World Infantry Weapons: Algeria". 2015
PK_machine_gun
Treaty-defined zone in which nuclear weapons are prohibited
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to which most countries including five nuclear weapons states are a party. Another term, nuclear-free
Nuclear-weapon-free_zone
Polearm with a long shaft and pointed head used for thrusting or throwing
for thrusting as a melee weapon (including weapons such as lances and pikes) and those designed for throwing as a ranged weapon (usually referred to as
Spear
2024 Indian film
Weapon is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language superhero action thriller film directed by Guhan Senniappan and produced by M. S. Manzoor under Million Studio
Weapon_(film)
Relay of contenders for the MMRCA (Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft) tender
Standard reported that the Indian Air Force will have "full unilateral authority" to integrate the weapons it chooses including Indian origin ones. The new
Indian_MRCA_competition
2002 Indian film by Anand Patwardhan
Aur Aman) is a 2002 Indian documentary film directed by Anand Patwardhan. The film covers the Indian and Pakistani nuclear weapons tests in 1998, as well
War_and_Peace_(2002_film)
Three-pronged melee weapon from Okinawa
should not be mixed with other similar weapons. Some sources theorize that this weapon concept may be based on the Indian trisula, an ancient Hindu-Buddhist
Sai_(weapon)
Blunt mace or club from India
gada is the main weapon of the Hindu God Hanuman. Known for his strength, Hanuman is traditionally worshipped by wrestlers in the Indian subcontinent and
Gada_(mace)
to having nuclear weapons, instead repeating over the years that "Israel will not be the first country to introduce nuclear weapons to the Middle East"
Israel_and_nuclear_weapons
Gun hybrid
of combination weapons A pistol axe from the mid 17th century Combination weapons in the Ming dynasty. These are named by melee weapon part. Detail of
Combination_weapons
Country in South Asia
Pakistan in the 1965 war caused India to produce nuclear weapons. India conducted its first nuclear weapons test in 1974 and carried out additional underground
India
Act of the Parliament of India regulating arms and ammunition
arms and ammunition in order to curb illegal weapons and violence stemming from them. It replaced the Indian Arms Act, 1878. The Arms Act was passed in
Arms_Act,_1959
Laser-based weapon system developed in India
(IDD&IS) is a series of laser weapons being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the Indian Armed Forces. A 2012 research
Integrated Drone Detection & Interdiction System
Integrated_Drone_Detection_&_Interdiction_System
Spread of nuclear weapons
weapons to additional countries, particularly those not recognized as nuclear-weapon states by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear_proliferation
Aerial service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
The Indian Air Force (IAF) (ISO: Bhāratīya Vāyu Senā) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to
Indian_Air_Force
South Asian sword
16 November 2012. "History of Indian swords". www.swordhistory.info. Retrieved 16 November 2012. Swords And Hilt Weapons. Great Britain: Prion. 2012. ISBN 9781853758829
Pata_(sword)
nuclear weapons is the world's third-largest, estimated at 620 nuclear warheads as of 2026[update]. China was the fifth country to develop nuclear weapons, conducting
Nuclear_weapons_of_China
Polearm or impact weapon
Chuí (Chinese weapon) Sargeaunt, Bertram Edward (1908). Weapons, a brief discourse on hand-weapons other than fire-arms. London, H. Rees. p. 11. "Medieval
War_hammer
Israeli remote weapon station
armed variant has been tested on an unmanned vessel. Notes "RSN – Assets – Weapons". Ministry of Defence (Singapore) (MINDEF). 23 July 2010. Archived from
Typhoon_Weapon_Station
Indian Navy special operations force
World's Special Forces: Tactics, History, Strategy, Weapons. Spellmount. ISBN 9781862272316. Indian combat diving began in 1955, when a diving school,
MARCOS
Political party in India
Amritsar and started accumulating weapons. In June 1984, after several futile negotiations, Gandhi ordered the Indian Army to enter the Golden Temple to
Indian_National_Congress
1999 Indian military operation
attack helicopters to support Indian army advances because of the extreme altitude prevented it from carrying a useful weapons load. Thereafter, the IAF relied
Operation_Safed_Sagar
Claws
Kolkata: Radical. p. 73. Baki (Netflix season) Episode 7 "Weapons" by David Harding and "Weapons a Visual History of Arms and Armour" Doris Kindersley editions
Bagh_nakh
Indian ballistic missile
accurate ballistic missile increases the "kill efficiency" of the weapon; it allows Indian weapons designers to use smaller yield nuclear warheads (200 kiloton
Agni_(missile)
Indian beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile
Astra (Sanskrit: "Weapon") is a family of Indian all weather beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) developed by the Defence Research and Development
Astra_(missile)
List of weapons used during the War of 1812
wide range of weapons, including muskets, bayonets, rifles, pistols, bows, knives, tomahawks, clubs, swords and spears. These weapons were generally
List_of_War_of_1812_weapons
Blunt weapon
employed cudgels from time to time as defensive weapons. Though perhaps the simplest of all weapons, clubs come in many varieties, including: Aklys –
Club_(weapon)
This list of practice weapons, is of weapons specifically designed for practice in different martial arts from around the world. Unlike those in the list
List_of_practice_weapons
History of technical design of modern hydrogen bombs
possess multi-stage weapons. Pakistan is not considered to have developed them. The Teller-Ulam design is the basis for all nuclear weapons tests above one
History of the Teller–Ulam design
History_of_the_Teller–Ulam_design
123 Agreement signed between the United States and India
of weapons-grade plutonium, which is sufficient to produce between 2,023–2,228 nuclear weapons over and above those already existing in the Indian arsenal
India–United States Civil Nuclear Agreement
India–United_States_Civil_Nuclear_Agreement
Land service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
helicopters to the Indian Army, which had formerly rested the Indian Air force. The major ongoing weapons programmes of the Indian Army are as follows:
Indian_Army
Radioisotope production reactor
(BARC), it is India's primary generator of weapons-grade plutonium-bearing spent fuel for its nuclear weapons program. Originally named the R-5, this open
Dhruva_reactor
equipment used by the Indian Army and the Indian Army's future equipment procurement. The major ongoing weapons programmes of the Indian Army are: Future Main
List of equipment of the Indian Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Indian_Army
Laser air defense system
directed energy weapon could be the missing element to Israel's existing layered defense strategies. Disadvantages of energy weapons include the requirement
Iron_Beam
Bamboo stick
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It has been used in mainland Indian subcontinent since the Mughal Empire.[dead link] The lathi can measure from
Lathi_(stick)
Supernatural weapon in Hinduism
supernatural weapons invoked using mantras. In battle, a warrior would use a mantra to convert any weapon (usually an arrow) into a divine weapon. Astras comprise
Astra_(weapon)
Glide bomb
guided weapons that give combat aircraft operating in contested airspace an improved air-to-surface attack capability. While serving in the Indian Air Force
Khagantak
Indian martial art from Kerala
stances), followed by Kolthari (practice with wooden weapons), Angathari (practice with metal weapons) and finally Verum kai (barehanded combat). Generally
Kalaripayattu
Native American tribe in Oklahoma
bands into ceasing their raids. It decided to supply other tribes with weapons and ammunition, provided they attack the Osage to the point they "cut them
Osage_Nation
Use of strategically designed biological weapons
incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war. Biological weapons (often termed "bio-weapons", "biological threat agents", or "bio-agents") are living
Biological_warfare
This timeline of nuclear weapons development is a chronological catalog of the evolution of nuclear weapons rooting from the development of the science
Timeline of nuclear weapons development
Timeline_of_nuclear_weapons_development
Anti-airfield weapon
eyes smart anti-airfield weapons to strike targets over 100 km". India Today. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025. "Indian Air Force to get advanced
Smart_Anti-Airfield_Weapon
Indian weapon
convention. It has been rejected to be used by the Indian Army after the first trial, although the Indian Coast Guard, navy and some police forces use the
Amogh_carbine
Maritime service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
The Indian Navy (IN) (ISO: Bhāratīya Nau Senā) is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the
Indian_Navy
Topics referred to by the same term
code used by Japanese merchant ships An alternate term for the Ancient Indian weapon maduvu One of the ragas of the Sikh religion One layer in a kuruwa,
Maru
Indigenous weapon of North America
Indian Tomahawks. Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation: 1965. Taylor, Colin F. Native American Weapons. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press,
Gunstock_war_club
India portal Guided missiles of India Indian Human Spaceflight Programme Indian Armed Forces Indian weapons of mass destruction "Parrikar wants private
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Missile Complex
Dr._A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam_Missile_Complex
Topics referred to by the same term
Back to Earth "Weapons" (song), a 2023 song by Ava Max Weapons (2007 film), an American teenage crime drama Weapon (film), an Indian Tamil-language action
Weapon_(disambiguation)
Portable light machine gun
automatic weapons, as may general-purpose machine guns; for example, during most of the Cold War period, the standard squad automatic weapon in the British
Squad_automatic_weapon
Device producing a high-temperature explosion
'-ic'. Other terms used for the family of weapons are high-impulse thermobaric weapons, heat and pressure weapons, vacuum bombs, and fuel-air explosives
Thermobaric_weapon
Protection of the body in South Asia
ISBN 978-0-210-22271-3. Pant, Gayatri Nath (1978). Indian Arms and Armour: Pre-and-protohistoric weapons and archery. Army Educational Stores. "Website dedicated
Indian_armour
Special units or platoons of the Indian army performing special tasks
alongside the Indian Army's Para (SF) for 3 weeks. Advanced training follows, during which MARCOS learn skills such as sky-diving, weapons training, counter-insurgency
Special_forces_of_India
US Air Force base in Clark County, Nevada
stationed at Indian Springs AFB and transient vehicles", and support of flights between Kirtland and Indian Springs. (The 4925th Special Weapons Group conducted
Creech_Air_Force_Base
Type of Indo-Persian knife
Description of Indian and Oriental Armour, London: W.H. Allen & Co., Ltd. (1896), pp. 102-109, 130 Pant, Gayatri Nath, Mughal weapons in the Bābur-nāmā
Pesh-kabz
Multilateral treaty prohibiting the production, stockpiling, and use of chemical weapons
Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), officially the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and
Chemical_Weapons_Convention
INDIAN WEAPONS
INDIAN WEAPONS
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Romanian
Romanian form of Roman Latin Julianus, IULIAN means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
Male
English
Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Finnén, FINNIAN means "little white one."
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English
The country India.
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American, Australian, French
Land of Indians
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Hindu, Indian, Tamil
South Indian Kings
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English
English unisex name, derived from vocabulary word indigo, from Greek indikon, INDIGO means "blue dye from India."Â
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English
English unisex name derived from the American state name, INDIANA means "land of the Indians."
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Australian, British, English, French
The Country India; Land of the Indians
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Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Oriya, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Wife of Indra
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Hindu
Wife of Lord Indra (Wife of Indra)
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
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English
Variant spelling of English Finnian, FINIAN means "little white one."
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Christian, Hindu, Indian
Born in India; Indian
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English
English name derived from the country name, INDIA means "land of the Indus (river)."Â
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Hindu, Indian
Pilgrim of India; Name of Indian City
Female
Hindi/Indian
(ইনà§à¦¦à§à¦°à¦¾à¦¨à§€) Ancient feminine form of Hindi Indra, INDRANI means "possesses a drop (of rain)."
Female
Hindi/Indian
(इनà¥à¤¦à¤¿à¤°à¤¾) Hindi myth name borne by Lakshmi, wife of Vishnu, INDIRA means "beauty."
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Australian, British, English
From India
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English American Biblical
The country India.
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Indian, Tamil
Lord Indra
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