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Which was the first missile launch by India?
Agni-I
Which was the first surface to surface missile in India?
its prithvi
How big was the first submarine?
The first submarine was about 46 feet in length and assembled in Barcelona, Spain. The first successful launch of this submarine was in 1864 and held a crew of two people.
What country would North Korea fire a missile at first?
North Korea would first launch a Nuclear Missile at South Korea, due to there past arguments. This would prompt the U.S to launch a missile, causing a nuclear war between communists and democracies.
What is the name of the first US Polaris ballistic missile submarine?
USS George Washinton.
Which is the India's first indigenously developed missile?
hat name is the first missile surface to surface in pakistan
When was the first M45 missile used?
The M45 submarine-launched ballistic missile was first tested in 1986. It was fired in 2004 from the Vigilant at a target near French Guinea, which it hit.
What is cruise missile?
A cruise missle is a long-ranged tactical guided missle launched from an aircraft, ship, submarine, or land-base launch platform. They are extemley fast and accurate, and are used for precision strikes on military intallations such as command bunkers or air bases. A cruise missile is not very fast (subsonic) compared with rocket-propelled missiles which do not need wings, but fly on their own forward momentum. A cruise missile is jet-propelled which gives it a much longer range, but it needs small wings to stay in the air because of its lower thrust-weight ratio. The German V-1 of 1944 was the first cruise missile, just as the V-2 was the first ballistic missile. In the 1950's, the US Navy launched V-1s (called Loons) from submarines, but the sub had to proceed to the launch point on the surface. Later, a watertight storage cylinder allowed the sub to proceed to the launch point while submerged, but it still had to surface to launch its Regulus cruise missile. These subs were diesel-electric, and although the nuclear-powered USS Halibut carried Regulus missiles in an internal hangar, it still had to surface to launch them. Today, a USN cruise missile submarine carries multiple Tomahawk cruise missiles in individual launch tubes, but it still must surface to launch them because a cruise missile is an air-breather, unlike ballistic missiles which can be launched from submarines while underwater. [Note: this is incorrect. Cruise missiles can be launched from underwater - they are simply shot out of their tube by compressed air or a small rocket motor. Once they reach the surface, their jet turbine engine is then activated.] Several countries use cruise missiles, but the USN Tomahawk is the best known. The USAF had its own cruise missile in the 70's, using the B-52 bomber or 747 airliner as a launch platform. Improved technology allows a cruise missile to stay closer to the ground (or water) than the old Nazi V-1, which makes them more difficult to counter. The V-1 could be shot down by fighters or anti-aircraft fire. Their accuracy has also improved. The V-1 simply flew to its approximate target whereupon the motor shut off and it dropped like a bomb; hence the name flying bomb, but a Tomahawk can hit its target with great precision. A cruise missile can be thought of as a kamikaze plane without a pilot. It flies to its target like an airplane and then blows up.
When the first rocket was launch?
the first rocket (the V2) was launched in 1942.
When did the US have the capability to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles from a submarine?
The Polaris SLBM program started in 1956; the first successful launch from the USS George Washington (SSBN-598) was on July 20, 1960. Later in 1961 the Polaris A-2 SLBM entered active service in the Navy's submarine fleet.
What was the first intercontinental missile capable of being launched from a submarine?
ICBM's are surface-surface missiles and typically have a greater range than submarine launched missiles. The first developed Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) was the Navy's UGM-27 Polaris Missile, developed by Lockheed beginning in 1957, tested in 1960, and deployed on FBM submarines beginning in 1961 on the USS George Washington (SSBN-598). The Polaris served well up through the 70's, being used by both the U.S. Navy and the British Royal Navy. It began to be replaced by the much more versatile UGM-73 Poseidon missile beginning in 1972. The Poseidon was itself eventually replaced by the UGM-96 Trident I missile beginning in 1979, and the UGM-133 Trident II (Trident D5) in 1990, which is still in use today. The Trident missiles have true intercontinental range; the Trident I had a range of 4600 nautical miles (5293.585 miles), and the Trident D5 has a range of 7,000nm (8055.456 miles). The top range of the Polaris was only 2000nm (2301.558 miles) by comparison.
When did the M51 perform it's first flight test?
The M51 is a submarine launched missile that was deployed by the French Navy. The M51 performed its first flight test although unarmed on November 9 2006.
