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Trishul

Country of Origin: India

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The Trishul (Trident) was a short-range missile that was intended for anti-air and anti-missile operation in all three of India's armed services. Some sources also indicated the Trishul could have had an anti-ship role.

The missile was designed to counter low-level attacks by aircraft and sea-skimming missiles. It was all-weather capable and had a quick reaction time, taking only 6 seconds to launch a missile from the time it detected a target.

The missile carried a 12.1 lb (5.5...

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