Brahmos airborne version developed

[shrivatsa]

RIA Novosti - World - India, Russia develop airborne supersonic cruise missile



NEW DELHI, June 20 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace joint venture has finished the development of the airborne version of an advanced supersonic missile, the company's managing director has said.

Established in 1998, BrahMos Aerospace designs, produces, and markets supersonic missiles, whose sea-based and land-based versions have been successfully tested and put into service with the Indian Army and Navy.

"For the airborne version...we had to reduce the mass of the missile and to ensure aerodynamic stability after its separation from the aircraft. The air-launched platform has its own initial speed during the launch of the missile, so we have reduced the size of the booster. Now the missile is ready," Sivathanu Pillai told RIA Novosti in an exclusive interview.

The BrahMos missile has a range of 180 miles (290 kms) and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 660 pounds. It can hit surface targets while flying at an altitude as low as 10 meters (30 feet) and at a speed of Mach 2.8, which is about three times faster than the U.S.-made subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile.

The official said the Indian Air Force had chosen SU-30 MKI Flanker-H multirole fighter as a trial platform for the missile.

"We have a schedule for flight trials, but progress has slowed down, as Russia's Sukhoi Design Bureau has its own priority for fifth generation aircraft," Pillai said.

India is planning to produce at least 140 Su-30MKI fighters by 2014 under a Russian license with full technology transfer.

Experts estimate that India might purchase up to 1,000 BrahMos missiles for its Armed Forces in the next decade, and export 2,000 to third countries during the same period.

 

[Khalsa]

India, Russia to Develop Brahmos Airborne Supersonic Cruise Missile

The Russian-Indian BrahMos Aerospace joint venture has finished the development of the airborne version of an advanced supersonic missile, the company's managing director has said.
Established in 1998, BrahMos Aerospace designs, produces, and markets supersonic missiles, whose sea-based and land-based versions have been successfully tested and put into service with the Indian Army and Navy.

"For the airborne version...we had to reduce the mass of the missile and to ensure aerodynamic stability after its separation from the aircraft. The air-launched platform has its own initial speed during the launch of the missile, so we have reduced the size of the booster. Now the missile is ready," Sivathanu Pillai told RIA Novosti in an exclusive interview.

The BrahMos missile has a range of 180 miles (290 kms) and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 660 pounds. It can hit surface targets while flying at an altitude as low as 10 meters (30 feet) and at a speed of Mach 2.8, which is about three times faster than the U.S.-made subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile. The official said the Indian Air Force had chosen SU-30 MKI Flanker-H multirole fighter as a trial platform for the missile.

"We have a schedule for flight trials, but progress has slowed down, as Russia's Sukhoi Design Bureau has its own priority for fifth generation aircraft," Pillai said. India is planning to produce at least 140 Su-30MKI fighters by 2014 under a Russian license with full technology transfer. Experts estimate that India might purchase up to 1,000 BrahMos missiles for its Armed Forces in the next decade, and export 2,000 to third countries during the same period.

http://www.india-defence.com/reports-3876

 

[Goodperson]

This topic was already posted.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/indian...12214-brahmos-airborne-version-developed.html

 

[Neo]

Threads merged.

 

[Khalsa]

Russian Navy's new Gorshkov to be armed with Brahmos

Moscow, Jun 21 (PTI) Russian Navy's new generation Gorshkov-class frigate under construction could be armed with the Indo-Russian BrahMos cruise missiles, boosting the opportunities for the global export of the jointly developed smart weapon.
"The only ship that could feature these missiles is the Project 22350 frigate Admiral Sergei Gorshkov being built at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg," a defence industry source was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti.

Russia apparently had no plans to commission the missile due to its lower range of under 300 kms, but under pressure from the Indian side may consider equipping at least one surface ship with BrahMos.

"Considering that we have only one platform (suitable for BrahMos missiles) we may deploy six of them on the Admiral Gorshkov frigate," the unnamed Russian official was quoted as saying.

The 'Admiral Sergei Gorshkov' frigate is scheduled for launch in 2009. According to some military sources, Russia's Navy intends to procure up to 20 such vessels. PTI

http://www.ptinews.com/pti\ptisite.nsf/0/CFD4C2E8A627708F6525746F00322230?OpenDocument .

 

[p2prada]

The range of the Brahmos is too small.

I hope the hypersonic version of the Brahmos is set to replace the MK1 version in the coming years on our ships. It will have a better range of 1000km.

 

[vish]

The range of the Brahmos is too small.

I hope the hypersonic version of the Brahmos is set to replace the MK1 version in the coming years on our ships. It will have a better range of 1000km.

Link please.

 

[p2prada]

:: Bharat-Rakshak.com - Indian Military News Headlines ::

NEW DELHI: President A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday suggested that the country should move ahead with developing a 'hypersonic' version of the supersonic cruise missile Brahmos to maintain supremacy in force levels.

"Time has come for BrahMos Aerospace to work on Mark-II version of Brahmos," Kalam, himself a missile scientist, said adding it would enable India to be a market leader in hypersonic cruise missiles.

Turning Brahmos into a hypersonic missile entails incorporating scramjet technology, on which Indian defence scientists are already working to give it capability to attain Mach 8 speeds and to enhance its range considerably.

Inducting the surface-to-surface version of missile into the army, Kalam, who is the Supreme Commander of the armed forces, suggested to scientists to develop re-usable class of cruise missiles.

"I visualise long range hypersonic cruise missiles not only delivering pay loads, but also returning to base after the mission," Kalam said while handing over a replica of the missile to the Army Chief General J J Singh.

India, he said, should within next decade develop re-usable missiles emphasising that the three services should work as a team to evolve the Qualitative requirements for such a system in a time bound manner.

Supporting the idea of export of Brahmos missiles, the President called for aggressive marketing of this world class product saying it was must as the missile only had a short shelf life of five years. He warned that otherwise there would be competitors who would be developing contemporary products.


I had a link just saying a scramjet based engine can have extended ranges, atleast by 10times, carrying the same amount of fuel a conventional rocket engine needs. So, maybe, a third version with the extended range can be developed in india after the development of the MK2 version.

According to Kalam's reusable missile, a reusable cruise missile has to have a decent enough range if it has to come back to base.

Range is not a consideration in the Brahmos, meaning it can be extended even now on the basic version. But that would mean breaking international treaties.

 

[nitesh]

Link please.

I dont have any concrete info as of now, will try to dig some info and post it. But scientists are working on a cruise missile with a range of 1000 km. It is named as NIRBHAY. But it will be subsonic not supersonic.

 

[nitesh]

:: Bharat-Rakshak.com - Indian Military News Headlines ::

NEW DELHI: President A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday suggested that the country should move ahead with developing a 'hypersonic' version of the supersonic cruise missile Brahmos to maintain supremacy in force levels.

"Time has come for BrahMos Aerospace to work on Mark-II version of Brahmos," Kalam, himself a missile scientist, said adding it would enable India to be a market leader in hypersonic cruise missiles.

Turning Brahmos into a hypersonic missile entails incorporating scramjet technology, on which Indian defence scientists are already working to give it capability to attain Mach 8 speeds and to enhance its range considerably.

Hey, related to this point check this news. Seems we can see MarkII sooner

NDTV.com: Hypersonic BrahMos undergoes successful lab test

Hypersonic BrahMos undergoes successful lab test

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 (New Delhi)

Indian scientists have successfully conducted a laboratory test of a hypersonic BhrahMos missile, a top official said.

We have achieved a speed of Mach 5.26 in our laboratory tests of the hypersonic version of the BrahMos. However, it will take some 15-20 tests under controlled conditions before the missile can be actually test-launched,'' BrahMos Aerospace Chief Executive Officer A. Sivathanu Pillai told.

The test was conducted at the Hyderabad-based Advanced Systems Laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) that has jointly developed the missile with Russia's NPO organisation.

BrahMos currently flies at Mach 2.86. Missiles that fly at Mach 3 to 4 (three to four times the speed of sound) belong to high supersonic class. Hypersonic missiles fly at speeds over Mach 5.

The Brahmos hypersonic version will have higher speed, less fuel consumption and less operational time (to deploy), thus giving better results in terms of range. The high speed will also give less reaction time to the enemy, Pillai added.

The high speed will also make the missile hard to detect and will increase the impact on the target.

The velocity of the missile is directly proportional to the destruction it causes. The high velocity would ensure maximum damage, Pillai said.

The hypersonic version is powered by a scramjet engine that is also used for launching satellites at low cost.

 

[nitesh]

Link please.

here is the link

DNA - India - Brahmos inducted to army; Kalam favours 'hypersonic' version - Daily News & Analysis

 

[vish]

See, I'm aware that a hypersonic version of the Brahmos is in the works. But if Brahmos is to be kept at the same size, is it possible that a hypersonic version (which consumes much more fuel) to have the same range with the size restrictions?

In all likelihood, Brahmos' range can be increased. But by how much and with what speed constraints?

The reusable hypersonic delivery vehicle is the AVATAR... correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[nitesh]

See, I'm aware that a hypersonic version of the Brahmos is in the works. But if Brahmos is to be kept at the same size, is it possible that a hypersonic version (which consumes much more fuel) to have the same range with the size restrictions?

In all likelihood, Brahmos' range can be increased. But by how much and with what speed constraints?

The reusable hypersonic delivery vehicle is the AVATAR... correct me if I'm wrong.

Vish bhai,

How you can say with this size the range is only 290km. It is the stated range of BrahMos. Hope you got my point.

Regarding reusable missiles, check this one:

'Sudarsana chakra' for Army - Newindpress.com

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Jun 14, 2008

'Sudarsana chakra' for Army
Saturday June 14 2008 14:37 IST
Tiki Rajwi

T'PURAM: Sudarsana Chakra,’ the powerful weapon of Hindu mythology, which does a U-turn homewards after each destructive mission, may not be far from becoming a very real member of India’s futuristic military arsenal.

Buoyed by the success of the Indo- Russian venture BrahMos universal supersonic cruise missiles, Indian scientists are contemplating a re-usable projectile which will revolutionise the war theatre.

‘‘It’s basically a delivery system, which will return after delivering the warhead,’’ A Sivathanu Pillai, DRDO chief controller (Research and Development) and CEO and MD of Brah-Mos Aerospace, told Express on the sidelines of a function here. Today, missiles - supersonic or subsonic - are ‘use-and-throw’ devices which destruct along with the target.

The re-usable version can be very roughly compared to an unmanned aerial vehicle used normally for reconnaissance, but of the lethal weapon type. The plus point of a reusable projectile is that the delivery system, which transports the payload - in this case it could be a nuclear warhead - can be used multiple times for delivering warheads.

The advantages, Sivathanu Pillai said, are many; the obvious one being reduced cost of missile production. Though the delivery system will have to carry enough fuel for a round trip, even that would not be an expensive proposition, as the fuel is kerosene-based, he said.

Though India is planning a hypersonic version of the BrahMos missile, the re-usable version will not be a variant of it, Sivathanu Pillai said. The hypersonic versions will be able to fly above Mach 4, or four times the speed of sound. The supersonic BrahMos missile developed jointly by India and Russia and inducted by the Indian Army and the Indian Navy flies at Mach 2.8 speeds.

 

[Always Neutral]

Vish bhai,

How you can say with this size the range is only 290km. It is the stated range of BrahMos. Hope you got my point.

Regarding reusable missiles, check this one:


The advantages, Sivathanu Pillai said, are many; the obvious one being reduced cost of missile production. Though the delivery system will have to carry enough fuel for a round trip, even that would not be an expensive proposition, as the fuel is kerosene-based, he said.

.[/B]

Must say his brains are scrambled. What a lovely way to tell the enemy where the launcher is ?

Regards

 

[vish]

Must say his brains are scrambled. What a lovely way to tell the enemy where the launcher is ?

Regards

Won't they make the damn thing keeping in my mind the above contingency?