BrahMos to be integrated with Sukhoi by March

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BrahMos missile test fails after early 'success
NEW DELHI: The Army's endeavour to induct the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile as "a precision-strike weapon" took a hit on Tuesday, with the missile failing to achieve laid-down parameters in a test. ( Watch )

This comes at a time when the Pakistan Army is galloping ahead in inducting its nuclear-capable Babur land-attack cruise missile (LACM) - developed with China's help to have a strike range of over 500 km - in large numbers into its arsenal.

Initially, the BrahMos LACM test from the Pokhran field firing range at 10.23am on Tuesday was touted as "successful" by defence ministry officials. But later in the day, this newspaper learnt that it had been quite unsuccessful.


Top defence officials were, however, still reluctant to dub the test, which was witnessed by Army chief General Deepak Kapoor, as "a complete failure".

"BrahMos is a unique missile, which has been tested flawlessly almost 20 times till now. On Tuesday, we were test-firing it with a new guidance scheme...it was not successful. Further trials are required," said an official, reluctant to say anything more.

Sources said it was likely that the BrahMos missile, which flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach, tested on Tuesday had been configured to carry a nuclear warhead rather than a conventional one.

The Army already has missile groups to handle the 150-km Prithvi, 700-800-km Agni-I and 2000-km-plus Agni-II ballistic missiles, which are nuclear-capable.

On its part, Army has ordered two BrahMos regiments in the first phase at a cost of Rs 8,352 crore, with 134 missiles, 10 road-mobile autonomous launchers on 12x12 Tatra vehicles, four mobile command posts and the like, said sources.

The Navy, in turn, has ordered 49 BrahMos firing units at a cost of Rs 711 crore for now. All the tests of the BrahMos naval version, both anti-ship and land-attack ones, have been successful till now.

BrahMos was even fired successfully from a vertical launcher - the earlier tests were from "inclined" launchers - fitted on Rajput-class destroyer INS Ranvir in Bay of Bengal last month.

The "universal vertical launcher" is significant since it imparts the missile system with some stealth as well as the capability to be fired in any direction. It also paves the way for the integration of BrahMos missiles on submarines.

Even as India and Russia begin preliminary work on a "hypersonic" BrahMos-2 missile capable of flying at a speed between 5 and 7 Mach, two Indian Sukhoi-30MKI fighters have also been sent to Russia for integration with BrahMos' air-launched version.

The armed forces' eventual plan, of course, is to have nuclear-tipped LACMs, with strike ranges in excess of 1,500 km. Unlike ballistic missiles, cruise missiles do not leave the atmosphere and are powered and guided throughout their flight path.

Cruise missiles, which can evade enemy radars and air defence systems since they fly at low altitudes, are also much cheaper as well as more accurate and easier to operate.

post Reported @Oscar @waz

 

[vsdave2302]

What's the point in collecting all these weapons and never using it?

Collecting them so that you may never have to use it.

 

[Skillrex]

Well its so obvious trolls like Cock-tana masturbates fantasising on China's and pakistani missiles.. lel.. poor guy.. lungi will always be lungi..

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is moving towards an indigenous missile era that will allow India to order surgical strikes destroying targets about 300km away. In a new feat, HAL has completed integration of BrahMos thermonuclear cruise missile with Sukhoi-30MKI after over two years of work, modifying the Russian-made aircraft.

HAL director S Subrahmanyan, who led the project, said the first test flight of the modified Su-30MKI with the BrahMos missile will be conducted in March. HAL chairman RK Tyagi confirmed crucial ground vibration test was completed late 2014.

"The initial requirement is for two Su-30MKIs with BrahMos. The first one will fly in March and we will take up the second one in line," Subrahmanyan said.

Sukhoi 30 MKI Firing Brahmos

CGI By : Indian Aerosapce/Defense News, Do not copy without tags or credits

On topic.. its awesome lethal combination..

 

[Etilla]

Range would be increased to achieve maximum potential of 500km now as an air launched weapon.

 

[Cortana]

post Reported @Oscar @waz

 

[Indian_Patriot]

In the eventuality of a short border war with China on the lines of 1962, this combination will allow us to knock out vital infrastructure such as railways, arms depots, airfields etc while staying safely out of the range of Chinese SAMs, thats why this combination is so needed.

 

[IADnews]

Well its so obvious trolls like Cock-tana masturbates fantasising on China's and pakistani missiles.. lel.. poor guy.. lungi will always be lungi..

On topic.. its awesome lethal combination..

Thank you sir

Absolutely love the CGI man, too cool bad a$$. But Why is the airbrake open in it?

During firing of a super sonic cruise missile like Brahmose the Vertical push increases due to which the aircraft has to deploy its air breaks for controlling the plane or there are chances the missile can push it backwards

 

[Echo_419]

We know, China already told us

We posted the news to tell other Pakistanis too
Thx bolo Itne badiya Neighbor mile hai tumhe

 

[Krate M]

Thank you sir


During firing of a super sonic cruise missile like Brahmose the Vertical push increases due to which the aircraft has to deploy its air breaks for controlling the plane or there are chances the missile can push it backwards

Haha good try, but the missile will first be ejected and then ignited. Not a good idea to fire from the pylons. To reduce speed to fire missile would have been a better answer.

The CGI is still awesome, and open airbrake doesn't look bad. A layman would not notice, so it serves the purpose.

 

[TimeTraveller]

@gslv mk3 @EL LOBO @Krate M @Lord Zen @anant_s @TimeTraveller

Thanks For Tagging Sir..................Nice.....Now the advantage from air also.......

 

[Sine Nomine]

In the eventuality of a short border war with China on the lines of 1962, this combination will allow us to knock out vital infrastructure such as railways, arms depots, airfields etc while staying safely out of the range of Chinese SAMs, thats why this combination is so needed.

Before firing a cruise missile you have to do a lot of homework and 100% India has not capabilities to deploy this missile as you pointed against nor China nor Pakistan..

 

[Abingdonboy]

100% India has not capabilities to deploy this missile as you pointed against nor China nor Pakistan..

Ummm, but it already is.......

 

[Krate M]

And by March IRNSS will be functioning, good combination

 

[Sine Nomine]

Ummm, but it already is.......

I will be happy if you would clear my doubt sir...really

 

[IADnews]

I will be happy if you would clear my doubt sir...really

Brahmos is already been inducted into Army and navy, its a supersonic cruise missile which in use with the navy and also army and now integrated for the Airforce too.