India joins Ballistic Missile Defence Club

[Contrarian]

Why the hell are you posting year old articles?

The Klub missile was returned to Russia on the Sindhughosh and the errors rectified, the Kilo's are being fitted with Klub's now and they are as accurate as they claim to be.

Trishul has been buried and instead a JV has started with MBDA for LLQRM's ie Maitri/Rewadi/Rohini for the Airforce/Army/Navy respectively. In the mean time, AF has also gone on to procure SPYDER missile systems and Akash has worked out well.

 

[nitesh]

RIA Novosti - World - Russia, India to develop new BrahMos cruise missile

NEW DELHI, September 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and India will jointly develop a new BrahMos-2 hypersonic cruise missile, the head of the BrahMos company said on Monday.

"Today, at a meeting of the Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation, we decided to set up a working group on the development of the BrahMos-2 missile," the company's CEO, Sivathanu Pillai said.

"The new hypersonic missile will have a top speed of over Mach 5, which would make it impossible to intercept," he added.

Established in 1998, BrahMos Aerospace, a joint Indian-Russian venture, produces and markets BrahMos supersonic missiles, whose sea-based and land-based versions have been successfully tested and put into service with the Indian army and navy.

Pillai said that the company had finished the development of the airborne version of the BrahMos missile and the Indian air force had chosen the SU-30 MKI Flanker-H multirole fighter as a trial platform for the missile.

The BrahMos missile has a range of 290 km (180 miles) and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 300 kg (660 pounds). It can hit ground targets flying at an altitude as low as 10 meters (30 feet) and has a top speed of Mach 2.8, which is about three times faster than the U.S.-made subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile.

The head of BrahMos Aerospace earlier said that the recent acquisition of an assembly plant in the state of Kerala from Kerala Hightech Industries Ltd, in addition to the main plant in Hyderabad, would allow the company to increase production to 50 BrahMos missiles a year and fulfill orders from the army on schedule.

Analysts estimate that India could purchase up to 1,000 BrahMos missiles for its armed forces in the next decade, and export 2,000 to other countries during the same period.

 

[nitesh]

New Delhi, Sept 29 (PTI) India and Russia today decided to work together on development of hypersonic version of BrahMos missile and have set up a working group in this regard.
The decision in this regard was taken at the 8th inter-governmental commission (IGC) for military and technology cooperation meeting here in Delhi.

The new version would be an improvement on the already-developed BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.

"India and Russia have today agreed to set up a joint working group (JWG) for the development of a hypersonic version of the Brahmos missile," BrahMos Aerospace Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director A Sivathanu Pillai said at a function to mark the Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov's official visit to BrahMos Complex this afternoon.

The first meeting of the Indo-Russian JWG on the hypersonic version of BrahMos missile would be held in November this year.

"Our first meeting would be held in Moscow and after that work on the new version of BrahMos will start," Pillai said.

Talking about the integration of the supersonic missile on the Russian Su-30 aircraft, Pillai said the work in this regard was in progress in both India and Russia.

Deputy Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal N A K Browne, who was present on the occasion, said the missile would be integrated with the latest version of Su-30s.

"The missile would be fitted on Su-30 MKI Block III, which are being inducted in the IAF since last year. The induction of these aircraft would be completed by 2010," Browne said. PTI

http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/D6D02277BA63D644652574D3004BB872?OpenDocument

 

[nitesh]

so guys, this makes three programs for hypersonic missiles:

BrahMos: With India and Russia.
HSDTV: DRDO working on it.
RLV (AVATAR): ISRO version for hypersonic planes.

What you say.

 

[nitesh]

India, France agree to bolster defence cooperation - Express India

Paris, September 30: India and France on Tuesday agreed to bolster bilateral defence ties by working on joint development of quick reaction short range surface-to-air missiles (SRSAM) and concluding a crucial deal on upgradation of IAF’s frontline Mirage 2000 fighters.

Transformation of defence ties from a buyer-seller relationship to joint production and transfer of technology for making hi-tech weapon systems and platforms was highlighted in a joint statement issued after summit talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris.

Negotiations on upgradation of IAF’s fleet of 52 Mirages 2000 fighters, which will enhance their life for another 25 years, are almost in final stages.

This was reflected in comments made by Sarkozy after the summit meeting where he said “discussions on the upgradation are well underway and expected to be finalised by next year”.

In the proposed deal worth over 1 million {Wron will be one billion} euros, the French aviation major Dassult has offered to upgrade the IAF Mirages to the level of French Air Forces Mirage 2000-9.

Another major French-led European company EADS has offered an agreement to jointly produce 1,000 SRSAM for the Indian Army in collaboration with DRDO and state-owned Bharat Dynamics.

Dassult is also one of the leading contenders for the IAF’s biggest ever military contract worth USD 10 billion for acquisition of 126 Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft.

 

[Contrarian]

I hope the range of BrahMos 2 is much more than it is for BrahMos.

 

[nitesh]

I don't think so that the actual range will ever be published about these missiles as they need to keep the MTCR lobby happy.
To be honest it is hard to believe (fro me) that the range is just 290 km for BrahMos. But any way that's what is published. So will go ahead with that.

 

[nitesh]

Russia's UAC may join India in development of BrahMos-2 missile

03/ 10/ 2008



MOSCOW, October 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will participate in the joint development of a new cruise missile with India only if a decision is made to adopt it for service with the Russian Air Force, the company said on Friday.

UAC was formed last year from leading domestic plane producers to streamline the country's aircraft-building industry, and includes Ilyushin, Tupolev, Sukhoi, Antonov and Mikoyan, as well as companies involved in distribution.

"Our participation will be certain only if we receive an official request to equip Russian fighters, the Su-MKI in particular, with these missiles. So far we have not received such a request," said UAC president Alexey Fyodorov.

Russia and India announced in September plans to jointly develop a new BrahMos-2 hypersonic cruise missile.

The new missile will have a top speed of over Mach 5, which would make it virtually impossible to intercept.

At present, BrahMos Aerospace, a joint Indian-Russian venture, produces and markets BrahMos supersonic missiles, whose sea-based and land-based versions have been successfully tested and put into service with the Indian army and navy.

The head of BrahMos Aerospace, Sivathanu Pillai, earlier said that the company had finished the development of the airborne version of the BrahMos missile and the Indian air force had chosen the SU-30 MKI Flanker-H multirole fighter as a trial platform for the missile.

The BrahMos missile has a range of 290 km (180 miles) and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 300 kg (660 pounds). It can hit ground targets flying at an altitude as low as 10 meters (30 feet) and has a top speed of Mach 2.8, which is about three times faster than the U.S.-made subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile.

Analysts estimate that India could purchase up to 1,000 BrahMos missiles for its armed forces in the next decade, and export 2,000 to other countries during the same period.

RIA Novosti - Russia - Russia's UAC may join India in development of BrahMos-2 missile

 

[nitesh]

good news

:: The NewIndian Express ePaper ::

PUTTING an end to the prevailing uncertainty, Russia has decided to induct the BrahMos cruise missiles in its future navy and army systems. The Russian Defence Ministry has managed a special waiver for the BrahMos, an Indo-Russian joint venture, to facilitate its induction. According to Russian law, that country is legally bound to induct only those weapon systems that have been indigenously developed.

Top sources in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) told Express that this technical objection had now been waived vis-a-vis BrahMos. The move gives a huge boost to the export potential of the missile as prospective buyers who raised the ‘why-not-in-Russia?’ doubt, may feel more confident about procuring it.

From an Indian point of view, the Russian decision will silence the critics of the BrahMos joint venture who aired the view that the deal gave the Russians more say than India on the export and sale of the missile.

It was also maintained that the Russians had little use of a 290km cruise missile as they were more worried about long-distance strategic concerns.

“The waiver clearly underlines Russian interest in strengthening defence relations with India. All new Russian ships will be armed with the BrahMos,” DRDO sources said.

Russia is also in the process of altering the Gorshkov class frigates to accommodate the BrahMos.

India, meanwhile, is all set to carry out underwater trials of the BrahMos before it is installed on submarines. The delay, sources said, was in getting a submarine on which the launch facility could be integrated. “The design is ready . But we don’t have a subsea platform from which to testfire the missile,” sources said.

The DRDO is now mooting the possibility of firing the BrahMos from a submerged pontoon to evaluate its underwater launch capability. “We only need to carry out two or three firings. The pontoon is being designed and we hope to carry out the testing before the year end,” sources said.

The Indian Navy has not indicated the type of submarines it wants the BrahMos on. The current thinking is to fit it on Scorpene 6 and 7 before the second line submarines join the fleet.

 

[nitesh]

DNA - India - Govt not to buy any more Barak missiles - Daily News & Analysis

Govt not to buy any more Barak missiles
Josy Joseph
Monday, October 13, 2008 04:00 IST

New norms target two Israeli firms under CBI scanner

NEW DELHI: Fearing unmanageable defence scandals on the eve of general elections, the Union government has issued comprehensive guidelines to deal with two tainted Israeli firms that are dominant players in the Indian arms market. The guidelines put curbs on new deals with them, citing the ongoing CBI inquiry into the Barak scandal, in which the two firms, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Ltd and Rafael, are involved.

It was only in August that the MoD (ministry of defence) got fresh vigilance clearance to go ahead with India’s largest joint development project for missiles, with the same Israeli companies. This is a $2.5billion project to develop a new generation medium range surface-to-air missiles. And only a few weeks ago, the government approved purchase of Spyder quick reaction missiles for the Indian Air Force from the same firms. It remains to be seen if the Spyder will now be bought.

Besides, India has several other significant contracts or joint developments with the two firms.

The guidelines issued last week include a decision not to order any more Barak missiles though the Navy has been pressing for replenishing its stock of the ship-borne weapon system. The guidelines say the repeat order for missiles should not be issued because of the CBI probe into the original 1999-2000 deal, according to sources.

The CBI has reportedly found evidence that arms dealer Suresh Nanda, son of former navy chief Admiral SM Nanda, was paid commission by IAI and Rafael for the deal, and he, in turn, paid it to politicians and others.

The Barak scandal broke after Tehelka videotaped Samata Party leader RK Jain claiming that his party was paid money by Nanda to ensure the government bought the Barak system, which is jointly produced and supplied by IAI and Rafael. The CBI FIR had mentioned then defence minister George Fernandes, his companion Jaya Jaitley, then navy chief Admiral Sushil Kumar, Jain and Nanda among the accused. The investigations are under way.

The government guidelines say no tenders (request for proposals) should be issued to IAI and Rafael in single vendor situations until the cabinet committee on security takes a final decision. Recent years have seen a growing trend of Israeli companies, mostly IAI and Rafael, becoming single vendors for significant contracts. A host of such contracts have gone to them, most prominent of them being the controversial Barak deal.

In cases of multi-vendor deals, the MoD has said the RFPs could be issued to both IAI and Rafael but will have to be withdrawn if the CBI files a chargesheet showing “incriminating evidence” against the companies in the Barak case. Besides, even if one of the two firms is selected, the ministry will have to obtain a fresh vigilance approval.
Where the RFPs have already been issued or where schemes are at various stages of procurement involving the two Israeli companies, the process will continue. But the vigilance status of all such cases has to be “reviewed”, the government has said.

The government move comes at a time when the joint development of a new generation Barak missile for the Indian Navy is under way. Several DRDO scientists are in Israel working on the project.

The Israeli firms had received unusually kind treatment from the government despite the CBI finding preliminary evidence of corruption in the Barak deal. In the past, as soon as allegations surfaced the government has prohibited all dealings with the firm concerned— Germany’s submarine maker HDW, Sweden’s Bofors, and South African firm Denel have been dealt with in such strict fashion.

 

[nitesh]

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Breakthrough tech to increase range of high speed missiles

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, have developed a new technology for increasing the range of high speed space vehicles including missiles.

"This technology reduces drag of high speed space vehicles which dictates the range of the missile for a given amount of fuel," Prof K P J Reddy of Department of Aerospace Engineering. "The thrust generated by the rocket engine must compensate for the drag encountered by the missile in its path," he said. "This technology involving spray coating of the high speed missiles and other space vehicles can be used in the existing stockpile of missiles," Reddy, leading a team of scientists who developed it, said.

"This method will ensure that without spending any additional energy the overall aerodynamic drag of the vehicle can be controlled and this in turn will improve the efficiency of the hypersonic flight of the vehicle. This is a very attractive technique for controlling aerodynamic drag of the vehicles flying at hypersonic Mach numbers," Reddy said in the recent issue of Physics of Fluids Journal. The technology has been demonstrated by the scientists Vijay Kulkarni, G M Hegde, G Jagdeesh and E Arunan of the high enthalpy aerodynamics laboratory in the Department of Aerospace Engineering.The IISc scientists have got Indian patent for the technology, Reddy said.

The main advantages of this innovative hypersonic drag control techniques are that it is a completely passive device that is non-intrusive and does not need any additional power during the actual flight to control the aerodynamic drag of the missile flying at hypersonic speeds.

Also, the amount of heat energy released into the shock layer of the body can be altered to suitably control the aerodynamic drag of the hypersonic vehicle. The nose of the missile is essentially blunted in order to reduce the heating problem but the drag encountered by the blunt bodies when they travel at hypersonic speeds (five to six times the speed of sound approximately 2 km per second) is larger, he said, adding hence one way of increasing the range of the missile or any vehicle is to reduce the drag force.

The new method involves a radically different technique in the sense that no additional device or power is required for controlling the aerodynamic drag in the proposed technique during the actual hypersonic flight, Reddy said. The technique is to coat the nose portion of the missile with a thin layer of material such as chromium, the aero scientist said.

This metal coating evaporates due to the heating of the missile nose or vehicle during its hypersonic flight and the evaporated metal particles in atomic form react exothermically with the oxygen atoms surrounding the body to release additional heat into the air in front of the missile. This heat addition reduces the drag force up to about 47 per cent, he said.

In fluid dynamics, drag is the force that resists the movement of a solid object through a fluid. For a solid object moving through a fluid, the drag is the component of the net aerodynamic or hydrodynamic force.

One of the features of the new method is that it is expected to enhance the commercially viability of the technology. In addition, this technique will also be useful for development of space vehicles which consume lesser fuels and thus reduce the cost of space travel in future, Reddy added.

Asked how it can be considered a breakthrough, Reddy said, the existing techniques for reducing the drag force involve addition of an aero spike at the nose of the missile or blowing a supersonic gas jet from the missile nose tip. Implementation of these techniques involves major modification to the missile structure and hence cannot be applied to existing missiles which are in stockpile, he said. While in the new technology developed by IISc, straight away you can spray the existing missiles or space craft without doing any modification, he added.

 

[Nihat]

Agni - V , why V - they could have names it IV for continuation sake

Agni-V to be ready by 2010
Reporter
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 AT 11:10 PM
Tags: Agni-V

PUNE: Indian defence scientists have embarked on Project Agni-V to develop a long-range missile by the year 2010, which can strike targets over 5,000 km, programme director of Agni weapon systems, Avinash Chander said on Wednesday.

“After the success of Agni-III, which is ready for induction, we have started working on Agni-V. It will be a three-stage, all composite, solid propellant fuelled and advanced version in the Agni class of ballistic missiles with a range of over 5,000 km. The development process has already begun and in the next two years, the weapon system should be ready,” Chander said.

Though most of the systems for the Agni-V will be from Agni-III, the new systems have to be scaled up. It will be a modified design and has to go through the entire process of development and testing.

“We have the technology ready with us. It will be availed from the already prepared Agni Class missiles I-III. However, the Agni-V is going to be more powerful and have a greater range. For this the design of the missile’s delivery system has to be modified to suit the requirements. But, since we have existing successful technology model readily available with us, the time taken to develop this new missile will be much lesser than before,” he said.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation has developed Agni-I (700 km), Agni-II (2,000 km) and Agni-III (beyond 3,000 km), which can carry conventional and nuclear warheads. Agni-V is its latest project, which could be the final one in the series.

 

[nitesh]

Increased range is good, but the major thing here would be of MIRV. Now as the 10 satellites are already in orbit. So building up MIRV should not be a major issue.

 

[nitesh]

‘IAF will get Brahmos version by 2012’ - Express India

IAF will get Brahmos version by 2012’
Express News Service
Posted: Oct 24, 2008 at 0203 hrs IST

Pune, October 23 The Indian Air Force (IAF) would get its own version of Brahmos — a supersonic cruise missile — by 2012, A Sivanthu Pillai, chief executive officer and managing director, Brahmos Airspace, said on Wednesday.
Pillai was addressing media persons after inaugurating IWAPS 2008, a two-day international workshop on ‘Advances in processing of solid propellant rocket motors’ at High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) here as part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and centenary celebrations of HEMRL.

“Trials and tests will be carried out by 2011 and it is expected to be inducted into the IAF by 2012,” he said, adding that the Army and Navy already had variants of the missile provided by Brahmos Airspace.

Stressing on the importance of research in nanotechnology, Pillai, who is also chief controller, R & D (ACE & NS) at DRDO, said the organisation would lay more emphasis on this domain. “Materials such as nano-aluminium, which will augment weight reduction of equipment, will be increasingly used in various defence applications.

Meanwhile, the DRDO will continue to develop innovative equipment,” he said. Around 300 scientists from several countries will participate in the workshop, which will also discuss futuristic development programmes.

 

[p2prada]

Increased range is good, but the major thing here would be of MIRV. Now as the 10 satellites are already in orbit. So building up MIRV should not be a major issue.

The Agni V is a completely different missile. It is an ICBM. It will have a range in excess of 5000 km making it India's first ICBM.

The Agni IV is a modification for the AGNI III. An extra stage to raise its range to 4500 km from the current 3500km.

AGNI III,IV,V are set to be equipped with MIRVs. The MIRVs integration is further ahead though. Something like 2011 or 2012.