India successfully testfires 'maneuverable' BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

[ptldM3]

Its common for short range missiles to fly faster. But if the range is over 1000 km, then it won't be able to fly that fast.

How does a missle with a range of 11,000 km and a speed of 17,400 km/h or 10,800 mph sound? Not fast enough for you?

 

[faithfulguy]

How does a missle with a range of 11,000 km and a speed of 17,400 km/h or 10,800 mph sound? Not fast enough for you?

Is it a cruise missile?

 

[ptldM3]

Is it a cruise missile?

You never said anything about a cruise missle, but to answer your question no it's not a cruise missle; however, to prove you wrong the CJ-10 has a range of 2,200 kn and a speed of mach 2.5

 

[brahmastra]

isn't it verticle launch? and one more question. is it brahmos? at 1:00.

 

[faithfulguy]

You never said anything about a cruise missle, but to answer your question no it's not a cruise missle; however, to prove you wrong the CJ-10 has a range of 2,200 kn and a speed of mach 2.5

Look at the topic.

I think that is only the terminal speed, not cruising speed. What is the longest ranged supersonic cruise missile?

 

[ptldM3]

Look at the topic.


I think that is only the terminal speed, not cruising speed. What is the longest ranged supersonic cruise missile?

Do you think or do you know?

Also the Brahmos range can easily exceed 1000 km but Russia is following the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).

 

[prototype]

Its common for short range missiles to fly faster. But if the range is over 1000 km, then it won't be able to fly that fast.

and which law of physics say so

 

[illuminatidinesh]

There r many counter measures against the missiles, (flares,chafes , gatling gun,counter missiles etc) . We have to wait and see how they work against Brahmos. This test was aimed only at masking the launch vehicle from enemy. Nothing further as some said in above post.
Ya manoeuvrings affect the range to some extent but not the way some think.
Also it only follows a straight path after it selects the target. I dont have any idea if there is such missile in the world. Please correct me if there is one.(don't exaggerate please)

 

[Moscow]

If this is such a wonderful weapon, who won't Russians use it. mmmm

I think they have better weapons and refuse to use Brahmos. What is the missile that is of longer ranged and lighter? The problem with Brahmos is its weight and size. Its too heavy that each plane can only carry one? Can MKI carry 2?

The Russian military already have something better. I'm certain. I just don't have the name of the missile that has similar ability as Brahmos but longer range

please get an idea of russian procurement plan which has a clause inhibiting certain induction ....
hope it will answer

 

[jha]

some members here disguise their frustration in form of innocence and everybody goes gung-ho replying them...

carry on the discussion guys....

 

[illuminatidinesh]

please get an idea of russian procurement plan which has a clause inhibiting certain induction ....
hope it will answer

Y should he have time for that???? He is busy searching another anti India component. U wasted ur words hear. He s so worried about Russian materials in India,,,, Dont know Y?

 

[Awesome]

Wait it didn't maneuver before? It didn't fly low to the ground.

Why were they calling it a cruise missile before?

 

[jha]

it has just improved on maneuverability ...continuous improvement is something which is done on all the platforms imo..

 

[gambit]

There r many counter measures against the missiles, (flares,chafes , gatling gun,counter missiles etc) . We have to wait and see how they work against Brahmos.

This is how a missile sees a ship...

Each geometrical facet represent a unique radar reflection point on said ship. The missile does not see a 'square' or 'rectangle' or 'triangle' but voltage spikes and all these spikes are in a cluster against a background. The above image was created to give the readers a reference they can visually relate to a shape we know as a ship with all those radar reflection points highlighted.

Now onto chaff defense...

A ship in less than five seconds can launch enough chaff canisters to totally blanket a missile's radar view. The problem for the defense is WHEN to launch those canisters. The goal for the defense is to create that electronic blanket BEFORE the missile can create in its own electronic mind a composite image of a 'ship' based upon those unique radar reflection points. So again...The problem for the defense is WHEN to launch those canisters.

Once the missile created that composite image of a 'ship', chaff's efficacy as an electronic defense rapidly diminishes because the ship is moving too slow compared to the missile to avoid impact. It does not matter if by that time the missile's radar is blanked out. The missile already recorded a cluster of radar reflection points in an x-y-z coordinate and will head for that spatial location. It may miss or it may not but odds are better than %50 that it will impact the ship, possibly in an important area. The missile designer may incorporate some fancy algorithms based upon those radar reflection points to sort of guess what is the ship's most important structure and program the missile accordingly.

The best chaff defense against a radar guided missile is to create that electronic blanket BEFORE the missile successfully create that composite image. Chaff must be launched at the correct time lest they fall too soon, thereby exposing the ship at the worst time. On the other hand, chaff is cheap and does not take up much storage space. If the fleet or ship is sufficiently forewarned, it will take a lot of missiles to exhaust the ship's supply of chaff.

For flare defense against infrared sensor equipped missiles, the same tactic applies. The problem for IR sensor technology is that currently it is very difficult to create an IR sensor that is as capable of distinguishing distinct IR emitters as clear a radar emitters from the same body. This is a cost versus benefit issue and another point for discussion. Suffice to say that it is too costly to incorporate that level of IR sensor technology into a missile.

The Space Shuttle example below illustrate some IR emitting points...

Spaceflight Now | STS-119 Shuttle Report | Discovery's re-entry to collect hypersonic research

Nowhere as detailed as radar emitting points. This is why radar guidance remains the preferred method.

Ya manoeuvrings affect the range to some extent but not the way some think.

The readership would like some elaboration.

Also it only follows a straight path after it selects the target. I dont have any idea if there is such missile in the world. Please correct me if there is one.(don't exaggerate please)

All cruise missiles does that to maximize their kinetic energy.

 

[black flame]

If shaurya is hypersonic how come brahmos is the fastest cruise missiles when hypersonic is 5 times faster than speed of sound

well there is a cap on the sale or JV to manufacture missiles above 300 km range so Russia cannot sell missile with the range more than 300 km thats y bhramos has a range of 290 Km but with the knowledge which india gained from bhramos project india is developing shaurya which is a hypersonic missile and with increased range and the hypersonic bhramos II is under development with russia
i guess this answered ur question