India Will Be Completely Self Reliant In The Field Of Missiles In Next 5 Years – Manohar Parrikar

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[Dr Shaheryar]

Yes, so true. Like in 20 years. If India wants to.

 

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Asper parikar we will be getting Helina and Nag by 2016 December or January 2017

 

[Abingdonboy]

It's not even that wild of a statement (which some of Parrikar's can be). Missile tech is an area where India is already largely self-sufficent from SR-SAMs to ICBMs and now SLBMs. The areas that India is still looking for imports (QR-SAM, VLR-SAM (S-400), VSHORADS, ATGM) are areas that are actively being pursued by DRDO and will see success in the next 5-6 years for sure.

By 2020:

VSHORADS-RBS-70 (most likely)
QR-SAM- Maitri, BDL & DRDO QRSAM
SR-SAM-AKASH, Spyder, Astra based SR-SAM (under development)
MR-SAM- BARAK-8 (for IAF, designated LR-SAM by IN)
LR-SAM- BARAK-8ER
VLR-SAM- S-400, (DRDO also working on a 200-300km range SAM system)
BMD- DRDO BMD; PAD and AAD (under development)
MBRL- Pinaka (Mk.2 in advanced stages of development), Smerch
ATGM- Spike, Nag
Anti Radiation Missile- DRDO ARM (under development)
Air-launched ATGM- Helina, Mistral, Hellfire
Cruise missile (Brahmos (Brahmos-M and Brahmos-2 hypersonic CM also under development), Harpoon, Nirbhay, LRCM (under development)
Air-launched cruise missile-Brahmos-A, Nirbhay
BVRAAM- Astra, R-77, Derby
SBLM- K4, K15
ICBM-Agni-I/II/III/IV/V/VI etc


Green-Indian/DRDO designed
Yellow-Indian/DRDO JV with foriegn OEM
Red-Foreign design


I'm sure I've missed out quite a few projects/systems, @PARIKRAMA @Water Car Engineer @acetophenol @MilSpec @sathya @punit @SpArK @nair please add where you see fit.

Anyway, the trend is clear and, for most, India can thank this great man:

The missile man himself.

 

[AUz]

Congratulations to India on that!

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

What types of missiles is India has no Indigenous development project?

I could only think of the below:
1. MANPAD SAM
2. Air-launched ballistic missile
3. Air/ship launched ASAT.
4. Ship launched ABM
5. Ground-Based Midcourse Defense

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air-launched_ballistic_missile

 

[Abingdonboy]

What types of missiles is India still dependent on foreign supplier and has no Indigenous development project?

I could only think of one
MANPAD SAM

Right, MANPAD SAM is literally the only product class I can think of that India doesn't have an active development project for. I'm sure that if this is the case it will be rectified in the next 3-4 years.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Right, MANPAD SAM is literally the only product class I can think of that India doesn't have an active development project for. I'm sure that if this is the case it will be rectified in the next 3-4 years.

India doesn't have equivalent of Carl Gustavs either

 

[Abingdonboy]

India doesn't have equivalent of Carl Gustavs either

Recoiless Rifle

This falls under "small arms" not "missiles" per se. With the Carl Gustav fully localised in India now and new variants (mk.3) being churned out there isn't really much of a need to focus R&D on this area. The CG remains the world's premier recoiless rifle.

 

[CorporateAffairs]

This is excellent, even after the country defense budgets being looted left and right and center by Anti National Congress.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

It's not even that wild of a statement (which some of Parrikar's can be). Missile tech is an area where India is already largely self-sufficent from SR-SAMs to ICBMs and now SLBMs. The areas that India is still looking for imports (QR-SAM, VLR-SAM (S-400), VSHORADS, ATGM) are areas that are actively being pursued by DRDO and will see success in the next 5-6 years for sure.

By 2020:

VSHORADS-RBS-70 (most likely)
QR-SAM- Maitri
SR-SAM-AKASH, Spyder, Astra based SR-SAM (under development)
MR-SAM- BARAK-8 (for IAF, designated LR-SAM by IN)
LR-SAM- BARAK-8ER
VLR-SAM- S-400, (DRDO also working on a 200-300km range SAM system)
BMD- DRDO BMD; PAD and AAD (under development)
MBRL- Pinaka (Mk.2 in advanced stages of development), Smerch
ATGM- Spike, Nag
Air-launched ATGM- Helina, Mistral, Hellfire
Cruise missile (Brahmos (Brahmos-M and Brahmos-2 hypersonic CM also under development), Harpoon, Nirbhay
Air-launched cruise missile-Brahmos-A, Nirbhay
BVRAAM- Astra, R-77, Derby
SBLM- K4, K15
ICBM-Agni-I/II/III/IV/V/VI etc


Green-Indian/DRDO designed
Yellow-Indian/DRDO JV with foriegn OEM
Red-Foreign design


I'm sure I've missed out quite a few projects/systems, @PARIKRAMA @Water Car Engineer @acetophenol @MilSpec @sathya @punit @SpArK @nair please add where you see fit.

Anyway, the trend is clear and, for most, India can thank this great man:

The missile man himself.

Awesome info
PS: You have missed ASATs btw

 

[Abingdonboy]

Awesome info
PS: You have missed ASATs btw

Well that's only speculated as of now but certainly India has the capability.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Well that's only speculated as of now but certainly India has the capability.

Former DRDO cheif confirmed its development in an IIT seminar.

http://www.cdeep.iitb.ac.in/timeline/play_lecture.php?lno=Vijay_K_Saraswat

Brahmos can reach up to 600 km in optimal (no sea skimming) Hi-Hi trajectory.
Agni-6: same range as Agni-5 but 3 times the payload (3 MIRVs each of 1 Ton).
SLBM in the works with 6000+ km range and 2 Ton payload (4 MIRVs).
LFRJ (Liquid Fuel Ramjet) - supersonic cruise (3.2M), range: 600 to 1000 kms.
Explanation of what requires to be done for AD-1 and AD-2 interceptors.
ASAT1000: Agni booster+AAD
Helina: will have a different nozzle system.
Electromagnetic bomb: Work in full force.

Agni 5: 50Ton, single payload 1050kg, range 5000Km, Caniterized
Agni 6: 56Ton, MIRV payload 3000Kg (doesn't say how many 3-6), range 5000Km, Caniterized, all 3 stages composite motor casings
SLBM: seems like a variant of A6, 4 MIRV payload 2000Kg, 6000+Km, all 3 stages composite

He says our missiles are heavy because our propellant and material technology not to par. He gives 240 ISP for our propellants vs 260-280 for US/Rus/Eur. But that doesn't reduce capabilities of our missiles and also for the same reason our missiles costs much less.



Brahmos ranges:
Lo-Lo profile ~140Km
Hi-Lo profile < 300Km
Hi-Hi profile 600km

http://indiandefence.com/threads/latest-info-about-indian-missiles-from-dr-vk-saraswat.50042/

 

[Kal Muah]

It's not even that wild of a statement (which some of Parrikar's can be). Missile tech is an area where India is already largely self-sufficent from SR-SAMs to ICBMs and now SLBMs. The areas that India is still looking for imports (QR-SAM, VLR-SAM (S-400), VSHORADS, ATGM) are areas that are actively being pursued by DRDO and will see success in the next 5-6 years for sure.

By 2020:

VSHORADS-RBS-70 (most likely)
QR-SAM- Maitri
SR-SAM-AKASH, Spyder, Astra based SR-SAM (under development)
MR-SAM- BARAK-8 (for IAF, designated LR-SAM by IN)
LR-SAM- BARAK-8ER
VLR-SAM- S-400, (DRDO also working on a 200-300km range SAM system)
BMD- DRDO BMD; PAD and AAD (under development)
MBRL- Pinaka (Mk.2 in advanced stages of development), Smerch
ATGM- Spike, Nag
Air-launched ATGM- Helina, Mistral, Hellfire
Cruise missile (Brahmos (Brahmos-M and Brahmos-2 hypersonic CM also under development), Harpoon, Nirbhay
Air-launched cruise missile-Brahmos-A, Nirbhay
BVRAAM- Astra, R-77, Derby
SBLM- K4, K15
ICBM-Agni-I/II/III/IV/V/VI etc


Green-Indian/DRDO designed
Yellow-Indian/DRDO JV with foriegn OEM
Red-Foreign design


I'm sure I've missed out quite a few projects/systems, @PARIKRAMA @Water Car Engineer @acetophenol @MilSpec @sathya @punit @SpArK @nair please add where you see fit.

Anyway, the trend is clear and, for most, India can thank this great man:

The missile man himself.

Thank you for such informative posts. You make PDF worth visiting. Cheers mate

 

[Abingdonboy]

Air/ship launched ASAT.

This is not something that the DRDO would publicise.

Ship launched ABM

Oh, this is being actively developed for sure.