Indian Missiles - News, Developments, Tests, and Discussions

[ni8mare]

It's only against ballistic missiles, not planes, missiles, etc.

DRDO is working on a HQ9, S-x00 type missile as we speak. It'll be surely navalized, and IN will probably use a mix of that and barak 8s.

Im sure this new missile takes a lot from missiles like AAD, etc.

yes it is .....avinash chander told that our 250 km SAM will be spin of AAD

 

[desimorty]

And then require bigger ships to house a missile twice the weight and size that has ABM capaility when non of India's enemies will send ICBMs through the Indian ocean.
While the Barak 8 provides air defense coverage being a lot smaller.
Perhaps in the future, but AAD is more expensive and nearly the same range as Barak 8.

 

[HariPrasad]

New Generation Anti-Radiation Missile (NGARM) is being developed for 100 Km range.

150 KM range and not 100.

 

[ashok321]

Meanwhile, on BRAHMOS, the advertised range of 300 KM is a camouflage due to MTCR regulation, the actual range is higher though: The author & developer (A Sivathanu Pillai) gave away this (following) nugget:

 

[ashok321]

Indian Missiles News & Discussions:

It was India which first used the N-2B Styx missiles in the Indian sub continent during the 1971 Karachi raid.

 

[IND151]

Army to get Akash air defence missile system on Monday

 

[tsinga]

@WebMaster , @Oscar @waz @Horus @Jungibaaz @Emmie @Irfan Baloch

This thread is 142 pages long and downright unwieldy.


Isn't it time to start a new thread on Indian Missile News?

 

[Techy]

Official photo releases of Akash induction into Army:

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Single Exhaust Configuration Of Anti Tank Missile Helina Being Tested

Dummy Agni 5 Being Launched For Validation

Actual Agni 5 Canister Launch

 

[desimorty]

Meanwhile, on BRAHMOS, the advertised range of 300 KM is a camouflage due to MTCR regulation, the actual range is higher though: The author & developer (A Sivathanu Pillai) gave away this (following) nugget:

Well known fact that Brahmos range is the same as Yahkont. If the Russians really cared about MTCR for India, the Yakhont woudn't weigh the same. One may wonder why Brahmos and Yahkont weigh the same but have the exact same dimensions.

 

[Hindustani78]

Astra trial put off again - The Hindu

The crash of a Su-30 fighter in Assam and a snag in another of these aircraft worry the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as the trial of its beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, Astra, against a simulated target from the Integrated Test Range in Odisha could not be conducted on Tuesday.

Following the snag on Monday, DRDO missile technologists postponed the trial to Tuesday.

Senior DRDO scientists told The Hindu that spare parts for the aircraft were being flown in. The efforts needed for an air launch were more than what was required for a ground launch.

Referring to the crash, a senior scientist said normally the Indian Air Force would ground all Su-30 aircraft in the wake of an accident to find out “if it is a common problem”. He said the DRDO team would await clearance from the IAF to conduct the trial. Three trials spread over two to three days would be conducted as the missile would be released at different altitudes. High manoeuvrability of the aircraft would be looked into during the trials.

The 3.8-metre-tall Astra is the smallest of the missiles developed by the DRDO and can carry a 15-kg warhead. It can intercept and destroy enemy aircraft at supersonic speeds in tail and head-on modes. It can be launched at different altitudes and from sea level.

 

[kurup]

Inspiring leadership in Pokharan - ET Blogs

The year was 1989 and the Prithvi missile being developed by the DRDO was in its initial test phase then. A certain component in the missile head was to be evaluated for its operation and the Indian Air Force was asked whether the missile could be carried, under slung beneath a helicopter, and dropped from a height of four kilometers at the Pokharan firing range in the desert of Rajasthan. The requirement was indeed extraordinary, as such a mission had not come the Indian Air Force’s way earlier. The test team of our premier Aircraft Systems and Testing Establishment at Bangalore got down to doing the calculations and came up with an executable plan. The DRDO would need to make a 25 feet high stand to support the two odd tonne test vehicle; a Mi-17 helicopter would hover above it, pull it vertically out and then climb to the required altitude for the drop. This writer was fortunate to be asked to be the pilot and team leader for the trial.

 

[migflug]

Increasing missile output to be major thrust: DRDO chief
SOURCE: TNN

Among the various issues faced by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), one is to increase the ‘production rate of missiles’ and it will now be one of the main thrust areas.

Dr S Christopher, secretary, department of defence research and development-cum-director general, said that with respect to various varieties of missiles, the focus would be on both – the quantity as well as quality for all the variants. Currently, the production rate is just about 20% of the potential which, he insisted, has to be harnessed to full. The DRDO is now emphasising on exports, patents and spin-offs.

Dr Christopher was here for the 23rd Professor Daulat Singh Kothari memorial lecture at the Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur. He is the man credited for building the indigenous airborne early warning & control system .

Talking about the involvement of more than one company for reaching the target production of missiles, he said that a lot of confusion in the past could be attributed to the lack of clarity in wordings of contracts. “We should now engage multiple agencies and timeframes should be clearly spelled out,” he said.

Regarding invitation of proposals by the army from domestic and foreign firms for manufacturing ‘future ready combat vehicle’ (FRCV) tanks, he said, “The world is becoming increasingly competitive. There is nothing wrong in it. We take it up as a challenge. There is enough for all provided we prove ourselves.”

It may be mentioned here that DRDO, having proven its mettle with Arjun main battle tank, is also developing future main battle tank (FMBT).

Dr Christopher said that India being one of the four countries in the world mastering in AWACS (airborne warning and control system) can now even think of exporting the same and stands a good chance due to its cost effectiveness. “Right now, we are developing three such systems of which two shall be given to Indian Air Force and one shall be retained by the DRDO possibly for export purpose. In fact, what we are giving for $110 million has been bought at more than double the rate by our neighbouring country,” he said adding that the AEW&C system is designed to detect, identify and classify threats present in the surveillance area and act as a force multiplier in air operations.

 

[RPK]

BDL missile facility in Hyderabad.

(Photos from official publicity material)

 

[Whiplash]

Does anyone know the reload time for an Akash launcher? The internet says it is about 12 minutes for a Buk system, so I'm guessing it would be pretty similar. I'm asking because in the case of a saturation attack (like operation Chengiz Khan), 3-4 launchers at an air force station, would be depleted quite quickly. Especially if they fire two missiles per target, which I believe is the SOP for Akash.