Indian Missiles - News, Developments, Tests, and Discussions

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Definitely these air to air missile not only cheap to develop indigenously

 

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Massive news! India has successfully tested the Hypersonic Tech Demo Vehicle (HSTDV)

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Successful Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) test with DRDO's Manik turbofan engine and seeker.

DRDO conducted a successful flight test of the Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. During the test, all subsystems performed as per expectation. The missile performance was monitored by several Range Sensors like Radar, Electro-Optical Tracking System (EOTS) and Telemetry deployed by ITR at different locations to ensure complete coverage of the flight path. The flight of the missile was also monitored by IAF Su-30-Mk-I aircraft.

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Missile Tests of 2025

VSHORADS 1st Feb
NASM-SR 26th Feb
Astra BVRAAM from Tejas Mk1 12th March

 

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India De-Classified 1,500-km BM-04 Tactical Missile With a Hypersonic Stage​

March 6, 2025

BM-04 missile system / Image credit: Janes

From the country's first medium-range ballistic missile Agni-I to the already flying prototype of BM-04, India has significantly advanced its missile technologies over the past 23 years​

India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has unveiled its latest missile development, the BM-04, featuring a hypersonic booster stage. The weapon was showcased at the locally-held Vigyan Vaibhav 2025 arms exhibition, along with earlier undisclosed key specifications.
The BM-04 represents DRDO’s long-term efforts to develop hypersonic technology and is a promising attack weapon with a range of 1,500 km. It has some potential to penetrate enemy missile defenses due to its hypersonic glider, the Common Hypersonic Glide Body — a similar approach to that used in the American Dark Eagle missile system, which is set to enter service with the U.S. Army this year.

BM-04 missile on display at Vaibhav 2025 / Open-source photos

From a technical perspective, BM-04 is a two-stage, solid-propellant missile with a launch weight of 11.5 tons. It measures 10.2 meters in length and 1.2 meters in width. The missile carries a 500 kg warhead and achieves an accuracy of within 30 meters, guided by satellite navigation and an inertial navigation system. It is launched from a transport-launch container.
The development of the BM-04 marks a significant milestone in India's missile technology advancements and reflects the growing expertise that Indian engineers have fostered under the state strategic program.

That is impressive considering that India’s journey into medium-range ballistic missiles began only in the mid-1980s, resulting in the nation's first MRBM, the Agni-I. That missile, capable of striking targets up to 1,200 km away with a reduced-weight warhead, had its final prototype flight in 2002 and was adopted into military service in 2007.

Agni-I medium-range ballistic missile / Open-source photo

DRDO has not yet disclosed a timeline for completing BM-04 testing. However, a poster at the exhibition featured an image of a test launch, suggesting that the missile has already entered the live-fire testing phase.

The BM-04 poster demonstrated at Vaibhav 2025 / Open-source photo


https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_an...al_missile_with_a_hypersonic_stage-13749.html

 

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DRDO & Indian Navy successfully flight-test indigenously-developed Vertically-Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile​

This missile system will be an excellent force multiplier for Indian Navy: Raksha Mantri ​

Posted On: 26 MAR 2025 8:13PM by PIB Delhi


Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy conducted the successful flight-test of indigenously-developed Vertically-Launched Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VLSRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha at about 1200 hrs on March 26, 2025. The flight-test was carried out from a land-based vertical launcher against a high-speed aerial target at very close range and low altitude. It has established the Near-Boundary-Low Altitude capability of the missile system.

During the test, the target was completely destroyed by the missile executing the high turn rate required for engaging targets at very close range, and establishing the missile’s agility, reliability & pin-point accuracy. The test was conducted with all weapon system elements deployed in combat configuration. These elements, including missile with indigenous Radio Frequency seeker, Multi-Function Radar and Weapon Control System, have performed as per expectations. The performance of the system was validated by the flight data captured by various Range Instruments developed by ITR Chandipur.


Congratulating DRDO, Indian Navy and the industry, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh termed the missile system as proof of India’s strong design and development capabilities in defence R&D. It will be an excellent force multiplier for the Indian Navy, he said.


Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat also congratulated DRDO, Indian Navy & associated teams on this successful flight test, and stated that the missile, equipped with modern technologies, will give further technological boost to the Armed Forces.

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2115509

 

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DRDO & Indian Army conduct four successful flight-tests of Army version of Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile​

Posted On: 04 APR 2025 5:43PM by PIB Delhi

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army conducted four successful flight-tests of the Army version of Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on April 03 & 04, 2025. The four operational flight-trials were carried out against high-speed aerial targets. The missiles intercepted the aerial targets and destroyed them, registering direct hits. The trials were carried out to intercept four targets at long-range, short-range, high altitude and low altitude, proving the operational capability.