Indian Missiles - News, Developments, Tests, and Discussions

[Chanakyaa]

Thanks for the encouraging feedback friends, i am updating the threads in a few minutes....

Excellent effort mate, but why there is no Barak-NG?

Just added it.

 

[Chanakyaa]

@XINIX
Can you elaborate about the last two points or provide a source?

With Pleasure ...

2. Indian and Israel have decided to put in a Codevelopment of a MR SAM :

India and Israel will jointly develop a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) in a bid to counter emerging and existing threats to cities and important installations in their countries from enemy aircraft and missiles.

Akash missile "We are jointly developing a 70-km range MR-SAM in partnership with Israeli companies," senior DRDO scientist Dr Prahlad told reporters on the sidelines of a DRDO function here.

"We may take around 12 years but the requirement of the services is that they want it (MR-SAM) fast. The only way to make it four to five years is to partner with a country which has already developed some of the hardware. If they have got some hardware and we have got some knowledge, we can do it in 4-5 years," Dr Prahlad said.

3. The Astra Missile is being Visualised as a Surface-to-Air Missile as well :

The missile was again successfully tested on 25 March 2007. On 27 March the vertical launch of the missile was carried out suggesting the use of the missile as a long range surface to air missile for the Indian Navy to arm its destroyers and frigates and for the Indian Air Force. [4]

Edit : I have Updated the First post.

 

[prototype]

Indeed its a beautifuly presented thread , congratulations xinix.

Now according to my opinion S-300 family is the most potent weapon we have seen yet and this being in India's arsnell will provide effective coverage .

But India faces a problem which is its well spread terrain and it would be very hard to defend that air space.

India can protect the vital installations throuh these systems but they wont be able to protect their full air space unlike Pakistan.

Now The Indian system can be evaded trough low flying aircrafts and avoiding SAM sites which would take prior warning to do so.

The other counter meassure can be Anti Radiation missiles ie MAR-1 which has more range than the low altitude SAM which means that MAR-1 will destroy the sam Site way too long before the Phased array radar will detect the air craft flying extremely low .

Rest of the Long Range SAM sites can be taken out through Air Launched Cruise missiles ie Ra'ad ALCM and Land based systems ie Babur also through BVR Glide Bombs ie H-4.

H-4 BVRB

In case of war with Pakistan these SAM's would not come into use as there would not be any Deep Penetration in Indian Air space by PAF because of its defensive doctrine.

As far as the ABM Defense system is concerned let me tell you " Ballistic Missile cannot be stopped " and all of these systems ie Patriot and THAAD are no more than Scare tactics.

Regards: BB

no sir i dont totally agree with u,i dont know which ballistic doctrine is followed in pakistan which says ballistic missiles can never be defended,care to explain me how

and if u think so because india is developing one,then i can only say that 3 of the others nations must b also fool who developed these systems and r installing new posts

one place i agree with u is that no intercepters r 100% succesful but it can give 90% success,is that bad

though the only place were a ballistic missile interceptors can be substantially compromised is by use of MIRV's

and again even after a full proof cover of ballistic interceptors,long to short range sam,if india is unable to protect its every inch of soil,then how come u defend ur entire territory(as said by u) even with out this systems(anti ballistic systems and long range sams)

finally about ARM's,it is a common known fact that SAM operators learned to turn their radar off when an ARM was fired at them then turn it back on later, greatly reducing the missile's effectiveness.

though it led to the development of ARM's with INERTIAL GUIDENCE SYSTEM which allows them to “remember” the radar's location if it is turned off and continue to home into it

though with the advent of mobile sam's it is still possible to fool the ARM'S by turning off radar and swith the positions


all these systems r developed using huge amount of money,sp no one is particularly rich enough to built these toys for the sake of only scaring others

 

[Chanakyaa]

all these systems r developed using huge amount of money,sp no one is particularly rich enough to built these toys for the sake of only scaring others

Very logical.
Hope That PAF/PA wake up and soon Try to match up the Indian Edge in SAM Technology and the Huge Arsenal and its NOT possible till u continue to cook ur own fantasies of "f16 = one medicine for all ailments"

 

[sancho]

Nope , Barak 8 is also meant for Indian Airforce
land version with 80 kms range .
Check the net

Right, one more reason why I don't understand that Maitri SAM is not co-developed with Rafael. Don't forget that the Spyder SAM uses the Python V short range missiles, which means we could use a version of Maitri as an A2A missile in combo with Astra missile for our fighters.

 

[Vinashi_JagjitSinghArora]

Great Thread!! Any New Videos on Akash??

 

[Chanakyaa]

I will post videos soon.

 

[Dark Angel]

 

[Chanakyaa]

India Has the Future Weapon : SPYDER SAM !!

 

[Chanakyaa]

Akash SAM in ACTION ::

 

[Chanakyaa]

PAD/AAD BMD in Action

 

[Chanakyaa]

The BMD Radar ::

 

[Chanakyaa]

The PAD Missile ::

 

[IndianNuke]

Prithvi Target Missile Failure Due to Flight Control Component Failure, No Design Problems: Investigators


Thursday, April 01, 2010
Prithvi Target Missile Failure Due to Flight Control Component Failure, No Design Problems: Investigators
The embarrassing malfunction of the Prithvi target missile that ended up aborting India's Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile test on March 15, was caused by the material malfunction of a minor component in the flight control system, scientists associated with the investigation have told LiveFist. While analysis is still on to confirm precisely which component or components failed -- resulting in the Prithvi aborting ascent towards desired altitude and instead diving towards the Bay of Bengal -- the investigation team has put it down to poor quality assurance, a malady that caused a lot of heartache in the last few years.

Quality control is aggravating things immeasurably in India's missile programme. Missiles that are absolutely fine on the drawing board -- and successful in most tests -- are ending up with a dud reputation as a result of poor quality assurance of minor components, some of them laughably minor, but thunderingly significant at ballistic missile velocities, as was made shudderingly clear in the Agni-III's disastrous debut test and the Agni-2 test in November last year.



LiveFist - The Best of Indian Defence: Prithvi Target Missile Failure Due to Flight Control Component Failure, No Design Problems: Investigators

 

[illuminatidinesh]

Rubbish?????????

The only working anti sam in the Indian Arsenal is the S-300 system.

The rest are all rubbish.


Spyder sounds like a good future prospect, but its a long way to go before induction and operational.

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Akash Medium Altitude Surface-to-Air Missile System


Development
AKASH, developed as a part of Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) initiated by India in 1983, is an all weather medium range surface to air missile system having a multi- directional, multi target area defence capability. The weapon can simultaneously engage several air targets in a fully autonomous mode of operations.

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has fully realized and integrated Mark-I Version of Akash Weapon system. DRDL, Hyderabad has been responsible for system integration and missile development, LRDE Banglaore for radar development , R&DE Pune for launcher,CVRDE for Tracked Vehicles, ARDE for Warhead, and HEMRL for Propellants. Extensive tests of the Weapon system have proved the consistency of various sub systems of the flight and ground elements thereby confirming accuracy, robustness and reliability.

The flight and ground elements of the weapon system are integrated in a plug and fight architecture. The hardware and software integration of various weapon system elements permits autonomous management of air defence functions such as programmable surveillance, target detection, target acquisition, tracking, identification, threat evaluation, prioritization, assignment and engagement. The weapon system can simultaneously engage multiple air targets in a fully autonomous mode of operation.Command and control nodes, communication links, self propelled launchers and sensors are integrated to achieve these functionalities. The system is designed to enable integration with other air defence command and control networks through secure communication links. The system is also provided with advanced ECCM Features at various levels. The weapon system is cost effective relative to equivalent systems in the market. The weapon system has cross – country mobility and has air, road and rail deployability.

The first trial firings occurred in 1990, with the 10th test in September 1998. As of August 2006, the Akash system has been tested 16 times since January 2005, including two crossing targets taken with live warheads. Akash has multiple-targeting handling capacity, with digitally coded command guidance. Demonstration of simultaneous target intercept capability against two live aerial targets was successfully conducted in Nov 2005



Akash Air force launcher

AKash Launcher
Description

The Akash Weapon System architecture is based on a Group Headquarters and a number of batteries. The system is customized on tracked or wheeled chassis to provide area air defense against multifarious air treats to mobile, semi-mobile and static vulnerable forces and areas. The Akash air defence group sanitizes a large volume of air space over the combat zone. The system can be operated either in the autonomous mode or in the Group Mode. The Akash Group consists of surveillance radars, Control Centres, phased array tracking and missile guidance radars, launchers and ground support equipment.

Surveillance Sensor (3 D CAR) is capable of detecting and tracking aerial targets upto a range of 150kms and altitude of 18 kms. It provides coordinates in three dimensions of upto 200 targets to the Group Control Centre (GCC) through secure communication links. The data is used to cue the weapon control radar.

Control Centers at the group (GCC) and the battery (BCC) have ruggedised computers where real time air picture from various sensors is integrated and data is processed. Decision support software carries out threat

analysis and generates options for commanders. Automated target assignment and launch commands are generated for optional engagement in kill Zone.

C 4 I software specially designed to meet Indian defence requirements, provides fusion of air pictures from various sensors, automatic tracking of air targets, designation of track numbers to different targets, identification of friend or foe, automatic assignment of target to GW batteries, automatic selection of launcher and decision support system for commander for launch and control of missiles. This feature also drastically reduces the requirement of manpower for operation of the system as the complete operations from target detection to engagement are hands free. The advanced battle management software has been extensively field tested under realistic combat development conditions using multiple live targets. The system can also be integrated with legacy or futuristic radars and networks.

Multifunction phased array radar variants have been configured on BMP and T-72 based tracked vehicle. The tracking and missile guidance radar configuration consists of a slewable phased array antenna of more than 4000 elements, spectrally pure TWT transmitter, two stage superhetrodyne correlation receiver for three channels, high speed digital signal processor, real time management computer and a powerful radar data processor. The system has multiple target handling capability from any direction. Each radar can simultaneously engage four targets and guide eight missiles in ripple mode. The radar has advanced ECCM features.

Akash launcher carries three ready to fire Akash missiles. It is interfaced with BCC via line or radio, is fully automatic and remotely controllable, has a microprocessor controlled electromechanical servo system and is capable of checkout and auto launch of the missiles. It has its own built in GTE power source and can also be operated by DC power from housed DC batteries.

The surveillance radar, launcher and control centre have been configured on T-72 and low bed trailer (Wheeled) chassis. Significant customization to user requirements has been incorporated. Akash surface-to-air missile has a launch weight of 720kg, diameter 350mm and a length of 5.8m. Its integral Ram Rocket propulsion provides all the way thrusting to a range of 25-30 km with a velocity of 600-700m/s from 1.5 km onwards. The Ram jet system enables powered intercept, high maneuverability, much higher terminal velocities, high average speed, lesser reaction time, lower flight time and better engagements of receeder targets vis-à-vis boost coast type of missiles. It also has wider no escape zones. The digital autopilot and guidance system are microprocessor based.

The missile has all the way command guidance for full range of operation. The missile uses state-of-art integral ram jet rocket propulsion system and the onboard digital autopilot ensures syability and cintrol. Electro-pneumatic servo actuation system controls cruciform wings for quick response, and thermal batteries provide onboard power supply. The Radio Proximity Fuse has advanced signal processing features. Together with the prefragmented warhead and safety arming mechanism, a high kill probability of maneuvering targets flying upto 600m/s is achieved. The missile has number of safety and abort features ensuring its safe handling and operations. The missiles do not require any maintenance in the field as it is fully integrated in the factory.

Akash Ground Support system is designed for high reliability and maintainability. The system has built in diagnostics and checkout systems with card level fault diagnostics and field replacement. The system has built in simulator for operators training.



3D-CAR




BLR

Status
The weapon system designs have been fine tuned through number of development tests. Extensive field trials of the system were conducted by the services (both Army & Air Force) to include mobility cum performance checks at Pokharan (Rajasthan),in realistic combat conditions in desert terrain, the complete group of Akash Weapon System was fielded and its mobility and functionality assessed. These trials have beencarried out on equipment mounted on modified T-72 chassis. The extensive field trials included post mobility performance assessment and metering of time of into and out of action which is critical for mobile air defence. The rigorous trials have established the ruggedness of various electronic and mechanical packages of the ground systems. Also the response of the Akash weapon system to various air threat scenarios has been assessed in detail. The tests have conclusively proved the combat worthiness of hardware and software integration of Akash weapon system. The immunity of Akash weapon system to electronic countermeasure environment was separately tested and proven at an Indian Air Force base.