Indian Scientists Successfully Intercept Ballistic Missile

[jha]

Well done..Was eagerly waiting for this test..

 

[tanlixiang28776]

Did the test today used KKV...??

No. I don't believe it was.

 

[ares]

Did the test today used KKV...??

Yes AAD is a Kinetic Kill, hit to kill vehicle unlike PAD, which relies on directional warhead to achieve a kill.

 

[tallboy123]

Guys can anyone provide solid proof to prove that the test today used KKV mechanism.....????

 

[Kinetic]

Did the test today used KKV...??

We don't need KKV for endo-atmospheric missile but our PAD and PDV hve KKVs.

 

[tallboy123]

guys i think i got the video of today's test from DRDO website

u can download it from here
http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=Viewvideo.jsp

but i am not sure its todays test..

 

[Kinetic]

guys i think i got the video of today's test from DRDO website

u can download it from here
DRDO

but i am not sure its todays test..

Dude thats an old video. Video of the first test.

 

[tallboy123]

Dude thats an old video. Video of the first test.

oh sorry...i didnt know that....

 

[Mirza Jatt]

congrats DRDO....best news of the day...apart from india winning the match

 

[baker]

congrats DRDO....best news of the day...apart from india winning the match

please dont compare this achievement with that dude... team india was not bleeding blue.. they were sh$ting blue........

 

[ganimi kawa]

Ok, guys! I think our friend peaceful has muddied the water quite a bit resulting into a lot of confusion over altitude and warhead of the Indian ABM system. So, here is a review of the issues in focus.


1. WTF is this KKV?

KKV is a short form of Kinetic kill vehicle which is a type of warhead used for ASAT and ABM purposes.

This technology is known as Hit to kill (HTK) and here is a good article summarizing what this S**t is all about!

Kinetic Energy Hit-To-Kill Warhead

Systems that rely on collision with the incoming weapon are called "hit to kill". These systems, that use the motion and mass of a kill vehicle to strike an incoming weapon, are currently under development for upper tier (high atmosphere and space based) missile defense systems

The hit-to-kill or kinetic energy technology approach is based on the fact that when one object strikes another object at high speeds, a tremendous amount of destructive energy is released. The impact of an interceptor missile with an incoming tactical ballistic missile, aircraft, or cruise missile, can result in the total disintegration of both vehicles. Such impact can literally vaporize even metals. In contrast, blast-fragmentation warheads may only redirect or break up the target vehicle. However, even with a large hit-to-kill interceptor, the effective impact window is relatively small.

kinetic kill vehicles differ from conventional missiles in that KKVs are not equipped with a warhead. Instead, the destructive capability of the vehicle is provided by the delivery to a target of a considerable load of kinetic energy.

So, it is a case of hitting a bullet with another bullet!




2.What does AAD and PAD use as a warhead?

Currently, both of them use a " P-Charge gimballed directional Interceptor Warhead"

A. 'gimbaled directional warhead' is a warhead only one side of which explodes close to an incoming ballistic missile, shattering it. It is a manoeuvrable warhead which can rotate 360 degrees. Dr. Saraswat has said that it weighs only around 30 kg but is able to generate the impact that a 150 kg omni-directional warhead could make.

B. The warhead is also a P-charge [projectile charge] warhead that can penetrate thick steel and cause damage with a high hit [repeat hit] density.

"That means the number of holes you create per unit area is very high," a DROD official told the press in October, 2009.


Currently this is the warhead both PAD and AAD use and I must say it is pretty advanced.




3. Are the DRDO folks sitting idle about HTK technology?

NOPE! Check this out......

The PAD-1 missile is now being replaced with the PDV missile, which does away with the liquid fuel first stage and has two solid fuel stages.

The PDV will armed with a 'kill vehicle' which destroys the enemy missile and equipped with a innovative system to allow the missile to maneuver at altitudes approaching 30km, where the air is thinner.

This is further confirmation.......

Developing a satellite kill vehicle as part of its BMD system, according to DRDO Defense Research and Development Organization Director General V.K. Saraswat.

The hit-to-kill vehicle will use an imaging infra-red seeker and a 3-D laser image of a target satellite in low earth orbit to guide itself to impact.

Also, please note that PDV too boasts of an IIR seeker with RLG based INS which are a must for KKV!




4. What about Mid course inteception?

--- The PDV is designed to take out the target missile at altitudes above 150 km (93 mi).


So, we can safely say that PDV is gonna go for Mid course Interception. (I hope peaceful is reading this.)


Also,

The Phase 2 missile defense system will be based on the AD-1 and AD-2 interceptor missile that are currently under development.

"Ground testing of the AD-1 will begin next year and the AD-1 missile will be test-fired in 2012," Saraswat told India Today in June 2010.

These interceptors would be capable of shooting down missiles that have ranges greater than 5,000 km, which follow a distinctly different trajectory than a missile with a range of 2,000 km or less. During their final phase, ICBMs hurtle towards their targets at speeds twice those of intermediate range missiles.

So, the future is definately going for mid course interception!




5. But the world is going for Boost phase interception, what about that?


Boost Phase Missile Defense
The Laser and Science Technology Centre (LASTEC) is also reported to be developing lasers to takeout enemy missiles during their boost phase, when they are most vulnerable.

"It's easier to kill a missile in boost phase as it has not gained much speed and is easier to target. It cannot deploy any countermeasures and it is vulnerable at that time," DRDO's Air Defense Program Director V K Saraswat told PTI in January 2009.

"In LASTEC, we are developing many of these technologies. We have to package these technologies on aircraft like the Americans have done on their systems," he added.

"It is an involved process and not just about producing lasers. We have to put in many systems like the surveillance and tracking systems together for such a system to work. It will take another 10-15 years before we talk of integrating all these elements," he said.

 

[tallboy123]

Ok, guys! I think our friend peaceful has muddied the water quite a bit resulting into a lot of confusion over altitude and warhead of the Indian ABM system. So, here is a review of the issues in focus.


1. WTF is this KKV?

KKV is a short form of Kinetic kill vehicle which is a type of warhead used for ASAT and ABM purposes.

This technology is known as Hit to kill (HTK) and here is a good article summarizing what this S**t is all about!

Kinetic Energy Hit-To-Kill Warhead







So, it is a case of hitting a bullet with another bullet!


2. So what does AAD and PAD use as a warhead?

Currently, both of them use a " P-Charge gimballed directional Interceptor Warhead"

A. 'gimbaled directional warhead' is a warhead only one side of which explodes close to an incoming ballistic missile, shattering it. It is a manoeuvrable warhead which can rotate 360 degrees. Dr. Saraswat has said that it weighs only around 30 kg but is able to generate the impact that a 150 kg omni-directional warhead could make.

B. The warhead is also a P-charge [projectile charge] warhead that can penetrate thick steel and cause damage with a high hit [repeat hit] density.

"That means the number of holes you create per unit area is very high," a DROD official told the press in October, 2009.


Currently this is the warhead both PAD and AAD use and I must say it is pretty advanced.




3. Are the DRDO folks sitting idle about HTK technology?

NOPE! Check this out......




This is further confirmation.......





Also, please note that PDV too boasts of an IIR seeker with RLG based INS which are a must for KKV!




4. What about Mid course inteception?

--- The PDV is designed to take out the target missile at altitudes above 150 km (93 mi).


So, we can safely say that PDV is gonna go for Mid course Interception. (I hope peaceful is reading this.)


Also,

The Phase 2 missile defense system will be based on the AD-1 and AD-2 interceptor missile that are currently under development.

"Ground testing of the AD-1 will begin next year and the AD-1 missile will be test-fired in 2012," Saraswat told India Today in June 2010.

These interceptors would be capable of shooting down missiles that have ranges greater than 5,000 km, which follow a distinctly different trajectory than a missile with a range of 2,000 km or less. During their final phase, ICBMs hurtle towards their targets at speeds twice those of intermediate range missiles.

So, the future is definately going for mid course interception!




5. But the world is going for Boost phase interception, what about that?


Boost Phase Missile Defense
The Laser and Science Technology Centre (LASTEC) is also reported to be developing lasers to takeout enemy missiles during their boost phase, when they are most vulnerable.

"It's easier to kill a missile in boost phase as it has not gained much speed and is easier to target. It cannot deploy any countermeasures and it is vulnerable at that time," DRDO's Air Defense Program Director V K Saraswat told PTI in January 2009.

"In LASTEC, we are developing many of these technologies. We have to package these technologies on aircraft like the Americans have done on their systems," he added.

"It is an involved process and not just about producing lasers. We have to put in many systems like the surveillance and tracking systems together for such a system to work. It will take another 10-15 years before we talk of integrating all these elements," he said.

awesome reply mate...

But any idea when will PDV be tested..????

and guys u have any idea,how many months will it take to build a single ABM missile once the technology is proved successful......???

 

[Kinetic]

A video is more than enough to stop KKV BS... if they understand it......

Look at the end when the KKV maneuvers towards the ballistic missile.

 

[tallboy123]

^^So PAD uses KKV.....??

 

[HinduAtheist]

Wonderful news! Well done DRDO