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Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: Navy's LRSAM gearing up for first control navigation test
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Bangalore/Hyderabad:- Indian defence scientists are slogging it out along with weapon specialists from the Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) somewhere in Tel Aviv to develop long-range surface-to-air missiles (LRSAMs) for the Indian Navy. Once cleared for operations, these LRSAMs will add teeth to the P-15 A Kolkata Class guided-missile destroyers of the navy.
Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) sources confirms to Express that the LRSAM team is now all geared up for the first
control navigation test scheduled in February 2012. "We are pacing ahead to make the first ship weapon system operational by early 2013.
Initial tests (short-range) will be done in Israel and the long-range tests will be done in India. The ballistic flight test (short-range) was successfully conducted in Israel in May 2010," sources said.
An Indo-Israeli joint development project, similar to MRSAM for the Indian Air Force (second in the Express series), the LRSAM project (Barak-2 in Israel) took birth on January 27, 2006 with a
sanctioned amount of Rs 2,606.02 crore.
Sources claim that the LRSAMs will be among the
best in its class, thanks to the energy-
management capabilities it adopts. "This ship-
based system gets synchronized with other units
onboard like radars, combat management and
gun-control units. The rear section is being
developed by DRDL scientists and the front
section by the IAI. We (DRDL) are participating in
the development of radar, weapon control
system, sources said. With a range of 70 km
and weighing around 275 kg, the LRSAM project
is expected to establish a strategic
relationship between India and Israel in
developing next generation guided weapon
systems. It will definitely provide
naval superiority in the coming decades. The
weapon system consists of a multi-function
surveillance threat alert radar (MFSTAR), weapon
control system (WCS) with data link and missiles
to arm three P-15A class ships of the Indian
Navy, sources said.
Over 100 missiles are being planned under this
project aimed at safeguarding Indian warships
from cruise missiles and fighter aircraft. A dual-
pulse propulsion unit, high-performance electro-
mechanical servo actuation system, active radar
seeker and walled active phased array radar for
360 degrees coverage are the tech-treat that is
getting embedded on the LRSAM. Our scientists
(currently 20 in Israel) are getting exposure to the
development cycle experience in latest and critical
design processes. Spin-offs to other indigenous
programmes are also huge, say sources.
Speaking to Express from Singapore, former Vice
Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral (Retd) Ram
Pream Suthan said that the LRSAMs will raise the
level of preparedness of Indian Navy. It is a huge
boost and will help take on the enemy aircraft
directly, instead of homing on to a missile.
LRSASMs will give the Indian Navy a huge
advantage especially against air-to-surface
missiles, Suthan said.
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Bangalore/Hyderabad:- Indian defence scientists are slogging it out along with weapon specialists from the Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) somewhere in Tel Aviv to develop long-range surface-to-air missiles (LRSAMs) for the Indian Navy. Once cleared for operations, these LRSAMs will add teeth to the P-15 A Kolkata Class guided-missile destroyers of the navy.
Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) sources confirms to Express that the LRSAM team is now all geared up for the first
control navigation test scheduled in February 2012. "We are pacing ahead to make the first ship weapon system operational by early 2013.
Initial tests (short-range) will be done in Israel and the long-range tests will be done in India. The ballistic flight test (short-range) was successfully conducted in Israel in May 2010," sources said.
An Indo-Israeli joint development project, similar to MRSAM for the Indian Air Force (second in the Express series), the LRSAM project (Barak-2 in Israel) took birth on January 27, 2006 with a
sanctioned amount of Rs 2,606.02 crore.
Sources claim that the LRSAMs will be among the
best in its class, thanks to the energy-
management capabilities it adopts. "This ship-
based system gets synchronized with other units
onboard like radars, combat management and
gun-control units. The rear section is being
developed by DRDL scientists and the front
section by the IAI. We (DRDL) are participating in
the development of radar, weapon control
system, sources said. With a range of 70 km
and weighing around 275 kg, the LRSAM project
is expected to establish a strategic
relationship between India and Israel in
developing next generation guided weapon
systems. It will definitely provide
naval superiority in the coming decades. The
weapon system consists of a multi-function
surveillance threat alert radar (MFSTAR), weapon
control system (WCS) with data link and missiles
to arm three P-15A class ships of the Indian
Navy, sources said.
Over 100 missiles are being planned under this
project aimed at safeguarding Indian warships
from cruise missiles and fighter aircraft. A dual-
pulse propulsion unit, high-performance electro-
mechanical servo actuation system, active radar
seeker and walled active phased array radar for
360 degrees coverage are the tech-treat that is
getting embedded on the LRSAM. Our scientists
(currently 20 in Israel) are getting exposure to the
development cycle experience in latest and critical
design processes. Spin-offs to other indigenous
programmes are also huge, say sources.
Speaking to Express from Singapore, former Vice
Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral (Retd) Ram
Pream Suthan said that the LRSAMs will raise the
level of preparedness of Indian Navy. It is a huge
boost and will help take on the enemy aircraft
directly, instead of homing on to a missile.
LRSASMs will give the Indian Navy a huge
advantage especially against air-to-surface
missiles, Suthan said.
