Prahaar missile test fired successfully

[toxic_pus]

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[AMCA]

It looks exactly like AAD, and the vehicle can carry only one missile if I am not wrong by looking at it.. Or is it a Photoshop work?

 

[rajusri]

DRDO Official press release:

DRDO successfully flight tested its latest surface to surface missile Prahaar at 08.20 A.M on 21st July 2011 from Launch Complex III, off Chandipur Coast, ITR, Balasore, Orissa. The missile with a range of 150 km, comparable to ATACMS Missile of United States of America, fills the vital gap between Multi Barrel Rockets and Medium range Ballistic Missiles. The missile capable of carrying different types of warheads, operates as battle field support system to the Indian Army.

The missile with a length of 7.3 meters and diameter of 420 mm weighing 1280 kgs, and a single stage solid propulsion system goes to a height of 35 kms before reaching the targets of the range of 150 kms in about 250 seconds. The missile equipped with state-of-the-art high accuracy navigation, guidance and electro mechanical actuation systems with latest onboard computer achieved terminal accuracy of less than 10 meters.


The missile with a pay load of 200 kg has a fast reaction time, which is essential for the battle field tactical missile. The missile is launched from a Road Mobile System, which can carry six missiles at a time and can be fired in salvo mode in all directions covering the entire azimuth plane.

The missile system is developed to provide Indian Army a cost effective, quick reaction, all weather, all terrain, high accurate battle field support tactical system. The development of missile is carried out by the DRDO scientists in a short span of less than two years.

The flight path of the Missile was tracked and monitored by the various radar systems and electro optical systems located along the coast of Orissa. An Indian naval ship located near target point in Bay of Bengal witnessed the final event. The missile was developed by the DRDO Scientists with support from Indian Industry and Quality assurance agency MSQAA.

The launch operations were witnessed by Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri and Secretary Defence R & D, Lt Gen Vinod Nayanar, AVSM, Director General of Artillery, IHQ of MoD (Army). The operations were over seen by Avinash Chander, Chief Controller R&D, V.L.N. Rao, Programme Director AD, S.K. Ray, Director RCI, and S.P. Dash, Director ITR.

Defence Minister A.K. Antony congratulated the Scientists of DRDO for the successful maiden launch of the new missile.

Source DRDO via Tarmak007

Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: Here comes Prahaar! It took less than 2 years to develop missile: DRDO

 

[toxic_pus]

They are testing the missile, using AAD platform. The Prahar platform is probably not yet ready. (Guesstimation)

 

[marcos98]

Excellent news!
It was developed within a time frame of 2 years. Well done DRDO.
The time, effort and money we had invested in developing indigenous missile system is paying rich dividends.

 

[rajusri]

It looks exactly like AAD, and the vehicle can carry only one missile if I am not wrong by looking at it.. Or is it a Photoshop work?

Its modified AAD as mentioned before. This is the first technology demonstration flight. Later it will get six missile per launcher.

 

[marcos98]

It looks exactly like AAD, and the vehicle can carry only one missile if I am not wrong by looking at it.. Or is it a Photoshop work?

They are testing the missile, using AAD platform. The Prahar platform is probably not yet ready. (Guesstimation)

People have patience , this was only the first test.
Improvement and full development will take some more time.

 

[Tanna Tanni]

It looks exactly like AAD, and the vehicle can carry only one missile if I am not wrong by looking at it.. Or is it a Photoshop work?

It is an experimental setup. In operational stage it will be loaded on 6 per TELAR

 

[Tanna Tanni]

r achieved terminal accuracy of less than 10 meters. [/B]

SO single digit CEP is confirmed. Great news !!!

 

[Vasily Zaytsev]

Here is something interesting.


Since Prahaar is land attack version of AAD, and one launcher can carry 6 missiles which can be fired independently and in salvo mode then:

1. Our Endo atmospheric BMD system AAD would also comprise of single launcher with six AAD missiles (double the 3 Akash SAMs per launcher)

2. Each of the six AAD missiles in a single launcher could be assigned to a single target or two missiles per target or six missiles for six different targets.

What say you?


There is much more to AAD which the DRDO is not saying explicitly.

 

[rajusri]

Here is something interesting.


Since Prahaar is land attack version of AAD, and one launcher can carry 6 missiles which can be fired independently and in salvo mode then:

1. Our Endo atmospheric BMD system AAD would also comprise of single launcher with six AAD missiles (double the 3 Akash SAMs per launcher)

2. Each of the six AAD missiles in a single launcher could be assigned to a single target or two missiles per target or six missiles for six different targets.

What say you?


There is much more to AAD which the DRDO is not saying explicitly.

You are right. As someone said the next application of AAD is a 200 km surface to air missile.Single missile platform for different purposes.

 

[Tanna Tanni]

Here is something interesting.


Since Prahaar is land attack version of AAD, and one launcher can carry 6 missiles which can be fired independently and in salvo mode then:

1. Our Endo atmospheric BMD system AAD would also comprise of single launcher with six AAD missiles (double the 3 Akash SAMs per launcher)

2. Each of the six AAD missiles in a single launcher could be assigned to a single target or two missiles per target or six missiles for six different targets.

What say you?


There is much more to AAD which the DRDO is not saying explicitly.

That is a Brilliant observation!!

 

[Black Widow]

I don know why you guys are so excited about Prahar?? Prahar was cake walk for DRDO... they day I heard they are making it, I had no doubt in mind (of its success)... these missile and PSLV is piece of cake for Indian ...

I will be happy when I can see these Items...
1. Missile defence
2. AMCA
3. Hypersonic Brahmos (with any name)
4. kalam series (K-series) missile or
5. Shurya
We must to pat our A$$ on such small achievement...

Though Congrats to the team and lot of...

 

[Tanna Tanni]

I don know why you guys are so excited about Prahar??

Read post no. 86

 

[Black Widow]

Read post no. 86

Hope you have quoted my entire post... read again Post no 89 (completely)