Akash Missile's range to be increased and seeker to be installed.

[vsdave2302]

Indian Akash Missile To See Range Increase
Source : Pinaki Bhattacharya Exclusive to Defenseworld.net ~ Dated : Thursday, January 22, 2015 @ 02:40 PM
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Akash Missile Photo:photodivision.gov.in
The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has decided to increase the range of the Aakash Surface to air missile (SAM), one of its successful programs, and provide it with a ‘seeker’ in its warhead to achieve better targeting efficiency. Reliable sources in the DRDO are not willing to divulge too many details about these two important elements – the range and the seeker – just yet.
The Indian army and air force has ordered an unspecified number of missiles at a combined cost of Rs 23,000 crores ($3.8 billion). And experts believe that as the traditional air defense systems like Russian systems like Pechoras legacy systems are phased out, the demand for Aakash systems will increase.
Till now the Aakash SAM system could reach ranges of the nature of 25 kilometers and target aircrafts. It had a radio frequency proximity fuse. The increased range will means an ability to target faster moving aircraft.
The 700-kg Akash missile can carry a 60-kg warhead at speeds of up to Mach 2.5. It can be launched from a fixed as well as a mobile platform.

Indian Akash Missile To See Range Increase

 

[acid rain]

They should do something about the weight...better metallurgy will bring down the weight considerably.

 

[NKVD]

Indian Akash Missile To See Range Increase
Source : Pinaki Bhattacharya Exclusive to Defenseworld.net ~ Dated : Thursday, January 22, 2015 @ 02:40 PM
Views : 325 A- A A+

Akash Missile Photo:photodivision.gov.in
The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has decided to increase the range of the Aakash Surface to air missile (SAM), one of its successful programs, and provide it with a ‘seeker’ in its warhead to achieve better targeting efficiency. Reliable sources in the DRDO are not willing to divulge too many details about these two important elements – the range and the seeker – just yet.
The Indian army and air force has ordered an unspecified number of missiles at a combined cost of Rs 23,000 crores ($3.8 billion). And experts believe that as the traditional air defense systems like Russian systems like Pechoras legacy systems are phased out, the demand for Aakash systems will increase.
Till now the Aakash SAM system could reach ranges of the nature of 25 kilometers and target aircrafts. It had a radio frequency proximity fuse. The increased range will means an ability to target faster moving aircraft.
The 700-kg Akash missile can carry a 60-kg warhead at speeds of up to Mach 2.5. It can be launched from a fixed as well as a mobile platform.

Indian Akash Missile To See Range Increase

3 billion $ **** that's huge

 

[vsdave2302]

3 billion $ **** that's huge

No it is 3.8 BN USD. This is a very inexpensive and effective missile.

 

[NKVD]

No it is 3.8 BN USD. This is a very inexpensive and effective missile.

So figured I mentioned was nor very different.

And I'm very well aware about the akash system & Aad

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

3 billion $ **** that's huge

The Akash Missile Development cost of

1,000crore (€150 million; $200 million), including the project sanction of

600 crore (€90 million; $120 million), is 8-10 times lower than the cost of similar system developments in other countries.

Right now IAF has some 8 Akash squadrons (each squadron has 48-125 missiles) and IA has with modifications - 2 Akash regiments (one regiment is equal to 5 or 6 squadrons).

The Indian military's combined orders of the Akash, INCLUDE radar systems (WLR and Surveillance) and of course platforms on which it will be mounted, have a total worth of

23,300 crore (US$ 4 billion).

 

[TimeTraveller]

But at the end everything will be like.....

Of 9 Trials, Akash Failed in 2

BALASORE : Even as the trials of a series of Akash missiles conducted recently were claimed to be a success, two of the nine rounds had, in fact, failed much to the embarrassment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) that had developed the weapon system.

Defence sources said a total of nine rounds of indigenously built surface-to-air nuclear capable missile, Akash, were test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Odisha coast by the Air Force in five days between November 17 and November 21.

Reliable sources told ‘The Express’ on Wednesday that while seven rounds were a success, two failed. “The two missiles were launched on November 18. In the first round, one fell down seconds after takeoff and in the second round, the system failed to hit the target, a problem that has been there in system since long,” a source claimed.

The successful trials of Akash hitting and smashing the targets like Pilot-less Target Aircraft (PTA), para barrels and Banshee unmanned aircraft, were repeated for the second time after 1994. During these five days, paraflare was used as a target for the first time.

Sources said the present tests were undertaken to gauge the consistency in the battery control centre, the launcher and the accuracy of the radar to identify the incoming objects. Efficacy of the weapon system in identifying friend or foe accurately was also checked.

The DRDO, which started developing Akash in the 80s in collaboration with at least 300 public and private companies, took nearly 20 years to develop the supersonic, mobile, tank-mounted version of the missile system. Though it is touted as the only missile of its kind available globally, the twin failures have exposed shortcomings in the weapon system.

After years of rejection for faults in the missile system, the Army had agreed to induct the modified version of the missile in 2010 but it is yet to do so. The system was inducted in the Air Force on March 3, 2012.

Having a strike range of 25 km, the missile, which has a launch weight of 720 kg, length of 5.8 metre and a diameter of 35 cm, can carry a pay load of 50 kg. It can fly at supersonic speed of around 2.5 mach and reach an altitude of 18 km.

The missile system is uniquely configured and customised both for Indian Army and Air Force. It can be fired from both tracked and wheeled platforms. The missile system has been configured to be part of futuristic network centric operation, most of the operations having been made automated.

Of 9 Trials, Akash Failed in 2 -The New Indian Express

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[volatile]

how many batteries are there in this 3.8 Bil US$ ?.

 

[NKVD]

But at the end everything will be like.....

Of 9 Trials, Akash Failed in 2

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BALASORE : Even as the trials of a series of Akash missiles conducted recently were claimed to be a success, two of the nine rounds had, in fact, failed much to the embarrassment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) that had developed the weapon system.

Defence sources said a total of nine rounds of indigenously built surface-to-air nuclear capable missile, Akash, were test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Odisha coast by the Air Force in five days between November 17 and November 21.

Reliable sources told ‘The Express’ on Wednesday that while seven rounds were a success, two failed. “The two missiles were launched on November 18. In the first round, one fell down seconds after takeoff and in the second round, the system failed to hit the target, a problem that has been there in system since long,” a source claimed.

The successful trials of Akash hitting and smashing the targets like Pilot-less Target Aircraft (PTA), para barrels and Banshee unmanned aircraft, were repeated for the second time after 1994. During these five days, paraflare was used as a target for the first time.

Sources said the present tests were undertaken to gauge the consistency in the battery control centre, the launcher and the accuracy of the radar to identify the incoming objects. Efficacy of the weapon system in identifying friend or foe accurately was also checked.

The DRDO, which started developing Akash in the 80s in collaboration with at least 300 public and private companies, took nearly 20 years to develop the supersonic, mobile, tank-mounted version of the missile system. Though it is touted as the only missile of its kind available globally, the twin failures have exposed shortcomings in the weapon system.

After years of rejection for faults in the missile system, the Army had agreed to induct the modified version of the missile in 2010 but it is yet to do so. The system was inducted in the Air Force on March 3, 2012.

Having a strike range of 25 km, the missile, which has a launch weight of 720 kg, length of 5.8 metre and a diameter of 35 cm, can carry a pay load of 50 kg. It can fly at supersonic speed of around 2.5 mach and reach an altitude of 18 km.

The missile system is uniquely configured and customised both for Indian Army and Air Force. It can be fired from both tracked and wheeled platforms. The missile system has been configured to be part of futuristic network centric operation, most of the operations having been made automated.

Of 9 Trials, Akash Failed in 2 -The New Indian Express

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Every missile systems is not hundred percent accurate

Sophisticated systems like buk & others also failed in tests

Please avoide to post such offtopic
Flame baits next time

illiterate journos here are doing to decide whether a 7/9 performance is a success or a failure, that is when our highly self-critical and choosy military is satisfied with it.
What this 'journo' does not understand is that user trials may include instances which may be just outside the parameters of the design's envelope, but are conducted in any case to establish use-case thresholds.
So either the author is ignorant or malicious. I suspect the latter. Why, with the shady arms lobbies threatened by the new government's concerted push towards Made in India weapons, the number of alarmist and treasonous articles by lifafa journalists have increased manifold.
Read these articles with a truckload of salt.

 

[GR!FF!N]

Of 9 Trials, Akash Failed in 2 -The New Indian Express

don't believe in NIE news.they always claim a test as "Fail",and later,rectify it.

 

[TimeTraveller]

Every missile systems is not hundred percent accurate

Sophisticated systems like buk & others also failed in tests

Please avoide to post such offtopic
Flame baits next time

illiterate journos here are doing to decide whether a 7/9 performance is a success or a failure, that is when our highly self-critical and choosy military is satisfied with it.
What this 'journo' does not understand is that user trials may include instances which may be just outside the parameters of the design's envelope, but are conducted in any case to establish use-case thresholds.
So either the author is ignorant or malicious. I suspect the latter. Why, with the shady arms lobbies threatened by the new government's concerted push towards Made in India weapons, the number of alarmist and treasonous articles by lifafa journalists have increased manifold.
Read these articles with a truckload of salt.

........Sorry Sir....

don't believe in NIE news.they always claim a test as "Fail",and later,rectify it.

Ok Sir...

 

[vsdave2302]

So figured I mentioned was nor very different.

And I'm very well aware about the akash system & Aad

Rs 5000 crore is not a big difference?

don't believe in NIE news.they always claim a test as "Fail",and later,rectify it.

Most of Akash Missile failures were due to alogaritham bugs which are constantly being rectified to increase the accuracy.

 

[Ind4Ever]

Indigenous weapons may be costly but must be very effective. We are not doing charity here to produce wold class SAM for 1/3 of actual SAM ...

It's better than buying Sam for costly price tag from other countries. We can improve it later and can provide lots of jobs and innovations.

 

[MehrotraPrince]

They should do something about the weight...better metallurgy will bring down the weight considerably.

There is something called cost to benefit ratio. With the present material and propulsion system (which is being used) they are a lot cheaper to produce.

Akash missile was designed about 2 decades ago, means it uses what was present at that time(mainly propulsion system), but now we have much more efficient and modern technology, be it propulsion system or materials. See the example of Barak 8 missiles(notice its weight).

 

[13 komaun]

Which russian/western systems are comparable to Akash??