Ballistic missile “Dhanush” test fired

[BlueDot_in_Space]

Not true my friend. OTH radars are used to track ships for the chinese ASBM too

Ok I just checked that. Thanks the info about OTH. But we still need a satellite because a naval version of PAD can be deployed anywhere in the Indian ocean in areas far away from the coast. A satellite is a must if you want to deploy it far away from the coast.

 

[Kinetic]

Photos of today's tests.....

Prithvi-II

Dhanush

 

[tallboy123]

4 successful missile test this year....
AAD-Interceptor and target missile prithvi 2
today Dhanush and Prithvi 2

Waiting for ISRO launch in april

 

[Whiplash]

4 successful missile test this year....
AAD-Interceptor and target missile prithvi 2
today Dhanush and Prithvi 2

Waiting for ISRO launch in april

This marks 5 continuous prithvi series tests in the last three months.

 

[MST]

This marks 5 continuous prithvi series tests in the last three months.

Something fishy is going on. So many tests for a proven missile system is not normal. Either we are testing some new systems which we are not making public...or it seems we have many Prithvi nearing End of Life and we are firing them for fun. I believe its very likely the first part is true.

 

[Gene]

Something fishy is going on. So many tests for a proven missile system is not normal. Either we are testing some new systems which we are not making public...or it seems we have many Prithvi nearing End of Life and we are firing them for fun. I believe its very likely the first part is true.

these are user trials.

 

[RoYaL~GuJJaR]

Congrats to our Hard working Scientists and DRDO...

 

[MST]

these are user trials.

So many user trials. And since how long have we been doing user trials for Prithvi. Its not a new missile. The first one was inducted way back in 94.
It hard for me to believe that its just a user trial.

 

[tallboy123]

these are user trials.

it's noy user trails...
it's navy's excercise
in the main article its there...

 

[Veeru]

India Successfully Test Fires Two Nuke Ballistic Missiles

(RTTNews) - India has successfully test-fired two nuclear-capable ballistic missiles.

Indigenous 'Prithvi-II' and its naval version 'Dhanush' were launched from two sites of a defense base in the eastern state of Orissa within an hour on Friday morning.

Prithvi-II was test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, while Dhanush was launched from a warship anchored off the Puri coast in the Bay of Bengal, reports quoting India's defense officials said.

The surface-to-surface Prithvi II missile, having a range of 350 kilometers, has proved its robustness and accuracy repeatedly during several trials, an official of India's Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) was quoted as saying.

Dhanush is also having the same strike range. The single-stage ship-based missile is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads that can hit sea and shore-based targets.

Indian news agency IANS quoted ITR senior official S.P. Dash as saying that the tests, carried out as part of training exercises of the armed forces, "were 100 per cent successful."

Friday's successful tests are considered as yet another advancement in India's quest for developing a full-fledged multi-layer ballistic missile defense system.

India, which fought three wars against Pakistan since their partition in 1947, has developed in recent years an array of missiles that include the short-range missile Prithvi, the anti-tank missile Nag, surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile Agni, and cruise missile BrahMos -- jointly built by India and Russia.

by RTT Staff Writer

India Successfully Test Fires Two Nuke Ballistic Missiles

 

[Veeru]

India successfully fires two nuclear ballistic missiles in training exercise

India conducted a training exercise today involving two newly inducted nuclear-capable ballistic missiles.

The first missile launched as part of the exercise, the Dhanush (Prithvi-III), is the naval variant of the Prithvi ballistic missile. The second missile participating in the exercise is the Prithvi-II, which has a similar range and payload as the Dhanush, but is launched from a land-based mobile launcher. The two missiles are powered by two liquid-fuel engines, have a single-stage with a range of 350km (~189 nautical miles), can carry either a nuclear or conventional warhead up to 500kg (1,102 lbs) and purportedly have the capability to evade an adversary's ABM defenses.

A scientist from India's Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) was quoted as saying that both the Dhanush and Prithvi-II have completed development trials and have been deployed with India's Strategic Force Command (SFC). Both missiles were developed as part of India’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).

The Dhanush was launched from a naval vessel in the Bay of Bengal between Paradip and Puri at 1005 hours, and the Prithvi-II was launched afterwards at around 11 hours from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur at Launch Complex-3 .

Friday's training exercise caps an active week for India and a busy week for space policy in the region. On March 6th, India performed a test of the interceptor missile portion of its ballistic missile defense system using a modified Prithvi ballistic missile as the target. V.K. Saraswat, of India's DRDO hailed the test as a success and a validation of India's ASAT capability.

China also made news when the Washington Times on March 9th reported that a leaked document revelaed that China had performed a ballistic missile defense test in 2010 using the same SC-19 ASAT missile deployed against its weather satellite Fengyun 1C on January 11, 2007.

Source

The Hindu

The Hindu, Business Line

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[Veeru]

Dhanush, Pritivi-II successfully test-fired in Orissa

Defence minister A. K. Antony congratulated all the DRDO scientists, technicians and the armed forces for the successful tests

Balasore (Orissa): Strengthening its missile prowess, India on Friday successfully test-fired two indigenously developed, nuclear-capable ‘Dhanush’ and ‘Prithvi-II’ ballistic missiles, both having 350 km strike range, from separate locations off the Orissa coast.

While ‘Dhanush’ was flight tested from naval vessel INS SUVARNA in the Bay of Bengal, surface-to-surface ‘Prithivi-II’ ballistic missile was test-fired within an hour from Launch Complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea, about 15 km from here.

“The flight tests were in text book fashion with the missiles reaching the target points with high accuracy,” said ITR director S. P. Dash.

“All the radars and electro-optical systems located along the coast tracked the missiles and monitored the parameters. The final event was witnessed from a ship located near the impact point,” Dash said.

Defence minister A. K. Antony congratulated all the DRDO scientists, technicians and the armed forces for the successful tests.

The tests were part of regular training exercise involving the missiles which are under production after successful completion of developmental trials. They have already been inducted by the armed forces, said a Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist.

“Both Dhanush and Prithvi missiles were launched by the Strategic Force Command as part of the regular user training exercise. The missiles were taken from the storage depots and launched,” said a senior defence official.

The two missiles were test-fired within five days of the successful demonstration of Ballistic Air Defence Missile System on 6 March, 2011, by DRDO.

“The series of successful launches have boosted the morale of scientists and armed forces. The missiles have been integrated under the supervision of Missile Systems Quality Assurance Agency (MSQAA),” a DRDO release said.

Launch operations of both the missiles were monitored by director, DRDL, P. Venugopalan, Dash, Programme director, V. L. N. Rao and a number of DRDO scientists.

Scientific advisor to defence minister and DRDO chief V. K. Saraswat was present at ITR, Balasore.

Dhanush, Pritivi-II successfully test-fired in Orissa - Economy and Politics - livemint.com

 

[BlueDot_in_Space]

What a Beauty

 

[Kinetic]

^^^Dhanush launched from INS Suvarna and the missile can target ships....



Official DRDO/Ministry of Defence press release....


SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF DHANUSH AND PRITHVI MISSILES


Ship launched Dhanush Missile was successfully test fired from the Indian Naval Ship “INS SUVARNA” off the coast of Orissa. The event took place at 10.03 A.M on 11th March 2011. Dhanush is a ship launched Missile against surface and sea targets. All the Radars and Electro optical systems located along the coast have tracked the vehicle and monitored all the parameters. Ship located near the impact point has witnessed the final event. The flight test was perfect like a text book trajectory with the missile reaching the target point with a very high accuracy of less than few meters.


The surface to surface Prithvi (P-II) Missile was successfully flight tested at 11 A.M from LC-III, ITR, Chandipur within one hour of Dhanush Missile test. The trajectory of the Missile was also monitored by all the Telemetry, Radars and Electro Optical Systems all through the flight. Prithvi(P-II) reached the designated target with accuracy of few meters, which can be achieved by very few Missiles in the World. The down range Ship at the impact location witnessed the final event.


Both Dhanush and Prithvi Missiles were launched by the Strategic Force Command as part of the regular user training exercise. The Missiles were taken from the Depot and launched from both the locations within one hour duration by two independent teams.


The two Missiles were test fired within five days of the successful demonstration of Ballistic Air Defence Missile System on 6th March 2011, by DRDO. The series of successful launches boosted the morale of the Scientists and Armed Forces. The Missiles have been integrated with a very high level of quality under the supervision of Missile Systems Quality Assurance Agency MSQAA.


All the launch operations of both the Missiles were monitored by Director, DRDL, Shri P. Venugopalan, Director, ITR, Shri SP Dash, Programme Director, Shri VLN Rao and number of Scientists of DRDO. Scientific Advisior to Raksha Mantri and DRDO chief Dr. VK Saraswat witnessed both the launches from ITR, Balasore. Raksha Mantri Shri AK Antony congratulated all the DRDO Scientists, Technicians, Quality Agency and Armed Forces for the successful launch of the two Missiles.



Strategic Forces Command test Prithvi and Dhanush missiles

 

[BelligerentPacifist]

And AFAIK they shifted to solid fueled ones because of the reasons I mentioned abpve.
...

I believe the principle reason was accidental mixing of hypergolic fuel. Just around a decade ago a Russian SSN sank with two nuclear reactors on board and a crew of over a 100 and a putative explanation is fuel or oxidizer seepage into the other's tank, and ain't no salvage after that.