Block II Supersonic BrahMos missile successfully test fired second time.

[zombie:-)]

photos of a tom hawk missile detonating above target










so the missile can destroy a target without hitting it directly..this is a more sensible approach in a A2A scenario

 

[LCA]

http://www.livemint.com/2009/04/06000546/BrahMos-to-go-in-for-hypersoni.html

BrahMos to go in for hypersonic versions of missiles

The final induction of the air version of the missile to IAF is expected to take place before the end of 2012


Tiruchirapalli: BrahMos Aerospace, the Indo-Russian joint venture, has embarked on initiatives to go in for hypersonic versions of missiles, a top official of the company said.
“Having successfully inducted supersonic versions, which can travel at 2.8 Mach (2.8 times the speed of sound), plans are on to go in for hypersonic versions, which can touch Mach 5 or 7,” chief executive officer and MD of the company, Dr.A. Sivathanu Pillai, said.
He said that fuel for these versions would be a combination of aviation kerosene and atmospheric air,mixed at a proportionate volume.
“The resultant propulsion thrust could be so heavy that a missile could be projected at terrific speed,” he said.
Pillai said that lab tests had already commenced and that modules for these versions would be ready by 2010. The test missiles would be flown over rocket motors injected into space.
“After the successful ‘Block II test´ last week, the company and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) had fulfilled all parameters prescribed by Army and was poised to go in for mass production for inducting these into the Army. As Naval ships are all equipped with BrahMos missiles, the next focus would be to address the needs of the Indian Air Force (IAF),” he said.
He hoped the final induction of the air version of BrahMos missile to IAF would take place before the end of 2012.

 

[godsavetheworld]

BRAHMOS CANNOT BE "INTERCEPTED":

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New hypersonic missile to be 'uninerceptable'

A joint Russian-Indian company has started the development of a cruise missile capable of flying at Mach 5, which will make it 'impossible to intercept'. BrahMos-2 will be the next generation of the highly successful the BrahMos missile already used by Indian military.
The news came from the head of BrahMos company, Sivathanu Pillai during the visit of Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdiukov.

The BrahMos missile (the acronym stands for Brahmaputra-Moscow) has been in development since 1998 and had its first successful test launch in 2001.

Russia provided the design of its P-800 Oniks missile as the basis of the project while India developed its guidance system. It has a maximum speed of Mach 2.8, making it is the world's fastest cruise missile.

The BrahMos-2 is expected to have twice the speed of the current version, which, the developers say, will make it practically immune to all existing missile defence systems.
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[Patriot]

BRAHMOS CANNOT BE "INTERCEPTED":

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September 29, 2008, 19:32

New hypersonic missile to be 'uninerceptable'

A joint Russian-Indian company has started the development of a cruise missile capable of flying at Mach 5, which will make it 'impossible to intercept'. BrahMos-2 will be the next generation of the highly successful the BrahMos missile already used by Indian military.
The news came from the head of BrahMos company, Sivathanu Pillai during the visit of Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdiukov.

The BrahMos missile (the acronym stands for Brahmaputra-Moscow) has been in development since 1998 and had its first successful test launch in 2001.

Russia provided the design of its P-800 Oniks missile as the basis of the project while India developed its guidance system. It has a maximum speed of Mach 2.8, making it is the world's fastest cruise missile.

The BrahMos-2 is expected to have twice the speed of the current version, which, the developers say, will make it practically immune to all existing missile defence systems.
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Ballistic Missiles also travel at Mach 7 to 10 hmm so i guess thats why Ballisitc Missiles are not interceptable at last stages as they are maximum speed then.

 

[satishkumarcsc]

Ballistic Missiles also travel at Mach 7 to 10 hmm so i guess thats why Ballisitc Missiles are not interceptable at last stages as they are maximum speed then.

Ballistic missiles follow a parabolic path and hence are easier to detect but the Cruise missiles are ground hugging in nature hence they are harder to detect. So the probablity of intercept of CM is lower than BM.

 

[jbond]

DRDO is useless n should be shut down..
The whole world knows that Arjuna is a failure..
LCA cant even fly after 23 years..
Dirty yindoos cant make one good think..etc etc


Since no moderator is likely to visit this page i won get banned...(for having fun)

 

[Gabbar]

DRDO is useless n should be shut down..
The whole world knows that Arjuna is a failure..
LCA cant even fly after 23 years..
Dirty yindoos cant make one good think..etc etc


Since no moderator is likely to visit this page i won get banned...(for having fun)

Why dont you change your flag to where you really from. Trolling will get you banned in no time.

 

[Keysersoze]

DRDO is useless n should be shut down..
The whole world knows that Arjuna is a failure..
LCA cant even fly after 23 years..
Dirty yindoos cant make one good think..etc etc


Since no moderator is likely to visit this page i won get banned...(for having fun)

How wrong you are ...........

 

[saiko]

This is a great bit of kit here. There's a rather vocal disagreement about anti-ship missiles - subsonic vs supersonic and which is better... I'm firmly in the faster is better crowd but you still need to saturate heavily against first and even second class opponents. Are there any projected unit costs for the BrahMos over the course of its expected production (1000 I think?). It's a bit pricey right now.

 

[satishkumarcsc]

I think the Brahmos costs $2.5m per piece that is exhorbitant.

 

[Patriot]

Ballistic missiles follow a parabolic path and hence are easier to detect but the Cruise missiles are ground hugging in nature hence they are harder to detect. So the probablity of intercept of CM is lower than BM.

but at hypersonic speed the agility of Cruise Missile will be very bad due to speed.

 

[proud_indian]

but at hypersonic speed the agility of Cruise Missile will be very bad due to speed.

this is what differs this missile from others

Speed with Accuracy

or simply u can say

Beauty with brain

a real beast

 

[godsavetheworld]

but at hypersonic speed the agility of Cruise Missile will be very bad due to speed.

Another misconception. You are not the only one who has thought about this. There were 500 scientists workin on Brahmos. This issue and many more ought to have cropped up much before than you would imagine.

Brahmos is by far the most accurate hypercruise missile to be built. Why is it being called superior to any and India being hailed for being the only country with such an advanced technology? Because speed+kill come together at 2.8million dollars.

 

[satishkumarcsc]

but at hypersonic speed the agility of Cruise Missile will be very bad due to speed.

At Highr speed maneuverablity will be compromised but the detection will take place a bit late and hence less time to react...and flying close to the ground is really hard to take out by conventional missile defence.

 

[satishkumarcsc]

this is what differs this missile from others

Speed with Accuracy

or simply u can say

Beauty with brain

a real beast

I would rather wait before I count my chickens. It is a very ambitious project. So let us see what is going to happen in the near future. These are the kind of posts which leads to flame wars. So please refrain from posting stuff like these.