BrahMos Test :Manoeuvring in the form of an "S" curve carried out

[Adux]

BrahMos missile test-fired successfully

T.S. Subramanian

Manoeuvring in the form of an "S" curve carried out

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Fourth flight for Army
Analysis of data on
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A MILESTONE: The BrahMos missile being launched at Chandipur-on-sea on Sunday.


CHANDIPUR-ON-SEA: Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, with an advanced capability of sharp manoeuvring, was successfully test-fired on Sunday from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa. For the first time it was manoeuvred in the form of an "S" curve at a supersonic speed of 2.8 mach. Army personnel in full combat formation carried out the firing.

This is the 13th flight of the missile, which is jointly developed by India and Russia, and the fourth for the Army.

Capability proved


A. Sivathanu Pillai, CEO and Managing Director of BrahMos Aerospace, said the missile was under production for the Army. Its capability to attack specific targets had been proved. "In this mission for the Army, we went to the seashore for the launch because we wanted to experiment sharp manoeuvres of the supersonic missile for the first time. We could see good manoeuvres by the missile. This will enhance BrahMos' combat capability."

With a clear sky, the missile took off at 12:16 p.m. from the mobile launch complex. Before the lift-off, it was raised vertically. As Lt. Col. Bishnu Ram pressed the ignition button, the missile rose, turned sharply at 90 degrees horizontally and spectacularly carried out the manoeuvring in the form of a "S" curve and cruised over the Bay of Bengal at 2.8 times the speed of sound.

Earlier, the mission control scientists and engineers, sitting in a semi-circular block house, conducted pre-launch checks such as integrating radars, telemetry and electro-optical tracking systems. The countdown went off without any hold.

Vice-Chief of the Army Staff Lt. Gen. Deepak Kapoor, Victor M. Kiselev, Chief of Launch Operations, NPO Mashinostroyenia, a state enterprise of the Russian Federation, and senior Army officers and DRDO scientists witnessed the launch.

"Good effort"


Lt. Gen. Kapoor said the launch was a good effort by an entire team that worked very hard.

Asked whether the missile would be used in mountain warfare, he said: "After the trials are over, we will look at the terrain and the targets. They will include mountains."

A detailed analysis of the missile data, gathered by range sensors, was being carried out.

According to Dr. Pillai, the missile was launched in the quickest possible time from the go-ahead signal, by speedily placing the missile in the vertical position and firing it.

The BrahMos is a two-stage missile. It weighs 3.9 tonnes with the canister. It is nine metres tall and has a range of 290 km.

http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/05/stories/2007020508200100.htm

 

[Keysersoze]

This is from BATTLESPACE. UPDATE Vol.7 ISSUE 40

I thought the Indians did the computer code??? If they didn't what exactly did they do?



RUSSIA THREATENS TO RETAIN BrahMos SOURCE CODE
By Bulbul Singh

10 Oct 05. Russia has threatened that it will not give away the source code which will enable the supersonic Cruise missile BrahMos to be mounted on foreign made platforms, including the recently contracted French Scorpene or the Multirole Medium Range Combat Aircraft (MMRCA)which India is buying from the global market.

Sources in the Indian defense ministry say, Moscow has made it known to the Indian defense planners that there is no guarantee that it will allow India to mount the BrahMos cruise missile on third country platforms until the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)dispute is settled.

Sources in the Indian defense ministry however say it is part of Moscow's pressure in the run up to the MMRCA procurement program of the Indian government.

India is on a global hunt for a contract worth $5bn for the procurement of 126 MMRCA for the Indian Air Force into which Russia has also fielded its MiG 29 SMT aircraft. The other contenders are Dassault of France with the Mirage 2000-5; Saab of Sweden with the Gripen; Lockheed Martin of United States with the F-16 and Boeing of United States with the F-18.

An executive of the Rosoboronoexport of Russia based in New Delhi however said, Russia is perturbed over the delay in the settlement of the IPR issue adding that it is not possible for Russia to contribute hi-tech technologies to India without much return.

The BrahMos anti-ship supersonic cruise missile is a joint development effort of India and Russia in which India's defense research agency, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)is contracted with NPOM of the Russian Federation.

The BrahMos, which is being introduced into the Indian Navy, is a 300 kilometers range supersonic anti ship cruise missile and the land and sea versions of the Cruise missiles are also being tested. The missile is one of the most potent precision guided weapons developed for the Indian armed forces in recent.

However Russia now insists that the BrahMos export, and other technological aspects including the source code, should be linked to the solving of the IPR issue which has held back further research and development between India and Russia. In fact there has been no signing of any defense contract between India and Russia since the United Progressive Alliance government came to power in May 2004.

Russia has held back the lease of a nuclear submarine, the TU-22 Backfire bomber capable of delivery nuclear weapons, and various other weapons and equipment under negotiations between India and Russia for several years.

The sticky parts of the IPR issue are the supply of spares from Russia for even erstwhile USSR-made weaponry currently with the Indian defense forces. The other issue is the up-grading of the Russian made systems by a third country. India is contemplating the upgrade of a large chunk of its USSR weapons and equipment with Western technology, a move that is not to the liking of the Russians. It is estimated that the upgrade market alone of aging USSR weapons with the Indian defense forces is around $10 to $15bn.

“The threat of Russia now allowing mounting of the BrahMos cruise missile on a third country platform is only an arms twisting policy to which Moscow often resorts,” said an Indian Army official.

However an Indian Air Force official admitted that the acquisition of BrahMos could be linked to the sale of the MIG 29SMT by the Russians.

The Mirage 2000-5 of France is the most favored aircraft within the Indian Air Force for the MMRCA. The procurement of MMRCA will however be a political decision.

 

[Contrarian]

this is a VERY old article.

All issues resolved, Russia wanted the IPR signed or it would not give its part of the codes to India. India Russia have now signed the IPR, all's cool.

 

[Keysersoze]

this is a VERY old article.

All issues resolved, Russia wanted the IPR signed or it would not give its part of the codes to India. India Russia have now signed the IPR, all's cool.

not the point that was being made...........

 

[Adux]

I dont agree with you Keyserose,

Code was done by Indians, and it is well known fact and a documented one too.I can provide you Hundereds articles proving my point,
Anyways In the last particle it states about Mirage 2000-5 being the best conteder for MMRCA, that itself shows that it is a old article,

Lets talk about The S curve of brahmos, than diveiting from the thread topic

 

[Keysersoze]

I dont agree with you Keyserose,

Code was done by Indians, and it is well known fact and a documented one too.I can provide you Hundereds articles proving my point,
Anyways In the last particle it states about Mirage 2000-5 being the best conteder for MMRCA, that itself shows that it is a old article,

Lets talk about The S curve of brahmos, than diveiting from the thread topic

Well it is all relevant to the topic in a offhand way......however I would like to see this proof. I am looking at the Brahmos via a few different sources and have come to a few conclusions. Any new info is welcome.

 

[joey]

Let me clear things a bit,

First of all key you really need to do some research before posting 1.5 year old article and spoling the thread.

brahmos is a variant of yakhont with greater range achieved with diff guidance and supposedly better seeker.
now round oct 05 India didnt signed the IPR (intellectual property rights) with the russians and israel expressed interest in having brahmos.

Knowing the close ties with israel russia was a bit worried, Russia at that time provided the "ramjet" engine with full TOT which was set to be manufactured in india and russia.

They actually wanted us to sign the IPR even we did that with Italy and Israel.

Coming back to brahmos all ground vehicles to tracking radars launch machines, standalone rugged pc's developed by india "i have a pic of the console of brahmos developed by a pvt company in india", The engine is russian, Seeker is diff, and guidance is indian.

I have a article in a russian magazine pulication about brahmos developement which a russian spoke and stuffs.

hopefully the threaten source ode thingy has cleareed your mind now.



on the other hand thia S manoevour will shut the yanks up who used to say brahmos cannot manoevoure due to its speed.

 

[Keysersoze]

Let me clear things a bit,

First of all key you really need to do some research before posting 1.5 year old article and spoling the thread.

brahmos is a variant of yakhont with greater range achieved with diff guidance and supposedly better seeker.
now round oct 05 India didnt signed the IPR (intellectual property rights) with the russians and israel expressed interest in having brahmos.

Knowing the close ties with israel russia was a bit worried, Russia at that time provided the "ramjet" engine with full TOT which was set to be manufactured in india and russia.

They actually wanted us to sign the IPR even we did that with Italy and Israel.

Coming back to brahmos all ground vehicles to tracking radars launch machines, standalone rugged pc's developed by india "i have a pic of the console of brahmos developed by a pvt company in india", The engine is russian, Seeker is diff, and guidance is indian.

I have a article in a russian magazine pulication about brahmos developement which a russian spoke and stuffs.

hopefully the threaten source ode thingy has cleareed your mind now.



on the other hand thia S manoevour will shut the yanks up who used to say brahmos cannot manoevoure due to its speed.

It's a bit hard to "spoil a thread" when no-one was posting in it (1.5 years doesn't change the relevant facts in the article)........So lets get this clear, what you are saying is....Russia provided the engine, the source code and the missile design. and you guys provided the seeker ...... (which by all accounts is LESS capable than the Yakhont system (I have that from a person who works in the relevant defence industry)and the the various launch peripherals.
As for this "S" curve the article does not tell what the parameters of this "curve" and at what height it was performed at. Most of the Yanks who have been talking about the lack of manoeuvrability during the terminal phase.

 

[joey]

Key you took my thing personally, there is no source codes for engines to begin with but blue print of diagram.

1.5 year old article shows you know nothing on brahmos developement, it was before IPE was signed.

who told you the seeker is less capable than yakhont is balantly wrong.

also the seeker is jointly developed and base taken from Granit. [i've never claimed seeker is indian - both india/china lacks in seeker tech]

i said india developed the FCS/Guidance.

Let me clear you some points as per info from first hand basis credible than anything you can give,

1> Army version has DSMC seeker.
2> While doing the S curve the range is slightly low.
3> Increasing range is matter of fraction - its political decision.
4> Brahmos 2 work has been started.

wanna see of the ground based PC's for brahmos? those are developed by india as well.
let me tell you developing those things isnt exactly "easy".

 

[joey]

the S curve was done in terminal phase and while doing that the range is very very slightly decreased [as per first hand info] - this doesnt matters because in a fleet gathering or rather in a wave clutter you hardly detect a ship to launch missile less than 100 kms let alone 200.

and if two ships are stealthy it would be a entirely diff game.