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First BrahMos Subsystems Delivery Set | AVIATION WEEK
Indias BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Ltd (BATL) is ready to deliver the first set of critical subsystems for the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos.
BATL Executive Director N.R. Vishnu Kartha tells Aviation Week during a site visit that the facility is making nine metallic subsystems for the missile. We have an order for 20 sets. The first set is ready and BATL hopes to complete [the] remaining [sets] within a year, Vishnu Kartha said. Further sets will be ordered after qualification tests.
BATL has also taken up development of Booster I & II of the BrahMos. Booster I & II have a lot of complex machining, metal forming and welding. We are planning to develop the flow-forming technology for manufacturing the tubes required for these boosters, Vishnu Kartha said.
BATL is one of the two work centers that the Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd formed between Indias Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Russias NPO Mashinostroyenia. BATL production facilities support the needs of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), DRDO and the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC). The second work center is the BrahMos Integration Center (BIC) in Hyderabad.
BATL was formed in 2007-08 following the governments decision to take over the public sector undertaking KELTEC. BATL for the first time made profits last year and its trajectory is very healthy, boosting the aerospace activities in this region. The Kerala government is extending all help to the firm so that more projects of national importance would be assigned to BATL. In addition to employment generation, the facility has become a showpiece for Keralas aerospace and defense might along with Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), a senior government official tells Aviation Week.
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Airborne BrahMos Launcher Prototype Finished | AVIATION WEEK
India’s BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Ltd (BATL) is ready with the first prototype of an indigenous airborne launcher developed for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
The air-launched version of the missile will be fitted to the Su-30 MKI aircraft.
BATL Executive Director N.R. Vishnu Kartha tells AVIATION WEEK, “This is the first time a mobile launcher for [the] BrahMos missile is being manufactured. We are ready with the first prototype.”
The basic design of the launcher was conceived by BrahMos engineers from Hyderabad and accepted by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. The main body of the launcher is made from high-strength aluminum. All the materials, processes and tests involved in making the launcher need to undergo stringent quality checks by the Director General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance at various stages.
The launcher must undergo one more final test before it is fitted onto the Su-30 MKI for flight trials. BATL has an initial order of 6.4 crore ($1.4 million) to deliver a total of five such launchers. “The launcher’s final test will be done at Hyderabad, which is the missile integration center. The launcher is a testimony to BATL’s technical know-how in delivering such complex equipment,” Vishnu Kartha says.
Indias BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Ltd (BATL) is ready to deliver the first set of critical subsystems for the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos.
BATL Executive Director N.R. Vishnu Kartha tells Aviation Week during a site visit that the facility is making nine metallic subsystems for the missile. We have an order for 20 sets. The first set is ready and BATL hopes to complete [the] remaining [sets] within a year, Vishnu Kartha said. Further sets will be ordered after qualification tests.
BATL has also taken up development of Booster I & II of the BrahMos. Booster I & II have a lot of complex machining, metal forming and welding. We are planning to develop the flow-forming technology for manufacturing the tubes required for these boosters, Vishnu Kartha said.
BATL is one of the two work centers that the Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd formed between Indias Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Russias NPO Mashinostroyenia. BATL production facilities support the needs of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), DRDO and the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC). The second work center is the BrahMos Integration Center (BIC) in Hyderabad.
BATL was formed in 2007-08 following the governments decision to take over the public sector undertaking KELTEC. BATL for the first time made profits last year and its trajectory is very healthy, boosting the aerospace activities in this region. The Kerala government is extending all help to the firm so that more projects of national importance would be assigned to BATL. In addition to employment generation, the facility has become a showpiece for Keralas aerospace and defense might along with Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), a senior government official tells Aviation Week.
---------- Post added at 01:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:17 PM ----------
Airborne BrahMos Launcher Prototype Finished | AVIATION WEEK
India’s BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram Ltd (BATL) is ready with the first prototype of an indigenous airborne launcher developed for the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
The air-launched version of the missile will be fitted to the Su-30 MKI aircraft.
BATL Executive Director N.R. Vishnu Kartha tells AVIATION WEEK, “This is the first time a mobile launcher for [the] BrahMos missile is being manufactured. We are ready with the first prototype.”
The basic design of the launcher was conceived by BrahMos engineers from Hyderabad and accepted by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. The main body of the launcher is made from high-strength aluminum. All the materials, processes and tests involved in making the launcher need to undergo stringent quality checks by the Director General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance at various stages.
The launcher must undergo one more final test before it is fitted onto the Su-30 MKI for flight trials. BATL has an initial order of 6.4 crore ($1.4 million) to deliver a total of five such launchers. “The launcher’s final test will be done at Hyderabad, which is the missile integration center. The launcher is a testimony to BATL’s technical know-how in delivering such complex equipment,” Vishnu Kartha says.
