German Anti-Tank Missile Tested for India

[anup]

German missile makers (MBDA and Diehl) report progress in getting the infrared-guided PARS 3 LR anti-armor missile ready for use on the Tiger attack helicopter.

MBDA, a partner with Diehl in the consortium working on the weapon, reports three hits in three firings using live tandem warheads. The shots were taken from a German army helicopter.

The trials are being conducted to sway the Indian army to buy the weapon -- it would be the first export order for PARS 3LR and only the second customer for the weapon.
MBDA says the helicopter was flying at 10 meters and fired at a target at a range of 7 km. A minute later a mobile target moving at 40 km/h was engaged at a range of 700 meters. To take that shot, the Tiger repositioned itself, climbing to 100 meters and turning 180 deg.

The next test came the following day, with the Tiger launching its weapon while flying at 180 km/h and striking a stationary target at 7 km range.

All the tests took place at Sweden’s Vidsel range.
Germany is buying 680 of the missiles to be delivered through 2014 under a 380 million euro contract.

 

[sancho]

German missile makers (MBDA and Diehl) report progress in getting the infrared-guided PARS 3 LR anti-armor missile ready for use on the Tiger attack helicopter.

MBDA, a partner with Diehl in the consortium working on the weapon, reports three hits in three firings using live tandem warheads. The shots were taken from a German army helicopter.

The trials are being conducted to sway the Indian army to buy the weapon -- it would be the first export order for PARS 3LR and only the second customer for the weapon.
MBDA says the helicopter was flying at 10 meters and fired at a target at a range of 7 km. A minute later a mobile target moving at 40 km/h was engaged at a range of 700 meters. To take that shot, the Tiger repositioned itself, climbing to 100 meters and turning 180 deg.

The next test came the following day, with the Tiger launching its weapon while flying at 180 km/h and striking a stationary target at 7 km range.

All the tests took place at Sweden’s Vidsel range.
Germany is buying 680 of the missiles to be delivered through 2014 under a 380 million euro contract.

Source please!

IA? They already have Milan ATGMs from MBDA, get NAG and Javlin, why would they need another one? Also PARS is meant for helicopters, as an A2G weapon. Part of Dhruv WSI induction by the end of this year?

 

[SpArK]

German Anti-Tank Missile Tested for India

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[SpArK]

 

[Jon Snow]

maybe its for lch

 

[illuminatidinesh]

How many ATGM we Are going for?

 

[SpArK]

maybe its for lch

Myabe its for Eurocopter Tigers?

 

[sancho]

maybe its for lch

LCH needs time till it will be ready and we have Helina for it under development, not to forget that the US are offering Hellfire, the Israelis LAHAT and Spike and I'm sure MBDA would offer Brimstone as well.
However, I hope that MoD will keep a focus on a common weapon package for all forces, not that we have to integrate different missiles for IA and IAF on Dhruv WSI, or LCH.

 

[SpArK]

LCH needs time till it will be ready and we have Helina for it under development, not to forget that the US are offering Hellfire, the Israelis LAHAT and Spike and I'm sure MBDA would offer Brimstone as well.
However, I hope that MoD will keep a focus on a common weapon package for all forces, not that we have to integrate different missiles for IA and IAF on Dhruv WSI, or LCH.

Are tigers in the race for attack helis?

 

[sancho]

Are tigers in the race for attack helis?

They were, but EC backed out, they said they won't be able to attend the trials. Personally I guess they understand that they had a little chance only, because it is to close to LCH in weight, while Apache and Mi 28 are a class above. Btw there are also some issue regarding the Tiger, especially the German version, which imo was a mistake anyway (no chin mounted gun, because they still thought in cold war terms and how to counter 1000s of Russian tanks, than providing fire support).
I still bet on Dhruv WSI as a stop gap till Helina is available, but I think LAHAT, or Spike would be the better choice here.

 

[luckyyy]

Source please!

IA? They already have Milan ATGMs from MBDA, get NAG and Javlin, why would they need another one? Also PARS is meant for helicopters, as an A2G weapon. Part of Dhruv WSI induction by the end of this year?

every weapon has a life , milan could be nearing the end of it's life , so IA looking for a Anti-Tank Missile again..

 

[jha]

every weapon has a life , milan could be nearing the end of it's life , so IA looking for a Anti-Tank Missile again..

Just a few years back,Army purchased a lo of Milan even though better products were available..

 

[KEETARP]

Reporting on defence matters touching new low each day .

PARS was never meant for Army , infact it was Indian Navy that showed interest in PARS to integrate them to KA31 fleet .
I remember 8-10 months back either on Col Shukla's blog / Prasoon's blog it was posted as news item.

And DHRUV as well as LCH will carry
MISTRAL A2A missile + LAHAT A2G missile

I posted the pics 12 months back in LCH thread

http://www.defence.pk/forums/india-...ght-combat-helicopter-lch-24.html#post1024003

http://www.defence.pk/forums/india-...ght-combat-helicopter-lch-25.html#post1024099

first Post for MIstral , Second for Lahat pics on WSI DHRUV .

There is very remote possibility PARS being ordered , can be in only one scenario if Army is looking for flexibility in guidance and countermeasures + glitches in HELINA .
LAHAT is LASER BEAM RIDING while PARS is IR Guided . If forces want both guidance to have a sure kill if fired salvo . PARS will be ordered .

 

[luckyyy]

Just a few years back,Army purchased a lo of Milan even though better products were available..

milan was desige as back as 1972 ,also it's a wire guided missile , it's tech has long gone obsolate , much better options are avialable today....milan has already lived it's life..

 

[sudhir007]

maybe its for lch

But at the time when LCH will be ready at around 2013-2014 Helina also ready

India to equip Dhruv helicopters with missiles - Rediff.com News

Marking a major step forward in technology development, India is expected to equip indigenously-built Dhruv helicopters with missiles in two years as part of an ambitious missile-development programme.

The guided air-to-ground HELINA, an upgraded version of Nag anti-tank missile, is being indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and will be in the final stages and ready for user trials in 2013.

"For the first time, we are developing indigenously a missile called HELINA for being deployed on the weaponised version of the ALH Dhruv helicopter," DRDO chief V K Saraswat told PTI in an interview.