High speed Interceptor to Kill warhead 140 KM above the earth.

[skysthelimit]

On topic : Are they talking about launching the interceptor from a ship or launching the target missile from ship?

Both

 

[kurup]

The PDV retains the PAD interceptor's maneuvering gimbaled directional warhead that can rotate 360 degrees to explode towards the incoming missile in order to destroy. Because it is directional, the 30 kg interceptor warhead is able to generate an impact equivalent to a 150 kg omni-directional warhead.

Can somebody explain this ??

On topic : Are they talking about launching the interceptor from a ship or launching the target missile from ship?

According to this report both the missiles will be launched from ship . Looks like false reporting .

According to another report India to conduct complex interceptor missile test ,
target missile will be launched from ship near Paradip while the interceptor would take off from Wheeler Island .

 

[HariPrasad]

thats because Indian BMD doesn't have KKV.KKV is used by USA for its GMD's midcourse interception.China also tried its hand on this field,though platform is unknown.Indian BMD is nowhere near GMD,which is aimed towards a missile of 3000-5000 km for now,while Midcourse Interception is aimed towards ICBMs armed with MIRVs.

Hey @GR!FF!N Man, It has KKV. You do not seem to have read article properly. Missile will release KKV which will kill warhead.

Both

No

Target missile will be launched from Ship and interceptor will be launched from test range

 

[HariPrasad]

Can somebody explain this ??



According to this report both the missiles will be launched from ship . Looks like false reporting .

According to another report India to conduct complex interceptor missile test ,
target missile will be launched from ship near Paradip while the interceptor would take off from Wheeler Island .

Yes

 

[kurup]

Yes

Yes what ??

 

[HariPrasad]

According to this report both the missiles will be launched from ship . Looks like false reporting .

Yes it was wrong reporting.

 

[Fahad Khan 2]

what is the difference b/w SAM and this missile.

 

[HariPrasad]

what is the difference b/w SAM and this missile.

SAM intercepts plane and cruise missiles (Mostly) at an altitude up to 17 KM . This missile will intercept incoming missile at 150 KM above earth. It will be a 2 stage missile and it will carry kinetic kill vehicle etc.

 

[skysthelimit]

Can somebody explain this ??

The warhead for the PDV (and the PAD too) is mounted on a gimbal - a pivoted support that allows it to rotate about an axis. During terminal approach the gimbal will rotate towards the target missile, and the warhead explosion is directed towards the target.

This allows for a smaller warhead - as opposed to a standard omnidirectional warhead, where a part of the explosive power is directed away from the target and thus wasted.

According to this report both the missiles will be launched from ship . Looks like false reporting .

According to another report India to conduct complex interceptor missile test ,
target missile will be launched from ship near Paradip while the interceptor would take off from Wheeler Island .

Agreed - even past PAD tests had the same config.

But I am guessing that since we launch the Dhanush from ships, we already have the capability to launch PAD/PDV from the sea. Does anyone know if these missiles are canisterized?

 

[HariPrasad]

Agreed - even past PAD tests had the same config.
But I am guessing that since we lanuch the Dhanush from ships, we already have the capability to launch PAD/PDV from the sea. Does anyone if these missiles are canisterized?

What about the suppot infrastructure such as Huge swordfish Radar.

Pl enlight us something on Kinetic kill vehicle.

 

[skysthelimit]

What about the suppot infrastructure such as Huge swordfish Radar.

Don't have the specs for Swordfish - but the original Green Pine radar (from which it is derived) is 9m x 3m and weighs 60 tonnes. That is entirely mountable on a ship - but we would need dedicated missile defence ships, as there won't be a lot of room after the missiles & radar.

 

[Skull and Bones]

I am dessaponted with the speed of missile. It is just high supersonic.

How ever the good part is that it will carry a kill vehicle.

More the velocity, more will be the relative approach velocity between the missile and the interceptor, and hence faster processing power will be required to track the target and mid course path correction.

 

[HariPrasad]

More the velocity, more will be the relative approach velocity between the missile and the interceptor, and hence faster processing power will be required to track the target and mid course path correction.

Faster processing speed should not be a problem.

‘Killer’ Interceptor Missile Test Soon
By Hemant Kumar Rout - BALASORE

Published: 19th April 2014 11:19 AM

Last Updated: 19th April 2014 11:19 AM




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Finally, India is readying for the much awaited maiden test of its high altitude ‘killer’ interceptor missile, code named ‘PDV’. The newly developed missile is likely to be test fired from a defence base off Odisha coast on April 27.

Indigenously developed by DRDO, this state-of-the-art Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) that fires at supersonic speed has the potential to kill the enemy missile with a strike range of around 2,500 km outside the earth’s atmosphere (at an altitude of nearly 150 km).

Defence sources said preparation was underway in both the locations of Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur and Wheeler Island for the first ever test of high altitude Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system which involves two missiles - one interceptor and another target missile, mimicking the enemy weapon.

“Both the missiles have been developed by the DRDO for the first time. While the target missile, a modified version of Prithvi Air Defence (PAD), is planned to be test fired from a Naval warship off the Paradip coast, the interceptor missile will be launched from the launching complex-IV of the Wheeler Island,” said a defence official.

Earlier, the DRDO had successfully test fired both exo-atmospheric (outside the atmosphere) and endo-atmospheric (within the atmosphere) interceptor ballistic missiles. Of seven interceptor missile tests, six have been successful.

While two were in exo-atmosphere region (above an altitude of 50 km), five took place in endo-atmosphere (below an altitude of 50 km).

“The PAD interceptor missile has already demonstrated its killing capability at an altitude of 50 km and 80 km while the Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile has destroyed the target missile at an altitude of 15 km to 30 km. Now the target is to achieve the interception at an altitude of 120 km to 150 km,” said the official.

The two-stage PDV interceptor will be powered by solid propellants and is fitted with an innovative system for controlling the vehicle at an altitude of more than 150 km.

The enemy missile is also a two-stage missile and it is planned that the interceptor would destroy the warhead portion of this enemy missile.

A scientist associated with the PDV project told ‘The Express’ that the focus was to achieve the killing precision at the highest altitude with the help of an advanced software for which the DRDO is expected to achieve a direct hit-to-kill on the target missile.

“After the enemy missile is fired from the warship, the imaging infrared seeker in the new interceptor missile with an attitude control mechanism would first detect the incoming missile and give command to launch the killer vehicle.

The entire process from detection to interception will be fully automated,” he informed.

 

[Indo-guy]

Hey @GR!FF!N Man, It has KKV. You do not seem to have read article properly. Missile will release KKV which will kill warhead.

are you sure that it's a Pure Kinetic Kill Vehicle ....?
because pure Kinetic Kill vehicle should not contain any explosive warhead ...

am I getting it wrong ???

 

[skysthelimit]

are you sure that it's a Pure Kinetic Kill Vehicle ....?
because pure Kinetic Kill vehicle should not contain any explosive warhead ...

am I getting it wrong ???

Agreed - I don't think PDV has KKV. All the PAD tests till now had explosive warheads, and they wouldn't want to add to the challenge of exo-atmospheric interception by including KKV as well.