India nearly ready with air-to-land supersonic cruise missile

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An air-to-land supersonic missile was almost ready, A Sivathanu Pillai, CEO and managing director of BrahMos Aerospace, an Indo-Russian joint venture, said today.

"All the modifications have been completed. We are now in the process of readying with the missile," he told reporters here. This air-to-land supersonic missile "very precisely" attacks the target, he added.

But he said the Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft, in which it is planned to be fitted, needed to be modified and this process is expected to take two years.

Since this BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is "heavier" and "elaborate", the Sukhois, which could carry other weapons, needed to be modified "exclusively" for BrahMos, including in the context of pilot's console and "mission computer should take the (extra) load" and interface issues.

"In the next two years, we are planning to complete these modifications. By 2012 we will be in a position to carry out the flight (with this missile)," Pillai said.

Under the programme, two Sukhoi-30 MKIs would be modified initially. Initial test flights would be conducted in Russia and the "actual" test flights thereafter in India. These missiles would be inducted by the IAF "after 2012".

Meanwhile, Pillai also said the BrahMos missile is capable of launching from underwater and "it can go against ship target and land target".
"We have to prove it from under water. We are planning to conduct tests from under water in the near future. Once it's successful, it will get into submarine," he said.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_india-nearly-ready-with-air-to-land-supersonic-cruise-missile_1428691

 

[deckingraj]

All i can say is

 

[IndianRobo]

Wow, Underwater test of Brahmos, wonderful, so we will have 3 such Missiles, Sagarika, Agni V SLBM and Now the Brahmos for the submarines.... I like it....

 

[gowthamraj]

more good news coming

 

[sudhir007]

BrahMos missile maker happy with Russian Glonass receivers

BrahMos Aerospace Ltd., a Russian-Indian joint venture manufacturing supersonic cruise missiles, is successfully using Russian-built Glonass receivers for aiming and target acquisition, CEO Sivathanu Pillai said on Wednesday.

Glonass – the Global Navigation Satellite System – is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian uses. Both systems enable users to determine their positions to within a few meters.
BrahMos missiles equipped with Glonass receivers acquire and effectively engage targets, Pillai told the Bengaluru Space Expo 2010 exhibition.

He said the receivers performed reliably and consistently.

The BrahMos missile has a range of 290 km (180 miles) and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 300 kg (660 lbs). It can effectively engage targets from an altitude as low as 10 meters (30 feet) and has a top speed of Mach 2.8, which is about three times faster than the U.S.-made subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile.

Established in 1998, BrahMos Aerospace manufactures and markets BrahMos supersonic missiles. Sea- and ground-launched versions have been successfully tested and put into service with the Indian Army and Navy.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in early August Russia will complete the formation of a global navigation satellite group by the end of 2010 and that there will be between 24 and 28 satellites in orbit at any given time.

Russia currently has a total of 22 Glonass satellites in orbit, but only 16 of them are functional. The system requires 18 operational satellites for continuous navigation services covering the entire territory of Russia and at least 24 satellites to provide navigation services worldwide.

 

[banned]

underwater??? now that lethal!

 

[prototype]

Wow, Underwater test of Brahmos, wonderful, so we will have 3 such Missiles, Sagarika, Agni V SLBM and Now the Brahmos for the submarines.... I like it....

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

That sounds powerful!

Submarine-launched BrahMos missiles could inflict enormous damage to enemy infrastructure, like Dams etc.

 

[IndianRobo]

That sounds powerful!

Submarine-launched BrahMos missiles could inflict enormous damage to enemy infrastructure, like Dams etc.

But it does not have range, where as Sagarika By itself has 750 Km, Brahmos is just 290 but Supersonic or even Hypersonic....

 

[Bhairava]

Surface 2 Surface, Air 2 surface, Surface 2 Sea , Sea 2 Sea , Air 2 Sea

yeah baby - One cure for all your "problems"

 

[flaming arrow]

Indian subs armed with BRAHMOS will really have a kill envelope of 300kms near it..be it enemy land based installations or surface ships..the enemy will have no clue what actaully hit 'em

 

[Gucci]

disadvantage is brahmos range

 

[Delhi]

disadvantage is brahmos range

Can we extend range of Brahmos with the help of Russia(back door)??

 

[Gucci]

Can we extend range of Brahmos with the help of Russia(back door)??

it will affect it's supersonic property.

 

[Markus]

Can we extend range of Brahmos with the help of Russia(back door)??

Russia may not want to violate MTCR over here.

Anyways, more than Brahmos, it's the Shaurya missile that I think has a great future in the Indian military.