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India to conduct Ballistic Missile Defence tests
India is preparing to conduct is third Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) tests. Test in February will be the first test after the Mumbai attack. Test will involve testing the indigenously developed with help from Israel Swordfish" long-range tracking radar.
Dr. VK Saraswat, distinguished scientist & chief controller of missiles and strategic Systems (CC-MSS) informed the media that "We have done some thinking on cooperation with countries such as Russia, United States and Israel in this programme and we have taken their help also in developing some of the technologies, such as the 'Swordfish' radar for the BMD with Israel".
DRDO claims that the Indian BMD would be qualitatively a far superior missile to the PAC-III, considering the former's larger range and greater flexibility of deployment. Such claim have been rejected due to the fact that till now AAD was tested only once in very restrictive test environment from a fixed platform. On the other hand Patriot series have evolved from decades of testing, improvements and operational use in the real war time......
Lt Gen Dennis Cavin(retired) who works in Lockheed's air defence technology division is of the view that the AAD's hit-to-kill capability is at best suspect, and it's kill probability is unproven due to the fact that AAD will need dozens of test before it can be compared with the missiles like Patriot-3....
Two successful tests of a complex technology is only the beginning. Real work actually starts now. .
Indias task of Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) becomes more difficult given the fact that its principle foe Pakistan has wide verity of advance ballistic and cruise missiles. In response to Indias efforts of Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Pakistan is now developing MIRV for its Shaheen-II ballistic missiles and future Shaheen-III missiles. Currently both shaheen-I and Shaheen-II ballistic missiles are using radar correlation terminal seeker along with GPS updates to achieve extremely accurate CEP and carry re-entry vehicle that can fly evasive maneuvers, making it immensely problematic to intercept by anti-ballistic missile defence systems...
India is preparing to conduct is third Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) tests. Test in February will be the first test after the Mumbai attack. Test will involve testing the indigenously developed with help from Israel Swordfish" long-range tracking radar.
Dr. VK Saraswat, distinguished scientist & chief controller of missiles and strategic Systems (CC-MSS) informed the media that "We have done some thinking on cooperation with countries such as Russia, United States and Israel in this programme and we have taken their help also in developing some of the technologies, such as the 'Swordfish' radar for the BMD with Israel".
DRDO claims that the Indian BMD would be qualitatively a far superior missile to the PAC-III, considering the former's larger range and greater flexibility of deployment. Such claim have been rejected due to the fact that till now AAD was tested only once in very restrictive test environment from a fixed platform. On the other hand Patriot series have evolved from decades of testing, improvements and operational use in the real war time......
Lt Gen Dennis Cavin(retired) who works in Lockheed's air defence technology division is of the view that the AAD's hit-to-kill capability is at best suspect, and it's kill probability is unproven due to the fact that AAD will need dozens of test before it can be compared with the missiles like Patriot-3....
Two successful tests of a complex technology is only the beginning. Real work actually starts now. .
Indias task of Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) becomes more difficult given the fact that its principle foe Pakistan has wide verity of advance ballistic and cruise missiles. In response to Indias efforts of Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Pakistan is now developing MIRV for its Shaheen-II ballistic missiles and future Shaheen-III missiles. Currently both shaheen-I and Shaheen-II ballistic missiles are using radar correlation terminal seeker along with GPS updates to achieve extremely accurate CEP and carry re-entry vehicle that can fly evasive maneuvers, making it immensely problematic to intercept by anti-ballistic missile defence systems...
