Indian Missiles - News, Developments, Tests, and Discussions

[Ammyy]

try this link
Shaurya Missile - a knol by Vijainder K Thakur

Got it

Thanks for info

 

[sathya]

it would be a nice surprise if tests NIRBHAY sometime ..

 

[Ammyy]

If Shaurya have Range 700-1900 Km with hypersonic speed (combination of both Cruse and Ballistic missile)

And Brahmos have of 300 Km with supersonic speed (Cruse missile)


So which one is better or why ????

 

[Markus]

If Shaurya have Range 700-1900 Km with hypersonic speed (combination of both Cruse and Ballistic missile)

And Brahmos have of 300 Km with supersonic speed (Cruse missile)


So which one is better or why ????

I dont think we should compare here. Both have different objectives.

While Brahmos is primarily an anti-ship missile and can be launched from ships, the Shaurya is a cannisterised missile that can be launched from underground silos and in the long term even from a submarine.

Also, Brahmos is a pure cruise missile, Shaurya is hybrid missile with characteristics of both cruise missiles as well as ballistic missiles.

Also, both have different speed levels.

Both are excellent missiles and Shaurya needs to be made operational in large numbers asap.

 

[Ammyy]

I dont think we should compare here. Both have different objectives.

While Brahmos is primarily an anti-ship missile and can be launched from ships, the Shaurya is a cannisterised missile that can be launched from underground silos and in the long term even from a submarine.

Also, Brahmos is a pure cruise missile, Shaurya is hybrid missile with characteristics of both cruise missiles as well as ballistic missiles.

Also, both have different speed levels.

Both are excellent missiles and Shaurya needs to be made operational in large numbers asap.

I mean which one is more accurate (Not shoot down by enemy SAM)

Like if army want to use a missile so which one they prefer ???
Take it as range is not a problem..

 

[Markus]

I mean which one is more accurate (Not shoot down by enemy SAM)

Like if army want to use a missile so which one they prefer ???
Take it as range is not a problem..

Theoretically, Shaurya will be more difficult to be shot down by SAM systems due to its speed and also since its trajectory is quasi-hybrid whereas Brahmos flies parallel to the terrain being a cruise missile.

But in terms of strike accuracy, Brahmos is more accurate.

From recent tests, it has been shown that CEP of Brahmos almost tends to zero while DRDO claims a CEP of around 20-30 metres for Shaurya.

Given the types that they are, we can safely say that both of them are brilliant weapon systems.

 

[BS_Buster]

YouTube - India's Shaurya Missile Launch

very agile missile like a cruise missile.

 

[Kinetic]

YouTube - India's Shaurya Missile Launch

Excellent video. Shaurya is the best tactical missile in India's arsenal. It could be used strategically for SEAD role.

 

[adatta]

Theoretically, Shaurya will be more difficult to be shot down by SAM systems due to its speed and also since its trajectory is quasi-hybrid whereas Brahmos flies parallel to the terrain being a cruise missile.

But in terms of strike accuracy, Brahmos is more accurate.

From recent tests, it has been shown that CEP of Brahmos almost tends to zero while DRDO claims a CEP of around 20-30 metres for Shaurya.

Given the types that they are, we can safely say that both of them are brilliant weapon systems.

 

[Ammyy]

Is their any news that when we gonna induct Shaurya Missile into arm forces ??????????

 

[Markus]

Is their any news that when we gonna induct Shaurya Missile into arm forces ??????????

I dont think we have come across any credible article pointing to Shaura's induction.

 

[sathya]

Indian Defence Minister AK Antony has said export of the BRAHMOS missile will be taken up once sufficient numbers have been provided to the three services of the Indian armed forces.

“Once sufficient numbers have been provided to our armed forces, export will be taken up,” he told Parliament, Monday, to a query on BRAHMOS missiles.
Orders have been placed by all three services of the armed force for inducting the world’s only supersonic cruise missile, he said.

The Indian Army and the Navy have already inducted the missile. The Block-II version with the capability to hit precisely a small target in a cluster of larger targets has made the missile even more lethal.

While the work on integration of air launched BRAHMOS missile with Su-30 MKI is in progress, the mobile land attack version is getting ready to be inducted by the Indian Air Force.

The Indian Russian joint venture BRAHMOS missile is a two-stage vehicle that has a solid propellant booster and a liquid propellant ramjet system. The missile can fly at 2.8 times the speed of sound.

It can carry conventional warheads up to 300 kg for a range of 290 km.

The cruise missile is capable of being launched from multiple platforms based on land, ship, sub-marines and air, and currently the focus in on for the development of its air-launched and the submarine-launched versions

 

[Ammyy]

Just like other missiles if we decreases war-head so we can increase range can we do the same with Brahmos ??????

 

[sathya]

New Philosophy Drives Indian Missile Programs

Nov 24, 2010



By Anantha Krishnan M.


Hyderabad—India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has adapted a new philosophy for its missile programs, with the objective of combating time and cost overruns. The “Model Change” is expected to reduce cycle time from 15 years to around 6-7 years.

Avinash Chander, the director of DRDO’s Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), told Aviation Week in Hyderabad that the new emphasis is the result of a collective reassessment conducted by top missile scientists and engineers.

“Today the industrial base associated with India’s missile programs have grown and they are showing immense confidence to support more complex technologies,” Chander said. “We also felt the need to move away from the conventional sequential development plan to a concurrent mode.”

Risk-Taking And Risk-Sharing

The shift is expected to have a positive effect on India’s Agni-5 and Agni-II Plus missile programs. With 80% of India’s Agni missile program currently supported by various industries, DRDO now hopes to leverage increased risk-taking and risk-sharing.

“This shift is also inculcating an aerospace quality culture among industries supporting India’s missile programs,” Chander said.

ASL is currently the prime agency supporting DRDO’s long-range ballistic missile projects, in addition to providing solid propulsion and composite products for all missiles and systems. The lab also provides aerospace mechanisms to a variety of missile missions.

As the prime installation responsible for Agni-class missiles, ASL is currently working on the Agni-V, with a range of more than 5,000 km. The missile is expected to have its first flight in 2011.

Chander also said that when inducted, the Mark-II air-to-air beyond visual range (BVR) Astra missile will be one of the best of its kind in the world in the more than 100 km. range. “It will be compatible for multiple platforms, which signifies our capability and expertise in all segments,” Chander said.

‘Opportunities For Indigenous Solutions’

When asked about DRDO’s lessons learned concerning delays associated with most of its missile programs, Chander said: “We had to bear the brunt due to technological denials for many years. This resulted in DRDO creating opportunities for indigenous solutions. In many cases captive industrial infrastructure was created.”

He said DRDO is currently involving Indian industry even at the prototype stage. “In the new scheme of things, the industry is acting as a strength multiplier. We are also banking on the core strengths of SMEs (small and medium enterprises) and medium industries,” Chander says.

DRDO is now putting its energy into making all-composite (80-90%) missile and airframe systems. According to Chander, this will provide more mobility and penetration, as well as increasing payload capabilities.

“Augmenting the precision becomes the key. A missile which is faster [has] better strike abilities and precision in clinical operations,” he said. “Mobility is the key, and we are looking at developing a missile which is swifter in its reaction and virtually impossible to intercept.”

Photo: DRDO

 

[unicorn]

India Successfully Test-fires Nuclear-capable Medium-range Ballistic Missile

India has successfully test-fired its high-potency nuclear-capable surface-to-surface medium-range ballistic missile.

India's Press Information Bureau reported quoting Defense Ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar that the upgraded version of Agni-1 was fired from a testing range on Wheelers Island off the coast of the eastern state of Orissa on Thursday morning.

Kar said the missile, launched by the Strategic Force Command (SFC) at an Army training session, followed the trajectory perfectly and reached the designated target in the Bay of Bengal.

The launch operations were overseen by Project Director J. Chattopadhyay and Defense Scientists.

The user trial was aimed at gauging the military's preparedness for handling the missile system, which was introduced into the Indian Army in 2004.

The 15 meter-long Agni, which means fire, can carry nuclear payloads of 1 ton.

Originally designed with a range of 700 kilometers, the current test apparently will see the Agni-I flash over an extended range, bringing cities inside nuclear-armed South Asian neighbor Pakistan within striking distance without having to be deployed at the borders.

India, which fought three wars against Pakistan since their partition in 1947, has developed in recent years hoards of missiles that include the short range missile Prithvi, the anti tank missile Nag, and cruise missile BrahMos -- jointly built by India and Russia.