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[sudhir007]

DRDO to Conduct Tests for Interceptor Missile, Sagarika K-15 Missile | India Defence

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) plans another test-firing of the K-15 missile from a pontoon off the coast of Visakhapatnam. Developed under the Sagarika project, the K-15 has been test-fired several times from submerged pontoons off Visakhapatnam.

The pontoon, simulating the conditions of a submarine, will be positioned about 10 to 20 metres below the sea surface. A gas-charged booster will erupt into life, driving the two-stage missile to the surface. The missile's first stage will then ignite and it will climb 20 km in the air before cutting a parabolic path and travelling over a range of 700 km.

The missile, which is under production, can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads. It will form part of the lethal arsenal of the country's first nuclear-powered submarine, Arihant, which is undergoing sea trials. India is building two more such submarines. The DRDO is developing a K-4 underwater-launched missile, which will have a range of 3,000 km. Developmental tests of the missile's gas-booster have taken place from a pontoon.

The sixth launch of the interceptor missile, developed by the DRDO, is scheduled for the first fortnight of February. A modified Prithvi missile, taking off from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur on the Orissa coast, will act as an "enemy" missile. The interceptor, to be fired from the Wheeler Island, off Damra on the State's coast, will ambush the "enemy" missile in endo-atmosphere at an altitude of 15 km.

Sources in the DRDO called it "a tricky mission" because the attacker would have a manoeuvrable trajectory and try to dodge the interceptor from homing in on it. Of the five earlier missions, four were successful.

 

[arihant]

Any news about K-15 test???

DRDO didn't say they will do launch on 31st jan. It's just TOI assumed.

 

[truthseeker2010]

India self-sufficient in missile technology: Saraswat

Bangalore : India is self-sufficient in missile technology and had the necessary technological wherewithal to produce various classes of missiles for the three Defence forces of the country, Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister V K Saraswat today asserted.

Talking to newspersons here, he said during the current year, DRDO would be testing various new missiles including Agni-5 and few other strategic missiles required for Indian Air Force, Army and the Navy.

Beginning February, these tests would commence, he said adding that the need of the hour was to gear up the Indian industry, both private and public sector, to take up integration of missiles so that the required volumes could be produced.

He said the country could also emerge as an exporter of some of the missile systems such as Akash and Nag.

Asked whether some deals for such exports could be signed immediately, he said the prime responsibility at the moment was to meet the huge demand posed by the Armed Forces. ''We do have requests and we can think about it only after meeting domestic requirements'' he added.

SahilOnline English News :: India self-sufficient in missle technology: Saraswat

 

[sathya]

now this is lot cooler and closer to reality....
astra modified?

 

[jha]

 

[sathya]

ANY IMAGES OF NIRBHAY MISSILE ?

 

[Water Car Engineer]

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[sathya]

India on Sunday successfully tested a ballistic missile interceptor from a defence base in Orissa as part of its endeavour to create a shield against incoming enemy missiles, an official said.

The indigenous interceptor 'Ballistic Missile Defence System' was fired from Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast near Dhamra in Bhadrak district, about 170km from here at 9.37am.

It successfully destroyed an incoming ballistic missile - a variant of the Prithvi II - fired from the launch complex III of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur on sea in Balasore district, about 70km away from Wheeler Island across the sea.

The interceptor was fired five minutes after the target missile was fired.

SP Dash, director of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, said the test was tracked by various radars and sensors. All weapon system elements, including command and control, communication and radar, performed satisfactorily, he said.

"It was a fantastic mission. It successfully hit the target. The interceptor intercepted the ballistic missile and blasted it into pieces," Dash said.

"It was a textbook launch and all the events and mission sequence took place as expected. It was a major milestone in the history of Ballistic Missile Defence Programme of the country," he said.

Defence ministry spokesperson Sitanshu Kar said the endo-atmospheric interceptor missile hit the target missile at an altitude of about 16 km. The test was witnessed by several scientists and defence officials.

Defence minister AK Antony has congratulated the defence scientists involved in the project for Sunday's success.

VK Saraswat, the scientific advisor to the defence minister, who was present during the launch operations, congratulated all the DRDO scientists and staff.

"It was a major milestone in the history of Ballistic Missile Defence Programme of the country," he said.

 

[tallboy123]

^^u should also post link for that mate

India successfully tests missile interceptor - India News - IBNLive

 

[Nirvana]

AGNI - V To be test fired By march - april 2011

India to fire over 5000 km range Agni V in 2011

 

[ejaz007]

India tests two N-capable missiles


BHUBANESWAR: India tested two short-range nuclear-capable missiles along its eastern coast on Friday, an official said, as part of the nation’s efforts to build up its nuclear deterrent. One missile named Dhanush, which means “archer’s bow” in Sanskrit, was fired Friday morning from a naval ship in the Bay of Bengal off eastern Orissa state. The second missile, the Prithvi II, or Earth, blasted off soon afterwards from a testing range at Chandipur-on-Sea, 200 kilometres northeast of Bhubaneswar, Orissa’s state capital. “The test of both missiles was successful and met all mission objectives,” test range director SP Dash said. Both missiles, which can carry nuclear and conventional warheads, were developed domestically. The 11-metre Dhanush with a range of 350 kilometres was a variant of the surface-to-surface Prithvi missile developed for the Indian Navy. The 8.5-metre Prithvi-II missile has a range of 150-350 kilometres and can carry a one-tonne payload. India’s Defence Research Development Organisation is developing a series of missiles as part of the country’s deterrent strategy against neighbouring Pakistan and China, which also have nuclear weapons. afp

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[Yeti]

Lockheed in talks with BDL to produce missiles
BS Reporter / Chennai/ Hyderabad March 14, 2011, 0:03 IST



US-aerospace major Lockheed Martin, which has already formed a joint venture with the Tata group for making aerospace components in India, is exploring further tie-ups with both private and government-owned defence organisations.

Lockheed Martin India Private Limited managing director Jagmohan Singh said the company was looking forward to potential partnerships, including with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).

Initially, it would go for production of anti-tank guided missiles, provided it gets clearances from the governments of the US and India. Singh was speaking on the sidelines of a defence and aerospace exhibition being organised here by the National Small Industries Corporation Limited and the Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises.

“We have sought approval of the US government and are hopeful of receiving it soon. After getting a go ahead from the Indian government, we will start working with local companies to get the production facilities here,” Singh said.

Though the ongoing talks with Indian companies are at initial stages, the company’s focus in Hyderabad would be on missile systems for which it wants to tie up with local industry apart from BDL that makes missiles for the country’s forces. “If given a chance we will associate ourselves with local industry and try to set up production facilities in Hyderabad, Bangalore or Chennai,” he said. Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures, the JV between Tata Advanced Systems and Lockheed Martin, will be manufacturing aerostructures for C-130 J aircraft of the latter that was inducted by the defence forces early this month. The JV is one of the three new aerospace units being set up here by the Tata group.

Lockheed Martin is one of the six global aerospace corporations vying for a $10 billion medium multi-role combat aircraft order to be awarded this year by the Indian Air Force.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Did the speaker say the helina has be already made n test? Or I might of heard him wrong. Starts at 4:27

 

[madooxno9]

Underwater, Air-to-Air roles targeted for BrahMos Cruise Missile; Trials by 2011-end

The BrahMos cruise missile programme is a joint venture between the Indian DRDO and the Russian NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited. It is the world's fastest cruise missile in operation and is a supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land.

In recent interviews given to local media by BrahMos Aerospace chief A. Sivathanu Pillai, it was discovered that underwater and air-to-air capabilities are being sought for.
"If we are able to reduce the weight of the missile below two tonnes, we can deploy it on the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) and we are looking to doing that in future. The trials of launching BrahMos cruise missile from air will begin in 2012 and there will be no delay in the programme due to this."

"We will test-fire the underwater version by the end of this year after we get the pontoon."


The test-firing missile would be done from a pontoon at the Integrated Test Range in Balasore on the Orissa coast from a DRDO facility.

 

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