Indian Missiles - News, Developments, Tests, and Discussions

[BlueDot_in_Space]

lakshay rcs is low (.02) ?? really?

its the towed targets (look the targets attached to the wings).

 

[Firemaster]

its the towed targets (look the targets attached to the wings).

our radars(3D-CAR) and rajendra were able to track them??

stealth planes of our enemies should be

 

[Quenchez]

these new missiles will really helpful for India.

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[Quenchez]

does these missiles are really we can say a powerful gadget for India.

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[Water Car Engineer]

 

[SpArK]

Must focus on making missiles for all platforms: Saraswat​

Bangalore, Apr 16 (PTI) India must focus on making missiles adaptable for all three armed services and reducing dependence on other countries for electronic missile components, Defence Minister's Scientific Advisor V K Saraswat said today today. "Besides focussing on making missiles adaptable for the services, dependence should be reduced on foreign countries for electronic components of missiles which are now imported as it is not cost effective to manufacture them here," he said at the fifth Air Chief Marshal L M Katre Memorial Lecture here.

Saraswat said India's recent successful Ballistic Missile Defence test, capable of intercepting and destroying incoming missiles, would challenge the South Asian strategic stability.As there are diversification of threats and limited response options, BMD adds value to complexity of the region, he said. India acquired BMD with technological aid of U.S.A and Israel.

It has a two-tiered system - Prithvi Air Defence for high altitude interception and Advanced Air Defence for lower altitude interception. PAD missiles are for intercepting ballistic missiles at altitudes between 50-80 km and the Advanced Air Defence missile is for destroying them at heights ranging 15-30 km. India�s future plans include two new anti-ballistic missiles that can intercept Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles --Advanced Defence (AD-1 and AD-2) capable of intercepting and destroying a missile at a range of around 5,000 km, he said.


Saraswat, also DRDO Director General, said India is developing lasers and an exo-atmospheric kill vehicle (MIRV or Multiple Kill Vehicles) that can be combined to produce a weapon to destroy enemy satellites and that work is going on as part of ballistic missile defence program by 2014. Saraswat also highlighted the need to focus on miniaturisation for missiles. On Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, which is going to be the mainstay of the Indian aerospace programme, he said "we need to build different kinds of payloads which are miniaturised".


"Having our own indigenous AWACS (Airborne Warning And Control Systems) is going to be the next step in our defence program," Saraswat said. Other programmes on the agenda include Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle which could be powered by indigenous Kaveri engine, nano techonology for aeronautical materials and solar- powered aircraft as we move towards "green aviation", he said.

The challenges India faces in developing future aerospace technologies are in human resources, design capability, infrastructure, material and sensor technologies and mission mode project management, he said. "We need to work on technology assessment, go for limited acquisitions through offset programmes, have international collaborations with countries having complex skills and establish Centres of Excellence in core technologies", he said PTI BH MSR APR


Must focus on making missiles for all platforms: Saraswat, IBN Live News

 

[thinkingcap81]

Saraswat said India's recent successful Ballistic Missile Defence test, capable of intercepting and destroying incoming missiles, would challenge the South Asian strategic stability.As there are diversification of threats and limited response options, BMD adds value to complexity of the region, he said. India acquired BMD with technological aid of U.S.A and Israel.

Mr. Saraswat actually said that? Does not make sense. Why did US offer Patriot system to India when the 1st BMD test was successful?

 

[BlueDot_in_Space]

Mr. Saraswat actually said that? Does not make sense. Why did US offer Patriot system to India when the 1st BMD test was successful?

US did not share technology, but allowed us to study the patriot's test data. Israel helped us in radar tech by selling the green pine radar. DRDO has already upgraded the radar and built swordfish with better range. Help in any form should always be welcomed.

 

[holysaturn]

Nag induction likely to be delayed
Published April 19, 2011

SOURCE : IANS

The induction of third generation anti-tank Nag missile is likely to be delayed by more than a year with the Army seeking improvements to the specially-made missile carrier, Namica.After the completion of the missile’s “final validation trials” in the Chandan Air Force ranges in Rajasthan in July last, it was anticipated that it would be inducted into the Army this year. During the trials, the missile proved its capability against both moving and stationary targets, covering varying ranges of 500 meters to 2,600 metres.

The Namica too established its “channel-crossing ability” and manoeuvred across the Indira Gandhi Canal at Nachna in Rajasthan during flotation trials time. Each carrier can carry 12 missiles with eight of them in ready-to-fire mode.

Having a maximum range of four km, the Nag is equipped with the highly potent HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) warhead.

With the Army seeking additional features such as providing a “panoramic sight” for two commanders, against the present system of having only one such facility for the ‘gunner,’ the Namica is being totally redesigned. Two systems would be made — one by Bharath Electronics Limited (BEL) and the other by Larsen & Toubro. Following a comparative evaluation of the two carriers in the summer of 2012, the configuration of the production version would be selected.

Asked about induction, sources in the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said, “It is up to the Army to decide.”

Meanwhile, the first demonstration flight test of the 7-km range Helina, the airborne version of the Nag from a helicopter, is planned to be conduced early next year. Recently, flight-testing from a ground-based launcher to establish the guidance scheme featuring “lock-on after launch” concept was conducted successfully at a range of 4.2 km, the sources said adding the DRDO proposed to carry out a guided flight test against a tank target by the end of the year,
Nag induction likely to be delayed | idrw.org

 

[udiptoghsh]

which country is better in present missile reserve....technology...and ongoin expansion CHINA OR INDIA??????

 

[Dharmachakra]

Did anyone got this one posted before?
A small reported rushed in :

DRDO developing a long range CM. A land attack both surface launched/sub launched with a range of over 3000km.Design nearing completion and will soon follow integration using home grown mini turbo fan engine( possibly be a mini kaveri specially designed for the purpose).

 

[angeldemon_007]

^^^
Do you know the name and when is it going to be tested ? Whether it is subsonic or supersonic ?

 

[Kinetic]

Really waiting for PDV test. The missile supposed to be tested in 2010 but one year late. Anyway eagerly waiting.

 

[Firemaster]

Did anyone got this one posted before?
A small reported rushed in :

DRDO developing a long range CM. A land attack both surface launched/sub launched with a range of over 3000km.Design nearing completion and will soon follow integration using home grown mini turbo fan engine( possibly be a mini kaveri specially designed for the purpose).

can you provide a reliable source?

 

[trident2010]

Nuke-capable Prithvi-II successfully test-fired

Nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile was successfully test-fired for its full range of 350 km on Thursday by the personnel of Strategic Force Command as part of a regular user training exercise.

The nine-metre tall missile, fired from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the Orissa Coast at 9 a.m, achieved a high-degree accuracy, according to Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sources. After a flight duration of about eight minutes, the indigenously-built missile impacted the target in the Bay of Bengal with a single-digit accuracy of less than 10-metres of CEP (Circular Error Probability), the sources added.

A battery of state-of-art radars, electro-optical telemetry stations and a ship located near the target point tracked the entire event.

The missile was picked up randomly from the production lot and test-fired by the SFC personnel, while the logistics were provided by DRDO scientists.

The single-stage, liquid fuelled Prithvi-II is capable of carrying payloads ranging from 500-1,000 kg and was already inducted by the Armed Forces. It is equipped with a high-accuracy inertial navigation system with sophisticated on-board control and guidance. Prithvi-II's mobile launcher has user-driven features and the road mobile system could be launched from anywhere in the country.

Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister, V.K. Saraswat and top officials from SFC and DRDO witnessed the launch.

In December last, two Prithvi-II missiles were successfully test-fired for different ranges within a span of one hour.



The Hindu : Sci-Tech / Science : Nuke-capable Prithvi-II successfully test-fired