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the name of missile is "rumor" i mean no such missile is there in developing stage
nirbhay is subsonic with range 1k
brahmos may have top speed 3.2 mach
brahmos hypersonic will have speed greater than mach 5
brahmos land variant is in active service air launched will be in service after 2012,nirbhay will be tested in 2012 and shaurya had been tested but is not in active service yet
Yeah we all know about what you have written but you should read the article posted by @Novice09. Not to mention the whole program surfaced only after a presentation made by a senior drdo scientist so there are three possibilities : 1) Yeah there is program but since it might cause problem because other countries might raise the concern that Russians helped us build a long range cruise missile, thereby violating the all missile agreements.

2) Our DRDO scientist as usual made some mistake on a public forum just like sometimes our scientist call AMCA by mistake as a 6th gen fighter instead of a 5th gen and that too in-front of the national media.

3) They are changing the names of the same missile which apparently what drdo does in the the first 5 years of major programs just like AMCA or i should say MCA which was its name in 1996 and since then only they have managed to do is develop some toys which they say are wind turbine model while the funny thing is they even have not decided on the design yet which will be finalized after the technical and feasibility study followed by some prototypes with first flight by 2017.
 
question relating to BMD

will the AAD and PAD be able to intercept and destroy SRBM's MRBM's and IRBM's?

and will the AD missiles and PDV missiles be able to intercept IRBM's?


should India procure more S-300 missiles, or procure Arrow missiles or procure the future S-500 missiles from Russia for all around air defense against aircraft and missiles?

and does India have the ability to intercept stealth terrain hugging cruise missiles?
 
The Agni-3 is an intermediate-range, two-stage solid propellant ballistic missile. With a range of at least 3500-5000km, the Agni-3 can easily reach any target within mainland China – a point not lost on the Indian or Chinese governments. This missile would seem to be a big step in India’s deterrence policy towards China.1
Compared to its sister missile, the Agni-2, the Agni-3 is shorter, wider, and considerably heavier. Whereas the Agni-2 is 20m long, the newer missile is only 16.7m long. With a width of 1.85m and a weight of 48000kg, however, the Agni-3 delivers a much heavier warhead a much greater distance.2 Though early reports3 of the Agni-3 suggested that it would borrow its second-stage motor from the Agni-2, the overall diameter and weight of its two engine stages do not match the motors employed on the Agni-2. With these new motors, the Agni-3 can outdistance its predecessor to a maximum distance of around 5000km. It may be able to reach as much as 6000km with a decreased payload and improved motors. A new chromium-based nose-coating technology, announced in September 2008, could additionally improve the missile’s range by minimizing atmospheric drag.
 
50 years ago.
India making guided missiles.

New Delhi, Aug. 23,1960: Prime Minister Nehru announced in the Rajya Sabha today that Indian Defence scientists had been ‘experimenting with success’ on the development of air-to-air guided missiles.‘experimenting with success’ on the development of air-to-air guided missiles. Replying to the debate on foreign policy, the Prime Minister gave this news to the House to underline his point that the country was well prepared to meet any situation and it need not be unduly alarmed over the U.S. supply of arms naturally roused their concern and should cause them to be vigilant, “one need not be seriously alarmed.” The Prime Minister however said that there were one or two aspects which might prove alarming, namely, “the possibility and danger of complete irresponsibility on the part of Pakistan.”

India making guided missiles | Deccan Chronicle
 
Agni-II ready for testing from Wheeler Island - The Times of India



BALASORE: India is all set to test its 2,000-km range Agni-II missile from Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast next week. The test will be conducted by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army.

Defence officials said preparations for the scheduled test are on at the launching complex since the past one week. A team of Army personnel and scores of DRDO scientists are camping here for the crucial test. "Agni-II's user training trial is likely to be conducted any time between August 29 and 30 to give the necessary confidence to the armed forces that the two-stage, solid-fuelled missile can be fired whenever required," said a defence scientist.

The indigenously built weapon is a two-stage solid propelled ballistic missile that weighs 17 tonne and is 20 metre long. It can carry a payload of 1 tonne over a distance of 2,000 km. Agni-II was developed by Advanced Systems Laboratory along with other DRDO laboratories. The missile is part of the Agni series, which included Agni-I with a 700-km range and Agni-III with a 3,500-km range. While Agni-I and Agni-II have been already inducted, Agni-III is in the process of induction.

Agni-II is a ready-to-fire missile with a launch time of about 15 minutes. The missile uses solid propulsion booster and liquid propulsion upper state. The strap-down inertial navigation system provides the necessary guidance, accuracy and uses an advanced composite structure for protecting the payload during the re-entry phase.

The missile technologists are leaving no stone unturned to make this trial of Agni-II missile successful as the fear of technological glitches haunts them. Agni-II, an already-proven missile, had developed snags twice consecutively during user training exercises in 2009, putting the entire DRDO fraternity in an embarrassing situation.

However, during a similar test on May 17 last year, the missile was claimed to be tested successfully.

The scientist said the DRDO was working on multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles technology for the Agni series of ballistic missiles, which would help the missiles carry a bunch of nuclear warheads in a single payload, each of which can hit different targets along separate trajectories
 
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Agni II likely to be tested on Monday

BALASORE, ORISSA (PTI): India's nuclear capable Agni-II intermediate range ballistic missile, with a striking range of 2,000 km, is likely to be test fired as part of user trial by the army from the Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Island off Orissa coast on Monday.

"The trial of the indigenously made sophisticated missile is to be conducted from the ITR in the Wheelers Island, about 70 km from Chandipur defence base sea," Defence sources said Sunday.

Range integration work in the ITR for the proposed trial of Agni-II missile is complete and after a final check-up in the sub-systems of the missile, the mission will be taken up on Monday, they said.

It is a user's trial by army and Strategic Forces Command (SFC) would conduct the test with logistic support provided by the ITR, the sources said.

"All necessary preparations for the trial have been completed and if everything goes well, the trial will be conducted as per schedule on Monday," they said.

Senior officials, experts and scientists would be present during the trial, they said.
 
V.K.Saraswat's interview on Zee News: Agni-5 test within 2 months..Induction in 2013..And it WILL have MIRV..
 
INDIAN EXPECTATIONS FOR THE PAC-2 BRIEFING:

C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 000708

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/27/2015
TAGS: PREL PGOV MASS IN NSSP
SUBJECT: INDIAN EXPECTATIONS FOR THE PAC-2 BRIEFING


Classified By: DCM Robert O. Blake, Jr., for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)

¶1. (C) The classified briefing on the Patriot PAC-2 missile
defense (MD) system, currently scheduled for February 22 or
23, has generated a great deal of interest within the Indian
government, with senior GOI officials hopeful that this will
be the beginning of a broader MD relationship with the US.
GOI officials who are expected to attend the briefing include
MEA A/S Meera Shankar, MOD J/S Gautam Mukhopadhaya, as well
as senior Army, Air Force, DRDO, and Acquisition reps. We
have also heard expressions of interest from the PMO --
although NSA Narayanan, unlike his predecessor Mani Dixit,
has not yet pronounced himself in favor of the US-India MD
relationship. As the GOI is only in the initial stages of
formulating its missile defense doctrine, government and
military representatives at the meeting may raise policy
questions about MD beyond the scope of the technical
capabilities of the PAC-2. Post welcomes the participation
of senior USG officials who might be able to address such
policy questions should they arise.

¶2. (C) This PAC-2 briefing comes in the context of an
underdeveloped military sales relationship that we are now
seeking seriously to energize. Getting a long sought-after
breakthrough military sale -- whether a Patriot or any other
major platform -- will be an uphill campaign. In a recent
interview in New Delhi's "National Review," Defense Minister
Mukherjee summarized some of India's complaints about
military procurements from the US, "We have problems buying
arms from you because your laws are very strict. At any
point you may have to clamp sanctions on us." In this
context, we can not afford to be ambivalent in the message we
send on the PAC-2 system, since any sign of US wavering will
be seized on by those who remain skeptical of US reliability.
Key in this regard will be the US message that the PAC-2
offer is a step toward PAC-3, which is what India ultimately
hopes to purchase.
MULFORD

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INDIA on Pakistan missile test:

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 NEW DELHI 002879

DEPARTMENT FOR SA/INS
LONDON FOR TUELLER
RABAT FOR USREY

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/07/03
TAGS: PARM MARR PGOV PREL IN
SUBJECT: INDIAN REACTION TO PAKISTAN'S MISSILE TEST

REF: ISLAMABAD 2617

CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL BY NEW DELHI POLITICAL
COUNSELOR ERIC TUNIS, REASON 1.5 (D).

¶1. (C) SUMMARY: INDIAN OFFICIAL REACTION TO
PAKISTAN'S RECENT FLIGHT TEST OF THE GHAURI BALLISTIC
MISSILE (REFTEL) HAS BEEN MEASURED THUS FAR. THE NEWS
OF THE PAKISTANI MISSILE TEST RAN SECOND TO THE
CORONATION OF SONIA GANDHI AS THE NEW LEADER OF THE
CONGRESS PARTY IN MOST NEWSPAPERS ON APRIL 7. DEFENSE
MINISTER GEORGE FERNANDES GAVE A COOL AND DELIBERATE
STATEMENT TO A PRESS CONFERENCE IN NEW DELHI ON THE
EVENING OF APRIL 6, NOTING THAT INDIA HAD PRIOR
INFORMATION OF THE TEST. FERNANDES DREW A DISTINCTION
BETWEEN TEST FIRING OF THE MISSILE AND PRODUCTION, BUT
HE AVOIDED ANY COMMENT ON INDIA'S AGNI MISSILE PROGRAM.
THE DIRECTOR FOR DISARMAMENT AND SECURITY AFFAIRS
(DISA) IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS CONFIRMED
THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECENT SENIOR INTERAGENCY MEETING
TO DISCUSS INDIA'S RESPONSE TO THE MISSILE TEST. END
SUMMARY

PROMINENT COVERAGE--BUT RELATIVELY MILD REACTION
--------------------------------------------- ---
¶2. (U) INDIAN NEWSPAPERS AND TELEVISION PROVIDED
EXTENSIVE BUT NOT INFLAMMATORY COVERAGE OF THE RECENT
TEST OF PAKISTAN'S GHAURI BALLISTIC MISSILE. MOST OF
THE PRESS STORIES DREW HEAVILY FROM INFORMATION
RELEASED PUBLICLY BY PAKISTAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY AS
WELL AS THEIR OWN DECIDEDLY INDIAN ACCOUNT OF FACTS,
SUCH AS THE TIMES OF INDIA CLAIM THAT THE TEST WAS
CARRIED OUT AT THE KAHUTA NUCLEAR RESEARCH LABORATORY.
THIS EVENT HAS PROVIDED ANOTHER FORUM FOR PROMINENT
HAWKS IN THE MEDIA--SUCH AS IDSA'S DIRECTOR JASJIT
SINGH--TO RENEW CALLS FOR INDIA'S DEVELOPMENT OF THE
AGNI BALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEM. OTHER COMMENTATORS HAVE
ALSO PORTRAYED THE GHAURI MISSILE TEST AS CONCLUSIVE
PROOF THAT THE U.S. HAS FAILED TO STOP COOPERATION
BETWEEN CHINA AND PAKISTAN IN BALLISTIC MISSILE
TECHNOLOGY. INDEED, MUCH OF THE INDIAN PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE THINKING SEEMS TO REFLECT THE INHERENT DISDAIN
FOR PAKISTAN'S SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, OF WHICH BRAHMIN
HINDUS ARE CONVINCED COULD NOT PRODUCE SUCH A MISSILE
INDEPENDENTLY.

¶3. (U) DEFENSE MINISTER GEORGE FERNANDES WAS THE
GOI'S MAIN SPOKESMAN FOR THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT ON THIS
ISSUE. IN A PRESS CONFERENCE APRIL 6, HE MADE THE
FOLLOWING POINTS:

-- INDIA'S OWN MISSILE PROGRAM IS CONTINUING.
PRITHVI MISSILES ARE CAPABLE OF REACHING ANYWHERE IN
PAKISTAN;

-- INDIA HAD PRIOR WARNING THAT ISLAMABAD HAD BEEN
PREPARING TO TEST A MEDIUM-RANGE MISSILE; HE DESCRIBED
THE TEST AS NOT UNEXPECTED BUT OF A SERIOUS NATURE,
ALTHOUGH INDIA AND PAKISTAN ARE NOT IN A WAR-LIKE
SITUATION;

-- THERE IS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN TESTING AND
PRODUCTION; AND

-- IT IS UP TO THE UNITED STATES TO FIND OUT WHAT
HAPPENED IN SINO-PAKISTANI MISSILE COOPERATION DESPITE
THE EXISTENCE OF MULTILATERAL CONTROL REGIMES.


SOME INSIGHTS FROM MEA
----------------------
¶4. (C) POLOFF MET WITH AJIT KUMAR, DIRECTOR FOR
DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS IN THE
MINISTRY FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, ON APRIL 7 (SEE SEPTEL
FOR A DISCUSSION OF CWC ISSUES). KUMAR CONFIRMED THAT
SENIOR INDIAN OFFICIALS FROM SEVERAL MINISTRIES HAD MET
SEVERAL DAYS AGO TO CONSIDER THE SITUATION REGARDING
THE GHAURI MISSILE TEST. KUMAR OPINED THAT FERNANDES
WAS SELECTED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE INDIAN
GOVERNMENT BY THIS GROUP; MEA DID NOT INTEND TO MAKE
ANY STATEMENT ON THE MATTER. NOT SURPRISINGLY, KUMAR
AGREED THAT THE MISSILE ISSUE WAS RIPE FOR DISCUSSION
IN AN INDO-PAKISTANI DIALOGUE, BUT HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT
THERE HAD BEEN NO SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION OF SECURITY
ISSUES AS THE TWO SIDES REMAINED DEAD-LOCKED OVER THE
PROCEDURAL LOGJAM OF ADDRESSING KASHMIR.


COMMENT
-------
¶5. (C) IN RESPONDING TO THE PAKISTANI MISSILE TEST, WE
SUSPECT THE INDIANS WILL ALLOW ACTIONS TO SPEAK LOUDER
THAN WORDS, WITH AN AGNI MISSILE TEST IN THE NEAR
FUTURE. IT IS WORTH RECALLING COMMITMENTS BY PREVIOUS
INDIAN GOVERNMENTS THAT THE AGNI PROGRAM REMAINED A
HIGH PRIORITY, AND THAT THE INDIANS HAVE BEEN MULLING
OVER A DECISION TO TEST THE AGNI FOR SOME TIME NOW.
INDEED, JASJIT SINGH TOLD US THAT HE MADE ONE MORE RUN
AT PUSHING FOR AN AGNI TEST DURING GUJRAL'S FINAL WEEKS
IN OFFICE. THIS BJP-LED GOVERNMENT HAS MADE DEFENSE A
PROMINENT ISSUE IN ITS AGENDA AND SEVERAL OF ITS
"SECURITY EXPERTS" HAVE CALLED FOR GREATER DEVELOPMENT
OF LONGER RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES TO ADDRESS THE
PERCEIVED CHINA THREAT. THE DEFENSE MINISTER'S
COMMENTS THAT INDIA CAN TARGET ALL OF PAKISTAN WITH
PRITHVI MISSILES CERTAINLY BOLSTERS ISLAMABAD'S BELIEF
THAT IT NEEDS LONGER RANGE MISSILES TO KEEP UP WITH ITS
SOUTH ASIAN NEIGHBOR. THE UPCOMING VISITS OF SENIOR
U.S. OFFICIALS WILL PRESENT A USEFUL OPPORTUNITY TO
URGE RESTRAINT WITH BOTH SIDES, ALTHOUGH NEW DELHI
ALMOST CERTAINLY WILL CONTINUE TO PORTRAY ITS MISSILE
PROGRAMS AS A NECESSARY RESPONSE TO THE CHINA THREAT.


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