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[sudhir007]

The Hindu Business Line : High-level meet to sort out BrahMos project land issue

Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 30

A high-level conference of officers will be convened to sort out problems pertaining to acquisition of land for the second phase of BrahMos missile development project proposed to come up here.

This was announced to newspersons here on Wednesday by the Chief Minister, Mr V.S. Achuthanandan, at the end of Cabinet meeting.

The conference has been tentatively fixed for October 13, the Chief Minister said, adding that he would try to ascertain the reasons for delay in the acquisition of the nine acres required for the project.

A temporary project office which was operating out of a leased building has reportedly been ordered closed, citing the delay in handing over the land even after one and a half years.

Backed up by an outlay of Rs 100 crore, the second phase of the BrahMos project here proposes to establish a missile integration system close to the existing facility. The first phase of the project was started in 2008.

In other decisions approved at its meeting, the Cabinet has approved the second Administrative Reform Commission’s recommendations for expediting the implementation of e-governance in administration.

A business process re-engineering cell would be set up as part of the programme, the Chief Minister said. The Cabinet also approved a raise in the Plan outlay for 2009-10 by Rs 260 crore to Rs 8,920 crore.

The Cabinet has also accepted other recommendations of the Commission such as those pertaining to training of staff and capacity building in e-governance.

The Akshaya e-centres in the rural areas are being enabled to act as interface between the State Government and citizens at large to ensure delivery of required services.

The Institute of Management in Government and similar institutions are sought to be involved in the training of the staff. A post-graduate diploma course in e-governance is to be launched soon.

The State Government has also decided to implement an insurance scheme for passengers as well as staff on board boats owned by the Kerala Water Transport Authority.

To be implemented in association with the National Insurance Company, the scheme would have an outlay of Rs 1 crore, according to the Transport Minister, Mr Jose Thettayil.

In the event of death, this provides for the payment of Rs 1 lakh to the next of kin. A similar payout would be made in the case of permanent disability.

 

[X11]

Oh wow..India is expanding its cruise missile program against Pakistan.Imagine if we start bitching like Indians ***** regarding our strategic and overall arms.Thanks God We Pakistanis and our media does not whine like Indians and their media.

We have no issues if Pakistan develops or procures by legitimate means.

Only when missiles are modified illegally or nuclear technology is stolen..and shared with the "Axis of Evil" countries....we make our voice heard.

 

[X11]

Subsonic cruise missiles [Read Babur]...are slower than fighter planes and can be easily taken down...if we have round the clock AWACS patrol...and fighter with air to air missiles.

But Supersonic missiles...cannot be easily taken down by Air to Air missiles.

 

[New Vision]

There was supposed to be an A3 test almost 2 months ago, any updates

 

[New Vision]

Anti-Missiles.

ineffective against cruise missiles and even less so to hypersonic ones

 

[gogbot]

ineffective against cruise missiles and even less so to hypersonic ones

Not true when used in combination with a whole bunch of other anti missile systems such as electronic jamming. It creates a reliable defense.

ALL US AC employ these systems to keep their fleets safe from submarine based cruise missiles.

However the Hypersonic Brhamos severely reduces the the effectiveness of this system.

But is really needed is for multiple brahmos missiles to communicate or interact with each other. The russians focused on this tactic the most creating missiles that flew low below radar while one of the missiles flew high providing guidance to the missiles below. when the sentry missile is taken out another missile rises to assume its role.
This kind of inter-connectivity is what is needed, I only hope that the brahmos missiles are as capable in this regard.

 

[indiatech]

BrahMos tests by india

 

[ironman]

Prithvi, Agni-II ready for skies​

Hemant Kumar Rout
First Published : 05 Oct 2009 04:59:00 AM IST
Last Updated : 05 Oct 2009 09:56:17 AM IST

BALASORE: Days after China’s display of military might, India has lined up a series of tests of some of the country’s most sophisticated missiles over the next two months.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will conduct the tests of Prithvi and Agni-II in October. The trials of BrahMos and K-15 will be held in November. And from Monday, the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore will host a three-day target simulation exercise involving pilotless target aircraft (PTA) for the Indian Air Force. Official sources said these tests have nothing to do with China’s display. Preparations for the tests have already begun and scientists are leaving no stone unturned for the successful trials of these missiles, considered as most powerful in the country’s arsenal. Though all the tests are user-trials, the focus will be on Agni-II and K-15 missiles.

``All the four missiles have already been tested successfully from the ITR and apart from K-15, other three have been inducted in the Army. But the fresh trials will gauge the accuracy of these missiles which will be tested with some new technologies,’’ a defence scientist said.

Sources said scientists involved with Agni-II programme are working meticulously to make this mission successful as the last user-trial of Agni-II on May 19 was not up to the mark. While K-15, Prithvi, BrahMos __ all land versions __ will be test-fired from the ITR at Chandipur, Agni-II will be tested from the Wheelers Island off Dhamra coast in Bhadrak district. ``The test range is ready and range integration process will start from Monday for the proposed tests’’, the sources said.

After the trials, DRDO’s next test will be India’s most powerful and longest - 3,500 km range Agni- III missile - early next year.

 

[blueoval79]

DRDO to testfire most sophisticated missiles

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will be testing some of the country's most sophisticated missiles in the next two

months.

In October, Prithvi and Agni-II missiles will be test fired, while in November it will be the turn of BrahMos and K-15 missiles. The integrated test range (ITR) at Chandipur in Balasore will also host a three-day target simulation exercise, involving pilotless target aircraft (PTA) for the air force from Monday.

ITR sources said scientists at DRDO are leaving no stone unturned for the successful trials of these missiles that are, at present, considered as the country's most powerful arsenal. Though all the tests will be user trials, the focus will be on Agni-II and K-15 missiles.

"The four missiles had already been tested successfully from the ITR. Those have already been inducted in the Indian army, with the exception of K-15. The fresh trials are intended to gauge the accuracy of these missiles that will be tested with some new technologies," a defence scientist said.

Sources said the scientists involved in the Agni-II programme are working overtime to make this mission successful, as their failure in the last user trial on May 19 had fetched them wide criticism.

While the Prithvi, BrahMos and K-15, all of which are land versions, will be test fired from the ITR at Chandipur, the Agni-II missiles will be tested from the Wheelers' Island, off the Dhamara coast in Bhadrak district.

According to defence sources, the 8.56 metre-high and one metre-thick missile, with a launch weight of 4.4 tonnes, excluding the payload, the Prithvi has a strike range of 150 km. The missile has the capability to carry a payload of 1,000 kg, but if the same was reduced to half, the striking range of the sleek missile could be enhanced.

Agni-II missile, which is 20 meters long and one meter thick with a weight 16 tonnes, can carry a payload of around 1,000 kg and its range can be increased to 3,000 km, depending on the payload. It was inducted in the Army in 2004.

BrahMos is a two-stage missile. It is nine metres tall and weighs 3.9 tonnes with the canister. It can be launched from ships, silos and road and rail mobile launchers. It has a strike range of 290 km and can carry a conventional warhead weighing 300 kg.

DRDO to testfire most sophisticated missiles - Bhubaneswar - City - The Times of India

 

[indiatech]

Oh come on, we need Agni3, Agni3 SLBM , and Agni5 , nirbhay, nirbhay++ .

Why DRDO don't talk about them at all. God knows what are their status.

1000 Km Nirbhay will not even be supersonic. What can I say about that.

 

[Ingis]

Nice comparison of India's missiles including the MIRV ones -

 

[Haanzo]

So can we call it an Indian missile?

The PAK-FA / FGFA project is unlikely to be any different from the Brahmos project.

1 we never can and we never have callerd it an indian missile thats why its called BRAH--MOS

2 if the pakfa is gonna be the same as BRAHMOS...then su-30mki must also be the same as brahmos ...but why mki was a sucess ???...let the reporter answer that first

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So can we call it an Indian missile?

The PAK-FA / FGFA project is unlikely to be any different from the Brahmos project.

1 we never can and we never have callerd it an indian missile thats why its called BRAH--MOS

2 if the pakfa is gonna be the same as BRAHMOS...then su-30mki must also be the same as brahmos ...but why mki was a sucess ???...let the reporter answer that first

 

[beckham]

Indian Russian joint arms manufacture: Reality or farce?

October 06, 2009, (Sawf News) - The Brahmos missile maybe potent but it is way too expensive. The only defense budget it will bleed is the Indian.

The reason why the Brahmos is very expensive is because the Russians want it priced out of the market and ensure that is so by demanding a large cut ($5 million +) for every missile sold. So why would Russia price the Brahmos out of the market?

The Brahmos is based on the SS-NX-26 (Yakhont) missile. The Russians continue to market the Yakhont, a direct Brahmos competitor to prospective clients at a much lower cost than the Brahmos.

The Indonesian Navy, for example, is interested in buying the Yakhont for their missile boats.

On paper Brahmos is a joint Indian-Russian missile development project, but in reality it is nothing more than license manufacture.

Indian scientists have undoubtedly worked on the guidance system of the Brahmos but their is no denying the fact that production of the missile will grind to a halt any day the Russians decided to withhold supply of its ramjet engines. So can we call it an Indian missile?

The PAK-FA / FGFA project is unlikely to be any different from the Brahmos project. During a press conference on October 1, IAF Chief PV Naik said that India and Russia have exchanged technical specifications for the fighter aircraft. Considering that three prototypes of the PAK-FA have already been built and the first flight of the aircraft may well take place before the end of the year

Joint venture isn't about buying missiles and painting our flag on it .
India has also done its part in that project.Russians did the the propulsion and we did the guidance !

We help turn the SS-NX-26 based anti-ship missile to an Universal Supersonic Cruise Missile.Apart from the seeker and ramjet which are supplied by Russia, all other parts in BrahMos are designed, developed, manufactured and assembled by India.

''We developed the new seeker used on Brahmos which is unique and would help us to hit our targets, which are insignificant in terms of size, in a cluster of large buildings. India is now the only nation in the world with this advanced technology''

 

[blueoval79]

India, Russia to develop new hypersonic cruise missile

India and Russia have agreed to develop and induct a new hypersonic version of their joint venture 290-kilometre-range BrahMos cruise missile by 2015.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed between the two sides last month, in which they agreed on the final parameters for the new version of the cruise missile, Defence Ministry sources said.

The new missile, they said, will be known as 'BrahMos-2' and will have a speed of over 6 Mach (around 6,000 kilometres per hour) with a striking-range of 290 kilometres.

The range of the missile will not be extended as the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), to which Russia is a signatory, does not allow it to help other countries to develop missiles with ranges above 300 kilometres, they said.

fullstory

 

[beckham]

Hypersonic BrahMos undergoes successful lab test





New Delhi: India's showpiece supersonic cruise missile, the BrahMos, has now been successfully tested in a hypersonic version, though under laboratory conditions, according to BrahMos Aerospace chief executive officer, Dr A Sivathanu Pillai.

''We have achieved a speed of Mach 5.26 in our laboratory tests of the hypersonic version of the BrahMos. However, it will take some 15-20 tests under controlled conditions before the missile can be actually test-launched,'' Dr Pillai said.

The test was conducted at the Hyderabad-based Advanced Systems Laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) which has developed the missile through a joint venture with Russia's NPO organisation.

The BrahMos missile is currently available in a tri-sonic form (Mach 2.86) and can be described as belonging to the high supersonic class, which describes missiles in the Mach 3-4 category. Hypersonic missiles fly at speeds over Mach 5.


According to Dr Pillai, the Brahmos hypersonic version will not only have higher speed, but will also consume less fuel and require less operational time to deploy. These qualities are expected to provide the missile longer range, and also ensure less reaction time from the enemy.

High speeds also make the missile difficult to detect, and increase the kinetic impact on the target.The velocity of the missile is directly proportional to the destruction it causes, with higher velocities causing higher damage, Dr Pillai elaborated.

Weapons immense destructive power will result from kinetic energy. An object striking a target at 6 Mach will generate 36 times the force of an object of the same mass striking the target at 1 Mach. This phenomenon makes hypersonic weapons well suited for attacking hardened or deeply buried targets such as bunkers or nuclear and biological-weapon storage facilities.

Dr Pillai also said the hypersonic version was powered by a scramjet engine that is also used for launching satellites at low cost.