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hats off to DRDO

 

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LiveFist - The Best of Indian Defence: EXCLUSIVE: Official Schematics Of India's Layered Missile Defence System, Including Cruise Missile Defence [DECLASS]

A good time to put these slides up -- official slides from India's Programme AD, which conducted a successful test of the endo-atmospheric AAD interceptor today. Seen here for the first time, slide-4 illustrates the AAD interceptor in a cruise missile defence role. Also, note the stated intention toward international collaboration for an IIR seeker for the Phase-2 weapons.

 

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Tense moments before the success

Y. Mallikarjun

Wheeler Island (Orissa): A few heart-stopping moments were witnessed before celebrations broke out in the Mission Control Room here on Monday, as the telemetry link was lost in the final seconds when the Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile hit the target missile (a modified Prithvi).

Anxious wait

Confusion reigned for a while over the success of the mission. There was stunned silence and an anxious wait to know the exact outcome.

As the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists scrambled to look for the emerging data from radars, it became clear that the interceptor had indeed ambushed and pulverised the modified Prithvi in its terminal phase.

Applause

Immediately there was applause and congratulatory exchanges and the mood turned euphoric.

Addressing the scientists and others involved in the mission soon after, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister V.K. Saraswat said, “This is the real Ballistic Missile Defence system”.

The BMD system will be fielded in operational mode after a few more trials, including the demonstration of an integrated interception in endo-atmosphere and exo-atmosphere.

‘A milestone'

Avinash Chander, Director, Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), and chairman of the Flight Readiness Review Committee of the AAD mission, termed the success a ‘milestone' as the interceptor was equipped with directional warhead and radion-proximity fuse.

Chief Controller of R&D (missiles and low intensity conflict) K. Sekhar, Programme Director, AAD, V.L.Narasimha Rao and Vice-Chief of the Air Staff P.K. Barbora addressed the gathering.

Monday's endo-atmospheric interception was the fourth successful interceptor test conducted by the DRDO scientists since November 26, 2006.

Earlier, two interceptions were achieved in exo-atmosphere at altitudes of 48 km and 80 km and one in endo-atmosphere at an altitude of 15 km

The Hindu : Front Page : Tense moments before the success

 

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[vaibhav]

wht is this does india hve buy this bomb also frm rusia ?????

 

[gogbot]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Even if we had that bomb we lack any of the Bombers to use it.

The best we could do was drop it from an IL-76.

Bombs like that and planes like that are simply not in our requirements.

Given our close proximity to potential threats , and the investment made in in fast moving missile.

It's simply redundant to get a bomb like that, Pakistan's first use policy already means they will nuke given any sign of attack.

May be latter on , if we ever get long range strategic bombers

 

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Indian Nuke Scientists. I don't give a damn what anyone else got to say.

 

[ironman]

Prithvi BCES (Blast Cum Earth Shock) Warhead.. A Bunker buster.

Courtesy : Ajai Shukla

 

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NEW DELHI: After the Agni-I and Agni-II surface-to-surface missiles, the 3000-km range Agni-III missile is ready for being inducted into the service, Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.

"700 km range Agni-I and 2000 km range Agni-II have been developed and inducted into service. Agni-III with a range of 3000 km is ready for induction," Defence minister A K Antony said in reply to a question.

He said the third generation Nag anti-tank missile's user trials have been successfully conducted and the system is ready for induction into the production phase.

On the Indo-Israeli joint venture Medium range Surface to Air Missile (MR-SAM) programme, the Minister said pre-tender briefing of all prospective vendors has been carried out.

Antony said the first flight test of the jointly developed Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR-SAM) with Israel was done in May this year.

Answering another query, he said the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has accepted the proposal for procuring 42 more Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft from Russia at an estimated cost of Rs 20107.40 crore and they are planned to be delivered between 2014 and 2018.

Read more: Agni-III ready for induction: Antony - India - The Times of India Agni-III ready for induction: Antony - India - The Times of India
:: Bharat-Rakshak.com - Indian Military News Headlines ::

 

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India to test advanced Agni II missile​

NEW DELHI, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- India will conduct another test launch of its intermediate-range nuclear-capable missile Agni II in September from the east coast Wheeler Island facility.

The surface-to-surface missile underwent a successful test launch in May after failed test launches last year.

The Defense Research and Development Organization, developers of the missiles, said the Agni II missile to be tested in September is an advanced version with an extended range of up to 1,800 miles over the normal 800 miles.

The short-range Agni I can hit targets up to 450 miles away.

While Agni II and Agni III are two-stage missiles, Agni I is a single-stage missile, the DRDO said.

Wheeler Island -- just over 1 mile long -- is a major test base 6 miles off the country's east coast in the Bay of Bengal and about 90 miles from Bhubaneshwar, the capital city of Orissa state.

It was from Wheeler Island that Agni III, with a range of just over 2,000 miles, was successfully test-launched from a mobile launcher in February.

The longer range of Agni III was made possible by adding a special-purpose coating of chromium metal to the blunt nose cone of the missiles to reduce drag, G. Jagadeesh, an assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Science, said in 2008.

The first test of Agni III was an unsuccessful launch in July 2006.

The solid-propellant Agni series of ballistic missiles are manufactured by Bharat Dynamics, one of India's major manufacturers of munitions and missile systems founded in 1970 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Bharat Dynamics also manufactures India's Konkurs anti-tank missile.

India also may begin flight trials of what it calls Agni V with a range of around 3,100 miles, a military scientist said in February.

"Agni-V is out of the drawing board. We are aiming for a flight trial within a year," V.K. Saraswat, India's chief military scientist, said.

Agni missiles are claimed to be a part of India's credible deterrence against China and Pakistan. A range of more than 3,000 miles would make most of China a target.

India also has developed a supersonic cruise-type missile, the BrahMos, for closer targets.

Defense Minister A.K. Antony recently said India would export the indigenously built BrahMos, but only after all Indian military needs have been met.

Foreign sales are allowed under the 1998 agreement signed by India and Russia that set up BrahMos Aerospace to manufacture the missile, he said in a written response to a question in the country's Parliament.

The missile will be inducted in the armed forces of India and Russia.

Although some countries have shown an interest, no decisions have been made about who the customers would be or when the BrahMos will be available for export.

India to test advanced Agni II missile - UPI.com

 

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"said the Agni II missile to be tested in September is an advanced version with an extended range of up to 1,800 miles over the normal 800 miles."

"The longer range of Agni III was made possible by adding a special-purpose coating of chromium metal to the blunt nose cone of the missiles to reduce drag, G. Jagadeesh, an assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Science"

 

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India to export nuclear missiles​

India is willing to export the nuclear capable BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile to friendly countries, states the Indian Defence Minister AK Antony.

Antony said that according to the inter-governmental agreement between India and Russia, the missile would be inducted into both the armed forces of India and Russia and be exported.

Recently the defence minister cleared the country’s nuclear missile export intentions saying there was no plan to accept the conditions of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), which curbs the spread of unmanned delivery systems for nuclear weapons.

He further said that the missiles being produced met the requirements of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force and export would be taken up after meeting the requirements of the country.

-via LogisticsWeek.

 

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BrahMos missile maker happy with Russian Glonass receivers | Defense | RIA Novosti


BrahMos Aerospace Ltd., a Russian-Indian joint venture manufacturing supersonic cruise missiles, is successfully using Russian-built Glonass receivers for aiming and target acquisition, CEO Sivathanu Pillai said on Wednesday.

Glonass - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian uses. Both systems enable users to determine their positions to within a few meters.

BrahMos missiles equipped with Glonass receivers acquire and effectively engage targets, Pillai told the Bengaluru Space Expo 2010 exhibition.

He said the receivers performed reliably and consistently.

The BrahMos missile has a range of 290 km (180 miles) and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 300 kg (660 lbs). It can effectively engage targets from an altitude as low as 10 meters (30 feet) and has a top speed of Mach 2.8, which is about three times faster than the U.S.-made subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile.

Established in 1998, BrahMos Aerospace manufactures and markets BrahMos supersonic missiles. Sea- and ground-launched versions have been successfully tested and put into service with the Indian Army and Navy.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in early August Russia will complete the formation of a global navigation satellite group by the end of 2010 and that there will be between 24 and 28 satellites in orbit at any given time.

Russia currently has a total of 22 Glonass satellites in orbit, but only 16 of them are functional. The system requires 18 operational satellites for continuous navigation services covering the entire territory of Russia and at least 24 satellites to provide navigation services worldwide.

 

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The Hindu : News / National : BrahMos induction into IAF by 2013

The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, jointly developed by India and Russia and which can travel at speeds of 2.5 to 2.8 mach, is likely to be inducted in the Indian Air Force (IAF) by 2013, a top official said on Wednesday.

The IAF version of the precision-attack low-flying missile would be completing its air-to-ground tests by 2012.

“We expect it to be inducted in IAF by 2013,” CEO and Managing Director of BrahMos Aerospace (BAL) A. Sivathanu Pillai told reporters on the margins of the second international space exhibition and conference here.

BrahMos, which has already been inducted in the Indian Army and the Indian Navy, can carry a payload of 200 to 300 kg of explosives.

The Sukhoi SU-30MKI combat jet has been chosen as the aircraft to be fitted with the BrahMos. The aircraft is being modified for the purpose.

“The aircraft has to undergo certain modifications,” Mr. Pillai said.

The Bangalore-based Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) is building the modified version of the Russian-made aircraft for reducing its weight and giving it additional propulsion.

A prototype of the aircraft is also being built and tested in Russia.

The BrahMos is capable of attacking from land-to-ship, ship-to-land and ship-to ship, Mr. Pillai said.

The IAF version will have the capacity of attacking large targets from air to ground.

The missile, being developed by BAL, a joint venture between India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroeyenia, costs around Rs. 1,500 crore.

The BrahMos will also be tested for its underwater performance, Mr. Pillai said.
“We are even looking into the aspect of fitting it on the submarines to attack ships and underwater elements (submarines). The technology is ready but the platform for testing has to be built,” he said.

The BrahMos missile has evoked interest in several countries. Many want to buy it but they may have to wait till India completes its induction into its defence forces.

“The export market will have to wait till India inducts the missile in the armed forces. Next is the turn of the Russian military,” Mr. Pillai added.

The India-Russian Inter-Governmental Commission for Military Technical Cooperation has approved the idea of catering to the export market.

The JV has also plans to build a hyper-sonic cruise missile that travels five times faster than a sound wave, Mr. Pillai said, adding the technology is yet to be developed.