Indian Missiles - News, Developments, Tests, and Discussions

[kurup]

@Dillinger : yaar ,What is the level of transfer of technology between various DRDO labs and Brahmos Aerospace Cooperation .

 

[Dillinger]

@Dillinger : yaar ,What is the level of transfer of technology between various DRDO labs and Brahmos Aerospace Cooperation .

Some, but most of it is not required nor actually possible given that Brahmos aerospace is the owner of the IP/IR.

At the end of the day though in terms of guidance and control systems India doesn't need that sort of transfer either, in fact it is we who are developing the SAR sensor for terminal guidance of the Brahmos (not that Russia can't do the same, but such a move has not evinced much of an interest in them).

 

[The Deterrent]

Question: What is the engagement radius (not altitude of interception) of both AAD and PAD?

 

[Dillinger]

Question: What is the engagement radius (not altitude of interception) of both AAD and PAD?

The slant range for the AAD is stated to be between 140-180km.

 

[kurup]

Some, but most of it is not required nor actually possible given that Brahmos aerospace is the owner of the IP/IR.

But isn't Brahmos a joint venture between DRDO and NPO ??

 

[Dillinger]

But isn't Brahmos a joint venture between DRDO and NPO ??

BrahMos co. is a special "vehicle" for a specific purpose so while spin-off benefits are there its not the sort of deep end transfer that one would think of..for that one needs to go the Korshun way like China and Pakistan with Ukraine.

 

[kurup]

BrahMos co. is a special "vehicle" for a specific purpose so while spin-off benefits are there its not the sort of deep end transfer that one would think of..for that one needs to go the Korshun way like China and Pakistan with Ukraine.

OK .... So do we have the TOT for Russian technology used in Brahmos missile ??

 

[li0nheart]

Agni-I missile successfully test-fired

BALASORE (Odisha): India on Friday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Agni-I ballistic missile with a strike range of 700km from a test range off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the Army.

The surface-to-surface, single-stage missile, powered by solid propellants, was test-fired from a mobile launcher at 0933 hrs from launch pad-4 of the integrated test range at Wheeler Island, about 100km from here.

"The test-fire of the ballistic missile was fully successful," ITR director M V K V Prasad said.

"Agni-I missile was launched by the strategic forces command (SFC)," he said, adding the DRDOdeveloped medium-range ballistic missile from the production lot was launched as part of regular training exercise by the armed forces.

The Agni-I missile has a specialised navigation system which ensures it reaches the target with a high degree of accuracy and precision, he said.

Weighing 12 tonnes, the 15-metre-long Agni-I, which can carry payloads up to 1000 kg, has already been inducted into the Indian Army.

Agni-I was developed by advanced systems laboratory, the premier missile development laboratory of the DRDO in collaboration with Defence Research Development Laboratory and Research Centre Imarat and integrated by Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad.

The last trial of the sophisticated Agni-I missile was successfully carried out on December 12, 2012 from the same base.




Agni-I missile successfully test-fired - The Times of India

 

[RPK]

Date : Nov 08 2013

Missile : Agni 1

Location: Wheeler Island, Odisha.

Test Frequency: 11th User trials

Performance :


The single-stage, solid-fuelled missile was launched at 9.34 a.m. from a road mobile launcher by personnel of the Strategic Forces Command as part of a regular training exercise. It was a text-book launch and the missile, carrying a dummy payload weighing one tonne, splashed down near the pre-designated target point with double-digit accuracy, a top Defence Research and Development Organisation scientist said.

Result: Success

Source:

Nuclear-capable Agni-I missile test fired successfully - The Hindu

 

[RPK]

Date : Nov 18 2013

Missile : BrahMos missile -Land

Location: Pokhran test range in Rajasthan.

Test Frequency: User trials

Performance :


The block III variant of BrahMos with deep penetration capability was test launched from a Mobile Autonomous Launcher.

The missile after launch followed the predetermined trajectory and successfully pierced the designated concrete structure, a press release stated.

Result: Success

Source:

Indian Army test-fires advanced version of BrahMos missile | Business Line

 

[RPK]

Date : Nov 23 2013

Missile : Dhanush

Location: In the Bay of Bengal.


Test Frequency: User trials

Performance :
The missile maintained its intended trajectory before plunging down the sea. The test launch was tracked from its take-off to impact point through an integrated network of sophisticated radars and electro-optic instruments for data analysis. All the mission sequencing events occurred as expected.

Result: Success
Source:
N-capable 'Dhanush' successfully test-fired -The New Indian Express

 

[ptltejas]

Where is Second Test of Nirbhay?

 

[RPK]

Date : Dec 03 2013

Missile : Prithvi-II

Location: Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha.

Test Frequency: User trials

Performance :

"The missile was randomly chosen from the production stock and the launch activities were carried out by the specially formed Strategic Force Command (SFC) and monitored by scientists of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as part of training exercise," the sources said.

"The missile trajectory was tracked by DRDO radars, electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations located along the coast of Odisha," they said.

"The downrange teams on board a ship deployed near the designated impact point in Bay of Bengal monitored the terminal events and splashdown," they said.

Result: Success

Source: India successfully test fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile - Indian Express

 

[ptltejas]

what a stuff

 

[hari sud]

Good work starting this thread.