Indian Missiles - News, Developments, Tests, and Discussions

[amjad_vantage]

BALASORE: India's nuclear-capable intermediate range Agni-II missile, test-fired for the first time after sunset on Monday, reportedly failed to get the desired results.

The Army test-fired the surface-to-surface Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) from Wheeler’s Island, Bhadrak district, around 7.50pm.

‘‘The liftoff and the first stage separation was smooth. But it faltered just before the second stage separation and behaved erratically, deviating from its coordinated path. Further analysis is on to ascertain the cause,’’ said a source.

The entire trajectory of Monday’s trial was tracked by a battery of sophisticated radars, telemetry observation stations, electro-optic instruments and a naval ship.

The launch, originally scheduled in the first week of this month, was deferred due to some technical snags in its pneumatic system. Though the snags were rectified, another glitch surfaced during Monday’s test, leading to the fiasco, the source claimed.

The nuclear capable 2,000-km-plus range missile has a length of 20 meters, a diameter of one meter, weighs 17 tonnes and can carry a payload of around 1,000 kg. It was first tested on April 11, 1999.

The test launch was significant from India's strategic point of view because for the first time since the beginning of DRDO’s missile development programme, a missile was put under trial during night. The user trial was conducted by Army officials while scientists from DRDO were present to provide necessary logistical support.

 

[arihant]

duplicate thread - http://www.defence.pk/forums/india-defence/39800-agni-ii-missile-fails-clear-night-trial.html

 

[arihant]

perhaps the test is not for missile itself but for the soldiers who operate the missile? someone pressed wrong button?
from the report, i think the missile would be failed even during day time.. How many tests had the missile done before?

It was having 17th test in 2002-03. Should be above 25 till now.

Obviously something wrong by Army and not DRDO. It is hard operate methods of DRDO.

 

[deep.ocean]

Failures and more falilures.. DRDO is really f#k*ng organization. No accountablility, corruption, beurocracy and lack of willingless. Its time to say good bye to DRDO. Eating up our money and just giving **** in return...

 

[Sravan]

Privatize this DumbRDO

 

[mjnaushad]

Even If Agni stays in control of the Base after firing like they can change its direction while in flight still Night test make no sense. Because they'll be controlling it from radar. Maybe the "Night" wasn't the cause of failure it could be something else which they are now trying to hide by saying it was a night test.

 

[vkurian]

These were words of my mouth....
i will give one solution
consider this is agni and ur target
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i mean when ever u want to fire agni on enemy site..inform them first,so they can put signal light on the roof of ur target.and then fire.it is going to be succesful..if no resistance

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ya seriously why is it so?

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Technical fault ..i guess

Thanks for the suggestion....

By the way we are not doing a cut paste missile and painting our name on it.

We are devloping a long range missile and failures are part of any devlopment process the only difference is in some countries it is reported and in some it is not due to reasons known to all.

What makes me happy is we are not scarred to accept our failures as it will help us to identify and rectify them.People of nations who can't make a two wheeler become owners of long range missile overnight can say anything as they don't know what devlopment is all about.

 

[Awesome]

This is the first we're hearing of any optical abilities of the Agni-II. Was pretty sure it was supposed to be all based on a target based on predefined coordinates.

Unless the Agni-II somehow becomes a cruise missile at the second stage

 

[arihant]

Even If Agni stays in control of the Base after firing like they can change its direction while in flight still Night test make no sense. Because they'll be controlling it from radar. Maybe the "Night" wasn't the cause of failure it could be something else which they are now trying to hide by saying it was a night test.

They don't need to hide. This is what good about DRDO. All test are done informing media beforehand unlike other countries. Off course error is not in night mode but in somewhere else.

 

[Spitfighter]

Why can't we have the Russians or the Israelis help us with our program? I could care less about indigenous tech., we should pay them, learn, mass produce. We have money, we don't have time, the logic is obvious.

Not only are we decades behind China but India has now managed to fall behind Pakistan as well. This means that we basically have nothing to deter China with and at this rate pretty soon we'll have nothing to deter the Pakistanis with either. I hope they come up with some really good answers real fast. The DRDO has become a god damn embarrassment. They should be ashamed.

 

[RPK]

DRDO admits N-capable Agni-II failed night testing

New Delhi: The first-ever night firing of the Agni-II Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) on Monday failed, admitted Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).


DRDO is investigating the cause of the failure.


The nuclear capable missile was test-fired on Monday night from the Wheeler Island off Orissa coast.


Agni-II was test-fired from a mobile launcher intended to train the end-user, the Strategic Force Command of the Indian Army, to operate the missile in adverse conditions.


Even though the missile took-off smoothly and reported no glitch in the first stage separation, the missile appeared to have failed to meet the desired results mid-way at the second stage separation, DRDO sources said.


Strategic Forces Command conducted the test with necessary logistic support by various ITR laboratories and DRDO scientists.


The purpose of the test was to validate procedures for night firing.


The indigenous weapon is a two-stage solid propelled ballistic missile and has a weight of 17 tonnes and length of 20 metres. It can carry a payload of one tonne over a distance of 2,000 km.


Agni-II was developed by Advanced Systems Laboratory along with other DRDO laboratories and integrated with Bharat Dynamics Ltd, Hyderabad with the private sector participating in a big way in its production.


The missile is part of the Agni series which included Agni-I (700 km range) and Agni-III (3,500 km range). Agni-I was already inducted and Agni-III is in the process of induction, the officials added.

 

[Contrarian]

A lot of times, new missile in development is tested with the name Agni I or Agni II. If it fails, then the the media gets the report that Agni I/II failed.

The second thing they do is test new equipment on Agni series. They install equipment that has to be tested, generally on Agni missiles, so failures are reported with some or the other excuse.

 

[ek_indian]

A lot of times, new missile in development is tested with the name Agni I or Agni II. If it fails, then the the media gets the report that Agni I/II failed.

The second thing they do is test new equipment on Agni series. They install equipment that has to be tested, generally on Agni missiles, so failures are reported with some or the other excuse.

Thank you sir. This is what I was thinking about it.

We have already heard about so many failed/successful tests of such missiles. I guess with a present set of technology they are ready to use. However new tests are required for constant upgradation and checking compatibility with new technology/tool.

There is no reason that a tested-ok missile will fail in another test unless something is added/modified in it. Something must be new with this missile system which actually did not get through.

 

[Imran Khan]

its not a big deal if its failed one time try it next time humen learn from his mistakes.any way why india wanna fight at night we are south asians yaar we can fight at day time.and sleep tight at night.lol.

 

[Spring Onion]

A very sad news indeed.

well not quite because it will make ways for further trials and improvements.