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[unicorn148]

Shaurya missiles missile is a hypersonic missile so it will be too difficult to intercept

 

[LCA Tejas]

Shaurya missiles missile is a hypersonic missile so it will be too difficult to intercept

You are absolutly right buddy....

 

[Red Dwarf]

Nuclear capable Agni III test fired successfully


India on Sunday "successfully" test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile with a range of more than 3,000 km from the Wheeler Island off Orissa coast.

The indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile was tested from a rail mobile launcher near Dhamara, about 100 km from here, at about 1046 hours, defence sources said.

"All mission parameters were met," they said, adding the test was a success.

This was the fourth flight test in the Agni-III series carried out to establish the "repeatability" of the missile's performance, they said.

The entire trajectory of today's trial was monitored through various telemetry stations, electro-optic systems and sophisticated radars located along the coast, in Port Blair and by Naval ships anchored near the impact point in the down range area for data analysis, the sources said.

Agni-III missile is powered by a two-stage solid propellant system. With a length of 17 metres, the missile's diameter is 2 metres and launch weight is 50 tonnes.

It can carry a payload of 1.5 tonnes which is protected by carbon-carbon all composite heat shield.

The sleek missile is equipped with sophisticated navigation, guidance and control systems along with advanced on-board computer systems.

The electronic systems are hardened for higher vibration, thermal and acoustic effects, an official of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said.

A high performance indigenous ring laser gyro-based navigation system, which was flight-tested for the first time during the last Agni-III trial, was a success, he said.

The first trial of Agni-III conducted on July 9, 2006 had ended in failure. But the subsequent two tests on April 12, 2007 and May 7, 2008 were successful.

 

[faithfulguy]

Shaurya missiles missile is a hypersonic missile so it will be too difficult to intercept

But before its launched, the silos can be destroyed. Given the opponent enough time and they will find it.

 

[saurabh]

once they find out its all over. As this are short range missiles, its area of deployment would be much smaller. So with today's technology, it won't be too difficult to detect. Either this is a road mobile missile and India try to pass off as silo based or India's strategic thinker really is screw up.

In the US, the silo missile are not regarded as a 2nd strike weapon. They are only the first strike weapon as they would be wiped out by SS-18s if they are not used first.

Its not that easy. You can term the silos as a hiding place from enemy. And it is short ranged, but compared to what? It can be placed well within Indian boundaries and yet it will cover lot of Pakistan (against whom we can safely believe it is developed).

Besides, all its properties wont be displayed, neither are the policy makers stupid.

 

[Red Dwarf]

Who said K-15 stored in Silos ?. Why a short range missile need to be stored in silo ?.

 

[RPK]

The Hindu : Front Page : DRDO raises the bar, sets its sights on 5,000-km Agni-V


CHENNAI: With three consecutively successful flights of Agni-III, the missile technologists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have raised the bar: they will now busy themselves with realising Agni-V which will have a range of 5,000 km.

The success of the Agni-III flight on Sunday, according to them, sent out several signals: it has become a proven missile; the decks have been cleared for its induction with nuclear warheads, into the Army; it established the maturity of India’s nuclear deterrence programme and its second-strike capability.

It was the Army which conducted the successful flight. With this, the induction process of the missile has commenced. “This launch is a stepping stone to the DRDO realising its next intermediate range ballistic missile, Agni-V,” V.K. Saraswat, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, said.

Dr. Saraswat, who is also Director-General of the DRDO, said the flight proved that the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), which aimed at denying missile technologies to India, “has not affected our programme.”

“The development of the Agni-III took place independent of the MTCR. About 80 to 85 per cent of the components were indigenous. The indigenisation has gone to such a level where we are independent of any embargo,” Dr. Saraswat said.

W. Selvamurthy, Chief Controller (Life Sciences and Human Resources), DRDO, described the flight as “a milestone in strengthening our defence and developing our second-strike capability.”

Dr. Selvamurthy said that since India was wedded to the doctrine of “no-first-use” of its nuclear weapons, it needed to have a robust second-strike capability. If any country were to use nuclear weapons against India, the country should be able to retaliate in kind. “India should be able to deploy them [Agni-III missiles] in places where they cannot be detected,” he said.

Both the stages of Agni-III are powered by solid propellants. It is 17 metres long, has a diameter of two metres and a launch weight of 50 tonnes. It can carry payloads weighing 1.5 tonnes.

The missile was equipped with a sophisticated computer system, navigated with an advanced navigation system and guided with an innovated guidance scheme. Several radars and electro-optical tracking systems, along the coast of Orissa, monitored its path and evaluated its parameters in real-time. Two ships tracked and witnessed the missile reaching its target.

Avinash Chander, Mission Director, called the flight “a thrilling experience,” with all the mission objectives met. “It was a copy-book flight with all the events listed in the flight being executed accurately,” he said.

The missile was tested for its full range and its integrated strategic command network was fully proved, said Mr. Chander, who is also Director, Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), Hyderabad. The ASL designs and develops the Agni variants.

According to A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, BrahMos Aerospace, the success brought big credit to the DRDO.

Lt. Gen. B.S. Nagal, chief of Strategic Forces Command, witnessed the flight from the Wheeler Island.

V.G. Sekaran, Agni-III Project Director, coordinated the entire integration and launch activities.

While the first flight of Agni-III on July 9, 2006 failed, its second and third flights on April 12, 2007 and May 7, 2008 were successful.

 

[unicorn148]

But before its launched, the silos can be destroyed. Given the opponent enough time and they will find it.

its not so easy to find a silo and destroy it and it will be guarded either you can destroy it by a surface to surface missile but when the missile is detected the missile will be launched from the silo .
you have to destroy by an air to surface missile but for that you should have stealth aircraft or with present gen SAM's of the IAF its very difficult

 

[unicorn148]

Who said K-15 stored in Silos ?. Why a short range missile need to be stored in silo ?.

shaurya is the land version of K15 its only for second strike .its a hypersonic missile with a range of 750 km ie it can strike any where in Pakistan .DRDO is planning to increase its range

 

[faithfulguy]

its not so easy to find a silo and destroy it and it will be guarded either you can destroy it by a surface to surface missile but when the missile is detected the missile will be launched from the silo .
you have to destroy by an air to surface missile but for that you should have stealth aircraft or with present gen SAM's of the IAF its very difficult

A harden silo can be destroy with a nuclear blast to the vicinity. Once the location is found, the enemy can target its own missiles to take out enemy silos first.

 

[Mister X]

But before its launched, the silos can be destroyed. Given the opponent enough time and they will find it.

Not even the Nuclear bombs can destroy missiles hidden under the Mountain tunnels.

And India's strategy is to deploy missiles and also the underdevelopment Agni V under the different mountain tunnels, for really brutal second strike.

 

[faithfulguy]

shaurya is the land version of K15 its only for second strike .its a hypersonic missile with a range of 750 km ie it can strike any where in Pakistan .DRDO is planning to increase its range

Are there any known non hypersonic ballistic missile being used by any nations? Why categorize it as hypersonic as all the ballistic missiles I know are hypersonic. The cruise missile can by subsonic, supersonic or hypersonic. Not modern ballistic missiles. that is why they are difficult to intercept.

 

[faithfulguy]

Not even the Nuclear bombs can destroy missiles hidden under the Mountain tunnels.

And India's strategy is to deploy missiles and also the underdevelopment Agni V under the different mountain tunnels, for really brutal second strike.

well, I am not sure about Angi V but the K-15 missile is planned to be stored in silos, which is puzzling.

 

[unicorn148]

A harden silo can be destroy with a nuclear blast to the vicinity. Once the location is found, the enemy can target its own missiles to take out enemy silos first.

yes but before the missile entering the countries atmosphere it will be detected and the missiles can be fired before the enemy missile hitting the silo

 

[unicorn148]

this missile can be like Pakistan specific because it can cover entire Pakistan and can be stored in a silo near border