India's first fully indigenous Anti-Airfield Bomb tested

[guest11]

Could be, but why specialize in Anti-Airfield ? AFAIK a SPICE 250 like weapon can be used for this role simply changing warhead.

As I said it could be a guidance issue or the fact that India needs replacement for this in particular

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/i...t-s-important-637116?pfrom=home-lateststories

It could be part of a glide bomb family like SPICE with specialized warhead.

Video above will show the difference between Spice 250 and SAAW. Rest assured a SDB equivalent on the same platform should be in works, for eg Nag & Helina.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Economy is the real foundation of a nation .
One decade ago we couldnt see this level of weapons development .Now we have economy ,so it is pretty easy.
Within one decade India will have a vibrant MIC.

Even more so India is opening up the sector, finally, to outside investment and supporting India's private firms. There's going to a lot more content coming out with the induction of the private firms into the sector.

 

[Skaði]

even the United States of America, the only other country in the process of developing these kind of precision-guided glide bombs has failed to successfully test the same.

These Small Diameter Bombs (SDB) with a weight of 110 kgs being developed by US were though scheduled to enter production about two years back, could not be kicked off despite two different companies being entrusted with the development in two different phases.

The US SDB has been in service since 2006 and have been used in Syria - dropped by an F-22:

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And in Iraq, as noted with UXOs found by Iraqi citizens near Kirkuk:

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SDB timeline

• October 2001 – Boeing is awarded the SDB contract.

• September 2005 – Small Diameter Bomb certified for operational test, evaluation.

• September 2006 – SDB team deliver the first SDBs to the USAF.

• October 2006 – Initial Operational Capability declared for SDB on the F15E.

• October 2006 – First use in combat.

• February 2008 – 1,000th SDB I and first 50 FLM delivered.

• September 2008 – Israel receives approval from the US Congress to purchase 1,000 bombs.

• December 2008 – Reportedly used against Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip, including underground rocket launchers.

• January 2009 – Unnamed Boeing official stated that they have yet to deliver any SDBs to Israel.

• June 2010 - FMS request by the Netherlands for 603 units and support equipment valued at US$44 million.

• August 2010 – U.S. Air Force selects Raytheon's GBU-53/B for Small Diameter Bomb II Program.

• May 2015 – SDB II approved by Pentagon for production and deployment on the F-15E.

• April 2016 - FMS request by Australia for 2,950 units and support equipment valued at US$386 million.

It's the SDB II that's behind schedule. It'll weigh 93kgs.

Get your damn facts straight!!!

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Got this from another member from BR.

There seems to be a whole line of new guided bombs.

GPS/INS Guidance and Control Kit and Glide Fin Kit for 450 kg HSLD Bomb
Ground mechanical adaptation trials of the kit with Jaguar Darin-II were conducted successfully.
Using avionics and seeker for PG kit for 450 kg High Speed Low Drag (HSLD) aircraft bomb, captive
trials have been successfully completed at ITR. The seeker locked-on and tracked the target during the
captive flight.

New Family of Munitions
Under this project, seven types of munitions have been designed and developed by DRDO, viz.,
Nipun, Vibhav, Vishal, Parth, Prachand, Ulka and Abha to improve the existing munitions and enhance
its performance. User-assisted technical trials (UATT) for NIPUN have been successfully completed.
Trials with 15 sets of prototypes of Vibhav have been successfully completed. Explosive train trials with
actual fuze components of Vibhav have been successfully completed.

http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/DRDO-a-glimpse-ebook.pdf

New Family of Munitions: Six types of munitions are being designed and developed by DRDO viz. Nipun, Vibhav, Vishal, Parth, Prachand and Ulka to improve the existing munitions and enhance its performance.

User Assisted Technical Trials (UATT) of Soft Target Blast Munition ‘NIPUN’ has been completed and the system has been offered for User trials.

Lethality trials with new main body assembly and desert trials of Anti-Tank Point Attack Munition ‘VIBHAV’ have been carried out.

Dynamic trials with BMP/ AFV, explosive train trials and desert trials of Anti-Tank Bar Munition ‘VISHAL’ have been conducted successfully.

Moulding trials of Jumping Fragmentation Munition ‘ULKA’ is under progress.

User demo trials of Directional Fragmentation Module ‘PARTH’ have been completed and field trials are in progress.

MOD Annual Report 2016

High Speed Low Drag (HSLD) -- 450 kg Glide Bomb
NIPUN -- Soft Target Blast Munition
VIBHAV -- Anti-Tank Point Attack Munition
VISHAL -- Anti-Tank Bar Munition
ULKA -- Jumping Fragmentation Munition
PARTH -- Directional Fragmentation Module
Prachand -- ??

 

[guest11]

The US SDB has been in service since 2006 and have been used in Syria - dropped by an F-22:

And in Iraq, as noted with UXOs found by Iraqi citizens near Kirkuk:


SDB timeline

• October 2001 – Boeing is awarded the SDB contract.

• September 2005 – Small Diameter Bomb certified for operational test, evaluation.

• September 2006 – SDB team deliver the first SDBs to the USAF.

• October 2006 – Initial Operational Capability declared for SDB on the F15E.

• October 2006 – First use in combat.

• February 2008 – 1,000th SDB I and first 50 FLM delivered.

• September 2008 – Israel receives approval from the US Congress to purchase 1,000 bombs.

• December 2008 – Reportedly used against Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip, including underground rocket launchers.

• January 2009 – Unnamed Boeing official stated that they have yet to deliver any SDBs to Israel.

• June 2010 - FMS request by the Netherlands for 603 units and support equipment valued at US$44 million.

• August 2010 – U.S. Air Force selects Raytheon's GBU-53/B for Small Diameter Bomb II Program.

• May 2015 – SDB II approved by Pentagon for production and deployment on the F-15E.

• April 2016 - FMS request by Australia for 2,950 units and support equipment valued at US$386 million.

It's the SDB II that's behind schedule. It'll weigh 93kgs.

Get your damn facts straight!!!

Defence journalists in India are the epitome of stupidity & incompetence. I suggest you move past that.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

There seem to be a lot of these glide bombs in development. Even IAF's new R&D wing is producing some. One is already testing with Sus.

Another 100km glide bomb being worked on within the AF itself.

 

[vsdave2302]

The US SDB has been in service since 2006 and have been used in Syria - dropped by an F-22:

And in Iraq, as noted with UXOs found by Iraqi citizens near Kirkuk:


SDB timeline

• October 2001 – Boeing is awarded the SDB contract.

• September 2005 – Small Diameter Bomb certified for operational test, evaluation.

• September 2006 – SDB team deliver the first SDBs to the USAF.

• October 2006 – Initial Operational Capability declared for SDB on the F15E.

• October 2006 – First use in combat.

• February 2008 – 1,000th SDB I and first 50 FLM delivered.

• September 2008 – Israel receives approval from the US Congress to purchase 1,000 bombs.

• December 2008 – Reportedly used against Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip, including underground rocket launchers.

• January 2009 – Unnamed Boeing official stated that they have yet to deliver any SDBs to Israel.

• June 2010 - FMS request by the Netherlands for 603 units and support equipment valued at US$44 million.

• August 2010 – U.S. Air Force selects Raytheon's GBU-53/B for Small Diameter Bomb II Program.

• May 2015 – SDB II approved by Pentagon for production and deployment on the F-15E.

• April 2016 - FMS request by Australia for 2,950 units and support equipment valued at US$386 million.

It's the SDB II that's behind schedule. It'll weigh 93kgs.

Get your damn facts straight!!!

Thank You very much for your information. This may be a wrong reporting or he wants to say something which he could not explicitly stated.

 

[SecularNationalist]

what is anti air field ?

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

what is anti air field ?

More like anti runway...


Much like our Hafr series (also exported to Azeebaijan with TOT).

https://defence.pk/threads/pakistan-and-azerbaijan-to-cooperate-on-runway-penetration-bombs.116524/

 

[Alpha Fighter]

More like anti runway...


Much like our Hafr series (also exported to Azeebaijan with TOT).

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Its different ,PAK one is is simple a bomb, while India developing is glided bomb can be lunched from distance.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

More like anti runway...


Much like our Hafr series (also exported to Azeebaijan with TOT).

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This one being mentioned isnt para dropped like Durandal.

 

[Jamwal's]

Got this from another member from BR.

There seems to be a whole line of new guided bombs.




http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/DRDO-a-glimpse-ebook.pdf



MOD Annual Report 2016

High Speed Low Drag (HSLD) -- 450 kg Glide Bomb
NIPUN -- Soft Target Blast Munition
VIBHAV -- Anti-Tank Point Attack Munition
VISHAL -- Anti-Tank Bar Munition
ULKA -- Jumping Fragmentation Munition
PARTH -- Directional Fragmentation Module
Prachand -- ??

Ulka variants are in active service in CT ops Kashmir for GP 25/30 series UBGL.

Can't say about its Hand grenade variant.

This one being mentioned isnt para dropped like Durandal.

From the look of it, Pak Hafr is nothing more than Chinese Type 200A anti runway bomb

For IAF there are BAP 100 and few others

BetAB SHP concrete piercing

 

[trident2010]

The US SDB has been in service since 2006 and have been used in Syria - dropped by an F-22:

Why does the paint job of US/EU equipments/weapons looks so nice? Our looks like it is painted by hand in comparison.lol