LASM to be inducted into arsenal by 2009

[Contrarian]

LASM to be inducted into arsenal by 2009
Friday August 17 2007 10:49 IST

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Indian Armed Forces would have Land Attack Supersonic Missiles (LASM) inducted in their arsenal by 2009.

These missiles, possessed by a few other countries in the world, would enhance the combat capabilities of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, said DRDO Chief Controller (R&D) A Sivathanu Pillai.

Addressing a press conference at Naval Science and Technological Laboratory here on Thursday, Pillai said the LASM have already been tested for the Army and Navy and they are pending integration with the Air Force.

The process of developing Underwater Autonomous Vehicles which would be camouflaged, would be completed by the end of 2008.

As regards production of weapons, Pillai said India’s public and private sector industries must gear up to meet the requirements of the country’s defence weaponry. Out of the $ 30 billion Defence spending in the next five years, equipment valued at $10 billion is planned for manufacture indigenously.

The small players in the field of Defence production, could form into a consortium with the major industries for both designing and manufacturing.

This would be providing an integrated platform for undertaking Defence contracts and facilitate their speedy execution.
LASM to be inducted into arsenal by 2009 - Newindpress.com

 

[bhangra12345]

Idiotic journalists. Dont know a single letter of what they write.

"Land attack supersonic missiles" -is the DDM(desi dork media) taking sniff at drugs?

We have had these land attack supersonic missiles from 1990's - "Prithvi".

 

[IceCold]

Idiotic journalists. Dont know a single letter of what they write.

"Land attack supersonic missiles" -is the DDM(desi dork media) taking sniff at drugs?

We have had these land attack supersonic missiles from 1990's - "Prithvi".

IS prithvi supersonic?? since when?

 

[bhangra12345]

During descent, the large delta-wings in the mid-section generates lift allowing the missile to glide and fly (Mach 5) on a trajectory different from the predictable trajectory of a pure ballistic missile and ends in a steep descent at nearly 80° for superior CEP (see Prithvi trajectory diagram above). Prithvi-I ascends to peak speed of 900m/sec when the thrust is cutoff and it raises to an altitude of 30Km before it glides to the target it. Prithvi-II does not limit the peak velocity and it also has larger fuel load.

Prithvi SRBM