Thats not true, trajectory correction (Yes, the terminal one) is done as soon as the last stage separates. Now, you can stick the correction system with the warhead, varying the trajectory while the RV is still in space (keeping in mind the thruster fuel constraint) till before re-entry. But before re-entry, the correction system has to be separated, and the RV has to be spun up for stabilization. After that, there is absolutely no trajectory correction possible as the RV is spinning during re-entry.
I would be that confident too, because at present the Indian BMD capabilities are not mature enough to be worried about. However, it is the S-400 acquisition that worries me, because of its proven capability to take on SRBMs. Rest assured, counter-measures are in the works, and as always a solution will come out of the blue at the right time.Have you notice something that how confident and Calm he was regarding Question on Indian ABM capabilities ? or hitting any Target in India without any hiccups ? I wonder there is much behind the scene as we not know of
but honestly I don't care, as far as our Country's defense is in potent hands .. I won't mind the Scientist not revealing everything ..
Thats not entirely accurate. RVs decelerate to less than Mach 4 during re-entry, so assuming that it will be travelling at Mach 15 till it detonates is flawed assumption.
Prithvi-II simulated target takes a very lofted trajectory, re entering at a much steeper angle, so the interception is more of a head-on one. What remains to be proven via a Agni-I/II test, is the interception of a smaller target (RV) at a much more lateral angle of re-entry.
There ins't anything like a stealth RV, as the missile can be detected easily in boost phase and tracking it from thereon is not difficult. Moreover, the RV shape cannot be optimized for RCS reduction, as it is constrained by the relevant aerodynamics.
In other words you are saying he doesn't tell real things on TV for obvious reasons
Um no, it doesn't effectively exists. The Mk-11C reentry vehicle aboard Minuteman-III incorporated a change from the standard titanium nose cone to reduce RCS, however I don't know what they exactly did. In the face of modern radar and IR technology, RCS reduction of normal RVs is not feasible. Any applied RAM would burn up on re-entry, and there is no way to hide the heat plume of a re-entry vehicle. The seekers of today's interceptors can easily lock on it, the interception itself is another matter.
Now that is something innovative (of sorts). What the Iranians have done here is figure out a way to not only stabilize the RV by using fins, but also maneuver it using the same fins, inside the atmosphere. We don't have anything like that, capable of maneuvering inside the amosphere. We either use fins (Ghaznavi/Shaheen-I) or spinning (Shaheen-IA/II/III, Ghauri) for stabilization, not maneuvering.
The entire RV is not made of carbon fiber, the small black color tip on the nose of the missile, thats made of 3D carbon-carbon. Its purpose is to withstand re-entry heat, rather than give stealthy features.
