Sky thriller - Jaguar chased Nirbhay missile!

[Basel]

Which Missile?

Ra'ad and Babur

Please stay on topic.

 

[Basel]

@Brahma Bull man are you serious when you say that no one in the world can chase Brahmos?? US is doing chasing since after WWII, so your brahmos is no big deal for them to chase as they have all systems available to do if and when required, although they don't need to do that as their SATs can do that now.

 

[Basel]

this is our first sub sonic cruise missile..so i guess it is news in India..

That is why I said "enjoy"

 

[OrionHunter]

No big deal PAF Mirages are doing it since long. btw enjoy.

What are they chasing? Link and a pic please?

 

[OrionHunter]

Assuming it didn't go much higher than this. It is considered to be very low altitude.

It's a cruise missile, so it's supposed to generally fly at treetop level. 800 meters is pretty high!

 

[Basel]

What are they chasing? Link and a pic please?

Mirage launching Ra'ad.

Ra'ad's pic taken by Chasing Mirage during test flight.

Please stay on topic and pics are posted on PDF you can find them there or google it.

 

[Kloitra]

It's a cruise missile, so it's supposed to generally fly at treetop level. 800 meters is pretty high!

It was a test. They can't go in a terrain hugging mode without doing a few high(er) altitude tests.

 

[Brahma Bull]

@Brahma Bull man are you serious when you say that no one in the world can chase Brahmos?? US is doing chasing since after WWII, so your brahmos is no big deal for them to chase as they have all systems available to do if and when required, although they don't need to do that as their SATs can do that now.

How will they chase a Mach 3 missile ? Are you kidding? And do not bring sattelite in between,the topic is about an aircraft chasing a cruise missile.

 

[Levina]

When fighter plane Jaguar striker chased Nirbhay missile

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Jaguar chasing Narbhay

Bengaluru, Nov 3: Among the tweets that went viral on Oct 17, 2014, the day India successfully test-fired its first subsonic cruise missile, Nirbhay, one read, "Jaguar fighter chases Nirbhay missile!" This tweet from this writer took many by surprise. Fighter plane chasing a missile was definitely a new phenomenon for many devotees following India's military might.

And, two weeks after India's successful attempt of launching Nirbhay, details are now available with OneIndia about the well-coordinated ‘sky thriller' choreographed by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) and executed by the Indian Air Force (IAF) with support from the Indian Navy.

According to sources, the IAF readied two Sukhois (one on as a stand-by) at the Kalaikunda Air Force Station ahead of the launch. The pilots were thoroughly briefed about the designated flight-path, timing of the launch and duration of the flight. Hotlines at the DRDO's Interim Test Range (ITR) in Balasore and IAF HQ in Delhi were busy with the top brass ensuring that the missile sky chase by the fighter goes as planned. "We had a Sukhoi chasing Nirbhay during the terminated mission last year.

This time due to some last-minute technical issues, we had to hold the Sukhoi back and decided to sent a Jaguar on chase duty," an IAF official said. The IAF had initially planned for a MiG-27, but Jaguar got the nod finally because of its higher endurance levels. The Jaguar was flown in from the Ambala base to Kalaikunda.

Pilots will have to keep a safe distance

The official said that Mirages, Jaguars and Sukhois were used in the past to chase long-range missiles. "The video footage becomes a vital data for the scientists to see the behaviour of the missile. Experienced pilots are generally picked up for the job, which involves lots of coordination.

First the pilots will have to pick the launch point and later will have to keep a safe distance while chasing the missile. Whenever the Navy fires a missile, the IAF gets involved with the chase duties," the official said. He said since the flight envelope is already planned and most of the parameters of the missile are known well in advance, the pilots normally have an easy task, capturing the missile in motion. "The speed and the way point navigation (in case of Nirbhay) was well known to the pilots.

The video footage looks very similar to Nirbhay's first launch. This time we couldn't chase the missile's entire journey as the Jaguar was short on fuel and we had to peel off after 45 minutes into the chase," he added.

OneIndia Special: Sky thriller - When fighter plane Jaguar striker chased Nirbhay missile - News Oneindia

Yep! That was a thriller!

i think there was a thread on this already.Because I tried to post this same article few days back and another thread with similar title popped up.
Btw @OrionHunter have you watched the video??
try this

I think this is from the march 2013's test fire.




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[OrionHunter]

i think there was a thread on this already.Because I tried to post this same article few days back and another thread with similar title popped up.
Btw @OrionHunter have you watched the video??
try this

I think this is from the march 2013's test fire.




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Thanks for that vid, lavina. Hadn't seen this one before.

But I wish they had shown a chase plane following it too! That would have been spectacular!

 

[Levina]

Thanks for that vid, lavina. Hadn't seen this one before.

But I wish they had shown a chase plane following it too! That would have been spectacular!

lol as if one fighter plane chasing the missile wasnt risky enough.
What do you think must have been the safe distance that the pilot maintained in that video?? (note that at times the fighter plane and nirbhay were side by side)

 

[OrionHunter]

lol as if one fighter plane chasing the missile wasnt risky enough.
What do you think must have been the safe distance that the pilot maintained in that video?? (note that at times the fighter plane and nirbhay were side by side)

Probably 50m. Not much of a risk considering that their relative velocities were the same - zero!

Remember, Nirbhay has a turbofan engine and thus no risk from the exhaust unlike a rocket engine.

 

[metronome]

How will they chase a Mach 3 missile ? Are you kidding? And do not bring sattelite in between,the topic is about an aircraft chasing a cruise missile.

yup, and mach 3 sea skimmer