Bharat Rakshak

Talking about MIRV's, wouldn't the difference in apogee of each warhead determine its range. one would think warheads are vertically aligned, each is then released at different times in the cone's climb to apogee, and a variation in angle of each warhead due to small onboard thrusters will provide i...

Arun_S configurations are very interesting, hopefully things turn out that way sooner. How about adopting "technology to operationalization: minimizing timelines" management initiative, should be really feasible with all that funding from the state. regards to loading the liquid engines (H...

Looks like Arun_S wants to pop all my balloons!<p>anyway, I have some more to fly<p> 1) what if the RV is designed to increase drag or better fly like a glider (in principle) after burnout and re-entry so that it gains horizontal velocity instead of vertical velocity, resulting in range gain and per...

Thanks Shiv for the comments,<p> Since the Prithvi and Agni are mobile missiles, it implies they have to be programmed, if any, on the fly. This is under the assumption that if launch point can change so can targetted point as either requires change of the same parameters.<p> And as Jay Prakash note...

Can a version of Agni be launched from say AN-32 (or perhaps a bigger transport plane)? (am clueless as to the dimensions of the cargo bay of AN-32), extending the range by about 500km using the Air launched ballistic missile? and further increment owing to the fuel saved as the missile is launched ...

Hi Arun,<p> Being an expert too often you deal with realism, am happy speculating in the tolerable zone:-)<p> I was wondering about range vs. payload conservation with the existing capability of Agni system, since we could lift a heavier payload to a lower height(short range) using a Agni-2 or 3?, a...

without a background, perhaps these are what I can field,<p>1) if pakistan attacks BARC first breaking an agreement, wouldn't we retaliate attacking their nuclear facilities? and if pak is on a hair trigger alert to hold a nuclear strike having lowered the threshold, wouldn't any Indian missile conv...

but an agni in the boost phase or the 'cruise' phase might have similar size/signature when enetring pakistan's radar reach, will they wait to ascertain?<p>for their own good, they have to because we have second strike capability??<p>isn't it a too flimsy to distinguish between a conventional and a ...

if a Agni or Prithvi is launched, all that pakistan sees is a streaking blob/a radar blimp, how do they distinguish that its Prithvi and not Agni, nobody can judge the missile based on the political mood of the country<p>one supplies the radar signature to the enemy as part of the submitted nuclear ...