Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion

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Focussing on Infrastructure, our Achilles heel for sustainable development - good to see this finally happening.

Now only if we can get something for jet engine testing on ground and in air!
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so, what would the max payload or weight the mach 3 facility can do? otoh, can we get it drive an lca-frame to mach 2? etc..
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Akash supersonic missiles intercepts moving target in ripple mode
Three Akash missiles were launched today i.e. 28th May 2014 from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore, on tow body target of Lakshya (pilotless target aircraft) moving at “low altitude far boundary” and ripple mode missions. The missiles intercepted the fast moving and maneuvering small RCS targets within small interval of five seconds in ripple mode. Indian Air Force teams operated the deliverable Akash missile system including targets. The missiles were successfully guided by multifunction phased array radar developed by Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) a DRDO Lab and produced by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). The missiles developed by Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) along with 13 other DRDO Laboratories and produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited. The launchers were developed by R&DE (Engrs), a DRDO lab and produced by Tata Power and L&T.

Shri Avinash Chander, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri congratulated all the teams from DRDO, Production agencies and Indian Air Force for successfully organizing the event and fulfilling the mission objectives of the evaluation tests on deliverable equipment. He also stated that various industries across the country are engaged in production of Akash subsystems of military grade/aerospace quality systems and have emerged successfully in meeting the stringent requirements.
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Akash is maturing in to a potent system. Something so rigorously tested is much better than a fancier untested expensive imported maal in a war situation.

What is stopping us from using it on Naval vessels. Have not heard of Barak's been tested so hard and so often (understandable since each Barak missile is gold plated expensive)
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Hemant Kumar Rout and Vijainder Thakur bring us the video :-).

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Smokeless propellant will be good upgrade....
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From the report by TSS
G. Chandramouli, Project Director, Akash, said the first missile was launched in a low-altitude, far boundary mode, that is, the missile flew at a height of 700 metres and attacked the tow-body of Lakshya, which was flying 20 km away from the Test Range.
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SSridhar wrote:From the report by TSS
G. Chandramouli, Project Director, Akash, said the first missile was launched in a low-altitude, far boundary mode, that is, the missile flew at a height of 700 metres and attacked the tow-body of Lakshya, which was flying 20 km away from the Test Range.
Trust TSS to give more details on what low-altitude far boundary mode actually translates to in the actual test.
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Pinaka rockets successfully test-fired from Chandipur
India’s indigenously developed Pinaka rockets were successfully test-fired thrice on Thursday from a multi-barrel rocket launcher at an armament base in Chandipur-on-sea.

“Three rounds of Pinaka rockets were successfully tested from the proof and experimental establishment (PXE) at Chandipur,” defence sources said.
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Russian-Indian cooperation in the project "BrahMos" will develop in the development of hypersonic technology
MOSCOW, May 28. (ARMS-TASS). Russian-Indian cooperation in the framework of "BrahMos" will develop in the direction of development of hypersonic technology. This in an exclusive interview ARMS-TASS reported the head of "BrahMos Aerospace" (BrahMos Aerospace) Sivathanu Dr. Pillay.

"It is a promising technology hypersound - said Pillay. - Hypersonic ammo dramatically reduces the time for retaliation by the enemy. Therefore assumed that will be created hypersonic cruise missile version (CD)" BrahMos. "This technology hypersonic aircraft (SFA) is universal and can also find application in the field of civil aviation and space, he stated. "This technology requires further development. Hypersound may, in particular, find application in the field of reusable devices comic "- he stressed.

Pillay drew attention to the fact that at the present time in the world for a few States have developments in the SFA. "More recently, China has successfully tested a similar device, a number of works performed the United States. In Russia, many research groups are working to establish the SFA. They also made a breakthrough in his work" - he said. Scientist stressed in this connection that the Russian-Indian joint development of hypersonic vehicles will greatly facilitate this task.

Pillay told how, in the framework of this cooperation on the basis of the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) carried out work in the field of new materials. The Indian side is exploring new principles of management and control, as well as conducting appropriate ground tests. "At the moment, the results of preliminary studies can be considered positive. These successes achieved largely thanks to Russian-Indian partnership," - said Pillay.

It is assumed that, given the existing Russian developments a bilateral series of works on creation of the SFA will take about 9-10 years.

"At the moment conducting a series of ground tests of integrated technologies. Bench tests will take about another 4-5 years. Sample We will improve and apply new materials", - informed Pillai. According to him, during the flight tests will take about the same time. "Perhaps this step using new machine configurations will last a little longer," - he said.
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Akash is "nuclear capable" as per Indian Express

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/ ... 262026.ece
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Mr. Pillai had talked about Hypersonic CM aka Brahmos II several times (since last 3-4 years now). Including air launched version and now a lighter version of Brahmos.

His developmental estimates are more optimistic then DRDO itself.
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please start a new thread.
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vic wrote:
Karan M wrote:
Well, they have so many programs already underway which require their current focus. Plus, resources are not infinite & DRDO head is already complaining that existing funds are just enough to run some programs at full speed (not all) and more funds are required for future programs.
I meant to say, funds should have been sanctioned to DRDO to develop a WVR AAM as obviously DRDO will not spent from its pocket.
Sorry for late reply.
But HAL was making a copy of the AA-2 Atoll.
It was as bad as the original.
Then interest dropped as France was providing Magic AAM etc.
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Rumours are that a Mach 7 air launnched mussile was tested. Remember that K aeries included one such missile.
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ramana wrote:
vic wrote:
I meant to say, funds should have been sanctioned to DRDO to develop a WVR AAM as obviously DRDO will not spent from its pocket.
Sorry for late reply.
But HAL was making a copy of the AA-2 Atoll.
It was as bad as the original.
Then interest dropped as France was providing Magic AAM etc.
You replied to a 4 year old post!!!!!!

Thread jumped from 2014 to 2018 with your post, where is the new thread?
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If I remember right based on discussions on BRF Hal made AA2 copy with a radar guided seeker which was terminated.
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prasannasimha wrote:Rumours are that a Mach 7 air launnched mussile was tested. Remember that K aeries included one such missile.
When was this?
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I have pointed out repeatedly to no avail that DRDO considers Astra-1 to be CCM ie WVR also due to its high maneuver ability.
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