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Some probabilities:

Anti radiation missile
SAAW
Astra
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Could be SFDR (Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet)

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^^ Damn...was hoping would be the Nirbhay but looks like the waiting would have to continue
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Agni V full system configuration

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The weight of Agni V is 63 tonnes instead of 50 tonne Agni III
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63 tonnes could be with the canister for that would be the weight seen by the trailer.
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/l ... lHxDN.html
Loud explosions off Bengal coast trigger panic among tourists
There were speculations whether missiles test fired from Chandipur in Odisha accidentally landed near the Bengal coast.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city ... 233091.cms

Not too far from Chandipur!
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http://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/l ... lHxDN.html
The explosion sites are said to be well out in the sea, and not within visible range from the coast.
Some said there was a mild quake after the explosion
Did we conducted a secret nuclear test, with a secret uncle's nod ofcourse ?? :) :)
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At Chandipur? Unlikely.
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ramana wrote:63 tonnes could be with the canister for that would be the weight seen by the trailer.
Sir, it looks both range and payload seems under reported by at least 50 percent on Agni V.
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Jits wrote:http://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/l ... lHxDN.html
The explosion sites are said to be well out in the sea, and not within visible range from the coast.
Some said there was a mild quake after the explosion
Did we conducted a secret nuclear test, with a secret uncle's nod ofcourse ?? :) :)
Neutron bomb!!! If so mugambo khus hua
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ramana wrote:63 tonnes could be with the canister for that would be the weight seen by the trailer.
Agree, would include the gas generator to eject the missile not required for non-cannisterised version or possibly MIRVs :wink:
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It could be a sonic boom by an aircraft.
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kurup wrote:INDIA EAST COAST – OFF BALASORE (.) CHARTS 31 351 352 INT 71 (.)

EXPERIMENTAL FLIGHT TRIAL SCHEDULED FROM ITR ON (A) 26 AUG 17 FROM 0900 - 1100 UTC IN DANGER ZONE BOUNDED BY

21-12.59N 086-46.14E, 20-05.31N 087-20.85E, 21-02.54N 088-22.29E, 21-35.58N 087-10.69E

(B) 28, 29, 30, 31 AUG AND 01, 02, 04 SEP 17 FROM 0530 - 0730 AND 0900-1100 UTC IN DANGER ZONE BOUNDED BY

21-12.59N 086-46.14E, 20-05.31N 087-20.85E, 21-02.54N 088-22.29E, 21-35.58N 087-10.69E

2. CANCEL NAVAREA VIII MSG 572 AND THIS MSG ON 041200 UTC SEP 17

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Any guess on what manner of missile test is this?

Any chance of a map plot please?

Curious to know if this test is close to Digha.
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Digha is right at the junction where the land meets the picture frame at the top

Barak 8/QRSAM test? Extended range Pinaka? Prahaar Test?
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Gagan wrote:Digha is right at the junction where the land meets the picture frame at the top

Barak 8/QRSAM test? Extended range Pinaka? Prahaar Test?
Gagan

Where exactly? At top right hand area? I would expect any test article to be at middle of the straight ilne in the sea.
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It's clarified by IAF as some Astra tests conducted by Su30s
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ramana wrote: Gagan

Where exactly? At top right hand area? I would expect any test article to be at middle of the straight ilne in the sea.
To the right top of the image, from the end of the written Balasore.
Digha is a beach, with very black rocky-grainy sand, which is a favourite hang out for people from kolkata, orissa, jharkhand,

Digha marked with a red marker. Balasore, lies west of it. Further west of balasore are the Interim Test Range launch sites
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Quite odd. To hear Astra type payload about 15 kg heard from Digha with a fairly large area notified.
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The report i read mentioned sound was due to sonic boom since they were practcingsome scenarios where sonic boom happened closer to land. (Usually the planes do the supersonic flights once far from population but here scenario was different)

Tryingto locate link where i read it
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Ok. Makes sense.
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Saurav Jha‏ @SJha1618 10:18 AM - 27 Aug 2017
Alright, it seems that IAF Su-30 MKIs may have gone supersonic while releasing Astra AAMs and rather close to shore.
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^^ It's a well known anomalous propagation condition of sound in tidal plains known for centuries worldwide and specifically in the region as "Barisal Guns"

http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/waves/barisal.htm

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyquake

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... l-guns.htm
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K_Rohit wrote:
Decided to look up these places on google. What on earth is this at 27.510885, 76.666088?
What you see is a regular small arms firing range with concrete screens to protect bullets from going astray. You see a similar structure in the Army cantonment in Ahmedabad close to the airport. See the coordinates 23.080799, 72.609491
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arun wrote:Any guess on what manner of missile test is this?

Any chance of a map plot please?

Curious to know if this test is close to Digha.
Chandipur ITR is hardly 50 km from Digha Beach .

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An interesting snippet from Jaitley's visit. Astra serial production has started.
He also inaugurated the production of the Astra weapon system, an indigenously developed air-to-air Beyond Visual Range missile developed by DRDO, with a range of 110 km at Bhanur
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/c ... -bomb.html
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Chinmay wrote:An interesting snippet from Jaitley's visit. Astra serial production has started.
He also inaugurated the production of the Astra weapon system, an indigenously developed air-to-air Beyond Visual Range missile developed by DRDO, with a range of 110 km at Bhanur
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/c ... -bomb.html
:shock: ... what ? when?

may be for LSP of ASTRA, not aware about any order of Astra.
is all testing done?
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Nice tool to visualize missile range and area of destruction.

http://nuclearsecrecy.com/missilemap/#

Select a missile preset (for example, Agni 3) and select an area of impact (for example, GHQ, Rawalpindi) and zoom in to the target.
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pushkar.bhat wrote:
K_Rohit wrote:
Decided to look up these places on google. What on earth is this at 27.510885, 76.666088?
What you see is a regular small arms firing range with concrete screens to protect bullets from going astray. You see a similar structure in the Army cantonment in Ahmedabad close to the airport. See the coordinates 23.080799, 72.609491
wow. thanks!
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nash wrote:
Chinmay wrote:An interesting snippet from Jaitley's visit. Astra serial production has started.


http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/c ... -bomb.html
:shock: ... what ? when?

may be for LSP of ASTRA, not aware about any order of Astra.
is all testing done?
This is great news. When BDL sets up a production line, its for mass production. Trial batches for testing are made at DRDO Labs.

http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index ... avy/322178
At BDL, Bhanur Unit, Shri Arun Jaitley, inaugurated the ASTRA Manufacturing Facility. Astra weapon system is an indigenously developed Air-to-Air Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile developed by DRDO. It comprises of Astra Launcher and Astra Missile. It is designed as a BVR missile with a range of 110 Km in head-on mode and 20 Km in tail-chase mode. BVR missiles are the latest in air to air combat. BDL has been designated as the Lead Integrator by DRDO.
Indigenous assembly of LR-SAM has commenced too
The Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) was handed over to the Indian Navy by Union Minister for Defence and Finance Arun Jaitley at Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) in Kanchanbagh here on Sunday.

LRSAM is an advanced combat suit for missile defense against air targets, missiles and full capabilities of air and surface surveillance, threat alert, fire control. LRSAM is a DRDO-IAI (Defence Research & Development Organization - Israeli Aircraft Industries) Joint Development Contract with defined work-share. BDL is the Missile Production Agency to deliver and support the Indian Armed Forces in country's Defence preparedness. The missile is same for Tri Services viz., Navy, Air Force and Army.
BDL has acquired 632 acres of land from State Government to establish manufacturing, testing and storage facilities for advanced Weapon Systems of MRSAM (Medium Range Surface- to- Air Missiles) and QRSAM (Quick Reaction Surface- to- Air Missiles).

Plan is afoot to create exclusive complex for manufacture, assemble the missiles and integrate the weapon system in a world class environment. The need of the hour is to create all these facilities at this new complex which will herald a new era with Make in India as core concept and absorbing and establishing required facilities by active collaboration with DRDO and foreign OEMs. BDL envisions the Ibrahimpatnam Complex as its future Weapon Realisation and Delivery Unit. BDL spent 522 Crores on this facility.
http://www.livemint.com/Companies/XIR1V ... oduct.html
The missile-system manufacturer has already invested about Rs500 crore for various missile systems as well as ramping up the anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) from 6,000 units to 10,000 units, said V. Udaya Bhaskar, chairman and managing director of BDL.

Relevance of this is that ATGMs are becoming primary tank killers and bunker busters instead of MBT cannons limited by LOS constraints.

Speaking about the Akash MKII, Bhaskar said the new version will not only differ in range, but also have smart systems with seekers which will have no ground-control interference. The defence ministry has given a mandate to complete this project in three years.

According to Bhaskar, Bharat Dynamics has an order book of Rs16,000 crore. It has three functional units that will manufacture a Very Short Range Air Defence Missile (VSHORAD) at the defence firm’s plant in Amravati (Maharashtra) and an exclusive surface-to-air missile plant in Ibrahimpatanam (Telengana). Bharat Dynamics is also looking at collaborating with private players for defence manufacturing.

About the “Varunastra”, Bhaskar said the underwater missile system is being tested and almost in the induction phase. He said that once commercial orders come in from the defence forces, Bharat Dynamics would need to create an exclusive unit for underwater weapons manufacturing and testing at Visakhapatnam in the next 2-3 years.
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Check all the bigwigs in the photo

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Symbolic representation of DRDO handing over missile to BDL.

As I have been mentioning all along, when something meets requirements and passes testing, there is no reason why MoD will not mass produce it and IAF will not induct it.

The Astra will immediately replace R-77 on Su-30MKI followed by MiG-29K, MiG-29UPG and thereafter R-27.

This is a great day for Indian missile manufacturing. Our very own AAM.
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Thanks tsarkar for the insight.

Recent test at digha by IAF at supersonic speed means user trials is very satisfying for IAF.

Next and sone pe suhaga step would be test firing from Tejas.
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tsarkar,

I am a little unsure about the space occupied by the LRSAM - all due to my understanding, so I appreciate your clarifications in advance. (You may have to bear with my ignorance too).

So the LRSAMi is the same as Astra AAM? If so, I understand how it takes over the R-73. How does it fit the Navy? It is not a Barak-8 or other onboard replacement, is it meant to support shore facilities? Isn't that Akash + Rajendra?

I guess the various "marketing positioning" for these missiles, is what I'm unclear on.

Diwakar
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Astra was cleared for Limited Series production of 50.
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Any Idea if this commericial production has begun with the Russian KU Band seeker or the Ingenious seeker which was tested in March 2017, I am guessing it is with the Russian Seeker as the Indian seeker has not been tested in all regimes yet.
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West Bengal: Missile wreckage found by fishermen from the sea near East Midnapur's Digha, investigation underway.
There are some pics in the feed.

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/902079199879479297
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deWalker wrote:tsarkar,

I am a little unsure about the space occupied by the LRSAM - all due to my understanding, so I appreciate your clarifications in advance. (You may have to bear with my ignorance too).

So the LRSAMi is the same as Astra AAM? If so, I understand how it takes over the R-73. How does it fit the Navy? It is not a Barak-8 or other onboard replacement, is it meant to support shore facilities? Isn't that Akash + Rajendra?

I guess the various "marketing positioning" for these missiles, is what I'm unclear on.

Diwakar
Dear Diwakar,

LRSAM is a missile developed jointly with IAI. Its a 70 km ranged SAM. Its called MRSAM in Army & Air Force service because 70 km is long range at sea while its medium range terrestrially.

Astra is a completely different Air to Air missile designed completely indigenously.

Both these missiles are entering production - one at BDL Ibrahimpatnam and other at BDL Bhanur

Astra will replace R-77 missile that will shortly reach end of their technical lives.
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Looks like Prithvi. There were dozens of these tested in those waters.
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ashthor wrote:West Bengal: Missile wreckage found by fishermen from the sea near East Midnapur's Digha, investigation underway.
There are some pics in the feed.

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/902079199879479297
Looks like the wreakage of the drone hit by the Astra test.
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ashthor wrote:West Bengal: Missile wreckage found by fishermen from the sea near East Midnapur's Digha, investigation underway.
There are some pics in the feed.

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/902079199879479297
Come on you mijjile forensic eggspurts - get your grey cells whirring. It says P II and ?AD SUPPORT? on the side. Lakshya does not have all those pipes.

Don't forget to note the plate in the 1st image with holes peppered through it as one would expect from an anti-missile warhead explosion
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Looks too big to be MSRAM or Astra.
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