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Annual production is about 35?“Currently, India imports about 35 boosters annually and the demand for the booster is going to be high as IAF will induct more missiles on its fighter jets in the near future.
Annual production is about 35?“Currently, India imports about 35 boosters annually and the demand for the booster is going to be high as IAF will induct more missiles on its fighter jets in the near future.
Balasore (Odisha), Jan 18: India today successfully test-fired its nuclear capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5 - the most advanced missile in the Agni series with a strike range of over 5000 kms -- from a test range off Odisha coast.
The user associate test-flight of the missile has further boosted indigenous missile capabilities and deterrence strength of the country. All radars, tracking systems and range stations monitored the flight performance, defence sources said.
Describing the trial as “fully successful”, the sources said, the sophisticated missile travelled for 19 minutes and covered 4,900 km. The sleek missile was test-fired from a canister launcher, mounted on a mobile platform, at about 9.54 am from No. 4 launch pad of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Abdul Kalam Island, earlier known as Wheeler Island, they said.
“After four successful developmental trials, this was the first user associate test of Agni-5 missile,” the sources added. ‘Agni-5’ is most advanced missile in the Agni series with new technologies incorporated in it in terms of navigation and guidance, warhead and engine. It has a range of over 5000 km.
“The redundant Navigation systems, very high accuracy Ring Laser Gyro based Inertial Navigation System (RINS) and the most modern and accurate Micro Navigation System (MINS) had ensured the missile reached the target point within few metres of accuracy. The high speed on board computer and fault tolerant software along with robust and reliable bus guided the missile flawlessly,” said an official of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
The missile is so programmed that after reaching the peak of its trajectory it will turn towards Earth to continue its journey towards the intended target with an increased speed due to the attraction of the earth’s gravitational pull, he said. Its path is precisely directed by the advanced on-board computer and inertial navigation system, the official added.
The first two successful flights of Agni-5 in 2012 and 2013 were in open configuration. The third, fourth and today’s launch from a canister, integrated with a mobile sophisticated launcher, were in its deliverable configuration that enables launch of the missile with a very short preparation time as compared to an open configuration. It also has advantages of higher reliability, longer shelf life, less maintenance and enhanced mobility.
India has at present in its armoury of Agni series, Agni-1 with 700 km range, Agni-2 with 2000 km range, Agni-3 and Agni-4 with 2500 km to more than 3500km range. The first test of Agni-5 was conducted on April 19, 2012, the second on September 15, 2013, the third on January 31, 2015 and fourth trial on December 26, 2016 from the same base.
We are in 2018, how long are we going to test newer missile versions with 1000 km incremental range ? Need to test for "max" range atleast with Agni 6.Vips wrote:For BRF'ers the next lungi dance moment will be when we test a MIRV capable Agni 6 with range of at least 6000 Kms.
An adversarial planner knows full well that India can from a single launch; place multiple satellites into specific orbital trajectories. The only question that comes up is payload capacity for a specific range.JTull wrote:Next has to be "Agni-MIRV" and not "Agni-Max".
Rajeev wrote:Just like Trident missile of UK . Agni 5's range could be as much as 12,000 km , not just 5000 km as officially stated ..
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Everyone knows that for India a plain vanilla ballistic missile of 8000 Kms is already a done deal. What is not and will be a game changer is an MIRV missile (even if it is of a shorter range of 6000 Kms).Karthik S wrote:We are in 2018, how long are we going to test newer missile versions with 1000 km incremental range ? Need to test for "max" range atleast with Agni 6.Vips wrote:For BRF'ers the next lungi dance moment will be when we test a MIRV capable Agni 6 with range of at least 6000 Kms.
Mort Walker wrote:An adversarial planner knows full well that India can from a single launch; place multiple satellites into specific orbital trajectories. The only question that comes up is payload capacity for a specific range.JTull wrote:Next has to be "Agni-MIRV" and not "Agni-Max".
The “Agni-MIRV” is already here.
That inforgraphic map radius doesn't look right. Agni-IV to Agni-V shouldn't be that great a bubble.Singha wrote:CNN infographic. Mach24 if true makes it as fast as trident d5 , which however will accelerate faster due to composite 1st stage casing - a must do in tranche2 for us
Yes. I guess that this test involved both DRDO & SFC personnel with DRDO hand-holding the SFC guys.ramana wrote:What is a user associate trial? This is first time hearing that.
You will not get them anytime soon. It is a Chi-MIRV-A to take care of taller than mountain and with second leg of window of opportunity hopefully will take care of deeper than oceans from aridaman (K5).Sid wrote:Where are the launch bictures?? By this time from launch we get to se hi def pictures. Wonder what’s cooking?!
Ramana sir I didn't say it was ready for induction. Merely a test just that it will not have pointed cone but a round one. Also navarea warning were two windows one for A5 and one for something else. No pics would be released for obvious reasons.ramana wrote:KK, So far 2 development tests for vehicle, 3 more for canister means this configuration is ready for induction.
MIRV means more trials.
Not happening
One of the initial weaponeer s told me the early design configuration exercise envisaged three flower petals of Agni2 rv for the final big fat astra.ramana wrote:Mort, in this business only demonstrated capability is acknowledged.
So yes A-MIRV is next step. Even three good ones.
That is why decoys are deployed that are many times lighter than RV and can mimic its payload during midcourse , Latest decoys are not just lighter and mimic warhead in thermal and Radar spectrum but can survive re-entry too. Jammers are deployed to distort ABM radar from tracking in midcourse.ramana wrote:Austin, Decoys are bakwas.
To be effective they have to mimic real ones.
In that case why waste payload?
Pray tell us how the lighter decoy can mimic the huge thermal signature with matching decelation profile during reentry? Hope you see it's impossibility.Austin wrote:That is why decoys are deployed that are many times lighter than RV and can mimic its payload during midcourse , Latest decoys are not just lighter and mimic warhead in thermal and Radar spectrum but can survive re-entry too.
The RV will be exactly same configuration as a live one and will have full "physics package", but they remove the fissile parts and make sure the chem-explosive primary works at the right altitude. Telemetry on various parts and their test params are streamed back till that point.AdityaM wrote:how do they ensure that the ultimate weapon meant for these missile will survive the trip & work.
do they do a vibration, heat, free-fall, radiation, blah blah tests on the 'actual' bombs that are meant for this missile.
Also during this test, what do they fill in the nose cone apart from sensors... concrete, lead.. what?
Agni1 RV is the only one ever released. the explosion occurs clearly.hnair wrote:The RV will be exactly same configuration as a live one and will have full "physics package", but they remove the fissile parts and make sure the chem-explosive primary works at the right altitude. Telemetry on various parts and their test params are streamed back till that point.AdityaM wrote:how do they ensure that the ultimate weapon meant for these missile will survive the trip & work.
do they do a vibration, heat, free-fall, radiation, blah blah tests on the 'actual' bombs that are meant for this missile.
Also during this test, what do they fill in the nose cone apart from sensors... concrete, lead.. what?
There was a nice IR video of this RV of an Agni streaking in from the clouds and the fuse flaring up a the right altitude