Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14

member_26622 · Post by **member_26622** » 16 Oct 2014 22:10

It's clear that the missile is specifically tested to take out Paki terror camps - test range of 300 kms and loitering capability. Finally seeing user guidance and focus on current+ emerging threats. We are thinking and behaving like Israel now.

Expect Pakis los*rs to amp it up next time on the border - this will be a fitting response.

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 17 Oct 2014 00:27

Shrinivasan wrote:
Vipul wrote:Friday Fury: Subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay ready to strike.

...the missile will travel a distance of 300 km and return to loiter around 100-150 km closer to the range...
This is priceless, for ADE/DRDO to try this in its first test of the re-designed missile speaks volumes about their confidence. Something tells me, this missile's components HAVE ALL BEEN VALIDATED in some other name already.

Component validation occurs before any flight test as SOP.

SagarAg · Post by **SagarAg** » 17 Oct 2014 02:42

What is the time for the Nirbhay test?

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 17 Oct 2014 06:11

Karan, not just individual components, almost the whole missile... May be masked as Lakshya drone tests?!!?! Loads of confidence... All the best DRDO... Make us proud... My prayers for a successful mission today.

dinesha · Post by **dinesha** » 17 Oct 2014 07:51

SagarAg wrote:What is the time for the Nirbhay test?

Around 10:00 AM

PratikDas · Post by **PratikDas** » 17 Oct 2014 08:09

Tarmak007
‪#‎NirbhyaLaunch‬ ‪#‎DDay‬ ‪#‎GoodLuckDRDO‬ Sources at LC-3, ITR confirm to @writetake that the ‪#‎Nirbhay‬ launch is fixed at around 9.30 am.

jamwal · Post by **jamwal** » 17 Oct 2014 08:18

Cruise missile tests don't need to be declared in advance like ballistic missile tests. It's possible that a few flights may have occurred already.

dinesha · Post by **dinesha** » 17 Oct 2014 08:20

BrahMos missile to do near vertical dive in a year
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/b ... 508523.ece

“We want to demonstrate a ‘near vertical dive and surround’ capability to take the enemy by surprise. While radars do not have 360 degree coverage in the mountains, we would like to show the missile taking a turn in the horizontal axis and decimating the target around the hill. We hope to do this in a year’s time,” Sudhir Mishra, chief executive officer and managing director of the company, told The Hindu.

The capability, he said, would allow the Army to inventively approach their operational plans.

On the air version of the universal missile now under development, Mr. Mishra said a dummy BrahMos would be test-dropped from a modified Su-30 MKI fighter early next year. By March, the actual missile would be test-fired from the aircraft.

member_28108 · Post by **member_28108** » 17 Oct 2014 08:32

#BreakingNews #NirbhayLaunch DRDO top brass confirms that countdown for 2nd launch of India's subsonic cruise missile #Nirbhay has begun.

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 17 Oct 2014 08:51

Har Har Mahadev.

jamwal · Post by **jamwal** » 17 Oct 2014 09:22

the missile taking a turn in the horizontal axis and decimating the target around the hill.

Is't the turn in horizontal axis a s-maneuver ?
I thought Brahmos -III already had vertical dive capability. What am I missing ?

member_27718 · Post by **member_27718** » 17 Oct 2014 09:24

Missile launched. Zee news captured it live

partha · Post by **partha** » 17 Oct 2014 09:27

http://zeenews.india.com/live-tv

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 17 Oct 2014 09:32

Nirbhay Launched...

PratikDas · Post by **PratikDas** » 17 Oct 2014 09:35

Alka Kaushik ‏@LyfInTransit 47s47 seconds ago
#Nirbhaylaunch cruise missile Nirbhay Gained 4.5 km and covered 22 km in 9 mnts. Fly high my #India @writetake

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 17 Oct 2014 09:36

Undee TV has Launch video... the woophs of Joy is heartening

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 17 Oct 2014 09:38

a 10 second clip is being looped again and again with Voice over from Pallav Bhagla

gashish · Post by **gashish** » 17 Oct 2014 09:40

Livefist ‏@livefist 4m4 minutes ago
Positive first reports: Nirbhay cruise missile test successful. Flight met all parameters. Guidance system checked all the boxes.

Shrinivasan · Post by **Shrinivasan** » 17 Oct 2014 09:43

Missile dropped the booster, rose up to 4.5 KM altitude and is is proceeding as planned

PratikDas · Post by **PratikDas** » 17 Oct 2014 09:53

Source: NDTV Live

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 17 Oct 2014 09:55

I have seen it flying high above clouds in last yr video from the su30. isnt this unusual for a CM? to my knowledge the other CMs of the world always try to fly lo-lo-lo to evade radar and SAMs.......videos of ships launching thawks always show them coming down to low level right after the vertical launch.

member_28827 · Post by **member_28827** » 17 Oct 2014 09:57

AbhiJ wrote:When is Nirbhay launch?

भारत की पहली क्रूज मिसाइल "निर्भय" के बारे में दस अहम बातें - 10 must-known facts about India`s frist Cruise Missile Nirbhay

ओडिशा। भारतीय डिफेंस साइंटिस्ट्स ने देश की पहली क्रूज मिसाइल "निर्भय" तैयार की है। हालांकि इसा पहला परीक्षण पिछले साल 12 मार्च को किया गया था और तब यह असफल रही थी, लेकिन आज एक बार फिर इसका परीक्षण किया जा रहा है। जानें इस मिसाइल के बारे में 10 खास बातें -

1. यह सब-सोनिक क्रूज मिसाइल है। इसे रॉकेट की तरह लॉन्च किया जाता है और फिर यह एयरक्राफ्ट की तरफ पंख फैला लेती है। भारत की बालिस्टिक मिसाइल अग्नि से इतर निर्भय में विमान की ही तरह पंख और टेल फिंन्स हैं।

2. लॉन्च किए जाने के कुछ क्षणों बाद इसी रॉकेट मोटर गिर जाती है और इसके पंख खुल जाते हैं।

3. इस समय इसका गैस टर्बाइन इंजन शुरू हो जाता है और यह एक एयरक्राफ्ट की तरह बन जाती है।

4. यह पेड़ों जितनी ऊंचाई पर भी उड़ सकती है जिससे इसे रडार में डिटेक्ट करना मुश्किल हो जाता है।

5. टार्गेट के पास जाकर यह टार्गेट के चारों ओर चक्कर लगाती है और किसी भी दिशा से हमला कर सकती है।

6. यह लॉन्चिंग वाली जगह से 700 किलोमीटर दूरी तक जाकर अटैक कर सकती है।

7. इसे मोबाइल लॉन्चर से भी लॉन्च किया जा सकता है और यह भारत को कई तरह के प्लेलोड्स अलग अलग रेंज में मारने की क्षमता प्रदान करती है।

8. इस मिसाइल में फायर एंड फॉर्गेट सिस्टम है जिससे जाम नहीं किया जा सकता।

9. यह अमरीका की टोमाहॉक और पाकिस्तान की बाबर मिसाइल के लिए भारत का जवाब है। अमरीका ने गल्फ वॉर के दौरान क्रूस मिसाइल्स का इस्तेमाल किया था।

10. भारत अब तक बालिस्टिक मिसाइल और टैक्टिकल मिसाइल्स बना चुका है, अब निर्भय के सफल परीक्षण के साथ ही भारत क्रूस मिसाइल बनाने में भी महारथ हासिल कर लेगा। - See more at: http://www.patrika.com/news/10-must-kno ... ay/1038128

Indranil · Post by **Indranil** » 17 Oct 2014 09:58

PratikDas wrote:Tarmak007
‪#‎NirbhayLaunch‬ ‪#‎BreakingNews‬
Has now covered 300 km in 10 min. Going smooth. DRDO chief expected to make an announcement soon. ‪#‎GoNirbhayGo‬

Does not seem right. It would make is supersonic

Kailash · Post by **Kailash** » 17 Oct 2014 10:00

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/surface-to-s ... 720-3.html

Sid · Post by **Sid** » 17 Oct 2014 10:00

Singha wrote:I have seen it flying high above clouds in last yr video from the su30. isnt this unusual for a CM? to my knowledge the other CMs of the world always try to fly lo-lo-lo to evade radar and SAMs.......videos of ships launching thawks always show them coming down to low level right after the vertical launch.

Both last years and is years test are taking place at 4k altitude.

Maybe its a precautionary measure. INS failure at super low altitude would have meant super quick crash maybe into populated areas.

Also telemetry might be an issue at low altitudes if it uses LOS link.

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 17 Oct 2014 10:00

This is only second test and they may have targeted some parameters in this test. Tree Top flight may not be one of them. It may come for the next test. I am sure that will take place soon.

PratikDas · Post by **PratikDas** » 17 Oct 2014 10:01

indranilroy wrote:
PratikDas wrote:Tarmak007
‪#‎NirbhayLaunch‬ ‪#‎BreakingNews‬
Has now covered 300 km in 10 min. Going smooth. DRDO chief expected to make an announcement soon. ‪#‎GoNirbhayGo‬
Does not seem right. It would make is supersonic

Thank you. Quite right!

Sid · Post by **Sid** » 17 Oct 2014 10:02

tarmak007---- 7 waypoints covered, half distance done.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 17 Oct 2014 10:05

To add to the points mentioned before, higher flight path to reduce background clutter to help visual tracking by chase craft.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 17 Oct 2014 10:07

hopefully one chase plane is flying behind and around it in circles, logging its thermal & radar signature using OLS IRST & bars for later analysis while the close su30 records with camera.

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 17 Oct 2014 10:13

Anantha Krishnan M @writetake · 2m 2 minutes ago
#BreakingNews @Nirbhay crosses 8th way point. 2 more to go.

Hobbes · Post by **Hobbes** » 17 Oct 2014 10:16

Livefist reports on Twitter that the test was successful.

putnanja · Post by **putnanja** » 17 Oct 2014 10:19

Hobbes wrote:Livefist reports on Twitter that the test was successful.

I think Livefist(shiv aroor) jumped the gun, the launch was successful. Still waiting for missile to reach target to declare the entire test as succesfull!

Singha · Post by **Singha** » 17 Oct 2014 10:21

follow tarmak on https://twitter.com/writetake
either he is onsite or has a open phone line to the C3 center.

pankajs · Post by **pankajs** » 17 Oct 2014 10:25

Anantha Krishnan M @writetake · 1m 1 minute ago

#BreakingNews #FridayFury #NIRBHAYHITSTARGET BANG ON! #NIRBHAY TEST-FIRED SUCCESSFULLY

Congratulations to DRDO and India!

K_Rohit · Post by **K_Rohit** » 17 Oct 2014 10:25

Per Tarmak007, Nirbhay hits target

putnanja · Post by **putnanja** » 17 Oct 2014 10:25

Tarmak reports NIrbhay Success! Har har mahadev!

pushkar.bhat · Post by **pushkar.bhat** » 17 Oct 2014 10:26

Tarmak confirms Nirbhaya Target Hit

Hobbes · Post by **Hobbes** » 17 Oct 2014 10:28

Tarmak007:

BANG ON, NIRBHAY TEST FIRED SUCCESSFULLY!

Congratulations to the DRDO team for this spectacular success!

member_28579 · Post by **member_28579** » 17 Oct 2014 10:29

Anantha Krishnan M @writetake · 2m 2 minutes ago
#BreakingNews #NirbhayLaunch The missile has also crossed an extra way point No 11: Sources.

CONGRATS !!!!!