Biggest Ever BrahMos Deal? Indian Navy To Get 200 Extended Range Missiles Worth Rs 15,000 Crore
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Biggest Ever BrahMos Deal? Indian Navy To Get 200 Extended Range Missiles Worth Rs 15,000 Crore
200 missiles - that puts it at $12.5M/missile.Rakesh wrote:Biggest Ever BrahMos Deal? Indian Navy To Get 200 Extended Range Missiles Worth Rs 15,000 Crore
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Most likely the January 2022 test.A 800-km range variant of BrahMos has also undergone its maiden test
BHUBANESWAR: India on Tuesday conducted twin successful trials of indigenously developed very short-range air defence system (VSHORADS) from a defence test facility off the Odisha coast paving its way for induction in the armed forces.
Designed and developed by DRDO, the man-portable air defence system was flight tested in quick succession from launching complex III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR).
Defence sources said the flight tests were carried out from a ground-based man-portable launcher against high-speed unmanned aerial targets, mimicking the enemy aircraft. The approaching and receding aircraft were successfully intercepted, meeting all mission objectives.
VSHORADS is meant for neutralising low-altitude aerial threats at short ranges. It has been designed and developed indigenously by Hyderabad-based Research Centre Imarat (RCI) in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories and Indian industry partners.
Having a strike range of up to six km, the missile weighs around 15 kg and is capable of effectively engaging aerial targets with low infrared signature. It comes with a lightweight man-portable launcher and boasts a highly proven success rate.
A defence scientist said the missile is a new generation integrated system with high precision and unbeatable range that uses unjammable features to deceive the enemy.
"The fully digital and heat-seeking missile can meet the requirements of all three wings of the armed forces. It can be easily transported and operated from the ground, vehicle, building or ship by one soldier," he said.
The missile incorporates many novel technologies, including dual-band imaging infra-red seeker, a miniaturised reaction control system and integrated avionics. The propulsion is provided by a dual-thrust solid motor.
Secretary of Department of Defence R&D and DRDO chairman Samir V Kamat said the two consecutive successful flight tests have proven the operational effectiveness of the missile system.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh complemented DRDO and industry partners. He said the missile equipped with novel technologies will give further technological boost to the armed forces.
The missile was first test fired in September last year. It will be inducted into the armed forces after a few more developmental trials.
Man portable tripod indicates something like the RBS-70 system. Expect it to be something that 1 soldier can operate but with the entire system carried by 2.Prem Kumar wrote:In the video, we can see that the missile gets gas-ejected from the launch tube and subsequently the motor ignites at a safe distance. Acceleration is superb!
There was an infographic on Twitter from Oct 2022 that the missile was 20Kg in weight, 2m long & tripod mounted (see below). Perhaps 20 Kg could be for missile+launcher. Even so, its 5 Kg heavier than Igla or Stinger and also longer. So, its likely not shoulder fired.
Will be good to get validation of the actual specs of the missiles that were tested today
Back when the Light Specialist Vehicle competition was in early stages, TATA had proposed an Igla carrier version of their LSV.Pratyush wrote:This missile is an excellent candidate for building a Desi Avenger type system. When it's mounted on a Tata 2.5 ton load vehicle. 8 Missiles ready to fire
Avenger Missile
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/TWQ-1_Avenger
Tata 4*4 LPTA 713
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Dive mode means, missile fired for target at 60 to 100 % of full range.Prem Kumar wrote:The 2nd target of MRSAM was killed in a dive-mode, which makes me think that it was a high-altitude target (simulating an aircraft or an AShM in the High part of the trajectory).
Incoming air at high supersonic speed is extremely hotnam wrote:Source: https://twitter.com/RAFIndia_/status/16 ... 7790790656
Any one wants to postulate what is that bump around the seeker region on Astra? It is too small for an IR inlet.
Is it an inlet for air to cool the AESA seeker? I don't if there are more than 2 bumps, but if it is only 2, one could be inlet, another is the outlet.
The previous shown Astra never had any such bumps. This seems to be the new iteration and the fact that it is around the seeker, could only mean something new was added to the seeker area.
Publicly it is only known to change a traditional KU seeker to AESA.
Edit: Or potentially a way to inject coolant for liquid cooling? It doesn't make sense to provide such an obvious inlet for doing this, as the BVR could be opened up and coolant replaced.
MANPADs are mostly for countering Heli and CAS -- both of which are low and slow.RoyG wrote:1.5 mach is slow speed. Is that target speed maybe?
More comparable would be Mistral in size and range. It has a higher speed and warhead. What was the point in the dual thrust? I don't see any advantages.Avid wrote:MANPADs are mostly for countering Heli and CAS -- both of which are low and slow.RoyG wrote:1.5 mach is slow speed. Is that target speed maybe?
Also, it would appear that VSHORADS is trading max speed for increasing the range and the warhead size.
Igla-S
Range: 5.0 km
Ceiling: 3.5 km
Max speed: Mach 1.9
Warhead: 1.17 kg
VSHORADS
Range: 6.0 km
Ceiling: 3.5 km
Max speed: Mach 1.5
Warhead: 2 kg
Acceleration, not top speed = quick reaction against pop up threatsRoyG wrote:More comparable would be Mistral in size and range. It has a higher speed and warhead. What was the point in the dual thrust? I don't see any advantages.Avid wrote:
MANPADs are mostly for countering Heli and CAS -- both of which are low and slow.
Also, it would appear that VSHORADS is trading max speed for increasing the range and the warhead size.
Igla-S
Range: 5.0 km
Ceiling: 3.5 km
Max speed: Mach 1.9
Warhead: 1.17 kg
VSHORADS
Range: 6.0 km
Ceiling: 3.5 km
Max speed: Mach 1.5
Warhead: 2 kg
RajaRudra wrote:https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/3 ... 2023-03-25
Jaisalmar is near the border. Misfired missiles are surface to air. Something got hit may be..
Yes, may be pakis would have sent drone to watch over the exercise and got blown over. Thats what i thoight about this misfiring.Kersi wrote:RajaRudra wrote:https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/3 ... 2023-03-25
Jaisalmar is near the border. Misfired missiles are surface to air. Something got hit may be..
As per Google Maps, it is 50 km form IB
As usual Indian media's clickbait and misleading headline.RajaRudra wrote:https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/3 ... 2023-03-25
Jaisalmar is near the border. Misfired missiles are surface to air. Something got hit may be..
T
he missiles of range between 10 to 25 kilometres were being test fired by experts in the Army but deviated from its path due to a technical fault.
Prem Kumar wrote:In other news, BDL successfully tested Amogha-III ATGM yesterday. Apparently the seeker is from Tonbo Imaging.
Not sure whether the IA is interested
These are all vying for a Make 2 program under which IA intends to acquire a minimum of 2330 missiles and 100 launchers. The BDL Amogha - 3 will compete vs DRDO's MPATGM and VEM's AsiBal.Prem Kumar wrote:In other news, BDL successfully tested Amogha-III ATGM yesterday. Apparently the seeker is from Tonbo Imaging.
Not sure whether the IA is interested