Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

[Jay]

2) We have repeatedly exercised restraint
3) We are a rational player
4) We also only react to provocations & not do anything proactive (much to my chagrin)

Yeah, these are weaknesses, especially in our context. As long as we adhere to the above rules, will will always be at the mercy of someone who do not stick to them.

[Rakesh]

India has made huge leap in missile technology: Former DRDO chairman
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cit ... 271446.cms
05 July 2025

[Rakesh]

DRDO missile tests off Odisha coast: Two-day fishing ban imposed from July 17
https://odishatv.in/news/odisha/drdo-mi ... -17-267255
08 July 2025

The Odisha Fisheries Department imposes a two-day fishing ban on July 17-18 for DRDO's missile tests from Chandipur and Kalam Island, affecting four coastal districts to ensure fisherfolk safety.

[Ashokk]

DRDO & IAF conduct successful flight-test of Astra Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile with indigenous Radio Frequency Seeker from Su-30 Mk-I

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) & Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted the flight-test of indigenous Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile (BVRAAM) ‘Astra’ equipped with indigenous Radio Frequency (RF) Seeker from Su-30 Mk-I platform off the coast of Odisha on July 11, 2025. During the tests, two launches were carried out against high-speed unmanned aerial targets at different ranges, target aspects and launch platform conditions. In both the cases, the missiles destroyed the targets with pin-point accuracy.

During the tests, all subsystems performed as per expectations including the RF seeker which has been indigenously designed & developed by DRDO. The flawless performance of the Astra weapon system was validated through flight data captured by Range Tracking instruments deployed by Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. These successful flight tests have re-established the accuracy and reliable performance of Astra weapon system with indigenous seeker.

Astra BVRAAM has a range exceeding 100 kms and is equipped with state-of-the art guidance and navigation system. In addition to various laboratories of DRDO, more than 50 public and private industries including Hindustan Aeronautics Limited have contributed towards successful realisation of the weapon system.

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh complimented DRDO, IAF and industry involved in the design and development of RF seeker and stated that the successful testing of the missile with indigenous seeker is a major milestone in critical defence technology.

Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat congratulated all the teams involved during the successful flight-test.

[Prem Kumar]

Excellent news! Indigenous seeker tests were done back in 2017 - 18. Not sure if they were ever inducted

So, I believe that the 200 or so Astra inducted so far, have the Russian Agat seeker

We need more Astra-Mk1s inducted across the fleet. Hope these tests pave the way for the same

[Srikanth P]

India "has tested" a Mach 8 missile with 1,500 km range as per the below article...

India testing a missile that flies at eight times the speed of sound, hits targets 1,500 km away
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ne ... 432167.cms
14 July 2025

[VKumar]

There was a news article that IAF is exploring the purchase of an Israeli missile called LORA to hit pakis.

[Rakesh]

India "has tested" a Mach 8 missile with 1,500 km range as per the below article...

India testing a missile that flies at eight times the speed of sound, hits targets 1,500 km away
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ne ... 432167.cms
14 July 2025

From Google Chacha's AI Bot....

To cover 1,500 km at Mach 8, it would take approximately 10.3 minutes. This calculation assumes a constant speed of Mach 8 at sea level, where the speed of sound is roughly 1,225 km/h. Mach 8 is eight times the speed of sound, or 9,800 km/h. Dividing the distance by the speed gives the time.
Here's the breakdown:

* Speed of sound at sea level: Approximately 1,225 km/h according to Wikipedia.
* Speed at Mach 8: 1,225 km/h * 8 = 9,800 km/h.
* Time to travel 1,500 km: 1,500 km / 9,800 km/h = 0.153 hours.* Convert to minutes: 0.153 hours * 60 minutes/hour = 9.18 minutes.

Kilometers per Hour to Mach Number Conversion (km/h to M). Therefore, it would take roughly 10.3 minutes to travel 1,500 km at Mach 8.