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AdityaM wrote: ↑25 Sep 2025 10:34
India tested Agni Prime from a rail-based mobile launcher that allows the missile to be transported quickly using the vast Indian rail network.
Indian Railways aims to get 100% track electrification by next year.
How will this missile be launched when there are high voltage cables above the launcher car.
First the missile will touch the electric cables in erect mode and get short & burn. And then a launch will break cables and missile itself will get damaged.
So this means the launcher can be transported anywhere on rails, but can only be launched from pre-designated launch areas ?
Those are the technologies to master. There will usually be an overhead mechanism to short circuit and divert the wires. There will also be an inclination mechanism to make sure the train is not damaged during the launch. You also need to master the electronic signaling, safety of the fissile material etc.. Russians operated such trains during the cold war. These are much more complex than road mobile launchers.
If you watch the actual video closely you will see the wires being diverted.
Tanaji wrote: ↑25 Sep 2025 13:28
I have a really dumb and basic question:
About 99% of Indian rail track is electrified. How will we fire a missile in times of war when there is a requirement for quick launch?
Please check Williams ji's post above..
In the video, you can see that the missile is being launched from an electrified track and the wires have been pushed to the side with a mechanism just behind the locomotive..
The tender has been issued by the Indian Army to the state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to buy the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed Anant Shastra air defence missile system, which was earlier known as the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system, defence officials told ANI.
With a range of around 30 km, the system would be complementing the existing systems in the forces like the MRSAM and Akash in short to medium ranges. The missile system performance has been extensively evaluated under both day and night operational scenarios during the trials.
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Breaking: DRDO to test India's new hypersonic missile 'Dhvani' by end of 2025; flying at 7,400 km/h (Mach 5+), it's faster than BrahMos
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Following the #IndianArmy’s ₹30,000 crore tender for 3 regiments of #QRSAM, the #IndianAirForce has signaled plans to induct 3 squadrons of QRSAM.
While each Army regiment will field 9 firing units, the IAF’s squadrons will comprise 7 firing units, reflecting service-specific operational requirements. Deliveries to the Army are slated to begin in 2026, with phased operational deployment thereafter.
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Breaking: DRDO to test India's new hypersonic missile 'Dhvani' by end of 2025; flying at 7,400 km/h (Mach 5+), it's faster than BrahMos
This will be a game-changer. And the range can be increased almost at will because the missile doesn't need to carry the oxidizer onboard
An interesting application of this missile will be as a boost phase interceptor due to its hypervelocity & minimal time to target. Within 10s of seconds of a ballistic missile launch, if we have the detecting satellite constellation in place, a boost-phase hypersonic interceptor can be on its way. BMs are most vulnerable during boost phase because they don't have adequate velocity and they cannot maneuver
@IndiaWarMonitor
Breaking: DRDO to test India's new hypersonic missile 'Dhvani' by end of 2025; flying at 7,400 km/h (Mach 5+), it's faster than BrahMos
This will be a game-changer. And the range can be increased almost at will because the missile doesn't need to carry the oxidizer onboard
An interesting application of this missile will be as a boost phase interceptor due to its hypervelocity & minimal time to target. Within 10s of seconds of a ballistic missile launch, if we have the detecting satellite constellation in place, a boost-phase hypersonic interceptor can be on its way. BMs are most vulnerable during boost phase because they don't have adequate velocity and they cannot maneuver
As of today, this seems to be for strike rather than interception of missiles. It's a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle making it extremely difficult for interceptor's to take it down. Tech from this including the new Hypersonic LrAshm could go into creating new Hypersonic ABMs. The AD-1 ABM is said to be Mach 6.5 capable. The Most surprising thing is the test taking place 4 years ahead of the expected timeline (2029). https://x.com/DefenceDecode/status/1931567171647283293
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HYPERSONIC GLIDE VEHICLE
DRDO unveiled a full-scale model of the #Dhvani hypersonic glide vehicle during the 'Vigyan Vaibhav' exhibition at Hyderabad's Gachibowli Stadium in the February 2025.
- Program is currently in the prototype and development phase.
- The Intercontinental ranged system is expected to enter into the trials in the late 2028 or early 2029
Defence Ministry opens missile, shell production to private sector
The Defence Ministry has opened the development and manufacturing of missiles, artillery shells, ammunition and ordnance to private sector so that India does nor run out of fire power in long term hostilities, a move that is also in keeping with India’s push for self-reliance or Atmanirbharta.
While the government is tight-lipped about the move, HT learns that an amendment has been made to Revenue Procurement Manual (RPM) that removes the mandatory requirement for any private entity involved in manufacturing of bombs and ammunition to seek a no-objection certificate (NOC) from state-owned defence company Munitions India Limited (MIL) before setting up an ammunition unit.
This means that the private sector will be allowed to manufacture 105 mm, 130 mm, 150 mm artillery shells, Pinaka missiles, 1000 pound bombs, mortar bombs, hand grenades, and medium and small caliber ammunition, said people familiar with the development, asking not to be named.
Besides, HT learns that the defence ministry has also written to Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) communicating its intent to open up the development and integration of missiles to private sector as firms such as state-owned Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) alone cannot cater to requirement of Indian armed forces.
The missile sector has been opened to private players as Operation Sindoor has shown that the future belongs to stand-off weapons and long range conventional missiles, the people cited above said . BDL and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) under DRDO are the sole manufacturers of missiles and surface to air missile systems such as Akash, Astra, Konkurs, Milan and also of torpedos.
With Pakistan using long range Chinese air to air and air to surface missiles and rockets during Operation Sindoor, the Modi government’s assessment is that Indian private firms are required to move into conventional missile development with strategic missile development under the sole purview of DRDO. India needs more conventional missiles such as BrahMos, Nirbay, Pralay and Shaurya as future battles will be only fought by stand-off weapons and anti-missile defence as the days of fighter planes are gone with the dawn of over the horizon surface to air missiles, experts say.
This was amply demonstrated by Indian S-400 system taking down a Pakistan ELINT aircraft (either SAAB AEW or Dassault DAC 20 ELINT) 314 kilometers inside Pakistan Punjab at the height of skirmishes during Op Sindoor, on the morning of May 10.
The Defence Ministry has opened both the missile and the ammunition sector to private players as Indian armed forces should not run out of ammunition in case of a long war and be forced to procure them at high premium at a short notice from foreign vendors. With Russia and the West involved in the Ukraine war, and the Middle-East and Israel involved in Gaza war, missiles and ammunitions are in high demand. Pakistan, on the other hand, has a permanent supplier in China for its war effort.
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In June 2025, During User trials of Akash-NG at Chandipur. Akash-NG has successfully engaged and scored a direct hit on a Banshee target drone using the EOTS for missile Guidance and Target engagement.
This capability allows Akash NG to engage targets without using radar.
