John wrote:I believe he is referring to altering its flight path to approach the target from different direction most modern AShM are capable of that.
kit wrote:Am thinking that is more of software guidance changes than any hardware/propulsion .. quite within India s reach
Austin wrote:Yep software onlee , they probably are testing some block upgrades of the S/W for Brahmos adding in new capability via S/W upgrades
Consider this - a column of Pakistani tanks rumble towards the Indian border, ready to blast their way into the country. The Indian border defences watch in horror as the Pakistani tanks approach. Then B-52 aircraft flies in and drops a CBU-105 bomb. A single bomb releases several small bomblets which identify their individual targets destroying them almost simultaneously.
Surya wrote:From the articleConsider this - a column of Pakistani tanks rumble towards the Indian border, ready to blast their way into the country. The Indian border defences watch in horror as the Pakistani tanks approach. Then B-52 aircraft flies in and drops a CBU-105 bomb. A single bomb releases several small bomblets which identify their individual targets destroying them almost simultaneously.
I am not sure whether to laugh or cry at this.
Gagan wrote:This is the original CBU 105 video that has been 'modified' for the indian presentation.
shiv wrote:I hope we have signed the EULA for the CBU 105. No?
Austin wrote:After today’s test, India has become the first and only country in the world to have a "manoeuvrable supersonic cruise missile in its inventory," he said in New Delhi.
Why does Dr Pillai claims that part that we are the first and only country in the world ?
AFAIK Kh-22 ,SS-N-22,Kh-15 and SS-N-19 were manoeuvrable and supersonic cruise missile and some of them were in existance 2-3 decades before Brahmos.
Astonishingly, BrahMos performed its intricate manoeuvres at 2.8 Mach, with its propulsion fully switched on during the whole course of its flight. (Normally, when a missile performs manoeuvres, its engines will not operate.) Another highlight was the advanced indigenous software for way point manoeuvring that enables the low-flying missile to hit a target vessel taking shelter, for instance, behind a rocky island.
Given its fast reaction — it takes off in four minutes from the time the command is given from launch headquarters — the missile has virtually no equal in a hypothetical conventional battlefield.
Philip wrote:US ESSM (planned to be installed on Paki OH Perry frigates being gifted to them by the US,as was done with Oz's Perrys) and SM-3 missiles can theoretically shoot down supersonic missiles-their designated task,as they are faster than the incoming missile.The ability of the B'Mos to dramatically alter its flight path when within terminal range allows it the extra element of difficulty in countering it,especially if incoming missiles are fired in salvoes to arrive simultaneously.Once we have developed the hypersonic version of B/Mos,we will have achieved a quantum leap ahead of our enemies,real and potential and with even longer ranged missiles like Shourya,could sanitise the IOR using both sea-based and land platforms,given our unique sub-continental geographical location and that of our island territories.
bhavik wrote:Shaurya - Actually a hypersonic hybrid/cruise missile?
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/shaurya-surfaces-as-indias-underwater-nuclear-missile/23/20/385952/
The shells also displayed difficulties at high altitudes during the 1999 Kargil War. At first, the Army thought that the problem was with the designator so they replaced Israeli and French designators with original KBP equipment. Reports indicate, however, that this has not resolved the problems
Lok Sabha
India's Russian Krasnopol inventory was proved defective during the Army test firing. The performance of the first lot of quantity 1000 rounds of projectiles procured in 1999 has deteriorated over the years the recently during test firing by the Army, it was observed that the performance was not upto the mark. Another quantity of 2000 projectiles procured in 2002 also did not perform to the desired standards in high altitude areas. The matter has been taken up with the vendor to rectify the ammunition to achieve the desired results and enhance its shelf life.
The total amount involved in purchasing 3000 rounds with 81 Laser Designators is US$ 111,950,488 (Rs. 522.44 crores)
This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Amitava Nandy in Lok Sabha today
SKS / RAJ
Nuclear capable Dhanush and Prithvi-2 missile tests are likely to be conducted tomorrow, defence sources said here. "Agni-1, surface-to-surface single stage missile with 700 km range, will be taken up for test on Sunday," sources said adding that Defence Research Development Organisation and operational strategic units of army and naval forces would jointly conduct the operation.
They said nuclear capable Agni-1 would be test-fired from Wheeler Island, about 70 km across sea from Chandipur-on-sea. Prithvi-2, a missile with maximum range of 295 km, would be tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, about 15 km from here.
Dhanush, the naval version of Prithvi, would be testfired from a naval ship off the Orissa coast, the sources said.
The supersonic cruise missile, Brahmos, jointly developed by India and Russia, had a successful trial on March 22, 2010 from a naval ship off the Orissa coast.
biswas wrote:
Is the ESSM confirmed to be on the Pak OH Perry frigs?
Oliver Hazard Perry Class frigates still serve with the US Navy, but American ships have had their bow-mounted Mk.13 launch systems for SM-1 Standard air defense and RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles removed. Those changes leave just torpedoes and a 76mm naval gun for offense, and the 20mm Phalanx CIWS as the ships’ main defensive weapon. Barring further contracts, the dollar amounts and lack of contractor assistance strongly suggest that McInerney is being transferred to Pakistan “as is.”
Uttam wrote:Dhanush, Prithvi-2 to be testfired tomorrow March 26, 2010Nuclear capable Dhanush and Prithvi-2 missile tests are likely to be conducted tomorrow, defence sources said here. "Agni-1, surface-to-surface single stage missile with 700 km range, will be taken up for test on Sunday," sources said adding that Defence Research Development Organisation and operational strategic units of army and naval forces would jointly conduct the operation.
They said nuclear capable Agni-1 would be test-fired from Wheeler Island, about 70 km across sea from Chandipur-on-sea. Prithvi-2, a missile with maximum range of 295 km, would be tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, about 15 km from here.
Dhanush, the naval version of Prithvi, would be testfired from a naval ship off the Orissa coast, the sources said.
The supersonic cruise missile, Brahmos, jointly developed by India and Russia, had a successful trial on March 22, 2010 from a naval ship off the Orissa coast.
The Indian defensive shield too will have similar limitations: if a single nuclear-tipped missile gets through, the consequences will be calamitous. This country would do better to rely on diplomacy, rather than a chancy missile shield, to increase its security.
According to this logic, India has to choose- either Shield, or Diplomacy.This country would do better to rely on diplomacy, rather than a chancy missile shield, to increase its security.
BHUBANESWAR: India
early Saturday successfully tested two nuclear capable missiles Dhanush and Prithvi II in Orissa, official said.
"Both the missiles were successfully launched at the same time at 5.30 hours," SP Dash, director of the Integrated Test Range of Chandipur in Balasore district, told IANS.
The test firing of the short-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which has already been inducted into the armed forces, was a user trial by the Indian Army. The sleek missile is "handled by the strategic force command", the sources said.
"Both the missiles were successfully launched at the same time at 5.30 hours," SP Dash, director of the Integrated Test Range of Chandipur in Balasore district, told IANS.
Mr_Li wrote:
why send up two missiles skyward at the same time one muses,
after process of elimination only reply came was - so as not to wake up the villagers twice as often as one.
but congratulations on those who pressed the button.
- Mr. Li
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