BrahMos Cruise Missile

As far as i heard Brahmos 2 will have longer range ....and moreover missile ranges are only as good as radar detection ranges so 300 seems like a fairly good range.....the only problem i see is if a hostile ship is detected by a UAV or recon Helo out of missile range then what do our ships do? anybody cares to clarify?

Subsonic missiles with turbo jet engines will always have longer ranges . Brahmos sacrifices range for speed. Sub launched and air launched versions should be unbeatable.Also we got some stealth ships.

It will be blatant violation of the MTCR....

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No satish it will not be violation if it totally made by a country which is not a signatory of MTCR (correct me if my understanding is wrong)

Sathish meant russia cannot share anything as it is a signatory

yes sridahr saar i understood that point but i am saying is if BrahMos 2 is completely made by India Hint: first test conducted by India in 2008 I think the main component of BrahMos which is not made in India is propulsion system and if it is also made in India then it can have longer range and it does not violate the MTCR that's my understanding correct me if i am wrong

But the whole company is a joint venture between Mashinostreya and Bhramos corporation with a 51% stake with India and 49% stake with mashinostreya. Well it can be used as a platform to develop new technologies and DRDO and Mashinostrya can only absorb technologies from it.

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Can any body comment on the status of trials of Brahmos-2 in 2010 ?

Till now only lab tests are over for the scramjets of Brahmos -2. Trails expected by late 2011

Agan,thanks.
Is it true that Aakash SAM is hypersonic and is capable of maneuvoures in mid flight?Any idea if Brahmos-2 will be capable of any maneuvoures during the course of its flight?

Forget about hypersonic, Akash SAM is not even supersonic. Usually SAMs are not supersonic.

Brahmos-2 is less maneuverable compared to Brahmos-1 because of high speed but still can do basic maneuvers needed to hit the static target.

what are you talking..............sam's not supersonic?????????

akash is definitely super sonic

Akash is a surface-to-air missile with an intercept range of 30 km. It has a launch weight of 720 kg, a diameter of 35 cm and a length of 5.78 metres. Akash flies at supersonic speed, reaching around Mach 2.5. It can reach an altitude of 18 km. An on-board guidance system coupled with actuator system makes the missile manoeuvrable up to 15g loads and a tail chase capability for end game engagement. A digital proximity fuse is coupled with a 55 kg pre-fragmented warhead, while the safety arming and detonation mechanism enables a controlled detonation sequence. A self-destruct device is also integrated. It is propelled by Integrated Ramjet Rocket Engine. The use of ramjet propulsion system that enables sustained speeds without deceleration throughout its flight.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akash_missile

Akash is supersonic.
Brahmos - 1 being a CM doesn't need to be as maneuverable as a SAM.

Agree Singhji.

The Akash uses an integral ramjet rocket propulsion system to give a low-volume, low-weight (700 kg launch weight) missile configuration, and has a low reaction time - from detection to missile launch - of 15 seconds. This allows the missile to carry a heavier warhead (60 kg). The solid-propellant booster accelerates the missile in 4.5 seconds to Mach 1.5, which is then jettisoned and the ramjet motor is then ignited for 30 seconds to Mach 2.8 - 3.5 at 20g.

In fact if I am not wrong Akash SAM maintains its supersonic speed during its entire flight not like some SAM getting to supersonic mode during the end of their flight path.

Different version of BrahMos to be tested

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The Hindu India is preparing to test a different version of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile currently deployed both in the Indian Army and the Navy.

India is preparing to test a different version of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile currently deployed both in the Indian Army and the Navy.
The version for the army would be tested shortly for it efficacy to hit targets on surface after clearing natural obstruction requiring ascent and descent, defence sources said here.
The Air Force variant of BrahMos is also being prepared for test from the underbelly of a Sukhoi-MKI frontline fighter after earlier attempt to fix them under the wings was not successful.
The BrahMos, a joint venture of India and Russia, is also planning to expand its production capacity to reach a level of 100 missiles per year as against half of that number being produced at present.
At present, while India makes 25 missiles at its facilities in Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram. The rest of the missiles are being made by Russia there.



http://beta.thehindu.com/news/nation...icle107287.ece