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http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/12/stories/2010031259840300.htm
MYSORE: Agni-V, India's version of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with a range of more than 5,000 km, will be test-fired by early 2011, according to W. Selvamurthy, Chief Controller, R and D (Life Sciences), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
He was interacting with presspersons here on Thursday on the sidelines of a seminar on Futuristic Food Requirement of the Armed Forces organised by the Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL).
Capacity
Dr. Selvamurthy said the DRDO scientists were working on Agni-V which was a three-stage solid fuelled missile and it would have a payload of one to 1.5 tonne and could carry conventional nuclear warhead. “It will address our immediate threat perception and since India has declared and adopted a no-first strike policy, Agni-V will empower the country with the second strike capability,” Dr. Selvamurthy said.
He described Agni as an important missile delivery system. Agni V was a surface-to-surface missile and came very close to qualify as an ICBM. Commenting on Agni-III which was test-fired successfully thrice, Dr. Selvamurthy said it had met all parameters and the armed forces would decide on the actual induction programme.
Major concern
On the development of anti-satellite system and space security imperatives, the DRDO scientist said space security was a major concern but there was no separate anti-satellite programme as such though the DRDO had the core capability of designing and developing such a system if the need arose.
He said the DRDO already had the capacity to deliver such a system based on its earlier missile delivery programmes and all that was required was to modify and transfer this to the requisite format, he added.
Dr. Selvamurthy said the DRDO had visualised future battle and conflict scenario and was gearing to meet the new changes. He said a brain storming session was held recently on Battle Scenario 2020 and it emerged that high intensity conflicts like the World War I and II were passé as also the Middle Intensity Conflict. He said the country's challenge would be Low Intensity Conflict (LIC) as being witnessed in Jammu and Kashmir, operations against naxalites and counter terrorism operations and hence the DRDO was launching a major initiative to support the LIC in due course through appropriate weapon delivery systems.
While the high-intensity conflicts ended with the two World Wars, the middle intensity conflicts too were an unlikely scenario or had a low probability in view of economic and trade issues and hence future war scenario would be low intensify conflicts, he added.
The other countries were envious of India's high GDP growth bordering on 7.5 per cent to 8 per cent and hence the country had to brace for low intensity conflicts, said Dr. Selvamurthy.
On the nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) war scenario, Dr. Selvamurthy said the country was prepared to handle it and the Cabinet Committee recently sanctioned an additional Rs. 300 crore for developing contingency measures. He pointed out that the standard operating procedure (SOP) of command and control were in place and the guidelines for implementing the SOP were in place in addition to a quick response system.
The DRDO had developed capabilities and contributed to early detection, personal protection, collective protection, de-contamination and rescue operations. He said for aerial monitoring for nuclear devices as also chemical warheads had been developed and for battle field operations, it had developed a portable gas chromatography devise that could detect chemical vapour in the event of a chemical warfare.
Diagnostic kits
It had produced biological field antigen-based diagnostic kits apart from unmanned recce vehicle which would map contaminated zone and a remotely operated vehicle Daksh that had the capacity to diffuse any explosives.
Dr. Selvamurthy said the DRDO had developed a stand alone-stand off detection system, unmanned aerial and ground vehicle mounted with sensors to detect explosives and chemicals among others and welcomed private sector participation in the defence sector.
http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/12/stories/2010031259840300.htm
MYSORE: Agni-V, India's version of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with a range of more than 5,000 km, will be test-fired by early 2011, according to W. Selvamurthy, Chief Controller, R and D (Life Sciences), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
He was interacting with presspersons here on Thursday on the sidelines of a seminar on Futuristic Food Requirement of the Armed Forces organised by the Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL).
Capacity
Dr. Selvamurthy said the DRDO scientists were working on Agni-V which was a three-stage solid fuelled missile and it would have a payload of one to 1.5 tonne and could carry conventional nuclear warhead. “It will address our immediate threat perception and since India has declared and adopted a no-first strike policy, Agni-V will empower the country with the second strike capability,” Dr. Selvamurthy said.
He described Agni as an important missile delivery system. Agni V was a surface-to-surface missile and came very close to qualify as an ICBM. Commenting on Agni-III which was test-fired successfully thrice, Dr. Selvamurthy said it had met all parameters and the armed forces would decide on the actual induction programme.
Major concern
On the development of anti-satellite system and space security imperatives, the DRDO scientist said space security was a major concern but there was no separate anti-satellite programme as such though the DRDO had the core capability of designing and developing such a system if the need arose.
He said the DRDO already had the capacity to deliver such a system based on its earlier missile delivery programmes and all that was required was to modify and transfer this to the requisite format, he added.
Dr. Selvamurthy said the DRDO had visualised future battle and conflict scenario and was gearing to meet the new changes. He said a brain storming session was held recently on Battle Scenario 2020 and it emerged that high intensity conflicts like the World War I and II were passé as also the Middle Intensity Conflict. He said the country's challenge would be Low Intensity Conflict (LIC) as being witnessed in Jammu and Kashmir, operations against naxalites and counter terrorism operations and hence the DRDO was launching a major initiative to support the LIC in due course through appropriate weapon delivery systems.
While the high-intensity conflicts ended with the two World Wars, the middle intensity conflicts too were an unlikely scenario or had a low probability in view of economic and trade issues and hence future war scenario would be low intensify conflicts, he added.
The other countries were envious of India's high GDP growth bordering on 7.5 per cent to 8 per cent and hence the country had to brace for low intensity conflicts, said Dr. Selvamurthy.
On the nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC) war scenario, Dr. Selvamurthy said the country was prepared to handle it and the Cabinet Committee recently sanctioned an additional Rs. 300 crore for developing contingency measures. He pointed out that the standard operating procedure (SOP) of command and control were in place and the guidelines for implementing the SOP were in place in addition to a quick response system.
The DRDO had developed capabilities and contributed to early detection, personal protection, collective protection, de-contamination and rescue operations. He said for aerial monitoring for nuclear devices as also chemical warheads had been developed and for battle field operations, it had developed a portable gas chromatography devise that could detect chemical vapour in the event of a chemical warfare.
Diagnostic kits
It had produced biological field antigen-based diagnostic kits apart from unmanned recce vehicle which would map contaminated zone and a remotely operated vehicle Daksh that had the capacity to diffuse any explosives.
Dr. Selvamurthy said the DRDO had developed a stand alone-stand off detection system, unmanned aerial and ground vehicle mounted with sensors to detect explosives and chemicals among others and welcomed private sector participation in the defence sector.
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Yeah read that this morning and the first thing that struck me was the ICBM thing. So far and even now they just mention the "over 5000km" missile. I am sure its an ICBM but it will be tested for 5000kms. What will be interesting is to see to what range they test the missile. If they test if for full range, i am damn bloody sure it will be a 8000km range ICBM.
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Well India has been Informally asked By the US to "cap" its Agni range at 5000 - 5500 km.
Since India's minimum credible deterrence is aimed against China why should we make 8000 km range missile .
The first "questions" that would be raised will be by Europe and Russia.
Making A SLBM with 3500 km range AND MIRV (multiple warhead) missiles would raise our technological
standing to a much higher level.
Since India's minimum credible deterrence is aimed against China why should we make 8000 km range missile .
The first "questions" that would be raised will be by Europe and Russia.
Making A SLBM with 3500 km range AND MIRV (multiple warhead) missiles would raise our technological
standing to a much higher level.
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Its all about language. So we tell them it will be a 5000km range missile. We need an ICBM that can be mounted on our subs. a land based test will validate range and other parameters. All that will remain to be done is to develop systems to launch from a sub and with the K 15, we are already working on that.
Noobie Question
following the discussion on this thread, what do we expect from newer generation of missiles? is it range? agni does just fine. is it payload? we can carry 1.5 t i believe. accuracy? we have close to 10 CEP i guess?
so what is it that one should look at in terms of new gen missiles..
thanks
following the discussion on this thread, what do we expect from newer generation of missiles? is it range? agni does just fine. is it payload? we can carry 1.5 t i believe. accuracy? we have close to 10 CEP i guess?
so what is it that one should look at in terms of new gen missiles..
thanks
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Anti ABM capabilities...MIRV......even better CEP ....as with MIRV CEP becomes even more critical...........higher road mobility.......better storage time.........and in case of india ability to be launched from subs......
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Your forgetting ASAT weapons.
From the Hints we got from DRDO, it would seem. We are not idle on that field either.
Although no nation will officially admit ASAT weapons or their developments.
With Our security threats no doubt create more than enough reason to have our own
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Better mobility. A3 is a pretty heavy missile. So we need to work on that. Make it rail, road mobile. Silo launched. Lots of things need to be done.
Prithvi is an old design. That needs a replacement, so is Agni I. All that has to be considered. Shaurya is a new missile that was not part of the IGMP. It came as a surprise when it was test fired. So obviously everyone is not sitting idle in the missile development department.
Prithvi is an old design. That needs a replacement, so is Agni I. All that has to be considered. Shaurya is a new missile that was not part of the IGMP. It came as a surprise when it was test fired. So obviously everyone is not sitting idle in the missile development department.
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I agree that seems to the plan, the Shaurya's Creators are pitching the missile as a replacement ot older Agni models.
The prithvi is already being replaced.
Mobility, better storage, still better CEP can be done as an improvement over the existing already developed systems. i meant when we're talking about newer missiles, is there any technological jump that we are looking?
let me speculate
may be super hypersonic missiles doing Mach 15-20? both BM as well as CM
reducing the size to its miniscule limits? includes weight reduction as well.
stealth missiles? anyone? no radar detection?
more BM-CM missiles like the Shaurya with pin point accuracy?
members can think of more.
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Slow down dude, these are top secret developments you are asking about.
WE are working on Hypersonic missiles.
Noticeably the Bhramos-2
and the AD-1 an AD-2 used in our BMD.
As well as other kinestic warhead missiles. Anti sat missiles perhaps ?
WE did not even know about the Shaurya till they told us.
Before then it was just a another ballistic missile.
As far as miniaturization and weigh reduction go, i am sure that's all part of the continual development and improvement.
But i do doubt that missile that can travel at mach 12 plus. it would burn through fuel like a bomb.
Its better to work on High energy lasers or Electromagnetic accelerators at that point. which the US is doing at this moment
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A peek at next-generation Agni-V
BY : Mail Today / PICTURES FROM LIVEFIST
Shrouded in secrecy for its political implications, the first visual impressions of India’s most ambitious nuclear delivery system, the Agni-5 ballistic missile, are out. Officials with the Agni programme in Hyderabad confirmed the pictures were an accurate depiction of the in- development weapon.
On February 10, Agni programme director Dr Avinash Chander had told Headlines Today, “The Agni-5 looks similar to the Agni-3, except that it is longer as a result of an additional propulsion stage.”
Still at least a year away from its first test-firing-an official estimate says February 2011- the Agni-5 has already acquired a formidable global reputation. In October last year, in its first ever reference to an Indian weapon programme, China’s state-owned People’s Daily newspaper pointed out that “India’s Agni-5 missile is highly road-mobile, and effectively puts Harbin, China’s northernmost city within striking range.”
The Agni-5 is being built to deliver a nuclear warhead out to ranges of 5,000-6,000/ km. Sources reveal that 60 per cent of the first Agni-5 missile system is complete, with work now focused on the weapon’s crucial third stage. Scientists are currently tweaking the missile’s payload structure, introducing extra heating and making alterations to the re- entry mechanism.
The missile will also be India’s first to be propelled by a composite rocket motor as opposed to a metallic one. With the 3,500-km-range Agni-3 to enter service with India’s Strategic Forces Command- which governs all nuclear weapons- this year, the Agni-5 will be put through a similar four-flight trial between 2011-2013.
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BY : Mail Today / PICTURES FROM LIVEFIST
Shrouded in secrecy for its political implications, the first visual impressions of India’s most ambitious nuclear delivery system, the Agni-5 ballistic missile, are out. Officials with the Agni programme in Hyderabad confirmed the pictures were an accurate depiction of the in- development weapon.
On February 10, Agni programme director Dr Avinash Chander had told Headlines Today, “The Agni-5 looks similar to the Agni-3, except that it is longer as a result of an additional propulsion stage.”
Still at least a year away from its first test-firing-an official estimate says February 2011- the Agni-5 has already acquired a formidable global reputation. In October last year, in its first ever reference to an Indian weapon programme, China’s state-owned People’s Daily newspaper pointed out that “India’s Agni-5 missile is highly road-mobile, and effectively puts Harbin, China’s northernmost city within striking range.”
The Agni-5 is being built to deliver a nuclear warhead out to ranges of 5,000-6,000/ km. Sources reveal that 60 per cent of the first Agni-5 missile system is complete, with work now focused on the weapon’s crucial third stage. Scientists are currently tweaking the missile’s payload structure, introducing extra heating and making alterations to the re- entry mechanism.
The missile will also be India’s first to be propelled by a composite rocket motor as opposed to a metallic one. With the 3,500-km-range Agni-3 to enter service with India’s Strategic Forces Command- which governs all nuclear weapons- this year, the Agni-5 will be put through a similar four-flight trial between 2011-2013.
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5,000-km Agni-V missile ready for test firing: Antony
Fri, Aug 27 06:34 PM
Hyderabad, Aug 27 (IANS) India's indegenous 5,000-km range Agni-V nuclear-capable missile that can hit targets in northernmost China is ready for test-firing, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said here Friday but declined to state when this would happen.
The missile was developed following the denial of technology to India. 'The denial has only given us an opportunity to develop a 5,000-km range missile,' Antony said.
The minister was speaking after laying foundation stone for expansion of the Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (Midhani) defence public sector company.
He said Indian scientists working in many critical areas have proved that India can overcome sanctions and denials. 'When we face denial, we should take it us a God-sent opportunity and a challenge,' he told the scientists present on the occassion.
Later, in a chat with reporters, Antony declined to give any date for the test-firing of the Agni-V, India's only inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Allaying apprehensions that the defence sector would lose able hands with the retirement of present generation of scientists, the defence Minister assured that new blood would be injected. 'More new scientists, officers and workers will come into the defence sector,' he said.
Antony promised all support to develop Midhani as a world-class company. He advised the company to go beyond its goal of achieving a turnover of Rs.1,000 crore. 'The sky is the limit. You have a major role to play in meeting the requirements of ISRO, AEC and new areas in defence,' he said.
While talking to reporters, he said there was a need to encourage more private sector participation in defence production.
He said India's policy on defence production was evolving. 'It is a continuous process,' he said.
He pointed out that there was a time when India used to import everything but this had now come down and the country had also permitted 100 percent private sector participation in defence production.
Antony said the country now allowed 26 percent FDI in defence production and also had an offset clause to help Indian industry.
Under the clause, foreign companies that bag an Indian defence contract worth over Rs.300 crore have to plough 30 percent of the value back into the country by way of purchase of local components, services or investments.
Antony also inaugurated an indigenously-built electro-slag refining (ESR) furnace.
He noted that Midhani which started commercial production in 1983 with a modest turnover of Rs.8 crore, had now reached Rs.370 crore.
The expansion, with an investment of Rs.400 crore to Rs.600 crore in three phases is expected to increase the turnover to Rs.1000 crore in five years.
Midhani Chairman and Managing Director Narayana Rao said the company, which was set up for self-reliance in critical defence material, has been supporting programmes in the space, defence, aeronautics and atomic energy sectors.
Fri, Aug 27 06:34 PM
Hyderabad, Aug 27 (IANS) India's indegenous 5,000-km range Agni-V nuclear-capable missile that can hit targets in northernmost China is ready for test-firing, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said here Friday but declined to state when this would happen.
The missile was developed following the denial of technology to India. 'The denial has only given us an opportunity to develop a 5,000-km range missile,' Antony said.
The minister was speaking after laying foundation stone for expansion of the Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (Midhani) defence public sector company.
He said Indian scientists working in many critical areas have proved that India can overcome sanctions and denials. 'When we face denial, we should take it us a God-sent opportunity and a challenge,' he told the scientists present on the occassion.
Later, in a chat with reporters, Antony declined to give any date for the test-firing of the Agni-V, India's only inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM).
Allaying apprehensions that the defence sector would lose able hands with the retirement of present generation of scientists, the defence Minister assured that new blood would be injected. 'More new scientists, officers and workers will come into the defence sector,' he said.
Antony promised all support to develop Midhani as a world-class company. He advised the company to go beyond its goal of achieving a turnover of Rs.1,000 crore. 'The sky is the limit. You have a major role to play in meeting the requirements of ISRO, AEC and new areas in defence,' he said.
While talking to reporters, he said there was a need to encourage more private sector participation in defence production.
He said India's policy on defence production was evolving. 'It is a continuous process,' he said.
He pointed out that there was a time when India used to import everything but this had now come down and the country had also permitted 100 percent private sector participation in defence production.
Antony said the country now allowed 26 percent FDI in defence production and also had an offset clause to help Indian industry.
Under the clause, foreign companies that bag an Indian defence contract worth over Rs.300 crore have to plough 30 percent of the value back into the country by way of purchase of local components, services or investments.
Antony also inaugurated an indigenously-built electro-slag refining (ESR) furnace.
He noted that Midhani which started commercial production in 1983 with a modest turnover of Rs.8 crore, had now reached Rs.370 crore.
The expansion, with an investment of Rs.400 crore to Rs.600 crore in three phases is expected to increase the turnover to Rs.1000 crore in five years.
Midhani Chairman and Managing Director Narayana Rao said the company, which was set up for self-reliance in critical defence material, has been supporting programmes in the space, defence, aeronautics and atomic energy sectors.
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It shares two stages of Agni3 and it has additional stage which will house MIRV bus.
Therefore some of the major parts are already being tested, with the experience of DRDO in missile it wont be too long before you will see successful testing of this missile.
We need to keep an eye on any future prithvi missile test they might test MIRV on small scale model, fired by IA.
