BrahMos Cruise Missile

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BrahMos: India's Supersonic Mega Missile That China Should Fear


Supersonic Carrier Killers

BrahMos began in the 1990s as a joint project between Russia and India to develop an Indian version of the P-800 Oniks cruise missile. The missile’s name is a portmanteau of the rivers Brahmaputra and Moskva in India and Russia, respectively.




The BrahMos is actually slightly faster at Mach 2.8 than the P-800. It also weighs twice as much as a Tomahawk, at six thousand pounds.


The combination of twice the weight and four times greater speed as a Tomahawk result in vastly more kinetic energy when striking the target. Despite having a smaller warhead, the effects on impact are devastating.

Even more importantly, the BrahMos’s ability to maintain supersonic speeds while skimming at low altitude makes it very difficult to detect and intercept. To cap it off, the BrahMos performs an evasive “S-maneuver” shortly before impact, making it difficult to shoot down at close range.




If the attack is launched within 120 kilometers of the target, it can skim at very low altitude the entire way to the target. While missiles can be detected earlier if benefiting from AWACs aircraft, a ship would likely detect a sea-skimming missile at range of only thirty kilometers, affording the vessel only a thirty second time window to respond. One intriguing analysis argues that a U.S. Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, with its layered air defenses, could not handle more twelve BrahMos missiles at once and that an entire carrier battle group would be saturated by more than sixty-four.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/brahmos-indias-supersonic-mega-missile-china-should-fear-17491

 

[sorcerer]

Why the BrahMos armed Sukhoi is bad news for India’s enemies

India has signalled its intent to strike enemy targets with devastating force early on in a conflict. On June 25 a modified Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI aircraft carried a Brahmos-A (Air) supersonic cruise missile aloft for the first time, marking an important milestone in the development of the missile ahead of further flights and firing tests.


Likely targets

Against Pakistan, the targets are obvious. A two-squadron attack using most of the SFC’s air assets can within minutes utterly cripple the country’s command and control centres; nuclear power plants, including the Kahuta ‘Death Star’ where the majority of the “Islamic” bombs are manufactured; the Sargodha Central Ammunition Depot west of Lahore where these warheads are stored; ballistic missile bases in Gujranwala, Okara, Multan, Jhang and Dera Nawab Shah; Pakistani Army Corp headquarters in Rawalpindi; the Karachi Port, Pakistani’s only major harbour and its Naval HQ; and ordnance factories that manufacture tanks and fighter aircraft.

 

[Bornubus]

The main hindrances of BrahMos are of export variant is called Yakhont which is given to India

Key points to remember:
• Only 120 km range when using Lo-altitude sea-skimming silhouette.
• Not smart ( can’t take equivocal measures on its own to avoid interceptor missiles and follows prearranged path)
• The SM-6 is though a diverse case is and can intercept supersonic missiles at sea-skimming elevations and high altitudes as well. This will be a crucial weapon for the any Navy to shield its fleet against missiles like the BrahMos.
• If we deliberate a solitary destroyer acting on its own, then the BrahMos will be spotted at about 25-30 km from the ship when it is in its sea-skimming incurable phase.

Paki rust bucket ancient ships will only have few seconds to shot it down so better recite a Surah instead of trying shot it down with piss poor Air defense.



Even your Allah will give you the same advice. Ask him.

 

[airtel]

The main hindrances of BrahMos are of export variant is called Yakhont which is given to India

Key points to remember:
• Only 120 km range when using Lo-altitude sea-skimming silhouette.
• Not smart ( can’t take equivocal measures on its own to avoid interceptor missiles and follows prearranged path)
• The SM-6 is though a diverse case is and can intercept supersonic missiles at sea-skimming elevations and high altitudes as well. This will be a crucial weapon for the any Navy to shield its fleet against missiles like the BrahMos.
• If we deliberate a solitary destroyer acting on its own, then the BrahMos will be spotted at about 25-30 km from the ship when it is in its sea-skimming incurable phase.

Explained – Can The US Navy Shoot Down The Deadly BrahMos Missile?
Posted on December 27, 2014October 15, 2015 by N.R.P


This is the third part of the series. We have covered introduction and detection of anti-ship missiles in general in the earlier articles. We strongly suggest you to read those 2 articles before proceeding with this as it will give you a better idea of what is explained here. In this article we will specifically deal with shooting down the famous Indo-Russian Anti Ship missile, the BrahMos. This missile has been chosen as it is currently the fastest and probably the deadliest anti-ship missile in service. The Russian variant of BrahMos is called Onyx and the export variant is called Yakhont. Its NATO reporting name is SS-N-26 Stallion. If you want to know how these missles work, i suggest you read my earlier article



Do note that no classified information is revealed in this analysis and all the data used are publicly released figures. The analysis uses logic, physics and mathematics with the available data in order to present a general idea of how it will be to face BrahMos and measures to counter it.

The main advantages of BrahMos are

• Mach 3 (2500-3000 km/hr) speed (which makes it very difficult to detect and track)
  
• 300 kg Semi-Armor piercing warhead (which causes massive damage upon impact)
  
• Very high kinetic energy on impact (which disintegrates smaller ships and cripples larger ones)
  
• S-manoeuver just a few seconds before impact (which makes interception very difficult)
  
• 300 km range in Hi-Lo altitude profile
  
• 400+ km range in Hi-altitude profile
  
• No wings (makes it harder to shoot down as winged missiles plunge into water after suffering wing damage)

The main disadvantages of BrahMos are

• Only 120 km range when using Lo-altitude sea-skimming profile
• Not intelligent ( can’t take evasive measures on its own to avoid interceptor missiles and follows predetermined path)

A Salvo of BrahMos © Saurav Chordia

There is a lot of rumor that the BrahMos is impossible to shoot down. This is mainly due to the fact that NATO missile defense systems were prepared to handle Mach 1-1.5 speed Anti-Ship missiles which Russia possessed during the Cold War. But after the Mach 2-3 speed Onyx/BrahMos was developed, it surprised the western world and it is unknown what specific measures have been taken to handle this supersonic threat. But the US Navy is well prepared to protect its fleet from such a threat. The stages involved in shooting down Onyx/BrahMos using modern anti-missile systems will be explained.

Burkes of the US Navy during a SAM firing exercise

Long Range SAM
The best part of using a long range SAM to defend a ship is that you can shoot the AShM launch platform itself (aircraft) before it can fire missiles at you! Since you eliminate the source of the threat, you ensure safety of the fleet. Long range SAM systems are those which fall in the 80-250 km category like SM-2, SM-6, Aster 30, HQ-9, SA-N-6 Grumble (Naval S300), 9M96E (Naval S400). But let’s consider the SAMs which are most likely to face the BrahMos.

The US Navy uses the SM-2 as its standard long range SAM on its destroyers. It has a range of 90+ km and uses a semi-active homing radar seeker which means that the mechanically scanning illuminators on board the warships should provide them with guidance. This proves to be a handicap as a Burke carries 3 centrally mounted SPG-62 illuminators which will find it difficult to deal with a multi directional missile attack. Normally, once the missile is detected at longer ranges if its following a high altitude profile, multiple SM-2 missiles are launched to counter the threat. 2-3 SAMs are fired against subsonic threats, so it is safe to assume that 4-5 SAMs will be fired at a single incoming BrahMos missile. Again, the SM-2 wasn’t designed to handle a missile flying at 3 times the speed of sound but designed to handle Soviet missiles flying at 1-1.5 times the speed of sound. So it’s going to be a very difficult task to shoot down BrahMos, as the attacking party will launch the BrahMos ideally 120 km away from the Burke to ensure a complete sea-skimming flight and to delay detection. The SM-6 is however is a different case and can intercept supersoonic missiles at sea-skimming altitudes and high altitudes as well. This will be a key weapon for the US Navy to defend its fleet against missiles like the BrahMos.

SM-2 being launched from the Mk41 VLS
Medium Range SAM

A Burke with its Octagonal SPY-1 radar visible
Let us consider a scenario in which a Burke class destroyer escorting a carrier battle group (CBG) is faced with a swarm of 8 BrahMos/Yakhont Anti-Ship missiles. Once the missiles are detected by the AWACS at 150+ km from the ship, the usual procedure would be to direct fighter jets from a nearby carrier towards the missile to shoot it down. But in this case, the missile is traveling at 3 times the speed of sound. Fighter jets will have 1/3 the time to react when compared to facing subsonic missiles. Hence the chances of a successful shoot down by fighters is less. But if we consider a solitary destroyer acting on its own, then the BrahMos will be detected at about 25-30 km from the ship when it is in it’s sea-skimming terminal phase.

Considering a salvo of 8 BrahMos and that the missile travels at 1km/sec, the Burke has about 25-30 seconds to react. Launching long range missiles would be futile at this point because the missiles are closing in on the ship fast. The Medium range option available on the Burke is the 50 km range Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) which is quad packed and hence large quantities are available. This is very useful as one cell packs 4 MR-SAM compared to 1 LR-SAM. While intercepting supersonic anti-ship missiles, a large number of SAMs are fired to ensure successful interception. So in this case, we can consider about 16-24 ESSM ripple fired from the Burke towards the incoming missiles. We have 4 SAMs targeting each BrahMos missile and the probability of interception is ‘theoretically’ 100%. Practically, the BrahMos may break through these defenses.

Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)
But there’s a big flaw in this if you haven’t noticed. Firing 24 ESSM takes 24 seconds, 4 ESSM will target 1 BrahMos, so 24 of these can target 6 BrahMos and by that time the last few ESSM have been fired, there are still 2 BrahMos missiles left untargeted and speeding towards the Burke. So what’s the flaw? Think ……….If 16 BrahMos missiles (the capacity of new gen Russian frigates and Indian destroyers) were fired instead of 8, the defense of the Burke would be saturated if it’s operating alone. The Phalanx CIWS and Softkill countermeasures would probably manage to counter 2 more BrahMos, but then you have 6 remaining supersonic anti-ship missiles with 300 kg semi-armor piercing warheads ramming at full speed into a 9000 ton destroyer. Hence we can assume the saturation limit for a single Burke stands at 12 BrahMos missiles approaching simultaneously. So if it goes one-on-one with a Russian frigate or Indian destroyer carrying 16 BrahMos, it’s not returning home.



So what did we learn from this? We learnt that if a ship possesses purely medium range SAM systems, its chances of survival are very low in a modern conflict. If it faces a missile like BrahMos, its chances reduced threefold. Hence many navies are opting for a layered defense system with AEW systems to protect their expensive warships. But there will be another doubt in your mind once you’ve read this. You’ll wonder how the AEGIS, which is the best in the world can’t deal with 20-30 missiles like BrahMos, and is the US Navy leaving its ships vulnerable to threats like these. The answer is yes and no.

YES, The AEGIS is the best in the world because it can combine data from every ship and aircraft radar in the fleet and draw a big picture of the surrounding airspace. It gets early data from E-2 aircraft which enables it to intercept missiles 100+ km from the fleet. And NO because even the worlds most advanced anti-missile system has a saturation limit. The exact value is not disclosed for obvious reasons, but considering a CBG will have 3 AEGIS equipped escorts in wartime, 48 fighters with 8 on Combat Air Patrol (CAP)and 2 E-2s will be airborne for providing Over The Horizon (OTH) radar coverage, the saturation limit for this CBG will be around 64 BrahMos missiles. The 300 km range of the BrahMos in mixed altitude flight and 120 km range in low altitude flight means that it cannot be fired from beyond the radar coverage of the CBG. Hence the deadliest delivery platform will be Russian Yasen subs which carry 32 Yakhont/BrahMos and can fire them while submerged. Now that we dealt with BrahMos against the famous AEGIS equipped Burke, let us see how other anti-missile systems fare against it.

INS Kolkata carries 16 BrahMos and 32 Barak-8
There is one specific missile which has been designed from scratch to shoot down BrahMos. It’s the Indo-Israeli Barak-8 SAM. This missile was primarily developed by Israel to equip its warships to protect them from the Yakhont missiles which its neighbor was procuring. Israeli ships carried only short range SAMs and didn’t have modern radars capable of handling a dedicated attack by its enemies using Yakhont missiles. The answer to this problem was the extremely agile and accurate Barak-8 which packed the best available technology into a medium sized missile. With a max range of 90+ km, it operates in conjunction with the MF-STAR radar which can detect sea skimming missiles at 30-35 km range. It combined a medium range and short range missile into one missile, having a minimum engagement range of just 300 m and max of 90+ km. There are claims that a single Barak-8 can stop a BrahMos as close as 500 m from a ship. One of the reasons behind the claims is that the Barak-8 is very accurate and has an active homing radar seeker, which enables the ship to technically forget about the missile after its launch and the missile finds the target on its own although the ship does provide guidance and mid-course updates. Since the Barak-8 can have a continuous lock on the incoming missile with its own radar and the MF-STAR can guide 24 Barak-8 missiles to 12 targets simultaneously, the saturation limit for a Kolkata class destroyer against the BrahMos stands at 12 missiles. This however is a contradiction in itself as the Kolkata class carries the BrahMos as well as the Barak-8. This means that the Indian Navy deploys the poison and the antidote on the same platform.

From the above analysis, don’t jump to the conclusion that the Kolkata class is equal to the Burke in missile defense role. Since the Kolkata carries just 32 Barak-8 and Burke carries 96 SAMs which can be increased to 192+ by quadpacking ESSM, the Burke equals Kolkata in the saturation missile defense role against BrahMos only. The superior load of the Burke allows it to withstand sustained missile attacks with its massive missile load. The Burke has advantages and can shoot down missiles at 200 km range when paired with AEW assets, but the Kolkata cant. In this analysis, both are considered equal as we are dealing solely with the BrahMos missile against solitary warships.

Short Range (Point Defense) SAM
If you are in a situation where you have to use a short range SAM to shoot down an anti-ship missile, then you’re already in deep trouble. It means that the hostile incoming missile has managed to evade the umbrella of defense provided by longer range SAMs. Hence they form the last line of defense. The target ship has around 5-10 seconds to react if it’s a supersonic AShM and around 20-30 seconds to react if it’s a subsonic AShM because the range of these SAMs is in the 10-15 km category. A volley of 8-12 point defense SAMs are usually fired in order to shoot down 2-3 incoming AShMs. Since the AShMs are very close to the ship, there’s no second chance available to defend itself and so the target ship fires as many missiles as possible to defend itself in this do or die situation. The popular SR-SAM systems are RAM, Barak-1, Crotale, Gauntlet (Naval Tor) etc.

Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM)
So how does a ship defend itself against BrahMos using short range SAM systems? If these systems are part of a layered defense system, then they have to deal with only 1 or 2 missiles as the remaining BrahMos would have been neutralized by the longer ranged systems. This is a relatively simple task for systems like the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) or Barak-1 which are designed to kill sea skimming supersonic missiles. But even these can’t handle more then 2-3 BrahMos on their own as they have a range of 10 km which gives them just a few seconds to react ad only a few missiles can be fired in that time.


So if you’re on a warship which has only a short range SAM system for defense, and more than 2 BrahMos missiles are fired at you, your future is bleak. Your only hope is to close your eyes and accept the inevitable.


Anti-Missile Guns

Guns are extremely popular in modern day air defense systems due to their quick reaction times and the ability to shoot down targets at very short ranges. Most modern navies use Close in Weapon Systems (CIWS) which consists of a high rate of fire gun acting on its own or combined with short range SAM systems. Currently, the US Navy deploys Phalanx CIWS on all its destroyers. It is a closed loop system, with the search-tracking radar and the 20 mm Gatling gun and ammunition combined into a self-sustained system. It has a max range of 3 km and an effective range of 1.5 km when dealing with low flying cruise missiles.


If it faces a single BrahMos which has bypassed other missile defense layers, the radar of the Phalanx locks on to the BrahMos and unleashes a torrent of 20 mm depleted uranium projectiles which should shred the BrahMos easily. But, that’s not going to happen. The Phalanx fires at 3000 rounds per minute which translates into 50 rounds per second. Since the BrahMos flies at 1 km per sec and the effective range of Phalanx is 1.5 km, it has just 1.5 seconds to shoot down the BrahMos when the BrahMos is 1.5 km away from the ship. And since BrahMos is travelling so fast, if you shoot it less than 500 m away from your ship, its fragments will still strike your ship at high speeds and cause damage. So BrahMos has to be engaged between 500 m and 1.5 km by the Phalanx. This gives it a total firing time of 1 second. And since it needs half a second to reach full rate of fire, only around 40 rounds can be fired in that time.It doesn’t end here, BrahMos performs an S-manoeuver in its final few km of flight. This makes it extremely difficult for Phalanx to get a lock on BrahMos. It will have less than 2 seconds to lock on to a maneuvering target flying at 3 times the speed of sound. It is practically impossible for the Phalanx to shoot down BrahMos. Hence the US navy is replacing it with RAM on its bigger warships as it triples the range and gives a better chance of survival for a warship. But there is no RAM on Burkes and they have a single Phalanx only. The older variants have 2, but it’s not like it makes much of a difference. Phalanx is useful against subsonic targets and supersonic ones travelling at Mach 1-1.5. Against BrahMos, it’s useless.

The US Navy is working on a solution to this already. The answer is in their Laser CIWS system which has been operationally deployed recently. It is currently capable of shooting down slow aerial and surface targets, but with improvements, by the next decade, a laser CIWS would be widely deployed and would be capable of swatting multiple BrahMos missiles like flies. But then again, a hypersonic version of BrahMos is under development which will enter service in the next decade. Flying at Mach 5-7, it could prove to be a headache for lasers as well. But we’ll know that 10 years from now.

US Navy Ship board Laser Weapon
CONCLUSION
The BrahMos is not an invincible missile. It is just a bigger headache for the ones at the receiving end of it.

The BrahMos is not an invincible missile. It is just a bigger headache for the ones at the receiving end of it. With a decent SAM system, you may be able to defend your ship against attacks by subsonic missiles. But to defend yourself from the BrahMos, you need an expensive, high-end, layered missile defense system. If you have powerful and networked Air Defense systems like the US Navy and the Royal Navy, you have a chance of survival. But smaller navies using basic air defense systems don’t stand a chance. Their only hope is prayer. So if you’re a warship captain, it’s always safer to be on the side which has BrahMos/Yakhont than to be on the side which has to face the BrahMos. By your bad luck if you end up facing the BrahMos, prayer is another option.


https://defencyclopedia.com/2014/12...vy-can-shoot-down-the-deadly-brahmos-missile/

 

[airtel]

we also Have " shaurya Hyper-sonic Hybrid cruse Missile " which has 7.5 mach speed & Up-to 1900 Km Range .

this missile is already Inducted in Indian Army

 

[Just telling Truth]

Why the BrahMos armed Sukhoi is bad news for India’s enemies

India has signalled its intent to strike enemy targets with devastating force early on in a conflict. On June 25 a modified Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI aircraft carried a Brahmos-A (Air) supersonic cruise missile aloft for the first time, marking an important milestone in the development of the missile ahead of further flights and firing tests.


Likely targets

Against Pakistan, the targets are obvious. A two-squadron attack using most of the SFC’s air assets can within minutes utterly cripple the country’s command and control centres; nuclear power plants, including the Kahuta ‘Death Star’ where the majority of the “Islamic” bombs are manufactured; the Sargodha Central Ammunition Depot west of Lahore where these warheads are stored; ballistic missile bases in Gujranwala, Okara, Multan, Jhang and Dera Nawab Shah; Pakistani Army Corp headquarters in Rawalpindi; the Karachi Port, Pakistani’s only major harbour and its Naval HQ; and ordnance factories that manufacture tanks and fighter aircraft.

Pakistan has the capability to ‘target’ Indian capital New Delhi in just five minutes.

At least 20 to 50 targets will be attacked simultaneously with a calculated organized attack.

We would plinth our Nukes on SHAHEEN-III with range of 2,750 km which covers whole India and more than India.

Ballistic Missile will disappear in the sky and travel thousands of miles in substance of few short minutes and could release decoys as well before impact to add more trouble. Now consider dozens of those missiles coming at same time, followed by squadrons of fighter bombers (Black panthers, black spiders) specially designated for dropping nuclear bombs. Not to forget cruise missiles capable of carrying nukes up to 40 KT. There is no way you can stop such an attack with 100% success rate. You are going to be devastated.

Most of the targets will be hit and destroyed, and dozens of Indian Cities will say hello to mushroom cloud.

Selected enemy targets:

We would first attack India’s political bench “NEW DELHI”.
Second, we would attack India’s Financial Capital “Mumbai”.
Third, then we would attack BANGALORE (India’s TECH CAPITAL).
Then we would attack India’s business hubs and roots, KOLKATA, HYDERABAD.
Then we would attack India military bases, air bases and navy bases.

Air bases would be attacked: Bidar, Nagpur, Agra, Jasalmer, Jodhpur, Bhuj, Kanpur Including all Air command, Forward airbase, Naval base, India Army HQ New Delhi, Major Airfields, Naval command HQ.

Boom!

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Pakistan has the capability to ‘target’ Indian capital New Delhi in just five minutes.

At least 20 to 50 targets will be attacked simultaneously with a calculated organized attack.

We would plinth our Nukes on SHAHEEN-III with range of 2,750 km which covers whole India and more than India.

Ballistic Missile will disappear in the sky and travel thousands of miles in substance of few short minutes and could release decoys as well before impact to add more trouble. Now consider dozens of those missiles coming at same time, followed by squadrons of fighter bombers (Black panthers, black spiders) specially designated for dropping nuclear bombs. Not to forget cruise missiles capable of carrying nukes up to 40 KT. There is no way you can stop such an attack with 100% success rate. You are going to be devastated.

Most of the targets will be hit and destroyed, and dozens of Indian Cities will say hello to mushroom cloud.

Selected enemy targets:

We would first attack India’s political bench “NEW DELHI”.
Second, we would attack India’s Financial Capital “Mumbai”.
Third, then we would attack BANGALORE (India’s TECH CAPITAL).
Then we would attack India’s business hubs and roots, KOLKATA, HYDERABAD.
Then we would attack India military bases, air bases and navy bases.

Air bases would be attacked: Bidar, Nagpur, Agra, Jasalmer, Jodhpur, Bhuj, Kanpur Including all Air command, Forward airbase, Naval base, India Army HQ New Delhi, India, Major Airfields, Naval command HQ.

Boom!

Shaheen is a ballistic missile and India does have operational Anti Baliistic Missiles.

 

[airtel]

Pakistan has the capability to ‘target’ Indian capital New Delhi in just five minutes.

At least 20 to 50 targets will be attacked simultaneously with a calculated organized attack.

We would plinth our Nukes on SHAHEEN-III with range of 2,750 km which covers whole India and more than India.

Ballistic Missile will disappear in the sky and travel thousands of miles in substance of few short minutes and could release decoys as well before impact to add more trouble. Now consider dozens of those missiles coming at same time, followed by squadrons of fighter bombers (Black panthers, black spiders) specially designated for dropping nuclear bombs. Not to forget cruise missiles capable of carrying nukes up to 40 KT. There is no way you can stop such an attack with 100% success rate. You are going to be devastated.

Most of the targets will be hit and destroyed, and dozens of Indian Cities will say hello to mushroom cloud.

Selected enemy targets:

We would first attack India’s political bench “NEW DELHI”.
Second, we would attack India’s Financial Capital “Mumbai”.
Third, then we would attack BANGALORE (India’s TECH CAPITAL).
Then we would attack India’s business hubs and roots, KOLKATA, HYDERABAD.
Then we would attack India military bases, air bases and navy bases.

Air bases would be attacked: Bidar, Nagpur, Agra, Jasalmer, Jodhpur, Bhuj, Kanpur Including all Air command, Forward airbase, Naval base, India Army HQ New Delhi, Major Airfields, Naval command HQ.

Boom!

just 2 targets = mecca & madina .

Haj is one of the 5 pillars of Islam ........... what you will do after destruction of Pillars of Islam ??

all the Muslims of this world will submit 5 times Namaz to Radioactive mushroom clouds .

B00000000000000000000000000000M .

 

[rahul900]

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Russia testing 6-Mach Zircon hypersonic missile for 5G subs - reports
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First trials of a sea-based Zircon hypersonic cruise missile have begun, a top defense industry source told RIA Novosti. The secretive missile is said to be capable of flying five to six times the speed of sound. It is launched from a 5G submarine.
“Zircon hypersonic missiles are already there, and testing from a ground-based launching site has begun,” a senior defense industry source told RIA Novosti on Thursday.

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Russia's nuclear hunter of aircraft carriers to get hypersonic cruise missiles by 2022
The new, highly secretive missile would be able to fly five to six times faster than the speed of sound, the source added.

Zircon missiles would be mounted on the newest fifth-generation nuclear-powered Husky-class submarines.

Features of the new hypersonic missile are not found in public sources. Earlier in February, it was revealed that the Russian Navy’s nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser Pyotr Velikiy (Peter the Great) would also be armed with hypersonic cruise missiles by 2022.

A military source told TASS the cruiser will be refitted with the brand new multirole 3S-14 vertical launch systems, which house three types of anti-ship missiles, including Zircon, Onyx and Kalibr.

Zircon will probably replace P-800 Onyx and Kalibr NK missiles. Both have supersonic anti-ship capabilities, while Kalibr can cover long-range distances of up to 4,000 kilometers and carry a 500kg warhead. The combat-proven cruise missile was seen in action last year, when it was deployed against Islamic State’s (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) defenses in Syria.

Russia is also actively developing other hypersonic systems, such as BrahMos, a short-range ramjet missile based on the P-800 Onyx. A joint Russian-Indian project, BrahMos is a portmanteau formed from the names of two rivers, the Brahmaputra and the Moskva. Traveling at speeds of Mach 2.8 to 3, it’s widely believed to be the world's fastest anti-ship cruise missile in operation.

READ MORE: Russia's nuclear hunter of aircraft carriers to get hypersonic cruise missiles by 2022

Hypersonic weapons are missiles and aircraft capable of reaching speeds of Mach 5 and more – or five times the speed of sound. They are extremely difficult to intercept due to their overwhelming speed and maneuvering capabilities. Hypersonic technologies in general, used in weapons systems and prospective aircraft, were seen by experts as a game changer in future warfare.

https://www.rt.com/news/335993-russia-tests-hypersonic-missiles/

 

[Anupu]

Inspite of all out war in Syria, why is Russia not using Yakhont? Because it is toooo costly and also cannot turn tighty enough to hit pin point targets.

Really? The don't use it because they don't have any air-defence system they need to pierce. Syria doesn't need any. In case of China border, you need to fly over mountains, you don't even need a aerostat or AWACS to detect cruise missiles at that altitude. A sub-sonic cruise missile is a sitting duck once it's detected. Brahmos can still attempt to force it's way through. That's why they have steep dive mode Brahmos put up there, to attack formations in mountains. As for precision watch this video.

Brahmos is a super weapon for Anti Ship role but it is unsuitable and too costly for land attack use. It is disguised as a JV in India in spite of having 99% imported components and has been able to amass massive orders.

It's not costly at all, when compared to the capability it offers. Also it's completely manufactured in India. Godrej makes it's engine for eg.

 

[anik91]

just 2 targets = mecca & madina .

Haj is one of the 5 pillars of Islam ........... what you will do after destruction of Pillars of Islam ??

all the Muslims of this world will submit 5 times Namaz to Radioactive mushroom clouds .

B00000000000000000000000000000M .

IMHO since this is a military forum and not an Religious forum, I think we should avoid such kind of comments. In India we have a lot of Muslims who are true Indians, many have served the nation during wars as well. And many are supporting us out rightly during these testing times.

I also fail to understand why MODs always allow such kind of religious barbs. We all hate the pakis and so do some muslims. Theres nothing to gain from such statements other than loosing the good support we get from some of our fellow Indian muslims. For eg: If you have no idea you should watch Times Now New hour debate they have a regular panelist, or can just see some users from DFI as well. (barring a few paki trolls )!

PS: I am a regular follower of the forum and these crappy statements are degrading the quality of the forum. I have never made any previous posts as I feel I have very minuscule knowledge about defence. But I do love reading good stuff written by some of the members. Thanks!

 

[airtel]

IMHO since this is a military forum and not an Religious forum, I think we should avoid such kind of comments. In India we have a lot of Muslims who are true Indians, many have served the nation during wars as well. And many are supporting us out rightly during these testing times.

I also fail to understand why MODs always allow such kind of religious barbs. We all hate the pakis and so do some muslims. Theres nothing to gain from such statements other than loosing the good support we get from some of our fellow Indian muslims. For eg: If you have no idea you should watch Times Now New hour debate they have a regular panelist, or can just see some users from DFI as well. (barring a few paki trolls )!

PS: I am a regular follower of the forum and these crappy statements are degrading the quality of the forum. I have never made any previous posts as I feel I have very minuscule knowledge about defence. But I do love reading good stuff written by some of the members. Thanks!

sorry for that comment , that comment was just to shut his mouth .......................dont take it seriously ..................Nuclear war is not good for Humanity .

 

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@Kunal Biswas dear moderator please delete the above comment of mine @tarunraju

 

[sorcerer]

Pakistan has the capability to ‘target’ Indian capital New Delhi in just five minutes.

This is exactly Mushraf thought about pak missiles toooo till ....

North’s missiles tied to Musharraf blunder


ISLAMABAD – A retired Pakistani nuclear scientist has claimed that former Pakistani leader Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s 1999 military adventurism in the Kargil region of divided Kashmir failed in part because the North Korea-aided, nuclear-capable Ghauri missiles he wanted to deploy then had a faulty guidance system.'

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the scientist said that during the Kargil crisis of May-July 1999, Musharraf, who was then army chief, “wanted to deploy Ghauri missiles, but air went out of his balloon when the top general in charge of the missile program told him the missile had a faulty guidance system.”

Over a year earlier, on April 6, 1998, Pakistan had carried out what it described as a successful first test of the intermediate-range ballistic missile, developed by Khan Research Laboratory with North Korean assistance.

Even Musharraf, who witnessed that Ghauri launch as a local corps commander, had been led to believe it was a success then, according to the nuclear scientist, who until recently had long been closely associated with the country’s nuclear and missile programs.

The truth, he said, is that the ballistic missile failed to reach its predesignated impact point in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Baluchistan and its debris could not be found — something that would have undermined the missile’s deterrent effect if it were made public.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/01/28/asia-pacific/norths-missiles-tied-to-musharraf-blunder/

Then Mushraff ran off to Beijing in case Indian army comes after him to Kick his arse during Kargil or was he worried that he will get killed for his blunder by the pakis..

 

[Just telling Truth]

This is exactly Mushraf thought about pak missiles toooo till ....

North’s missiles tied to Musharraf blunder


ISLAMABAD – A retired Pakistani nuclear scientist has claimed that former Pakistani leader Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s 1999 military adventurism in the Kargil region of divided Kashmir failed in part because the North Korea-aided, nuclear-capable Ghauri missiles he wanted to deploy then had a faulty guidance system.'

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the scientist said that during the Kargil crisis of May-July 1999, Musharraf, who was then army chief, “wanted to deploy Ghauri missiles, but air went out of his balloon when the top general in charge of the missile program told him the missile had a faulty guidance system.”

Over a year earlier, on April 6, 1998, Pakistan had carried out what it described as a successful first test of the intermediate-range ballistic missile, developed by Khan Research Laboratory with North Korean assistance.

Even Musharraf, who witnessed that Ghauri launch as a local corps commander, had been led to believe it was a success then, according to the nuclear scientist, who until recently had long been closely associated with the country’s nuclear and missile programs.

The truth, he said, is that the ballistic missile failed to reach its predesignated impact point in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Baluchistan and its debris could not be found — something that would have undermined the missile’s deterrent effect if it were made public.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/01/28/asia-pacific/norths-missiles-tied-to-musharraf-blunder/

Then Mushraff ran off to Beijing in case Indian army comes after him to Kick his arse during Kargil or was he worried that he will get killed for his blunder by the pakis..

India may fail to defend itself from Pakistani missiles:
A Russian nuclear expert has cautioned.

Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...ofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Did India Hide a Failed Supersonic Missile Test?

http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/did-india-hide-a-failed-supersonic-missile-test/

 

[Indx TechStyle]

India may fail to defend itself from Pakistani missiles:
A Russian nuclear expert has cautioned.

Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...ofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Did India Hide a Failed Supersonic Missile Test?

http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/did-india-hide-a-failed-supersonic-missile-test/

1. Don't get caught in Propaganda cuz 9 out of 11 tests of AAD interceptor were successful and we do possess video proof for that.
2. India may still not be able to stop every missile but India can strike Pak with way stronger missiles and delivery vehicles. And that's enough for make your country to lick sand.

 

[Just telling Truth]

1. Don't get caught in Propaganda cuz 9 out of 11 tests of AAD interceptor were successful and we do possess video proof for that.
2. India may still not be able to stop every missile but India can strike Pak with way stronger missiles and delivery vehicles. And that's enough for make your country to lick sand.

How will you retaliate, when whole of your country would say “HELLO” to mushroom clouds? You would lick ashes first as we have first strike capability and won’t let you give a single chance to retaliate.

These videos are factual not propaganda, educate and notify yourself your missile test are catastrophes.

 

[Scarface]

How will you retaliate, when whole of your country would say “HELLO” to mushroom clouds? You would lick ashes first as we have first strike capability and won’t let you give a single chance to retaliate.

These videos are factual not propaganda, educate and apprise yourself your missile test are catastrophes.

SSBN
The INS Arihant and future SSBNs

 

[rishivashista13]

India may fail to defend itself from Pakistani missiles:
A Russian nuclear expert has cautioned.

Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...ofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Did India Hide a Failed Supersonic Missile Test?

http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/did-india-hide-a-failed-supersonic-missile-test/

Poor dead brain Pakistanis [emoji107] [emoji107]
This video is showing failed GSLV launch , not any missile .
These videos are only for entertainment of empty skull Pakistanis who belive in all bullshit shown by there media .


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[PD_Solo]

SSBN
The INS Arihant and future SSBNs

1. Agni 5 can strike range of 5,000km (several Chinese analysts argue that strike range actually is 8,000km, and Indian government is deliberately understating the range; then DRDO director Dr. VK Saraswat himself said that the exact range of Agni 5 is much higher than 5,000km), but there is no point of a missile having 5,000 km strike range if it does not have Multiple Independently targetable Reentry Vehicle(MIRV) capability. However, expect MIRV capability to be developed by 2022–25.
2. INS Arihant can launch K-4s that have strike range of 3,500km, comfortably capable of hitting major cities like Nanjing, Shanghai, Wuhan etc. but even though its a nuclear sub, it cannot operate in areas like Andaman sea, South China Sea (Should I call it as West Phillipine Sea or else?) because they are too shallow, and Arihant can lose its cover. At these scenarios its best chances are in operating open oceans like Indian Ocean that have deep trenches. Same goes for Chinese subs as well, i.e., if they try to get into Indian Ocean, we will know.
3. Mirage-2000s have capability to launch nuclear attacks by air. But in order for that to happen, complete air superiority must be established. When I say complete I mean India should have complete control of hostile airspace. Enemy SAM network must be completely suppressed. And this is definitely not an easy task.
4. In midst of all this, Brahmos is a complete X-factor. Some reports say that it can carry a nuclear warhead, but nothing is known more than that. No one knows how much of warhead can its carry, what type of warhead can be fitted, or what will be its range. If it really can be fitted with a nuclear warhead, it will be most likely used as a Theatrical Ballistic Missile (TBM).
5. As of NCA, the NCA authority is completely in PM’s hands now. This change happened just after Modi assumed office (reference: Narendra Modi has his finger now on India's nuclear button - Times of India). Even though the NCA consists of COS of three services, Home, Defence, Finance and External Affairs ministers apart from PM himself, PM will have final say. In the event of an all-out nuclear war, all the members of NCA will be transported to a clandestine bunker which will act as a de-facto command and control for second-strike operations.

Got somewhere from Quora..