Missile in itself means any projectile thrown at you or by you. Even a bottle thrown by angry supporter in a football match is a missile.Well the report is fancy m, but it would not be surprising to see a missile with the DRDO scramjet in future. But I am sure that it wouldn't be "reusable".
DRDO is going to test the HSTDV in December I guess according to Wikipedia, I wanted to know that what would be the perpose of this DRDO HSTDV (perhaps an hypersonic missile??). If a hypersonic missile is forged out of this HSTDV, it might be named as Swapna missile, but then their is this "reusability" clause ofcourse.I tried to find info about this missile but nothing much is available? There has been a trend of drdo making announcements long before they materialize. This might be a way to get more funding?
It may possibly be a hypersonic UAV?DRDO is going to test the HSTDV in December I guess according to Wikipedia, I wanted to know that what would be the perpose of this DRDO HSTDV (perhaps an hypersonic missile??). If a hypersonic missile is forged out of this HSTDV, it might be named as Swapna missile, but then their is this "reusability" clause ofcourse.
Could be hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....It may possibly be a hypersonic UAV?
But a missile is not supposed to be reusable. More a UCAV.Missile in itself means any projectile thrown at you or by you. Even a bottle thrown by angry supporter in a football match is a missile.
Don't get confused by the word reusable. Actually on paper and technically a reusable missile is possible.
IMO it may be along the lines of a hypersonic harpy/predator UCAV/UAVBut a missile is not supposed to be reusable. More a UCAV.
So what's the big deal? Don't all combat drones like the Avenger and Predator etc deliver their missiles and come back for refueling and re-arming for the next mission?BrahMos Aerospace India Ltd (BAIL) is currently working on BrahMos II programme where scientists have taken inspiration from Lord Vishnu’s weapon. Going at a speed of Mach 7, the missile would deliver the warhead, assess the destruction of target, come back and get ready to go again.
Its certainly interesting that they started this project in 2013 because it was also in 2013 when they put the PGS and FALCON in cold storage. My take: It looks like a delivery vehicle for a glide weapon cloaked in the garb of a "reusable space plane". Understandable as an operational hypersonic glide weapon is their new stated aim.@Adioz , @Akshay_Fenix , @Indx TechStyle , @LETHALFORCE got something interesting from "Strategic Affairs" Magazine :
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That entire thing is a missile.So what's the big deal? Don't all combat drones like the Avenger and Predator etc deliver their missiles and come back for refueling and re-arming for the next mission?
Yes, the only difference is speed. So in other words the DRDO is working on a combat drone that flies at Mach 7. Ok, but what is this 'Sudarshan Chakra' stuff all about? All drones come back after a sortie. So aren't they all 'Sudarshan Chakras' too?
Or am I missing something here?
HSTDV as an HGV.Its certainly interesting that they started this project in 2013 because it was also in 2013 when they put the PGS and FALCON in cold storage. My take: It looks like a delivery vehicle for a glide weapon cloaked in the garb of a "reusable space plane". Understandable as an operational hypersonic glide weapon is their new stated aim.
It certainly does not look like a vehicle designed to go hypersonic in the stratosphere. The wings are too large and the nose cone does not look rounded enough to handle the bow shocks of a hypersonic flight in stratosphere.
In fact the nose cone looks much closer to that of the RLV-TD
Makes me wonder if we will also use such a vehicle to launch our glide weapons (when they are ready hopefully by 2027). It will be reusable and therefore less costly (though not suitable for mass launches) than a glide weapon being launched atop a rocket.
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That's what I said. The only difference is speed. Otherwise it's like any other combat drone that fires its missiles and heads back home. :biggrin2:That entire thing is a missile.
Drones + missile are slow and easy to target from any AA guns.
Sudarshan Chakras will be a missile of Mach 7+ speed. Once it reaches the target, the warhead is released and the missile comes back for reuse.
Cruise missile, not drones............That's what I said. The only difference is speed. Otherwise it's like any other combat drone that fires its missiles and heads back home. :biggrin2:
... Actually it could be with what I've thought here at first place. Read the thread about HSDTV, Aura and others. But my concept is based more on FOBS with RLV type launcher which would use rocket boosters to propel itself to LEO.But a missile is not supposed to be reusable. More a UCAV.