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Follow this thread for better information : http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/threads/hypersonic-vehicles-scramjets.155/page-10
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Damn.
But looking at the positive side of things, it was a failure of the ejection system. At least it was not a failure of the K-4 missile itself. Lets hope the next test is a resounding success. Thanks for the update. Where'd you get this tidbit?
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None other than Manu Pubby, at The PrintDamn.
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He says the battery drained after launch command was given. Further DRDO was unable to retrieve the SLBM from the pontoon after the failure. Any ideas why? Has something like this ever happened before?
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http://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/270318/brahmos-missiles-fly-farther-and-faster.html
BrahMos missiles fly farther and faster
THE ASIAN AGE. | ANIL BHAT
Published : Mar 27, 2018, 1:33 am IST
Updated : Mar 27, 2018, 6:34 am IST
The technology upgrade in the super-sonic missile comes after India's full membership to the MTCR, which has removed the caps on the range of BRAHMOS.
The scientists successfully flight-tested the latest version of BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile fitted with an indigenous seeker, on March 22. The lethal weapon has become an integral part of the Indian Army's arsenal over the years. BrahMos Aerospace, had back in 1998 turned out to be the maiden Make in India joint venture.
The latest version of the BrahMos (abbreviated combo, Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers) supersonic cruise missile –fitted with an indigenous seeker - was successfully flight tested March 22, 2018, at the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. Developed jointly by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and BrahMos Aerospace, the supersonic cruise missile and the seeker, a precision strike weapon, flew in its designated trajectory and hit the pre-set target. The flight test was conducted by the scientists of DRDO and BrahMos along with the Indian Army. Chairman DRDO & Secretary DDR&D Dr S Christopher DG (Missiles & Strategic Systems) & SA to RM Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Director General BrahMos Dr. Sudhir Mishra, Programme Director Dr. Dashrath Ram and Project Director Mrs V Prameela who had led the effort for the development of the indigenous seeker and senior Indian Army and Air Force officials witnessed the successful launch.
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile systems are held by the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force.
In 2007, Indian Army became the world’s first land force to deploy the tactical BrahMos. Presently, the Army operates three regiments equipped with various configurations of BrahMos land attack cruise missile (LACM). A fourth BrahMos regiment is currently under formation and its cruise missiles, of 290-kms range, will improve India’s striking reach into the Tibet Autonomous Region and counter China’s elaborate missile deployment along the Sino-Indian Line of Actual Control.
On March 11 2017, Indian Army successfully test fired an enhanced BrahMos extended range (ER) version. “With the successful test-firing of BrahMos-ER missile, the Indian Armed Forces are empowered to knock down enemy targets far beyond 400 kilometers. BrahMos has thus proved itself as the best supersonic cruise missile system in the world,” remarked Dr. Mishra, after the successful test.
On May 2 and 3 of 2017, the Army yet again conducted two successive successful test firings of an advanced BrahMos version. According to an Army statement, the test was the fifth consecutive time when the Block-III version of BrahMos LACM was successfully launched and hit the land-based target in “top-attack mode” — a formidable feat not achieved by any other weapon of its genre.
The successful firings were carried out in full operational land-to-land configurations from mobile autonomous launchers (MAL) at its full range. The Army stated that the multi-role missile “successfully hit the land-based target with desired precision and demonstrated its accuracy of less than one meter.” The MAL deployed in full configuration, once again proved its effectiveness/accuracy to precisely hit its target at a much higher range than the current range of 290-kms, with a supersonic speed of 2.8 Mach.
The lethal BrahMos has become part the Indian Navy’s arsenal as well. Operational in all frontline naval platforms, can be fired from both vertical and inclined launchers. It has also been successfully test-fired from a submerged platform to prove its fitness for the Indian Navy’s new, yet-to-be-inducted P-75I class of attack submarines.
The Indian Navy, which started inducting the anti-ship BrahMos in 2005, has today armed all its frontline warships with the versatile weapon. BrahMos’ underwater strike capability was validated during its successful test firing mission conducted from a submerged platform in 2013. Dr. Mishra reportedly opined that the powerful missile is going to be the best weapon of choice to arm the future Indian submarines which are to be procured under the P-75I programme.
On April 21, 2017, the Indian Navy achieved a major feat when it successfully test-fired BrahMos LACM, thus joining an elite club of navies of US, Russia, UK and China who have developed the capability of striking land-based targets from sea. The missile was fired from the Navy’s guided missile frigate INS Teg on a land target with desired results. Majority of the Indian Navy’s leading surface warfare ships like the Kolkata, Rajput and Teg classes have got the capability of firing the supersonic cruise missile to precisely neutralize selected targets far away from the coast.
In yet another historic feat on November 22, 2017, the air launched version of BrahMos created a world record after it was successfully test fired from the Indian Air Force’s Sukhoi-30MKI multirole fighter. The advanced BrahMos air launched cruise missile with precision strike capability hit a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal during the live test firing, making India the first country in the world to achieve the capability of launching a supersonic cruise missile from a long-range supersonic strike fighter. BrahMos Aerospace, which way back in February 1998 turned out to be the maiden Make in India joint venture, has also initiated work to develop a smaller, smarter version of the versatile missile which could arm a wide range of modern naval and aerial platforms in future. A long-term future goal for which BrahMos Aerospace is going all out is to develop a hypersonic version of the missile. The new futuristic weapon, which could bring in a quantum leap in missile technology, would be called BrahMos-II (K). According to Dr. Mishra, the R&D programme for the futuristic weapon is currently underway and it requires a lot of groundwork and fundamental research. “The missile’s speed is a crucial aspect for its annihilating power. The entire missile, including its shape, will be redesigned and I assume it will take some 5 to 7 years when we reach practical results,” he said.
Even as many countries in Asia and other parts of the world are looking forward to acquire submarine technology to defend their economic zones, BrahMos Aerospace is confident that the versatile missile systems can be easily integrated into the existing as well as prospective submarines, shore-based weapon complexes, ships and other combat platforms in various regions, including in Latin America.
BrahMos Aerospace’s CEO is thus hopeful of a higher demand for missiles from the international market. And his brimming confidence comes from the fact that the weapon, flight tested over 60 times from ground, sea and air platforms has achieved the highest rate of success, successfully piercing its target precisely, almost like hitting the bull’s eye, in most of these trials. The technology upgrade comes after India’s full membership to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), which has removed the caps on the range of BrahMos.
With all these successes, BrahMos Aerospace is now looking optimistically at the future prospects of designing and developing even more advanced variants of the missile, including a lighter, miniature one, to be called BrahMos-NG (next generation) and a hypersonic variant, to be called BrahMos-II (K).
The BrahMos-NG will have the versatility to be deployed on a wide range of existing as well as future military platforms of both India and Russia. It provides the existing frontline air and naval platforms of several countries with the choice of deploying a versatile, flexible and universal supersonic cruise missile system in a lighter, smaller and compact configuration..
Development of the hypersonic BrahMos will be a revolutionary chapter in the global missile technology domain, as the futuristic weapon would have the capability to fly at an ultra-high speed of Mach 5-7.
Anil Bhat, a retired Army officer, is a defence and security analyst based in New Delhi
BrahMos missiles fly farther and faster
THE ASIAN AGE. | ANIL BHAT
Published : Mar 27, 2018, 1:33 am IST
Updated : Mar 27, 2018, 6:34 am IST
The technology upgrade in the super-sonic missile comes after India's full membership to the MTCR, which has removed the caps on the range of BRAHMOS.
The scientists successfully flight-tested the latest version of BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile fitted with an indigenous seeker, on March 22. The lethal weapon has become an integral part of the Indian Army's arsenal over the years. BrahMos Aerospace, had back in 1998 turned out to be the maiden Make in India joint venture.
The latest version of the BrahMos (abbreviated combo, Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers) supersonic cruise missile –fitted with an indigenous seeker - was successfully flight tested March 22, 2018, at the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. Developed jointly by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and BrahMos Aerospace, the supersonic cruise missile and the seeker, a precision strike weapon, flew in its designated trajectory and hit the pre-set target. The flight test was conducted by the scientists of DRDO and BrahMos along with the Indian Army. Chairman DRDO & Secretary DDR&D Dr S Christopher DG (Missiles & Strategic Systems) & SA to RM Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Director General BrahMos Dr. Sudhir Mishra, Programme Director Dr. Dashrath Ram and Project Director Mrs V Prameela who had led the effort for the development of the indigenous seeker and senior Indian Army and Air Force officials witnessed the successful launch.
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile systems are held by the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force.
In 2007, Indian Army became the world’s first land force to deploy the tactical BrahMos. Presently, the Army operates three regiments equipped with various configurations of BrahMos land attack cruise missile (LACM). A fourth BrahMos regiment is currently under formation and its cruise missiles, of 290-kms range, will improve India’s striking reach into the Tibet Autonomous Region and counter China’s elaborate missile deployment along the Sino-Indian Line of Actual Control.
On March 11 2017, Indian Army successfully test fired an enhanced BrahMos extended range (ER) version. “With the successful test-firing of BrahMos-ER missile, the Indian Armed Forces are empowered to knock down enemy targets far beyond 400 kilometers. BrahMos has thus proved itself as the best supersonic cruise missile system in the world,” remarked Dr. Mishra, after the successful test.
On May 2 and 3 of 2017, the Army yet again conducted two successive successful test firings of an advanced BrahMos version. According to an Army statement, the test was the fifth consecutive time when the Block-III version of BrahMos LACM was successfully launched and hit the land-based target in “top-attack mode” — a formidable feat not achieved by any other weapon of its genre.
The successful firings were carried out in full operational land-to-land configurations from mobile autonomous launchers (MAL) at its full range. The Army stated that the multi-role missile “successfully hit the land-based target with desired precision and demonstrated its accuracy of less than one meter.” The MAL deployed in full configuration, once again proved its effectiveness/accuracy to precisely hit its target at a much higher range than the current range of 290-kms, with a supersonic speed of 2.8 Mach.
The lethal BrahMos has become part the Indian Navy’s arsenal as well. Operational in all frontline naval platforms, can be fired from both vertical and inclined launchers. It has also been successfully test-fired from a submerged platform to prove its fitness for the Indian Navy’s new, yet-to-be-inducted P-75I class of attack submarines.
The Indian Navy, which started inducting the anti-ship BrahMos in 2005, has today armed all its frontline warships with the versatile weapon. BrahMos’ underwater strike capability was validated during its successful test firing mission conducted from a submerged platform in 2013. Dr. Mishra reportedly opined that the powerful missile is going to be the best weapon of choice to arm the future Indian submarines which are to be procured under the P-75I programme.
On April 21, 2017, the Indian Navy achieved a major feat when it successfully test-fired BrahMos LACM, thus joining an elite club of navies of US, Russia, UK and China who have developed the capability of striking land-based targets from sea. The missile was fired from the Navy’s guided missile frigate INS Teg on a land target with desired results. Majority of the Indian Navy’s leading surface warfare ships like the Kolkata, Rajput and Teg classes have got the capability of firing the supersonic cruise missile to precisely neutralize selected targets far away from the coast.
In yet another historic feat on November 22, 2017, the air launched version of BrahMos created a world record after it was successfully test fired from the Indian Air Force’s Sukhoi-30MKI multirole fighter. The advanced BrahMos air launched cruise missile with precision strike capability hit a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal during the live test firing, making India the first country in the world to achieve the capability of launching a supersonic cruise missile from a long-range supersonic strike fighter. BrahMos Aerospace, which way back in February 1998 turned out to be the maiden Make in India joint venture, has also initiated work to develop a smaller, smarter version of the versatile missile which could arm a wide range of modern naval and aerial platforms in future. A long-term future goal for which BrahMos Aerospace is going all out is to develop a hypersonic version of the missile. The new futuristic weapon, which could bring in a quantum leap in missile technology, would be called BrahMos-II (K). According to Dr. Mishra, the R&D programme for the futuristic weapon is currently underway and it requires a lot of groundwork and fundamental research. “The missile’s speed is a crucial aspect for its annihilating power. The entire missile, including its shape, will be redesigned and I assume it will take some 5 to 7 years when we reach practical results,” he said.
Even as many countries in Asia and other parts of the world are looking forward to acquire submarine technology to defend their economic zones, BrahMos Aerospace is confident that the versatile missile systems can be easily integrated into the existing as well as prospective submarines, shore-based weapon complexes, ships and other combat platforms in various regions, including in Latin America.
BrahMos Aerospace’s CEO is thus hopeful of a higher demand for missiles from the international market. And his brimming confidence comes from the fact that the weapon, flight tested over 60 times from ground, sea and air platforms has achieved the highest rate of success, successfully piercing its target precisely, almost like hitting the bull’s eye, in most of these trials. The technology upgrade comes after India’s full membership to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), which has removed the caps on the range of BrahMos.
With all these successes, BrahMos Aerospace is now looking optimistically at the future prospects of designing and developing even more advanced variants of the missile, including a lighter, miniature one, to be called BrahMos-NG (next generation) and a hypersonic variant, to be called BrahMos-II (K).
The BrahMos-NG will have the versatility to be deployed on a wide range of existing as well as future military platforms of both India and Russia. It provides the existing frontline air and naval platforms of several countries with the choice of deploying a versatile, flexible and universal supersonic cruise missile system in a lighter, smaller and compact configuration..
Development of the hypersonic BrahMos will be a revolutionary chapter in the global missile technology domain, as the futuristic weapon would have the capability to fly at an ultra-high speed of Mach 5-7.
Anil Bhat, a retired Army officer, is a defence and security analyst based in New Delhi
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http://www.wearethemighty.com/gear-tech/indias-hypersonic-missile-packs-a-devastating-punch
India's hypersonic missile packs a devastating punch
India's hypersonic missile packs a devastating punch
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Brahmos will breach mach 7 barrier in next decade – Indian Defence Research Wing
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Brahmos, the fastest missile in the world co-developed by India and Russia, will be breaching the mach 7 barrier to be a hypersonic system in the next decade, a top official said.
“We will require seven to ten years from now to become a hypersonic missile system,” Sudhir Mishra, the chief executive and managing director of the joint venture company Brahmos Aerospace, told PTI here over the weekend.
He said the missile, which currently travels at mach 2.8 or 2.8 times the speed of sound, will touch mach 3.5 soon and mach 5 in three years.
The current engine will have to be “tinkered” to achieve mach 5 and will have to be replaced to achieve hypersonic speed, he said.
The intent is to come out with a missile that will be able to deliver to the next-generation warfare, Mishra said.
He said Indian institutions including the DRDO, IITs and Indian Institute of Science are working on technologies which will help it achieve the goals and added that Russian institutes are also doing similar work.
He said the company, which has a majority 55 per cent holding by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the remaining with Russia, has an order book of over Rs 30,000 crore at present.
Over the years, the basic missile system has been modified in a such a way that it can be fitted on various platforms, including ships, submarines, the Sukhoi-30 aircraft as well as land, for launch, he said.
Sharma claimed at present the missile system is 5-7 years ahead of the nearest competition from a development perspective.
“Today, this is the fastest cruise missile in the world. nobody including the US has such a missile system,” he said.
Mishra said the engine, propulsion technology and seeker are developed by the Russians, while Indians do control systems, guidance, software, airframes and fire control systems.
Over 70 per cent of the components are manufactured using private industrys help, he said.
Mishra, however, also conceded that the missiles will be relevant for only 25-30 years and warfare will shift to newer tools like “high power lasers and high power microwave weapons” which will not require “kinetic weapon” systems.
Brahmos will breach mach 7 barrier in next decade – Indian Defence Research Wing
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SOURCE: PTI
Brahmos, the fastest missile in the world co-developed by India and Russia, will be breaching the mach 7 barrier to be a hypersonic system in the next decade, a top official said.
“We will require seven to ten years from now to become a hypersonic missile system,” Sudhir Mishra, the chief executive and managing director of the joint venture company Brahmos Aerospace, told PTI here over the weekend.
He said the missile, which currently travels at mach 2.8 or 2.8 times the speed of sound, will touch mach 3.5 soon and mach 5 in three years.
The current engine will have to be “tinkered” to achieve mach 5 and will have to be replaced to achieve hypersonic speed, he said.
The intent is to come out with a missile that will be able to deliver to the next-generation warfare, Mishra said.
He said Indian institutions including the DRDO, IITs and Indian Institute of Science are working on technologies which will help it achieve the goals and added that Russian institutes are also doing similar work.
He said the company, which has a majority 55 per cent holding by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the remaining with Russia, has an order book of over Rs 30,000 crore at present.
Over the years, the basic missile system has been modified in a such a way that it can be fitted on various platforms, including ships, submarines, the Sukhoi-30 aircraft as well as land, for launch, he said.
Sharma claimed at present the missile system is 5-7 years ahead of the nearest competition from a development perspective.
“Today, this is the fastest cruise missile in the world. nobody including the US has such a missile system,” he said.
Mishra said the engine, propulsion technology and seeker are developed by the Russians, while Indians do control systems, guidance, software, airframes and fire control systems.
Over 70 per cent of the components are manufactured using private industrys help, he said.
Mishra, however, also conceded that the missiles will be relevant for only 25-30 years and warfare will shift to newer tools like “high power lasers and high power microwave weapons” which will not require “kinetic weapon” systems.
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Russia May Be On The Brink Of Deploying Hypersonic Missiles That The US Can't Defend Against
Russia May Be On The Brink Of Deploying Hypersonic Missiles That The US Can't Defend Against
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Janes-Hypersonic programs in the United States, Russia, China, and India
http://www.janes.com/images/assets/...hypersonics_move_against_missile_defences.pdf
http://www.janes.com/images/assets/...hypersonics_move_against_missile_defences.pdf
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yes....
i am looking for this for long time,............................................
Yes, that day is finally here. @DRDO_India tested the Hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle (HSTDV) for the first time today
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Odisha: India today successfully launched a Technology Demonstrator missile vehicle to prove a number of technologies for futuristic missions. Missile was launched successfully. The missile was test fired using an Agni-series missile off the coast of Balasore.
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#Breaking:According to reports, #India conducts the first test of Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV). This is an unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft.@VinodDX9 @Aryanwarlord @LawrenceSellin @I30mki @IndoPac_Info @vgmenon99
https://zeenews.india.com/india/india-successfully-conducts-flight-test-of-unmanned-scramjet-demonstration-aircraft-2210971.html …
i am looking for this for long time,............................................
Yes, that day is finally here. @DRDO_India tested the Hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle (HSTDV) for the first time today
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Odisha: India today successfully launched a Technology Demonstrator missile vehicle to prove a number of technologies for futuristic missions. Missile was launched successfully. The missile was test fired using an Agni-series missile off the coast of Balasore.
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#Breaking:According to reports, #India conducts the first test of Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV). This is an unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft.@VinodDX9 @Aryanwarlord @LawrenceSellin @I30mki @IndoPac_Info @vgmenon99
https://zeenews.india.com/india/india-successfully-conducts-flight-test-of-unmanned-scramjet-demonstration-aircraft-2210971.html …
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Guys, help me understand something please.
This HSTDV doesn't sound like a completed HS missile. What is it?
This HSTDV doesn't sound like a completed HS missile. What is it?
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It's a tech demonstrating vehicle. It has an scramjet engine within optimal shape for hypersonic speeds. So an Agni missile carried it to supersonic speeds where scramjet engine kicked in and propelled the hsdtv to hypersonic speeds. Hence successfully proving the concept.
Now actually operational systems missile and launch vehicle will be developed upon this .
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India Fast-Tracks Integration of BrahMos Missile Into Su-30MKI Fighters
India Fast-Tracks Integration of BrahMos Missile Into Su-30MKI Fighters
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Russia-India BrahMos JV may start next-generation cruise missile’s tests in 4-5 years
Russia-India BrahMos JV may start next-generation cruise missile’s tests in 4-5 years
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After ASAT test, India inches closer to developing hypersonic cruise missile
After ASAT test, India inches closer to developing hypersonic cruise missile
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How a Sukhoi-BrahMos strike will make Pakistani airspace look like Swiss cheese
How a Sukhoi-BrahMos strike will make Pakistani airspace look like Swiss cheese
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Interesting read @ Saluteindia.org
Full article:- https://saluteindia.org/defence-new...e-ins-imphal-cruise-missile-nirbhay-and-more/
Cruise Missile Nirbhay
India’s 1,000 km strike range sub-sonic cruise missile, Nirbhay was successfully test-fired off the coast of Odisha on 15 April 2019. As per ADE (Aeronautical Development Establishment), Nirbhay is the country’s first indigenously designed and developed long-range cruise missile. It has been developed by ADE, a laboratory under DRDO, and can be launched from multiple platforms. It is designed to carry conventional and nuclear warheads.
Equipped with a 300-kilogram warhead, Nirbhay has the ability to reach speeds of 0.6-0.7 Mach. It also has the capability to strike land targets at a distance of up to 1,000 km. It is powered by a solid rocket booster for taking off and when it reaches the necessary velocity and height, the Turbofan engine further manages its propulsion.
Its inertial navigation system was developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI). The missile is armed with a Ring Laser Gyroscope (RLG) based guidance, control and navigation system. It is also equipped with a MEMS-based Inertial Navigation System (INS) and the GPS system. A radio altimeter is used to determine its height. The missile weighs 1,500 kg with a width of 0.52 meters and has a wingspan of 2.7 metres. The missile reportedly can deliver 24 different types of warheads based on mission requirements and has the ability to fly at low altitudes to avoid detection by enemy radar.
Full article:- https://saluteindia.org/defence-new...e-ins-imphal-cruise-missile-nirbhay-and-more/
Cruise Missile Nirbhay
India’s 1,000 km strike range sub-sonic cruise missile, Nirbhay was successfully test-fired off the coast of Odisha on 15 April 2019. As per ADE (Aeronautical Development Establishment), Nirbhay is the country’s first indigenously designed and developed long-range cruise missile. It has been developed by ADE, a laboratory under DRDO, and can be launched from multiple platforms. It is designed to carry conventional and nuclear warheads.
Equipped with a 300-kilogram warhead, Nirbhay has the ability to reach speeds of 0.6-0.7 Mach. It also has the capability to strike land targets at a distance of up to 1,000 km. It is powered by a solid rocket booster for taking off and when it reaches the necessary velocity and height, the Turbofan engine further manages its propulsion.
Its inertial navigation system was developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI). The missile is armed with a Ring Laser Gyroscope (RLG) based guidance, control and navigation system. It is also equipped with a MEMS-based Inertial Navigation System (INS) and the GPS system. A radio altimeter is used to determine its height. The missile weighs 1,500 kg with a width of 0.52 meters and has a wingspan of 2.7 metres. The missile reportedly can deliver 24 different types of warheads based on mission requirements and has the ability to fly at low altitudes to avoid detection by enemy radar.
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India's Hypersonic Missiles Are a Major Threat to Pakistan
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/indias-hypersonic-missiles-are-major-threat-pakistan-66682
by Michael Peck
“Sources said that while the missile on which the platform was mounted successfully took off from the range, the test could not be completed to demonstrate the vehicle at hypersonic speed as the Agni 1 did not reach the desired altitude for the test. Scientists are looking at the technical reasons behind this and are studying all available data.”
It also is one step closer to triggering a nuclear war with Pakistan.
Ironically, the first launch of the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle, or HSTDV, was a failure. The HSTDV, which is shaped almost like a sailing ship, is supposed to be a testbed for developing future hypersonic weapons such as cruise missiles. It is launched atop an Agni 1, an Indian ballistic missile.
(This first appeared in June 2019.)
“The vehicle was test launched using the Agni 1 missile platform that was to take it up to a predetermined altitude where scramjet technology—the ability to fly at speeds in excess of Mach 6 while using atmospheric oxygen as oxidizer—had to be validated with separation of the platform and a short flight at high altitude,” according to India’s Economic Times.
“Sources said that while the missile on which the platform was mounted successfully took off from the range, the test could not be completed to demonstrate the vehicle at hypersonic speed as the Agni 1 did not reach the desired altitude for the test. Scientists are looking at the technical reasons behind this and are studying all available data.”
While that doesn’t necessarily mean the HSTDV has a problem, it’s not good news for India’s strategic nuclear deterrent. “The Agni 1 is a nuclear-capable missile that is in service with the strategic forces and has been successfully tested several times in the past,” noted the Economic Times. “Its failure to reach the desired altitude is a reason for concern and is being studied.”
Yet unproven or not, the existence of an Indian hypersonic project is an ominous step for India’s cold war with its neighbor Pakistan. Hypersonic missiles—defined as rockets with a velocity of at least Mach 5, though Russia and America are developing Mach 20 weapons—are dangerous because of their speed. Though the weapons have yet to be tested in combat, the U.S. military is concerned that Russian and Chinese hypersonic weapons may travel so fast that they can’t be intercepted. At the tactical level, this means that aircraft carriers and air bases could be destroyed by a salvo of missiles.
But on the strategic level, hypersonic weapons are truly frightening. A hypersonic missile can deliver a nuclear warhead more quickly than a ballistic missile. Or, a hypersonic missile armed with a conventional warhead might be able to destroy an opponent’s nuclear missiles in a first strike, but without the attacker having to resort to nuclear weapons.
Whether or not such a strike would be successful, or whether anyone would be confident enough to risk a nuclear exchange by using hypersonics, isn’t the point. Unlike the United States versus Russia and China, whose homelands are separated by thousands of miles of ocean, the distance between New Delhi and Islamabad is just over 400 miles. A Mach 5 or 10 weapon missile launched from India or Pakistan could hit its target in minutes (Russia’s Avangard hypersonic glider reportedly has a speed of Mach 20, with the United States working on a weapon equally as fast).
Knowing that India has hypersonic weapons could make Pakistan feel trapped in a “use them or lose them” mindset regarding its nuclear weapons.
Michael Peck is a contributing writer for the National Interest. He can be found on Twitter and Facebook.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/indias-hypersonic-missiles-are-major-threat-pakistan-66682
by Michael Peck
“Sources said that while the missile on which the platform was mounted successfully took off from the range, the test could not be completed to demonstrate the vehicle at hypersonic speed as the Agni 1 did not reach the desired altitude for the test. Scientists are looking at the technical reasons behind this and are studying all available data.”
It also is one step closer to triggering a nuclear war with Pakistan.
Ironically, the first launch of the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle, or HSTDV, was a failure. The HSTDV, which is shaped almost like a sailing ship, is supposed to be a testbed for developing future hypersonic weapons such as cruise missiles. It is launched atop an Agni 1, an Indian ballistic missile.
(This first appeared in June 2019.)
“The vehicle was test launched using the Agni 1 missile platform that was to take it up to a predetermined altitude where scramjet technology—the ability to fly at speeds in excess of Mach 6 while using atmospheric oxygen as oxidizer—had to be validated with separation of the platform and a short flight at high altitude,” according to India’s Economic Times.
“Sources said that while the missile on which the platform was mounted successfully took off from the range, the test could not be completed to demonstrate the vehicle at hypersonic speed as the Agni 1 did not reach the desired altitude for the test. Scientists are looking at the technical reasons behind this and are studying all available data.”
While that doesn’t necessarily mean the HSTDV has a problem, it’s not good news for India’s strategic nuclear deterrent. “The Agni 1 is a nuclear-capable missile that is in service with the strategic forces and has been successfully tested several times in the past,” noted the Economic Times. “Its failure to reach the desired altitude is a reason for concern and is being studied.”
Yet unproven or not, the existence of an Indian hypersonic project is an ominous step for India’s cold war with its neighbor Pakistan. Hypersonic missiles—defined as rockets with a velocity of at least Mach 5, though Russia and America are developing Mach 20 weapons—are dangerous because of their speed. Though the weapons have yet to be tested in combat, the U.S. military is concerned that Russian and Chinese hypersonic weapons may travel so fast that they can’t be intercepted. At the tactical level, this means that aircraft carriers and air bases could be destroyed by a salvo of missiles.
But on the strategic level, hypersonic weapons are truly frightening. A hypersonic missile can deliver a nuclear warhead more quickly than a ballistic missile. Or, a hypersonic missile armed with a conventional warhead might be able to destroy an opponent’s nuclear missiles in a first strike, but without the attacker having to resort to nuclear weapons.
Whether or not such a strike would be successful, or whether anyone would be confident enough to risk a nuclear exchange by using hypersonics, isn’t the point. Unlike the United States versus Russia and China, whose homelands are separated by thousands of miles of ocean, the distance between New Delhi and Islamabad is just over 400 miles. A Mach 5 or 10 weapon missile launched from India or Pakistan could hit its target in minutes (Russia’s Avangard hypersonic glider reportedly has a speed of Mach 20, with the United States working on a weapon equally as fast).
Knowing that India has hypersonic weapons could make Pakistan feel trapped in a “use them or lose them” mindset regarding its nuclear weapons.
Michael Peck is a contributing writer for the National Interest. He can be found on Twitter and Facebook.
