New missiles for the Indian navy

[bengalraider]

Shiv Aroor just posted that the Indian Navy wants new medium range missiles

Livefist: Indian Navy For New Medium Range Anti-Ship Missile

the basic things we are looking for as per the RFI are
1) A minimum range of 120km
2) A maximum missile weight of 1000kg
3) A minimum warhead weight of 100kg
4) A velocity of approx 0.9 mach

the latest and most alluring among these today are

The Norwegian NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE(NSM)

Naval Strike Missile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Naval Strike Missile - NSM - Kongsberg Gruppen

The latest version of the MM40 EXOCET block 3

Exocet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MBDA - e-catalogue

SAAB RBS-15 Mk. III

RBS-15 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RBS15 Mk3 – Surface-to-Surface Missile (SSM)

MBDA OTOMAT
MBDA - e-catalogue

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Why just 120km ? IN will have KH-35 ..

So why there is a need for this ASM.. ?

 

[sasi]

Why just 120km ? IN will have KH-35 ..

So why there is a need for this ASM.. ?

I think they are replacing old stocks. Also replace missles in small vessels and for coastal defence.
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The Norwegian NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE(NSM) looks cool with IIR seeker.

 

[bengalraider]

Why just 120km ? IN will have KH-35 ..

So why there is a need for this ASM.. ?

Maybe someone decided it was time we got some new western missile tech into out fleet as well, or maybe someone very very important got a big big box of "Mithai".

 

[AshutoshNSingh]

IIR not needed. Rfi seeks for active radar homing so no chances for NSM. Min speed shd be at least .9 mach more than both Exocet and Harpoon ( correct me if wrong ). Surface launched Exocet no more in production. So only RBS-15 Mk3 and Otomat left?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

It is said only for Surface warships, Means >>

Its possibly an upgrade for older yet capable ships..

 

[WMD]

i think the new order is for smaller ships like corvettes,
if Kamorta doesn't hav any anti-ship missile then probably for its successor classes.
a single unit of BrahMos is very costly, so it might also be a cost cutting measure for any future ship classes lower than frigates and destroyers.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

May be compare to older Missles, But its cheaper to its western counterparts yet much better..

The reason we are getting is coz we need small, PJ-10 are big and heavy..

BrahMos is very costly, so it might also be a cost cutting measure for any future ship classes lower than frigates and destroyers.

 

[Defcon 1]

May be compare to older Missles, But its cheaper to its western counterparts yet much better..

The reason we are getting is coz we need small, PJ-10 are big and heavy..

Why can't we just develop a ship launched version of Brahmos III?

 

[kurup]

Why can't we just develop a ship launched version of Brahmos III?

May be they want to induct it faster , so must be looking for a proven platform .

Brahmos 3 is not ready , how are we going to make it's ship launched version ??

 

[Bheeshma]

We still need to get rid of the SS-N-2 Styx on some ships. Abt fricking time too.

 

[Bheeshma]

Though to be fair on Khukri, Godavari and Rajput classes carry the SS-N-2D. They will all retire by 2018-2022 time frame. I am not sure it makes sense to update these old ships. The new medium range ones might be for P-28A and smaller ships.

 

[Defcon 1]

Though to be fair on Khukri, Godavari and Rajput classes carry the SS-N-2D. They will all retire by 2018-2022 time frame. I am not sure it makes sense to update these old ships. The new medium range ones might be for P-28A and smaller ships.

P28A is a dedicated ASW platform, it doesn't carry ASMs.

 

[Payeng]

Why we have PTAE-7 turbojet, the Lakshya PTA experience, I would say fuk off this firangi tenderness and buy desi, just brainstorm DRDO scientist pay them instead of foreigners, such tender should be taken as interim solution till we have a local alternative.


In the other hand a hypersonic 120 km class AShM seems like a deadly weapon.

 

[Defcon 1]

Why we have PTAE-7 turbojet, the Lakshya PTA experience, I would say fuk off this firangi tenderness and buy desi, just brainstorm DRDO scientist pay them instead of foreigners, such tender should be taken as interim solution till we have a local alternative.


In the other hand a hypersonic 120 km class AShM seems like a deadly weapon.

Thats why I suggested Brahmos III. Even after buying foreign products, induction usually takes years, so why not wait a little more and buy Desi.

 

[WMD]

P28A is a dedicated ASW platform, it doesn't carry ASMs.

some articles say that kamorta class also has ASM, whether its true or not we'll only know when the 1st ship is inducted this yr,
kamorta class r very lightly armed compared to their displacement, so it leaves u to wonder abt its armaments
no P-28A ships hav been launched till date,
P-28 r ASW corvettes, P-28A r in all probability will b bigger than kamorta class. so they might hav limited anti-shipping role.
as Bheeshma suggested upgrading older ships which will soon face retirement with new order of missiles doesn't make sense,
so these missile r probably for lighter ships which can't carry our primary ASM BrahMos.

 

[indian_sukhoi]

Even i have the same doubt

P-28 Corvettes were thought to be fitted with Klub missiles, But it doent show any Anti-Shipp missile VLS fitted in

 

[Bheeshma]

The main role of P-28's will be ASW so Klub-91RE2 makes a lot of sense. But medium ranged AShM with 120 Km rane will also suffice.