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That's not what the article implies. But in any case my point being that the investment is good news as it shows continued confidence.

Building a 10,000 ton ship to launch test missiles is big investment. It signals confidence in the future of India's BMD despite recent delays

Also amazing that they have access to top secret information from around the world. wow!

The confusion arose because even two years ago Saraswat was claiming that PAD will be rolled out to protect Delhi and Mumbai. maybe it was just deliberate misinformation. see my post of almost exactly two years ago. Theoretically he was right, in that a liquid based rocket could be rolled out...

Any sources please for the India developments?

Pakistan does not have MIRV, so cannot do this. It is also debatable whether China would wish to share this technology with Pakistan. An ABM shield would give India a massive strategic advantage against Pakistan as it would enable India to wipe out Pakistan without fear of mutual destruction...

Its enough for Pakistan!

any thoughts on how many more tests will be required to make PDV and hence phase 1 fully operational? PDV is a new missile, but on the other hand many of the other technologies (seekers etc) have already been tested.

Its almost laughable that the so called chinese 'experts' can come out with such arrogant inane comments! (highlighted in bold) India is way ahead of China in ABM technology but the 'experts' are too scared to admit it to their CCP masters. Anyway PDV and phase 1 is primarily for Pakistani...

This is great news. At last we know that the PDV has been built. This and GSLV mk3 launch hoping for a successful cosmic firework display this spring and summer.

Is this after PDV and for phase 2.?

yes I had read your comment on the PAD fins, but I do not see that as being a shows topper. I thought the showstopper was the refuelling problem, but that no longer seems the case. hence my question.

So if liquid fuel is ok, and indeed advantageous, what are the reasons that PAD is not bring deployed and instead we are waiting for PDV. what will PDV give us?

Feb turning to March and still no official announcement of a PDV test?

The refuelling problem is they key. PAD is ok to defend Delhi and Mumbai with a few dedicated stand alone missiles. but if you want to produce and deploy in numbers we need the solid propellant PDV.

This could be the PDV test that was earlier slated by Indian Express to be in January. DRDO Planning to Test-fire High-altitude 'Killer' Missile in January - The New Indian Express

It's difficult until you read it really carefully. the Army officer was quoting Saraswat verbatim, and where Saraswat would have paused its difficult to capture in written form. I only read it because its the first time we have an inkling of what the delay is. it's really worrying about the...

Agree that the economics should take into account the asset you are protecting. Mumbai is worth much more than the one or two Shaheens attacking it. Also the value of BMD is just not in the event of war, but to stop the nuclear blackmail that Pakistan is using to launch terrorist attacks...

Dear Saya. please read the article carefully. The army officer is not saying that PAD did not have divert thrusters. he is referring to two changes and divert thrusters are not one of them. He is saying that PDV will have divert thrusters just like PAD. So please do not ridicule the whole...

But the statement about Isreal and the missile propellant is quite explicit. I don't think the army officer would have made that up unless he was told it by DRDO. that's not to say that he was fed misinformation, as this is the first I have heard this Israeli involvement in PDV.