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It is not anti- aircraft carrier variant, it is anti-aircraft variant..........
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the missile is anti aircraft carrier only, the news paper headline is misleading. our defence reportiong sucks big time and most proof readers/editors are ignorant about basic defence terms. their forte is politics only.
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Brahmos was always an anti-carrier missile. If one missile could not do it
a salvo definetly would. But 300km range gives planes on a carrier plenty
of time. There are alternative missiles which maybe better??(klub,shauriya)
a salvo definetly would. But 300km range gives planes on a carrier plenty
of time. There are alternative missiles which maybe better??(klub,shauriya)
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There is no anti-aircraft version for Brahmos. It is and will be an anti-carrier version. This variant does a steep dive attack compared to the head on intercept on other variants.
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BrahMos Corp. is looking to develop a new anti-ship missile with a smaller diameter and lighter weight than the present BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The proposal, tentatively called BrahMos-3, is aimed at putting together a potent anti-ship/anti-surface missile for the Indian Navy's MiG-29K and IAF MMRCA.
Revealing plans for the BrahMos-3 today at Defexpo, BrahMos CEO Dr A. Sivathanu Pillai said the first test-firing of a BrahMos from a modified Su-30MKI (modifications by HAL) would take place by early next year.
The BrahMos-2, a concept scramjet-based hypersonic version of the missile has begun development, and the programme aims at a first test in five years, Dr Pillai says. The long-awaited underwater-launched version of the BrahMos is expected to undergo its first test within 2012, and is understood to be ready in all respects.
The BrahMos recently conducted two successful tests of the army land attack variant of the missile, in which it performed supersonic steep dives in both tests.
Revealing plans for the BrahMos-3 today at Defexpo, BrahMos CEO Dr A. Sivathanu Pillai said the first test-firing of a BrahMos from a modified Su-30MKI (modifications by HAL) would take place by early next year.
The BrahMos-2, a concept scramjet-based hypersonic version of the missile has begun development, and the programme aims at a first test in five years, Dr Pillai says. The long-awaited underwater-launched version of the BrahMos is expected to undergo its first test within 2012, and is understood to be ready in all respects.
The BrahMos recently conducted two successful tests of the army land attack variant of the missile, in which it performed supersonic steep dives in both tests.
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Any obvious advantages of steep-dive vis-a-vis headon
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Much higher kinetic and potential energy. So, interception of the missile becomes difficult. Major damage to the deck so the carrier becomes useless even if it does not sink. The command center and bridge on the deck can be engaged resulting in crippling their decision makers.
Sinking a carrier is difficult because there is a lot of armour on the sides. A top attack can be really deadly if done right. Even one missile can cripple them. That's the basis of the Chinese DF-21A.
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Apologies if this has been discussed before, but are there any ways of getting around the missile technology controls regime limiting this baby to sub-300km? A plus 300km supersonic CM would be a force multiplier in the IOR and SCS.
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BrahMos Considers All-New AShM For MiG-29K & MMRCA -BrahMos-3 
Livefist: BrahMos Considers All-New AShM For MiG-29K & MMRCA
BrahMos Corp. is looking to develop a new anti-ship missile with a smaller diameter and lighter weight than the present BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The proposal, tentatively called BrahMos-3, is aimed at putting together a potent anti-ship/anti-surface missile for the Indian Navy's MiG-29K and IAF MMRCA.
Revealing plans for the BrahMos-3 today at Defexpo, BrahMos CEO Dr A. Sivathanu Pillai said the first test-firing of a BrahMos from a modified Su-30MKI (modifications by HAL) would take place by early next year.
The BrahMos-2, a concept scramjet-based hypersonic version of the missile has begun development, and the programme aims at a first test in five years, Dr Pillai says. The long-awaited underwater-launched version of the BrahMos is expected to undergo its first test within 2012, and is understood to be ready in all respects.
The BrahMos recently conducted two successful tests of the army land attack variant of the missile, in which it performed supersonic steep dives in both tests.
Livefist: BrahMos Considers All-New AShM For MiG-29K & MMRCA
BrahMos Corp. is looking to develop a new anti-ship missile with a smaller diameter and lighter weight than the present BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. The proposal, tentatively called BrahMos-3, is aimed at putting together a potent anti-ship/anti-surface missile for the Indian Navy's MiG-29K and IAF MMRCA.
Revealing plans for the BrahMos-3 today at Defexpo, BrahMos CEO Dr A. Sivathanu Pillai said the first test-firing of a BrahMos from a modified Su-30MKI (modifications by HAL) would take place by early next year.
The BrahMos-2, a concept scramjet-based hypersonic version of the missile has begun development, and the programme aims at a first test in five years, Dr Pillai says. The long-awaited underwater-launched version of the BrahMos is expected to undergo its first test within 2012, and is understood to be ready in all respects.
The BrahMos recently conducted two successful tests of the army land attack variant of the missile, in which it performed supersonic steep dives in both tests.
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Army To Induct Mountain-Strike BrahMos Regiment.
The Indian Army will soon place an order for a regiment of the 290-km-range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with a steep dive capability for mountainous terrain, a top defence official said here yesterday. The Indian Army will soon place an order for a regiment of the 290-km-range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with a steep dive capability for mountainous terrain, a top defence official said here yesterday.
BrahMos Aerospace chief Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai told a press conference at the defence exposition here that the order will be received to supply the steep dive capability BrahMos to an army missile regiment for mountainous terrain deployment.
This regiment is likely to be deployed somewhere in India's northeastern states facing China or in Jammu and Kashmir, facing both China and Pakistan.
"We have successfully carried out a test of the BrahMos in the steep dive mode on March 28 for the army. These are for deployment in mountainous terrain. Based on this test, the army will soon place an order for a regiment of this BrahMos cruise missiles," Pillai said.
Another successful test on March 30 was to test upgraded systems of BrahMos, he said.
BrahMos is capable of attacking surface targets by flying as low as 10 metres above the ground. It can reach Mach 2.8 or close to three times the speed of sound.
Pillai said India will also conduct an underwater launched BrahMos missile sometime later this year. "We have all the systems ready. But the sea is not conducive for the test. It is in Sea-III state and this is not suitable for tests," he added.
On the aircraft-launched version of BrahMos to be fitted on Sukhoi combat planes, Pillai said the flight tests will be done within a year and the integration of the air-version BrahMos onto the Sukhois was being carried out at a facility in Maharashtra.
On the development of a hypersonic cruise missile that can travel at five times the speed of sound or Mach 5, Pillai said that would take about five years of work.
BrahMos has been developed as a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India and the Federal State Unitary Enterprise NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of Russia under BrahMos Aerospace.
The missile is named after two rivers, the Brahmaputra and the Moskva
The Indian Army will soon place an order for a regiment of the 290-km-range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with a steep dive capability for mountainous terrain, a top defence official said here yesterday. The Indian Army will soon place an order for a regiment of the 290-km-range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with a steep dive capability for mountainous terrain, a top defence official said here yesterday.
BrahMos Aerospace chief Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai told a press conference at the defence exposition here that the order will be received to supply the steep dive capability BrahMos to an army missile regiment for mountainous terrain deployment.
This regiment is likely to be deployed somewhere in India's northeastern states facing China or in Jammu and Kashmir, facing both China and Pakistan.
"We have successfully carried out a test of the BrahMos in the steep dive mode on March 28 for the army. These are for deployment in mountainous terrain. Based on this test, the army will soon place an order for a regiment of this BrahMos cruise missiles," Pillai said.
Another successful test on March 30 was to test upgraded systems of BrahMos, he said.
BrahMos is capable of attacking surface targets by flying as low as 10 metres above the ground. It can reach Mach 2.8 or close to three times the speed of sound.
Pillai said India will also conduct an underwater launched BrahMos missile sometime later this year. "We have all the systems ready. But the sea is not conducive for the test. It is in Sea-III state and this is not suitable for tests," he added.
On the aircraft-launched version of BrahMos to be fitted on Sukhoi combat planes, Pillai said the flight tests will be done within a year and the integration of the air-version BrahMos onto the Sukhois was being carried out at a facility in Maharashtra.
On the development of a hypersonic cruise missile that can travel at five times the speed of sound or Mach 5, Pillai said that would take about five years of work.
BrahMos has been developed as a joint venture between the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India and the Federal State Unitary Enterprise NPO Mashinostroyenia (NPOM) of Russia under BrahMos Aerospace.
The missile is named after two rivers, the Brahmaputra and the Moskva
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"In five years, India will be superpower in missile technology"
India will emerge as the superpower with command over a hypersonic version of the cruise missile technology in five years, said A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited, here on Wednesday.
Having achieved self reliance in cruise missile technology, an ambitious project to increase the missile speed from Mach 2.8 to Mach 7 has been taken up, he said in an exclusive interview to The Hindu.
India has left the world leaders in missile technology far behind with its missile speed of Mach 2.8 which, he said, needed to be maintained and upgraded gradually. The Americans had tested their prototype of an advanced hypersonic weapon concept with a speed of Mach 5.
We are the leaders in speed, precision and delivery. Others, including the powerful developed nations, have subsonic missiles. Our missiles are three times faster than US' Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles. The hypersonic concept will materialise by 2016, he said
Trials for the integration of the missiles into the Indian Air Force (IAF) for air to surface launch have been successful. A new engine for missile launch in air has been developed. The final test-firing of missiles from Sukhoi-30 MKI will be undertaken shortly. After successful trials, the missiles will be integrated into the IAF jets by the year-end. "Indian Army and Navy have already been equipped with them," he said.
The project on submarine-based underwater supersonic missile launch is in an advanced stage, Mr. Pillai said. The BrahMos Block III missile with advanced guidance would soon be deployed in high-altitude mountain ranges. The missile would boast of high manoeuvring capability at multiple points for steep dive capability from a high altitude. "The missile can hit targets hidden behind mountain ranges too."
On the weight of missiles, Mr. Pillai said that the country had already developed missiles weighing less. "The weight of a missile does not worry Indian Army and Indian Navy. But, for Air Force, we need to be slimmer to ensure speed, range and delivery. The supersonic cruise missiles, which will be integrated shortly with our fighter jets, are performing well and fighter aircraft feel light and easy."
"In five years, India will be superpower in missile technology" | idrw.org
India will emerge as the superpower with command over a hypersonic version of the cruise missile technology in five years, said A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited, here on Wednesday.
Having achieved self reliance in cruise missile technology, an ambitious project to increase the missile speed from Mach 2.8 to Mach 7 has been taken up, he said in an exclusive interview to The Hindu.
India has left the world leaders in missile technology far behind with its missile speed of Mach 2.8 which, he said, needed to be maintained and upgraded gradually. The Americans had tested their prototype of an advanced hypersonic weapon concept with a speed of Mach 5.
We are the leaders in speed, precision and delivery. Others, including the powerful developed nations, have subsonic missiles. Our missiles are three times faster than US' Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles. The hypersonic concept will materialise by 2016, he said
Trials for the integration of the missiles into the Indian Air Force (IAF) for air to surface launch have been successful. A new engine for missile launch in air has been developed. The final test-firing of missiles from Sukhoi-30 MKI will be undertaken shortly. After successful trials, the missiles will be integrated into the IAF jets by the year-end. "Indian Army and Navy have already been equipped with them," he said.
The project on submarine-based underwater supersonic missile launch is in an advanced stage, Mr. Pillai said. The BrahMos Block III missile with advanced guidance would soon be deployed in high-altitude mountain ranges. The missile would boast of high manoeuvring capability at multiple points for steep dive capability from a high altitude. "The missile can hit targets hidden behind mountain ranges too."
On the weight of missiles, Mr. Pillai said that the country had already developed missiles weighing less. "The weight of a missile does not worry Indian Army and Indian Navy. But, for Air Force, we need to be slimmer to ensure speed, range and delivery. The supersonic cruise missiles, which will be integrated shortly with our fighter jets, are performing well and fighter aircraft feel light and easy."
"In five years, India will be superpower in missile technology" | idrw.org
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Hooghly dry run sets NE stage for BrahMos Unit That Will Form Third BrahMos Regiment Uses River For Brahmaputra Simulation | idrw.org
An Army unit that will be deployed to the Northeast before long as the third BrahMos regiment has set up base on the outskirts of Kolkata and is using the Hooghly channel for simulated trials. The supersonic missiles, two regiments of which have already been delivered to the Army, have a range of 290km and can move at speeds of Mach 2.8. The third regiment is to be deployed in the Northeast along the Line of Actual Control.
"The supersonic missiles will add punch to India's military set-up in the Northeast. It will be an effective deterrent. There are high mountain ranges along the LAC and if India was to ever consider a strike into China, the best route for the missiles would be along the Brahmaputra channel. The unit that will ultimately form the third BrahMos regiment has been placed strategically on the banks of the Hooghly near Kolkata," a source revealed.
"By the time they are relocated to the Northeast, the unit will have a fair idea of how to handle the missiles so they reach enemy territory undetected along the Brahmaputra that flows into Arunachal Pradesh from China," the source added.
Due to the lack of mountain radars, not much is known of the movement on the Chinese side. According to officials, the mountain ranges along the LAC provide cover to the Indians as well. "Just as we are blind to the goings-on and troop movement on the other side, the Chinese are in no better position," another source said.
"According to our estimates, any air or missile attack that the Chinese consider will be along the Brahmaputra channel as such movement is very difficult to detect. We are now thinking on the same lines. If India were to launch a retaliatory attack on the Chinese, it would have to be along the Brahmaputra," the source added.
Though the channels of the Hooghly and the Brahmaputra don't exactly match, the Army is trying to give its officers and men a feel of how to operate the supersonic cruise missiles along a river. Just like the Brahmaputra, the Hooghly too has several bends that will have to be negotiated by the missile on its way to its target.
BrahMos missiles have the capability of flying at a height of barely 10 metres and strike surface targets. The Army wants the missiles to skip the surface of the river to avoid detection by enemy radar. Incidentally, the distance from Kolkata to the estuary point (in the Bay ofBengal) along the Hooghly is 148km. The officers can set mock targets on either bank and carry out simulated strikes. This will make their job easier if the need arises to use the missiles for real. The Army unit also makes use of small- and medium-sized vessels to move along the Hooghly for closer inspection and setting of targets.
"The Army has gone in for the Block-II variant of the BrahMos, which has target discrimination capabilities. The ground systems and the missiles of this variant are more advanced and can carry out 'fly and forget' attacks on selected targets," the source said.
Each BrahMos regiment comprises 65 missiles, 5 mobile autonomous launchers on Tatra vehicles and 2 mobile command posts. The Navy has already inducted the BrahMos and has fitted them on most frontline battleships. Efforts are now on to develop BrahMos variants that can be launched from submarines and aircraft.
An Army unit that will be deployed to the Northeast before long as the third BrahMos regiment has set up base on the outskirts of Kolkata and is using the Hooghly channel for simulated trials. The supersonic missiles, two regiments of which have already been delivered to the Army, have a range of 290km and can move at speeds of Mach 2.8. The third regiment is to be deployed in the Northeast along the Line of Actual Control.
"The supersonic missiles will add punch to India's military set-up in the Northeast. It will be an effective deterrent. There are high mountain ranges along the LAC and if India was to ever consider a strike into China, the best route for the missiles would be along the Brahmaputra channel. The unit that will ultimately form the third BrahMos regiment has been placed strategically on the banks of the Hooghly near Kolkata," a source revealed.
"By the time they are relocated to the Northeast, the unit will have a fair idea of how to handle the missiles so they reach enemy territory undetected along the Brahmaputra that flows into Arunachal Pradesh from China," the source added.
Due to the lack of mountain radars, not much is known of the movement on the Chinese side. According to officials, the mountain ranges along the LAC provide cover to the Indians as well. "Just as we are blind to the goings-on and troop movement on the other side, the Chinese are in no better position," another source said.
"According to our estimates, any air or missile attack that the Chinese consider will be along the Brahmaputra channel as such movement is very difficult to detect. We are now thinking on the same lines. If India were to launch a retaliatory attack on the Chinese, it would have to be along the Brahmaputra," the source added.
Though the channels of the Hooghly and the Brahmaputra don't exactly match, the Army is trying to give its officers and men a feel of how to operate the supersonic cruise missiles along a river. Just like the Brahmaputra, the Hooghly too has several bends that will have to be negotiated by the missile on its way to its target.
BrahMos missiles have the capability of flying at a height of barely 10 metres and strike surface targets. The Army wants the missiles to skip the surface of the river to avoid detection by enemy radar. Incidentally, the distance from Kolkata to the estuary point (in the Bay ofBengal) along the Hooghly is 148km. The officers can set mock targets on either bank and carry out simulated strikes. This will make their job easier if the need arises to use the missiles for real. The Army unit also makes use of small- and medium-sized vessels to move along the Hooghly for closer inspection and setting of targets.
"The Army has gone in for the Block-II variant of the BrahMos, which has target discrimination capabilities. The ground systems and the missiles of this variant are more advanced and can carry out 'fly and forget' attacks on selected targets," the source said.
Each BrahMos regiment comprises 65 missiles, 5 mobile autonomous launchers on Tatra vehicles and 2 mobile command posts. The Navy has already inducted the BrahMos and has fitted them on most frontline battleships. Efforts are now on to develop BrahMos variants that can be launched from submarines and aircraft.
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chinese coming along brahmputra meets indians marching along brahmputra. cool fight at brahmputra basin
Seeker capability is maximized. It has the ability to actually employ sophisticated image recognition and processing techniques like the Nag does, and choose the optimal spot.
Second, coming in from steep angles also confounds many typical SAM arrays which have elevation difficulties with their radars - they cant look directly upwards. The same goes for the EW fit
Third: A carrier has two main things to do - motive power to add speed to its launch (get extra speed over its deck) and second, keep flight operations going. A vertically attacking missile with submunition warheads can take out the entire launch surface with cluster warheads & does not need to sink the AC to make it useless.
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Joint Russia-India BrahMos 2 missile to be ready by 2017
Joint Russia-India BrahMos 2 missile to be ready by 2017 - The Times of India
MOSCOW: The first prototype of the hypersonic BrahMos 2 cruise missile being jointly developed by Russia and India will be ready for flight testing in 2017, an official said.
Russia and India have recently agreed to develop hypersonic BrahMos 2 missile capable of flying at speeds of Mach 5-Mach 7.
"I think we will need about five years to develop the first fully-functional prototype (of the hypersonic missile). We have already carried out a series of lab tests at the speed of 6.5 Mach," said Sivathanu Pillai, chief executive officer of the Russian-Indian joint venture Brahmos Aerospace.
Pillai said the new missile will be made in three variants -- ground-launched, airborne, and sea-launched.
He said the new missiles will be supplied only to India and Russia, without exports to third countries.
Established in 1998, BrahMos Aerospace Ltd, a Russian-Indian joint venture, currently manufactures BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles based on the Russian-designed NPO Mashinostroyenie 3M55 Yakhont (SS-N-26).
The BrahMos missile has a range of 290 km and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 300 kg. It can effectively engage targets from an altitude as low as 10 metres and has a top speed of Mach 2.8, which is about three times faster than the US-made subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile.
Sea and ground-launched versions have been successfully tested and put into service with the Indian Army and Navy.
The flight tests of the airborne version will be completed by the end of 2012.
The Indian Air Force is planning to arm 40 Su-30MKI Flanker-H fighters with BrahMos missiles.
Joint Russia-India BrahMos 2 missile to be ready by 2017 - The Times of India
MOSCOW: The first prototype of the hypersonic BrahMos 2 cruise missile being jointly developed by Russia and India will be ready for flight testing in 2017, an official said.
Russia and India have recently agreed to develop hypersonic BrahMos 2 missile capable of flying at speeds of Mach 5-Mach 7.
"I think we will need about five years to develop the first fully-functional prototype (of the hypersonic missile). We have already carried out a series of lab tests at the speed of 6.5 Mach," said Sivathanu Pillai, chief executive officer of the Russian-Indian joint venture Brahmos Aerospace.
Pillai said the new missile will be made in three variants -- ground-launched, airborne, and sea-launched.
He said the new missiles will be supplied only to India and Russia, without exports to third countries.
Established in 1998, BrahMos Aerospace Ltd, a Russian-Indian joint venture, currently manufactures BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles based on the Russian-designed NPO Mashinostroyenie 3M55 Yakhont (SS-N-26).
The BrahMos missile has a range of 290 km and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 300 kg. It can effectively engage targets from an altitude as low as 10 metres and has a top speed of Mach 2.8, which is about three times faster than the US-made subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile.
Sea and ground-launched versions have been successfully tested and put into service with the Indian Army and Navy.
The flight tests of the airborne version will be completed by the end of 2012.
The Indian Air Force is planning to arm 40 Su-30MKI Flanker-H fighters with BrahMos missiles.
