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[flanker99]

Can anyone figure out the distance of this notam?

 

[FalconZero]

Can anyone figure out the distance of this notam?

>13 december
Was it for SMART?

 

[flanker99]

>13 december
Was it for SMART?

Yes we can guess the max range from this...as there still isn't any official figure

 

[Abdus Salem killed]

Can you pls explain its uses and similar missiles how good is it as compared to china pak @fire starter

 

[FalconZero]

Quoting some old but interesting posts from past containg tidbits on SMART missile.

No

SMART is itself a torpedo delivery platform , so it cannot substitute a torpedo . Without its torpedo payload , it is no longer a anti submarine weapon.

Unrelated
As I see it SMART is a weapon system of the future , SMART will be a system within a plethora of weapon systems which will feed off various kinds of air land underwater sensor etc.

SMART will need to access considerable real time information from various sensors inorder to fulfill its missions with a high probability of success.
Given the costs, I believe the associated kill chain of SMART will not be standalone but a part of the kill chain of the INs system of systems which is being put into place slowly but surely.

SMART and importantly the system's which will enable SMART ( including other weapon systems etc ) will need time to come into place .

So SMART is a weapon of the future , not only because of the characteristics of the weapon but because of the sensors needed ( space , air , underwater ) to put it into effective use.

Anyways, both K15 & SMART should be considered to assess the capabilities of Pralay Missile. K15 being upto a ton heavier than Pralay... SMART being lighter than Pralay.

Pralay can reach 900-1000km without breaking a sweat with its minimum payload of 350kg.

RBU is meant as CIWS to defend ship from torpedoes or as expensive fishing rod. If you have a hostile submarine close enough for RBU to engage, you might want to check your ship for a couple of holes in the hull.

SMART is meant for wide area ASW.


Muricans and Russians use VL-ASROC. In terms of range, its around 30 km, between SMART (600km) and RBU (6-7km). VL-ASROC has a light torpedo as the warhead, so meant for ASW, like SMART.
Basically, RBU is mortar. VL-ASROC is howitzer. SMART is Ballistic Missile.

Yes we can guess the max range from this...as there still isn't any official figure

Maybe or maybe not? If we go by what @NeXoft007 said then it could be around 600km+ which was hinted by @Okabe Rintarou , mate where did you get the data on the range of SMART?

Apart from that, on twitter once PK shared this infographic,

It is pretty much SMART missile but with different 'payload'. PK already hinted about it in one of his posts earlier already on DFI,

 

[FalconZero]

SMART is really probably one of my favourite missiles, it's pretty SMART.

 

[Covfefe]

Quoting some old but interesting posts from past containg tidbits on SMART missile.







Maybe or maybe not? If we go by what @NeXoft007 said then it could be around 600km+ which was hinted by @Okabe Rintarou , mate where did you get the data on the range of SMART?

Apart from that, on twitter once PK shared this infographic,

It is pretty much SMART missile but with different 'payload'. PK already hinted about it in one of his posts earlier already on DFI,
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@Gessler @MonaLazy @fire starter and others, how will this get a fire solution? Will it be dropped in the proximity of a sub marked by P8(or any other surveillance platform)and then home onto the target from its own systems?

 

[FalconZero]

@Gessler @MonaLazy @fire starter and others, how will this get a fire solution? Will it be dropped in the proximity of a sub marked by P8(or any other surveillance platform)and then home onto the target from its own systems?

Can be launched from land or warships.

 

[Covfefe]

Can be launched from land or warships.

Launching is fine, how will it find the target. On board system can't have the tracking range of a Ballistic missile

 

[FalconZero]

Launching is fine, how will it find the target. On board system can't have the tracking range of a Ballistic missile

It will not be working standalone, other ASW ships will be guiding it, at particular altitude and location it will drop the torpedo from there on torpedo will do what it does,

Most of its flight in the air is covered at lower altitudes with two-way data link from the warship or an airborne submarine target detection system.

It is also provided the exact location of the hostile submarine to correct its flight path midway.

When it approaches close to a submerged submarine, the missile would eject the torpedo system into the water and the torpedo will start moving towards its target to hit the submarine.

The SMART torpedo system and why DRDO is calling it 'game changer' in anti-submarine warfare

Defence experts say the SMART torpedo system will change anti-submarine warfare tactics to a large extent, if not completely.

theprint.in

 

[IndianHawk]

Launching is fine, how will it find the target. On board system can't have the tracking range of a Ballistic missile

 

[Tactical Doge]

ISI agents spotted at test site

 

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ISI agents spotted at test site

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[flanker99]

It will not be working standalone, other ASW ships will be guiding it, at particular altitude and location it will drop the torpedo from there on torpedo will do what it does,

The SMART torpedo system and why DRDO is calling it 'game changer' in anti-submarine warfare

Defence experts say the SMART torpedo system will change anti-submarine warfare tactics to a large extent, if not completely.

theprint.in

If a ship ,drone,helo or any other platform has found a sub then it makes much more sense to just arm that platform with torpedos so it can engage the sub by itself.
IMO the existence of smart hints at really capable seabed arrays that can effectively detect,track and send general location of a sub to ground station which if true is HUGE capability.
This again is just my opinion

 

[FalconZero]

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ISI agents spotted at test site

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If a ship ,drone,helo or any other platform has found a sub then it makes much more sense to just arm that platform with torpedos so it can engage the sub by itself.
IMO the existence of smart hints at really capable seabed arrays that can effectively detect,track and send general location of a sub to ground station which if true is HUGE capability.
This again is just my opinion

Exactly if it can be ascertained that the guidance can be provided by a fixed (seabed arrays, coastal radars) or aerial platforms(drones, Helis, fighters, P8s) then it has huge potential especially along the western seaboard where the enemy is in a limited range compared to the vast IOR or Bay of Bengal region. It essentially derisks the vessel engagements- a truck based launcher is all that's needed along with surveillance platform in air is sufficient.

 

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ISI agents spotted at test site

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