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[Chinmoy]

Anyways, let's prepare ourselves to export Burnol to our neighboring country.

Btw, what should we name this SFDR?
How about "GaVol"? Short form for Ganga and Volga.. Two national rivers of India and Russia. Any suggestion from your side?

How about BurhiDihing+Tobol= BurBol. N baad me laga lenge :biggrin2:

 

[sayareakd]

Burnol would be good name........

 

[Steven Rogers]

Anyways, let's prepare ourselves to export Burnol to our neighboring country.

Btw, what should we name this SFDR?
How about "GaVol"? Short form for Ganga and Volga.. Two national rivers of India and Russia. Any suggestion from your side?

If this been tested in India, then I don't think Russia has a much of the work on the project, anyways the jv was for the ramjet propulsion not the missile.

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[Steven Rogers]

This appears more logical as India has solid fuel RAMJET technology in Akash missiles. SCRAMJET is a new technology altogether

Akash doesn't have the ducted ramjet.

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[Kshithij]

Akash doesn't have the ducted ramjet.

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Akash has solid fuel RAMJET. SFDR made it ducted so as to better control the speed

 

[Steven Rogers]

Akash has solid fuel RAMJET. SFDR made it ducted so as to better control the speed

Better makeout of the thrust at slow speed.

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[Prashant12]

India hits strategic milestone with successful test of surface-to-air missile

Indigenously designed and developed by the country’s premier research agency - DRDO, the fastest missile in its class is capable of neutralising fast moving aerial targets.


BHUBANESWAR: In a major breakthrough in missile technology, India on Wednesday successfully carried out the first test of a new surface-to-air missile with nozzle less booster making its mark as a military superpower in South East Asia region. Indigenously designed and developed by the country’s premier research agency - Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the fastest missile in its class is capable of neutralising fast moving aerial targets.

Defence sources said the missile, which is yet to get a formal name, was flight tested from launching complex-III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off Odisha coast at about 12.05 pm. The missile, powered by Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR), was fired from a static launcher meeting all mission objectives.

The missile flew in its intended trajectory at a speed of Mach 3 (thrice the speed of sound) and performed as expected perfectly validating the new indigenous technology. “It was a booster phase test of the missile and the mission was a major milestone for the strategic missile programme. The nozzle less booster and SFDR were tested successfully. We can now master the technology which will boost several next-generation weapon systems,” a defence official told The New Indian Express over the phone from New Delhi.

All radars, telemetry and electro-optical systems deployed along the coast tracked and monitored the health parameters of the missile system that has faster reaction time. The data generated during the test are being analysed for future missions.

“It is indeed a great achievement for the Make-in-India programme. Several other components of the missile, including the seeker with advanced technology, will be put to tests soon. Though the range was not a matter during the maiden trial, the missile will definitely have a longer strike range than the existing similar systems in the arsenal,” the official said.

Even as India has surface-to-air missile systems like Akash, Break 8, QRSAM and all-weather beyond visual range air-to-air missile Astra, the indigenously developed SFDR will help the country master in the cutting edge technology which was secured by a few selected nations so far.

“The new technology will help both surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles perform better and enhance their strike range making the weapons more lethal. Now India can have fastest long-range missiles in the two categories providing a full-fledged and multi-layered aerial protection from hostile attacks,” the official added.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/sta...l-test-of-surface-to-air-missile-1821716.html

 

[sayareakd]

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[sthf]

The missile flew in its intended trajectory at a speed of Mach 3

So @NeXoft007 's prediction was on the point.

Kudos mate.

 

[Kshithij]

So @NeXoft007 's prediction was on the point.

Kudos mate.

That is because SFDR is derived from indian RAMJET engines used in Akash and Brahmos, both of which are in 3Mach zone. It was obvious from day 1

 

[sayareakd]

So @NeXoft007 's prediction was on the point.

Kudos mate.

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@NeXoft007 is member of our whatapp group............................................:biggrin2::biggrin2::biggrin2:

 

[Steven Rogers]

That is because SFDR is derived from indian RAMJET engines used in Akash and Brahmos, both of which are in 3Mach zone. It was obvious from day 1

Then what's the requirement of Russia.

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[Kshithij]

Then what's the requirement of Russia.

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Don't forget that Brahmos engine is Russian which they have not yet given to India or license production. India is indeed free to reverse engineer and make on its own. Also, the fuel for SFDR is solid which will vaporise to gas and get mixed in the incoming air before burning. So, the fuel requirement is also different. In addition, the flight controls and ducting technology is not simple. So, there may be use of Russian technology

However, I am not fully sure why India developed SFDR with Russia- out of goodwill/friendship and hence sharing talent pool or any technical reason.

 

[Steven Rogers]

Don't forget that Brahmos engine is Russian which they have not yet given to India or license production. India is indeed free to reverse engineer and make on its own. Also, the fuel for SFDR is solid which will vaporise to gas and get mixed in the incoming air before burning. So, the fuel requirement is also different. In addition, the flight controls and ducting technology is not simple. So, there may be use of Russian technology

However, I am not fully sure why India developed SFDR with Russia- out of goodwill/friendship and hence sharing talent pool or any technical reason.

First the jv is with only the propulsion ie SFDR, not any kind of missile so flight controls don't matter here, ducting technology is not as complex as Scramjet. Russia themselves don't have any ducted ramjet operational on any.

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[Kshithij]

First the jv is with only the propulsion ie SFDR, not any kind of missile so flight controls don't matter here, ducting technology is not as complex as Scramjet. Russia themselves don't have any ducted ramjet operational on any.

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As I said, there may be goodwill angle also. In addition, the key difference is propulsion chemical fuel which has to vaporise from Solid to gas.

 

[Steven Rogers]

As I said, there may be goodwill angle also. In addition, the key difference is propulsion chemical fuel which has to vaporise from Solid to gas.

That's called sublimate.

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[indiatester]

We have the pictures now

 

[pankaj nema]

Russian Sputnik Magazine is already calling it a joint venture

 

[pankaj nema]

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[NeXoft007]

Isn't she a beauty?

The 450kg ------- booster used in SFDR will most probably end up being used in separate XR-SAM project instead. The SFDR will have its own variants.