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Aniruddha Mulay

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Not a game changer unless they integrate it on MiG-29Ks...except for those puny Rampage, our MiGs lack any substantial anti-surface weapon.

At Mach 5+, 300km range and an anti-radiation seeker these can prove to be a decent anti-ship missile.
Mig 29K are unlikely going to be used in a land attack role, and currently there is no plan to develop an anti-ship version of Rudram-2, only Anti-radiation and land attack roles as of now.
Also, Mig-29K do come equipped with Kh-35UE.
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But for Mig-29UPG of the IAF, Rudram-2 is a no brainer.
 

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Mig 29K are unlikely going to be used in a land attack role, and currently there is no plan to develop an anti-ship version of Rudram-2, only Anti-radiation and land attack roles as of now.
Also, Mig-29K do come equipped with Kh-35UE.
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But for Mig-29UPG of the IAF, Rudram-2 is a no brainer.
I'm talking about anti-ship version only; never said land attack.

As for developing anti-ship version is concerned, we are very much standing there. One version of Rudram-II already has DRDO's legendary penetration-cum-blast warhead and anti-radiation seeker in itself is a formidable weapon in anti-ship role, Rudram-II won't trigger ships ESM and ships can't afford to turn off their radars.

As for Kh-35 is concerned then don't you think there must be some reason why we chose to go for BrahMos in later Shivaliks instead of regular Klubs?
The regular Harpoon/Kh-35 type subsonic anti-ship missiles are pretty much obsolete now...it's now the era of either supersonic missiles or stealth missiles.
 

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I'm talking about anti-ship version only; never said land attack.

As for developing anti-ship version is concerned, we are very much standing there. One version of Rudram-II already has DRDO's legendary penetration-cum-blast warhead and anti-radiation seeker in itself is a formidable weapon in anti-ship role, Rudram-II won't trigger ships ESM and ships can't afford to turn off their radars.

As for Kh-35 is concerned then don't you think there must be some reason why we chose to go for BrahMos in later Shivaliks instead of regular Klubs?
The regular Harpoon/Kh-35 type subsonic anti-ship missiles are pretty much obsolete now...it's now the era of either supersonic missiles or stealth missiles.
BRAHMOS NG & NASM-MR are under development for air launched anti ship role. Also there is possibility of STAR to be further developed into anti ship missile.
 
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Here I've problem with Kh-35, elaborated what the future is and still you're mentioning NASM-MR...hum aashiqon pe ye sitam kyon!?
BRAHMOS NG
BrahMos NG is in development for quite a long time whereas Rudram-II is laying right there, needing just some minor mdifications...not to mention Rudram-II will be faster and follow a quasi-ballistic trajectory
 

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Here I've problem with Kh-35, elaborated what the future is and still you're mentioning NASM-MR...hum aashiqon pe ye sitam kyon!?

BrahMos NG is in development for quite a long time whereas Rudram-II is laying right there, needing just some minor mdifications...not to mention Rudram-II will be faster and follow a quasi-ballistic trajectory
Navy is likely to prefer sea skimming missile for anti ship role over any missile with ballistic trajectory. Rudram-2 is also in developmental trials and Brahmos NG development trials is likely to start from late next year onwards. Not much time lapse for better desired sea skimming capabilities.
Further, NASM-MR is likely to be more advanced than Kh-35 and cheaper than Brahmos NG and most importantly indigenous.
DRDO STAR is another candidate for supersonic sea skimming anti ship missile.
 

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Big W for french, they are gonna develop a next gen engine with our money , what are we getting in return,huh?? old M-88 tech, disguised as next gen, while they are secretly developing a exotic engine for FCAS..
There was some rumour that India is joining fcas program what happened to that just noise?
 

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