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[porky_kicker]

What he talked about was a Hypersonic Bomber.

His concept was multi use hypersonic missile with payload delivering capability

 

[Suryavanshi]

His concept was multi use hypersonic missile with payload delivering capability

So essentially a ballistic missile that can deliver Hypersonic Warhead and manuver back to its launch site?

 

[shuvo@y2k10]

Just a month before his demise, former President APJ Abdul Kalam had advised DRDO chief Satheesh Reddy to work on reusable missiles system that can deliver a payload and launch it, come back and take another payload. Reddy was then the Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister.


"After I became the scientific adviser, I met him (Kalam) at his residence just a month before his demise. He came up with the idea of reusable missile, delivering a payload, coming back, then take another payload and launch it... 'Work on this type of system', he told me," Reddy recalled.

The meeting was held at the library. "That is the vision he had," Reddy added. Kalam died on July 27, 2015. The former president resided at 10, Rajaji Marg, a single-storey bungalow spread over an area of 11,776 sq ft with the ground floor housing a library and an attached reading space.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman said he first came in contact with Kalam as a young scientist in 1986. In 2012, the then DRDO Chairman V K Saraswat, in an interview to Doordarshan, said India plans to develop reusable missile system.

"We have propulsion technology, we have re-entry technologies, we have the technology which can take a re-entry system which will deliver a payload and have yet another re-entry system which will bring the missile back when it re-enters the atmosphere on its return journey," Saraswat had said.

Reusable rockets are currently becoming popular. With its Falcon 9, Elon Musk's SpaceX is also looking at capitalising on this technology. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully flight tested Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD).

https://www.newsnation.in/india/new...do-chief-a-month-before-his-death-232009.html

 

[porky_kicker]

So essentially a ballistic missile that can deliver Hypersonic Warhead and manuver back to its launch site?

Not a ballistic missile perse, otherwise what you said is correct.

 

[porky_kicker]

From latest official material

This should clear the range confusion regarding SMART ( supersonic missile assisted release of torpedo )

Range 50-650 km

It must be a huge missile with lot of fuel , carrying a torpedo to 650 km is no joke

 

[porky_kicker]

Info on vertically launched SRSAM ....

 

[porky_kicker]

For info

HELINA is for Indian army

DHRUVASTRA is the IAF variant of HELINA

 

[porky_kicker]

Long time back i posted a cropped out pic of a missile section from a small Pvt company , funny thing was the person working on another piece of the same was a sweet old grandma with a boring machine and all smiles with her fake set of teeths , i am guessing 60+ years old at the least. :biggrin2:

I suddenly remembered now, when i first saw the pic , it seemed so funny thinking if the porkies learnt how of all people, Indian grandmas are working on missiles to blow their useless asses sky high en masse , there would be no end to their chagrin.

 

[Chinmoy]

Based on news available so far, Sputnik just created a rumour. That’s about it.

Sputnik just confused people by saying OFB developed a new gun, but quite possibly OFB is planning to sell new equipment(maybe upgraded) but from old designs.

I will stick with this possibility until some new information comes to the fore, if there is new info it would definitely come up during def expo next year.

The upgrades of old L-70 and ZU-23 were not carried out by OFB.

 

[Chinmoy]

L70 upgrade already exists , it's in operational service.

Or did you mean the gun ( firing portion ) ?

Gun.... Barrel portion.

Electronic upgrade part including FCR were carried out by L&T.

 

[Shashank Nayak]

For info

HELINA is for Indian army

DHRUVASTRA is the IAF variant of HELINA

Any idea what's taking Helina so long... it's been more than a decade of tests..

 

[Chinmoy]

View attachment 40979

Guess what this is

Hint Electronic weapon

If this is what I suspect it is, then we have tested it atleast once.

 

[Chinmoy]

Any idea what's taking Helina so long... it's been more than a decade of tests..

Seeker.

Unless NAG reaches maturity, HELINA would not see serial production.

 

[ezsasa]

The upgrades of old L-70 and ZU-23 were not carried out by OFB.

L-70 was upgraded by GCF - jabalpur, L&T, BEL
ZU-23-2 was upgraded by Punj-Lloyd, Bharat Forge(maybe).

 

[Chinmoy]

L-70 was upgraded by GCF - jabalpur, L&T, BEL
ZU-23-2 was upgraded by Punj-Lloyd, Bharat Forge(maybe).

ZU-23 too was carried out by L&T. So you see, OFB has not played any role in these overall upgradation. Only the barrel part of L-70 was done by OFB.

 

[Shashank Nayak]

Seeker.

Unless NAG reaches maturity, HELINA would not see serial production.

What kind of other worldly seekers does the IA seek.. Nag has been performing fine in the desert at extreme temperatures both during day and night.

 

[Chinmoy]

What kind of other worldly seekers does the IA seek.. Nag has been performing fine in the desert at extreme temperatures both during day and night.

I am talking about maturity.

It is working fine as of now. But after it enters initial limited series production, it would require atleast a year or so to mature enough in hands of user. Only after that series production of the missile could be expected. Unless NAG enters into series production, we can't expect HELINA induction. We might only see a limited production of the same.

 

[porky_kicker]

Why is bel showing around a French radar to visiting foreign dignitaries....

Seriously..

 

[porky_kicker]

Any idea what's taking Helina so long... it's been more than a decade of tests..

Seeker validation and first time a missile is being tested from a helicopter , lot of new SOP for testing etc

Amy weapon first of its type takes longer time

 

[porky_kicker]

From latest official material

View attachment 41031

This should clear the range confusion regarding SMART ( supersonic missile assisted release of torpedo )

Range 50-650 km

It must be a huge missile with lot of fuel , carrying a torpedo to 650 km is no joke

This one is from mod annual report 2019