Indian Army MRSAM

[Godless-Kafir]

This has been the situation for 65 years.

I too used to think like a typical Jingo what's the reason for the present mess from politics, economy to defence research.
I found out the answer but I better not say it.

Please feel free to share, we all want to know?

 

[p2prada]

DRDO isn't a failed organization in the strictest sense. They mostly fail to deliver in time because of their own ineptness and the armed forces tough requirements.

It is very obvious the armed forces cannot go easy on the requirements and GoI cannot force them on the armed forces because DRDO projects aren't a major votebank like in the US and other developed countries.

Things will eventually change as the workforce gets younger and the management loses some weight. A better salary definitely helps.

 

[Iamanidiot]

DRDO is a tax payers black hole including HAL.None of these guys are accountable

 

[Godless-Kafir]

DRDO isn't a failed organization in the strictest sense. They mostly fail to deliver in time because of their own ineptness and the armed forces tough requirements.

It is very obvious the armed forces cannot go easy on the requirements and GoI cannot force them on the armed forces because DRDO projects aren't a major votebank like in the US and other developed countries.

Things will eventually change as the workforce gets younger and the management loses some weight. A better salary definitely helps.

You of all the people say it is a success when you spent most of your time demolishing the Arjun and other DRDO stuff on this forum?

 

[LETHALFORCE]

Don't be so critical of DRDO there are no alternatives.

 

[Iamanidiot]

Don't be so critical of DRDO there are no alternatives.

Private sector is better any day

 

[KS]

It's not a failed organization by any sense of the word.

Some time-delayed projects (due to a variety of reasons including the Army and the Russian lobby) don't constitute failure.

Saying that, it is still not a high performing sector either and 49% privatization would help in massively improving the perfomance of it.

 

[LETHALFORCE]

Private sector is better any day

I agree . Imagine being a employee at DRDO who worked on a project for years only to have it rejected.
DRDO is in competition with foreign defense manufacturers and corruption which put them in a very
difficult spot.

 

[sayareakd]

V.K. Saraswat Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, told The Hindu , That the next interceptor missile test will be conducted at a higher altitude of 100-150 km in July it would be the most important one. "We have developed a new interceptor missile for it."

Sources close to idrw.org have informed us that new Interceptor missile will be named the PDV , which is a advanced variant of Prithiv interceptor missile , In Current Phase – I Advanced Air Defense (AAD) missile and Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) forms a combination which are used to intercept enemy ballistic missiles . but PDV new missile will be replacing PAD and will have performance improvement .

PDV is a two-stage missile and both the stages will be powered by solid propellants. where else PAD was also a two-stage missile but first stage was solid fueled motor while the second stage was Liquid fueled, it will also have IIR seeker . once PDV is tested successfully , Phase-I of India's Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) will be completed and Mumbai and Delhi will likely get PDV and AAD cover against missile defence by year end .

Phase-II will cover development of two new missile (AD-1 and AD-2) interceptors that can intercept IRBMs, new missile will be similar to the THAAD missile deployed by the U.S.A. These missiles will travel at hyper sonic speeds and will require radars with scan capability of over 1,500 km (930 mi) to successfully intercept the target and likely will be ready for deployment by 2016.

New interceptor missile test in July : DRDO | idrw.org

 

[sayareakd]

PDV loving it......................:thumb:

 

[AVERAGE INDIAN]

why can't we modify this as long range SAM since PAD On March 6, 2009 DRDO carried out a second successful test of the PAD interceptor missile. The target used was ship launched Dhanush missile which followed the trajectory of a missile with range of a 1,500 km (930 mi). The target was tracked by Swordfish (LRTR) radar and destroyed by the PAD at 75 km (47 mi) altitude

In another report the scientists have said that the AAD missile could be modified into a new extended range (up to 150 km (93 mi)) surface-to-air missile that could be possibly named as 'Ashvin' any news on this

India's interceptor missile test yields new surface-to-surface missile as a spin off - Thaindian News

 

[Payeng]

Ballistic missile Interceptor is all about precision especially for a hit to kill, while Anti aircraft missile needs high agility. A single missile need not serve both the purpose.

 

[AVERAGE INDIAN]

Ballistic missile Interceptor is all about precision especially for a hit to kill, while Anti aircraft missile needs high agility. A single missile need not serve both the purpose.

i agree but with modification are there any chances

 

[sayareakd]

why can't we modify this as long range SAM since PAD On March 6, 2009 DRDO carried out a second successful test of the PAD interceptor missile. The target used was ship launched Dhanush missile which followed the trajectory of a missile with range of a 1,500 km (930 mi). The target was tracked by Swordfish (LRTR) radar and destroyed by the PAD at 75 km (47 mi) altitude

In another report the scientists have said that the AAD missile could be modified into a new extended range (up to 150 km (93 mi)) surface-to-air missile that could be possibly named as 'Ashvin' any news on this

India's interceptor missile test yields new surface-to-surface missile as a spin off - Thaindian News

SAM is like rifle and BMD is like sniper rifle. Hope you understand what i am saying.

 

[Abhijeet Dey]

According to Russia the Topol-M missile is designed to be immune to any current or planned US missile defence system. It is claimed to be capable of making evasive maneuvers to avoid a kill by terminal phase interceptors, and carries targeting countermeasures and decoys. If China gets this technology from Russia in secret (or China's friend Pakistan) then India's BMD system is of no use.

 

[Payeng]

i agree but with modification are there any chances

Well I am no expert but it seems for Intercepting a ballistic missile usually the warhead like section aka kill vehicle is calibrated to reach the target but for an anti aircraft missile it is the missile as a whole chasing the aircraft till it is in a proximity range, occasionally having a second stage or a booster for extended range.

BM interceptor is calibrated against target trajectory, envelop for interception , while anti aircraft launch just require a lock on range before launch.

Some historic SAM system like S-300 had nuclear warhead to annihilate anything that is within its blast radius, thus performing dual purpose.

Literally speaking anti ballistic missile do not chase the target but intercept it. While traditional anti aircraft missile hunts for the kill, chasing it as it performs an evasive maneuver.

These are just theories but I cannot guarantee that they cannot be used in a vis-a-vis role. with engineering proficiency as the limit of invention.

 

[Payeng]

In simple Anti Ballistic missile performs lots of correction in its path for interception minute before the contact, while Anti Aircraft missile is all about agility to catch its prey as it tries to run away.

 

[sayareakd]

interceptor need very good radar to track the target, i think even if missile is very very fast, if you can target it and send low speed missile on its trajectory you can a kill.

 

[Payeng]

According to Russia the Topol-M missile is designed to be immune to any current or planned US missile defence system. It is claimed to be capable of making evasive maneuvers to avoid a kill by terminal phase interceptors, and carries targeting countermeasures and decoys. If China gets this technology from Russia in secret (or China's friend Pakistan) then India's BMD system is of no use.

Their are more contradiction as if, what if enemy missiles are in large numbers? If the system can engage say 10 missiles at one time, what if their are 11 incomings ?

 

[sayareakd]

Their are more contradiction as if, what if enemy missiles are in large numbers? If the system can engage say 10 missiles at one time, what if their are 11 incomings ?

well you will engage 10 and fire your own 11 missiles on enemy...........:thumb: