Indian Ballistic Missile Defense System

[SHASH2K2]

Is it patriot 1 or patriot 3 ? as per report it looks like its patriot 1 .

 

[sandeepdg]

Its definitely the PAC-3 system, mate. India has been interested in it for quite some time.

 

[youngindian]

India eyes Patriots, Javelins and more Hawks

http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2...dia-eyes-patriots-javelins-and-more-hawks.htm

 

[SHASH2K2]

Its definitely the PAC-3 system, mate. India has been interested in it for quite some time.

Till now USA was ready to give only PAC 1 to India. SO doubt is obvious. moreover if USA was willing to share PAC-3 with us we would have acquired it long back. May be USA has change of heart or a new lolipop for MRCA deal.

 

[SANJAY AKKARA]

Does the akash,spyder barak 8 provide anti-cruise missile capabilty ????

Akash 2 will come with aesa radar....
Barak 8 surely has spinoffs from the arrow programme ( if the cost of the programme is to be justified)

would some senior members please throw some light on this ???
Becuase if they can take care of our immedaite lowflying cruise missile threat then why iron dome/davids sling ????

Since its now being claimed that iron dome has caught the fancy of our military thinkers

what is the difference between the 2 systems ???

 

[nitesh]

Interceptor missile launch successful

India took one more step towards establishing a ballistic missile defence shield when it successfully intercepted on Monday an "enemy" ballistic missile at an altitude of 15 km and pulverised it. While the "enemy" that is, the target missile lifted off from the launch pad P-3 at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, near Balasore, Orissa, the interceptor took off from the Wheeler Island, off Damra village on the Orissa coast, waylaid the target missile by scoring a direct hit. The interception took place at 10.05 a.m. in what is called the endo-atmosphere, that is, below an altitude of 50 km. Both the target and the interceptor missiles were developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

The proposed twin-layered BMD system envisages interception and destruction of incoming enemy missiles in exo-atmosphere (higher altitude of 50-80 km) and endo-atmosphere (lower altitude up to 30 km). While the first phase seeks to protect vital assets against enemy ballistic missiles of up to 2,000 km range, the second phase is intended to defend against missiles of up to 5,000 km range.

Five minutes after lift-off of the target missile from Chandipur, the interceptor blasted off from Wheeler Island, 70 km away. Long Range Tracking Radars located at Konark and Multi-Functional Fire Control Radar at Paradip tracked the target missile and passed on the information to Mission Control Centre, which classified the target, predicted the impact point and assigned the AAD battery to launch the interceptor.

As the target missile reached a height of 100 km and began its descent, the AAD missile carrying a P-charge directional warhead, used for the first time in an Indian missile, travelled at a speed of 4.5 Mach and manoeuvred towards the target missile. Within a few metres of the modified Prithvi, the warhead exploded releasing multiple bullet-like particles which hit and destroyed the target missile 26 seconds after its launch. The debris which fell into the sea was tracked by radars located along the coast.

The interception was witnessed by Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister, V.K. Saraswat, Vice-Chief of Air Staff, P.K. Barbora, top brass from the Army and scientists from DRDO laboratories.

Talking to The Hindu soon after the event, Dr. Saraswat congratulated the scientists and said the BMD technologies were fast reaching maturity levels in terms of reliability and robustness. Many new technologies including P-charge warhead, electro-mechanical actuators and ring-based gyro navigation system were used to make the AAD more accurate and robust. The first phase of the BMD shield would be operational in 2012 and the second phase in 2016, he added.

Equipping AAD with a directional warhead would enable the interceptor to engage and destroy an incoming enemy missile from any direction, according to V.L. Narasimha Rao, programme director, AAD. He said another interceptor missile test would be conducted in endo-atmosphere in three months to establish repeat performance.

Mission successful: Barbora

Hailing the success of the mission, Vice-Chief of Air Staff Barbora said that it proved that the nation was at the doorstep of having a BMD umbrella, "which is required considering the environment". He was extremely proud that the system would be operational in a short duration. "As an Indian I am proud," he added.

Out of five interceptor missile launches so far, this is the fourth successful one. This is the second successful interception in the endo-atmosphere. The other tests were done in the exo-atmosphere, above an altitude of 50 km. The DRDO scored three successes in a row when its interceptor missile tests conducted on November 27, 2006, December 6, 2007 and March 6, 2009 were on the target. The interceptor trial in March 2010 was a failure.

Informed DRDO sources said the interceptor missile was a newly developed missile and was not one of the existing missiles. The target missile was also a newly developed missile.

A DRDO press release said the single-stage interceptor missile was equipped with directional warhead and other advanced systems to neutralise the target. Several radars and sensors tracked the target missile. "All elements of weapon systems including the command and control, communication and Radars performed satisfactorily," said the press-release.

W. Selvamurthy, Chief Controller (Life Sciences), DRDO, called it "a very successful interception" and it "reconfirms and validates the interception in the endo-atmosphere." The interception technology was a complex technology and only very few countries possessed it. "Accuracy is important here. We are moving closer towards [establishing] the ballistic missile defence shield," he said.

 

[EagleOne]

Official Schematics Of India's Layered Missile Defence System, Including Cruise Missile Defence
official slides from India's Programme AD, which conducted a successful test of the endo-atmospheric AAD interceptor today. Seen here for the first time, slide-4 illustrates the AAD interceptor in a cruise missile defence role. Also, note the stated intention toward international collaboration for an IIR seeker for the Phase-2 weapons.

source:livefist

may be old slides

 

[nitesh]

Interceptor missile hits the bull's eye

Conducted by scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Monday's test validated endo-atmospheric layer of interception, when the AAD achieved a kill of the Prithvi during the latter's terminal phase.

Talking to TheHindu soon after the event, Dr. Saraswat congratulated the scientists. He said the BMD technologies were fast reaching maturity levels in terms of reliability and robustness. Many new technologies, including P-charge warhead, electro-mechanical actuators and ring-based gyro navigation system, were used to make the AAD more accurate and robust.

The first phase of the BMD shield would be operational in 2012 and the second phase in 2016, he added.

Equipping AAD with a directional warhead would enable the interceptor to engage and destroy an enemy missile from any direction, according to V.L. Narasimha Rao, programme director, Air Defence.

He said another interceptor missile test would be conducted in endo-atmosphere in three months.

 

[nitesh]

one more interesting report:

Tense moments before the success

Anxious wait

Confusion reigned for a while over the success of the mission. There was stunned silence and an anxious wait to know the exact outcome.

As the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists scrambled to look for the emerging data from radars, it became clear that the interceptor had indeed ambushed and pulverised the modified Prithvi in its terminal phase.

What might be the issue?

 

[nitesh]

What exactly the yellow and blue dot represent?

I think blue dot represent AAD which confirms the maneuvering and the yellow represent the target missile. The RED dot represent the time when AAD explodes?

Correct me if I am wrong

 

[EagleOne]

yellow represents aad ...predefined path
blue represents incoming hostile missile ...

u can see pieces of blue that is exploded in coming missile

 

[nitesh]

E1 this mean that AAD does not have maneuvering capability?

 

[EagleOne]

E1 this mean that AAD does not have maneuvering capability?

self- manoeuvred close to the electronic trajectory and extinguished , point of hit is defined automatically....so it required to follow a sepecific path ...(imo)

 

[sandeepdg]

Till now USA was ready to give only PAC 1 to India. SO doubt is obvious. moreover if USA was willing to share PAC-3 with us we would have acquired it long back. May be USA has change of heart or a new lolipop for MRCA deal.

Its the PAC-3 that's being offered, mate !

Check these links:

http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/05-30-04.htm
http://www.missilethreat.com/missiledefensesystems/id.41,page.6/system_detail.asp
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread111703/pg1

 

[SHASH2K2]

EXCLUSIVE: Official Schematics Of India's Layered Missile Defence System, Including Cruise Missile Defence [DECLASS]

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[SHASH2K2]

Its the PAC-3 that's being offered, mate !

Check these links:

http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/05-30-04.htm
http://www.missilethreat.com/missiledefensesystems/id.41,page.6/system_detail.asp
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread111703/pg1

Thanks for the info. now only concern is Price that they are going to quote. If its too costly then we may have a problem.

 

[SANJAY AKKARA]

The aad was to be modified into a long range sam programme called ashwin ????
Range of some 150 kms .....

Do we have more information on this ????
Or was this just mere speculation ????

Because the building blocks of a potent long range sam are there to see.....

With lrtr,hypersonic thrust being worked on,iirst seekers on its way......

I dare say that the next few years will be gr8 for the indian air defence programme....
They are on the right track and need to be supported in every step.....

 

[SATISH]

The aad was to be modified into a long range sam programme called ashwin ????
Range of some 150 kms .....

Do we have more information on this ????
Or was this just mere speculation ????

Because the building blocks of a potent long range sam are there to see.....

With lrtr,hypersonic thrust being worked on,iirst seekers on its way......

I dare say that the next few years will be gr8 for the indian air defence programme....
They are on the right track and need to be supported in every step.....

It wasnt the AAD/Ashwin programme but the PDV which is supposed to complement the PAD.....

 

[sayareakd]

some confusion in the pic

target missile should be yellow (since the trajectory has to be ballistic drop) whereas the AAD should be blue. since it change and programme to reach the target. What is strange is at the point of impact the Blue is destroyed into parts but yellow continued at same speed. BTW you can see the change of speed of blue to match yellow.

some else can throw light in absence of video ???

 

[SANJAY AKKARA]

Pdv,aad.pad,akash,akash 2,spyder,barak 8,s-300pmu2,possible pac 3/iron dome batteries

wow !!!!! Some air defence

something for the chowpaks to chew about ?????