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A collage of new-generation surface-to-air systems developed by India's DRDO (not to scale):

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From left to right:

AAD - Endo-atmospheric ABM with max ~30km apogee. First tested 2007, development complete.

PDV - Exo-atmospheric ABM with max ~150km apogee. First tested 2014, development largely complete.
Includes IR-guided Kinetic Kill Vehicle (KKV). The XSV-1/PDV Mk-2 ASAT weapon tested in 2019 is basically this with an additional booster stage. AAD & PDV together comprise Phase-I of Indian BMD.

AD-1 - In development, equivalent to Aster-30 Block-II in terms of BMD capabilities.

AD-2 - In development, equivalent to SM-3. AD-1/2 comprise Phase-II of BMD, primarily designed for
ship-based usage.

XRSAM - Long-range SAM, believed to be Akash-NG with additional booster stage. In development.

Akash-NG - Next-gen version of Akash (doesn't really have anything in common with the old one besides
the name), medium-range SAM for land-based usage. First tested 2020, still in development.

STAR - Supersonic Target powered by air-breathing Ramjet motor. Designed to simulate cruise missiles
like the Chinese YJ-12/YJ-18 in training air-defence crews to engage fast moving targets. Still
in development.
 

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Getting reports that the Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM), derived from Nirbhay LACM has been tested today off Odisha coast.

ITCM is basically Nirbhay with some modifications - biggest being the Russian NPO Saturn 36MT is replaced with indigenous Manik turbofan (previously called STFE) developed by GTRE.

Manik/STFE is a 450kgf (4.4kN) turbofan similar in thrust class to the Williams International F107-WR-402 (3.1kN) that powers the US Tomahawk missiles.

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Getting reports that the Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM), derived from Nirbhay LACM has been tested today off Odisha coast.

ITCM is basically Nirbhay with some modifications - biggest being the Russian NPO Saturn 36MT is replaced with indigenous Manik turbofan (previously called STFE) developed by GTRE.

Manik/STFE is a 450kgf (4.4kN) turbofan similar in thrust class to the Williams International F107-WR-402 (3.1kN) that powers the US Tomahawk missiles.

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Some snaps I never saw before of the QRSAM

@Nilgiri delete these if already posted

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And the launcher mounted on Ashok Leyland 8x8 HMV:

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Pretty comprehensive look at the roles surrounding the two ships (INS Dhruv & INS Anvesh), which together comprise the DRDO Floating Test Range.

Thanks to Other Forum-PK aka GODOFPARADOXES on Twitter.

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In addition, the INS Dhruv can independently work as a telemetry ship for non-BMD related tests (such as SLBMs).
 

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Pretty comprehensive look at the roles surrounding the two ships (INS Dhruv & INS Anvesh), which together comprise the DRDO Floating Test Range.

Thanks to Other Forum-PK aka GODOFPARADOXES on Twitter.

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In addition, the INS Dhruv can independently work as a telemetry ship for non-BMD related tests (such as SLBMs).
Looks like ddg are taking shape .

Oss is a new hull with 10000ton plus displacement .

Can be useful for ddg ,also sls with vl form can be our uvls , radar is already tested , coastal surveillance radar are already ready for vlo target , secondary radar , satcom etc are required to complete electronic components , weapons will be vlastra , barak 8 , xrsam , brahmos , lrlacm , hstdv variant , ad 1 ,ad 2 , a booster variant of vlastra is possible to cater 10-60 km .
 

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Don't know where to Post but good news guys .

@Gautam @Nilgiri @Zapper @Gessler


Time to strap it on lch and induct them .

Soon the htse 1200 under testing will be installed (5yr later at least ). So that we will have a powerful engine and armament can be upgraded
 

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Don't know where to Post but good news guys .

@Gautam @Nilgiri @Zapper @Gessler


Time to strap it on lch and induct them .

Soon the htse 1200 under testing will be installed (5yr later at least ). So that we will have a powerful engine and armament can be upgraded

Any general missile/guided munition (like anti tank etc) goes in general missile thread (or you can just make a new thread on it if you want simple and it gets archived later).

Dedicated separate threads for now so far are: cruise, ballistic, scramjet I believe.
 

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Any general missile/guided munition (like anti tank etc) goes in general missile thread (or you can just make a new thread on it if you want simple and it gets archived later).

Dedicated separate threads for now so far are: cruise, ballistic, scramjet I believe.
 

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Looks like ddg are taking shape .

Oss is a new hull with 10000ton plus displacement .

Can be useful for ddg

Not really. We built several hulls of 10k ton or above before this for a multitude of purposes (military or civilian).

DDG hull will be very different, plus it has to accommodate an entirely different propulsion setup (2 GT+2 DG or 4 GT, with 2 shafts as opposed to the OSS which has only 2 DG & only 1 shaft).
 

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Not really. We built several hulls of 10k ton or above before this for a multitude of purposes (military or civilian).

DDG hull will be very different, plus it has to accommodate an entirely different propulsion setup (2 GT+2 DG or 4 GT, with 2 shafts as opposed to the OSS which has only 2 DG & only 1 shaft).
.I don't think It will have shaft ,but a iep will be there , reason ??

Look at lpd/lhd tender
 

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.I don't think It will have shaft ,but a iep will be there , reason ??

Look at lpd/lhd tender

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Dude, an IEP will replace the conventional mechanical gearbox, it doesn't replace the shaft.

Without the shaft how will the power be transmitted from the engines all the way to the back of the ship where the propellers are?

This is the propulsion setup of the Zumwalt, currently the most advanced warship in the world (with IEP of course). See the shafts?

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Dude, an IEP will replace the conventional mechanical gearbox, it doesn't replace the shaft.

Without the shaft how will the power be transmitted from the engines all the way to the back of the ship where the propellers are?

This is the propulsion setup of the Zumwalt, currently the most advanced warship in the world (with IEP of course). See the shafts?

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What about a big electric motor at back , and connected with wires at front to move electricity
 

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