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it was one of the reply from dittekindhan admin here regarding our reverse engineered cruise missile plan.Damn, at least you should provide context.
cruise missile even the smaller one need atleast turbojet engine within 2KN - 6KN thrust power, i wonder if indonesia really can built that though...
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Any info or guess what missile range they aimed for?
cruise missile even the smaller one need atleast turbojet engine within 2KN - 6KN thrust power, i wonder if indonesia really can built that though...
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We should also start to built indigenous wankel rotary engine. It is very light, hi efficiency, and powerful. This would be the workhorse for our future UAV fleet. And the most important thing...not so high metalurgical technology (compare to gas turbine) . If we do it seriously, I believe the technology will be achievable in the near future for us.
See this vid from liquidpiston...such a handy engine
Like SOM Turkish?Still hoping they would make stealthy, angled airframe
One step at a time, young Padawan...So the missile we developed only copying the outward look (or at least, just the same dimension) of C-705 ? Still hoping they would make stealthy, angled airframe
I have written a similar message but haven't posted it.One step at a time, young Padawan...
I'm more excited about what they're gonna do with the missile's innards like the guidance and control system, warhead and the engine - especially with the rumor about the involvement of a European defense company in this project.
I believe this is why they're using the C-705 'shell' as is: To minimize R&D cost since there will be less need for new aerodynamic calculations and tests. It's also likely that they're aiming to replace the original components with new ones with similar weight for the same reason.They can not reverse engineer the control and guidance, neither the seeker nor the components and algorithms for sea-skimming, terrain hugging or contour/map matching.
The best information to be extracted is missile architecture, component tighteners and connection diagrams, body shape, control surfaces, structural design, etc. .
The body shape can be easily optimized by an academician within a week including the maneuvering characteristics and control surfaces (lift model etc). That leaves us with another critical part; engine.
Well, we're still lacking in the R&D department. Or at least that's what I think so far.There are variety of TJ engine for this class of missile or the smaller one.
One does not need a reverse engineering program to make a cruise missile, but a solid road-map paved by R&D and milestones on critical components listed above.
I've talked a bit with a European company's representatives at one defense show, and yeah, basically that's what they told me.I am not sure how far a foreign partner may contribute in such a project. If they are supplying the critical parts that differs this object from a TJ powered toy-drone, then why would they cut their future market loose? Unless otherwise, Indonesia has already granted a promise to acquire batch of hundred missiles and other related equipments worthing a billion and more at least?
Ah yeah, gradual R&D. That's what I believe too and not only in missile but in everything else as well.They could initiate an R&D project at least to make a mini-cruise missile as technology demonstrator and development platform for the future larger cruise missiles, there is a potential for that, as well as necessary human sources and minds. Such a platform could serve a greater purpose, where they can gradually integrate critical components either outsourced or locally produced, even finally converted into a kamikaze drone at the end, optionally.
MBDA?a European company's representatives at one defense show
Maybe, maybe notMBDA?
if they can get license for AASM Hammer (both the bomb and guidance kit), it would be a pretty good deal.
if they can get license for AASM Hammer, it would be a pretty good deal.
we need a f*ck ton of precision guided munition.
Wish our other fighter can be certified to use them
HAMMER is guidance kit for MK series bomb, so why choose pindad and not electronical company like PT LEN?At the end of the day, there's one thing for sure, Pindad have to upgrade their facilities capacity.
It would be super funny if Pindad can only produce 1 unit of Hammer per month lol