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Interesting...


So as per this the firepower element of the Integrated Rocket Forces will be chiefly based around four platforms:

1) BrahMos Block-II/Block-III/ER -- 290 to 800 km range; Ramjet
2) Nirbhay/ITCM/LRLACM -- 1000 km range; Turbofan
3) Pralay -- 500 km range; Solid rocket
4) ??? -- 1500km range; Solid Rocket?

I'm not sure as to what 1,500-km class ballistic missile is in development? Can't be the Agni-Prime as that's a strategic platform, not tactical.

Perhaps a ground-launched land-attack version of this, maybe:

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Cost effectiveness at stand-off range.

Can look at glide bomb use/relevancy in the US conflicts (post cold war) and also current RUS-UKR war.
He is asking about SAM system SAMAR vs AKASH and not GAURAV Glide Bomb.
SAMAR is about Desi Jugaad'fying the copious amounts of Russian AAM Missiles in our inventory. SAMAR similar to NASAMs or SPYDER is about using AAMs as Short Range Mobile SAM System. Since, simply dumping them in graveyard is waste of money along with rising threat of cheap drones, all of older AAMs may be converted to SAMAR while Astra-1, 2 and 3 becomes Standard BVRAAM.

It is just repurposing the existing inventory to squeeze leftover value because after some X time, they are unfit for Aerial Launch. That's it.
 

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