Rajendra Chola
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Fresh NOTAM for missle test.
Could be XRSAM/HSTDV/SRBM
380km. Could be Air Launched BrahMos again?
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Fresh NOTAM for missle test.
Could be XRSAM/HSTDV/SRBM
The test configuration is from ground to air and brahmos isn't fired from Abdul kalam island380km. Could be Air Launched BrahMos again?
The test configuration is from ground to air and brahmos isn't fired from Abdul kalam island
Also path doesn't resembles that of brahmos.
Why not just give the production contract to L&T or the likes. Akash AAM and Pinaka are both being produced by private players and since Brahmos-NG will be fielded on all our fighter jets with good potential for exports, private firm is always the better choice with both higher rate of production and quality standardsManufacturing centre for Brahmos-NG supersonic cruise missile to come up in Lucknow as part of Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor
The Brahmos-NG is smaller, lighter and has smarter dimensions and is being designed for deployment on a wider number of modern military platforms.frontline.thehindu.com
The Brahmos-NG is smaller, lighter and has smarter dimensions and is being designed for deployment on a wider number of modern military platforms.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is establishing a BrahMos manufacturing centre in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. The facility, on 200 acres, will manufacture the new Brahmos-NG (Next Generation) variant of the medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine, ship, aircraft or land. It will be ready over the next two to three years and is expected to commence production at a rate of 80-100 Brahmos-NG missiles a year.
The manufacturing centre, announced by BrahMos Aerospace, will be a modern, state-of-art facility in the Lucknow node of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor. The foundation stone for the centre, along with that for the Defence Technology and Test Centre (DTTC), was laid by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on December 26.
The Brahmos-NG is smaller, lighter and has smarter dimensions and is being designed for deployment on a wider number of modern military platforms. It will hugely bolster the Indian military’s modern combat capability and flexibility during the next few years.
Commenting on the DTTC, a spokesperson for the Defence Ministry stated: "The first-of-its-kind Defence Technologies and Test Centre, spread over approximately 22 acres is being set up to accelerate the growth of the defence and aerospace manufacturing clusters in Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor. It will consist of six sub-centres — Deep-Tech Innovation and Start up Incubation Centre, Design and Simulation Centre, Testing and Evaluation Centre, Centre for Industry 4.0/Digital Manufacturing, Skill Development Centre and a Business Development Centre."
The DTTC will follow the design-build-test-learn cycle for technology consultancy and hand-holding of deep-tech start-ups and industries. Explained the spokesperson: "The DTTC will facilitate industries through establishing a centralised state-of-the-art technology infrastructure which will accelerate the product development and reduce the induction time & the turnaround time for the futuristic systems development through its six sub-centres."
At the foundation laying ceremony, the Defence Minister said: "At the time of the DTTC’s inauguration, we had estimated an investment of ₹3,732 crore (500 mn USD) . Investment of more than ₹1,400 crore (200 mn USD) has already been received and the process is progressing rapidly."
Something to note is Brahmos-NG is "near hypersonic" and not exactly hypersonic which indicates it'll reach speeds in excess of Mach-4
An annual production rate of 80-100 Brahmos is too low if we're vying for exports as well...not to mention this will also arm pretty much every fighter jet in IAF's inventory and potentially arm the attack helos as wellIt will be ready over the next two to three years and is expected to commence production at a rate of 80-100 Brahmos-NG missiles a year
80-100 missile/yr is similar to the US usual order of 90 Tomahawk per lot.
I believe Nirbhay is a tech demonstrator, not a production variant even though few missiles with the Russian Turbojet engine have been inducted into the forces. Even in the recent interview with ARDE's director, he mentioned that few more tests and evaluations will be needed with GTRE's MANIK engine after which they'll develop a production variantIts numbers produced this decade (esp when MANIK engine matures and establishes) remains to be seen, but I would imagine it would be lot higher rate than brahmos family eventually
I believe Nirbhay is a tech demonstrator, not a production variant even though few missiles with the Russian Turbojet engine have been inducted into the forces. Even in the recent interview with ARDE's director, he mentioned that few more tests and evaluations will be needed with GTRE's MANIK engine after which they'll develop a production variant
Neither DRDO nor the users officially confirmed what the extended ranges of Brahmos is with speculations ranging from 450-900km based on the variant...this test might be related to this