India Missiles and Guided Munitions

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1743281801345585587

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1745716581924286895

 

[Gessler]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1745716581924286895

 

[Gessler]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1746820795752661495

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1746761869556437022

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1747287845352665480

 

[Zapper]

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1750217428985086197

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1750156775352107385

 

[Milspec]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1750217428985086197

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1750156775352107385

We could have won a couple of wars with the amount of Brahmos expended through "trials".

 

[Nilgiri]

First look at the Rudram - II (from IAF trailer vid for exercise Vayu Shakti 2024):

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1753305094303732055

 

[Afif]

Nice, but how do they do the targeting?

 

[Nilgiri]

Nice, but how do they do the targeting?

No specific targetting pod AFAIK. I guess the missile itself has a missile-as-sensor that is used similar to Kh-31P and Rudram-1.

 

[Afif]

No specific targetting pod AFAIK. I guess the missile itself has a missile-as-sensor that is used similar to Kh-31P and Rudram-1.

Of course, these missiles do have their own homing sensor. But intitial geolocation of SAM sites has to be done by specialised ESM pod, no? See for exmaple F-16CJ or Growler. Rafale, Gripen can also do that using their built in EW suite and networking as far as I read.

If they can integrate this one with Rafale, (upcoming ones) that is going to be an important step for IAF in SEAD/DEAD capability.

 

[Nilgiri]

Of course, these missiles do have their own homing sensor. But intitial geolocation of SAM sites has to be done by specialised ESM pod, no? See for exmaple F-16CJ or Growler. Rafale, Gripen can also do that using their built in EW suite and networking as far as I read.

If they can integrate this one with Rafale, (upcoming ones) that is going to be an important step for IAF in SEAD/DEAD capability.

Yes its preferable to be done by pod or the EW suite onboard (its major area RuAF has been found lacking with their a/c incl Su-30 marks in ukraine theatre SEAD and DEAD).

DARE has evolved a number of EW pods (information is scant on these).

With evolution of RWR architecture by DARE: Tempest > Tarang > DR-118 , the EW suite should be getting better....and I guess found adequate for now to handle Kh-31P, Rudram 1 and now Rudram 2.

Just there is no specific HTS pod (specific to the HARM) like the one that turns F-16 into dedicated Wild Weasel.

Maybe with time as squadrons bulk up in number again, there can be dedicated SEAD/DEAD with Rudram 2 et al.

 

[Nilgiri]

Looks like all brahmos in navy will be upgraded with extended range.

~ 2.4 billion USD

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1760522479993512447

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1763277395749212496

 

[Gessler]

MIRV officially tested!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1767159762108465538

 

[Zapper]

 

[Gessler]

This looks so different from the original A5:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1767214133215396183

 

[Afif]

They definitely need to call it Agni-VI.