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'SMART' standoff ASW missile tested again:


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looks to be similar range of Akash missiles. Not sure what this new program wants to accomplish

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.
 

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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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In Short​

  • Missile fired from Integrated Test Range in Odisha’s Chandipur
  • Agni-4 can go as far as 4,000 kilometres carrying 1,000kg of payload
  • In 2012, Agni-4 covered more than 3,000 km in 20 minutes

India has completed a successful test-fire of Agni-4 Ballistic Missile, officials said on Friday.

The launch of the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-4, was carried out from the Integrated Test Range in Odisha’s Chandipur.

The launch successfully validated all operational and technical parameters. It was conducted under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command, a part of India's Nuclear Command Authority (NCA).

The range increased even further with Agni-4, which can hit as far as 4,000 kilometres. The 20-metre-long missile can carry a payload of 1,000 kg and can be fired from a road-mobile launcher.

During its test launch in 2012, Agni-4 covered more than 3,000 km in 20 minutes. It was the longest-range mission flown by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at the time. The Agni-4 missile was earlier called Agni-2 Prime.

The Agni missiles are designed and developed by the DRDO. With Agni-5, India's indigenously developed missiles have come a long way.
 

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"The new Ku-Band seeker developed by DRDO features 164 Ku-band Transmit and Receive Modules (TRM) packed in a 140mm diameter aperture. It is being produced by Astra Microwave Private Limited (AMP), Hyderabad. AMP is also the manufacturing partner for LRDEs X-Band Uttam AESA radar for Tejas Mk1A featuring 912 X-band TRMs. The instantaneous beam steering provided by the new seeker will help VL-SRSAM to maintain a continuous lock on the target, improving the probability of kill against aircraft and anti-ship missiles."
 
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