India Missiles and Guided Munitions

[Nilgiri]

Does Pralay has dual use capability like Iskander?

Unclear at this moment.

Maybe with more system maturity + deployment feedback, it would make sense to look at potentially moving some of the more tactical sized N-warheads from prithvi and agni I to pralay (however those would compete at that point req/doctrine wise with cruise missiles, air delivered bombs etc for the same).

But at this point, only conventional warheads will be deployed on pralay as far as I can tell.

Russia is whole different level of doctrinal availability w.r.t iskander et al. as they are heavily N-warhead surplus in comparison....so dual-use platforms are more inevitable intrinsically over there compared to India which must weigh more limited options and prioritise a lot more.

 

[Nilgiri]

IAF successfully tests extended range version of BrahMos missile from Sukhoi jet | India News - Times of India

India News: The Indian Air Force on Thursday successfully test-fired the extended range version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile against a ship target in Bay

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force on Thursday successfully test-fired the extended range version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile against a ship target in Bay of Bengal from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet. The range of the missile is 450-km.

With the successful trials, India achieved significant capability to carry out precision strikes from Sukhoi against land and sea targets over very long ranges.

"The IAF successfully fired the Extended Range Version of the Brahmos Air Launched missile. Carrying out a precision strike against a Ship target from a Su-30 MKI aircraft in the Bay of Bengal region, the missile achieved the desired mission objectives," the IAF said in a statement.

The extended range capability of the missile coupled with the high performance of the SU-30MKI aircraft gives the IAF a strategic reach and allows it to dominate the future battle fields, the government said.

The dedicated and synergetic efforts of IAF, Indian Navy, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), BAPL and HAL have been instrumental in achieving this feat, the statement said.

Earlier in May, India had successfully carried out the first test of the extended range missile from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet in the Bay of Bengal in a demonstration of deadly precision strike capability from long standoff distances.

A 800-km range variant of BrahMos, which is a conventional (non-nuclear) missile that flies almost three times the speed of sound at Mach 2.8, is also undergoing “developmental trials” at present.

The air-breathing BrahMos has emerged as the “prime conventional strike weapon” for the armed forces over the years, with contracts worth over Rs 36,000 crore already inked till now.

The Army’s BrahMos missile batteries, for instance, have been deployed in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh as part of the overall military readiness posture against China.

(With inputs from agencies)

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1608418081856180230

 

[Afif]

IAF successfully tests extended range version of BrahMos missile from Sukhoi jet | India News - Times of India

India News: The Indian Air Force on Thursday successfully test-fired the extended range version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile against a ship target in Bay

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force on Thursday successfully test-fired the extended range version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile against a ship target in Bay of Bengal from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet. The range of the missile is 450-km.

With the successful trials, India achieved significant capability to carry out precision strikes from Sukhoi against land and sea targets over very long ranges.

"The IAF successfully fired the Extended Range Version of the Brahmos Air Launched missile. Carrying out a precision strike against a Ship target from a Su-30 MKI aircraft in the Bay of Bengal region, the missile achieved the desired mission objectives," the IAF said in a statement.

The extended range capability of the missile coupled with the high performance of the SU-30MKI aircraft gives the IAF a strategic reach and allows it to dominate the future battle fields, the government said.

The dedicated and synergetic efforts of IAF, Indian Navy, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), BAPL and HAL have been instrumental in achieving this feat, the statement said.

Earlier in May, India had successfully carried out the first test of the extended range missile from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet in the Bay of Bengal in a demonstration of deadly precision strike capability from long standoff distances.

A 800-km range variant of BrahMos, which is a conventional (non-nuclear) missile that flies almost three times the speed of sound at Mach 2.8, is also undergoing “developmental trials” at present.

The air-breathing BrahMos has emerged as the “prime conventional strike weapon” for the armed forces over the years, with contracts worth over Rs 36,000 crore already inked till now.

The Army’s BrahMos missile batteries, for instance, have been deployed in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh as part of the overall military readiness posture against China.

(With inputs from agencies)

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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1608418081856180230

size seems similar to me.
what are the improvements needed to extend the range if warhead and size kept similar?

 

[Nilgiri]

size seems similar to me.
what are the improvements needed to extend the range if warhead and size kept similar?

The volume of the missile always had the capability for longer than 300 km range....i.e Oniks goes up to 800 km.

So it is mostly matter of provisioning more fuel and updating the avionics for the extended range.

 

[Zapper]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1608529613776654336

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1610250638470041606

 

[Gessler]

The Rocket Force is a double-edged sword in the present scenario. These can only be applicable if there is a strong C&C setup, a vast existing infrastructure, and the political will to use them, which GOI isn't really mature enough yet or willing to escalate.

These are conventionally-armed weapons. The political will required to use them is at the same level as was needed to use Mirage-2000s in Balakot.

The whole point is to give ourselves more conventional options without needing to escalate to the nuclear level.

And even after that, these are too short-legged for LAC terrain.

500km is pretty good. Pralay is designed for mobile launch on trucks - it places most of the important PLA air bases & logistics nodes in TAR/Xinjiang within reach.

 

[Nilgiri]

Prithvi-II missile test: India successfully carries out test launch of Prithvi-II missile | India News - Times of India

India News: India on Tuesday successfully carried out a test launch of tactical ballistic missile Prithvi-II from a test range off the Odisha coast."A successful

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

 

[Nilgiri]

DRDO to make 4 variants of NASM-MR missile, will boost Indian Navy against China

In order to adress the big chasm in capability between the Indian navy and the PLA Navy (PLAN), the Defence Reseach and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been given permission to develop an indigenous anti-ship missile

www.firstpost.com

 

[Nilgiri]

LFRJ family.

*STAR
*LRCM
*ARM
*Anti awacs.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1539997054109306880

STAR - Supersonic TARget

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www.globalsecurity.org

 

[Gessler]

Official graphic via DRDO

Clockwise:

STAR -- supersonic target missile
HELINA (Dhruvastra) -- air-launched ATGM
BrahMos -- supersonic cruise missile
MPATGM -- manportable ATGM
Astra Mk.1/2 -- BVRAAM
QRSAM -- mobile short range SAM
Akash Mk.1/1S -- mobile medium range SAM
LRSAM (Barak-8) -- mobile/ship-based long range SAM
SFDR -- supersonic ducted Ramjet demonstrator
NGARM (Rudram-1) -- anti-radiation missile
NAG -- mobile ATGM
K-15 (B-05) -- submarine launched ballistic missile
HSTDV -- hypersonic cruise vehicle demonstrator
Akash NG -- nextgen mobile medium range SAM

Images not to scale.

@Nilgiri - First time seeing the HSTDV in a full HCV configuration with the large solid rocket booster

 

[fire starter]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1617436865749028864

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1618526311420682246

 

[Afif]

Given its proximity to the armor units it may come under indirect fire. In that case, a tracked chassis would have been better for such platform. both in terms mobility and protection.

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1620429623078305796

 

[Nilgiri]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1617748968997543938

 

[fire starter]

Actuators - Electro-hydraulic & Electro-mechanical systems. Once tech-denied, these are now under production by Indian industries.

 

[fire starter]

Carbon fiber


 

[Nilgiri]

Very good to know that India is trying to replace foreign subsystems for indigenous subsystems.

The manik engine is now progressing w.r.t ITCM.

ITCM takes off with Manik success in Chandipur

BHUBANESWAR: India has finally achieved much needed success in its indigenous technology cruise missile (ITCM) programme validating the newly developed small tu

www.newindianexpress.com

BHUBANESWAR: India has finally achieved much needed success in its indigenous technology cruise missile (ITCM) programme validating the newly developed small turbo fan engine (STFE) in a fresh test from a defence facility off Odisha coast on Tuesday.

Defence sources said the ITCM, a technology demonstrator, was tested on subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay platform from launching complex III of the integrated test range (ITR) at about 10 am.

Equipped with the indigenously developed small turbo fan engine (STFE) Manik and an upgraded radio frequency seeker, the missile was test fired for a reduced range. The technology demonstrator that would pave the way for a long range land attack cruise missile, which is now under development, had failed as the engine reportedly developed snags during a trial on October 28 last year.

The domestic Manik engine with a thrust rating of 450 kgf has been designed and developed by Bengaluru-based Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) for cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. It is a generic twin spool engine without afterburner.

“The engine will be used in long range cruise missiles after a couple of more tests. Once the perfection is achieved, several variants of the cruise missile equipped with a turbo fan engine can be developed in future,” the sources added.

So far, four tests of ITCM technology demonstrator have been conducted since 2020. While two of the tests had failed, one trial on August 11, 2021 was partially successful.

Before the ITCM project, India had inducted subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay that was powered by a Russian NPO Saturn 36MT engine. India is planning to develop a 1,000 km range supersonic cruise missile for land attack and a 1,500 km range naval version with the new Manik engine.

@Gessler @Rajendra Chola et al.

 

[Philip the Arab]

@Nilgiri
EDGE might end up using Indian engines for their cruise missiles as was stated in the MOU with India.