India Missiles and Guided Munitions

[Nilgiri]

"Indigenous" S-400 will be under what is known as "Project Kusha".

From what I heard, a major advantage will be the standardisation of the kill vehicle components (seeker, warhead, fuses, other components) i.e differences will be only propulsive scaling for IAD tiers....for say 3 missiles similar to family format like ASTER etc.

This will be major advantage (production wise anyway)... to current S-400 missiles in Indian IAD being (underlying) different to each other: 9M96, 48N6 and 40N6

^^ Is this what you have come across @Gessler ? et al.

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40,000 crore INR ~ 4.7 billion USD

https://www.indiablooms.com/finance/bel-eyes-rs40000-cr-from-project-kusha-rs30000-crore-qrsam-order-likely-this-year/details

Bharat Electronics Eyes Rs 40,000 Crore Order From Indigenous S-400 Project

Bharat Electronics and DRDO are jointly developing key radar and control subsystems for Project Kusha, with order potential hinging on system readiness and user trials.

www.ndtvprofit.com

There is concurrent development to essentially bring about an "S-500 equivalent" in project kusha

DRDO Chief Confirms Project Kusha Equivalent to Russian S-500 System, Surpasses S-400 Capabilities - Indian Defence Research Wing

SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG In a significant revelation, Dr. Samir V. Kamat, Chairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has stated that India’s indigenous Project Kusha air defence initiative is not merely comparable to the Russian S-400 Triumf system...

idrw.org

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1931195851831152858

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Original (Hindi only) source interview with. DRDO chairman Dr. Kamat, proj. kusha mentioned around 7.30 mark:

 

[Nilgiri]

"Indigenous" S-400 will be under what is known as "Project Kusha".

From what I heard, a major advantage will be the standardisation of the kill vehicle components (seeker, warhead, fuses, other components) i.e differences will be only propulsive scaling for IAD tiers....for say 3 missiles similar to family format like ASTER etc.

This will be major advantage (production wise anyway)... to current S-400 missiles in Indian IAD being (underlying) different to each other: 9M96, 48N6 and 40N6

^^ Is this what you have come across @Gessler ? et al.

==========================================

40,000 crore INR ~ 4.7 billion USD

https://www.indiablooms.com/finance/bel-eyes-rs40000-cr-from-project-kusha-rs30000-crore-qrsam-order-likely-this-year/details

Bharat Electronics Eyes Rs 40,000 Crore Order From Indigenous S-400 Project

Bharat Electronics and DRDO are jointly developing key radar and control subsystems for Project Kusha, with order potential hinging on system readiness and user trials.

www.ndtvprofit.com

DRDO developing 3 variants of Kusha air defence systems, induction possible by 2030

DRDO developing indigenous extended range air defence system Kusha to counter aerial threats by 2030.

www.thehindubusinessline.com

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1933593147973775613

 

[Nilgiri]

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/navy-successfully-tests-made-in-india-anti-submarine-rocket-erasr-from-ins-kavaratti-101751984903599.html

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1942591241889407038

 

[Nilgiri]

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2144118

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) & Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted the flight-test of indigenous Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile (BVRAAM) ‘Astra’ equipped with indigenous Radio Frequency (RF) Seeker from Su-30 Mk-I platform off the coast of Odisha on July 11, 2025. During the tests, two launches were carried out against high-speed unmanned aerial targets at different ranges, target aspects and launch platform conditions. In both the cases, the missiles destroyed the targets with pin-point accuracy.


During the tests, all subsystems performed as per expectations including the RF seeker which has been indigenously designed & developed by DRDO. The flawless performance of the Astra weapon system was validated through flight data captured by Range Tracking instruments deployed by Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. These successful flight tests have re-established the accuracy and reliable performance of Astra weapon system with indigenous seeker.


Astra BVRAAM has a range exceeding 100 kms and is equipped with state-of-the art guidance and navigation system. In addition to various laboratories of DRDO, more than 50 public and private industries including Hindustan Aeronautics Limited have contributed towards successful realisation of the weapon system.


Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh complimented DRDO, IAF and industry involved in the design and development of RF seeker and stated that the successful testing of the missile with indigenous seeker is a major milestone in critical defence technology.


Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat congratulated all the teams involved during the successful flight-test.

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(Representative image)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1943680267849507175

 

[Gessler]

Images from the book 'Weapons of Peace' - by Raj Chengappa. Thanks to RationalGuy on other forums for finding them:

And a sneak peak at India's first ICBM program 'Valiant', pursued & then shut down in the 80s after a decision was taken to pursue solid-fueled missiles instead:

The liquid engine technology developed for Valiant was later used in the Prithvi SRBMs.