Indian Hypersonic Propulsion Developments
- Thread starter Ashwin
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Looks like it is going to a family of different systems including the land attack and anti ship versions.
This makes it more confusing !
Why skip "anti-ship" and "ballistic" from the PR? What about ET-LDHCM and project Dhvani, Vishnu ? Is it really hypersonic or just during terminal.
ET-LDHCM is Project Vishnu a scramjet engine powered hypersonic cruise missile.
Project Dhwani is an unpowered Hypersonic Glide Weapon which will be mounted most probably on a ICBM.
The exposed kv (kill vehicle) /cv (cruise vehicle) on top of a booster motor kinda indicates the missile is not supposed to go out of atmosphere ? rather it fly well within the atmos level hence very hard to detect at long ranges. I would guess the glide by kv is capable of doing k15 like altitude but at a much higher target reach ?
The HGV which goes on top of some ICBM would almost certainly be under a fairing esp if mirv'ed? I mean why expose it to atmospheric wear tear if it is to clear the atmos ?
The HGV which goes on top of some ICBM would almost certainly be under a fairing esp if mirv'ed? I mean why expose it to atmospheric wear tear if it is to clear the atmos ?