We started using Indian seeker for later part of the tests (after 2014-15). We were using agat seeker. I presumed you were talking about current one.
https://www.livefistdefence.com/201...air-to-air-missile-is-quietly-killing-it.html
We first developed active seekers for the BMD program, and then it trickled down to other programs.
- The upgraded version of home-made BrahMos missile is ready, the CEO of BrahMos Aerospace Sudhir Kumar Mishra confirmed
- The enhanced version of the supersonic cruise missile has a massive range of up to 500 km
Well this happened :
Then this was reported :
Nag ATGM test fired successfully in Pokhran, production likely to begin by year-end
By Vikas Sv | Updated: Monday, July 8, 2019, 11:04 [IST]
New Delhi, July 08: The indigenously built third generation Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) Nag was successfully test-fired at Pokharan test firing range on Sunday, said reports.
The missiles were test-fired during both day and night during the trials. Reports have said that the production of Nag missiles army begin by the end of 2019. Given this, these final rounds of testing could be to make sure that there are absolutely no design flaws. Winter user trials of the Nag ATGM were successfully completed in December 2018. DRDO has been working on the Nag ATGM for over a decade, said reports.
Nag is a third-generation, fire-and-forget, anti-tank guided missile developed by India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to support both mechanised infantry and airborne forces of the Indian Army.
The NAMICAs are the launch vehicles of the Nag missiles and can carry six missiles at a time, which can destroy enemy tanks and infantry combat vehicles from a distance of 7 to 8 kilometers.
The third-generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) Nag is slated to enter production by the end of 2019, reported The Diplomat in February 2019 quoting a senior Indian defense industry official.
The report further says that the Indian Army is expected to purchase 8,000 Nags with an initial order of 500 NAGs. The ATGM system will be manufactured by India's sole missile producer, state-owned Bharat Dynamics Limited.
The missile incorporates an advanced passive homing guidance system and possesses high single-shot kill probability. It is designed to destroy modern main battle tanks and other heavily armoured targets.
Nag missile has a land variant and an air launched variant. The land version has a range of upto 4 kms while the air launched version has a range of around 7-10 kms.
Nag ATGM test fired successfully in Pokhran, production likely to begin by year-end
Did I get that right ? 8000 fooking missiles ? If that is so then the long wait has been worth it.
Then this was reported :
Nag ATGM test fired successfully in Pokhran, production likely to begin by year-end
By Vikas Sv | Updated: Monday, July 8, 2019, 11:04 [IST]
New Delhi, July 08: The indigenously built third generation Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) Nag was successfully test-fired at Pokharan test firing range on Sunday, said reports.
The missiles were test-fired during both day and night during the trials. Reports have said that the production of Nag missiles army begin by the end of 2019. Given this, these final rounds of testing could be to make sure that there are absolutely no design flaws. Winter user trials of the Nag ATGM were successfully completed in December 2018. DRDO has been working on the Nag ATGM for over a decade, said reports.
Nag is a third-generation, fire-and-forget, anti-tank guided missile developed by India's state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to support both mechanised infantry and airborne forces of the Indian Army.
The NAMICAs are the launch vehicles of the Nag missiles and can carry six missiles at a time, which can destroy enemy tanks and infantry combat vehicles from a distance of 7 to 8 kilometers.
The third-generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) Nag is slated to enter production by the end of 2019, reported The Diplomat in February 2019 quoting a senior Indian defense industry official.
The report further says that the Indian Army is expected to purchase 8,000 Nags with an initial order of 500 NAGs. The ATGM system will be manufactured by India's sole missile producer, state-owned Bharat Dynamics Limited.
The missile incorporates an advanced passive homing guidance system and possesses high single-shot kill probability. It is designed to destroy modern main battle tanks and other heavily armoured targets.
Nag missile has a land variant and an air launched variant. The land version has a range of upto 4 kms while the air launched version has a range of around 7-10 kms.
Nag ATGM test fired successfully in Pokhran, production likely to begin by year-end
Did I get that right ? 8000 fooking missiles ? If that is so then the long wait has been worth it.
So, the curtains on the IGDMP finally comes down after 36 years and 4/5 successful developments viz Prithvi, Agni, Akash & Nag. Only the development of Trishul - MRSAM / LRSAM had to be abandoned. I'm sure we'd master that too very shortly.
It has been undergoing successfull test, after test and hope this is really the Final test
We have far superior propulsion tech compared to Israel. For the same size of electronics, our propellents will have higher kinematic efficiency and will give longer ranges and higher initial thrust for same amount of propellent.
Stealing a post that @hellbent made in Other Forum.
A wind tunnel model :
What is that ? Nirbhay ?
What is that green pipe behind the wind tunnel model ? To me it seems like a pipe channeling in air taken in by the intake, sort of like a validation of intake design. You can see the intake on top, as a DRDO official once said about the Nirbhay, its a submerged intake.
@vstol Jockey @Falcon @Ashwin @_Anonymous_ @Parthu @Sathya @randomradio et al.
Your thoughts ?
If it is a Nirbhay, where are those 4 small tail fins ?
@hellbent in his original post alluded to the nose of the model being almost flat, flat like the nose of a torpedo.
Interesting thing is, didn't we have a Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo(SMART) under development ? Stated time for project completion is 2021.
A wind tunnel model :
What is that ? Nirbhay ?
What is that green pipe behind the wind tunnel model ? To me it seems like a pipe channeling in air taken in by the intake, sort of like a validation of intake design. You can see the intake on top, as a DRDO official once said about the Nirbhay, its a submerged intake.
@vstol Jockey @Falcon @Ashwin @_Anonymous_ @Parthu @Sathya @randomradio et al.
Your thoughts ?
If it is a Nirbhay, where are those 4 small tail fins ?
@hellbent in his original post alluded to the nose of the model being almost flat, flat like the nose of a torpedo.
Interesting thing is, didn't we have a Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo(SMART) under development ? Stated time for project completion is 2021.
Of all the missiles that we've developed so far, this one here is probably the most low profile one. Hardly any media houses report on it, hardly any high quality pictures available and yet its in service. Hardly any tests happen, even if they do they are never publicly acknowledged. Which is why I find it so intriguing.
Pic : Shourya missile
The secrecy is understandable given its links to the SSBN/SLBM project. But given the number to test fires/validation trials that all other missiles under go, how come we never test these things ? They don't need validations yet ?
Pic : K15 missile(basically naval Shourya)
Also, since every missile that we make basically leads to another missile and then another one, thus creating a family(Agni family, K family, Akash 1 & 2, Brahmos 1, 2, NG, AL, mini and what not) what do these things evolve into ? Pralay/Prahaar missile ?
Pic : Shourya missile
The secrecy is understandable given its links to the SSBN/SLBM project. But given the number to test fires/validation trials that all other missiles under go, how come we never test these things ? They don't need validations yet ?
Pic : K15 missile(basically naval Shourya)
Also, since every missile that we make basically leads to another missile and then another one, thus creating a family(Agni family, K family, Akash 1 & 2, Brahmos 1, 2, NG, AL, mini and what not) what do these things evolve into ? Pralay/Prahaar missile ?
Some RBU 6000 ASW rocket pics. for no reason.
INS Tabar fires a RBU 6000 during Exercise Paschim Leher on 11 November 2016
INS Satpura fires a RBU.
INS Tarkash during Indo-UK naval exercise Konkan2017.
Navy's old girls are having some fun. INS Delhi(D 61) at fore and INS Mysore(D 60) at the back.
INS Tabar fires a RBU 6000 during Exercise Paschim Leher on 11 November 2016
INS Satpura fires a RBU.
INS Tarkash during Indo-UK naval exercise Konkan2017.
Navy's old girls are having some fun. INS Delhi(D 61) at fore and INS Mysore(D 60) at the back.
Photoshopped, its the name of a Facebook page posting defence news/pics etc. The photo was originally published by the Navy, the facebook page owner photoshopped it on the pic before posting it on their page.
Think of it as a sort of marketing, except it wasn't an exclusive picture.
First some background :
Indian Armed Forces today utilizes the HE-36M hand grenade manufactured by Ordnance Factory Board in India. This grenade finds its origin in Mills Bomb, a popular name for a series of British Hand Grenade made by William Mills in 1915. The grenades were used in WW 1 and WW 2, of course along the way it underwent various modification in its design and features. Most notable among those were the per-fragmented pineapple like outer shell of the grenade which aids fragmentation and increases lethality. The British and a lot of other countries gave up the use of these grenades in the 1980s. However, India being at least a decade or so behind western militaries, continued using it. This however had some pretty bad outcomes. There was a spate of accidents involving the 36M grenade, leading to questions being raised about the safety of the grenade. MoD persisted with the criticism for a while then finally in late 80s-early 90s, the OFB was roped in to develop a new grenade.
Well let's just say OFB tried. Let's leave it at that. As the OFB was going nowhere and MoD was increasingly growing impatient, DRDO jumped in to help OFB. This was a fantastic move as ARDE, a lab under the DRDO, had around that time successfully developed the Pinaka MBRL. The development of the Pinaka needed a explosive with reduced sensitivity, to prevent accidental ignition. This was the same explosive fuel that the OFB would use to make a "new" grenade named HE-36M.
The HE-36M hand grenade, as the name would suggest, is a evolved variant from World War-2 of the original 36M Mills bomb. The design, both internal and external, were the same. The only differences were the explosive fuel, and a new casting method for the grenade components. This greatly improved the grenade's reliability, safety and shelf life. This HE036M continues to used/produced in bulk in India.
There are three version of this grenade in use :
A. Drill grenade : This is painted with white colour and has five holes in it and is used for practice of grenade throwing.
B. Instructional : It is dissected in half , in order to explain and teach the internal mechanism ,working and various parts of the hand grenade.
C. Live : This version is painted with light and dark brown colour and there is a red colour band painted on it , signalling that it is live and dangerous.This grenade is the armed version which is used in live combat.
That little exercise in the 90s proved to be an eye-opener in terms of munitions development in the country. As the HE-36M was adopted in service, many munitions soon followed. For example :
The HE-36M based rifle fired grenade :
Specs : Ordnance Factory Board
For T-90 tanks :
Stunt grenade(well sort of) :
And finally, a real new grenade, not a copy of somebody else's design :
Indian Armed Forces today utilizes the HE-36M hand grenade manufactured by Ordnance Factory Board in India. This grenade finds its origin in Mills Bomb, a popular name for a series of British Hand Grenade made by William Mills in 1915. The grenades were used in WW 1 and WW 2, of course along the way it underwent various modification in its design and features. Most notable among those were the per-fragmented pineapple like outer shell of the grenade which aids fragmentation and increases lethality. The British and a lot of other countries gave up the use of these grenades in the 1980s. However, India being at least a decade or so behind western militaries, continued using it. This however had some pretty bad outcomes. There was a spate of accidents involving the 36M grenade, leading to questions being raised about the safety of the grenade. MoD persisted with the criticism for a while then finally in late 80s-early 90s, the OFB was roped in to develop a new grenade.
Well let's just say OFB tried. Let's leave it at that. As the OFB was going nowhere and MoD was increasingly growing impatient, DRDO jumped in to help OFB. This was a fantastic move as ARDE, a lab under the DRDO, had around that time successfully developed the Pinaka MBRL. The development of the Pinaka needed a explosive with reduced sensitivity, to prevent accidental ignition. This was the same explosive fuel that the OFB would use to make a "new" grenade named HE-36M.
The HE-36M hand grenade, as the name would suggest, is a evolved variant from World War-2 of the original 36M Mills bomb. The design, both internal and external, were the same. The only differences were the explosive fuel, and a new casting method for the grenade components. This greatly improved the grenade's reliability, safety and shelf life. This HE036M continues to used/produced in bulk in India.
There are three version of this grenade in use :
A. Drill grenade : This is painted with white colour and has five holes in it and is used for practice of grenade throwing.
B. Instructional : It is dissected in half , in order to explain and teach the internal mechanism ,working and various parts of the hand grenade.
C. Live : This version is painted with light and dark brown colour and there is a red colour band painted on it , signalling that it is live and dangerous.This grenade is the armed version which is used in live combat.
That little exercise in the 90s proved to be an eye-opener in terms of munitions development in the country. As the HE-36M was adopted in service, many munitions soon followed. For example :
The HE-36M based rifle fired grenade :
Specs : Ordnance Factory Board
For T-90 tanks :
Stunt grenade(well sort of) :
And finally, a real new grenade, not a copy of somebody else's design :
Copy pasta :
" DRDO Fuel Air Explosive Mine Clearing System
The fuel air explosive mine clearing system is projected by a rocket on to the mine field using tubular launcher from a safe stand-off to create safe lane for vehicles. It consists of the following subsystems: Extendable probe for required stand-off to warhead; switching unit acting as impact fuze; fuel canister with central burster charge. It carries fuel for aerosol formation; grenade ejection unit consisting of ejectable HE filled grenades for detonation of aerosol; rocket motor for achieving desired range; retarding tail unit with parachute achieving desired terminal parameters; and an electronic delay unit for providing electrical pulse as per sequence of operation.
The extendable probe of FAE mine clearing system gets the switching unit armed on impact on ground. This energises the explosive train leading to the formation of aerosol and subsequent detonation. The blast generated by the system clears pressure susceptible anti-tank mines in the circular area around the impact point. "
" DRDO Fuel Air Explosive Mine Clearing System
The fuel air explosive mine clearing system is projected by a rocket on to the mine field using tubular launcher from a safe stand-off to create safe lane for vehicles. It consists of the following subsystems: Extendable probe for required stand-off to warhead; switching unit acting as impact fuze; fuel canister with central burster charge. It carries fuel for aerosol formation; grenade ejection unit consisting of ejectable HE filled grenades for detonation of aerosol; rocket motor for achieving desired range; retarding tail unit with parachute achieving desired terminal parameters; and an electronic delay unit for providing electrical pulse as per sequence of operation.
The extendable probe of FAE mine clearing system gets the switching unit armed on impact on ground. This energises the explosive train leading to the formation of aerosol and subsequent detonation. The blast generated by the system clears pressure susceptible anti-tank mines in the circular area around the impact point. "