The designer decided that it should be more complicated than Python 5. ASTRA IR should bring similar control surfaces
At 1.5ton this is basically Brahmos-NG right?
Wow...reminds me so much of Kinzhal missile. On the one end many people are writing off MKI, on the other it's becoming a more potent fighter for us with addition of these new weapons by the day.
NG is 1.2ton. This R-III is heavier. Wonder how much unit cost will be. NGARM also displayed. But no show for Astra IR, SFDR, Rudram II and IIA.
Sant is getting upgraded version. Current version at 10km range. Upgraded ones will be double.
Other missiles on show
Sant is getting upgraded version. Current version at 10km range. Upgraded ones will be double.
Other missiles on show
I was wondering why nobody took R-II pic, I guess NGARM = R-I
Don't know why but Astra mk2 which was "officially" revealed few days back and VL-SRSAM look so "similar" to me(even their mid-body girth looks equal)
Anyways, even if VL-SRSAM is only single pulsa a la Astra 1, we may upgrade it with dual pulse version in future. Lets see.
Astra 2:
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VL-SRSAM:
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Don't know why but Astra mk2 which was "officially" revealed few days back and VL-SRSAM look so "similar" to me(even their mid-body girth looks equal)
Anyways, even if VL-SRSAM is only single pulsa a la Astra 1, we may upgrade it with dual pulse version in future. Lets see.
Astra 2:
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VL-SRSAM:
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I always sustepected VL-SRSAM to be SAM version of Astra 2. Now that we know its weight is 16 kilos more that Astra 1(weight 154 kgs), my suspicion has increased more. Could it be
VL-SRSAM with launcher poster
• 8 flight trials completed successfully
• ITCM-TD projects for 100 %
indigenization with PDC of July 2023.
• Nirbhay variant LR- LACM sanctioned for IAF & IN
• This missile induction number need to cross 10,000 at minimum
Oops did I just quote the brochure of SPYDERDamn looks like @Gautam was correct and I was wrong. According to the official brochure the max range and altitude of VL-SRSAM is only 15 and 10kms respectively. So it's only single pulse Astra MK1 then and not Astra2 as I suspected
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. May be my intial gut feel will prove correct. Lets see...
Adding to its range of product portfolio,BDL has launched three new products at Defexpo,"ATGM for MBTArjun","Sangramika", a light weight vehicle mounted Anti-Tank Guided Weapon System and"Sanharika",an armoured vehicle mounted Laser guided short range anti-Aircraft Weapon System.
Well those details & trajectory were a hint! R-III still a little off I guess. I wonder if the R-IIA is the ground attack version ?
ACM said we've the new generation of akash missiles, what could it mean? NG ready or already inducted? There was no poster for akash ng. Just the launcher system in working display.
ACM said we've the new generation of akash missiles, what could it mean? NG ready or already inducted? There was no poster for akash ng. Just the launcher system in working display.