This has been on internet from a very long time. May be he only saw it now.Wow from official DRDO presentation K4 is 6000+ km range SLBM with 2 ton 4 MIRV payload. 👍👏 http://t.co/b1mPq07yk5 pic.twitter.com/4Ln1xn6L2n
— Yusuf Unjhawala 🇮🇳 (@YusufDFI) February 13, 2015
K4 missile has 6000kms range with 4 MIRVs and 2tons payload....
Now that's some serious payload and range. DRDO comes up with surprises every now and then....
This slide is older than me.Wow from official DRDO presentation K4 is 6000+ km range SLBM with 2 ton 4 MIRV payload. 👍👏 http://t.co/b1mPq07yk5 pic.twitter.com/4Ln1xn6L2n
— Yusuf Unjhawala 🇮🇳 (@YusufDFI) February 13, 2015
K4 missile has 6000kms range with 4 MIRVs and 2tons payload....
Now that's some serious payload and range. DRDO comes up with surprises every now and then....
It's from Dr Saraswat presentation at IIT-B back in 2014 and it's not K 4
Tweet is from 2015.
And yeah, its not K4 but an unnamed "Full Capability" SLBM...for lack of a better term we can call it the K-5. It would ideally go on the S-5 class SSBNs.
India today successfully conducted maiden Flight Test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile with large kill altitude bracket today from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha. Flight test was carried out with participation of all BMD weapon system elements. pic.twitter.com/itbRtrsBBp
— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2022
AD-1 of Phase 2 of our BMD successfully tested.
DRDO successfully conducted the maiden Flight Test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor AD-1 missile with large kill altitude bracket today from APJ Abdul Kalam Island.⁰@DRDO_India @AsianetNewsEN pic.twitter.com/uXI0zTxGPj
— Anish Singh (@anishsingh21) November 2, 2022
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Two updates/ rumours:
1. AD-1 will be having a naval version
2. A desi S-400 type system is under development (most probably ERADS).
1. AD-1 will be having a naval version
2. A desi S-400 type system is under development (most probably ERADS).
As I have mentioned earlier, an indigenous S-400 class surface to air missile system is very much under development.
— Saurav Jha (@SJha1618) November 3, 2022
This may become a necessity much sooner than we think.
I have serious doubts as to Russia's ability to deliver the full S400 capability set, let alone be able to support it throughout its service life. The semiconductor & lithography bans could pose very serious risks to sustainability of any high-technology Russian product.
For example, TSMC will no longer be producing Baikal processors and Russia has no fabs to make them at home. The only alternative would be to fall back on old Soviet chips from 60s/70s which may not be fully suited to forming part of a modern IADS network.
please, Show US.I can run faster than this "BMD"
Just seeing the current news on tv (I think everyone knows now what is going on) and it seems they will need that running skill very soon if not already.
A naval version means ship based dedicated BMD like Japan? That would be quite some feat!
If you recall, the initial talk was of procuring 12 S-400 units from the Russkis. That was then pared down to five. Those additional seven units are now likely to be an indigenous equivalent to the S-400 that has received sanction and is under development.
— Saurav Jha (@SJha1618) November 4, 2022
Most probably ERADS.
Extended Range Air Defence System having two missiles: ERSAM + XRSAM.
I don't know how much of this is true but Alpha Defence is saying the design of XRSAM which was revealed earlier has been discarded as it was just an initial design by adding a booster to MRSAM. Now, they are moving ahead with 2 different missiles: ERSAM and XRSAM.
The only option for them is to source from Chinese fabs. But that will be disastrous for us.
I have doubts on how much of the Chinese fabs can run into the future.
Remember that the recent US sanctions on Chinese semiconductor industry are extremely comprehensive. China is still very much dependent on the import of equipment that can etch the design, and print the wafers. Companies like ASML which have effectively monopolized the sector will no longer be supplying them to China.
Plus the loss of Western-origin HR, lots of which used to work in the Chinese semiconductor industry and now left due to threat of sanctions/loss of citizenship, is also likely to be profound and is irreplaceable.
Interesting detail 📢
— _Tej_ (@Tej_Intel) November 13, 2022
Once Astra MK2 is fit for production - the BDL is planning to produce nearly 150 missiles per month. BDL has been churning out 100 Astra Mk1 per month.
Should be 150/ yr right?
3 pulse rocket motor based missile is under development. It is most probably a SAM.
Something like stunner interceptor
Stunner also has dual seekers i.e., both IR and RF, IIRC. Lets hope our missile also has it.
