Some of less talked about cruise missiles current at different stages of development and testing
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1. ALCM (air launched cruise missile)
AFAIK the pic below is of a early prototype of ALCM
It is possible that final iteration might/will look different pic.twitter.com/pQPyhncFsR
Well fwiw GTRE about to make 14 hermatically sealed metal container for expendable engine. I guess these are for carrying the engines before testing, 5 months it should take per schedule.
We have two other programs from private sector . One from JSR Dynamics and other from solar group .
JSR one may not be 300mm. Actually no info as of now from either, apart from range. An air launched projectile will need a lot of things to be of precision before being qualified.
The air lunched projectile is a different project . As per this article from 2021 they are developing a 324 mm guided rocket with range of 250 to 300 km . A smerch replacement .
Pvt co developing 250-300km range guided rockets for India | Nagpur News - Times of India
Nagpur: JSR Dynamics, the company founded by former vice chief of air staff Air Marshal (retd) Shirish Deo, is at an advanced stage of developing a gu.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
But yeah cld not find much in their website . But there are lots of interesting projects they are working on if you go through their product section
Products -
Glide Bomb Cruise Missile Rocket Guidance Kit Miniature Ground Launch Decoy Range Extension Kit Loitering Munition Blended Wing Body UAV Wing Opening https://jsrdynamics.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Wing-opening-1.mp4 HIL Test Setup https://jsrdynamics.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Project-1-1.mp4
jsrdynamics.in
Yeah I have seen before the expo, paradox sir posted some clips too from there re the glide kit.
So they are soon to test auto extinguishing propellant , these seem to have application for dual pulse motors, missile thrust vectoring etc. That would be interesting, electrically ignited fuel & automatic self extinguish ability.
#EXCLUSIVE
— Alpha Defense™ (@alpha_defense) May 26, 2023
DRDO's Submarine Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) Ejection Capsule.
Detailed video and article soon :) pic.twitter.com/W8fv3VjCNO
Shore Based Guided Missiles for the Indian Navy
— News IADN (@NewsIADN) May 28, 2023
The Indian Navy is looking to acquire 10 batteries of #supersonic guided rockets capable of destroying enemy submarines at 150km range from the shore.
The system shall be developed under the Make 2 category in India.#IADN pic.twitter.com/AxZ5iu3lao
Something about this test article though for storing at ITR, seems like a 3 stage BM type, SMART can not be this big can it? Likely a representational pic but the size of it.
Bid due date is June 6 & 1 month delivery (which obviously can happen within a weeks work) suggest it is something very close to a test, whatever it is.
Bid due date is June 6 & 1 month delivery (which obviously can happen within a weeks work) suggest it is something very close to a test, whatever it is.
Might be a target missile for Program AD.
New Thermal Imagers for ATGMs of Indian Army
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Tonbo Imaging has supplied it's SARISA cooled thermal Imagers for Konkurs M ATGM systems.
It will allow the usage of ATGM at night & low visibility very effectively and at longer ranges.#IADN pic.twitter.com/3skJdgNHub
Can someone tell if FLAME is/can be used for both MILAN & Konkurs or not? And are FLAME too night blind?
DRDO SAAW multi pack? well it would save time to develop quadpack launcher tbh, but the release would be complex? esp from air launched.
Theoretically very promising to be fair, you get a working SMART type converted bm to release this and SAAW can be launched from ground or ship or fighter jet anywhere
Theoretically very promising to be fair, you get a working SMART type converted bm to release this and SAAW can be launched from ground or ship or fighter jet anywhere
Imp details
Total requirements: 5000 ATGMs & 500 Launchers
Production Rate : 1750 ATGMs/year & 175 launchers/year
Usage :- Plains & mountains till 5500 meters
Targets :- should be able to destroy enemy tanks, Armoured Personnel Carriers, combat vehicles, low flying helicopters
Service Life :- 15 years (25 Years extended)
Modes :- Top attack & Direct attack
Dimensions:- Less than 125mm dia
Less than 1.25 m in length
Less than 25 (missile & launcher combined)
Range :- Max 5 km+ , Min 200 meters for direct attack & 1.1km for Top Attack
Total requirements: 5000 ATGMs & 500 Launchers
Production Rate : 1750 ATGMs/year & 175 launchers/year
Usage :- Plains & mountains till 5500 meters
Targets :- should be able to destroy enemy tanks, Armoured Personnel Carriers, combat vehicles, low flying helicopters
Service Life :- 15 years (25 Years extended)
Modes :- Top attack & Direct attack
Dimensions:- Less than 125mm dia
Less than 1.25 m in length
Less than 25 (missile & launcher combined)
Range :- Max 5 km+ , Min 200 meters for direct attack & 1.1km for Top Attack
Less than 125mm & 5km range eliminates Spike & Javelin too.
Looks like the Army wants SAMHO dimensions, weight & range along with MP-ATGM's 3rd gen capabilities.
I don't know if there is an attempt currently to make a fire and forget version of samho.
I don't know if there is an attempt currently to make a fire and forget version of samho.
Well aerodynamically very important, but for bare viewing for this thread probably the least interesting post. 
Was this posted before? Never thought those control surface fins are really that big, got to be at least 1.5 feet or 2 feet in size. Saw in a video where that canted fin was being made in a machine. Its pretty huge, almost like a car window size.
Was this posted before? Never thought those control surface fins are really that big, got to be at least 1.5 feet or 2 feet in size. Saw in a video where that canted fin was being made in a machine. Its pretty huge, almost like a car window size.
