Not sure ... Maybe same as Prithvi III. Pralay missile also carries same load and range with a greater speed of Mach 5 (Built on PDV tech), hope they will achieve all the parameter. Best of luck DRDO
India successfully test fires made-in-India MP-ATGM anti-tank missile
The DRDO today successfully carried out the first test of Portable- Anti-tank Guided Missile (MP-ATGM), supposed to be the anti-tank missile of the Army for future. The government had withdrawn an earlier tender for buying around 5,000 Spike missiles.
New Delhi: In a major boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' initiative in defence, the DRDO today successfully carried out the first test of the indigenously designed and developed Man Portable-Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MP-ATGM), which would help the Army destroy enemy tanks during a war.
The first test of the missile was successfully completed in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. A few more tests of the indigenous weapon system need to be carried out before it is offered to the Army for user trials, government sources told MyNation.
The MP-ATGM is supposed to be the anti-tank missile of the Army for future as the force needs close to 75,000 such missiles for future battles. The homegrown missile would help in this direction in a big way, the sources said.
For meeting the emergency requirements of the Army, the government is looking to buy around a couple of thousand Spike anti-tank guided missiles from Israel while the majority of the requirements would be fulfilled by indigenous missiles.
The requirements of the Army are so huge that they will be met with the missile systems supplied by the Israelis along with the ones to be produced by DRDO in future as it is also developing the man-portable ATGMs, sources said.
The Army needs third-generation ATGMs, with a strike range of over 2.5 km and fire-and-forget capabilities, to equip all its 382 infantry battalions and 44 mechanised infantry units.
Sources said this combination of buying arms and equipment from abroad and allowing indigenous makes at the same time will balance the need for taking care of national security requirements along with the need to promote the indigenous industry.
The Ministry of Defence has been in talks with Israel and the US for a long time to get the third generation anti-tank missiles. The ministry had ultimately zeroed in on the Spike missiles under an old deal, which is likely to cost around Rs 3,000 crore.
The government had also withdrawn an earlier tender for buying around 5,000 Spike missiles after finding the price of the deal too high.
An American missile system on offer was rejected too — after the terms and conditions of procuring it were not found to be compliant to the Indian defence procurement procedure guidelines.
With Final Tests, India’s Crucial ASTRA Air-To-Air Missile Nears Finish Line
One of India’s most ambitious and challenging missile projects, the ASTRA (Sanskrit for ‘weapon’) beyond visual range air-to-air missile has entered a final round of trial launches ahead of service with the Indian Air Force. With over 20 The missile was fired today in a fully guided mode at a maneouvering aerial target drone. With over 20 aerial tests since it was first fired from an IAF Su-30 MKI in May 2014, the weapon is to be tested a handful more times before being handed over to the Indian Air Force for a cycle of user trials before induction into service.
As Livefist reported earlier this year, the Astra has been tested since September last with an Indian Ku-band seeker developed by the DRDO’s Research Center Imarat (RCI) in Hyderabad. Seekers are sensory electronics that guide missiles to their targets and are core to how accurate a missile can be in operations. The Russian Agat 9B1103M active radar used earlier on the Astra has effectively been replaced with a better performance Indian-made alternative.
With an operational range understood to be in the area of 110 km in some firing configurations, the Astra qualifies as a beyond visual range weapon. Comparable air-to-air missiles currently in IAF inventory include the MBDA MICA, Rafael Derby and Vympel R-77. The Indian Air Force’s new Rafale jets that begin arriving in September next year will come armed with the longest range weapon of its kind, the MBDA Meteor, which sports a range in excess of 300 km in some firing configurations.
‘India has attained a high level of capability in the indigenous design and development of advanced weapon systems,’ Indian defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today shortly after the successful Astra missile test. The Su-30 MKI fired the Astra over open ocean after taking off from the Kalaikunda air base in country’s east.
In a statement, the MoD said, ‘The missile successfully engaged a manoeuvring target with high precision meeting the mission objectives. In the series of trials held to date, Astra has been launched in the complete Su-30 flight envelope. The flight test assumes significance as it was part of the series of final pre-induction trials.’
One of India’s most ambitious and challenging missile projects, the ASTRA (Sanskrit for ‘weapon’) beyond visual range air-to-air missile has entered a final round of trial launches ahead of service with the Indian Air Force. With over 20 The missile was fired today in a fully guided mode at a maneouvering aerial target drone. With over 20 aerial tests since it was first fired from an IAF Su-30 MKI in May 2014, the weapon is to be tested a handful more times before being handed over to the Indian Air Force for a cycle of user trials before induction into service.
As Livefist reported earlier this year, the Astra has been tested since September last with an Indian Ku-band seeker developed by the DRDO’s Research Center Imarat (RCI) in Hyderabad. Seekers are sensory electronics that guide missiles to their targets and are core to how accurate a missile can be in operations. The Russian Agat 9B1103M active radar used earlier on the Astra has effectively been replaced with a better performance Indian-made alternative.
With an operational range understood to be in the area of 110 km in some firing configurations, the Astra qualifies as a beyond visual range weapon. Comparable air-to-air missiles currently in IAF inventory include the MBDA MICA, Rafael Derby and Vympel R-77. The Indian Air Force’s new Rafale jets that begin arriving in September next year will come armed with the longest range weapon of its kind, the MBDA Meteor, which sports a range in excess of 300 km in some firing configurations.
‘India has attained a high level of capability in the indigenous design and development of advanced weapon systems,’ Indian defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today shortly after the successful Astra missile test. The Su-30 MKI fired the Astra over open ocean after taking off from the Kalaikunda air base in country’s east.
In a statement, the MoD said, ‘The missile successfully engaged a manoeuvring target with high precision meeting the mission objectives. In the series of trials held to date, Astra has been launched in the complete Su-30 flight envelope. The flight test assumes significance as it was part of the series of final pre-induction trials.’
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Astra in sanskrit means a weapon which is thrown. Sastra means a weapon which is carried personally while fighting. Javelin is an Astra, Sword is a sastra.
Bharat Dynamics Limited's Astra Manufacturing Facility in its Bhanur unit near Sangrareddy is the one that'll produce the Astra en masse. Presently, a limited series production run of some 50 units is being executed by BDL.
— Saurav Jha (@SJha1618) September 26, 2018
According to Indian DPSU, Bharat Dynamics Limited, besides the SACLOS Amogha-I & Amogha-II anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM), they are also developing an imaging infrared seeker equipped 3rd generation fire and forget ATGM called Amogha-III.
— Saurav Jha (@SJha1618) September 18, 2018
Amogha-III is upgraded Milan-2T i guess.
RudraM IIA? I thought RudraM is an ASM so what does A symbolizes here? Also why need Dhruvastra when we already have HeliNa?
SAAW
RudraM IIA? I thought RudraM is an ASM so what does A symbolizes here? Also why need Dhruvastra when we already have HeliNa?
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Different config of Ashm ? Air,ship/coastal defence versions.
Could be fixed wing launched ATGM.
Where is this screenshot from?
PKS shared it but he was confusing Dhruvastra launcher with ATGM programme. Below ones are from oct DRDO newsletter
Development Trials of Astra BVR-AAM Completed Successfully
A series of flight trials of Astra Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVR-AAM) was conducted by Indian Air Force during September 26 to October 03, 2018 at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore as part of final development trials of the missile.
The trials were a combination of complex tests for engagement of pilotless target in different modes of manoeuvring, off-boresight, medium and long ranges. The missiles were telemetered for evaluation of online performance of all sub-systems especially the datalink, RF seeker and proximity fuse for end-game performance. Astra has been tested six times under different launch conditions and ranges as part of the final development trial. The missile has engaged targets and all the mission objectives have been met.
With IAF's active participation, DRDO has developed the missile and integrated the weapon on Su-30 and other air platforms. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Nasik has been instrumental in the modification of a number of Su-30 aircrafts for Astra weapon integration and support during trials. More than 50 private and public sector industries are involved in the development and production of different sub-systems of the missile. The missile is expected to be inducted into IAF in 2019.
Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated DRDO, IAF, HAL and associated industries for successful trials.
A series of flight trials of Astra Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVR-AAM) was conducted by Indian Air Force during September 26 to October 03, 2018 at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore as part of final development trials of the missile.
The trials were a combination of complex tests for engagement of pilotless target in different modes of manoeuvring, off-boresight, medium and long ranges. The missiles were telemetered for evaluation of online performance of all sub-systems especially the datalink, RF seeker and proximity fuse for end-game performance. Astra has been tested six times under different launch conditions and ranges as part of the final development trial. The missile has engaged targets and all the mission objectives have been met.
With IAF's active participation, DRDO has developed the missile and integrated the weapon on Su-30 and other air platforms. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Nasik has been instrumental in the modification of a number of Su-30 aircrafts for Astra weapon integration and support during trials. More than 50 private and public sector industries are involved in the development and production of different sub-systems of the missile. The missile is expected to be inducted into IAF in 2019.
Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated DRDO, IAF, HAL and associated industries for successful trials.
Upgraded SANT missile successfully flight tested
Jaisalmer: The upgraded version of the third generation anti-tank Helina missile — SANT missile (Spike anti-tank guided missile), the air to ground version, has been successfully tested, at the Pokhran field firing range in Jaisalmer district. The flight test of the missile was successfully conducted by DRDO and other officers of Indian Air force.
The SANT missile has been developed by DRDO’s research centre Imarat, in association with Indian Air force, and is an upgrade of Helina’s missile, which had a range of 7-8 km. The new missile has a range of 15-20 km and is equipped with a new nose-mounted active radar seeker, to help keep the launch platform at a safe distance, to evade defensive fire from the target area.
Sources said all the mission objectives were met during trials of the SANT missile, in which a dummy target of a tank was destroyed and the missile has been successfully flight tested for different ranges including the maximum range capability in Pokhran field firing range.
The missile is guided by an Infra-red Imaging Seeker (IIR) operating in the Lock on Before Launch mode. It is one of the most advanced anti-tank weapons in the world.
Sources said the missile was tested for its Infra-red Imaging Seeker with a far greater resolution than what has been tested earlier, as per the demand of the users. A higher version seeker, with a much higher focal plane array as compared to the original plan, has been tested.
Jaisalmer: The upgraded version of the third generation anti-tank Helina missile — SANT missile (Spike anti-tank guided missile), the air to ground version, has been successfully tested, at the Pokhran field firing range in Jaisalmer district. The flight test of the missile was successfully conducted by DRDO and other officers of Indian Air force.
The SANT missile has been developed by DRDO’s research centre Imarat, in association with Indian Air force, and is an upgrade of Helina’s missile, which had a range of 7-8 km. The new missile has a range of 15-20 km and is equipped with a new nose-mounted active radar seeker, to help keep the launch platform at a safe distance, to evade defensive fire from the target area.
Sources said all the mission objectives were met during trials of the SANT missile, in which a dummy target of a tank was destroyed and the missile has been successfully flight tested for different ranges including the maximum range capability in Pokhran field firing range.
The missile is guided by an Infra-red Imaging Seeker (IIR) operating in the Lock on Before Launch mode. It is one of the most advanced anti-tank weapons in the world.
Sources said the missile was tested for its Infra-red Imaging Seeker with a far greater resolution than what has been tested earlier, as per the demand of the users. A higher version seeker, with a much higher focal plane array as compared to the original plan, has been tested.
India all set to test long range Pralay, K5 to stalemate China soon
Saturday, December 15, 2018
By: New Indian Express
Source Link: CLICK HERE
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is set to throw up some pleasant surprises early next year. Along with the induction of 5,000-km range surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-V, the premier defence research agency is readying for the maiden test of its long range Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) K-5.
K-5 missile developed under the secret ‘K Series’ project is the fastest missile in its class and can deliver nuclear warhead of more than one tonne 5,000 km away. The three-stage missile propelled by solid propellants can deceive enemy radar making it more lethal. While 750-km range K-15 (B-05) and 3,500 km range K-4 of the K-family have already been test fired successfully several times and are in the process of induction, the newly developed K-5 will add more teeth to the arsenal.
Defence sources said the missile will be flight tested from a submersible pontoon launcher in Bay of Bengal off Visakhapatnam coast for a suppressed range to validate some new technology incorporated in the system before it is put under tests for full range in operational configuration.“The K-5 missile was sanctioned in 2015. The weapon system is now being readied for initial phase trials. Though the test window has not been finalised, it is expected to fly in the sky soon.
A successful trial would pave the way for the development of its longer range cousin K-6,” said a senior defence official.With India perceiving China as a potential threat, the focus now seems to have been laid on development and deployment of long range missiles having underwater launch capabilities.
The K-5 missile will undergo a series of developmental trials before its induction in armed forces. It will equip S4 nuclear powered submarine, currently under development. Indigenously developed INS Arihant submarine, which completed sea patrol recently, will be equipped with K-15 and K-4 missiles.
Before the K-5 trial, the DRDO is also planning for first test of surface-to-surface tactical Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) Pralay from a defence base off Odisha coast on December 18.
Earlier planned in September, the test was reportedly deferred for administrative reasons.
The much faster and accurate Pralay has a strike range upto 500 km and weighs around five tonne. It can be compared with China’s Dongfeng 12 and Russia’s 9K720 Iskander, both short-range tactical ballistic missiles.“Preparation is also on for a user trial of 4,000 km range Agni-IV missile by the Strategic Forces Command. The missile will be fired in a lofted trajectory like the recent test of Agni-V. The trial is likely to be conducted on December 26,” the official added.
Sky shield
- SLBM K-5 is the fastest missile in its class
- Can deliver nuclear warhead of more than one tonne 5,000 km away
- To be flight tested from a submersible pontoon launcher off Visakhapatnam coast
- SRBM Pralay to be test-fired from a defence base off Odisha coast
- Has a strike range upto 500 km
- Weighs around five tonne
India all set to test long range Pralay, K5 to stalemate China soon
Saturday, December 15, 2018
By: New Indian Express
Source Link: CLICK HERE
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is set to throw up some pleasant surprises early next year. Along with the induction of 5,000-km range surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-V, the premier defence research agency is readying for the maiden test of its long range Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) K-5.
K-5 missile developed under the secret ‘K Series’ project is the fastest missile in its class and can deliver nuclear warhead of more than one tonne 5,000 km away. The three-stage missile propelled by solid propellants can deceive enemy radar making it more lethal. While 750-km range K-15 (B-05) and 3,500 km range K-4 of the K-family have already been test fired successfully several times and are in the process of induction, the newly developed K-5 will add more teeth to the arsenal.
Defence sources said the missile will be flight tested from a submersible pontoon launcher in Bay of Bengal off Visakhapatnam coast for a suppressed range to validate some new technology incorporated in the system before it is put under tests for full range in operational configuration.“The K-5 missile was sanctioned in 2015. The weapon system is now being readied for initial phase trials. Though the test window has not been finalised, it is expected to fly in the sky soon.
A successful trial would pave the way for the development of its longer range cousin K-6,” said a senior defence official.With India perceiving China as a potential threat, the focus now seems to have been laid on development and deployment of long range missiles having underwater launch capabilities.
The K-5 missile will undergo a series of developmental trials before its induction in armed forces. It will equip S4 nuclear powered submarine, currently under development. Indigenously developed INS Arihant submarine, which completed sea patrol recently, will be equipped with K-15 and K-4 missiles.
Before the K-5 trial, the DRDO is also planning for first test of surface-to-surface tactical Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM) Pralay from a defence base off Odisha coast on December 18.
Earlier planned in September, the test was reportedly deferred for administrative reasons.
The much faster and accurate Pralay has a strike range upto 500 km and weighs around five tonne. It can be compared with China’s Dongfeng 12 and Russia’s 9K720 Iskander, both short-range tactical ballistic missiles.“Preparation is also on for a user trial of 4,000 km range Agni-IV missile by the Strategic Forces Command. The missile will be fired in a lofted trajectory like the recent test of Agni-V. The trial is likely to be conducted on December 26,” the official added.
Sky shield
- SLBM K-5 is the fastest missile in its class
- Can deliver nuclear warhead of more than one tonne 5,000 km away
- To be flight tested from a submersible pontoon launcher off Visakhapatnam coast
- SRBM Pralay to be test-fired from a defence base off Odisha coast
- Has a strike range upto 500 km
- Weighs around five tonne
India all set to test long range Pralay, K5 to stalemate China soon
Wind tunnel testing of Rudra 2 air to surface supersonic missile ~ mach 4
Not sure how much it can carry, but currently only two warheads, prefrag and Penetration / blast warheads of 350 and 700 kg. while prithvi has 4 types warheads , Pre-fragmented, Runway denial penetration submunition, DPICM bomblet and Incendiary submunition type in 500kg and 1000kg flavors.
We are in the development stage of the Pralay—a guided short-range (400 km) tactical ballistic missile for battlefield use developed by DRDO. Also developed for the IAF are the precision guided munitions (PGMs) Garuthmaa and Garudaa. An air launched anti tank missile has been developed called SANT (Stand off Anti Tank) which will have multi-platform launch capability and can be launched from attack helicopters. Other weapons developed are the SAAW (Smart Anti Airfield Weapon), Dhruv Astra an anti surface missile and a new generation anti radiation missile—the Rudram-1. We also have the Rudram-2 and Rudram-3 missiles which are variants of the Rudram-1 with different functions for ground attack.
MILITARY MODERNISATION: INDIAN AIR FORCE
MILITARY MODERNISATION: INDIAN AIR FORCE
Wings for SAAW
SAAW is a square cross-sectional, 125 kg class smart anti airfield weapon, having a length of 1.8 m, and is meant to destroy the adversaries’ targets such as airstrips, hangers, and other installations using warhead being droped from the aircraft. To ensure the safety of parent aircraft carrying the store, it is required to be released from the far-off distance from the target.
Moreover, the store being an unpropelled one, it needs to cover a downrange (distance of target from aircraft at release) of up to 100 km after drop from aircraft at around 10-11 km altitude. This is achieved by incorporating a camber airfoil wing. The wing assembly is required to provide necessary lift to the store and ensure that store glides towards its intended target like a glider.
Moreover, as the store is a light weight system and majority of the weight belongs to the warhead in order to increase its kill–power (more than 70 % of total weight), it is imperative for other systems be light weight. The weight of the wing has been reduced by more than 45 per cent (from 3.3kg per metallic wing to 1.75 kg per composite wing) by converting it into a composite wing instead of existing solid metallic wing to realise a light weight smart weapon.
SAAW wing has been realised by the RFI process. The total wing weight of 1.645 kg is achieved with a contour tolerance of 0.4 mm and high surface finish of ~ 1 μ Ra value. Structural and vibration testing of the wings are in progress.
SAAW is a square cross-sectional, 125 kg class smart anti airfield weapon, having a length of 1.8 m, and is meant to destroy the adversaries’ targets such as airstrips, hangers, and other installations using warhead being droped from the aircraft. To ensure the safety of parent aircraft carrying the store, it is required to be released from the far-off distance from the target.
Moreover, the store being an unpropelled one, it needs to cover a downrange (distance of target from aircraft at release) of up to 100 km after drop from aircraft at around 10-11 km altitude. This is achieved by incorporating a camber airfoil wing. The wing assembly is required to provide necessary lift to the store and ensure that store glides towards its intended target like a glider.
Moreover, as the store is a light weight system and majority of the weight belongs to the warhead in order to increase its kill–power (more than 70 % of total weight), it is imperative for other systems be light weight. The weight of the wing has been reduced by more than 45 per cent (from 3.3kg per metallic wing to 1.75 kg per composite wing) by converting it into a composite wing instead of existing solid metallic wing to realise a light weight smart weapon.
SAAW wing has been realised by the RFI process. The total wing weight of 1.645 kg is achieved with a contour tolerance of 0.4 mm and high surface finish of ~ 1 μ Ra value. Structural and vibration testing of the wings are in progress.