Self-sufficiency in missile tech. in 5 years’

[V.Balasubramani]

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Self-sufficiency in missile tech. in 5 years’

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has announced the Ministry’s target to achieve self-sufficiency in indigenous development of missile technology in the coming five years, which was the dream of the former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

An exercise would be undertaken in the next five years, for identifying the requirements of the armed forces, improving production capabilities, conducting technical feasibility studies, and filling gaps wherever they are.

The credit for this goes to the great scientist and visionary Dr. Kalam,” he said, after renaming the Missile Complex at Balapur as ‘Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Missile Complex’, here on Thursday.

Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...in-missile-tech-in-5-years/article7767656.ece

 

[sangom]

Self-sufficiency in missile tech. in 5 years’

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has announced the Ministry’s target to achieve self-sufficiency in indigenous development of missile technology in the coming five years, which was the dream of the former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

An exercise would be undertaken in the next five years, for identifying the requirements of the armed forces, improving production capabilities, conducting technical feasibility studies, and filling gaps wherever they are.

The credit for this goes to the great scientist and visionary Dr. Kalam,” he said, after renaming the Missile Complex at Balapur as ‘Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Missile Complex’, here on Thursday.

Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-pape...in-missile-tech-in-5-years/article7767656.ece

"self-sufficiency in indigenous development of missile technology" will mean not only production of the required number of missiles, but also improving and/or modernising the missiles so that they are onw step ahead of the missiles of other countries. While the former may be achieved, I doubt very much whether the latter objective can be easily fulfilled. Experts may give their views.

 

[yesmohan]

In 2009, I come to know that India has the missile capability with a war-head to hit the target some 1000/1500 away, with precision.

 

[sangom]

The "Nirbhay" cruise missile fails even in the third test. So much for our indigenous capability!


http://www.oneindia.com/india/nirbh...rted-after-700-seconds-of-flight-1901384.html

 

[V.Balasubramani]

This Missile Is How India Plans to Attain Aerial Supremacy

India successfully tested the Astra, a supersonic air-to-air missile.

Earlier this week, India successfully tested its indigenously developed Astra supersonic air-to-air missile. The Astra, developed by India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), is a Beyond Visual Range (BVR) missile capable of being launched from India’s Sukhoi-30 MKI twin-jet air superiority fighter. The Indian Air Force currently operates roughly 200 total Su-30 MKIs, but plans to eventually operate around 270. The Astra is 149 inches in length, making it the most compact missile developed indigenously in India capable of supersonic speeds.

MVKV Prasad, director of the Integrated Test Range in the Indian state of Odisha, noted that the “missile was successfully tested to hit a simulated target” in an interview with the Press Trust of India. The Economic Times notes that the Astra “was tested to prove the maneuvering capability against a simulated target and also to validate various subsystems.” When fired from an altitude of at least 15,000 meters, the Astra can travel as far as 110 km. At lower altitudes, this range is reduced: it is capable of reaching a range of 44 km when fired from 8,000 meters, and 21 km when fired from sea level, according to the Economic Times. The active homing ability of the Astra is limited to 25 km. Under normal use, the highly maneuverable Astra missile experiences up to 30 g of acceleration force.

Read more at: http://thediplomat.com/2015/03/this-missile-is-how-india-plans-to-attain-aerial-supremacy/