India Test Launches Two Trishul SAMs
July 24, 2006 :: News
India today test fired two short-range Trishul surface-to-air (SAM) missiles from the test range at Chandipur-on-Sea, 15 km from Balasore, reports the Times of India. Hailed as the country’s “most sophisticated” SAM, the Trishul is about 3 meters in length, 200 cm in diameter, flies at supersonic speeds, and is capable of carrying a 15-kg payload. It is powered by a two-stage solid propellant engine, and has a range in excess of 9 km. The Trishul was initially designed to intercept sea-skimming anti-ship missiles, but can also engage aircraft and helicopters. (Article, Link)
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Russia, India to Produce 1,000 BrahMos Cruise Missiles
July 22, 2006 :: BBC Worldwide Monitoring :: News
Russia and India plan to manufacture 1,000 BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles over the next 10 years through their joint venture company, reports the Indian news agency PTI. Of these 1,000 missiles, nearly 50 percent will be exported to client states. Russia and India have already invested $300 million in BrahMos Aerospace, which drew upon technological skills and capabilities from both countries to design, develop, and manufacture the missile. The 2,500-kg BrahMos has a strike range of 290 km and a maximum speed of Mach 2.8 (approximately one kilometer per second). (Article, Link)
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EADS to Develop Missile Warning System for Indian Air Force
July 18, 2006 :: Spacewar.com :: News
EADS Defense Electronics of Germany has signed a strategic cooperative agreement with India’s Defense Avionics Research Establishment (DARE) to jointly develop a missile warning system for the Indian Air Force. The system will be based on the EADS AN/AAR-60 Missile Launch Detection System (MILDS), an advanced, passive imaging sensor that is capable of detecting and tracking the ultraviolet emissions of approaching missiles, including heat-seeking, shoulder-launched missiles, and immediately deploying the necessary countermeasures. An EADS spokesman noted that, although the new system will initially be deployed on Indian rotorcraft such as Mi-8 and Mi-17/17M heavy assault helicopters, MILDS will also be used on fixed-wing aircraft in the future. Under the terms of the agreement, signed in June, EADS will deliver 36 MILDS sensor systems to the DARE facility in Bangalore for integration with the Indian Air Force. The system is expected to be operational in 2007 (Article, Link)
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India Test Fires Agni-3, Missile Fails During Flight
July 9, 2006 :: BBC :: News
India test-launched its longest-range nuclear-capable missile, the Agni-3, for the first time today. The missile was successfully launched from Wheeler Island, off the coast of Orissa State, but crashed into the Bay of Bengal after traveling 1,000 km without reaching its 3,000 km target, according to reports by the BBC and the Times of India.
The total flight time was said to be approximately five minutes out of an intended fifteen. Although the exact cause of the missile’s failure is not yet clear, an official from India’s Defense Ministry was quoted as saying that the second stage did not separate properly.
The Agni-3 is now quoted as having a range of between 3,500 and 5,000 km. Reports say it could hit targets as far off as Beijing and Shanghai. The missile was also said to have two solid-fuel stages, rather than three as was previously believed. It is likely equipped with an inertial guidance systems with an improved optical or radar terminal phase correlation system. This would probably give it a high degree of accuracy with a medium to large nuclear payload, most likely a 200 or 300 kT warhead. The Agni-3’s predecessors, the Agni-1 and Agni-2, are now quoted as having ranges of 700-800 km and 2,000 km respectively. (Article, Link)
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» Missile details: Agni-2, Agni-3
Indian Missile Intercepted in Test Using Israeli Barak
May 7, 2006 :: News
The Indian Navy successfully tested its Israeli-made Barak anti-missile interceptors on Saturday as part of war maneuvers in the Arabian Sea. During the tests, Ganga-class missile corvettes launched surface-to-surface missiles, which were then tracked and destroyed by Barak interceptors. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Admiral Arun Prakash, Naval Chief of Staff, were on hand to witness the demonstrations. The Barak interceptors, which have been installed on seven of its frontline warships, are part of a larger push by New Delhi to create a multi-layered missile defense shield. India has continued to express some interest in purchasing either land-based PAC-3 interceptors from the U.S. or S-300 interceptors from Russia. (Article, Link)
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Russia Trying to Sell India on S-300 System
February 2, 2006 :: RIA-Novosti :: News
Russia has pitched its S-300 surface-to-air missile system to India, reports RIA-Novosti. Mikhail Sukachev, a representative of Russian state arms firm Rosoboronexport, recently spoke at the Defexpo arms show in New Delhi: “Russia has offered India to create a comprehensive air defense system using different air defenses, including S-300 missile systems of various modifications.” The news briefing came after Indian media reports named the U.S. Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) as the main competitor to the Russian S-300. (Article, Link)
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» Missile system details for: S-300P (SA-10 Grumble), S-300V (SA-12A Gladiator, SA-12B Giant)
India Tests Three Akash SAMs in Two Days
January 30, 2006 :: AFP :: News
India has recently carried out three tests of its Akash surface-to-air missile on January 29 and 30. The missiles were fired from the Chandipur-on-Sea testing site, 200 km of the Orissa state capital, Bhubaneswar. According to an Indian defense official, all three hit their flying targets successfully. The Akash system, which means “sky” in Hindi, is able to track 100 targets simultaneously, move at 600 m/second, and deliver its 55 km warhead across 27 km in 50 seconds. (Article, Link)
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India Fires Dhanush
January 1, 2006 :: Forbes :: News
India test-launched its short-range Dhanush ballistic missile on December 28, reports the Press Trust of India. The missile was launched from a warship in the Bay of Bengal off the eastern coast. The Dhanush, capable of carrying nuclear warheads, is the naval version of surface-to-surface Prithvi missile. It has a range of 250 kilometers and can carry a payload of 500 kilograms. (Article, Link)
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» Missile details: Dhanush
India and Pakistan Reach Missile Launch, Hotline Agreement
August 7, 2005 :: News
India and Pakistan have, after much talks and negotiations, reached an accord by which the two countries will notify each other in advance of ballistic missile flight tests. They also agreed to establish a hotline between the two countries. The agreement formalizes an informal arrangement, however, which has existed since 1999. The agreement is a form of arms control, designed to lessen tensions and surprise which might be sparked by such tests. (Article, Link)
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Pakistan: Missiles Can Penetrate Proposed Indian Defenses
July 26, 2005 :: News
Pakistan has stated its confidence that its nuclear armed missiles could penetrate India’s proposed missile defenses. At a media conference on Monday, President Gen. Pervez Musharraf claimed that the Patriot has a kill-probability of around 40 percent, meaning that 60 percent of Pakistani missiles would pass through such defenses. He also described that the Patriot is a Cold War defense system with a response time appropriate for the long distance between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, not the short distance between Pakistan and India—a rather problematic statement. Musharraf would seem to be underestimating the capabilities of the PAC systems, and ignoring India’s stated plans to develop its own, distinct, defense systems. (Article, Link)
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» Missile system details for: Patriot Advanced Capability-2 (PAC-2), Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3)
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