Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile : News, Updates and Discussions
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Could be IN is paying Russia for tech support in our SSN / SSBN program too .
It’s prohibitively expensive for any meaningful land attack. Except command and control centers, fixed radar stations etc I can’t think of too many targets which justify use of Brahmos.
From the other forum by @EagleEye: Nirbhay with russian engine. ITCM with manik engine. Nirbhay aka LR-LACM going under design change. Folded wing in lower part of nirbhay missle may move to centre. Warhead weight may also increase! Navy is hand-holding the program. Dont ask sauce!
Nirbhay is not equal to LR-LACM. Its a new missile derived from original TD program to fit the requirements for particular services. Thus redesign is evident.
They never have a requirement till they do. Arihant is useless as an SSBN. As an SSGN it is an amazing design.
What? It's a key strategic system underpinning the entire second-strike doctrine.
SSGN don't make any sense for India as of today. Other than fanboy imaginations.
You aren't second striking anything with sagarika's. That's my personal opinion. I wish the arihant class turns into a SSGN carrier with ability to fire brahmos, nirbhay and k-15.
Our SSBN and second strike capability is limited until K6 doesn't go online.
As of now, IN does not have any requirement for a SSGN. Also, the difference between SSGN and SSN has diminished.
I read that ATV was based on a SSGN design. True SSBN capability will come with S-5 class.
Going by the reports, LR-LACM will be used exclusively by IN and IAF. Both want a weapon which can strike way beyond 1500km. So it means only ITCM/Nirbhay will cater to the needs of IA.
Honestly, I thought there would be some design modification, one being our own engine thrust would dictate some changes, 2nd being experience of subsonic missile being shoot down over tightly contested airspace will compel our armed force to ask for certain changes.
Quite interesting read on the Brahmos misfire incident, one expelled officer filed charge, could not copy it but apparently this part was reason why they got terminated
www.livelaw.in
Brahmos Missile Misfire: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Indian Air Force Officer's Plea Against Against Termination
The Delhi High Court Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by an Ind
Rather than re-design. I hope they bring in cooperative engagement of lrasm/jassm xr's. And ofcourse a bigger warhead. With a terminal mach 3 phase like kalibr and yj-18
Yeah I agree, though terminal high supersonic is not priority imo. That sort of kinetic energy you suggest at mach 3, greater than 2000kts is only achievable via hybrid propulsion which will up the cost. The other factor is warhead class, if you use 400-700kg class warhead it will almost certainly not use high supersonic propulsion. Nirbhay/ITCM theme is high payload delivery at lower kinetic speed ie do the damage via high explosive payload.
My assumption is based on after seeing many shot down subsonic missiles recently, its design need to incorporate some changes to counter the threat. A fired missile is on its own with the selected waypoint navigation, so it needs some maneuver ability from manpads threat.
BrahMos missile project has achieved 75% indigenous capability: Atul Dinkar Rane
Rane said that when BrahMos launched their first missile in 2004, they had only 13 percent of indigenous components inside, but in the next 25 years, it increased to 75 per cent