Form the BDL brochure the contract was gonna signed up in 2026,
DRDO QRSAM and SPYDER Air Defence Systems
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I don't know about the successor but, there was contract for the 240 CIWS, which L&T bagged the orders, L&T Sudharshan won the contract for Close in air defence systems,
Specs:-
Search radar- S band, 30km range 1m^2 target
Command & control unit - multi sensor data fusion and simultaneously target designation
FCR- x band, 6 km target detection 0.05m^2 target area
Firing gun- unnamed autonomous turret with 40mm air defence gun, effective range 3.5km, 300 rpm rate of fire,
Warhead - pre fragmentation, tracer rounds,
Delivery ain't started yet, but the delivery timeline is near i can say
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Kew-RRR-sam airframe where the above warhead is stationed
Sudarshan is an upgraded L-70 with unmanned turret and EO/IR FCS. The radars and C2 comes from Israel. Same ROF but certainly a step-up from legacy guns.
If we get a desi breakthrough in smart ammo, then upgrading all the L70s makes a lot of sense.
What about this ?
Edit: Sorry about posting it here, but after seeing the discussion, thought it would be useful. Pretty sure a member has posted this development in an another thread.
Frankly, if we are adapting a naval system for land use, I'd prefer a truck-mounted 76mm SRGM (preferably the new Davide version). There is a clear trend towards larger calibers today. The Italian Navy uses those as CIWS so they are quite proven in the role. In fact, the initial CIWS fit on the ADS carrier (now INS Vikrant) was 4 x SRGM.
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We already using pre fragmentation ammos, rest of the L70 are gonna be upgraded
Wow!!! This thing is alive till now, there we're report the project was scrapped decades ago, good to know the project still going on,
We are in dire situation for CIWS,
L70 is great, but L70 is no match for cruise missile & rockets,
Phlanx has proved time after time, how CIWS can be crucial for protecting Hq's and bases
Spyder also uses Python 5 IR homing missiles. The current DRDO missile system doesn't have any missiles with IR homing. I am not sure what advantages it gives over radar guidance in a real-time scenario, but if a combination of missiles had been there, it would have been much better. I am hearing we have been working on the IR version for a long time, but no updates ... Some private sector should work with BDL to get this done.
AFAIK, it's on hold for now. There were two directions: 1. Put an IIR seeker on current Astra MK1 airframe(R-27ET replacement).
2. Design an all-new CCM(dubbed NGCCM) to replace R-73.
Let's see what we choose. So far, ASRAAM Block-6 has been given the designation of NGCCM. So we need to see where this is all heading into.
ASRAAM will be pretty expensive for a SAM. I would say take VSHORAD as a base design; it's already a tested missile system. We just need to work on the range enhancement around 3-4 times, approximately 20-25 km, for a SAM version.
The target classification and counter for each type of target is a vital part of soldiers education. One of the thrust areas in developing the simulators of the weapon systems also take big consideration in this regard. Small drones armed or not, swarms you can use gun based ciws. The rockets and cruise missiles need vshorads measure.
Read something in the recent Zen concall about the L70
Indian Army to get Rs 30,000 crore QRSAM air defence missile system boost
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): At a time when Indian air defence systems successfully thwarted the Pakistani aircraft, missile and drones attacks under Operation Sindoor, the Indian Army is all set to get Rs 30,000 crore boost with a new surface-to-air missile system expected to be cleared for acquisition by the Defence Ministry soon.The Defence Ministry is scheduled to take up the proposal for buying three regiments of the indigenous Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system (QRSAM) for the Army Air Defence for deployment along both western and northern borders, defence officials told ANI here
The missile systems, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, are highly mobile as they have the capability to search and track targets on the move and fire at short halts, they said.
With a range of around 30 km, the system would be complementing the existing systems in the forces like the MRSAM and Akash in short to medium ranges.
The missile system performance has been extensively evaluated under both day and night operational scenarios during the trials.
The meeting of Defence Acquisition Council is planned to be held around the fourth week of June.
During the four-day conflict with Pakistan, which used Chinese weaponry, the Indian Army’s Air Defence units destroyed majority of the drones using L-70 and Zu-23 air defence guns while the Akash and MRSAM played a crucial role along with the Indian Air Force’s Spydwr and Sudarshan S-400 air defence systems.
The Army Air Defence is also getting a number of new radars, very short range air defence systems along with jammers and laser-based systems to deal with drones of Turkish and Chinese origin. (ANI)
Major boost to the shipping industry - Navy to bring a proposal for purchase of minesweepers worth 44,000 cr; QRSAM Systems also likely to be approved for Army worth 30,000 cr
