Indian Nuclear & Missile Development, News & Discussions
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Thursday, December 6, 2007 (New Delhi)
India today successfully conducted its advanced missile defence test.
Indigenously prepared Advanced ...
Indian Nuclear & Missile Development, News & Discussions
NDTV Correspondent
Thursday, December 6, 2007 (New Delhi)
India today successfully conducted its advanced missile defence test.
Indigenously prepared Advanced Air Defence (ADD) missile, capable of destroying incoming hostile ballistic missiles, was fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off Orissa's east coast.
Two missiles were involved in the exercise. One was used as the target, the other as the interceptor missile. The target missile is a modified version of India's Prithvi ballistic missile.
This co-ordinated exercise was to be taken up at two different launch sites of the Integrated Test Range, at Chandipur-on-sea and Wheelers' Island in the Bay of Bengal.
A mock trial was held on December 2, when the interceptor successfully intercepted an electronic target.
As a precaution, the Balasore district administration has made arrangements to evacuate all civilians residing within two-km radius of the Chandipur launch complex.(With PTI inputs)
Balasore (Orissa), (PTI): India on Thursday test-fired its indigenously designed and developed Advanced Air Defence (AAD) missile, capable of destroying any hostile ballistic missiles at low altitude, from the Integrated Test Range off Orissa's east coast.
Aimed at developing a full fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system, the test-fire exercise was carried out from two different launch sites of the ITR in the Bay of Bengal, defence sources said.
The target missile, a modified indigenously-built 'Prithvi' was first test-fired from a mobile launcher at 11:00 hrs from ITR's launch complex-3 at Chandipur-on-sea, while 2 minutes 40 seconds later, the interceptor was fired from Wheeler's Island, 70 nautical miles from here, to intercept it at an altitude of 15 km in mid-air.
Though both the launch conducted successfully, were like 'text book flights', detailed results, specifically the 'kill' effects of the interceptor of the co-ordinate exercise will be known only after all data analysis from multiple sources is received, a defence official associated with the test said.
Scientists from the country's premier institute, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), have been working on the project for the last couple of years, said the source.
India successfully conducts missile interceptor test
HYDERABAD: In a prelude to the interception of a live “target missile” slated for next week, an interceptor missile, AAD01, on Sunday morning shot down a simulated electronic ballistic missile at an altitude of 15 km over the Bay of Bengal.
It was a “great endo-atmospheric intercept” against an electronic target, Chief Controller, Defence Research and Development Organisation R & D (missiles and strategic systems), V.K. Saraswat told The Hindu over telephone from Wheeler Island (off the Orissa coast), the place from where the interceptor was launched at 10.42 a.m. The test demonstrated the manoeuvring capability of the missile at a high-speed “under endo-atmospheric conditions,” he added.
The DRDO had designed and developed the AAD (Advanced Air Defence) missile specifically for conducting the test in endo-atmospheric conditions as part of developing a two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system to protect the vulnerable areas in the country from an incoming enemy missile. The interception test of a “target missile” in exo-atmosphere was successfully carried out a year ago at an altitude of above 50 km.
Dr. Saraswat said the test also demonstrated the capability of the missile in the surface-to-surface mode. The Long Range Tracking Radar Stations (LRTRS), the multi-functional fire control radar, the mission control centre, the mobile communication terminal and the interceptor from a mobile launcher performed in close harmony.
The AAD is a single-stage solid rocket propelled missile equipped with an inertial navigation system, a high-speed computer and an electro-mechanical activator and had performed the manoeuvres based on the data uplinked from the radars to the interceptor. After intercepting the electronics ballistic missile, it travelled to a height of 30 km and covered a range of 130 km before falling into the sea.
Accurate data
Dr. Saraswat said all the range stations of the Integrated Test Range at Balasore and Chandipur tracked the trajectory of the missile, and provided accurate and precise data about the interception.
The test was witnessed by the Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister, M. Natarajan, and senior officials from the DRDO Bhavan, Delhi through a video link.
India Thursday conducted an advanced air defense missile test in the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island in the Bay of Bengal. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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NEW DELHI, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- India Thursday conducted an advanced air defense missile test, where an incoming hostile missile was successfully intercepted 15 km above the earth, according to local media.
The test was conducted in the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Orissa, around 1,500 km east of capital New Delhi.
The hostile ballistic missile was a modified version of India's Prithvi missile and the interceptor was a new generation indigenous missile.
The critical detection radar is a modified version of an Israeli system, according to local TV channel NDTV.
On Sunday, the scientists had conducted a mock trial of the new high-speed missile by using an electronic target fired from the ITR, local TV channel Zeenews reported.
As a precaution, the Orissa government Wednesday asked the fishermen in the coastal districts of Balasore and Bhadrak not to venture into the Bay of Bengal as precautionary measure due to the missile test.
The district administration in Balasore has temporarily shifted 4,050 adults and 757 children from six villages located near the test range.
on "http://www.idrw.org/2007/12/06/advanced_air_defence_missile_testfired.html" it is written that the kill effects of this interceptor will be known later, do you have any information about that?
A release issued by the ministry of defence here said, “The endo-atmospheric interceptor impacted with the (incoming) missile at 15 km altitude at high supersonic speed, exactly as designed”.
The Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system, as it is called, was said to be slightly superior to the US PAC--3 (Patriot Advanced Capability) in interception, altitude and range against incoming ballistic missiles, a ministry official said.
The new missile was fired from Wheeler Island a little over two minutes later and successfully intercepted the incoming target, destroying it over the Bay of Bengal. The AAD exercise was conducted to validate the BMD system, which the scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have put in place.
The Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system, as it is called, was said to be slightly superior to the US PAC--3 (Patriot Advanced Capability) in interception, altitude and range against incoming ballistic missiles, a ministry official said.
Ahem! On this forum it is not that easy to copy, paste casually crafted news reports from journalists who are not that familiar with defense systems, and get away with it without supporting what has been claimed.
BMD system superior to PAC-3? How? Where are the specs? The comparison? What structural & system improvements does this BMD have over PAC-3 or the Israeli Arrow [probably the inspiration behind this 'Indian' system]? Please DO clarify.
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Ahem! On this forum it is not that easy to copy, paste casually crafted news reports from journalists who are not that familiar with defense systems, and get away with it without supporting what has been claimed.
BMD system superior to PAC-3? How? Where are the specs? The comparison? What structural & system improvements does this BMD have over PAC-3 or the Israeli Arrow [probably the inspiration behind this 'Indian' system]? Please DO clarify.
the system is said to be slightly superior to PAC-3 in range, altitude and interception.
Data for PAC-3: http://www.designation-systems.net/d...pp4/pac-3.html
Length 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Finspan 51 cm (20 in)
Diameter 25 cm (10 in)
Weight 320 kg (700 lb)
Speed Mach 5+
Ceiling 15000 m (50000 ft)
Range 20 km (12 miles)
Propulsion Solid-fueled rocket
Warhead "Hit-to-kill" + blast-fragmentation
This Indian interceptor can reach upto a height of 30km as compared to 15km ceiling range of PAC-3 and also PAD-01 of India which was succesfuly tested on 27th nov. 2006 intercepted other missile at a height of 50km although it can go vertically in trajectory to 80km. I think this is enough to make a difference. This is all i got from my search.
Only the radar component is based on Israeli Green Pine radars and other systems are developed indigenously.
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