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vivek.heron1

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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)
 
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vivek.heron1

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Advanced Air Defence missile test-fired

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.
 
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Cochinevil

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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.

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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.
 
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Cochinevil

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chinaview 2007-12-06 19:38:59 Print


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.
 
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Thread moved to Missiles/Bombs/WMD forum.

Cochinevil next time make sure to post threads in right forums.
 
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indian bull

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I request admin. to please reopen "Indian Missiles & Nuclear Development News and Discussions" thread, thanking you in anticipation.

Mod edit:

It will be staying closed for a few days yet.

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indian bull

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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?
 
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indian bull

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i found the answer on :-
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20071207/main4.htm

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.
 
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funtz

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The AAD and PAD, nice ring to them.

I guess many more tests and simultaneous installation will go on for the next 7-8 years. About time they started this missile defense network.
 
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mysterious

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indian bull said:
i found the answer on :-

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.
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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.
 
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indian bull

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mysterious 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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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/dusrm/app4/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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kams

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mysterious 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...that is a direct quote from DRDO official, not imagination of a journalist. There is never going to be any compoarative trials nor will you know anything from the specs. It is the whole system which counts.
In any case the official clearly said superiority wrt Range and altitude.
 
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funtz

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India to have missile defence shield in 3 years

NEW DELHI, DEC 12 (PTI)

India will have its own missile defence shield ready in three years, a development that will mark a big leap in securing the country's high value assets and major cities like Delhi and Mumbai.

The two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system to cope with both threats from ballistic missiles as well as terrain-hugging cruise missile could be ready by 2010.

This assurance came from the country's top missile scientist V K Saraswat in the backdrop of Pakistan building up an arsenal of missiles which would give India hardly a 3-4 minute reaction time.

"An integrated test trial of the interceptor missile and its sub-systems would be conducted in June next year," Saraswat told newspersons on the recent successful test trials of the Advanced Air Defence (AAD) missiles in endo-atmospheric mode.

He said three to four more flight trials of the AAD and another four trials of exo-atmospheric missiles were required before declaring the system as "operational".

The missile scientist said the AAD system could also be configured to take care of threats from terrain-hugging cruise missiles.

Asked when BMD could be mass produced to cover the whole nation, Saraswat said that within weeks of the system being validated the production lines would be ready to roll out the system in bulk.

He said there was a "substantial" private sector participation in the BMD development programme.

On the June test, Saraswat said a system was being developed to fire two missiles simultaneously at a single target to intercept it both in exo- and endo-atmospheric zones.

The new system, to be ready by 2010, would be capable of protection against existing threats to the country but "we are developing a system for Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile interception, which could take upto seven years.

He said the country's indigenous AAD system would get a filip when India gets more AWACS, AEW and dedicated satellite-based tracking radars.

While affirming that the country would go ahead with developing its indigenous BMD system, DRDO officials said New Delhi was "keen and looking at" similar systems being offered by the US, Israel and Russia.

"The system has been configured with radars for long range surveillance and tracking, command, control and communication systems for effective control and optimisation of exo- and endo-atmospheric interceptors at altitudes above 40 km and below 25 km respectively," Saraswat said.

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To have a dedicated system with as Mr. Saraswat said "AWACS, AEW and dedicated satellite-based tracking radars", might take a lil bit longer than 3 years.
The ICBM shield by 7 years, so this will become another regular project in DRDO.

How on earth can one be sure of coping with
"both threats from ballistic missiles as well as terrain-hugging cruise missile"
As i see it the terrain hugging cruise missile can avoid (to some degree) ground based early warning systems, and might have a low RCS. They must have included the air based early warning systems in the equation.
 
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indiansoldier30

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Indian bull-No flame war. Missile was made by DRDO. DRDO gave launcher contract to L and T. L and T begged for it!! Now go and read some credible news reports!!
 
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INDIANBULL

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Brother i am not flaming anything but i was killed in cold blood by these guys. EVERYTHING HERE IS BIASED.
indiansoldier30 said:
Indian bull-No flame war. Missile was made by DRDO. DRDO gave launcher contract to L and T. L and T begged for it!! Now go and read some credible news reports!!
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What you are calling as 'Bias' is what we call "Quality Control" that is to have quality members - the league to which you do not belong.
 
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