Huh, TIL. Thanks for information. Why does this work though? I thought regular IR cams were based on the fact hot engines glow in IR. Does metal reflect IR differently compared to dirt when you shine it with a light?
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Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) System has achieved success by a direct hit on to a Banshee Pilotless target aircraft at medium range & medium altitude.
The missile launch took place from ITR Chandipur on 13th Nov 2020 at 1550 hrs off the Odisha Coast. The missile is propelled by a single stage solid propellant rocket motor and uses all indigenous subsystems. The Missile is canisterised for transportation and launch using a mobile launcher capable of carrying 6 canisterised missiles. All QRSAM weapon system elements like Battery Multifunction Radar, Battery Surveillance Radar, Battery Command Post Vehicle and Mobile Launcher were deployed in the flight test. The system is capable of detecting and tracking targets on the move and engaging target with short halts. The system is designed to give air defence coverage against strike columns of Indian Army.
The radar tracked the Banshee target from farthest range and missile was launched when target was within kill zone and achieved the direct hit with terminal active homing by RF Seeker guidance. Various DRDO labs DRDL, RCI, LRDE, R&DE(E), IRDE, ITR have participated in the test. The weapon system elements have been realized through Defence PSUs BEL, BDL and private industry L&T. The missile system is fully indigenous with active RF Seekers, Electro Mechanical Actuation (EMA) systems sourced from various industries. The Radar is four walled Active Phased Array Radar. All range Tracking stations, Radar, EOTs & Telemetry Stations monitored the flight parameters. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Secretary DD R&D & Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy congratulated DRDO Scientists for the achievement.
The missile launch took place from ITR Chandipur on 13th Nov 2020 at 1550 hrs off the Odisha Coast. The missile is propelled by a single stage solid propellant rocket motor and uses all indigenous subsystems. The Missile is canisterised for transportation and launch using a mobile launcher capable of carrying 6 canisterised missiles. All QRSAM weapon system elements like Battery Multifunction Radar, Battery Surveillance Radar, Battery Command Post Vehicle and Mobile Launcher were deployed in the flight test. The system is capable of detecting and tracking targets on the move and engaging target with short halts. The system is designed to give air defence coverage against strike columns of Indian Army.
The radar tracked the Banshee target from farthest range and missile was launched when target was within kill zone and achieved the direct hit with terminal active homing by RF Seeker guidance. Various DRDO labs DRDL, RCI, LRDE, R&DE(E), IRDE, ITR have participated in the test. The weapon system elements have been realized through Defence PSUs BEL, BDL and private industry L&T. The missile system is fully indigenous with active RF Seekers, Electro Mechanical Actuation (EMA) systems sourced from various industries. The Radar is four walled Active Phased Array Radar. All range Tracking stations, Radar, EOTs & Telemetry Stations monitored the flight parameters. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Secretary DD R&D & Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy congratulated DRDO Scientists for the achievement.
A variant of this Ku band seeker is being used in the Qrsam. Economies of scale will be achieved since the same seeker or variants of it will be used in three missiles. It has certainly asked the DRDO to make the necessary changes or rather fine tune the radars and the missile for the low RCS UAV threat.
Steel cutting of Indian Navy's first Nuclear-powered attack submarine SSN to take place in 2021. Total of 6 to be built the design is finalized. SSN design externally will be closer to western designs with eastern influence, while the internals will be split between western and eastern. 4 cluster of "x" celled VLS That would be 16 to 20 Missiles.
The design from Defexpo video screengrab Could be similar. Arihant silo will be the base, cut costs complexity and time. The SSN will use electric propulsion in place of gear box.
DRDO & industry are jointly developing an electric motor driven Pumpjet propulsor for submarines. It is meant for the upcoming SSNs/SSBNs. BHEL has experience developing & deploying 20MW motors. That & the pumpjet R&D work done for the Shakti torpedo will prove critical here.
To understand the context interms of adaptability of different types of missiles, both ballistic and cruise. All IN/DRDO will require is to design different adaptors for different missiles or combination of missiles as per mission requirements which will fit into arihant silo shown below. Plus reusing or deriving from Arihant silo will cut costs, complexity and time.
The design from Defexpo video screengrab Could be similar. Arihant silo will be the base, cut costs complexity and time. The SSN will use electric propulsion in place of gear box.
DRDO & industry are jointly developing an electric motor driven Pumpjet propulsor for submarines. It is meant for the upcoming SSNs/SSBNs. BHEL has experience developing & deploying 20MW motors. That & the pumpjet R&D work done for the Shakti torpedo will prove critical here.
To understand the context interms of adaptability of different types of missiles, both ballistic and cruise. All IN/DRDO will require is to design different adaptors for different missiles or combination of missiles as per mission requirements which will fit into arihant silo shown below. Plus reusing or deriving from Arihant silo will cut costs, complexity and time.
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Let me drop a hint if one is looking for a rough idea of future SSN, take scorpene as a kind of indirect base very loosely. SSBN will also loosely have the same hydrodynamic features more or less lower body.
This pic is based on is a old scale test model. The actual SSBN will have a blended hump and a streamlined body. Don't believe, no problem. Anyways sometime back india established a 3d virtual reality interactive design center for submarine and ships, of the sort used by french naval group like the one below.
If you note the model , you will notice it is a two piece arrangement
First is the lower body ( main body ).
Second is the upper body ( hump and mast ).
This means upper body is interchangeable in the model for testing out different configurations of the same. And thus it is safe to imply that the model released is most probably a discarded early test model. Till today we don't have a clear pic of arihant, so what are the chances that they will release the confirmed model of a SSBN Zero.
If you note the model , you will notice it is a two piece arrangement
First is the lower body ( main body ).
Second is the upper body ( hump and mast ).
This means upper body is interchangeable in the model for testing out different configurations of the same. And thus it is safe to imply that the model released is most probably a discarded early test model. Till today we don't have a clear pic of arihant, so what are the chances that they will release the confirmed model of a SSBN Zero.
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And the SSN will have a 1.5 Hull configure. Cant confirm it totally but can say it could have a much higher chances.
