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Lethe

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Indian Navy clearly believes that RBU-6000 is still relevant. The sixteen small ASW-SWC (Shallow Water Craft) ships currently under construction will have it too:

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NGMV is surface warfare only so the likely absence of RBU-6000 from that design doesn't mean much. The next opportunity to demonstrate continuation or replacement of the system will be with the Next-Generation Corvette program, to bear fruit post-2030.
 
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Soldier30

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India has successfully tested the Bhargavastra missile, an air defense system designed to combat drones, developed by Economic Explosives Ltd. During the tests, the missiles hit air targets at a distance of 2.5 kilometers and at an altitude of 400 meters. It is reported that the maximum altitude of target destruction can reach five kilometers, while the target's RCS is 0.01. The radar of this air defense, which is resistant to electronic warfare, can detect large and medium drones at a distance of up to 10 kilometers, small drones are detected at a distance of up to 6 kilometers. The Bhargavastra air defense consists of a control center and a radar, launchers with 64 missiles, can be placed on mobile platforms for rapid deployment.

 
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vincent

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Soldier30 said:
India has successfully tested the Bhargavastra missile, an air defense system designed to combat drones, developed by Economic Explosives Ltd. During the tests, the missiles hit air targets at a distance of 2.5 kilometers and at an altitude of 400 meters. It is reported that the maximum altitude of target destruction can reach five kilometers, while the target's RCS is 0.01. The radar of this air defense, which is resistant to electronic warfare, can detect large and medium drones at a distance of up to 10 kilometers, small drones are detected at a distance of up to 6 kilometers. The Bhargavastra air defense consists of a control center and a radar, launchers with 64 missiles, can be placed on mobile platforms for rapid deployment.

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The video didn't show the missile hitting anything? 2.5 km is not that far.
 
Lethe

Lethe

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mossen said:
I don't understand where this leaves AMCA. Is it really possible to jump straight to 5th gen when your 4th gen is limping this badly?
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I suspect that the AMCA's journey to squadron service is going to be almost as tortuous as LCA's, as it appears to share several of the same flaws: same DRDO/ADA-led structure that appears entirely satisfied with itself, acknowledging no mistakes or lessons learned, overly ambitious and arguably somewhat arbitrary specifications (this comes from IAF), pre-commitment to the most powerful foreign engine available leaving no room for alternatives, reliance upon foreign JVs promising magical ToT. One major difference, however, is that delays with AMCA can be backstopped by further production of LCA Mk. IA or Mk. II. There has been increasing skepticism towards the latter as the scope of proposed changes has continued to increase and Mk. IA remains AWOL (see below), typically countered by claims that Mk. II is a necessary stepping stone to AMCA. I would suggest that LCA Mk. II should probably be persisted with (though not necessarily in its more ambitious forms) simply because it has a much greater chance of entering squadron service in the 2030s than AMCA does.


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Gloire_bb

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Lethe said:
Indian Navy clearly believes that RBU-6000 is still relevant. The sixteen small ASW-SWC (Shallow Water Craft) ships currently under construction will have it too:
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I heard very bitter complaints from SWOs about removal of RBUs.

Stealthflanker said:
Imagine the amount of space they could get by getting rid of the RBU. It might look great on parade, but nowadays the utility is rather limited.

they can literally put 2x more 3S14 or more Barak 8 cells there.
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Would be quite fun to pay an equivalent of whole price of costal ASW corvette for something it will probably never need, and end up absolutely helpless against a basic target on the bottom in a cluttered coastal environment.
 
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