Indian Military News, Reports, Data, etc.

Tako · Jul 17, 2014

Brahmos-A ALCM Live Firing in 2015

According to ARMS-TASS, modifications of one the two IAF Su-30MKIs fighters being modified to carry and launch the Brahmos-A ALCM have been completed.
Flight trials using a developmental version of the Brahmos-A missile are likely to start within 2014, but live firing of the missile would take place only in 2015.
The developmental version, which has been built in Russia, will not feature warhead, fuel and engine, but it will have the electrical circuitry to arm and launch the missile so that the "aircraft weapon system-pylon-missile interface" can be fully tested. The developmental missile will also have sensors to measure load and vibration levels experienced by the missile in flight.
India has developed the missile carriage pylon for the missile and is at present developing the "missile-pylon" interface.
Wind-tunnel tests of Su-30MKI model fitted with a Brahmos-A missile are underway in Bengaluru to ensure clean separation of the missile following release.
Russia is manufacturing the Brahmos-A which has a smaller booster rocket and other differences from the ground launched version of the missile.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Tako · Jul 17, 2014

FORBIN said:
If anyone knows where is placed the Dhanush and number, reloads ? interesting.

INS Rajput does not always carry the Dhanush missile, but only during naval exercises if they want to test fire the missile.

As far as I know the vessel is specially modified to carry such missiles. The missile is first loaded onto the firing platform and placed inside the helicopter hanger. When it reaches the firing spot the missile is brought to the flight deck, then it is raised vertically into fire position, then its volatile liquid fuel is filled in and finally its launched. All these procedures require a highly trained crew and are time consuming.

Tako · Jul 17, 2014

The Fourth of the 105 m class of Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV), INS SUMITRA, indigenously designed in-house and built by Goa Shipyard Ltd was handed over to the Indian Navy on16 July, 2014.The vessel was handed over by RAdm (Retd) Shekhar Mital, NM, Chairman & Managing Director, Goa Shipyard Limited to Cdr Milind Mokashi, Commanding Officer Designate, "INS SUMITRA" in presence of Cmde Saurabh Dev, CEO, HQENC in a simple ceremony in Goa.Shri R Choudhary, Director(Operations), Shri Anand Golwalkar, Chief General Manager (Prod), Shri Sunil D Ghodgaonkar, Chief General Manager (Plg), Shri Ravi Prakash, Project Coordinating Manager, GSL, Capt Anish M J Nair, WPS, and other officials of Indian Navy and GSL were also present on the occasion.
INS SUMITRA, the Indian Navy's largest Offshore Patrol Vessel, is fitted with large number of state-of-the-art indigenous electronic, communication and weapon systems. Vessel will help meet the increasing requirements of the Indian Navy for undertaking ocean surveillance and surface warfare operations in order to prevent infiltration and transgression of maritime sovereignty and is suitable for monitoring sea lanes of communication, defence of offshore oil installations and other critical offshore national assets. Besides, the Vessel can be deployed for escorting high value ships and fleet support operations.
RAdm (Retd) Shekhar Mital, NM, CMD, GSL in his message said "It is a matter of great pride for GSL to complete the series construction of Four NOPVs for the Indian Navy within the contracted time schedule and at "fixed" cost.We have, taken forward the tradition of building our in-house design ships, a capability which puts us in a different league with respect to other shipyards in the country"

http://www.goashipyard.co.in/NewsEventsDetails.aspx?id={0054-0114-0148-0128-0161-0192-0225-0256}

Indian Navy is on a roll 3 major surface combatants handed over in a single month.

FORBIN · Jul 17, 2014

Tako said:
INS Rajput does not always carry the Dhanush missile, but only during naval exercises if they want to test fire the missile.

As far as I know the vessel is specially modified to carry such missiles. The missile is first loaded onto the firing platform and placed inside the helicopter hanger. When it reaches the firing spot the missile is brought to the flight deck, then it is raised vertically into fire position, then its volatile liquid fuel is filled in and finally its launched. All these procedures require a highly trained crew and are time consuming.

Thanks for your infos, interesting.

Jeff Head · Jul 17, 2014

FORBIN said:
INS Ranjivey Destroyer, Rajput class, now ships of this class with some upgrades have three different
weaponry !

- Ranjit and Rana original weapons 4 x SS-N-2, 2 x SA-N-1 ( 44 miss ), 4 x76, 4 ciws, no hangar for helo...

- Rajput 4 Brahmos replace 2 SS-N-2 and have Dhanush ballistic missile

- Ranjivey and Ranvir 8 Brahmos in one VLS which replace SA-N-1 behind the second fireplace, as we can see in the picture, in more 32 Barak 1 in VLS replace 2 ciws.

If anyone knows where is placed the Dhanush and number, reloads ? interesting.

The missile is fired off the aft end of the vessel. it has to be moved into place, held vertical, be fueled with the liquid rocket fuel, and then fired. They tested it off of OPVs., The Dhanush has a 350 km range, a little over 200 miles and can be either nuclear or conventionally armed. It does give Indian a little more tactical nuclear launch capability...but fairly short ranged.

Some pics of the live fire of the Dhanush:

As to the VL Brhamos from the Rajput, this has been tested also and does give the Rajput better striking power.

Quon_Duixote · Jul 17, 2014

The Indian navy is building up slowly and surely as a modern force. However I have not seen any contemporary literature which details the strategic doctrine of such a large force.

Gessler · Jul 18, 2014

Jeff Head said:
Gesselr, welcome to Sino Defense. Please take time to introduce yourself in the New Member introduction thread.

Now a couple of things for you as a new member.

Thanks for the Welcome, Jeff Head. Sure, will do right after this.

1st...plewase read the rules of behavior. They are available in almost all of the forums as a sticky thread.

In that regard:

If any of the material you provided was a direct quote from other individuals, articles, etc. (ie. if you cut and pasted any of it, or quoted it), please provide a link back to the source.. SD is a professional forum and we pride ourselves on ensuring that sourced material is documented and properly credited. Any info that you provide here that is a direct quote form another source could be viewed as plagerism and could risk SD hainvg legal action taken against it...and is against the rules.

Sure. Although most of my knowledge comes from long online conversations with such people, I will post links and
details (the sources are free to share it, I've inquired) as much as I can, and also keep out non-verifiable info.

Some of the above statements' sources are found here :

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Also see the comments section below and replies from the blog owner, the analyst Prasun K. Sengupta. He
also writes for various defence magazines & newspapers.

I will also dig up other sources in the meantime.

Gessler · Jul 18, 2014

Tako said:
The Fourth of the 105 m class of Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel (NOPV), INS SUMITRA, indigenously designed in-house and built by Goa Shipyard Ltd was handed over to the Indian Navy on16 July, 2014.The vessel was handed over by RAdm (Retd) Shekhar Mital, NM, Chairman & Managing Director, Goa Shipyard Limited to Cdr Milind Mokashi, Commanding Officer Designate, "INS SUMITRA" in presence of Cmde Saurabh Dev, CEO, HQENC in a simple ceremony in Goa.Shri R Choudhary, Director(Operations), Shri Anand Golwalkar, Chief General Manager (Prod), Shri Sunil D Ghodgaonkar, Chief General Manager (Plg), Shri Ravi Prakash, Project Coordinating Manager, GSL, Capt Anish M J Nair, WPS, and other officials of Indian Navy and GSL were also present on the occasion.
INS SUMITRA, the Indian Navy's largest Offshore Patrol Vessel, is fitted with large number of state-of-the-art indigenous electronic, communication and weapon systems. Vessel will help meet the increasing requirements of the Indian Navy for undertaking ocean surveillance and surface warfare operations in order to prevent infiltration and transgression of maritime sovereignty and is suitable for monitoring sea lanes of communication, defence of offshore oil installations and other critical offshore national assets. Besides, the Vessel can be deployed for escorting high value ships and fleet support operations.
RAdm (Retd) Shekhar Mital, NM, CMD, GSL in his message said "It is a matter of great pride for GSL to complete the series construction of Four NOPVs for the Indian Navy within the contracted time schedule and at "fixed" cost.We have, taken forward the tradition of building our in-house design ships, a capability which puts us in a different league with respect to other shipyards in the country"

http://www.goashipyard.co.in/NewsEventsDetails.aspx?id={0054-0114-0148-0128-0161-0192-0225-0256}

Indian Navy is on a roll 3 major surface combatants handed over in a single month.

These shall be followed by 5 new NOPVs built by Pipavav Shipyards. The construction of the first of these
vessels apparently began last year.

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Tako · Jul 18, 2014

Gessler said:
These shall be followed by 5 new NOPVs built by Pipavav Shipyards. The construction of the first of these
vessels apparently began last year.

View attachment 10056

Please, Log in or Register to view URLs content!

Thanks. I knew of these new vessels, but never saw a picture of these before.
Though I am quite sad to see the weapon systems onboard it.I was expecting IN to included modular mission payload system on these OPVs. A 2000 tonne OPV ought to have more firepower.

Gessler · Jul 18, 2014

Tako said:
Thanks. I knew of these new vessels, but never saw a picture of these before.
Though I am quite sad to see the weapon systems onboard it.I was expecting IN to included modular mission payload system on these OPVs. A 2000 tonne OPV ought to have more firepower.

Well...the armament suit depends on the roles it is expected to fulfill.

Indian Military News, Reports, Data, etc.

New Member

New Member

New Member

Lieutenant General

General

New Member

New Member

New Member

New Member

New Member