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aaaditya

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hey guys ,great news,india would be tets firing the airforce version of the prithvi missile ,known as prithvi2 on sunday.

here check out this link and article:

http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=52837

India to test n-capable Prithvi-II missile Sunday

Balasore (Orissa), Nov 18: Indian defence scientists are all set to test-fire the nuclear-capable, air force version of the surface-to-surface missile, Prithvi-II, Sunday from a base in Orissa, defence sources said.

The test comes four months after the failed test firing of the intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) Agni-III.

The scientists are not taking any chances for Sunday's test from the integrated test range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea, nearly 14 km from here and about 150 km from Orissa capital Bhubaneswar, and there were indications that the preparations had been underway for over a month.

"This missile will be test-fired from a mobile launcher from the Launching Complex 3 in the ITR campus. And we hope the countdown will be started as per the schedule," a defence scientist told IANS, requesting anonymity.

Prithvi is one of the five missiles developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme of the (DRDO).

First tested in 1988, the Prithvi-I has a range of 150 km and can carry conventional or low-yield nuclear warheads.

It is believed to be designed for battlefield use against troops or armoured formations. Its two variants, the Prithvi-II and Prithvi-III, have a range of up to 250 km and 350 km, respectively.

A surface-to-surface missile, Prithvi is driven by liquid propellant. It has an inertial navigation guidance system on board, which enables it to stick to its trajectory.

The Prithvi-II was first tested by the DRDO in January 1996. It flew 250 km and reportedly landed accurately at a pre-determined point in the Bay of Bengal.

As many as 2,786 people from 600 families in five villages surrounding the ITR campus will be shifted to two temporary shelters for a day, district information and public relations officer Pramod Kumar Mallick said.

"They will be evacuated Sunday morning and will spend the day at Bardhanpur ME School and Jayadevkasaba School. As per the provisions, each person above the age of 12 will receive a compensation of Rs.145 while children will receive Rs.80 each. Similarly, Rs.10 each will be provided for the cattle," he said.
 
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n21

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http://www.ptinews.com/pti/ptisite.nsf/$All/23D9EB84EA2BF4646525722B0022B0D7?OpenDocument
Balasore (Orissa), Nov 19 (PTI) 'Prithvi', India's sophisticated surface-to-surface medium range missile, was test fired from the integrated test range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea, about 15 km from here, today.
Mounted on a mobile launcher, the indigenously built single-stage missile was test fired at 0955 hours from the launch complex no. 3 of the ITR, defence sources here said.

The missile has a range of 150 to 250 km which can be enhanced with a reduced payload.

Today's flight trial of Prithvi was carried out as "part of the country's air defence exercise", according to a defence source.

Some more trials of the missile, as a target missile, may also be conducted in the coming weeks, the source said.

The 8.65 metre high and one metre thick missile has already been inducted into the Army and two specially trained missile groups had been raised to handle the sophisticated missile.

With a launch weight of 4.6 tonne which included payload of one tonne, Prithvi can use both solid as well as liquid propellant.

The missile takes 300 seconds to reach the target located at a distance of 150 km.

As a safety measure, the Balasore district administration had temporarily evacuated 600 families (2786 persons) from villages located within a two km radius of the ITR launch pad to two large shelters this morning. PTI


This is another report regarding the test.Note it says "part of the country's air defence exercise". Interesting. I assume it is used an ABM target.
 
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vedang

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Strange....

n21 said:
http://www.ptinews.com/pti/ptisite.nsf/$All/23D9EB84EA2BF4646525722B0022B0D7?OpenDocument
Balasore (Orissa), Nov 19 (PTI)

Today's flight trial of Prithvi was carried out as "part of the country's air defence exercise", according to a defence source.
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Isnt this strange???i thought that it was a user test by the IAF...why the hell use it for an "air defence exercise"???Was a SAM even tested with it???
 
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prakashanna

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fishy

Friends,
I suspect drdo is getting ready for something BIG.
'AKASH as missile interceptor'
no wonder if we get in a few weeks,
"PTI reports akash test fired... part of the IGMDP... bla,bla,bla".
*THE GRAND FINALE*
 
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aaaditya

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hey guys,it seems that there are plans to accelerate the agni3 missile programme,3 missiles are slated to be test fired next year ,with the first one expected to be test fired early next year.

here check out this link and article:

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=7759

"Next test of Agni-III in early 2007"

Special Correspondent



HYDERABAD: With defence scientists getting critical inputs on what went wrong with the maiden test flight of Agni-III, which tumbled into sea after a smooth takeoff on July 9, the next trial of the long-range missile is being planned early next year by taking "corrective action". Disclosing this to reporters here on Thursday, Avinash Chander, program director Agni and director, Advanced Systems Laboratory, a nodal Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) institution, spearheading the missile's development, said "Within a year, we will have two to three tests. Our aim is to push it as fast as possible".
 
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aaaditya

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Deeps_rock said:
DRDO is planning to Test Prithvi missiles interception accuracy on Sunday
Two Prithvi Missile one from Launching complex 3 and 5 seconds later Another missile will be fired from Launching complex 4.Both the missile will be programmed as real mission.No Artifical target will be used..

http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1852351,0008.htm
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it would be very difficult to carry out an actual hit to kill interception,however i cant understand what this test intends to prove ,are there any plans to develop prithvi into an anti ballistic missile?
 
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aaaditya

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hey guys ,great news ,elbit of israel will be joining the indian defence research and development organisation in developing the divya dhrishti(divine vision) radar network for indian airspace ,this network consists of 12 stations capable of complete coverage of the entire indian airspace ,using a radar system capable of detecting targets to a distance of 800 kms in two dimensional mode and to a distance of 450kms in another angle,this system uses the triangulation technique used on the czech vera radar ,and hence i believe would be capable of detecting even stealth targets and provide india with anti ballistic and anti cruise missile capabilities.

here check out this link and article:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/..._help_for_surveillance/articleshow/580526.cms

NEW DELHI: Hit by heavy time over-runs and technical hitches in the production of a key surveillance system designed to give early warning on incoming missiles, India has sought Israeli expertise.

Launched three years ago, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) surveillance project christened 'Divya Drishti' was to become operational this year, but is running heavily behind schedule and now Israeli expertise is being sought for its completion.

Billed to cost Rs 570 crores, the ground-based over- horizon surveillance system will give the country capability to detect targets in space and close to ground in two angles almost 800 kms away and in another angle almost 450 kms away.

Elbit system of Israel has now joined forces with the DRDO's Hyderabad-based Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DRDL), Electronic Corporation of India and Tata Power Company Limited to develop the futuristic system.

This is the second major project on which the DRDO has sought foreign collaboration for development, giving up its earlier insistence on 'go-lone policy'.

Earlier this year, DRDO floated international tenders for collaboration on development of its Kaveri aero-engine designed to power the Light Combat Aircraft. American aero-engine major Pratt and Whitney and French Snecma are competing for the tenders.

The mobile vehicle-mounted passive air space surveillance system is designed to use 'angle-of-arrival triangulation technique' using signals from hostile airborne, ground-based and naval radars, transponders, data link and pulse emitters to detect incoming targets.

Once assembled, the system would give countrywide radar coverage through setting up of 12 such surveillance systems for defending static as well as mobile strategic installations and would be deployed by the Army as well as the Air Force.

The system is also designed for real time exchange of operational information between Army headquarters and Army commands and is also aimed at developing linkages among the strategic, operational and tactical levels in a war.

Cabinet Committee on Security recently accorded a one- year extension for the key project, which now is scheduled to be operational by October next year.

The project earlier this year ran into another mishap, when Electronic Corporation of India, which was the prime production agency, was found to have contracted supply of some sub-systems through a blacklisted private concern.

The Defence Ministry had to intervene to cease supply of these sub-systems and make alternative arrangements.

Another Israeli firm IAI has also been made a co-collaborator in the DRDO's revived prestigious project to develop an indigenous mini airborne early warning and control system.

IAI Elta system is supplying ground based and airborne active phased array radars for the system aimed at undertaking detection of ballistic and cruise missiles.


this system will also be capable of real time information downloads.
 
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Patzek

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Those Hindus are hillarious people.
Each time ( and it happens all the time ) when a group from their Armed Forces come to Israel for checking new joint projects with our companies, they take 2 people from IAF UAV's squads, and from different squads in general. I had the pleasure to come few times with them, and damn.. those people are hillarious. They know when they need to be serious, and when they doesn't they just 1 big joke, and it mixes perfectly with the Israeli spirit.

Great people, amazing country, keep up the good work!
 
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vedang

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Patzek said:
Those Hindus are hillarious people.
Each time ( and it happens all the time ) when a group from their Armed Forces come to Israel for checking new joint projects with our companies, they take 2 people from IAF UAV's squads, and from different squads in general. I had the pleasure to come few times with them, and damn.. those people are hillarious. They know when they need to be serious, and when they doesn't they just 1 big joke, and it mixes perfectly with the Israeli spirit.

Great people, amazing country, keep up the good work!
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:) thats how we are man...
 
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Successfull Missile Interception

India Monday successfully test fired two home- grown Prithvi-II missiles against each other from different military test ranges on the Orissa coast, defence officials said. While one missile was test fired from the shore-based Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea at 10.15 a.m., the second one went off two minutes later from the Inner Wheeler Island. Both ranges are located 150 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar.I think this an achievement and Prithvi2 is being converted into Anti - Ballastic Missile.

http://in.news.yahoo.com/061127/43/69qyz.html
 
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globaltracker

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Deeps_rock said:
India Monday successfully test fired two home- grown Prithvi-II missiles against each other from different military test ranges on the Orissa coast, defence officials said. While one missile was test fired from the shore-based Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea at 10.15 a.m., the second one went off two minutes later from the Inner Wheeler Island. Both ranges are located 150 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar.I think this an achievement and Prithvi2 is being converted into Anti - Ballastic Missile.

http://in.news.yahoo.com/061127/43/69qyz.html
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sorry buddy i just saw in the news that prithvi missile test has been postponed due to technical snag. I think the test is gonna happen in early next year.
cheers
 
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aaaditya

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globaltracker said:
sorry buddy i just saw in the news that prithvi missile test has been postponed due to technical snag. I think the test is gonna happen in early next year.
cheers
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that was yesterday's news ,here is the latest news:

http://in.today.reuters.com/news/Ne...135343Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-277932-1.xml

BHUBANESWAR (Reuters) - Two nuclear-capable ballistic missiles collided in mid-air off India's eastern coast on Monday in a successful test of an interception programme, a top scientist said.
The collision of the two Prithvi-II missiles occurred over the Bay of Bengal.
"The two missiles had a flight duration of six minutes before they blew up into a ball of fire over the sea after hitting each other," the defence scientist, who did not want to be identified, told Reuters by phone. "It was successful."
The test was done to observe the accuracy and operational effectiveness of short-range Prithvi missiles in providing an air-shield to Indian cities from neighbours Pakistan and China, both of which have arsenals of ballistic missiles.
Monday's test was carried out as Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee held informal talks with his Pakistani counterpart, Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri, in New Delhi.
On Nov. 19, India successfully test-fired another Prithvi II into the Bay of Bengal.
 
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aaaditya

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also check out this news article:

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=7772

In a major breakthrough, country's defence scientists on Monday successfully carried out a surface to surface missile interception over the Bay of Bengal, brightening the prospects of development of an indigenous anti-missile shield.

A target Prithvi missile was launched from the Interim Missile Test Range at Chandipur at 1015 hours, its trajectory continuously monitored and then successfully intercepted by another missile fired from the Wheeler Islands.

Though, the Navy has successfully conducted missile interceptions over sea using Israeli Barak missiles, this was for the first time that defence scientists successfully carried out interception of surface-to-surface missile, which could bring some relief as India actively faces a threat from the presence of nuclear capable missile in the neighbourhood.

The interceptor missile, which was in anti-missile mode, was not identified by the Defence Research and Development Organisation officials. "The interceptor missile had inertial guidance mid-course and active-seeker guidance in its terminal phase," they said.

The DRDO had for years been working on making Trishul missile into an indigenous anti-missile system, trying to incorporate into it the capability of taking on multi-targets at the same time. But the missile had failed many of its critical tests.
"The country has achieved a significant milestone in missile defence system," a Defence Ministry official said in New Delhi after the reports of successful interception came in.

"We have acquired air defence capability against incoming missile," the official said, adding: "The success of the mission assumes significance as DRDO scientists were able to 'continuously track the missile and feed its trajectory into computers to launch its interception."

Officials said the target missile interception time was programmed at 170/175 seconds while the missile from Wheeler Islands blasted off roughly 60 seconds later with interception time of 110/117 seconds. The distance between Chandipur, which is on the shoreline, and Wheeler Islands off the Dhamra coast in the Bay of Bengal, is about 72 km.

Faced with the failure of its Trishul project, India had been in negotiations with the US, Israel and Russia for procurement of an alternative anti-missile defence system.

"Notwithstanding the success of Monday's interception," Defence Ministry officials said, adding: "We will continue to observe the development of the US Patriot anti-missile shield as well as other competing systems."

Though the range of Prithvi missile system in its various marks ranges between 150 to 350 kms, DRDO officials said: "What is important was to validate the capability of interception. Once we develop this we can incorporate it in country's surface to surface missiles of various ranges."
Defence Minister A K Antony immediately patted DRDO scientists on the achievement, which comes in the midst of widespread criticism of the organisation over time and costs over-runs in its major projects, including the integrated guided missile development programme.
"Heartiest congratulations," Antony said in a message to the country's top missile scientists, including V K Saraswat, working on the key project.
Success with the missile interception could prove a shot in arm for the DRDO scientists who are now feeling confident to go ahead with re-testing of the country's most prestigious surface to surface missile, 3000-km range Agni-III. The maiden test of the missile ended as a dismal failure couple of months back.
Saraswat has been quoted as saying that DRDO might go ahead with the second trial of the missile early next year.


also check out this link ,it contains an image taken two years back of a variant of the prithvi missile(i suspect it to be the missile tested ),you can clearly note the difference,the missile is sleeker than the actual prithvi missile.

here check out this link:

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MISSILES/Images/Stubbed nose Prithvi-3 .jpg
 
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aaaditya said:
also check out this news article:

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=7772

In a major breakthrough, country's defence scientists on Monday successfully carried out a surface to surface missile interception over the Bay of Bengal, brightening the prospects of development of an indigenous anti-missile shield.

A target Prithvi missile was launched from the Interim Missile Test Range at Chandipur at 1015 hours, its trajectory continuously monitored and then successfully intercepted by another missile fired from the Wheeler Islands.

Though, the Navy has successfully conducted missile interceptions over sea using Israeli Barak missiles, this was for the first time that defence scientists successfully carried out interception of surface-to-surface missile, which could bring some relief as India actively faces a threat from the presence of nuclear capable missile in the neighbourhood.

The interceptor missile, which was in anti-missile mode, was not identified by the Defence Research and Development Organisation officials. "The interceptor missile had inertial guidance mid-course and active-seeker guidance in its terminal phase," they said.

The DRDO had for years been working on making Trishul missile into an indigenous anti-missile system, trying to incorporate into it the capability of taking on multi-targets at the same time. But the missile had failed many of its critical tests.
"The country has achieved a significant milestone in missile defence system," a Defence Ministry official said in New Delhi after the reports of successful interception came in.

"We have acquired air defence capability against incoming missile," the official said, adding: "The success of the mission assumes significance as DRDO scientists were able to 'continuously track the missile and feed its trajectory into computers to launch its interception."

Officials said the target missile interception time was programmed at 170/175 seconds while the missile from Wheeler Islands blasted off roughly 60 seconds later with interception time of 110/117 seconds. The distance between Chandipur, which is on the shoreline, and Wheeler Islands off the Dhamra coast in the Bay of Bengal, is about 72 km.

Faced with the failure of its Trishul project, India had been in negotiations with the US, Israel and Russia for procurement of an alternative anti-missile defence system.

"Notwithstanding the success of Monday's interception," Defence Ministry officials said, adding: "We will continue to observe the development of the US Patriot anti-missile shield as well as other competing systems."

Though the range of Prithvi missile system in its various marks ranges between 150 to 350 kms, DRDO officials said: "What is important was to validate the capability of interception. Once we develop this we can incorporate it in country's surface to surface missiles of various ranges."
Defence Minister A K Antony immediately patted DRDO scientists on the achievement, which comes in the midst of widespread criticism of the organisation over time and costs over-runs in its major projects, including the integrated guided missile development programme.
"Heartiest congratulations," Antony said in a message to the country's top missile scientists, including V K Saraswat, working on the key project.
Success with the missile interception could prove a shot in arm for the DRDO scientists who are now feeling confident to go ahead with re-testing of the country's most prestigious surface to surface missile, 3000-km range Agni-III. The maiden test of the missile ended as a dismal failure couple of months back.
Saraswat has been quoted as saying that DRDO might go ahead with the second trial of the missile early next year.


also check out this link ,it contains an image taken two years back of a variant of the prithvi missile(i suspect it to be the missile tested ),you can clearly note the difference,the missile is sleeker than the actual prithvi missile.

here check out this link:

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MISSILES/Images/Stubbed nose Prithvi-3 .jpg
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I have little doubt DRDO scientist exactly new parameters and specification of Prithvi 2 Missile but missile coming from enemy may vary in parameter such as speed ,guidance system etc.So how will DRDO handle that situation .So i think before blowing their trumphet they should veriify against diffirent missile system..
 
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Some details of the test are now emerging. Its a completely new Missile. Prithvi was not used as Interceptor.

India develops new anti-missile system


A K DHAR, NEW DELHI, NOV 27 (PTI)
India today unvieled an indigenous supersonic anti-missile system with defence scientists saying it had the capability to intercept incoming ballastic missiles thousands of miles away.

Labelled only as AXO (Atmospheric Intercept System), the supersonic missile underwent its baptism when it successfully intercepted a surface-to-surface Prithvi target missile at an altitude of 40 to 50 km over the seas off the interim test range site in Chandipur in Orissa.

"It is a new missile and not part of country's Integrated Guided Missile programme," top DRDO officials said on the condition of anonymity.
"We have been working on this anti-missile system for years," scientists said and claimed that missile had its own mobile launcher, secure data link for interception, independent tracking and homing capability and its own radar.

"The missile has response time of 30 seconds and once it detects a target it can be launched in 50 seconds," the scientists said.

While, affirming that India would still be observing the US Patriot-III anti missile shield, which Washington is developing, the scientists said that the Indian missiles was "in the class of its own".

DRDO did not reveal the contours of the new system developed.

"It is completely an indigenous missile," DRDO officials said when asked if any foreign help had been sought in it's development.

"The missile has high manoeuvrability, terminal homing with radar seekers and can operate independent of ground radar help," they said adding the missile could be co-related to ground and air based radars.

The missiles which are 10 to 12 metres long have divert thrusters that can generate high lateral acceleration and can undertake critical mission of air defence too, officials said.

DRDO has been working on making the Trishul missiles into an anti-missile system, but the system had failed many critical tests.

DRDO officials did not say whether some of the systems of the Trishul missile had been incorporated into the new yet experimental interceptor missile, but added "the new system has no commonality with the Akash surface-to-air missiles".
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India develops new anti-missile system
 
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I read the news on local newpaper. it claim that two missile are basicly the sametype ( name i don t know in english maybe something can be translate as "ground 2 " "earth 2" or something like that")
It seems a modified ballistic missle intercept another ballistic missle.
but i just wondering if a ballistic missle too large by standard of intercepting missile and how long will take it into preparation?
The newspaper is not dedicated to military so my infor maybe flaw
 
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aaaditya

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ever4244 said:
I read the news on local newpaper. it claim that two missile are basicly the sametype ( name i don t know in english maybe something can be translate as "ground 2 " "earth 2" or something like that")
It seems a modified ballistic missle intercept another ballistic missle.
but i just wondering if a ballistic missle too large by standard of intercepting missile and how long will take it into preparation?
The newspaper is not dedicated to military so my infor maybe flaw
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the interceptor missile is 10-12metres long ,and uses prithvi as its second stage.
 
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