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05-14-2006, 23:27 PM
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India ready to produce high-tech weaponry
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'India ready to produce high-tech weaponry'
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, MAY 15, 2006 12:31:57 AM]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday signalled India’s preparedness to begin the production of ultra modern weaponry. Stating that India’s indigenous defence research was “gaining in confidence”, Mr. Singh said the country would embark on production of cutting-edge technology weapons in sensors, robotics, propulsion systems and stealth, and fight wars through remote technology.
“We plan to go in for precision-guided munitions as well as unmanned vehicle technologies in the 11th and 12th Plan period,” Mr Singh said after presenting awards of excellence to the country’s top defence scientists here.
Impressing upon scientists that such confidence was essential to keep pace with evolution of dual use technologies denied to the country for long, the prime minister said such futuristic weapons systems were needed to contend with transnational actors and unconventional forces which were emerging as threats to the international order.
“The Defence Research and Development Organisation aims to create new range of products and technology. These include cutting-edge technology in propulsion systems, camouflage and stealth technology, sensors and micro-electromagnetic systems, as well as precision-guided munitions, robotics and unmanned vehicle technologies,” Mr Singh said after inaugurating the DRDO’s new building adjacent to South Block.
The country’s top defence scientist, M Natarajan, said India’s intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-III, capable of hitting targets more than 4,000 kilometres away, was technically ready for launch. “We (DRDO) are technically ready for the test-firing of the missile,” Mr Natarajan, scientific advisor to the defence minister, said. “We are awaiting a nod from the government,” hea dded.
The nuclear capable surface-based Agni-III with solid and liquid propellant has never been fired and tests have repeatedly been put off since November ’04. While some say the missile has a range of more than 3,000 km, others put its reach at 4,000 to 6,000 km.
It can be deployed through rail or road mobile launch vehicles and has an inertial guidance system with improved optical or radar terminal phase co-relation capability.
This, DRDO sources said, gives it a high degree of accuracy with a medium to large nuclear payload, most likely a 200 or 300 kg tonne war head. The DRDO has also achieved major breakthrough in making the command and control systems of other surface-to-surface missiles more sophisticated.
According to DRDO award citations, the organisation has developed complete indigenous capability and self-reliance in the field of solid propulsion.
DRDO sources said other Agni missiles — Agni-I (700-800 km range) and Agni-II (2,000 km range) — had already been inducted into the Army as part of country’s minimum deterrent.
These two missiles have boosters from the Indian Space Research Organisation. But, they added, Agni-III was a different system with a new booster vehicle. Its systems have to be extensively tested in ground test beds to establish reliability.
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...12,curpg-1.cms
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05-14-2006, 23:55 PM
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Great news... would be appropriate in South Asian Defence section.
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05-15-2006, 00:05 AM
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And the sales pitch begins. I hang onto my wallets if I was you.
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05-15-2006, 00:38 AM
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I would really like to see how the export oh the Brahmos is handled... and who will get their hands on one of these supersonic cruise missiles...
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05-15-2006, 10:28 AM
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give the defence industries to private players only then india"s image has a reliable player in defence will be proven
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05-16-2006, 16:18 PM
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Originally Posted by vinay60000
give the defence industries to private players only then india"s image has a reliable player in defence will be proven
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more than that we need more of decent products in operational mode to gain respect.. dhruv is a good step but a very small one.. LCA needs to be done nicely... our efforts inis it .. tanks have failed miserably( for wutever reason..).. every failures takes away a few successes from us..
we need to work on engines .. be it aircraft engines. jet engines.. or deisel engines for tanks/commercial vehicles.. we need to innvest more in our silicon wafer capability.. we are too far behind in making chips.. surely we need private players but with the same urgency we need DRDO etc.. to be more customer focussed and proactive than reactive to problems. |
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05-16-2006, 19:34 PM
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none of our products have actually "failed"... the Arjun hasn't "failed" us... it's just too damn expensive, we could buy the T-90's for a cheaper price then the Arjun....
The only worrysome thing right now is the Kaveri Engine... it has taken us too long... but then again this was our first such project, we will slowly grow fluent in weapons designs...
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05-16-2006, 22:14 PM
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I would really like to see how the export oh the Brahmos is handled... and who will get their hands on one of these supersonic cruise missiles...
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If I am not mistaken Chile is supposed to be the first customer of the missile. Vietnam perhaps. I guess all the countries that both India and Russia are on good terms with can be considered as potential customers, assuming they are interested in buying the missile ofcourse |
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05-17-2006, 01:25 AM
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I am a little curious as to why they haven't given the nod for testing of Agni III.
It was supposed to have been ready about 16 months ago.
I wonder why they've delayed it.
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05-17-2006, 01:50 AM
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I am a little curious as to why they haven't given the nod for testing of Agni III.
It was supposed to have been ready about 16 months ago.
I wonder why they've delayed it.
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US nuclear deal and the upcoming visit of the defence minister to china *wink wink* |
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05-17-2006, 15:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Tronic
none of our products have actually "failed"... the Arjun hasn't "failed" us... it's just too damn expensive, we could buy the T-90's for a cheaper price then the Arjun....
The only worrysome thing right now is the Kaveri Engine... it has taken us too long... but then again this was our first such project, we will slowly grow fluent in weapons designs...
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failure of a product is not just because it couldnt finish upto specs .. but also if it is no longer apt to use.. be it price or even operational scenarios.. furthermore i havent heard of a single report saying that arjun was pitted against this and this tank in feild tests and was found to be better,,
quite frankly if we cant use it.. its a failure.. |
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05-17-2006, 15:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Tronic
I would really like to see how the export oh the Brahmos is handled... and who will get their hands on one of these supersonic cruise missiles...
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India's foray into the global armaments world as a supplier, with its supersonic cruise missile, the BrahMos.Since this is a joint venture between the Indian and Russian governments, sale to other countries has to be cleared by both.The prospect of exporting this deadly weapon to 'friendly third world countries' would probably be limited by the high unit cost, much to the western world's relief. The Brahmos has been marketed at several shows including MAKS, LIMA, IDEX and Africa Aerospace and Defence Exibition |
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05-17-2006, 19:19 PM
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...Since this is a joint venture between the Indian and Russian governments, sale to other countries has to be cleared by both.
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Of course, Russia coud export it without India's permission, just omit the Indian guidance system.
It's called the Yakhont.
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05-17-2006, 23:12 PM
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dude... the Yakhont is way inferior to the Brahmos... the guidance system of the Brahmos is what makes it so desirable (and ofcourse it's speed... )
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05-17-2006, 23:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ajaybhutani
failure of a product is not just because it couldnt finish upto specs .. but also if it is no longer apt to use.. be it price or even operational scenarios.. furthermore i havent heard of a single report saying that arjun was pitted against this and this tank in feild tests and was found to be better,,
quite frankly if we cant use it.. its a failure..
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what do you mean, "if we can't use it"??? The Indian Army has already ordered more than 200 Arjun's... don't know if it's only to boost the morale of the Tank manufacturers... also, the Tank-Ex was suppose to be a successful achievement in the field of tanks... |
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