India is developing a “Nirbhay” cruise missile for Su-30MKI

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The organization of defense developments (DRDO) of the Ministry of Defense of India has started the development of an air version of the Nirbhai subsonic cruise missile for Su-30MKI fighters, the newspaper reports MIC with reference to the press service of the DRDO.



"Launch from the aircraft is scheduled for March-April this year," - said in a statement.

According to the developers, “its integration with the fighter’s systems is underway and the possibility of launching from low altitudes is being developed in order to minimize the likelihood of tracking by radars”.

The release notes that "for the Nirbhai missiles on the Su-30MKI, existing Brahmos missile pylons can be used." The possibility of equipping Tejas light Indian fighters with these missiles is also being considered, but for this it is necessary to “shorten” the “Nirbhai” by almost a quarter.

The development of the ground-based version of the Nirbhai began in 2007. According to experts, “it has high accuracy and range to 1,5 thousand km.” True, to this day only two tests of this version have been carried out. The first launch took place in March of 2013. He was recognized as “partially successful” because flying 250 km at a speed of 805 km / h, the rocket deviated from the course and was destroyed.

The second launch took place in October last year. This time the flight was in normal mode. The rocket flew more than 1 thousand km, having spent 70 minutes in the air, while the deviation from the trajectory was less than 10 m.
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  1. Samaritan Rank
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    12 February 2015 19: 24
    Wow, well done Indians, a major breakthrough! Not without us ...
    1. Giant thought Rank
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      12 February 2015 19: 26
      The main thing is that everything should be done without big bureaucratic delays.
      1. Vitaly Anisimov Rank
        Vitaly Anisimov
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        12 February 2015 19: 35
        I always rejoice for countries (except the USA, etc.) that are trying to create something themselves, albeit clumsily and yet .. Own! I hope India doesn’t imagine himself a hegemon .. A strong Army is, first of all, insurance against external aggression and the calm development of the state’s economy .. And most importantly, the national identity of the people! hi
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    3. Army1 Rank
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      12 February 2015 19: 59
      And we need to fill the niche of subsonic cruise missiles with a large air-base radius for tactical aviation, not strategic but tactical. bully
    4. Nikolaevich I Rank
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      13 February 2015 05: 17
      Quote: Samaritan
      Not without us ...

      Do not cling on!
  2. Bykov. Rank
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    12 February 2015 19: 24
    It’s good that for Su, not for Raphael!
    1. Ascetic Rank
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      12 February 2015 19: 51
      Quote: Bulls.
      It’s good that for Su, not for Raphael!


      Indeed, with Rafal they have lately been muddy, since they are developing a missile for the SU, from this we can conclude that India will not buy Rafali from France. It looks like they will be replaced by Russian Su-30MKI.
      If you equip it with a nuclear warhead, it’s quite possible to turn out a strategic bomber in response to the Pakistani Kyrgyz Republic Babur with a range of 700 km and existing only in the ground version.
      1. marshes Rank
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        12 February 2015 20: 11
        Quote: Ascetic
        Ascetic

        Your opinion.
        Is it possible to use nuclear weapons in the conflict between Pakistan and India? And with China.
        All the same, "Mahabharata" is nagging, the consequences. And if this is a "look into the future". And not the past.
        Gypsies they are ... smile
      2. Ze Kot Rank
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        12 February 2015 21: 02
        There has just been information on TV that France is selling Rafali to Egypt. And what was Putin doing there ...
        1. marshes Rank
          marshes
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          12 February 2015 21: 08
          Quote: The Cat
          And what Putin did there is asked ...

          It 'warm over there...
          Food, potatoes ... Do you have it from Egypt ... I don’t know how from Belorusskaya, but they manage to wrap your Kazakhstani, onions, garlic, etc. ...
          By the way, tomatoes from Uzbekistan are more expensive than bananas in Omsk. You can come up with ways to preserve it. smile
          1. Ze Kot Rank
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            12 February 2015 22: 40
            I don’t know where the potatoes are from. Stopped buying. when it became more expensive than 6 rubles per kg. smile

            Tomatoes under 150, bananas 110, I don’t know garlic ... But not from Egypt.
      3. clidon Rank
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        12 February 2015 21: 49
        The rocket is being developed for Su, because the Raphales are not. "Rafali" will appear and integrate for them.
      4. URAL72 Rank
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        12 February 2015 22: 36
        Since they are developing a missile for the SU, it can be concluded from this that India will not buy Rafali from France.

        laughing Both of them have a digital board, which means that on Rafal, you just need to modify the pylons ... Or AKU. Plus software.
      5. VAF
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        13 February 2015 17: 16
        Quote: Ascetic
        in response to the Pakistani Kyrgyz Republic Babur with a range of 700 km and existing only in the ground version.


        Stanislav hello! "Lagging behind" the reality wink

        Back in August 2014, Pakistan conducted another successful test of the Raad (Hatf-VIII) air-launched cruise missile.
        According to press reports, the Raad and Babur missiles, which have much in common, will be the main cruise missiles in service with the Pakistani army and air force.



        [img] http://www.militaryparitet.com/editor/assets/t-546hatfvii [1] .jpg [/ img]



        Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro have congratulated the creators of Babur on a successful missile test, state television reported.

  3. Magic archer Rank
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    12 February 2015 19: 26
    And the Indians are actively arming themselves! Constantly news about the new weapons of India and China ... Makes you think ...
    1. Samaritan Rank
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      12 February 2015 19: 29
      And all this new weapons, well forgotten by us ...
      1. Penelope Rank
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        12 February 2015 19: 50
        The development, obviously, was carried out with the help of our specialists.
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      3. Ascetic Rank
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        12 February 2015 20: 10
        Quote: Samaritan
        And all this new weapons, well forgotten by us ...


        Nirbhai, unlike the more advanced Bramos, is a purely Indian development, even an engine for it is being developed.
        In 2006, a contract was signed with the Russian company Saturn for the 36MT engine, but to what extent this contract is located is not known. There are also suggestions that India has secured technical support from Israel.
        However, according to the latest information

        10.02.2015 Indian Nirbhay cruise missile will be equipped with a new compact turbofan engine developed by the national company GTRE, defencenews.in reports today. It is reported that ground tests of the engine are underway, the design of the power plant has not yet been given, and its characteristics are also unknown. GTRE previously worked on the creation of a Kaveri turbofan for mounting on a Tejas light combat aircraft, but the program was closed due to technical difficulties. KR "Nirbhai" is designed primarily to equip surface ships and submarines, has a flight range of 1500 km, the weight of the warhead is 1000 kg. In 2014, the developers said that as a result of flight tests, the rocket reached all the declared characteristics. Further, it is planned to develop a version of the rocket to equip ground platforms and an aviation version.
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        1. APASUS Rank
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          12 February 2015 20: 26
          Quote: Ascetic
          Nirbhai, unlike the more advanced Bramos, is a purely Indian development, even an engine for it is being developed.

          From those pieces of information that has become available to the media, we can safely conclude that the Indians, as always, underestimate. Two tests for a rocket of this class, and given not yet one successful one, we can say that they still do not have a rocket.
  4. Andrey Yuryevich Rank
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    12 February 2015 19: 33
    always from a photo with our airplanes, the heart stops ... well, damn it ... well, perfection! something is still wrong with the western ones ... they have machines, mechanisms ... and ours are alive, they have a soul ... soon I will overload the memory with pictures on my computer laughing he bastard of our "birds"!
  5. DUMYCH
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    12 February 2015 19: 40
    The plane is beautiful just! 30 song!
  6. Boa kaa Rank
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    12 February 2015 19: 47
    Development ground version Nirbhai began in 2007.Launch from the aircraft planned to be held in March-April of this year
    The question logically begs: Will there be a marine option? We have loaned you 971B, and he carries the "Granat", Club-S ... So, you are already there - try! laughing
    The underwater start of such a thing - well, it may very well be unexpected.
    Moreover, the range and accuracy (claimed) are very good (1,5 thousand km, 10 m). good