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2009-03-04 India-Pakistan

India test fires supersonic land attack cruise missile

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Posted by john frum 2009-03-04 05:41|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 "The Block II BrahMos missile was successfully launched at 1030 hours this morning,"

The missile "took two-and-a half-minutes to strike its target in the Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan,"

"The new seeker system is unique and it will help us to hit the targets, which may be insignificant in terms of size, in a cluster of large buildings.

Posted by john frum 2009-03-04 05:47|| 2009-03-04 05:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Informed sources described it as a difficult mission because the target was just 50 km away instead of the normal range of 290 km. Besides, the missile had to perform a discriminatory role: it had to hit the desired target out of a cluster of small targets, resembling a factory-type situation. The time given to the missile to perform manoeuvres and hit the target was much less than the normal flight. But these constraints were overcome with the Global Positioning System (GPS) update coming in correctly and the missile homed in on the desired target, sources said.

The missile flew at a velocity of Mach 2, twice the speed of sound. The normal version flies at Mach 3.

Last time the missile failed to hit the target as the GPS did not have time to correct the error in the inertial navigation system (INS). So the GPS update did not come in. This time, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) ensured that even if the GPS update did not flow in, the missile would hit the target. Modifications were made in the software and simulation runs conducted.

Posted by john frum 2009-03-04 17:33|| 2009-03-04 17:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Supersonic land attack cruise missiles were one of my favorite toys as a kid, which is probably why I got in trouble with the law so often.

Posted by Cynicism Inc 2009-03-04 19:20|| 2009-03-04 19:20|| Front Page Top

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