Indian Missile News And Discussion

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[quote name='Raj Malhotra' date='15 March 2010 - 07:48 PM' timestamp='1268662232' post='105195']

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New Delhi, India — The Indian Defense Ministry’s Sixth Land and Naval Defense Systems Exhibition held in New Delhi last month showcased newly inducted equipment by the country’s navy and army. Defexpo 2010 saw over 650 companies from around the world display their products and systems for possible acquisition by India’s military.

But the indigenously developed Shaurya missile, capable of being fired underwater by Indian submarines, was the pièce de résistance of the exhibition. The missile is a canister-launched, solid-fuelled hypersonic surface-to-surface tactical weapon capable of carrying a payload of conventional or nuclear warheads.



With a range of 700 to 1,900 kilometers, the trajectory of the missile, unlike ballistic missiles, can be preprogrammed to make it difficult for anti-missile systems to intercept.

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From what I can gather the 700 km range is when the flight is at a constant cruising altitude of 40 km.



The maximum range of 1,900 km is when it executes a Prihvi like trajectory. I.e. Ballistic ascent and upon re-entry ( ~ 1300 km @ 400 kg payload) change to hypersonic cruise trajectory at ~40 km cruising altitude and reaching a final range of 1,900 km.