Indian Missile News And Discussion

[Raj Malhotra]

Any cruise missile will require space for sensors like radar seeker and IR seeker, two way data link etc. Indian tech in engine expertise and seeker tech is way behind US & European standards. In any case, dimensions of missile are like Tomhawk, hence the missile weight cannot be lesser unless the average density of missile is reduced. If Russia and Israel are involved even then their missiles are not any less heavier. The 1000kg will fit if we are looking at JASSAM but then dimensions will go wrong. Anyway, this is idle speculation. My feeling is DRDO is attempting a single missile for all types of uses while it would make more sense to have a lighter and heavier missile combination like Harpoon & Tomhawk, which may be technology wise less challenging.



What is your current guess for weight of our in stock 20kt fission device, advanced 20kt fission device, 20kt boosted, 50kt booster, 100-300kt fusion etc





My guess - 300kg, 200kg, 150kg, 250kg, 350-450kg