Indian Missile News And Discussion

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[quote name='ramana' date='15 June 2011 - 07:43 AM' timestamp='1308152112' post='111949']

Yes that ture for it goes with the RLG.





Note the bus/payload section weight of 2490 kgs for AIII isnt this same as 1.5 tonnes?



Will this be the payload for A-V?



What to make of MRVs for same vehicle?

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In the past, some very few but pretty reliable sources have quoted A-3 carrying around 2.5t instead of 1.5t for 3500 kms. This has been reiterated by a poster on another forum after this article came out. So, there might be something to this. I guess this will be the payload of A-5 too. Before discussing MIRV's one should backtrack and ask whether the Indian stockipile is in fact way larer than what is commonly reported. A recent study stated to the affirmative. My guess concurs with this finding. I'm not too terribly sure about the boost glide abilities of A-3, but A-5 would certainly have a boost glide trajectory as one of its options. Looking at it in one way, A-5's third stage is an extended/enlarged version of the Hon. Webmaster's SUM.