02-16-2010, 04:48 PM
[quote name='Gagan' date='16 February 2010 - 07:36 AM' timestamp='1266285507' post='104250']
WRT Brahmos and the Brahmos 2, how will India step out of the MTCR range issue?
WIll India have to demonstrate that the B-2 is and Indian designed missile? Or will a co-produced missile do?
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However, down the road, India, on its own, can extend the range of such missile to beyond 300KM, after few years and add this indegenous technology feature to such hypersonic missile without any MTCR red flag. The job of extending its range is doable because of the following factor:
WRT Brahmos and the Brahmos 2, how will India step out of the MTCR range issue?
WIll India have to demonstrate that the B-2 is and Indian designed missile? Or will a co-produced missile do?
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The range of the missile will not be extended as the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), to which Russia is a signatory, does not allow it to help other countries to develop missiles with ranges above 300 kilometres
However, down the road, India, on its own, can extend the range of such missile to beyond 300KM, after few years and add this indegenous technology feature to such hypersonic missile without any MTCR red flag. The job of extending its range is doable because of the following factor:
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According to Dr Pillai, the Brahmos hypersonic version will not only have higher speed, but will also consume less fuel and require less operational time to deploy. These qualities are expected to provide the missile longer range.