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Indian Supersonic Interceptor Missile Test Successful | Wheeler Island on May 15, 2016

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India, In its effort to have a full fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system, on Sunday successfully test-fired its supersonic interceptor missile, capable of destroying any incoming hostile ballistic missile, from a integrated test range Wheeler Island, off Odisha coast. This project still in developmental phases and the test named "AAD-06".

"The test conducted to validate various parameters of the interceptor in flight mode has been successful," DRDO sources said.

Interceptor missiles are designed to take over and collide with the incoming Ballistic Missiles of hostile power through ballistic trajectory, and ultimately explode up in the atmosphere before reaching its intended targets.

Pakistan, the arch rival of India, paid grave concerns over the test. And vows to take this issue in the global forums.

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Pakistan Successfully Test Fired Shaheen-I A Ballistic Missile Today

Pakistan Today Successfully Test Fired Shaheen-1A Ballistic Missile. Shaheen1A is capable of delivering different types of warheads to a range of 900 kilometers.

Indian Army Test Fires Prithvi-II Missile

India on Thursday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, as part of a user trial by the Army.

The missile test was carried out from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur at 1210 hrs.

"The trial data of the missile conducted by the Strategic Force Command (SFC) shows positive results," said a defence source. The surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twine engines. It uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory to hit its target.

"The missile was randomly chosen from the production stock and the entire launch activities were carried out by the specially formed SFC and monitored by the scientists of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) as part of training exercise," a defence scientist said.

"The missile trajectory was tracked by DRDO radars, electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations located along the coast of Odisha," the source said.

The downrange teams on board a ship deployed near the designated impact point in the Bay of Bengal monitored the terminal events and splashdown, they said.

Inducted into India's armed forces in 2003, Prithvi II, the first missile to be developed by DRDO under India's prestigious IGMDP (Integrated Guided Missile Development Program) is now a proven technology.

Such training launches clearly indicate India's operational readiness to meet any eventuality and also establishes the reliability of this deterrent component of the country's strategic arsenal, they said.

The last user trial of Prithvi-II was successfully conducted on February 19, 2015 from the same test range in Odisha.

Shaheen-1A Missile Successfully Test-fired

Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile "Shaheen-1A" of Pakistan successfully test-fired from some undisclosed place, Some shots are here:

Saudi Arabia Making Deterrence Against Iran With That DF-21

The missile has a range of between 1000 to 1700 mile, and is believed to have a top speed around mach 5.

 

In January 2014, Newsweek revealed that Saudi Arabia had secretly bought a number of DF-21 medium-range ballistic missiles in 2007. But the question is that "how much they bought from China?" They also said that the American CIA had allowed the deal to go through as long as the missiles were modified to not be able to carry nuclear warheads. 

 

Retired Saudi General Dr.Anwar Eshqi and adviser to the joint military council gives a statement to the media when asked about new acquisitions by the RSBMF and says "Saudi military did indeed receive the DF-21 missile from China and all integration of the missiles including a full maintenance and upgrade facility are complete" he further elaborated that the acquisition of these missiles are not meant as an offensive force by Saudi Arabia, but to further strengthen its mission to protect the holy places and other allied countries under its protective umbrella.

 

Saudi Arabia had previously secretly acquired Chinese DF-3A ballistic missiles in 1988, which was later exposed by the United States. While the DF-3 has a longer range, it was designed to carry a nuclear payload, and so had poor accuracy (300 meters CEP) if used with a conventional warhead. It would only be useful against large area targets like cities and military bases. 

 

Here is Maj. Gen. Jarallah bin Mohammed Al-Alwit, the current commander of the Saudi Strategic Missile Force, giving a commencement address.

 

This made them useless during the Gulf War for retaliating against Iraqi Scud missile attacks, as they would cause mass civilian casualties and would not be as effective as the ongoing coalition air attacks. After the war, the Saudis and the CIA worked together to covertly allow the purchase of Chinese DF-21s. 

 

Targets for Saudi DF-21 Missiles.

The DF-21 is solid-fueled instead of liquid-fueled like the DF-3, so it takes less time to prepare for launch. It is accurate to 30 meters CEP, allowing it to attack specific targets like compounds or palaces. 

 

 

The Saudis are not known to possess mobile launchers, but may use the some 12 launchers originally bought with the DF-3s. The number of DF-21 missiles that were bought is unknown. Newsweek speculates that details of the deal being made public is part of Saudi deterrence against Iran.

Preparations Are Underway For The Maiden Test Of The Agni-II Plus Missile

Agni-II Plus is a modified version of the Agni-II strategic missile and the test will be conducted from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) on Wheeler Island in the Bay of Bengal.

The success of this maiden flight test of a complete nuclear-capable missile, also known as Agni-II prime or A-2, developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), will set a new chapter in the India's missile programme.

According to Director General of DRDO V K Saraswat, the new missile would have a higher range, higher performance with respect to the thrust and weight ratio than Agni-II missile which has a range of 2,000 km.

Being an upgraded version of the Agni-II, the new missile, sources said, would be more accurate and powerful.

The new missile would perform more better at various levels in terms of accuracy, strength and distance covered in comparison to Agni-II missile.

The surface-to-surface missile can hit targets in between 2,500 km and 3,000 km thereby bridging the gap between the Agni II missile which has a range of 2,500 kms and the Agni III missile having a range of 3,000 km.

The Agni II Plus missile could also carry extra fuel and will have a new motor in its re-entry vehicle for better maneuverability and an improved navigation system.

Space-Based Sensors A Ballistic Missile’s Worst Nightmare

Space-based sensors can expand the range and effectiveness of the U.S. Navy’s Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) capabilities, a recent missile defense test has shown.

Conducted Feb. 13 by the Navy and U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), an Aegis “launch on remote” test used tracking data from the Space Tracking and Surveillance System-Demonstrators satellites to form a fire control solution for the missile interceptor.

The satellites were built by Northrop Grumman as prime contractor; Raytheon supplied the infrared sensor payloads for both satellites.

The quality and accuracy of STSS-D tracking data were sufficient for a Navy Aegis guided missile cruiser to launch a Standard Missile-3 Block 1A interceptor “on remote” before the on-board radar’s track could be used to launch the interceptor.

“This test shows decisively that space-based sensors are a ballistic missile’s worst nightmare,” said Doug Young, vice president, missile defense and warning, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, Calif.

“The mature technologies onboard both STSS-D satellites are demonstrating capabilities like continuous missile tracking that are possible only from the high ground of space.”

During the test, designated FTM-20, the satellites leveraged their low-Earth orbit position to acquire and track the missile target and deliver the data via the Ballistic Missile Defense System to an Aegis cruiser at sea to quickly form a firing solution and launch the SM-3 1A interceptor.

“Aegis launch on remote essentially expands the area an Aegis cruiser can defend by leveraging satellite data to engage the threat earlier. This is a true ‘force multiplier’ because it uses existing interceptors,” said David Bloodgood, the company’s STSS program manager.

“The STSS-D satellites demonstrated that future low Earth Orbit space capabilities can be a force multiplier for existing missile defense systems.”

Both satellites participate in tests such as FTM-20 to demonstrate the ability of a space sensor to provide high-precision, real-time tracking of missiles and midcourse objects that enable closing the fire control loops with BMDS interceptors.

They use sensors capable of detecting visible and infrared light to track missiles through their full course of flight. Lessons learned from these tests will inform future operational BMDS space capabilities.

Chinese ASBM Test Fires In Gobi Desert, Hit In A Ship Like An American Aircraft Carrier

Qiam-1 new Ballistic Missile of Iran, Has it been equipped with maneuverable warhead?

Introduction  of Qiam-1 and its Features

Some days ago (2011-05-22), Ahmad Vahidi, Iran’s defence ministry started  delivery of Qiam-1 missiles to IRGC, in published images of delivery ceremony at least ten missiles are seen. But warheads haven’t been shown.

Last year in middle of the summer (2010-08-20) Iran test fired this new finless ballistic missile. Ahmad Vahidi Defence Minister of Iran introduced Qiam-1 missile for the first time in a congregation of people on Tehran University campus on Friday  :

“Being a new class of Iranian missiles, Qiam 1 has been equipped with new technical specifications and exceptional tactical powers,” Vahidi noted. “Qiam 1 is part of the new generation of the Islamic Republic’s surface to surface missiles with liquid fuel and completely designed and built domestically,” the Iranian minister stated. He explained that the missile is equipped with a smart navigation system, which decreases the possibility of it being targeted by other projectiles. Vahidi added that the liquid-fuel missile’s launch time is low due to its smart targeting system.”It enjoys enhanced agility due to the scrapping of its fins,”

Vahidi stressed, adding that the missile can hit targets with high precision. 

In a Persian language edition report of Vahidi remarks by IRIBnews.ir, it has been mentioned that increased thrust of engine is another feature of Qiam-1 missile. He stated Guidance, control and navigation systems of Qiam-1 create a capability of being Smart during flight path of Qiam-1, this capability causes significantly increase in accuracy of missile. he also mentioned  maneuverability is another feature of Qiam-1.

A day after test firing of missile (2010-08-21), Head of the Defence Ministry’s Aerospace Industries Organization General Seyed Mehdi Farahi told Fars News Agency that high velocity, radar-evading and launching from different launchers are some of features of this missile. He mentioned different stealth features like material used in this missile has been considered in this missile .

At first glance having no fins and a triconic warhead like warheads of Ghadr-1/Sejil are most noticeable features of it.

First (?) generation (or prototype) of triconic warhead of Shahab-3:

Ghadr-1 warhead:

After several years of observing such triconic warheads on Iranian missiles, Last year, such warhead was seen on a new North Korean missile, for the first time :

Having no fins on this missile means less drag (more speed and more range), less RCS (more difficult to detect and track and target it by anti ballistic missile systems during boost stage of flight of missile) and new triconic separable warhead increases accuracy and difficulty of targeting warhead in terminal phase of flight of missile.

Fins in Ballistic missiles are used to stabilize missile during boost stage (and re-entering to atmosphere in the case of non separable warhead), so many people believes Qiam-1 uses advanced guidance systems that retains stability of missile during boost stage even without fins. They also believe this new guidance system increases accuracy of missile.

Another different feature of Qiam-1 in comparison to Scud and Shahab1&2 missiles is its launcher, Unlike Scud, Qiam-1 doesn’t use a MAZ-543 TEL and uses new semi-trailer TEL like TEL’s of Shahab-3, Sejil and Ghadr-1 missiles.

Estimations of dimensions of Qiam-1: Does it use Scud engine ?

One of the most noteworthy debates about Qiam-1 since the first hours after unveiling it, was estimation of its dimensions. Notice to above image, If you calculate length of the man with white hat and length of missile in Photoshop by pixels and then using the actual height of man as a scale, you can estimate real dimensions of missile. I assumed length of man equals to 1.8 m ( most people in Iran are shorter and are between 1.7 to 1.75m). so maximum length of missile will be around 9 meters and diameter of it will be around 70 cm.

But many people believe this method isn’t a proper method for estimation of dimensions of missile, because the white hat man is closer to camera rather than TEL, but some other peoples such as me don’t agree with them because distance of camera to man and TEL is much more than distance between the man and TEL, so distance between the man and TEL can not affect much on estimation. Another error in this method is caused by different angle and distance from camera to bottom and top of the missile.

I tried to check accuracy of this method by estimation of dimensions of SCUD-B by this method. I found two similar images of SCUD-B and an image of Shahab-2.

I estimated dimensions of Scud-B in first and second picture respectively :10.9 m (around 1% error) and around 10.m (less than 10% error) for length and 85cm and 80 cm for diameter (actual dimensions of Scud-B equals 10.944m for length and 88 cm for diameter).

I estimated dimensions of Shahab-2 too, surprisingly length  was almost close to length of Qiam-1, around 9.2-9.3 m but estimated diameter was around 80 cm . I think estimation of dimensions of Shahab-2 based on this image of causes more error than above images of scud’s and qiam-1, because distance of camera to subject is shorter and distortions are more.

So I couldn’t reach to a certain conclusion that does Qiam-1′s engine actually based on Scud’s engine or not. But almost all people agree that length of Qiam-1 is shorter than Scud-B, most of them believe it has the same diameter of Scud and uses the same engine of it (it seems logical, why should they design a new and smaller engine whereas they have scud engine?) and just a little shorter (around 10.4), others believe it is a new completely smaller missile with less diameter.

Does Qiam-1 use vernier thrusters for terminal guidance?

Another debate about Qiam-1 missile is four mysterious things which are seen on the warhead of missile. In fact this is the difference of warhead of Qiam-1 with Ghadr-1 and Sejil. last year a mock-up of Qiam-1 missile was showed in an exhibition during “Holy Defence Week” (in September 2010) in Tehran. But there weren’t these things on warhead of that mock-up.

Almost all people agree that Qiam-1 uses a separable warhead, but many people believe its warhead  isnt a  maneuverable re-entry vehicle. unlike them, I think there are reasons that indicate those things can be vernier thrusters.

If you notice to those things on the warhead, you can distinct three identical things with 120 degree angle with each other and one another thing different than these three things there.

Some people say those things are antenna, but I want to ask them what type antennas? What is task of them? I haven’t seen such antenna on other Iranian missiles and even on other ballistic missiles, (if you have seen, I will be glad if you tell me). Notice to the shape and 120 degree configuration of them, are they similar to antenna?  I think no.

That special shape and 120 degree configuration of them is proper for thrusters. Some people say they aren’t thrusters because orientation and position of them isn’t proper to guide warhead, but I don’t think so.

Notice to shape of warhead, it is horizontally symmetrical, so center of mass of warhead has been located on the vertical axis of warhead. But as you see bottom part of warhead is bigger than upper part of it, so center of mass of warhead has been located on the vertical axis of warhead and closer to the bottom of warhead.

Now if you notice to the position of those three identical things, you find them closer to bottom of warhead. It is possible to conclude those three things and center of mass of warhead, almost have the same distance from bottom of warhead (or at least they have very close distances from bottom of warhead) On this positions, created force of thruster with parallel direction to the vertical axis of warhead create most possible torque for rotating warhead, because force of thruster enters to a line that pass from center of mass and direction of force is  perpendicular to that line. If the force orientation has any other angle with that line, we should break force (f_tot) vector to two other force vectors, one (fx) on the line between thruster and mass center of warhead, another (f_y) on an axis perpendicular to this line, so in this case the force that can create torque is f_y that is smaller than f_tot and so created torque is smaller.

I searched some missile to find such things on them, I find some missile like 8k69 missile that uses four such similar shape vernier thruster on the second stage of it: 

In addition to above observation, consider Vahidi remarks about maneuverability of missile and also smart guidance, control and navigation of Qiam-1 during terjectory of missile which decreases the possibility of it being targeted by other projectiles. (if we assume his remarks isnt just for propaganda)

Current ABM systems like PAC-3 or even longer range SM-3 and THAAD intercept BM’s in post-boost stage not boost stage. so above remarks of Vahidi  isnt about boost stage of trajectory, and for a smart guidance, control and navigation of warhead in post-boost stages, when  warhead is separated from booster of missile, steering system like vernier thrusters is needed on warhead.

Another question about Vahidi remarks is “Maneuverability”. Does he mean maneuverability during boost stage? Has term of “maneuverability” any usage in boost phase? Or maneuverability can be used just in post-boost phase (midcourse and terminal) of trajectory of missile because missile doesn’t need to maneuver during boost phase. If he means maneuverability in boost stage, so it doesn’t need to mention it as a feature because all missiles have this ability. And if he means post-boost stages, so warhead needs independent steering system capable to produce thrust.
Two days ago Iran launched second satellite into orbit. Iran released an animation about launching Rasad satellite. I saw two small thrusters (brake engines) on top end of first stage of Safir SLV which pushes back first stage after separation from second stage, I obtained a low quality of that clip and captured some pictures of sepration from that clip to show those thrusters :

I can’t say, surely those things are certainly vernier thrusters, but I believe the possibility of them being vernier thrusters, is more than other possibilities .

Source: http://aboutiran.blog.com/