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Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: DRDO to unravel hi-tech complex for futuristic missile projects in Hyd; Dr Kalam to open new facility on Dec. 9

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is warming up to unravel a concrete masterpiece to house some of its discreet and critical missile technologies. Built just under four years, the new facility – the Navigation and Embedded Computer Complex -- will be blessed by former President Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on December 9. Situated close to the Shamshabad airport and Pahadi Shareef Dargah, the facility is set in a picturesque background of lakes, perfectly manicured lawns and offers a panoramic view of the hillocks.
Part of DRDO's Research Centre Imarat (RCI), the new Complex will develop navigation sensors like fibre-optic gyroscopes (FOGs), ring laser gyroscopes (RLGs), accelerometers (for accuracy requirements of long-range missiles), resonating gyros, star sensors – all pivotal to missile and military applications. An advanced very large scale integration (VLSI) and simulation lab for the design of integrated circuit and system on chip (SOC) is also being incorporated into the building.
While DRDO is tight-lipped in giving too many details about the Complex, defence sources confirm to Express that the facility will house gen-next clean rooms of the Class 10-10000 (parts per million particles) category. The Complex will also have a limited series production facility, with industry participation on government-owned company-operated basis, to manufacture some of the systems and components.
While technologically and design-wise the Complex is sure to outsmart many of DRDO establishments in India, the icing on the cake is a museum featuring navigation and computer equipment dating back to 100 years to the latest. This X-shaped installation with a tow, is tipped to play a lead tole in DRDO's current and futuristic tactical and strategic missile programmes.
Though the state-of-the-art facility will go fully live only in the next four months, it will be yet another fulfillment of Dr Kalam's dreams to be on par with world leaders in the art of making home-grown missiles. It was Dr Kalam who gave birth to RCI, when he launched the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) in the early 80s. The denial of technology stemming from the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) unleashed by the West, forced the lab to derive ways and means to develop FOGs (control grade and inertial grade) for missiles, tanks and aircraft, RLGs for long-range\long-endurance missiles and flight vehicles.
 
Part of DRDO's Research Centre Imarat (RCI), the new Complex will develop navigation sensors like fibre-optic gyroscopes (FOGs), ring laser gyroscopes (RLGs), accelerometers (for accuracy requirements of long-range missiles), resonating gyros, star sensors – all pivotal to missile and military applications. An advanced very large scale integration (VLSI) and simulation lab for the design of integrated circuit and system on chip (SOC) is also being incorporated into the building.

Research Centre Imarat (RCI) one of the most secretive lab of DRDO and another brain child of Dr. Kalam. There are very few info available about this lab in Hyderabad. It is also the main lab responsible for development of our missile defence system. It primarily focuses on missile electronics, fire control system, navigation and guidance systems.
 
Anybody has any idea what drdo going to do after Agni 5 as our IGMDP will be over by 2015?? I mean other than this K4 and SLBM version of Agni 5 is there, K4 will be ready in a couple of years and SLBM version of Agni 5, a couple years after that (around 2015) but what after that ????? If we wanna build any more missiles after this then i think we should atleast start planning and get approval etc. etc. all this alone will take us 4-5 years including funds and then we can continue our BM program after this. In short what i wanna say is now we have got expertise in building BM and we should wait to lose this expertise. Missile development should be a continue process like other countries....

Also i am talking about Ballistic M. not Cruise M.
 
Anybody has any idea what drdo going to do after Agni 5 as our IGMDP will be over by 2015?? I mean other than this K4 and SLBM version of Agni 5 is there, K4 will be ready in a couple of years and SLBM version of Agni 5, a couple years after that (around 2015) but what after that ????? If we wanna build any more missiles after this then i think we should atleast start planning and get approval etc. etc. all this alone will take us 4-5 years including funds and then we can continue our BM program after this. In short what i wanna say is now we have got expertise in building BM and we should wait to lose this expertise. Missile development should be a continue process like other countries....

Also i am talking about Ballistic M. not Cruise M.

Dude, IGMDP is already over. I think Govt/DRDO terminated the programme last year after all the projects under IGMDP were completed. Agni-3/4/5 are not part of IGMDP.


After Agni-5, DRDO also developing Agni-6. There is no SLBM version of Agni-5, i is too huge to be in a medium size SSBN like Arihant or so.



Agni-6 is a SLBM and will have a land version as well like Shaurya.
 
Anybody has any idea what drdo going to do after Agni 5 as our IGMDP will be over by 2015?? I mean other than this K4 and SLBM version of Agni 5 is there, K4 will be ready in a couple of years and SLBM version of Agni 5, a couple years after that (around 2015) but what after that ????? If we wanna build any more missiles after this then i think we should atleast start planning and get approval etc. etc. all this alone will take us 4-5 years including funds and then we can continue our BM program after this. In short what i wanna say is now we have got expertise in building BM and we should wait to lose this expertise. Missile development should be a continue process like other countries....

Also i am talking about Ballistic M. not Cruise M.
We have only a reliable system Agni I and Prithvi series . Agni II/III should be tested more and though they are already inducted, we need to check their reliability . We will get hand full of deliverable Agni II / III ready by 2020 .
Agni I is under Integrated Guided missile Development Program.
Agni II/III are yesterdays technology and we need to strengthen it further .
Agni IV/V will be using latest Technology and it will take 15-20 years for the successful induction .
We have Surya I and Surya II under consideration .
Recently sources revealed that we are making Agni VI as a new ICBM .
The IGMDP has virtually turned in to two parts .
1.To continue developing next generation missiles and using latest technologies .
2.Adding up new technologies to the current fleet in various stages of production and maintaining fleet operational.
IGMDP has lost its way , the Agni series were highly successful while some were failure . So virtually IGMDP was dead way before and Ballistic missile development series was independent .
Moreover Shaurya is much better than Agni II , gradually we may prefer Prahaar,Brahmos,Shaurya over Prithvi and Agni I/II missiles.
Submarine variants are also under consideration . K15 is almost ready and its a cousin of Agni I . There have been rumors that K4 was planned instead of Agni IV and it will be submarine variant with a range greater than Agni III missile . Also it has been expected that Agni VI would be converted into submarine variant making it first ICBM of India that can be launched through Submarine there by completing our Nuclear Triad . And the development continues ....:tup:
 
Agni II/III should be tested more and though they are already inducted, we need to check their reliability .
Agni 2 no doubt has its failures but agni 3 is good and is in active service and so is Agni 2 but its not that reliable.
 
we should build Agni 6, surya with 10,000 km range, 3200 kg paylod and MIRV, an hypersonic AC killer with 1,000 km range , K 4 , BMD and should mature them along Agnis. this will keep us busy for next 30 years and we wont lose expertise. dmmuxgh jjddkghppmmjj ddghddgg
 
in any long range missile test, some components or stages of previous missile will be used and verified..

also Agni 2 AT or Agni 4 is an up gradation process..
 
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Well failure happens just because a vendor tries to save money and in doing so provides a poor quality part which results in failure. This is very huge problem in satellite and missile sector.
 

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