India said mulling missile-shield work with U.S.

One area where India could get help from the US is in launch detection from space. Once India gets that capability they will be in a position to work on Boost Phase interception atleast of missiles launched from Pakistan.

Yeah, if they want to cooperate then there are many options like Laser based Boost phase interception, space based laser and SM-6 as well as some if the early warning systems. But they should not talk about PAC-3 again… India is not Egypt, UAE and Tiwan…. :rolleyes:

…note this one…..

http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Industry/Analysis/2008/01/14/bmd_watch_boeing_assesses_gmd_program/7436/

Saraswat also confirmed that India’s anti-ballistic missile program remained aggressively ambitious in its R and D goals. He said New Delhi was determined to build very high-speed anti-ballistic missile interceptors that could intercept and destroy intercontinental ballistic missiles with ranges of 3,000 miles.

“We are now going to build AD-1 and AD-2 — high speed interceptors for engaging 5,000 kilometer — 3,000 mile — class targets,” said Saraswat, who is also project director for DRDO’s Air Defense wing told the reporters, according to another PTI report.

The new AD-1s and AD-2s would have the capability to shoot down ICBMs launched from deep inside the territory of potential enemy nations, Saraswat said.

“Currently, we have capabilities to defend ourselves from 2,500 km — 1,500 mile — range ballistic missiles. But suppose missiles are launched by our immediate neighbors from their rear formations, they will be using long-range missiles — Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles and Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles. “We should now develop technologies to defend against them. That is our effort,” he said, according to the PTI report.

That would give India the ambitious goal of building ABM interceptors comparable to the U.S. Ground-based Mid-course Interceptors, or GBIs, currently deployed around Fort Greely, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.. These GBIs are believed to be capable of enormous velocities of up to 20,000 mph or even 25,000 mph to make them capable of intercepting ICBMs in their mid-flight phase.

PTI also noted that India’s DRDO rocket scientists and engineers had already over the past 18 months proved their ability to build anti-ballistic missile interceptors able to destroy incoming intermediate-range missiles at heights of up to 30 miles, or 150,000 feet outside the atmosphere, and at altitudes of nine miles, or 45,000 well within the atmosphere.

As previously reported in these columns. in November 2006, India successfully test-fired exo-atmospheric ABM interceptor that hit a target 30 miles height and in December 2007 it carried out a successful endo-atmospheric, or within-the-atmosphere test of an interceptor that hit its target at around 45,000 feet.

One area where India could get help from the US is in launch detection from space. Once India gets that capability they will be in a position to work on Boost Phase interception atleast of missiles launched from Pakistan.

India working on PAC-3 with us is BS ,but cannot deny if this involves any space based missile-shield ,

Incase It is hard to understand what is being stated is that,

1. No one is saying SM3 is crap or whatever.
2. No one is comparing systems at thisn juncture.
3. What is being said is the usual bs sales pitch by these private companies should be taken with a pinch of salt when repeatedly these reports has been denied by Dr. Saraswat himself who is in charge of the programme since it began around 1998.

May be I was not clear. DRDO has said that they will not and are not working with US towards ABM. Indian ABM will be their own effort. I am questioning the validity of the report itself. The russia/china card is a failed ploy to bring India onto their side but thankfully it will not work. Why would it ruffle russians? They have offered S-300 to both India and China. And china is irrelevant in this discussion, they simply cannot influence India.

lol, i suggest you re-read the very first post in this thread, the part about ruffling Chinese and Russian feathers…

Its funny the americans or the poodles manage to see russian or chinese systems when they are not even mentioned 😀 . Talk about inferiority complex. The SM-3 may actually be a capable missile but the fact that India is even remotely interested in it is total BS. The source in this case I am willing to bet is Lockmart itself. Between Dr saraswats denial of Indo-US ABM cooperation and Lockmarts claim to the contrary, I am inclined to believe Dr Saraswat. Deal with your complexes anyway you want.

Indeed its quite amusing for someone to say Lockmart is trying to sell crap, whats the stats now 9/10 successful intercpts? Its also amusing to see everyone saying how fantastic the Russian systems are yet none of them have ever been tryed in anything remotely resembling a combat situation, i imagine they’d fare about as well as most other Russian made gear in a real war… big deal if it upsets/ruffles feathers of the Chinese or Russians, I don’t really think anyone gives a hoot about hurting there precious feelings.

If it is a good missile keep it.:rolleyes: . Lockmart should stop humiliating itself by spreading lies. Especially when DRDO clearly called them out on it.

So what? The article is still BS. DRDO has cateorically rejected working with US on ABM. Why would they need PAc-3 when the development of AAD and Barak-8 is going on well.

Becouse SM-3 is the better missile (have you seen the upgrade program for it?) and it would provide access to things like THAAD and potentially KEI.

So what? The article is still BS. DRDO has cateorically rejected working with US on ABM. Why would they need PAc-3 when the development of AAD and Barak-8 is going on well.

😀 😀 BS as usual. Poor lockmart seems desperate to sell that crap to India.

During development testing, PAC-3 achieved nine intercepts in 10 attempts. 5 against ballistic-missile targets, three against cruise missiles, and one against an aircraft. Not a bad track record.

Hey! Indians are doing the software anyway, so the U.S. can let them have the hardware as well! :diablo:

😀 😀 BS as usual. Poor lockmart seems desperate to sell that crap to India. Dr Saraswat already denied any possibility of teaming up with US for ABM. The interest is one way. DRDO simply doesn’t want PAC-3.

http://news.oneindia.in/2008/01/18/drdo-denies-us-help-for-ballistic-missile-defence-project-1200666868.html