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This is as serious as a nuke test, @Marathi_Rash. It has to be given a a political go-ahead. This is a very serious capability.
This is not just another missile test.
This is not just another missile test.
We don’t know the details about how many stages etc? To main that precision and velocity at that altitude.
Remember- a stone thrown up - its velocity becomes zero at its maximum height. That stone (projectile) has to hit a target flying at almost 19/20 km/second
Remember- a stone thrown up - its velocity becomes zero at its maximum height. That stone (projectile) has to hit a target flying at almost 19/20 km/second
It is a very serious engineering and chemistry achievement.
A rocket like GSLV carries liquid oxygen and hydrogen for its cryogenic phase. It takes hours to fill it up. Hence it cannot be used as a quick response missile.
A rocket like GSLV carries liquid oxygen and hydrogen for its cryogenic phase. It takes hours to fill it up. Hence it cannot be used as a quick response missile.
So a solid fueled missile which can achieve near-escape velocity 300 km above the surface is serious chemistry mastery. I don’t understand electronics much, but I appreciate the nuances needed there.
This is direct warning to China (which deployed troops in Sindh few days ago).
This is direct warning to China (which deployed troops in Sindh few days ago).
Hence this is as serious an achievement scientifically as it is geopolitically.
We are living in satellite networked warfare days.
Even in our daily lives, Everything is linked these days - including your cars, fridge, ACs and what not (internet of things).
We are living in satellite networked warfare days.
Even in our daily lives, Everything is linked these days - including your cars, fridge, ACs and what not (internet of things).
Lastly - a rocket that can reach LEO needs a space station and launchpad.
An anti satellite missile that we just launched may be launched from a cannister loaded on a container truck standing in some field in central yavatmal district of vidarbha. Or from INS arihant!
An anti satellite missile that we just launched may be launched from a cannister loaded on a container truck standing in some field in central yavatmal district of vidarbha. Or from INS arihant!
The geopolitical backlash that china faced was huge.
So please don’t demean this huge strategic and geopolitical decision : just because you hate narendra modi. It takes balls to give DRDO this approval.
So please don’t demean this huge strategic and geopolitical decision : just because you hate narendra modi. It takes balls to give DRDO this approval.
