India’s premier Defence Research establishment DRDO has created a new 60 – 170 km Pragati Missile System. Short range solid fuel Pragati Missile is battle field tactical missile system capable of neutralizing identified targets and providing an effective counter force weapon system. It has all weather Day and Night operational launch capability. The missile has quick reaction from command to launch in ripple firing mode of less than 5 sec from same launcher. The missile is capable of carrying various types of conventional warhead of approx. 200 Kgs. The missile system has capability of deployment in stand-alone mode or centralised mode. Physical dimensions are 0.42 m diameter and 7.4 meter length. Pragati missile has integrated onboard avionics system to reduce the size. it uses Jet-vanes based Thrust Vector Control (TVC) during the boost phase. Another important characteristics of the missile is use of Aero-Dynamic Control (ADC) using electromechanical actuator (EMA) system for the remaining flight trajectory. With a state of art RLG based Inertial Navigation System aided by Satellite Navigation, Pragati Missile boasts of a precision accuracy of CEP < 20 meters. The missile has a maximum velocity of 4 KM/sec and a total flight time of 120 – 360 seconds. The missile system has quick deployment with salvo firing capability. The system includes One Battery Control Center (BCC) command & Control four launchers via Fiber Optic/LOS wireless link. The Mobile Launcher System (MLS) is configured on High Mobility Vehicle (HMV) 12×12, 8×8, & 6×6, for six, four and two canisterised missiles respectively. The MLS is an all electro-mechanical auto leveling and articulation system for easy deployment and maintenance free operation. MSL is configured on the state of art computer based launcher control system for automatic operation powered through dedicated on board DG sets or PTO. The first ever public display of Pragati Missile system will be at Exhibition ADEX-2013 scheduled to be held at KINTEX, Seoul, South Korea from 29 Oct – 3 Nov 2013.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 08:20:04 +0000
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