This is heavy ICBM type tech (if they choose to build one).
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| PakistanÂ’s atomic, missile technology better than IndiaÂ’s, says Mubarakmand |
| 2007-03-25 |
| ISLAMABAD: National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) Chairman Dr Samar Mubarakmand said on Saturday that Pakistani scientists were achieving “milestones”, and the country’s atomic and missile technology was now better than India’s. Mubarakmand was addressing a declamation contest organised by the Federal Directorate of Education to mark Pakistan Day celebrations here. He praised scientists and engineers for developing Pakistan’s nuclear and missile technology indigenously in a very short span of time. “And the whole world looks towards us enviably, as we now have the most sophisticated and advanced missile technology,” he added. Mubarakmand said Pakistan had become the third cruise missile-capable country in the world after carrying out successful tests, and the country’s missile technology had made its defence “impregnable”. He said Pakistan could not compete with the United States in atomic and missile technology, but “we are far ahead in the region, especially compared to India”. More at link... |
| Posted by:Dave D. |
| #8 That's the SRE experimental space capsule. After about 2 weeks in orbit it was recovered from the Bay of Bengal by the Indian Coast Guard |
| Posted by: John Frum 2007-03-25 17:27 |
| #7 Indian Sprace PrOn! #3 look like a re-entry vehicle of some sort. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-03-25 16:44 |
| #6 Paki technology is either black market or pilfered by their immigrants who the West employed in sensitive areas. |
| Posted by: Sneaze 2007-03-25 15:50 |
| #5 Segment of a solid fuel booster. Note the composite case and the diameter of this thing. This is heavy ICBM type tech (if they choose to build one). |
| Posted by: John Frum 2007-03-25 14:47 |
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| Posted by: John Frum 2007-03-25 13:03 |
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| Posted by: John Frum 2007-03-25 11:47 |
| #2 This vertical launch suggests a second role for this missile, as a short range, quick reaction air defence weapon.. useful against aircraft, helicopters, unmanned air vehicles, drones and precision-guided munitions etc. There may be collaboration here with Israel.. tech from their Spyder system... India successfully test-fired a short-range air-to-air missile on Sunday, the defence department said. The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), the agency responsible for carrying out missile tests, said a 3.8-metre (12-feet) solid-fuel propelled indigenous missile, Astra, was launched off the coast of Orissa. The Astra may be tested again within the next two days. As it was likely to be launched from a vertical position, there would be a need to evacuate over 6,100 people from nearby villages, the sources said. |
| Posted by: John Frum 2007-03-25 10:06 |
| #1 Pakistan is yet to launch a cricket ball into orbit, far less a satellite... Unlike India, they have yet to test a thermonuclear device... India will test an ICBM this week. It will then test their ABM system for a second time (the first test last year was a success, with a hit to kill intercept of a ballistic missile target). It will also test a ballistic missile from the deck of a warship. That missile, Dhanush, has been previously tested from an underwater pontoon launcher. Meanwhile a stripped down PSLV (the first stage solid booster is one of the largest solid rocket motors in the world) is being readied in India... ISRO to launch foreign satellite Agile is a space scientific mission devoted to gamma-ray astrophysics supported by the Italian space agency, with the scientific and programmatic co-participation of the Italian institute of astrophysics and the Italian institute of nuclear physics. The 180-kg AAM is aimed at testing some of the advanced avionic package for use in the future PSLV flights, the space agency said. Officials said PSLV configuration for next month`s flight would be modified to use only the core vehicle (without the six solid propellant strap-on motors). |
| Posted by: John Frum 2007-03-25 09:57 |