ICBM. Surya 1.Surya 2

ICBM

Surya 1

The Surya missile is a speculation about an Inter Continental ballistic missile being developed by India. The first report about the Surya missile was published by the Nonproliferation review in 1995.

History

According to a report published in The Nonproliferation Review, in the Winter of 1995, Surya (meaning the Sun in Sanskrit and many Indian languages) is the codename for the first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile that India is reported to be developing. The DRDO is believed to have begun the project in 1994. This report has not been confirmed by any other sources until 2010. Officials of the Indian government have repeatedly denied the existence of the project.
According to the report, the Surya is an intercontinental-range, surface-based, solid and liquid propellant ballistic missile. The report further adds that Surya is the most ambitious project in India's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.The Surya is speculated to have a range between 12,000 to 16,000 kilometers.
As the missile is yet to be developed, the specifications of the missile are not known and the entire program continues to remain highly secretive. Estimates of the range of this missile vary from 12,000 kms to 16,000 kms. It is believed to be a three-stage design, with the first two stages using solid propellants and the third-stage using liquid. In 2007, the Times of India reported that the DRDO is yet to reveal whether India's currently proposed ICBM will be called Agni-V (or Surya-1). As of 2009 it was reported that the government had not considered an 8,000-km range ICBM.

Design

Sources say the DRDO's most treasured dream -- denied in public -- remains the development of an ICBM with a range of 15,000 kilometres, already christened Surya or sun, to match Chinese DF-3 ICBMs that can hit US cities."DRDO scientists are working on miniaturising systems of Agni-III so that a third stage can be squeezed into the 16-metre-long missile to enable it to go up to 5,500 kilometres with the same 1.5-tonne payload,"DRDO chief M. Natarajan told reporters in New Delhi.

Speculated specifications

• Class: ICBM
• Lasing: "Surface based",Underwater based in certain strategic areas & "Submarine" based is its most important aspect which may range upto 12,000 kms
• Length: 40.00 m
• Diameter: 2.8 m
• Launch Weight: 80,000 kg
• Propulsion: First/second stage solid, third liquid
• Warhead Capabilities: 3-10 nuclear warheads of 250-750 kilotons each
• Status: Development / Developed to be tested
• In Service: 2015
• Range: 12,000 - 16,000 km

The Surya-1 is an intercontinental-range, surface-based, solid and liquid propellant ballistic missile under development. It is based upon a space launch vehicle being developed by India’s space program
to improve the nation’s aerospace industry. This project would result in India’s first intercontinental-range ballistic missile.

The Surya-1 and -2 will be classified as a strategic weapon. It will likely be used to extend the Indian nuclear deterrent force to targets deeper within China. India can only hit a limited number of targets within China, even upon the completion of the Agni-3 missile. The development of a true ICBM would make almost any strategic target within China vulnerable and decrease India’s relative weakness. This would develop a credible deterrent for India against any Chinese aggression.

The Surya-1 will have an expected range of some 8,000 km (4971 miles). It reportedly has a length of 40 m and a launch weight of 80,000 kg. As the missile has yet to be developed, the payload and warhead are as yet unknown. It is believed to be a three-stage design, with the first two stages using solid propellant and the third-stage using liquid.

Surya 2

Speculated specifications

• Class: ICBM
• Lasing: "Surface based",Underwater based in certain strategic areas & "Submarine" based is its most important aspect which may range upto 20,000 kms
• Length: 40.00 m
• Diameter: 2.8 m
• Launch Weight: 60,000+ kg
• Propulsion: First/second stage solid, third liquid
• Warhead Capabilities: 2-8 nuclear warheads of 250-750 kilotons each
• Status: Development
• In Service: 2016
• Range: 15,000 - 20,000 km