ITCM takes off with Manik success in Chandipur
3 min readExpress News Service
BHUBANESWAR: India has lastly achieved a lot wanted success in its indigenous know-how cruise missile (ITCM) programme validating the newly developed small turbo fan engine (STFE) in a recent take a look at from a defence facility off Odisha coast on Tuesday.
Indigenously developed #ITCM missile test-fired from launchpad No- 3 of ITR Chandipur in Balasore district:- OdishaTV
Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) relies on Nirbhay Cruise Missile and makes use of an indigenous turbofan engine #Manik#IADN pic.twitter.com/rYPH72c1ji
— Indian Aerospace Defence News (IADN) (@NewsIADN) February 21, 2023
Defence sources mentioned the ITCM, a know-how demonstrator, was examined on subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay platform from launching advanced III of the built-in take a look at vary (ITR) at about 10 am.
Equipped with the indigenously developed small turbo fan engine (STFE) Manik and an upgraded radio frequency seeker, the missile was take a look at fired for a diminished vary. The know-how demonstrator that might pave the way in which for a protracted vary land assault cruise missile, which is now below improvement, had failed because the engine reportedly developed snags throughout a trial on October 28 final 12 months.
The home Manik engine with a thrust ranking of 450 kgf has been designed and developed by Bengaluru-based Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) for cruise missiles and unmanned aerial automobiles. It is a generic twin spool engine with out afterburner.
“The engine will be used in long range cruise missiles after a couple of more tests. Once the perfection is achieved, several variants of the cruise missile equipped with a turbo fan engine can be developed in future,” the sources added.
So far, 4 checks of ITCM know-how demonstrator have been carried out since 2020. While two of the checks had failed, one trial on August 11, 2021 was partially profitable.
Before the ITCM undertaking, India had inducted subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay that was powered by a Russian NPO Saturn 36MT engine. India is planning to develop a 1,000 km vary supersonic cruise missile for land assault and a 1,500 km vary naval model with the brand new Manik engine.
BHUBANESWAR: India has lastly achieved a lot wanted success in its indigenous know-how cruise missile (ITCM) programme validating the newly developed small turbo fan engine (STFE) in a recent take a look at from a defence facility off Odisha coast on Tuesday.
Indigenously developed #ITCM missile test-fired from launchpad No- 3 of ITR Chandipur in Balasore district:- OdishaTV
Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) relies on Nirbhay Cruise Missile and makes use of an indigenous turbofan engine #Manik#IADN pic.twitter.com/rYPH72c1ji
— Indian Aerospace Defence News (IADN) (@NewsIADN) February 21, 2023
Defence sources mentioned the ITCM, a know-how demonstrator, was examined on subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay platform from launching advanced III of the built-in take a look at vary (ITR) at about 10 am.
Equipped with the indigenously developed small turbo fan engine (STFE) Manik and an upgraded radio frequency seeker, the missile was take a look at fired for a diminished vary. The know-how demonstrator that might pave the way in which for a protracted vary land assault cruise missile, which is now below improvement, had failed because the engine reportedly developed snags throughout a trial on October 28 final 12 months.
The home Manik engine with a thrust ranking of 450 kgf has been designed and developed by Bengaluru-based Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) for cruise missiles and unmanned aerial automobiles. It is a generic twin spool engine with out afterburner.
“The engine will be used in long range cruise missiles after a couple of more tests. Once the perfection is achieved, several variants of the cruise missile equipped with a turbo fan engine can be developed in future,” the sources added.
So far, 4 checks of ITCM know-how demonstrator have been carried out since 2020. While two of the checks had failed, one trial on August 11, 2021 was partially profitable.
Before the ITCM undertaking, India had inducted subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay that was powered by a Russian NPO Saturn 36MT engine. India is planning to develop a 1,000 km vary supersonic cruise missile for land assault and a 1,500 km vary naval model with the brand new Manik engine.
