Ppt on guided missiles

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GUIDED MISSILES

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GUIDED MISSILES

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What is a Guided Missile?

• A guided missile is a self-propelled projectile used as a weapon. Missiles are typically propelled by rockets or jet engines. 

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Who used the first Guided Missile?

• Tippu Sultan• Mysorean rockets were the

first iron-cased rockets that were successfully deployed for military use.

• Hyder Ali, the 18th century ruler of Mysore, and his son and successor, Tipu Sultan used them effectively against the British East India Company.

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Principle involved in Guided Missile Technology.

1 •TRACKING

2 •GUIDANCE

3 •FLIGHT

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TRACKING•  The launcher

"tracking" radar continuously monitors the target, while computers continuously calculate target location, direction and speed.   Human judgment is involved in identification too.

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GUIDANCE SYSTEM

• A guidance system is a device or group of devices used to navigate a missile.

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FLIGHT SYSTEM• The flight system uses

the data from the targeting or guidance system to navigate the missile in flight , allowing it to counter inaccuracies in the missile or to follow a moving target.

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Components of a Guided Missile

• WAR HEAD• GUIDANCE SYSTEM• ROCKET ENGINE • BALLISTA• Grid Fins

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WAR HEAD

• A War Head is an Explosive or Toxic material used in a Guided Missile.

• It is used to destroy Enemy vehicles or buildings.

• It consists of an Explosive material , and a Detonator as a payload.

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TYPES OF WAR HEADS

Explosive

Chemical

Biological

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EXPLOSIVE WAR HEAD

•An explosive charge is used to disintegrate the target, and damage surrounding areas with a shockwave.

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Chemical War Head

•A toxic chemical, such as nerve gas is dispersed which is designed to injure or kill human beings.

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Biological War Head

•An infectious agent such as Anthrax is dispersed ,which is designed to sicken or kill humans.

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ROCKET ENGINE• A rocket engine

or simply rocket is a jet engine that uses only stored propellant mass for forming its high speed propulsive jet.

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BALLISTA• The Ballista is a

Powerful Weapon conceived as a giant crossbow , to eject heavy darts single or in groups.

• It is also sometimes referred to as a bolt thrower.

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GRID FINS• Grid Fins are a type of

Flight control Pads used in Guided Missiles.

• Grid Fins play a major role in the Flight system of a Guided Missile.

• They are used to change the motion of a Guided Missile during its flight.

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FUEL SOURCE OF A GUIDED MISSILE

Guided missiles use nitrogen based solid

propellants as their fuel source.

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TYPES OF GUIDED MISSILES

• SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSILES• AIR TO AIR MISSILES• SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES• AIR TO SURFACE MISSILES• BALLISTIC MISSILES• CRUISE MISSILES• SUBMARINE LAUNCHED

BALLISTIC MISSILES• INTER CONTINENTAL BALLISTIC

MISSILES• ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES• ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILES

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COUNTRIES HAVING MISSILE TECHNOLOGY

• FRANCE• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA• GERMANY• RUSSIA• CHINA• INDIA• JAPAN• UNITED KINGDOM• AUSTRALIA• PAKISTAN

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MISSILE TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA

• SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSILES (EXAMPLE : AGNI-1)

• AIR TO AIR MISSILES (EXAMPLE : ASTRA)

• SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES (EXAMPLE : AKASH)

• AIR TO SURFACE MISSILES (EXAMPLE : NAG)

• BALLISTIC MISSILES (EXAMPLE : AGNI-2)

• CRUISE MISSILES (EXAMPLE : NIRBHAY)

• SUBMARINE LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILES (EXAMPLE:BRAHMOS)

• INTER CONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES (EXAMPLE:AGNI 5)

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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MISSILES

ADVANTAGES• Missile combat employment is

completely autonomous• Missile flexible flight trajectories• High supersonic speed at a whole

trajectory• High effectiveness in case of

strong electronic and fire counter measures

• High level of mobility• Minimal crew.

DISADVANTAGES• Missiles can be destroyed in flight

(either with Defender missiles or with a well-timed smart bomb detonation)

• Missiles have to rely on the ground-based radar for guidance

• Nuclear missiles make plants, soil and rain radioactive .

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Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam(1931-2015)