BANGALORE: “We must dream of a Mach 8-10 capable reusable cruise missile by 2016-2020, which have stealth capabilities and will deliver the payload at hypersonic speeds before returning to base,” said former president and eminent missile scientist A P J Abdul Kalam. Addressing a gathering at the inauguration of the Centre for Excellence in High Speed Aerodynamics in the Indian Institute of Science Campus (IISc) here on Tuesday, he stated his vision of a reusable missile which would bring down the level of danger a pilot faces.
The Centre has been set up by BrahMos Aerospace in association with the IISc. Dr Pillai, BrahMos, gave a broad overview of the centre and stated that it will concentrate on Hypersonic research. “The aim is to consolidate all research being made in this field and this centre will attempt to do that,” he said. He added that the BrahMos 2 would look at indigenous engines and also underwater operations.
Kalam, later addressed another gathering at the inauguration of the Robert Bosch Centre for Research in Cyber Physical Systems, where he touched upon future trends in warfare and automotives. “Convergence is the future of warfare. Computers will fight our battles hence future soldiers must undergo virtual training.”
“You must also concentrate on developing fuel injection systems which can incorporate biofuels, this is the option we all will have to move to eventually,” the former President said.
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