DRDO Bunker Buster Missile Project: 24000 KMPH speed, 2500 kilometer range, ability to cause destruction 100 meters inside the earth, more powerful than Brahmos..

DRDO Bunker Buster Missile Project: If the need arises to destroy the nuclear weapons of an irresponsible and terrorist country like Pakistan, how will India accomplish this mission? America has shown the perfect way to do this in the 12-day war between Israel and Iran. The US Air Force's B-2 Spirit stealth bomber jet dropped a 14000 kg bunker buster bomb on Iran's three nuclear bases (Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan) and destroyed them. Due to the bunker buster bomb attack, Iran's nuclear program has been set back by several years. The leaders of India's neighboring country, Pakistan, often threaten nuclear attack. Imagine what India will do if such a situation arises that Pakistan's nuclear weapons and its bases have to be destroyed to establish peace in the region? The US attack on Iran's nuclear bases has also shown the way to India. DRDO, i.e., Defense Research and Development Organization, has started working on developing a bunker buster system. India will soon have an ultra-modern and one of the most lethal and effective bunker buster systems in the world. Recently, it has come to light that DRDO is working on the Desi Bunker Buster System Project. No timeline has been given, but it is expected that this system will be developed soon. This step of India is enough to increase the headache of China and Pakistan.

India shares its border with Pakistan in the west and China in the east and north. The dangerous thing is that both China and Pakistan are nuclear-weapon-rich countries. Among these, Pakistan is counted among the most irresponsible countries in the world. During Operation Sindoor, India made boastful Pakistan, which threatened nuclear attack, realize its immense power. The Indian Air Force attacked 11 airbases of Pakistan with Su-30MKI fighter jets and caused extensive damage to them. The strategically important Noor Khan airbase was also targeted. Pakistan's nuclear base is at Kirana Hills, a short distance from this airbase. It is said that Pakistan has hidden its stockpile of nuclear weapons under the earth here, so the attack on Noor Khan airbase shook the foundations of the Pakistan government and army. When the world came to know that India had carried out a precision attack on Pakistan with the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, there was panic everywhere. Seeing India's aggressive attitude, Pakistan had reportedly started pleading for a ceasefire from the US and the UAE. After this, India agreed to the ceasefire. During this time, India felt the lack of a bunker buster system very badly. Now, work has started to overcome this deficiency. A modified version of Agni-5 is being developed, which can destroy the target by going 80 to 100 meters underground.

DRDO's Bunker Buster Project

Given the global environment, India has now started working vigorously towards developing a desi bunker buster system. DRDO is developing a bunker buster missile system instead of making a bunker buster bomb like America. For this, the intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-5 is being modified. Let us tell you that Agni-5 is a hypersonic ballistic missile capable of hitting a distance of more than 5500 kilometers. If the report is to be believed, DRDO is now developing a bunker buster missile version of this Agni-5 missile. Under this, while its range will be reduced on one hand, the capacity of the conventional warhead payload will be increased manifold, so that a sufficient amount of ordnance is available to destroy the target inside the earth.

Ability to strike up to 80 to 100 meters inside
According to the information, the bunker buster missile version of Agni-5 will be able to penetrate 80 to 100 meters into the ground and strike. This means that military bases or nuclear weapons depots located 80 to 100 meters below the ground can be destroyed. Agni-5 bunker buster missile will be able to move towards the target and destroy it at a hypersonic speed of 8 to 24 Mach. In this way, the bunker buster version of Agni-5 will wreak havoc on the enemies at a speed of 9878 to 24696 kilometers per hour. Agni-5 bunker buster missile is capable of carrying 7500 to 8000 payloads (capacity to carry weapons). Due to the high payload, its range will be reduced to 2500 kilometers, so that it can reach the target and destroy the enemies.

Why a missile instead of a bomb?

America dropped a GBU-57 bunker buster bomb on Iran's nuclear sites from a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. This bomb was said to be about 1400 kilograms. Now the question arises, when did America used bombs for bunker buster, then why is India developing a bunker buster missile? The biggest reason for this is cost. The cost of one B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is 2 billion dollars i.e., Rs 17086 crore. Apart from this, India currently does not even have the technology to make stealth jets. On the other hand, the cost of a GBU-57 bunker buster bomb is $20 million i.e. Rs 170 crore. In this way, the cost of both the bomber aircraft and the bunker buster bomb is very high, and India does not even have the technology to make it at present.

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