Mig-29UPG SuperBaaz, Ganga Turbofan Engine, India Russia 3+3 Kilo Submarine Deal, GRSE International Warship Orders, India Objects to Skardu Flights

IAF might just agree on MiG-29UPG Super Baaz

India will finally ink a contract for the supply of 21 Mig-29UPG fighter jets that will be used to beef up combat squadrons of the Indian Air Force when Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit India on December 6 for the 21st India Russia Annual Summit.

India is procuring unused airframes of 21 Mig-29 jets that will be upgraded by HAL in India with UPG level upgrades that will see D-29 EW suit made by DRDO and other Russian components including radio electronics and armaments. HAL has proposed to replace the current Russian supplied Zhuk-M pulse doppler electronically scanned array radar with the locally developed Uttam AESA Fire Control Radar along with a New Mission Computer that HAL is developing for the Naval Mig-29K fleet.

HAL in collaboration with the Navy is working to develop a modified New Mission Computer for the Mig-29K fleet that will enable integration of the indigenous Astra Beyond Visual Range Air to air missile along with other locally made weapon systems like SAAW and BrahMos-NG,  & same has been proposed for the new 21 Mig-29UPG jets.

The upgrade of the Indian Air Force’s MiG-29 fighters to the MiG-29UPG level will be completed in 2022, idrw.org has been told that 21 MiG-29 will start coming from 2024 onwards as the aircraft upgrade kit will come from Russia. Upgraded Mig-29UPG fleet was deployed in the region of Ladakh that was awarded Chief of Air Staff’s citation’ for providing excellent air defense as well as air-to-ground operations in the Northern sector and carried out extensive operations at high altitudes.

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Indian Navy likely to approve 3+3 Kilo deal with Russia

Last year, Russia offered India to sale 3 Old Kilo class Diesel Electric conventional submarines and carry out Major Refit and Life Certification MRLC for three existing Kilo submarines in the Indian Navy for $1.5billion. 3 old submarines on offer to India have been decommissioned from the Russian Navy in 2020 and 2019 since then kept in storage as they moved forward with the construction of Project 636.3, an improved version of the Kilo class.

Russia has offered 3 Old Kilo class submarines for a $250 Million deal but after factoring in Refit cost that is around $170-200 Million per ship, each ship will come to $260-300 Million. Refit carried out on a decommissioned ship will only add service life by 10 years but this will boost the strength of the kilo fleet back to the original 10 in the Indian Navy.

Earlier this year, the Indian Navy retired one of its older Kilo class submarines and last year had transferred one to Myanmar Navy. Indian Navy has lost one Kilo submarine in 2013 due to an internal explosion due to which it sank at Mumbai’s naval dockyard resulting in the death of 18 crew members.

Indian Navy team will be visiting dry dockyard facilities in Russia soon where these submarines are in storage for last 2-3 years for inspection and later Team will file a report to the Naval Head Quarters after which a final decision will be taken.

After Kaveri engine is India working on the Ganga Turbofan engine?

Some are speculating that Project Ganga is attempt to reverse engineer the        AL -31FP engine for which India has received full Transfer of Technology and can manufacture them from Raw material stage in India itself but some see it to Fix technical issues in the AL-31FP engines and improve its Mean Time Between Overhaul but nothing is clear at this point of time what actual intention was or If the program is still active.

High 100 kg/sec Mass airflow demand suggests that the Dry Power generation requirement from the engine will be around 88 kilo Newton and with an Afterburner section that could be in the range of 123-125 kilo Newton Class of thrust that is similar to the Russian AL-31FP version with thrust vector control that is installed on Sukhoi-30MKI fleet that is currently in service with IAF.

GTRE old tender documents that was floated for manufacturing of a Fan section in 2014 that could support a mass airflow of 100 kg/sec with fan weight of 180kg which is more than what could be required to develop a Dry Kaveri engine variant that requires 78 kg/sec is sparking speculation on social media that it could be a new engine development that has been codenamed ” Ganga”.

It’s speculated that Kalyani had won the tender to supply 4-5 new fan section back then for this program, but it’s not clear if was an active project or as part of the research and development. Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) and GTRE are using AL-31FP to test the endurance of the new bi-layer Thermal Barrier Coating and in a way, it is also used to further advance the development of next-generation technologies for the Indigenous modular two-shaft turbofan engine for application beyond AMCA.

GRSE looking to win orders from India’s neighbours SouthEast Asia & Africa

Competition from China not withstanding, Indian warship maker Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited GRSE is making a determined bid to win orders from countries in India’s periphery, Southeast Asia and Africa to build up its order book.

GRSE, a defence sector public sector unit, which currently sees 7% of its total turnover from exports, aims to increase that to 25%-30% in the next five years. The company has bagged commercial orders from Guyana and Bangladesh for construction of an ocean going passenger cum cargo vessel and patrol boats for the fishery department.

GRSE had also signed a concessionary agreement with Kolkata Port Trust to formally takeover the three docks from them that will be utilised for refits and repairs of not only military boats but commercial vessels as well.

To boost its prospects in commercial ship building, GRSE has signed preliminary pacts with DCNS of France and Gibbs and Cox of the US for collaboration in design of ships to boost exports.

India objects to International flight from Skardu Airport in Pak Occupied Gilgit Baltistan

The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday cornered Pakistan over the flight operations at Skardu airport in POK calling it an interference in India’s internal matter. Ministry of External Affairs didn’t commented on any specific development except their position over POK.

Ministry of External Affairs reaction came after the status of Skardu Airport was upgraded and it started operating as an international airport.

Last week, India also had criticised a visit by a delegation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation OIC to POK and described it as an interference in India’s internal matter.

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