Mega deal in mind, Rafale-M takes off from Navy’s Goa test
range, Boeing F/A 18 next
Rafale-M, the marine version of the French fighter jet Monday successfully carried out a demonstration ski jump from the shore-based test facility at INS Hansa in Goa to project its capabilities to operate from Indian aircraft carriers.
Ski-jump is a crucial take-off capability needed to operate
from Indian aircraft carriers and Rafale’s manufacturer, Dassault Aviation has
brought the marine version here to showcase its features to the Indian Navy.
Similarly, American Aviation giant Boeing will also be bringing its F/A 18
Super Hornet to the same facility in Goa to showcase its ski jump capability in
March.
Navy told this is not a trial and the companies are bringing
in the aircraft to showcase their capabilities, as the force works on issuing a
tender for an unspecified number of new fighters to replace the in service MiG-29K.
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IAF looking to procure more CH-47 Chinook
Indian Air Force is looking to procure more CH-47 Chinook
Helicopters for which it has started the process to get it cleared from the
Cabinet Committee on Security later this year. India had finalized a multi-billion
dollar contract with Boeing to procure 22 Apache helicopters and 15 Chinooks
for the IAF in September 2015.
The original contract had provision for follow on orders of 6
AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters that were cleared in 2019. IAF likely
will press for 7 follow-on orders of CH-47 Chinook Helicopters that are part of
the original contract. Since February 2020, the Indian Air Force started using
Chinooks at theatres such as Ladakh and Siachen Glacier to assist Indian forces
deployed at the Line of Actual Control in adjourned occupied areas of Aksai
Chin by the Chinese PLA
Is Nexter’s Leclerc tank offered by France a Good option for
India? Where it stands in FRCV?
The FRCV project envisions manufacturing of the selected tank
in India with a ‘strategic partner’.
The Leclerc tank with its mass of only 55 tons, its good
mobility with its 1,500 hp engine and the excellence of its turret and firing
system, is very well placed to win the FRCV contract. The Leclerc is lighter
than most major Western tanks.
The Leclerc also has a three man crew, unlike the other three
Western designs, with the ‘loader’ absent. In place of the loader, a soldier
who manually inserts rounds into the gun, the Leclerc has an ‘autoloader’
device for the purpose, Russian tanks such as the T-72 and T-90 also have auto loaders.
The Leclerc also has an advanced communications system to
network with ground and air units. The Leclerc tanks of the French Army are
currently being upgraded to the Leclerc XLR standard, which would feature a
modular armour package, new combat information system, radios, jammers and
remotely operated machine gun.
China Says they Can Shoot Down World’s Top Stealth Jet F-22
Raptors Within Seconds With New Heat Seeking Hypersonic Missile
Chinese scientists have made a startling claim about its
hypersonic weapons program after a series of tests it carried out last year.
Chinese scientists have claimed that they have produced next generation
hypersonic weapons with infrared homing advancements that the US military may
not have until 2025.
According to the researchers, heat seeking capabilities allow
Chinese hypersonic missiles to home in on practically any target with
remarkable accuracy and speed, including stealth aircraft, ships, and even
moving vehicles on the street.
This could cause widespread concern in the United States when
viewed alongside the claims made by a Chinese military expert.
160km Astra Mk2 will be tested in 2022: Project Director
Doctor S. Venugopal, Project Director for the Astra Program
said that Astra Mk2 that will have a range of 160km will be tested in 2022,
this is the first official confirmation coming from the DRDO. Venugopal also
confirmed that Astra Mk1 integration into LCA Tejas Mk1 is nearly completed and
trials can happen any time in the coming weeks.
Astra Mk2 will be comparable in range to the American AIM-120D,
the latest variant coming out of the Advanced medium range air to air Missiles
family that has been reported to have a range of 161km. Astra Mk2 uses a double
pulse solid rocket motor to improve its range.
Astra Mk2 will weigh around 175 kilograms that is little more
than the AIM-120D that weighs only 161kilograms but a lot lesser than Chinese
PL-15E that is around 200kilograms and has a range of 145km.
Astra Mk2 when inducted will be India’s Second longest Beyond
Visual range air to air missile after Meteor air to air missiles that are
available on the Rafale fleet. India is also working on Astra Mk3 that will be
based on the ramjet engine propulsion that will have a range varying from 70km
to 340km and it is expected to enter the developmental trials phase from 2024
onwards.
