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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.