Lockheed to design New Israeli F-35C variant for unknown customer that might be India
Lockheed Martin has received orders from the United States to design and develop an F-35 variant tailored for an unspecified Foreign Military Sales customer. The company will perform engineering work and other efforts relating to the design and development of a new variant of the aircraft as part of the five year project. Don’t expect the new variant to be as different to the others as F-35B. This is likely more like the F-35I, an F-35A with unique Israeli avionics modifications.
Lockheed Martin is planning to offer this Israeli Modified F-35I
to India that supports its F-21 offering for procurement of 114 new fighter
aircraft exclusively for India and the Indian Air Force by proving additional
indigenous production capability.
Lockheed Martin is already manufacturing the wings for F-21
fighter jets in Hyderabad with Tata-Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited, So
it won’t be difficult for Lockheed Martin to setup production plant of F-35I, F-35C
and F-21 in India if India says yes to the Deal Offered.
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How Tejas Mark 2 is evolving into a bigger & powerful
fighter?
The Tejas Mark 2 is no longer an LCA, but a significantly
larger and more capable Medium Combat Aircraft, with a higher thrust engine and
a 1.5 metre increase in length. Wings have been pushed outwards, effectively
increasing the fighter’s wingspan by 300mm.
The key change in the Tejas Mark 2 is its significantly more
powerful General Electric F-414 engine, The Tejas Mark 2’s increased payload
capacity will inable it to integrate significantly more weapons and sensors
than the Mark 1 fighter. For air-to-air combat, the Mark 2 will carry the
indigenous Astra Mark 1 and Mark Too missiles. It would also carry Rudram anti-radiation
missiles, developed by the DRDO.
DRDO is developing a range of bombs for the Tejas Mark 2,
such as the Tara high speed, low drag bomb that is mounted on the pylons. It
will also have the option of carrying laser guided bombs. Tejas Mark 2 may be
integrated with the SCALP missile that has been procured along with the Rafale
fighters.
China replaces soldiers with robots in Tibet as soldiers ‘fleeing’
in harsh winters
As the unsolved India China border dispute brews tensions,
China is sending machine gun wielding robots to the frontier to intensify the
situation, dozens of autonomous vehicles capable of transporting both weapons
and supplies are being dispatched to Tibet, with the bulk being deployed in
border regions where Chinese troops are engaged in a standoff with Indian
troops.
The Sharp Claw, which can be handled wirelessly and is armed
with a light machinegun, and the Mule-200, which is meant as an unmanned
delivery truck but can also be equipped with weaponry, are two examples of
vehicles. China is now supplying troops with Mule-200 unmanned vehicles, while
also giving guns to its military. Around 120-200 mules have also been dispatched
to Tibet, the majority of which will be stationed near the border.
China has also provided 70 VP-22 armoured military vehicles
to supplement the unmanned vehicles. 77 of these are in border areas. A total
of 150 Lynx ‘all-terrain vehicles’ have been dispatched to the border. The Lynx
is employed by a wide range of armies and is frequently utilised to carry
troops.
Russia’s latest nuclear-powered icebreaker ‘Sibir’ to boost
India’s Arctic plans via Northern Sea Root
Russia has launched a new nuclear-powered icebreaker ‘Sibir’
that will contribute to the rapidly growing fleet of lethal icebreakers to keep
the Northern Sea Root open for year round shipping through the Arctic enabling
wider presence of India in the region.
During the 21st edition of the India Russia summit held on
December 6, the Indian Side also expressed its interest in collaborating with
Russia on the Northern Sea Root and expressed its readiness to play an active
role as an Observer in the Arctic Council.
Oil and gas reserves in the Russian Arctic may be sufficient
for the country, for decades and even centuries, according to Russian
estimates. Simultaneously, the Arctic is opening new opportunities for
hydrocarbons and other potential resources that lie unexplored beneath its ice.
HAL joins DRDO in building 5th generation advanced
combat aircraft AMCA
IAF is already flying the first 32 Tejas Mark 1 fighters, and
an order for 83 Tejas Mark 1A has been placed on Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
Meanwhile, there have been important development breakthroughs in the following
2 fighter programmes: the Tejas Mark 2 and the 5th generation
Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).
The IAF has accorded the Tejas Mark 2 its comprehensive
design review (CDR), which means its design has been found viable and the
manufacture of its first prototypes cleared. The AMCA is one step behind, with
its preliminary design review (PDR) done last December. It was anticipated that
its CDR would also be completed this December, but it now more realistically
targeted for end of 2022.
AMCA’s stealth shaping had been completed, its design is now
mature and its internal systems are laid out. The accord of the CDR next year
would clear the way for metal cutting – the symbolic start of constructing a
flying prototype.
The AMCA’s first flight is targeted for 2024 to 25. HAL plans
to build five prototypes for a flight testing programme that would take about
four years. By 2028 to 29, HAL plans to begin series manufacture.
