After MRO, Dassault plans CKD Rafale from its DRAL Plant in India
The French company Dassault will complete setting up its Rafale fighter aircraft servicing center at its upcoming facility at the Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited at the Mihan SEZ in Nagpur by end of 2022 or early 2023. New Facility will cater to Indian Air Force and also to the South Asian customers in near future but the grounds are being prepared that could lead to the assembly of Rafale jets in India to meet export demands as the backlog of orders pile up after recent orders from UAE and Indonesia.
Reliance Infrastructure is the majority shareholder in 51:49
ratio Joint Venture in Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited but Dassault is
planning to seek 100 percent ownership of Facility before it can start plans to
assemble Rafale jets in India. Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited will be able
to assemble two Rafale jets per month and 24 in a year that will match the
present production capability in France. Most of the jets will come in the CKD (Completely
Knocked Down) forms only to be assembled in India.
Dassault is already sourcing Rafale engine doors and pylons
from India as part of its global supply chain for its Global Customers and more
components will also be manufactured in India. Dassault already has offered to
assemble the second batch of Rafale if ordered by India in the facility and
also is ready to cater to MRFA Tender requirement for 114 jets which involve
deeper Transfer of Technology come into play with more sourcing being done
locally.
While Assembly of Rafale in India is still at the
consideration stage, French company Dassault off late has been sealing multiple
deals for the supply of Rafale jets with many countries, and the Dassault
Reliance Aerospace Limited facility in India will play a crucial role as part
of its global supply chain and later also in the upgradation and service of
these jets.
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HAL’s Scale High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) Prototype
will fly this year
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Bengaluru based technology
startup NewSpace Research and Technologies have completed the feasibility study
and the first sub scale prototype will fly by Q3 of 2022 as per the latest
report. HAL has asked for 50 crores for the development of the sub scale
prototype that will validate the technologies and design before work on the 500
kilograms High altitude pseudo satellite (Haps) will begin soon after and will
be ready for developmental trials in the next 4 years.
HAPS will have an endurance of three months and can cruise at
65,000 feet. Customized payload development is already taking place. India’s National
Aerospace Laboratories is also developing its own for Civilian usage that has
an endurance of six months.
India issues fresh NOTAM for New Missile
India has issued a third Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), for this
year for a launch of an experimental flight vehicle in the Bay of Bengal this
month for the period from 26 to 27 February 2022. The designated area is 170 kilometers
in length and 95 kilometers in width, which indicates it might be a test of
either long range air to air missiles or an upgraded version of the ground based
air defense missile.
DRDO designed Astra Mk2 beyond visual range air to air
missile with a range of 160 kilometers is waiting for its first developmental
trials after completion of captive and separation trials onboard Sukhoi-30MKI
aircraft that have been modified for the program. DRDO is also working on an
Indian Medium Range Surface To Air, Extended Range (MRSAM-ER) variant that will
have a range of 150 kilometers which is also almost ready to begin its
developmental trials.
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