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Rudram-II Missile Trial, IAF Need C-130J, Kamov KA-226T Deal, Pak Embraer AEW

IAF seeking to acquire more C-130J Super Hercules Transporter

Indian Air Force is looking for an additional batch of six Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules tactical transport aircraft. IAF operates 12 C-130J Super Hercules and the last aircraft delivery was taken in November 2019.

IAF always wanted to maintain a fleet of 18 aircraft that can be used for Tactical operations and Transportation and will approach the Ministry of Defence soon for clearing the third batch.

India has inducted six C-130J Super Hercule aircraft, which were bought from the US at the cost of around 6000 crores in 2008 and another 6 in 2013. IAF lost one C-130J Transporter in a 2014 accident and a replacement of which was ordered in 2016 that was delivered in 2019.  

India’s Hindon Air Station is home to the IAF’s C-130J fleet and over the years IAF has augmented its infrastructure to house and operate 18 Tactical Transporter.  

Tail assembly of the C-130Js are made at Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited facility in Hyderabad, making it the sole supplier globally.

Rudram-II: India’s first ALBM taking shape for Trial

Rudram-II is India’s first Air-launched ballistic missile or ALBM that is now taking shape to begin its developmental trials as per the information that is coming in after it completed its captive flight and release flight trials from Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft successfully.

Rudram-II ALBM has a range of 350 kilometers that can travel at Mach 4 speeds with a 200 kilogram warhead towards the ground or sea based target. Rudram II has been seen as weapons package of upcoming Tejas Mk2 and TEDBF fighter programs, but some reports suggest that Rudram-IIA is a spinoff of Rudram-II which is under development for the Indian Navy with additional sea skimming features and enhanced sensors to locate moving targets in the sea.

DRDO is also working on the development of Rudram-III ALBM that will be twice the weight of the Rudram-II and will have a range above 600 kilometers.

Indian Army Pushes Govt On Urgent Acquisition Of KA-226T Helicopters

Indian Army is looking to fast-track the acquisition of the Russian KA-226T helicopters amid border tensions with China in Ladakh.

With the older Chetak and Cheetah helicopters are almost at the end of their technical life, India’s chopper arsenal needs urgent upgradation.

The single engine Cheetah and Chetak helicopters are in a dire need of replacement. Operational availability of Cheetah and Chetaks along the northern borders with China and the Siachen glacier Saltoro Ridge region with Pakistan is down to just 50%.

The said technical life of these choppers will probably last until 2023. And hence, the forces desperately need new helicopters.

The Indian armed forces have been pushing for the acquisition of new light utility helicopters (LUH) for the past two decades. In 2015, India signed an inter-governmental agreement with Russia for the acquisition of 200 Kamov KA-226T helicopters worth $1 billion.

Out of the total 200 helicopters, 60 were to be imported directly while the remaining were to be manufactured indigenously at a joint facility at Tumakuru in Karnataka.

However, the acquisition is still stuck due to disagreements on the indigenous content. The homegrown equipment to be manufactured is between 27 to 33 percent, under the full Transfer of Technology.

Pakistan hires Leonardo, Paramount Group for aircraft conversion program

Pakistan has hired an Italian defense company to convert three Embraer Lineage 1000 regional jetliners into long range maritime patrol aircraft for its Navy. The contract with Leonardo involves the acquisition of two aircraft to join the single Lineage 1000 already in Pakistan, followed by the design, modification, installation and integration of an anti-submarine warfare and maritime patrol package.

The three planes will then be introduced into service as Sea Sultan patrol aircraft. Follow on contracts are expected to bring the total number of Sea Sultans to 10, replacing the country’s long-serving P 3C Orion fleet.

Only Leonardo was shortlisted on a technical basis for the Lineage 1000 conversion. This was mainly on the basis of the Leonardo SeaSpray radar installed on the RAS 72 Sea Eagle aircraft and Sea King helicopters, and the trusted Italian origin torpedo release systems already installed on the Pakistan Navy’s anti-submarine warfare aircraft, and which would certainly be fitted to the Sea Sultan.

J-16H China’s Next Carrier Based Fighter? World’s Most High-Tech Flanker Derivative Could Join New Strike Groups

A number of reports since February have indicated that China may be developing a navalised variant of the J 16 heavyweight fighter compatible with its navy's new aircraft carriers - the first of which has made rapid progress towards completion and deploys electromagnetic catapult launch systems.

Flankers are in production in both China and Russia, as well as under license in India, but the J-16 is the only Flanker variant developed with an AESA radar, stealth coatings and AESA radar guided air to air missiles & PL-XX missiles with range of over 500 kilometers making them ideal for neutralizing targets such as enemy airborne early warning and control aircraft and tankers.

China’s upcoming carriers will be able to accommodate many more fighters than their predecessors, will use electromagnetic catapult launch systems (EMALS) to allow them to take off with more weapons and fuel, and will deploy AEW aircraft, electronic attack jets and drones to support them - all features the country’s previous carriers lacked.

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