US Navy Unveils Plans For Sixth Generation F/A-XX Long Range Fighter to Replace the F/A-18E Super Hornet
One of multiple sixth generation fighter programs being pursued in the United States has been to replace the US Navy’s Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet combat jets, which are currently the services only for the operational fighters that operate from its Nimitz and Gerald Ford class supercarriers.
The new aircraft is expected to begin replacing the Super Hornets from twenty thirty onwards, and according to the Navy, they will have a higher endurance and greater speed than the F/A-18E as well as the ability to deploy a new generation of armaments. As a sixth-generation fighter it will also emphasize network centric warfare and integration with unmanned aircraft. F/A-XX is expected to have special electronic warfare configurations.
The F/A-XX is expected to have a very long range as the F-14 and A6 did, allowing it to operate very far from carrier groups to reduce the risk to the surface warships.
Last of FOC Tejas enters Production floor
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Doctor Anantha Krishnan of Tarmak Media House has released a picture of SP 36 on the Assembly Jig at LCA Tejas Division at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore. SP 36 is the 16th and last of the single seater FOC Standard LCA Tejas aircraft that was ordered by the IAF in the first batch. 7th and 8th FOC Standard LCA Tejas aircraft are ready and waiting for conclusions of the ground trials before they are cleared for the first flight. 9th and 10th FOC are also in the advanced stages of fabrication and assembly and most likely will be handed over to IAF by March next year.
SP 36 is the 16th FOC Standard LCA Tejas aircraft that will be handed over sometime next year to IAF. HAL already has started assembly of SPT 1 and SPT 2 FOC Standard LCA Tejas Trainer aircraft and will be manufacturing 18 that were ordered by IAF throughout 2022-23.
HAL already has announced that the first Flying Test Bed for Tejas Mk1A to demonstrate all the upgraded components and technologies earmarked for the Tejas Mk1A aircraft will take to air by March 2022.
HAL will start the supply of Tejas Mk1A in batches once it enters production, first 2 aircraft by March 2024, 8 in 2025, and 14 in 2026, 16 each from 2027 till 2029.
Fourth or rather the Third Production line of LCA-Tejas will go active from 2024-25 in Aircraft Division, Nasik with production capabilities of 5 jets per year in case HAL can win the first export order for the LCA-Tejas aircraft by 2023, even if doesn’t it will be used for the production of other Variants that have been planned. Aircraft Division, Nasik will continue to be used to undertake repair and overhaul of Sukhoi-30MKI fleet after the closure of the production line and talks are with IAF to convert it into a full-fledged production line for the LCA MkII Program since the AMCA Production line will be set up at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.
Agni-5: INS Dhruv Played a crucial role in the recent test
India last Wednesday conducted the first user trial of its fully indigenous nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile, covering a range of about 5,000 kilometers and representing a second strike capability against China. The first night time user trial of the Agni-5 ICBM was conducted by India’s Strategic Forces Command, which is responsible for managing nuclear and strategic weapons from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
But the missile was tracked from start till the splashdown for the first time by the INS Dhruv, a 10,000 tons satellite and ballistic missile tracking ship that was recently inducted.
This was the first outing of the INS Dhruv into the deep ocean as state of-the art long range active scanned array radar (AESA) along with other sensors enabled it to scan various trajectories and flight paths of the Agni 5, where for the first time missile demonstrated multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle (MIRV) capabilities by hitting two separate targets over the Bay of Bengal.
INS Dhruv is India’s first naval vessel that is capable of tracking nuclear missiles at a long-range, which assumes a special significance with an increasing threat of nuclear ballistic warfare in the Indo-Pacific region. INS Dhruv, with its anti-ballistic missile capabilities, will act as an early warning system for enemy missiles headed towards Indian cities and military establishments.
‘Going extremely well,’ says Indian Navy Chief on sea trials of indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant
The mega project of constructing India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier to be commissioned in 2022 as INS Vikrant has resulted in immense learning and capacity building for Indian industry and state run entities, said Admiral Karambir Singh, India’s Navy Chief. He also added that the previous and ongoing trials of the Aircraft carrier were going extremely well.
Referring to the first sea trial of the IAC-1, Admiral Singh said that the ship had performed at 100% power in a short duration and had undergone tests for its endurance, hull and sea keeping. He expressed confidence that the Navy could take delivery of the carrier in April 2022 and Commission it by August.
Commending the IAC project and its implementation thus far, the Chief said that the carrier was 76% indigenous, had been released within budget, had involved 550 Indian industries, provided work opportunities for 13,000 persons.
India’s special forces to get 716 General Purpose Machine Guns from United States
India’s special forces, the paratroopers and commandos are getting new much needed weaponry. The additional firepower comes in the form of 716 General Purpose Machine Guns from the United States. These could be very useful as the special forces units in Jammu and Kashmir are always there to fight off terror attacks.
The machine guns are being purchased for the SF units for about Rs 400 crore through the American Foreign Military Sales route. While the weapons may cost a little more, they will arrive quite soon. The purchase is likely to be cleared at the next meeting of the Defence Procurement Board.
India gets new destroyer INS Visakhapatnam but China naval gap continues
With China now fielding the world’s largest Navy and fast constructing two more aircraft carriers to add to its two existing ones, the Indian Navy has finally got a long-delayed shot in the arm with a new indigenous guided missile destroyer even as its second aircraft carrier undergoes another set of sea trials.
The first of the four 7,400 tons stealth destroyers being constructed at Mazagaon Docks, under a contract inked in January 2011, was delivered to the Navy on Thursday after a delay of well over three years. It will be named INS Visakhapatnam on commissioning in the second half of November.
The other three destroyers, Mormugao, Imphal and Surat, will follow over the next few years. The overall cost of the four warships, with an array of weapons and sensors including BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and Israeli new generation Barak surface to air missile systems, is over Rs 35,000 crore.
