India To Have Submersibles That Can Carry Scientists To Depth Of 6,000 Metres Into Sea
In the next five years, India will have an ambitious programme of manned submersibles that can carry three scientists to a depth of 6,000 metres into the ocean.
Deep Ocean Mission, approved by the Cabinet in
June, will expand the exploration and utilisation of deep-sea resources even
further for societally benefitting activities.
The aim of this more than 4,000 crore mission
is to make India self-reliant in ocean technology, create more jobs in this
field, and enhance the capacity building of institutions working in this
sector.
In the coming five years, India is going to
have very ambitious programmes being planned including man submersibles to
carry scientists up to the depth of 6,000 metres in the ocean. The project will
be executed by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
France to deliver 35 Rafales by 2021 end, a
solo fighter will join in January 2022
France will be delivering a total of 35 omni-role
Rafale fighters by 2021 end to India with a last fighter making a solo journey
soon to be activated at Hashimara air base in north Bengal in January 2022.
Already 26 fighters have been delivered with 24 landed in India and remaining
two kept for IAF pilot and technician training in France.
Given the reliability of strategic ally France,
the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Navy have evinced keen interest in
Rafale platform due to its weight to power ratio and maritime strike
capabilities. Apparently, the IAF leadership wants to acquire another 36 Rafales
in future and the Navy is looking at Rafale-M as a fighter option onboard INS
Vikrant (Indigenous aircraft carrier-1), to be commissioned next year.
The induction of Rafale into western and
eastern theatre has force multiplied Indian war making capabilities as the
French fighter is armed with the longest range air-to-air Meteor missile in the
subcontinent, Hammer air to ground smart munition and long range SCALP air to
ground weapon.
SUKHOI 75 Checkmate: High Possibility That
Indian Air Force Will Opt For Russian Stealth Jets Over Rafales & Gripens
Russia showcased the fifth generation ‘stealth’
jet at MAKS-21 International Aviation and Space Expo. A single engine,
supersonic fighter jet, the Sukhoi-75 boasts advanced stealth technology,
something which the other Russian stealth jet Sukhoi-57 lacks.
Russia earlier claimed that countries such as
India, China, and Vietnam are among potential buyers of the new light fighter
jet. The manufacturer plans to produce 300 single engine light tactical fighter
jets within the next 15 years based on the demand.
IAF plans to acquire a single engine jet has
been on the anvil for the last 20 years. The MMRCA competition under which
India had to acquire 126 fighter jets, initially was for a single engine jet
but was later diverted as Sukhoi-30s were failing so badly that India wanted
another twin engine jet.
The second time they did it again with MMRCA
2.0 because Russians did not have a single engine jet to offer.
Now that the Russians have a single engine jet,
they could enter it into the new competition.
Boeing’s F-18 Super Hornets ‘Super Confident’
Of Beating French Rafale Jets To Grab Indian Navy’s Fighter Jet Deal
Both Dassault and Boeing are marketing their
fighters as suitable for the Indian Navy, claiming their respective aircraft
can be easily integrated with India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier IAC-1,
named Vikrant, set to be commissioned in 2022-23.
The Indian aircraft carriers — INS Vikramaditya
and to be commissioned INS Vikrant are Short Take-off But Arrested Recovery
(STOBAR) carriers, which means they utilize the deck of the aircraft carrier
for take-off and landing purposes.
While Dassault claims that Rafale can operate
from STOBAR aircraft carriers, and can take off using a “ski jump” with no
modifications, Boeing demonstrated the jet’s capability to launch from a
land-based ski jump in 2020.
According to Boeing India’s press release, The
Super Hornet’s unique differentiators for the Indian Navy include its two-seater
carrier compatibility capability which provides operational flexibility and
opportunities to integrate future technologies related to manned & unmanned
interface from aircraft carriers.
The Super Hornet’s lesser costs per flight
hour, 10,000 hours durability and the world’s most powerful engine — the GE
F-414 engine makes it more attractive than the Rafales for the Indian Navy.
India’s 5th-Generation Aircraft AMCA is
modelled on US F-35 Instead Of J-20 Or Sukhoi-57 Jets
The Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft AMCA
program aims to build a homegrown fifth-generation fighter jet with
“sixth-generation characteristics,” intended to replace the aging fleet SEPECAT
Jaguar, Dassault Mirage 2000, and MiG-27.
With the AMCA fighter, India will join the
elite club of the US, Russia, and China, each of which has developed an
indigenous fifth-generation aircraft.
Although India kickstarted the process to build
an indigenous fifth-generation jet as a fallout of the joint Russian program, the
AMCA has more similarities with Lockheed Martin’s F-35 jet than to Russia’s Sukhoi-57
jet or China’s J-20 jet with respect to its design.
AMCA has been designed as a role flexible
fighter capable of executing a wide range of missions depending on loadout.
It is a multi-role combat aircraft designed for
air superiority, ground attack, bombing, intercepting, strike, and other
missions.
The proposed fifth-generation “stealth”
aircraft will have all weather and supercruise capabilities. It is also planned
to have both manned and unmanned operational capability.
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