HAL to add second Tejas Mk1A Flying Test Bed to speed up development
HAL has decided to use a final operational clearance (FOC)
version of the LCA Tejas Mk1 to be used as a Second flying Test Bed to test and
certify several improvements over the previous variants that have been planned
on the upcoming Mk1A.
The first Flying Test Bed of the Mk1A will take its flight by
March 2022 and the second will take its flight by end of 2022. HAL plans to use
Two Mk1A Flying Test Bed to prove most of the upgraded technology by mid of
2023 so that the first two Mk1A get delivered to the Indian Air Force by March
2024.
Mk1A will be getting the following upgrades and will
incorporate a new Active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, digital
radar warning receivers computer, a digital map generator, and digital flight
control systems, external self-protection jammer pods, and newer beyond visual
range air to air missiles.
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Reactor vessel for Kudankulam 5 takes shape
The Volgodonsk branch of AEM Technologies has started
assembling the upper part of the reactor pressure vessel for unit 5 of the
Kudankulam nuclear power plant under construction in India. Two Russian designed
pressurised water reactors are being built as the third phase of the plant in
the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
AEM Technologies said specialists have connected two shells
of the branch pipe zone. A flange is also to be installed. After installing all
the elements, the component will be moved to the welding stand with the help of
a crane, where welding of two circumferential seams will begin.
Units 1 and 2 of the Kudankulam plant began commercial
operations in 2014 and 2017, respectively. Construction of units 3 and 4 began
in 2017 and those units are now around 50% complete. Units 5 and 6 are scheduled
to be completed by 2027. There are also plans for a fourth phase of the plant –
units 7 and 8 with larger reactors.
Indian Navy strengthens Anti-Submarine capabilities
India has signed an agreement with the US to acquire MK-54
lightweight torpedoes to be fitted on P8I MPA aircraft. To increase its anti-submarine
and anti-surface warfare capabilities, India is investing heavily in the
procurement of advanced airborne platforms such as Boeing P8I Multi Mission
Maritime Patrol Aircraft and MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters.
These acquisitions are expected to drive the procurement of
several cutting-edge weapon systems, including torpedoes, anti ship and land attack
missiles. Additionally, the sale of MK-54 torpedoes will provide the Indian Navy
the ability to strike Chinese threats in the Indian Ocean.
After J-20, China’s J-21 Carrier Capable Stealth Fighter
Aircraft Gets Ready To Challenge US F-35 Jets
China has been aggressively ramping up its Navy including
fighter jets that would operate from its aircraft carriers. Recently, the
Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy tested a new carrier capable stealth
aircraft and experts believe they could be a powerful addition to Chinese Navy.
Although details remain shrouded in secrecy, it is believed
that the aircraft is a derivative of the FC-31 or J-31. Experts have speculated
that it could be called J-21 or the J-35.
Carrier capable J-31 is a major upgrade from its
predecessors. Some core features identified are the far larger and more robust
pair of wheels to support the stresses of carrier operations, a catapult launch
bar, a clear indication of the aircraft’s carrier landing capabilities. The
folding wingtips and tail tips are also indicative of its carrier operations.
This aircraft carrier is likely to be ready by 2022 and enter
operational service by 2024.
What is ISRO’s ‘Solar Power Calculator’ that is to be offered
to the world?
ISRO has demonstrated the strategy of figuring out one of the
best suited places for putting in upcoming solar energy era farms, throughout
the globe.
It is about using satellite data and identifying potential
areas where maximum solar energy is available per year, across the globe. Isro
will be collecting this data, analysing, mapping it and sharing it online and
via a mobile application. Mapping this data and sharing it would help countries
decide their upcoming solar power projects.
ISRO was additionally creating some {hardware} for this function, It is a very useful tool for installation of PV solar panels for tapping solar energy.
