India remains mum on S-500 offer by Russia, likely to back DRDO Program instead
Russia plans to offer its cutting edge S-500 anti aircraft missile systems to India in the future, but India till now has remained tight lipped on the offer as its starts receiving the first batch of S-400 Very Long Range Air defense system from Russia. The S-500 system on offer that Russia claims can intercept intercontinental Ballistic missiles, as well as hypersonic cruise missiles, and will supplement the current S-400 system is not a priority for the Armed forces as of now.
S-400 will strengthen India’s Air Defense network against
fast manoeuvring jets and force multipliers that work in the background due to
long range of 400km but has a limited role in intercepting Intermediate ranged Ballistic
missiles for which DRDO’s Ballistic Missile Defence program will be used to
engage and neutralize short and medium range Ballistic Missile coming from
Pakistan and China and recent satellite imaginary confirms the start of Phase-I
deployment of long range Radars and Interceptor missiles system that will be
used to safeguard National Capital Delhi and Mumbai has commenced to protect
against Intermediate ranged Ballistic missiles .
DRDO’s Phase-II under Ballistic
Missile Defence program will see the development of Two new Interceptor
missiles that will be able to intercept intercontinental Ballistic missiles as
well as Long range Hypersonic glide and cruise missiles and these next generation
interceptor missiles will be much more suitable to intercept next generation
hypersonic missiles system then S-500 system on offer to India.
While DRDO has been tight lipped about India’s Ballistic
Missile Defence program but it is confirmed that new long range interceptor
missiles that are under development will factor in and have the ability to
intercept hypersonic glide and hypersonic cruise missiles that can change
trajectories and can manoeuver towards its targets making it much more
difficult to be intercepted by present Ballistic Missile Defence systems. DRDO
is also working on Two Hypersonic cruise missiles system of its own.
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The Indian Air Force and Indian Army Apache fleet need NLOS
missiles
In a highly consequential technological development, the AH-64E
Apache attack helicopter is likely to see its lethality increase significantly
with the introduction of a new Israeli developed Spike Non Line of Sight (NLOS)
missile. The United States Army’s heliborne aviation wing, which operates the
AH-64 Apache is gearing up to equip and integrate this capability for its
fleet. Spike NLOS is integrated with an electro optical guidance system or
camera that gives the Spike NLOS day and night vision.
The missile has a 25 kilometre range, which is connected by a
wireless data link system to the Apache from which it is launched. The Israeli
manufacturing entity Rafael says: “The Spike NLOS system is a member of the
world renowned Spike Family”. Its additional features include being able to
attack targets at standoff ranges without line of sight.
According to the manufacturer, it can be employed in a whole
range of battlefield scenarios such as in anti-armour or tank operations,
counter-insurgency missions, standoff attacks geared for supporting Special
Forces operations and small unit missions.
It’s time IAF starts backing 5th and 6th Generation jet
programs
IAF is considering jumping from 4.5 generation Tejas Mk1A to
5th generation AMCA program that will mean the Tejas Mk2 program more or less
will be scrapped if the IAF get to take the shot and the Ministry of Defence
decides to take a back seat. AMCA will start arriving from 2035 onwards and at
least three to four countries might have flown or at least demonstrated sixth generation
technology on aircraft that will enter service sometime in 2035-40.
BAE Systems led Tempest and the Dassault Aviation-led Future
Combat Air System F-Cas and America’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGad) are
already in the works and it also seems Russia and China will also join the
bandwagon by 2035 for which these countries are developing next generation
swarming drones and a combat cloud designed to ensure information superiority.
India’s 5th generation AMCA Program is officially yet to take
off and India will be the last country to join the 5th generation bandwagon
that means it will have a considerable fleet of 5th generation jets only in
2035-45.
India will also be the last of the countries that will join the 6th generation fighter program if it ever can develop successfully a 5th generation platform first. IAF even in 2040 will be made up of 90% of 4.5 generation fighter. Yes 4.5 generation fighters will not disappear not at least till 2050-60 worldwide but their strength in terms of composition in the combat fleet will be less than 40-30% in most of the airforces around the world as 5th generation jets will take majority of the fleet.
