Navy drops EMALS for steam-powered catapults to save cost on
IAC-2
Navy has decided to let go of the offer to supply next generation Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear by General Atomics developed system that was cleared by America in 2017 for India.
EMALS has run into serious developmental issues and fixes are
still work in progress. The second issues seem to be the cost that is estimated
to be $1.321 billion. The third problem with the EMALS and Advanced Arresting
Gear is that it’s integrated and tested only on a Nuclear powered Super
aircraft carriers.
Steam powered catapults are relatively cheaper but require
insulated piping to deliver the steam and the whole system is bulky and is a
technically challenging system for its crew to maintain and is more expensive
to operate in long run.
Steam powered catapults need to be fine tuned for each
aircraft type that is operated from the aircraft carrier more precisely than EMALS.
Steam powered catapults are also prone to human error related accidents that
can cause serious accidents and have a much slower rate of launch capabilities.
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Rajnath Singh unveils Made in India Multi terrain Artillery
Gun
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday launched one
of its kind indigenous Multi terrain Artillery Gun MARG 155 – BR in the
presence of Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane. In line with the
Government’s Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat Mission, Pune based Indian
MNC Bharat Forge Limited has developed this sophisticated weapon, adding
another feather in its cap. The Made-In-India MARG 155 – BR is the only 155mm
39 caliber gun system mounted on 4x4 High Mobility Vehicle in the world. The
vehicle weighs 18 tons and has the capability to be deployed even in mountain
regions. The gun system is equipped with shoot and scoot capability, providing
advanced technical performance and high integration.
Indian Army inducts indigenously developed next generation Armoured
Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicles
The first set of indigenously developed next generation
Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle was inducted into the Corps of
Engineers of the Indian Army at a function attended by Chief of Army Staff
General MM Naravane at Pune on Tuesday. The system has been designed by Defence
Research and Development Organisation DRDO and manufactured by Ordnance Factory
Medak and Bharat Electronics Limited, Pune.
Despite the various restrictions imposed in view of pandemic
over the past one year, supply of vehicles to the Indian Army has been on
schedule. The vehicle is capable of carrying out reconnaissance of water
obstacles and boggy patches for execution of engineer tasks with capabilities
to carry out reconnaissance and provide real time updates to force commanders.
The system will enhance existing engineer reconnaissance
capabilities of the Indian Army and would be a major game changer in support of
mechanised operations in future conflicts.
Construction of 6th Nuclear power plant in Kudankulam begins
Russia’s integrated nuclear power player Rosatom on Tuesday
said the first pouring of concrete for building the sixth 1,000MW atomic power
plant at Kudankulam has begun. In a statement, Rosatom said the main
construction period of the sixth unit was officially launched on Monday through
the first concreting in the foundation slab of the reactor building.
India’s atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation
of India Limited has too 1,000MW plants Units 1 and Too at Kudankulam, while
four more, Units 3, 4, 5 and 6 are under construction. All the six units are
built with Russian technology and equipment supplied by Rosatom. In June 2021,
the first concrete was laid at the power unit Number 5.
The power units of the second stage are being constructed and
the works are underway at Unit 3 to prepare for installation of the reactor
pressure vessel. The equipment required for the top priority installation at
units 5 and 6 is being supplied now and the construction process is being
supported by the working documentation.
Why PAF’s J-10C acquisition is more to ease pressure on the
F-16 fleet than counter Indian Rafale
The Pakistani Air Force’s combat jet for years have centered
around the JF-17 Thunder fighter program, Pakistani military officials might
boost in public that it is as capable as American built F-16 jets but in
private they seem to be worried about the future fleet that now they are
actively considering procuring Chinese J-10C jets powered by domestically
developed WS-10 Taihang engines to counter Indian acquisition of the Rafale
jets, but in reality, it is more to do with easing pressure on the aging fleet
of F-16s at that their disposal.
PAF’s J-10C acquisition is rather a smart move to act as a
fill gap arrangement before it can acquire another rebranded Chinese jet either
as a joint venture or directly when its available. J-10C fleet will ease the
pressure on the F-16 fleet and help PAF preserve them for much longer in
service.
J-10C in agility and performance is nowhere close to Indian
Rafale but it will act as a better backup to the F-16 fleet than the JF-17
fleet that had lackluster performance over recent skirmish with older Indian
Mirage-2000 jets.
