India’s Tejas Mk2 combat jet on track, officials say
The Tejas Mk2 has yet to take to the air, but it is being vaunted as the future of the Indian Air Force. The 4.5 generation combat jet will probably be flight tested in 2023, but it is already making waves.
New IAF Chief, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, stated recently that 7 squadrons of Tejas Mk2 are projected for induction in the coming years while discussing the future roadmap of the Indian Air Force modernization plan.
This is an important announcement not only towards the significant capability enhancement of the IAF, but a move closer to the “Atmanirbhar Bharat” campaign.
With increase in range and payload capability, the new variant will be much superior than Tejas Mark-1A, 73 of which are being procured by the Indian Air Force from the HAL under a 48,000 crore deal that was approved by the government on January 13. The Medium Weight Fighter Tejas Mk2 will be a perfect combination of a powerful radar, a powerful engine and much more.
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Project Azm : Pakistan’s 5th Gen jet crashes before takeoff
In 2017, the Pakistan Air force announced that in collaboration with the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, a subsidiary organization of PAF that it plans to develop a 5th generation fighter aircraft (FGFA), under Project AZM with the first flight planned in 2028. In 2019, PAF announced that it has completed the conceptual design of the FGFA, but since then little information came out of the progress but it now emerged that the Program is on verge of getting closed due to various reasons.
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is now struggling with how to proceed since it does not have the requisite experience or industrial base required for moving a conceptual design into the detailed design phase, let alone producing a locally designed airframe with all its subsystems and complexities. Pakistan Aeronautical Complex does not have the experience, human resources, or infrastructure for a task of this magnitude.
A Senior ranked Pakistani air force official, earlier this year in an interview to the local media had claimed that PAF will move to all 5th Generation and beyond fighter jet types by 2047.
China’s First Sixth Generation Fighter Spotted From the Air? New Tailless Design Raises Questions
China has recently housed a new aircraft which resembles concepts seen in the US for a next generation air dominance fighter. The sighting follows the unveiling of two never before seen fifth generation Chinese fighters in the final week of October, namely a twin seat variant of the heavyweight J-20 and a carrier based medium weight jet based on the FC-31 technology demonstrator.
China’s new fighter has a diamond like delta shape with a thin nose section and a wingspan comparable to that of the J-20 which is among the very largest fighters in service in the world. Its tailless design has been a feature widely speculated to be at the centre of sixth generation programs, and with new advanced flight control surfaces it has the promise to provide an unprecedented degree of stealth. Such aircraft also benefit from greater efficiency for sustained high speed cruise, and can compensate in terms of manoeuvrability for the lack of a tail by relying on thrust vectoring engines.
INS Vela, 4th Kalvari class submarine to Join Navy soon
With the global focus on Indo Pacific, defence minister Rajnath Singh is expected to commission guided missile destroyer, INS Visakhapatnam, the first of the four of its class, on November 18 in Mumbai to add more teeth to the Indian Navy. The stealth P-15B destroyer was delivered to the Indian Navy on October 28 after all sea checks and trials.
It is understood that INS Vela, the fourth out of six Kalveri class diesel attack submarines, will also be commissioned before the end of this month. Both the vessels have been built by Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders with INS Vela being designed by the French naval group.
All the four destroyers of the Visakhapatnam class including INS Mormugao, Imphal and Porbandar, will be launched by 2022 with the destroyers adding to the punch of Indian military might and coverage of the Indo Pacific.
Even though INS Vela is a diesel attack submarine, it will act as sea denial as well as access denial to the adversary. Designed on the Scorpene class, the Exocet missile carrying submarine may be fitted with DRDO designed air independent propulsion technology at a later stage as part of its mid-life refit.
