First
export order for BrahMos missile — India, Philippines set to sign contract next
week
India and Philippines are likely to sign a $374.9 million deal next week for the supply of multiple BrahMos shore based supersonic cruise missile systems as part of Philippines plan to beef up its defence amid territorial conflict with China. The contract would entail an unspecified number of missiles and launchers, spare parts, payment schedule and delivery and training schedule.
Philippines
has accepted the Indian proposal and is now seeking to sign the contract. They
said an Indian delegation is slated to visit Philippines next week to sign the
contract — the first export order for the BrahMos cruise missile that has a
range of 290km. They also explained the contract is for the shore based variant
of the anti-ship missile system and it will bolster Philippines defence
capability amid increasing Chinese aggression.
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Pakistan
To Acquire Deadly Turkish Torpedo Countermeasure System To ‘Check’ Indian Navy’s
Rapid Expension
In
a recent development, Turkey has followed up on its previous decision of 2019
to equip the Pakistani submarines with its torpedo countermeasure systems. The
Zargana Torpedo Countermeasure System for the Pakistani Navy’s Agosta 90B class
submarines has passed factory acceptance tests.
The
test clears the way for installation aboard the French built submarine as part
of a mid-life upgrade deal agreed in 2016 with the Turkish firm STM for three
Agosta submarines in Pakistan.
A
torpedo countermeasure system like the one that Pakistan is acquiring from
Turkey is a system that deflects the attack from enemy torpedoes. The ZARGANA
Submarine Torpedo Countermeasure System provides quick reaction capabilities,
as well as operator controlled autonomous operation and outboard launchers to
ensure submarine survivability against torpedo strikes.
China’s
Much Hyped Liaoning Aircraft Carrier is ‘Flawed’, US Commander Says Its
‘Operational Restrictions’ Exposed
The
symbol of Chinese prestige and Naval prowess, aircraft carrier Liaoning appears
to have some operational limitations, according to a US Navy Commander.
These
revelations included the details of an image of China’s Liaoning aircraft
carrier taken from the USS Mustin guided missile destroyer during a close
encounter in the disputed South China Sea last year.
The
commander of the US Naval Surface Force claimed the Chinese carrier was subject
to “operating restrictions.” The USS Mustin tailed the Liaoning and was able to
photograph and observe the aircraft carrier.
US
crew members realized that at some point all the Chinese escorts sort of backed
off because there’s some operating restrictions that they had around the
carrier.
USS
Mustin didn’t have those (restrictions). They proceeded in, found a good
station, and sat alongside taking pictures and doing other things for quite a
bit of time.
Why
Vietnam was monitoring “Aakash-NG” Program since its inception
A
Vietnamese air force delegation visited India a few years back that was given a
live demonstration of the Aakash Mk1 surface to air interceptor missiles as
India was keen to export its air defense system to friendly countries in the
region. DRDO also had agreed to provide Transfer of Technology for the local
production of the Aakash Mk1 missiles systems but it failed to materialize.
The
Vietnamese air force is keen to replace its aging mid-tier Soviet surface to air
missile system S-125 Pechora / S-75 DVina.
Vietnam
has been following the development of the Aakash-NG (Next Generation) from its
inception and they consider it way more advanced than the Spider System that
they procured from Israel and recently have been inquiring about the missile
system that is presently going through its developmental trials.
Akash-NG
is primarily a Medium Range Surface to Air Missile system that can
simultaneously engage multiple targets in group mode and can also function in
autonomous mode and has a range of 60km and can travel at 2.5 times the speed
of sound.
Mk1A,
Mk2, ORCA, AMCA: How only Four Types can make up 80% of IAF
2021
was a great year for the aerospace industry in the country since after almost
50 years, the Indian Air Force had agreed to procure 83 Tejas Mk1A jets built
locally in the country.
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Tejas Mk1A is a small investment made within the country and it is expected
that IAF will be ordering 150 MK2 jets that will be followed by at least 250
AMCA Mk1/2/3 jets by 2045. 2035 onwards Jaguars, Mirage-2000 and MiG-29 fleet
will all be gone and they must be replaced by locally developed fighter jets
like Mk2 but by 2040 onwards nearly 100 Sukhoi-30MKI from the first batch will
due for its retirement and there are room to acquire at least 80 to 100 ORCA an
Airforce variant of the TEDBF that is under development for the Navy.
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Squadrons of Dassault Rafale should be the only aircraft fleet that should be
made up of the rest 20% beyond 2040 as the transition from manned to unmanned
combat jets might have already begun but these additional unmanned jets will
act as force multipliers rather than as a supplement to the manned jets.
