Showing posts with label Pak navy submarine refits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pak navy submarine refits. Show all posts

Drone Factory In UP, T-14 Armata Induction, Pak's Navy Submarine Failures, PLA Navy Night-time Aircraft Carrier Landing Training

Landing on a Postage Stamp in the Dark: China’s Navy Trains for Nighttime Operations with Carrier Based Aircraft

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has released footage of pilots training for night time landings on aircraft carriers, which are considered some of the most difficult operations due to the darkness which adds to the difficulty of landing on a small moving runway.

Such landings have been compared by US Navy pilots to landing on a postage stamp in the dark. The PLA Navy is only the fifth in the world known to have carried out such operations.

Night landings played a vital role in allowing carrier groups mounting surprise attacks, as well as allowing fighters to return from long distance operations conducted in the afternoon.

The ability to perform night landings can thus significantly improve the versatility of an aircraft carrier and is considered a worthwhile pursuit despite being considered the very hardest type of operation for naval pilots.

Pakistan left with only two submarines on active duty

Technical problems and the need for midlife refits have left the Pakistan Navy with only two submarines on active duty. Three of the five Agosta class submarines are either being upgraded or have defects, making them far from seaworthy. Currently, only two submarines– an Agosta 90B and an Agosta 70 are available till the middle of next year.

The PNS Hurmat, an Agosta 70 type submarine, has a dodgy starboard engine as well as problems with its ESM or Electronic Warfare Support Measures system, making it virtually blind and non-operational from the beginning of summer.

The PNS Saad, an Agosta 90B submarine is in dry dock, being refitted from April and will be out of action for three years to ensure the usage of Sea Hake torpedos and the Babur 3 submarine-launched cruise missile.

STM Turkey is refitting the PNS Khalid, the other Agosta 90B submarine.

As China has not delivered eight submarines and won’t for a while, the Pakistan Nevy has only two available: PNS Hashmat and PNS Hamza.

It’s not just the submarine fleet: three major warships have varying difficulties. The PNS Khaibar, one of two guided-missile destroyers has problems, including too much vibration from April, while two of the four Chinese designed frigates — the PNS Saiff and the PNS Zulficar — have limited air-defence capability, the latter for years as the Chinese made surface to air missile or SAM isn’t functional.

The Zulficar also has a radar problem as does the smaller PNS Azmat, the fast-attack missile boat. The Jurrat, another missile boat has problems with its electronic warfare support measures system.

Overall, there is a shortage of spares, another serious problem. India, in comparison, is better placed with three new Scorpene submarines, and three more to follow, plus four German made HDW and eight older Russian Kilo class submarines. This is apart from the nuclear submarines in the fleet.

T-14 Armata: Russia To Induct Its ‘Most-Capable’ Tank By Year End, Eyes Potential Customers In Asia & Middle East

The tanks state trials will come to a close next year. Serial production of Russia’s latest T-14 ‘Armata’ tank will begin in 2022.

Armata is a fundamentally new concept. The Armata is touted as a heavy tracked universal platform designed to carry different kinds of military weapon systems, including the T-14 Tank and the T-15 Infantry Fighting Vehicle.

T-14 is specifically designed for offensive roles in direct action operations. It can also be deployed to aid the offensive efforts of motorized rifle sub units and neutralize enemy encampments and troops operating in open spaces.

The tank’s main armament is a 125mm smooth bore cannon which is capable of firing anti tank guided projectiles. The T-14 houses state-of-the-art onboard equipment including a combat information and control system, radar stations, various sights and comes equipped with a unified tactical control system.

UP defence corridor: 2 firms invest 580 crore to make drone

In a major push to the defence corridor in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government announced on Thursday that two companies are investing over Rupees 580 crore to make drones.

The companies - Encore Research Lab LLP and Allen & Alvan Private Limited - are investing 550 crore and 30.75 crore, respectively to set up plants in Aligarh node to make drones. These unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will not only help the Indian security forces, but can be used in disaster management, enhancing security and agriculture.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the officials to remove all the bottlenecks and ensure that companies do not face any hurdles in procuring land, or in other procedures for setting up their units.

 

 

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