Why did the CH-47 helicopter become a “symbol of withdrawal” ?
Before the Taliban’s stormy advance into the capital of Kabul, the international media once again hailed the CH-47 Chinook helicopter , and called it the savior of every embassy evacuation, in history of modern America as one can see CH 47 transport helicopters flying over the capital Kabul.
With
its excellent maneuverability, the CH-47 helicopter can weave into many
extremely complex areas, carry out loading people from the roof or from the top
of a hill or mountain, helping the evacuation process to be carried out &
act faster.
Having
a unique design, this is the most famous transport helicopter in the world, Born
since the Vietnam War, the CH-47 helicopter was then one of the “characters”
playing a key role, in the helicopter strategy of this force.
HAL
& GTRE starts development of turbojet engine for the CATS Hunter ALCM
program
Turbojet
engine has a 3.2 kilo Newton thrust producing capacity for India’s first Air Launched
Cruise Missile ALCM Program.
The
turbojet engine is optimized for use especially on cruise missiles and will
likely be seen in the HAL’s CATS Hunter Air Launched Cruise Missile and can
also be used on unmanned platforms such as target drones.
The
Turbojet Engine is planned to have a service life of 17 hours and has a 3.2 kilo
Newton thrust producing capacity that can maintain and sustain in flight
duration for 16+ minutes that should give it a range of 300+ kilometers at its
peak speed of 0.85 Mach.
CATS
Hunter is designed and developed jointly by HAL and New Space Research and
Technologies Private Limited. The missile system weighs 600 to 650 kg and is
equipped with a 250 kg blast fragmentation and dual stage tandem penetration
warhead.
After
F-404 engine Purchase, HAL plans to assemble F-414 engines locally
GE
of USA and India’s HAL recently concluded a contract for procurement of 99 more
F404 GE-IN20 turbofan engines for the 73 Tejas Mk1A and 10 Tejas Mk1 Trainer
jets that were ordered by the Indian Air Force earlier this year. HAL also
confirmed that it plans to assemble F-414 INS6 engines for the LCA-AF Mk2
program once the program enters the production stage.
HAL
already has received the first batch of 8 F-414 INS6 engines from General Electric
in 2019 and more will be delivered in the next few years, as HAL begins to
assemble the first LCA-AF Mk2 and plans to have its first flight by end of 2023
and enter production in 2028-29.
India
also plans to develop a new turbofan engine that is capable of delivering a
maximum thrust of 110 kilo Newton for the AMCA Mk2 Program & LCA-AF Mk2 and
TEDBF.
Bharat
Dynamics & MBDA Sign Pact to Set Up Facility for Air-to-Air Missile in
Telangana
Bharat
Dynamics Limited (BDL) and MBDA, a European missile maker are establishing a
facility for the final assembly, integration and test of Advanced Short Range
Air to Air Missile at Bhanur, Telangana.
Under
the licensing agreement, MBDA will transfer the equipment and knowledge to Bharat
Dynamics Limited for establishing the facility. The facility is expected to
commence operations by the year 2022-23. Licensing agreement reinforces Bharat
Dynamics commitment to contribute towards ‘Make in India’ and the ‘Atmanirbhar’
initiatives of the Centre in the Defence sector.
Advanced
Short-Range Air to Air Missile is one of the “Within Visual Range” missiles
available and Bharat Dynamics will be manufacturing these at its Bhanur unit
here for the domestic and export in future through MBDA.
This
new facility will have the potential to also conduct maintenance, repair and
overhaul of the missiles, besides other capabilities.
