India Successfully tests Advanced sea to sea variant of
BrahMos missile
India on Tuesday successfully test fired a naval variant of the advanced supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from a stealth guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy. DRDO said the missile hit the designated target “precisely”.
Advanced sea to sea variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise
missile was tested from INS Visakhapatnam today. Missile hit the designated
target ship precisely.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the successful launch of
the missile reconfirmed the robustness of the Indian Navy’s mission readiness. He
congratulated the wonderful team work of Indian Navy, Drdo & BrahMos
Aerospace.
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Composite Radome for Tejas Mk2 Program
The Aeronautical Development Agency ADA has awarded a
contract for the fabrication of 2 composite Radome to a British based Meggitt
Aerospace Limited. Composite Radome supplied by the company will be used on the
first and second pre-production Tejas Mk2 jets, while efforts are being made by
ADA to fabricate and develop technologies indigenously that will be used in
production variants of the aircraft when it enters service in 2028.
Composite Radome maintain low observability to the enemy and
Meggitt Aerospace Limited are specialists in the design, testing,
manufacturing, and service of Advanced Composite Radome in the US and UK.
According to ADA, Tejas Mk2 will feature 10% smaller Radome to incorporate an
infrared search and track IRST system when compared to the dimensions of nose
cone seen on the Tejas Mk1 & MK1A.
A Smaller Radome on Mk2 will also help in reducing drag by more than 20% that in turn, will also reduce
the frontal Radar cross section of the aircraft. ADA claims that the frontal
RCS of the Tejas Mk2 will be smaller than that of the Tejas Mk1A due to the
optimally designed frontal fuselage and reduced nose cone in the aircraft. Mk2
will be using upgraded Uttam AESA Fire Control Radar with 992 arrays of TR
modules, that is more than 780 arrays of TR modules that will be packed on the
Tejas Mk1A even when it will have a smaller nose cone.
Another British firm Cobham is supplying Quartz Fiber
Composite Radome for the Tejas Mk1 jets from LSP-3 onwards and likely will also
supply for the Tejas Mk1A jets that are on order by IAF but recent tenders by ADA
confirms that the organization is working to fabricate and demonstrate a
locally made Quartz Radome Nose cone for the Tejas Mk1A program also.
Three Rafale jets with Indian enhancements to be delivered by
February
The stage is set for Indian Air Force to receive last four
Rafale fighters from France from February with all of them fully equipped with
India specific enhancements, which will give extra teeth to fight any regional
adversary. It is understood that three Rafale fighters are expected to leave Istres
air base in south France around February 1st to 2nd February
depending on the weather conditions.
India specific enhancements are on Rafale relate to long
range Meteor air to air missile, low band frequency jammers, advanced
communication systems, more capable radio altimeter, radar warning receiver,
high altitude engine start up, synthetic aperture radar, ground moving target
indicator and tracking, missile approach warning systems and very high
frequency range decoys.
On the arrival of the fighter jets, the IAF will test the
specific enhancements to their satisfaction under Indian conditions apart from
verifying the original equipment manufacturers claims as per agreement.
MBDA offers Indian Navy TESEO MK2/E long range anti-ship
missile
European missile firm MBDA is currently offering the Indian Navy
its New Long Range Anti-ship Missile System With Land Attack Capability TESEO
MK2/E, which the company claims has a range of 350km at very low altitude
against all classes of warship and land targets, that relies on an advanced
mission planning system that allows it to operate in congested and cluttered
scenarios.
TESEO MK2/E is Low radar signature, High subsonic cruise
missile that weighs only 700 kilograms that supports Salvo firing and a too way
data link system for target update/reassignment.
The TESEO MK2/E integrates a state of the art dual mode
homing head section including both coherent new RF Seeker with Electronic Countermeasure
capability and Electro Optical sensor for high precision engagement for sea and
land targets.
India tests Anti-Tank Missile in its final “deliverable
configuration”
DRDO on Tuesday successfully flight tested the Man Portable
Anti-Tank Guided Missile. The defence ministry said the anti-tank missile was
flight tested in its final “deliverable configuration”. The indigenously
developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile is a low weight, fire and
forget missile.
The missile impacted the designated target and destroyed it.
The final impact event was captured on camera and the test has validated the
minimum range successfully. Test firing was carried out to prove the
“consistent performance” for the minimum range. The missile has a range of
2.5km. All the mission objectives were met.
The missile has a miniaturised infrared imaging seeker and
advanced avionics for onboard control and guidance. The missile performance has
been proven for the maximum range in earlier test trials.
The bomb that can destroy any airport in Pakistan
In a major boost to its military strength, India will make a
500kg general purpose bomb in Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur district that will create
havoc on the enemies of the country.
A GP bomb is an air dropped bomb intended as a compromise
between blast damage, penetration and fragmentation in explosive effect. These
bombs are designed to be effective against enemy troops, vehicles and
buildings.
The largest bomb in the country will be made in the ordnance
factory situated in Khamaria town in Jabalpur district. This comes amid
continuous threats from neighbouring countries like Pakistan and China.
This bomb has the power to destroy any airport in Pakistan in
a single attack. Not just that, China’s bullet train will also be able to come
under its target. DRDO has done research on this bomb for the last several
years. After the test results last year, its production has been given the
green signal.
India Issues NOTAM for an Experimental missile test
India has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for a launch of
an experimental flight vehicle in the Bay of Bengal for the period from 19-21
January 2022. The designated area is 780km that indicates it might be a test of
the Extended range variant of BrahMos-ER But the designated area does seems to
be quite similar to what was issued in September 2020 when the HSTDV cruise
vehicle mounted on a solid rocket motor was tested.
Defence Ministry already had asked DRDO to fast track
Hypersonic missile program and it is expected that this time HSTDV will be
tested without the shield. HSTDV program will be followed by Two separate
hypersonic cruise missile programs under “Project Vishnu”.
