HAL and BEL to manufacture IRST system for Su-30MKI in a Joint Venture
HAL & Bharat Electronics signed a deal for manufacturing of indigenous infrared search & tracking system for Su-30MKI under Make In India initiative. The long range dual band IRST will replace older Russian OLS IRST system being used in Sukhoi-30MKI.
The IRST will
provide target tracking in the air & on the ground, through its camera, infrared
& laser sensors, This will help pilot to track enemy assets and destroy
them using pin point accuracy, it will in turn enhance the superiority of
Indian Airforce.
India
to choose 6th generation engines for its future fighter jets
French Safran recently offered to develop a
125kN thrust class engine for India’s ambitious fifth generation fighter jet
AMCA, but UK also offered the co-development of new engines for AMCA after
recent visit of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Now it is up to India, whether
they want to go for French Safran Engines or UK’s Tempest Engines for its AMCA
Fighter Jet.
Rolls-Royce
& Safran are busy in developing a 6th generation engines for
FCAS & TEMPEST Fighter Jets, Next generation Engines require 120 to 145kN
thrust with an afterburner with embedded electrical starter generator, that
will maintain the power load of the 6th generation fighter jets.
If
deal is finalised & transfer of technology is done, then this engine will
not only be used in AMCA jets but it will certainly be used in Tejas MK2 jets
& Navy’s TEDBF Program in coming future.
India
to fast track its submarine torpedo launched cruise missile program
Navy is planning to drop VLS for Project-75I
& instead Navy wants to use submarine torpedo launched cruise missiles with
1500 kilometers range which can later on be used in Kalvari class submarines
too, Navy has decide to go for Submarine Torpedo Cruise Missiles instead of VLS
because right now there is not enough Brahmos Missiles with 450+ kilometers
range, most of them are under development specially 800+ & 1500 kms range
hypersonic Brahmos Missiles.
Submarine
torpedo launched missiles will come in two variants: Anti Ship Variant STLCM with
autonomous terminal guidance Radio Frequency seeker and 2nd being Land Attack STLCM with Electro Optical seeker
with a sea skimming for avoiding detection by enemy radars and sensors.
Drdo
will soon start testing of the ejection module of the SLCM, Navy along with DRDO
will use Kalvari Submarines for initial tests, SLCM are used to eject missiles
& help submarines in getting edge over enemy by remaining out of its range
& detection.
Rudram-III
: Is it an Air launched ballistic missile or Hypersonic missile?
Few
weeks ago, schematic diagram of Rudram-III was made public, after which there
were huge speculations on whether Rudram-III is a Ballistic Missile or it is
actually a Hypersonic Missile, Hypersonic missiles travels at Mach 5 speed but
Rudram-III can’t be termed as Hypersonic Missile even though it can attain a
hypersonic speed as well.
Rudram-III
has a Quasi-Ballistic flight which help it in achieving hypersonic speed and in
turn helps the missile getting undetected by enemy radars, After the launch of
the Rudram-III Missile, its single stage booster speeds up its velocity even
more & second stage dual pulse motor helps missile in achieving low
hypersonic velocity in final terminal stage of the missile.
Rudram-III if launched from Air such as from Fighter jets such as Sukhoi-30MKI makes it more unpredictable & undetectable than if it is launched from ground platforms, still it can’t be classified as Hypersonic Missiles of the category that many countries of the world are currently testing their hypersonic weapons.
