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L'Inde: l'autre Puissance d'Asie




Les articles réguliers sur la Chine et ses avancées dans l’aéronautique civile et militaire ne doivent pas nous faire oublier que l’Asie compte d’autres puissances pour qui l’aéronautique est vitale.

C’est le cas du plus grand compétiteur asiatique de la Chine : l’Inde. Ce pays-continent dispose des capacités scientifiques et industrielles pour développer comme lui ses capacités de frappe.

Tout d’abord dans le domaine balistique l’Inde souhaite décupler ses capacités et sa volonté s’exprime dans les projets hautement symboliques que sont les missiles BRAHMOS et AGNI ; mais l’Inde a développé son propre chasseur, tout comme la Chine, et prépare la relève !

Grâce à l’apport technologique Russe, une joint venture a été créée entre les deux pays pour la mise au point et la commercialisation du missile de croisière BRAHMOS qui peut être de trois versions : sol-sol ou terre-mer, mer-mer ou air-mer (depuis un Su-30MKI). Une variante sous-marine est en cours de développement. Dans sa version navale, le BRAHMOS est supersonique (Mach 2, a une trajectoire rasante et une portée max de 300km (à comparer avec les capacités de l’exocet : missile subsonique Mach 0,9 et 180km de portée seulement). Récemment l’Inde a décidé d’investir 250 millions US$ pour développer une version du missile pouvant voler à Mach 5. On le voit ce missile donnera à la marine indienne et à ses forces armées en général des capacités de loin supérieures à ce que dispose toues les marines européennes et chinoise !

Le missile AGNI consiste lui en un missile balistique à capacité nucléaire (notez que le BRAHMOS pourrait être équipé lui aussi) initiale, de conception nationale. Il existe en trois versions : AGNI 1 DE 2500km de portée ; l’AGNI 2 de 3000km de portée théorique, et l’AGNI 3 (en développement) de 5000 km de portée à terme. Ces missiles représentent avec le missile de théâtre PRITHVI les vecteurs de la dissuasion nucléaire indienne.

Mais l’Inde ne sera jamais une puissance aéronautique complète si elle ne développe pas son aéronautique militaire, et le dernier appel d’offre international pour acquérir un chasseur de dernière génération (9 milliards US$) pourrait bien être le dernier du genre, et voir les russes remporter le marché assez logiquement. En effet l’Inde et la Russie veulent développer en commun un chasseur de 5ème génération : c’est l’objet de l’accord signé à Moscou en octobre 2007 pour le projet PAK FA (Future Tactical Aviation Aircraft Complex).

Contrairement au F-22 RAPTOR US le projet russo-indien prévoit un avion tant furtif qu’hyper manœuvrable via des tuyères mobiles développées pour le Su-27, ainsi qu’un radar et des missiles à longues portées. A noter que le radar disposera de capacité de brouillage (existant déjà sur des Mig 29 et qui pourrait exister sur le RAFALE cette information n’ayant jamais été confirmée). Le mariage entre le génie aéronautique russe et le génie électronique et informatique indien devrait donner un résultat très intéressant.

Mais ce projet en commun ne signifie pas que l’Inde ne sait pas construire de chasseur de manière autonome : elle a en effet développé par elle-même le LCA (LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT) . La décision de développer ce projet fut prise en 1983 pour remplacer les Mig-21 et les caractéristiques techniques sont fixées en 1990. Le projet recevra l’appui de constructeurs européens comme DASSAULT, SAAB, et BAE, et son design montre que les ingénieurs indiens se sont inspirés du mirage 2000 et du F-18 pour les entrées d’air.

L’appareil sera à terme équipé d’un réacteur de conception nationale KAVERI GTX-35VS double flux de 8,5 tonnes de poussée (SNECMA SAFRAN fournissant les filtres et les régulateurs). Le radar doppler multi-cible est développé par HAL avec l’aide d’industriels étrangers, tout comme l’avionique (THOMSON-CSF aujourd’hui THALES) et une centrale inertielle fournie par l’américain HONEYWELL.

L’avion sera équipé de missile russe R-73 VYMPEL et du missile de conception nationale ASTRA.

Initialement prévu pour entrer en service en 1995 le LCA a fait son premier vol en 2001. Malgré le retard du projet et les difficultés de son développement, cet appareil donne aux industries indiennes des compétences et une expérience certaine au moins égale à ce que la Chine peut faire.

On le voit là encore, l’Inde entend développer ses compétences pour faire face à la Chine mais aussi pour s’installer pleinement à la table des grandes puissances. Notons que la Russie s’installe comme un acteur moteur de l’essor indien dans l’aéronautique.

Caractéristiques du LCA :

Envergure : 8,2 mètres

Longueur : 13,2 mètres

Hauteur : 4,4 mètres

Surface alaire : 37,5 m²

Masse à vide : 5,5 tonnes

Masse maximale : 12,5 tonnes

Motorisation :

Prototype : 1 General Electric F404-GE-F2J3

Avions de série : 1 TSEA GTX-35VS

Vitesse maxi : Mach 1.6

Plafond : 15 000 mètres

Rayon d'action : 1 000 km

Armement fixe : 1 canon GSH-23 de 23 mm alimenté par 220 obus.

Capacité carburant : 3 000 litres

Facteur de charges : +9 / -3 G

Charge utile : 4 tonnes

L’Inde a développé une base industrielle reposant sur de nombreux acteurs, tant institutionnels que privés, lesquels sont encadrés par des instituts publics qui fédèrent leurs avancées. Ces acteurs ont en général acquis leur expérience en important en Inde des produits étrangers. Pour en savoir plus je vous renvoie sur ce site très bien fait : http://www.siatiaero.com/siatimembers.asp[img][/img]

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Armaments may prove to be a costly affair for India’s Mirage 2000 upgrade


The Indian Air Force (IAF)’s plans to upgrade its fleet of Mirage 2000 fighters could be delayed following issues over the armaments package of the upgraded aircraft.

While both the IAF and the French company, Dasault are keen to get the project off the ground at the earliest, informed sources told defenseworld.net that discussions still needed to be concluded on the issue of the complement of weapons to be fitted on to the aircraft which is to be upgraded to the Mirage 2000-5 MkII standard.

An Indo-French joint statement had said in December 2010, “discussions concerning the upgrading of Mirage-2000 aircraft are expected to be finalized soon”. There has been no official word on the progress of the Mirage 2000 upgrade deal after that.

Defenseworld.net has learnt from industry sources that the price, an estimated INR10,000 Crore (US$2.2 billion) itself considered high for upgrading around 50 aircraft, may go up by an estimated US$700 million if one considers the cost of procuring, integrating and clearing the armament of the upgraded aircraft. Post-upgrade, the aircraft is to have Beyond Visual Range (BVR) and air-to-ground missiles with look down, shoot down and multi-target engagement radar and fire control system.

After the upgrade, all the current weapons inventory will be redundant; the procurement of new weapons to equip the upgraded aircraft is projected to cost upwards of U.S.$700 million-$1bn. The discarded weapons with their associated equipment are understood to be unusable on other IAF platforms and will thus be a significant write off.

defenseworld

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India's Tejas fighter to get Derby missiles


A contract to integrate Rafael's Derby medium-range air-air missile with India's Tejas light combat aircraft will be signed soon, according to industry sources.
Delivery of the missiles is expected from the second half of 2012, following the final phase of integration tests that are planned for early next year.
The active radar- and infrared-guided Derby, which provides an all-weather, beyond visual-range capability, has previously been acquired for the Indian navy's British Aerospace-built Sea Harrier FRS51 fighters. Fourteen aircraft have been modified to use the weapon, said Indian sources.

India's air force has signed for 40 production examples of the single-engined Tejas

The Derby missile can be fired in lock-on before launch mode for short-range engagements, or in lock-on after launch mode for use against medium-range targets.
India's air force has so far signed for 40 production examples of the single-engined Tejas, but the service could eventually acquire up to 100 more in an improved Mk II configuration. The service is now evaluating more Israeli-made systems for the fighter, including additional weapons.
The Indian navy also could buy 60 of the Aeronautical Development Agency-designed Tejas.
The Derby contract is an example of the huge potential market that Rafael is trying to exploit in India. Company sources have described the nation as its current first priority, due to the size and diversity of its requirements

flightglobal

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India confirms Chinese military in PoK

NEW DELHI: Indian intelligence agencies now have credible evidence of their own that several hundred of the Chinese working in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are People's Liberation Army engineers. They are in the process of verifying if these Chinese military engineers are engaged in some sort of military construction like bunkers.

The startling confirmation that hundreds of Chinese military engineers are in PoK has come against the stout official denial by China that its military was not present on the Pakistan side of Kashmir. In the past, US intelligence has told India about Chinese military presence in PoK.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-12/india/29535496_1_military-capabilities-chinese-border-karakoram

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Order for C-17 Globemaster to be cleared this month

The much-awaited order for the American C-17 Globemaster heavy-lift transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force will be cleared this month. The IAF's order for 10 aircraft is expected to cost some Rs. 18,000 crore (roughly $4 billion).

The Ministry of Defence has given the go-ahead for the purchase of these aircraft from the U.S. through the Foreign Military Sales (government-to-government) route.

Sources in the government told The Hindu that the Defence Ministry had forwarded the file to the Ministry of Finance before it was taken to the Cabinet Committee on Security for final approval. The deal was expected to be cleared “within this month.”

The U.S was pushing for the deal — originally estimated to cost up to $5.8 billion — to be ready by the time President Barack Obama visited India in November last year. However, price and offsets issues held it up. And, on his part, President Obama mentioned India's intention to but these aircraft for some $4.1 billion.

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster will augment the IAF's inventory, which recently went up with the induction of the C130J Super Hercules transport aircraft from another U.S. company Lockheed Martin. These aircraft would allow the IAF to swiftly move a greater number of troops and materials than its existing transport fleet of AN-32 and Il-76 ‘Gajraj,' inducted more than two decades ago.

While the U.S. may have been “deeply disappointed” at having lost the race for the Rs. 45,000-crore 126 Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft, the IAF and the Indian Navy together have ordered or in the process of buying aircraft worth $9 billion from the two American defence aviation majors.

Two years ago, India ordered eight long-range maritime patrol aircraft P8I at $2.1 billion, and there has already been talk of a follow-up order for four more aircraft. Boeing is developing the P8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for the U.S. and has offered the Indian Navy a variant of it.

These purchases are in addition to the CB105 Sensor Fuzed Weapons for the IAF ordered from Textron Defense Systems, valued at $380 million. Trials are under way for the purchase of 145 Ultra Light Howitzer Field Guns from the BEA Systems.

There has been much criticism of the Defence Ministry's tendency to buy military hardware from the U.S. through the Foreign Military Sales route, instead of a multi-vendor bidding process. The Ministry reasons that this policy is dictated by the urgent need of the forces for such equipment.

thehindu

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India to invest US $46.96 billion on 101 naval ships: Expert



India is to invest US $46.96 billion as part of moves to boost up its naval forces over the next 20 years adding 101 new warships, ranging from sophisticated destroyers to nuclear submarines.

"Going by the investment value, India is expected to build sophisticated destroyers, new generation and new radar vessels, nuclear submarines, and amphibious ships," Naval analyst Bob Nugent and vice president of the United States-based AMI International, said here today.

Speaking at a pre-event press conference for the International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference to be held in Singapore for May 18 to 20, the international expert said that Indian investments in surface and undersea platforms would be double that of China, which was spending US $23.99 billion to build 113 war vessels.

While, Indian naval programme would be focused on building nuclear submarines, the Chinese thrust would be on building an aircraft carrier.

India, he said was looking at building compact hi-speed and hi-tech warships, the analyst said, that Indian shipyards were in the process of completing hi-speed coastal boats to prevent Mumbai type terror attacks from the sea.

He said that Indian naval shipyards were already operating its full capacity, raising the risk of ship building programmes running short of local yard space.

He cited that the first casualty could be India's ambitions to build six French Scorpene submarines, adding that this order could be reduced from six to three due to limited yardspace.

Maritime experts said, that India's expenditure on warship building could account for as much as 27.8 per cent of the total investment in Asia-Pacific.

They said, that India and China naval build-up programme would outstrip that of non-NATO and even Russian investments.

Other major naval investors in Asia-Pacific would include Australia - US $14 billion, Indonesia - US $ 7 billion, Taiwan - US $16 billion, Pakistan - US $2.85 billion and Singapore - US $1.74 billion.

Backing his confident in the Indian investment on naval ships, he pointed out that India have built and or was in the process of completing 100 coastal boats.

Nugent stressed that the high dollar investments for each country showed the high-end naval vessels to be built in the coming years though the number of units might be small.

He said the region was already rated as the world's leading investor in the naval vessels, with 340 units, worth US $69.1 billion, being built or to be completed over the next three years.

www.ndtv.com/

http://www.corlobe.tk/article24245.html

cela avance......

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India set to sign $2.4bn Mirage deal with France



NEW DELHI: Faced with a dual threat from China and Pakistan, which have even come together to manufacture fighter jets, India is really cranking up military aviation contracts. Even as the $4.1 billion
This means the overall Mirage upgrade package, including the fire-and-forget MICA missiles and the infrastructure build-up at HAL, will eventually cross the Rs 15,000-crore mark.

It obviously raises questions whether it would be more prudent to simply buy new fighters rather than upgrade older ones at such a huge cost. IAF, however, argues the "retrofitted" Mirages -- with new avionics, radars, mission computers, glass cockpits, helmet-mounted displays, electronic warfare suites, weapon delivery and precision-targeting systems -- would remain "top-notch fighters" for almost two decades more.

With a depleting number of fighter squadrons (each has 16 to 18 jets), down to just 32 from a `sanctioned strength' of 39.5, IAF is going for a mix of upgrades and new inductions to stem its fast-eroding combat edge over even Pakistan.

There is, for instance, the ongoing upgrade of 63 MiG-29s under a $964 million deal inked with Russia in March 2008. Then, India is also progressively inducting the 272 Sukhoi-30MKIs contracted from Russia for around $12 billion. Moreover, the first lot of the around 120 indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft will begin joining the force from end-2013 onwards.

India also wants to ink by December this year the $10.4 billion project for 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA), in which only the French Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoons are now left in contention after ejection of the American, Russian and Swedish jets.

On top of this all, India hopes to begin inducting 250-300 advanced stealth fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA), being co-developed with Russia, from 2020 onwards, in what will be its biggest-ever defence project at around $35 billion.

indiatimes

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Ballistic flight test of Astra missile carried out





Balasore: India on Friday carried out the ballistic flight test of Astra -- Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile -- from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur.

The missile was fired around 0950 hours, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sources said, adding two more tests are likely to be conducted in the next two days.

The missile is envisaged to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft at supersonic speeds in the head-on mode at a range of 80 km and in tail-chase mode at 20 km.

"The main purpose of today's trial is to gauge the performance of the motor, propulsion system and the configurations of the vehicle and aero-dynamics evaluation," said a DRDO scientist.


The data is being analysed by the scientists to ascertain the outcome of the trial.

The missile, after its final trials, would be integrated with fighter aircraft Su-30 MKI. Astra missiles would also be carried by MiG-29 and Light Combat Aircraft Tejas.

Astra, which uses solid propellant, can carry a conventional warhead of 15 kg. It is the smallest of the missiles developed by the DRDO in terms of size and weight.

It is 3.8-metre long and has a diameter of 178 mm with an overall launch weight of 160 kg. The missile could be launched from different altitudes. It can cover 110 km when launched from an altitude of 15 km, 44 km when fired from an altitude of eight km and 21 km when the altitude is sea-level.

DRDO officials said it is more advanced than the similar class of missiles of the US, Russia and France. The missile’s captive flight tests from Su-30MKI were carried out near Pune in November 2009 when seven sorties were conducted.


Astra’s first flight trial took place on May 9, 2003 from the ITR at Chandipur.

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DRDO officials said it is more advanced than the similar class of missiles of the US, Russia and France.

pourquoi pas..ceux la ont topé le marketing turc

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Indian MoD Cancels Jaguar Combat Jet Engine Tender



The Indian Defence Ministry has cancelled the Indian Air Force's (IAF) Jaguar combat jets re-engining tender after one of the two contenders withdrew.
The India Strategic defence magazine reported that the request for proposal (RfP) was issued to Honeywell, which had offered its F-125IN engine, and Rolls-Royce.
Rolls-Royce has withdrawn from the competition because the company had offered to upgrade the Adour-811 engine, but the tender was for re-engining.
IAF will have to go through the government to either buy the engine in a foreign military sale or on commercial terms, if it chooses only one engine maker.
125 Jaguars are operated by the IAF.

airforce-technology

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Indian Air Chief watches demonstration flight of FGFA



Indian Air Chief PV Naik on Monday watched the demonstration flight of the prototype of fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) at a Russian airbase near Moscow, which will be jointly developed and produced by the two countries under an inter-governmental agreement signed in October 2007.

Besides the flight demonstration of one of the two prototypes of PAK-FA T-50 (FGFA) fighter, the Indian Air Chief also watched the flight of modernised MiG-29UPG of the Indian Air Force at the airfield of M M Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky town near Moscow.
Under a multi-million dollar contract signed in 2008, Russia's MiG Aircraft Corporation is upgrading six of the IAF's fighter MiG-29 fleet, while rest will be modernised in India for which the Russian aircraft maker will supply kits.

In the course of upgradation the MiG-29 fighters in service with IAF their avionics will be unified with the MiG-29K deck based fighters for the Vikramaditya aircraft carrier (former Gorshkov), including systems developed by HAL and Bharat Dynamics and French companies, according to a United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) release, the umbrella organisation of Sukhoi and MiG Corporations.


President of UAC and simultaneously CEO of Sukhoi and MiG corporation, Mikhail Pogosyan, officials of Rosoboronexport state arms exporter and Russian Air Force also present at the airfield during the demonstration of the fighter jets.

"For the United Aircraft Corporation Russian-Indian cooperation is a long-term partnership based on over fifty year long interaction," Pogosyan was quoted as saying by his press service.

This was first high level interaction between Russian and Indian officials after Russia's MiG-35 lost the race for IAF's multi billon dollar mega-tender for the acquisition of 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) last month.

Global Defence

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Indian Navy likely to induct 'Kawach' rockets in 2013



State of the art 'Kawach' rockets being developed by Ordnance Factories Board (OFB) is likely to be inducted into Indian Navy sometime in 2013.

"We have made two prototype and first trial has been successfully conducted while the second trial will be conducted sometime this year before its final induction into the Indian Navy in 2013," OFB Director General and Chairman D M Gupta told a press conference here on Saturday.

Kawach, to be launched from Navy submarines, will have a range of 40 km.

He also informed that the OFB is in the process of investing Rs 6,800 crore over the next five years and will be taking up many new products like new generation assault rifles, very short range air defence missiles, latest generation artillery guns and ammunitions through technology transfer.

While ruling out the possibility of setting up new factories, he said OFB is in the process of expanding existing ones by utilising surplus land since acquiring it was a problem for new units.

Gupta said 'Pinaca' rockets manufactured at Ordnance Factory at Ambajhari here have been well-received by the Indian Army and the OFB which presently manufactures 1000 rockets per year, has a demand five times higher and it might consider increasing its capacity to cope up with the demand.

About the research and development activities, Gupta said though the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) is entrusted with the responsibility of R and D, the OFB Board has approached the Government proposing to carry out R and D activities at its 12 centres.

Meanwhile, talking about its performance in terms of numbers, Gupta said the OFB has registered a growth rate of 29 per cent and achieved issue value (turnover) of Rs 11,232 crore in 2010\11 against Rs 8715 crore during the year 2009-10.

He said the target for the current fiscal is Rs 12,500 crore.

Global Defence

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Russia to Launch Third Talwar Class Frigate for Indian Navy

Russia will launch the Indian Navy's third Talwar Class guided missile frigate, INS Trikand, on 25 May, at the Baltic Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia.
The new frigate is being built at the Yantar shipyard under the $1.6bn Project 11356, awarded in 2006 for three modified Talwar Class guided missile frigates for the Indian Navy.
The Talwar Class frigates, with a displacement capacity of 4,000t, can cruise at a speed of 30kt and carry out missions that include detecting and destroying enemy submarines and large surface ships.
The frigates will be armed with Brahmos supersonic cruise missiles, a 100mm gun, a Shtil air defence system, two Kashtan air defence gun / missile systems, two twin 533mm torpedo tubes and an anti-submarine warfare helicopter.
The first and second frigates were launched in November 2009 and June 2010 respectively, and Russia expects to deliver all three frigates to the Indian Navy in 2011-2012, according to Brahmand.

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The Indian Navy is soon to induct two more deadly stealth frigates to bolster its growing "blue water" warfare capabilities, local media reported Wednesday.

According to sources, the 6,200-ton indigenous stealth frigate INS Satpura is likely to be commissioned in June-July, while the Russian-built 4,900-ton INS Teg should finally be ready for induction by September-October, The Times of India newspaper reported.

INS Satpura and INS Teg will certainly boost combat capabilities, packed as they are with sensors, weapons and missile systems, coupled with their stealthy nature due to "vastly reduced " radar, infra-red, noise, frequency and magnetic "signatures" to beat enemy detection systems, the report said.

"With the security situation being fluid, we need to maintain the organizational ability to deploy warships, submarines and aircraft at immediate notice," Indian Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma has recently said. (Xinhua)

c'est des actes irrespectueux de la part des russes !!

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Les relations se tendent entre l’Inde et la Russie


Sans aucun avertissement, la Russie a annulé la série d’exercices militaires Indra avec l’Inde, qui devaient avoir lieu le mois dernier.

Le mois dernier, 5 bâtiments de la flotte orientale de la marine indienne se sont rendus à Vladivostok, dans l’Extrême Orient russe, pour participer à des exercices communs, organisés dans le cadre de la série Indra. Mais au bout de quelques jours, les bâtiments ont fait demi-tour sans participer à aucun exercice.
Les bâtiments, parmi lesquels se trouvaient les destroyers lance-missiles INS Delhi, INS Ranvir et INS Ranvijay, ont été accueillis chaleureusement par la marine russe. Mais lorsque celle-ci a été interrogée sur les exercices, elle a répondu qu’elle n’avait pas de bâtiments disponibles. A la demande de la marine indienne, un exercice d’état-major, une simulation organisée à terre pour sauver la face, a été mis sur pied dans l’urgence.
Ce qui a surpris et contrarié les officiers indiens, c’est que quelques heures plus tard, des bâtiments russes ont appareillé pour un exercice purement national. L’exercice annulé était étouffé alors même que les bâtiments retournaient à Visakhapatnam.
Le ministère indien de la défense, passablement perturbé, était à la recherche de réponses, lorsqu’il a encore été rembarré.
La semaine dernière, la Russie a informé le ministère indien de la défense qu’elle avait annulé un exercice prévu avec l’armée de terre indienne en Russie en juin. Officiellement, l’Inde n’aurait pas informé Moscou à l’avance des exercices de l’armée.
Selon Petr Topychkhanov du Carnegie Moscow Centre, l’annulation des exercices ne serait pas le reflet d’un changement dans les relations de la Russie avec l’Inde. Elles pourraient être la conséquence des reformes de l’armée en Russie .
Depuis 2003, l’Inde et la Russie ont effectué 5 exercices entre les armées ou les marines de 2 pays. En revanche, l’Inde a effectué plus de 60 exercices avec les Etats-Unis durant la même période. Des responsables indiens admettent que les exercices avec la Russie sont principalement symboliques, mais qu’ils sont un important baromètre de la santé des liens entre les 2 pays.
Le ministre indien de la défense, A.K. Antony, explique que la proximité de New Delhi avec Washington ne se fera pas au prix des liens avec Moscou. En réalité, cependant, ces liens commencent à se distendre.
La Russie a été surprise d’avoir été écartée du contrat de 10 milliards $ pour des chasseurs de combat. L’armée de l’air a retenu des constructeurs européens, écartant russes et américains. Pour Topychkhanov, il n’est pas impossible que les exercices aient été annulés comme mesure de rétorsion par des Russes vexés.
Les relations Inde - Russie ont souffert ces dernières années du glissement dans le calendrier de la modernisation du porte-avions Admiral Gorshkov. La modernisation a 4 ans de retard et le coût a doublé.
Les échéances ont aussi été dépassées dans la livraison d’un sous-marin nucléaire de la classe Akula-II. La livraison a glissé de plus de 3 ans. L’Inde a payé 670 millions $ pour terminé le sous-marin selon un contrat signé en 2003.
Ce mois-ci, l’équipage de 100 marins qui avaient rejoint Vladivostok pour prendre possession du sous-marin et le ramener en Inde, sont revenus les mains vides.
Aucune précision n’a été donnée sur la date de transfert du sous-marin, dont la marine indienne a désespérément besoin, à l’Inde.
Selon certaines sources, la Russie souhaiterait que l’Inde paie la fin de la construction d’un 2è sous-marin Akula inachevé, actuellement au chantier naval de Komsomolsk. La marine indienne a refusé.
Le véritable problème est la difficulté de trouver des pièces détachées pour les équipements russes achetés par les armées indiennes. Plus de la moitié des matériels des 3 armées indiennes est d’origine russe. « Il nous faut près d’un an pour obtenir les autorisations d’exportation de Russie. Cela a d’importantes conséquences sur la disponibilité des forces, » explique un responsable indien de la défense.
Une partie des impatiences de l’Inde face à ces retards, pourraient avoir débordé lors d’une rencontre entre le chef de la marine indienne, l’amiral Nirmal Verma, et son homologue russe, l’amiral Sergeevich Vysotskiy, lors d’une visite de ce dernier en Inde en janvier dernier.
Plusieurs chefs de département de la marine indienne ont exprimé leur révolte devant la délégation russe face à la mauvaise disponibilité des bâtiments, avions et sous-marins. Après la rencontre, Vysotskiy a exprimé en privé sa consternation devant cette embuscade.
Des signaux d’avertissement étaient apparus lors d’une récente rencontre commune à Moscou : les responsables russes avaient refusé de discuter des exercices. Avec le recul, cela annonçait de façon évidente la gravité du refroidissement à venir.

India Today

les russes ne devrait pas joué au plus malin avec les indiens car ils ont une chose qu'ils n'ont pas...du cash.
Si une bonne parti des programme actuel russe dépendent du financement indien, si les russes continuent à avoir une fièrté mal placé, il se peut que le PAK-FA reste là où il en ai ....

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Plusieurs chefs de département de la marine indienne ont exprimé leur révolte devant la délégation russe face à la mauvaise disponibilité des bâtiments, avions et sous-marins. Après la rencontre, Vysotskiy a exprimé en privé sa consternation devant cette embuscade.

et certains osent encore venir comparer l´incomparable ici

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Russia delivers another batch of naval fighters to India



Russia's MiG aircraft maker delivered a new batch of five MiG-29K/KUB carrier-based fighters to the Indian navy in May, the company said.
"A flight training simulator and other technical equipment has also been delivered," MiG said in a statement on Monday.
The two countries signed a contract stipulating the supply of 12 single-seat MiG-29Ks and four two-seat MiG-29KUBs to India in January 2004. The contract is part of a $1.5-billion deal to deliver the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, currently being retrofitted in Russia for the Indian Navy.
India's first four MiG-29Ks and MiG-29KUBs officially entered service in February 2010.
In March 2010, Russia and India signed a $1.5-billion contract on the supplies of 29 additional MiG-29K Fulcrum-D carrier-based fighter jets to New Delhi. The start of the supplies is scheduled for 2012.
The contracts for the jets also stipulate pilot training and aircraft maintenance, including the delivery of flight simulators and interactive ground and sea-based training systems.
The Indian Navy has named its MiG-29K squadron the "Black Panthers." The fighters will be based at an airfield in the state of Goa on India's west coast until the Admiral Gorshkov joins the Navy under the name of INS Vikramaditya in early 2013.
The Vikramaditya is expected to carry up to 24 MiG-29K/KUB fighters. The future indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant being built by India may also carry these aircraft.

MOSCOW, May 31 (RIA Novosti)

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Saab 2000 MPA for Indian MRMR to be equipped with RBS-15 Anti Ship Missile and a Fifth Gen Selex AESA



The Saab 2000 multi-role Maritime Patrol Aircraft equipped with the fifth generation AESA and RBS-15 Anti-Ship missiles is being offered to the Indian Navy to meet the growing challenges in India's maritime domain stretching across 2 million square km. Combining endurance with capability, the Saab 2000 is an ideal partner for the Indian Navy's requirement of an aircraft with long range, extended time on station, fast response, long service life and anti surface warfare capabilities.
Gurgaon, Haryana, May 30, 2011 /India PRwire/ -- The Saab 2000 multi-role Maritime Patrol Aircraft equipped with the fifth generation AESA and RBS-15 Anti-Ship missiles is being offered to the Indian Navy to meet the growing challenges in India's maritime domain stretching across 2 million square km. Combining endurance with capability, the Saab 2000 is an ideal partner for the Indian Navy's requirement of an aircraft with long range, extended time on station, fast response, long service life and anti surface warfare capabilities.
The Saab 2000 MPA is a high performer providing lot of operational flexibilities for various operation scenarios. The Saab 2000 MPA has a cruising speed of 350 knots, it can climb to an altitude of 20,000 ft in 10 minutes, reaching operating area 1,000 nautical miles afar within three hours. It can operate from high altitude airfields, taking off with maximum load and fuel even at very hot temperatures. Flight safety is maintained throughout all flight conditions, including single engine operations, where the aircraft can maintain altitude at 20,000 ft. The Saab 2000 MPA can operate at a maximum range exceeding 2000 nautical miles, with mission endurance exceeding 9.5 hours.
The Saab 2000 MPA can carry out a mission covering a 200 nm Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for 5.5 hours at an altitude of 2,000 ft, or longer patrol times at higher altitudes even up to 31000 ft. The aircraft on offer comes with promised 35,000 flight hours and a guaranteed support for 25 years by SAAB. The Saab 2000 MPA comes equipped with Saab RBS15 anti-ship missile system. Its unique Command & Control (C2) system facilitates a seamless planning of missile launching zones, trajectories and target seeking activities. The missile launching sequence and priming are controlled by customized Store Management Unit. Saab 2000 MPA which is being offered for India's Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance (MRMR) program will be equipped with the state-of-art Selex Fifth Generation AESA radar and RBS-15 Anti Ship Missile.
The Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar onboard SAAB 2000 MPA is a modern high performance system that supports the full range of maritime surveillance and coherent imaging modes used for both naval and overland operations. The AESA radar provides Saab 2000 MPA with Identification Friend-or-Foe (IFF) capability with customized interrogator functions. The AESA surveillance radar is supported by a Saab R4A AIS transponder receiver/transmitter system for locating and identifying any naval activity. The AIS system also provides an encrypted data link. For close range detection, identification and recording of surface objects and activities, Saab 2000 MPA incorporates Electro-Optic (HDTV) and Thermal Imager sensors. The Saab 2000 MPA system incorporates an ELINT system providing the capability to intercept and collect intelligence information consisting of detailed information of e.g. complex emitters active signal components, the relationship and the dynamics between active signal components. The Saab 2000 MPA on offer is also equipped with an ESM system for automatic identification of RF signal sources and Direction Finding of RF signal sources with high accuracy. For self protection, a SPS system is installed including radar warning receivers, missile approach warning sensors, laser warning sensors as well as chaff and flare dispensers. The Saab 2000 MPA comes equipped with a COMINT system that complements the baseline ELINT system for enhanced SIGINT capabilities. The installed COMINT system includes both a Direction Finder function and an Intercept System. The Saab 2000 MPA is equipped with a Command & Control (C2) system that integrates, and assists in controlling all mission sensors and provides the user interface to mission operators, via four (4) workstations installed side-by-side in the cabin facing starboard, and to the pilots via a dedicated tactical display. The workstations also provide access to the mission communication system

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First batch of Indian Air Force An-32s upgraded in Ukraine leaves for India


Ukraine has sent a first batch of An-32 light transport aircraft to India following their upgrading at facilities of the Ukrainian defense and industrial complex under an order from the Indian Air Force.
Ukrspecexport state-run company told Interfax-Ukraine that first five ungraded planes have left for Kanpur (North India) from India. It is expected that the planes will arrive to India in 5-6 days.
Equipment to develop aircraft repair facilities in India was also shipped along with the aircraft.
"The contract is being realized according to schedule. India highly appreciates the quality of the work done by Ukrainian companies and new flying characteristics of upgraded An-32 aircraft," the company told Interfax-Ukraine.
By late 2011 another ten An-32 aircraft will be delivered to the customer, the company said.
The acceptance document for the first batch was signed by India on May 18.
The contract, worth some $400 million, involves repairing and modernizing 103 An-32 aircraft of Indian Air Force. It was signed in July 2009 between the Indian Air Force and Spectechnoexport, which won a respective tender announced in December 2007. Ukraine's Antonov Plant and Civil Aviation Plant 410 are executing the contract.
According to the contract, 40 airplanes are to be modernized in Ukraine and the rest of aircraft at the BRD-1 aviation plant of the Indian Air Force in Kanpur (North India).
As a part of the upgrade, the Indian aircraft will be fitted with around 25 types of modern equipment made in Ukraine and other countries. The equipment increases flight safety.
The upgraded An-32 will be able to land according to the ICAO category II approach. Fuel consumption and the mass of the empty upgraded aircraft will be lower compared to the basic model.
In addition, in line with a three-year contract worth $110 million signed in December 2009 by OJSC Motor Sich (Zaporizhia) and the Indian Air Force, the AI-20 engines of the Indian An-32s are to be upgraded

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SOURCE:Flight International
Tellis: US fighters lost MMRCA contract due to technical faults
Both US bids for a major Indian Air Force fighter contract lost because of technical faults - not US export control policies or corruption in New Dehli, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace scholar Ashley Tellis said in an interview.

The former American diplomat in New Dehli arrived at his conclusions after a three-week trip to India that included meetings with top Indian government, military and industry officials. The IAF selected the Dassault Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon as finalists for the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA).

By excluding the Boeing F/A-18E/F and the Lockheed Martin F-16 - as well as the Saab Gripen and MiG-35 - the Indian government angered Washington DC, as well as set off a wave of speculation that the decision was based on concerns in New Dehli about overly restrictive US export policies.

But Tellis believes that interpretation of the MMRCA downselect is incorrect, while providing the most detailed assessment of the factors that led to the final decision.

According to Tellis' sources in the IAF, the F-16IN bid received low marks in the technical evaluation for a slow turn rate and poorer handling performance due to the addition of conformal fuel tanks.

Those deficiencies made the F-16IN less competitive in dogfights against older F-16 Block 50s, which are operated by Pakistan.

The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was the US government's best shot to win the contract, but it was also hampered in the Indian evaluation by poor manoeuvrability compared to the European fighters, Tellis said.

Boeing's bid proposed to improve the Super Hornet's power by introducing the General Electric F414 enhanced performance engine (EPE), with 20% higher thrust.

But the Indian evaluators refused to credit the EPE because it is a developmental item, Tellis said. This contrasted with India's acceptance of active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar technology by the European bidders despite its developmental status.

"They just gambled on the fact that they were going to get an AESA by the time the airplane was going to enter the force," Tellis said.

The decision also reflected the IAF's preference for an aircraft with strong dogfighting performance over a combat style emphasising beyond visual range engagements using long-range sensors, Tellis said.

Indian officials expressed no concerns about the US government's export policies, which would have required heavy monitoring by US officials if certain sensors and avionics systems were included in Boeing's or Lockheed's bid, Tellis said.

"What they would have done in this case was demand that the vendor [substitute] equipment that did not have [monitoring] constraints," Tellis said. India had agreed to a similar arrangement with the acquisition of the Boeing P-8A Poseidon.

Despite the initial reaction by Washington officials, both sides are cooling off since the announcement, he added.

"The damage was certainly serious," Tellis said. "But both sides have understood how this outcome came out and both sides have made efforts to get beyond it. The US is going to win many more competitions in India."

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India receives combat management systems for Scorpene submarines






New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) French shipbuilder DCNS has delivered two highly sophisticated combat management systems for the first two Scorpene submarines being built in India. The system forms the “brain” of the vessel.
DCNS India Managing Director Bernard Buisson told India Strategic defence journal that both the systems had been delivered to Mazagon Docks Ltd. (MDL), which was in the process of integrating the first one at present. There are about 20 to 25 French engineers assisting in technology transfer and work at MDL was maturing to mutual satisfaction.
The first Scorpene submarine, under the Indian Navy’s Project 75, will be launched end-2013 and commissioned in 2015. The second one would be a year later.


Buisson said that MDL was actually doing some work, at different levels, regarding all the six submarines under the project and that all the six submarines would be delivered by 2018.
MDL had built the hulls of first and second submarines, and begun work on the hulls of third and fourth submarines. Simultaneously, other systems were being tested and installed on them progressively.
Buisson said that DCNS has had technical discussions with the Indian Navy on installing air independent propulsion (AIP) systems on board the last two submarines. There would be a cost, but the AIP would increase the submergence of the vessels by three to four times, thereby making them hidden and more lethal.
The company was awaiting the navy’s response, as well as an order for the new line of six or more submarines under Project 75-I, all of which would be equipped with he AIP systems. DCNS had already responded to the Indian Navy’s request for information (RfI) in this regard.
Buisson said that DCNS’ AIP system was based on the MESMA steam AIP used on board all the French nuclear submarines. France as only nuclear-powered submarines and accordingly, proven for technology, he added.
Asked about local participation in the Scorpene project, Buisson said that DCNS was also talking to private shipyards as per the new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) and offset requirements.
“We are also in the process of finalizing the selection of our industrial partners for indigenization of MPM (Mazagon Purchased Materials from other companies) items,” he said.

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L’Inde approuve l’achat de 10 C-17
L’Inde approuve l’achat de dix C-17 Globemaster III de Boeing pour un montant de 4,1 milliards de dollars.

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Israel signs high-tech deal with India




TEL AVIV, Israel, June 6 (UPI) -- Israel's High-Tech Industry Association has signed a memorandum of understanding with its Indian counterpart to boost cooperation in advanced technology, a move that will undoubtedly increase the Jewish state's burgeoning defense sales to India.
The Jerusalem Post reports that industry executives see the accord with the Confederation of Indian Industry, signed June 1, leading to a convergence of "Israel's innovative prowess with India's huge and talented pool of human resources."
Trade between Israel and India -- one Jewish, one Hindu, both locked in conflict with Islamist terror groups -- hit $47 billion in 2010, with India moving into second place among the Jewish state's export markets.
That didn't include defense sales on more than $1 billion annually. India is engaged in a top-to-bottom upgrade and expansion of its armed forces.
This includes massive spending on combat aircraft and building up naval forces to project Indian power across the Indian Ocean, a vital energy and trade route between the Middle East and Asia.
"Increased arms spending has created a natural market for Israeli military technology such as unmanned aerial vehicles and airborne early warning radar systems," the Post said.
In recent years, Israel has consolidated defense links with India into a strategic relationship.
On April 20, 2009, India launched its 650-pound RISAT-2 satellite, built by state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries and carrying the same multi-spectral aperture radar as the Tecstar-1 satellite developed for Israel's military.
The Indians, with Israeli help, fast-tracked vital surveillance systems in the wake of the attack by Islamic extremists on Mumbai, India's commercial hub, in November 2008 in which 166 people were killed, five of them Israelis.
In January 2009, India took delivery of the first of three Phalcon all-weather AWACS, also built by IAI, the flagship of Israel's defense industry, under a $1.1 billion deal. The radar system, produced by Israel's Elta Industries, is built around the Russian-built Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft. Delivery was advanced by two months following the carnage in Mumbai.
The Phalcons made India the first state in South Asia to have advanced multi-sensor AWACs capable of providing tactical surveillance or multiple airborne and surface targets and able to gather signals intelligence.
As part of the Phalcon deal, the Israelis disclosed they would establish five factories in India to produce artillery shells, a project reportedly worth $250 million.
Ties like this will likely deepen through the high-tech accord because of an Indian requirement that local components account for 30 percent of any contract.
Israeli firms generally focus on developing cutting-edge software and worldwide exports in 2010 totaled around $29 billion.
Given the fast-growing markets emerging in India and China, the high-tech accord is tailor-made for Israel's export-heavy economy. The two countries are already discussing an agreement to remove trade barriers.
The Israelis are focusing on the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, home of the fast-growing software center at Hyderabad.
It is close to signing an agreement with Matimop of Israel, a government agency that facilitates multinational research and development projects.
Andhra Pradesh is becoming a high-tech industries powerhouse, with software exports of $8 billion in 2010.
Missiles are a key Israel-India connection, and that requires intensive high-tech cooperation.
In 2008, India signed a $4.1 billion deal to purchase a shore-based and seaborne anti-missile air-defense system based on Israel's Barak long-range naval weapon built by IAI.
In August that year, New Delhi signed a $2.5 billion contract with IAI and Israel's Rafael armaments company to jointly develop an advanced version of the Spyder surface-to-air missile.

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Warship INS Kabra joins Indian Navy


KOCHI: India's latest warship 'INS Kabra' was commissioned at Naval Base here by Vice Admiral K N Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command on Wednesday.

Speaking on the occasion, the Vice Admiral stressed the importance of relatively smaller ships like Fast Attack Crafts for a blue water navy, pointing that these were essential inventory for low intensity conflicts and anti-piracy operations.

The ship is named after an island in Andaman and Nicobar archipelago.

Rear Admiral K C Shekhar, Chairman and Managing Director, Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, said INS Kabra was a cost effective and fuel efficient platform.

INS Kabra is the eighth of a series built at GRSE. With a top speed of over 35 knots and manoeuvrability offered by her water-jet propulsion, the ship was ideally suited for high-speed interdiction of fast-moving targets and useful in search and rescue operations, he said.

INS Kabra complies with the latest regulations of International Maritime Organisation on sea pollution control.

The main armament of the ships is an indigenous 30 mm CRN-91 gun along with an Optical Sight manufactured by Ordnance Factory Medak and Bharat Electronics Limited, Chennai. It has an overall length of 49m, beam of 7.5m and a standard displacement of 320 tons.

The ship has a crew of three officers and 39 sailors.

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India To Test Long-Range Agni-V This Year

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Hindustan Aeronautics Light Combat Helicopter to come out with its third prototype

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Inde : pourquoi le F-16 et le F-18 ont-ils perdu l’appel d’offres ?



New Delhi aurait déjà sélectionné une short-list dans l’appel d’offres MMRCA excluant les chasseurs russes et américains. Un expert indien a décrypté la décision de l’Indian Air Force en faveur des avions européens.
Selon Ashley Tellis, les priorités de l’Indian Air Force dans l’appel d’offres MMRCA sont les capacités au combat aérien et les performances aérodynamiques. Or, le F-16IN Super Viper dont les réservoirs de carburant sont déjà limités, affiche un taux de virage assez faible qui nuit à sa manipulation et à ses performances. Le F-16 souffre également d’un faible potentiel d’évolution, et d’un risque d’obsolescence d’ici 15 ans.

Idem pour le F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet, dont les problèmes d’accélération sont connus, et dont la maniabilité ne sera jamais équivalente à celle du Rafale, de l’Eurofighter, du Gripen, ou du MiG-35.

Chose étrange, l’Indian Air Force a accepté les promesses de Dassault et du consortium Eurofighter d’intégrer des radars AESA, toujours en développement, mais a rejeté les mêmes promesses de Boeing d’accroître la poussée du moteur EPE F414 de 20% sur le Super Hornet actuellement en développement.

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