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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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Sujet: Re: Armée Indienne / Indian Armed Forces Ven 17 Déc 2010 - 12:26
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First of Six C-130Js for the Indian Air Force
“Touch The Sky With Glory” 09:11 GMT, December 17, 2010 MARIETTA, Ga. | At ceremonies yesterday here, Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] delivered the first of six C-130Js for the Indian Air Force. The new fleet was ordered under a U.S. Foreign Military Sale (India’s first) in late 2008. “There are few mottos that impart such passion as that of the Indian Air Force, which is ‘Touch the Sky With Glory’,” said Lorraine Martin, Lockheed Martin’s vice president for C-130 Programs, during today’s ceremony. “Today begins a new glorious, enduring partnership with India as the fourth largest air force in the world proudly joins the worldwide C-130 family.”
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Indian Navy to Induct its First Italian-Built Tanker Ships
The Indian Navy is set to induct the first of two Italian-made tanker ships, INS Deepak, into its fleet by the end of January 2011. The tankers will be used to send supplies to its sailing warships instead of the warships needing to visit ports for replenishment. The two 175m-long tankers have a displacement capacity of 27,500t at full load and propelled by two 10,000kW diesel engines and can cruise at a speed of 20kt. The ships can carry fuel for four warships simultaneously and can accommodate 250 crew members and have the capacity to carry troops as well as 10t helicopters on its flight deck. The second ship, INS Shakti, is currently in the final stages of trials and is scheduled for induction into the navy before the end of 2011. Fincantieri, the Italian shipbuilder, had signed a contract with the navy to build two tankers in October 2008, according to the Times of India.
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Sujet: Re: Armée Indienne / Indian Armed Forces Mer 22 Déc 2010 - 12:42
L'Inde a testé avec succès deux missiles Prithvi-II, destinés à équiper les forces aériennes nationales, a annoncé S.P. Dash, directeur de la base de Chandipur, dans l'Etat indien d'Orissa (est). "Les tirs d'essai de deux missiles opérés par les forces armées indiennes se sont déroulés avec succès", a-t-il indiqué, cité par l'agence IANS. Le tir précédent du missile Prithvi-II, effectué en septembre dernier, s'est soldé par un échec. L'Inde a opéré ces essais au lendemain des tests du missile pakistanais Hatf-V (modification du Ghauri), d'une portée de 1.300 km. Développés depuis le début des années quatre-vingt, les Prithvi sont des missiles balistiques de courte portée capables de transporter une ogive nucléaire, dont la version sol-sol équipe déjà l'armée de terre indienne. Le Prithvi II a une portée de tir maximale de 350 km et il est capable de transporter une charge de 500kg.
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Sujet: Re: Armée Indienne / Indian Armed Forces Mer 22 Déc 2010 - 22:07
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India – AGM-84L HARPOON Block II Missiles
WASHINGTON, December 21, 2010 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of 21 AGM-84L HARPOON Block II Missiles and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for a complete package worth approximately $200 million.
The Government of India has requested a possible sale of 21 AGM-84L HARPOON Block II Missiles, 5 ATM-84L HARPOON Block II Training Missiles, Captive Air Training Missiles, containers, spare and repair parts, support and test equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor representatives’ technical assistance, engineering and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $200 million.
This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to strengthen the U.S.-India strategic relationship and to improve the security of an important partner which continues to be an important force for political stability, peace, and economic progress in South Asia.
India intends to use the missiles on its Indian Navy P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft which will provide enhanced capabilities in effective defense of critical sea lines of communication. India has already purchased HARPOON Block II missiles for integration on the Indian Air Force Jaguar aircraft and will have no difficulty absorbing these weapons into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractors will be The Boeing Company in St. Louis, Missouri, and Delex Systems Incorporated in Vienna, Virginia. Details of a potential offset agreement in connection with the proposed sale are not known as of the date of this transmittal.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require annual trips to India involving U.S. Government and contractor representatives for technical reviews, support, and oversight on for approximately five years.
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Sujet: Re: Armée Indienne / Indian Armed Forces Ven 24 Déc 2010 - 12:04
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Indian Navy, Coast Guard to receive 127 ships in 2010-11: Defence Minister
23, 2010 13:34 CET In recent years, the Indian MoD has been able to ensure improved results in the delivery of warships and submarines. During 2009-2010, these numbers stood at 120 vessels for the Indian Navy, Coast Guard and coastal states. In the current financial year, 85 vessels have already been delivered and by March 2011, a total of 127 vessels will be delivered, according to Indian defence minister, A K Antony.
The government is giving top priority to modernization of shipyards so that state-of-the –art warships can be built indigenously to global standards in the most transparent manner. He said, in future, all vessels of the Indian Navy will be built indigenously and the private sector will play a crucial role in this endeavour.
“ To be comparable with the best global shipyards, we must keep a high premium on the quality of the delivered products. Our market share in global ship building must be improved substantially on a priority basis. Our shipyards have no option, but to build state of the art infrastructure for constructing high technology warships and submarines”, the minister said.
Giving details of the modernization plans currently being carried out in Mazagon Dock Limited, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited and Goa Shipyard Limited, Shri Antony said, these include human resource development, important components for upgradation and diversification of ship building infrastructure and implementing state of the art management tools and techniques. He said, recently, Hindustan Shipyard Limited has been transferred from the Ministry of Shipping to the Department Defence Production and a modernization programme for HSL will be finalized soon. He said the first phase of the modernization plan will be completed by the first half of 2011.
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Sujet: Re: Armée Indienne / Indian Armed Forces Sam 25 Déc 2010 - 13:19
Boeing received a key sensor technology for the Indian navy's P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft last week from Bharat Electronics Ltd(BEL). BEL delivered the Indian-designed Identification Friend or Foe Interrogator - a battle management system that will enable P-8I aircraft to distinguish friendly aircraft and forces. Boeing will install the system during P-8I final assembly at its facility in Renton, U.S.
"This delivery is another positive step in our industrial participation effort with India," said Vivek Lall, Vice President, Boeing Defense, Space & Security India. "In addition to supplying an essential technology for the Indian navy, Boeing's partnership with BEL also supports the government of India's industrial objectives".
To date, indigenous P-8I deliveries also include BEL's Data Link II communications system, Avantel's mobile satellite system and the Electronic Corporation of India Limited's speech secrecy system.
Mr. H N Ramakrishna, BEL board member and Marketing director, said the milestone was a demonstration of BEL's capability to deliver cutting-edge work in avionics, software and structural components
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Sujet: Re: Armée Indienne / Indian Armed Forces Mar 28 Déc 2010 - 1:01
proposition Boeing pour la competition de 22 helicos de combat,normalement l´inde demandait 22 pour 600$,d´ou le report..
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India – Support for Direct Commercial Sale of AH-64D Block III APACHE Helicopters
WASHINGTON, December 27, 2010 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on December 22 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of India of various engines, equipment, weapons, training, parts and logistical support for a possible Direct Commercial Sale of 22 AH-64D Block III Apache helicopters. The complete package is worth approximately $1.4 billion.
The Government of India has requested proposals from several foreign suppliers, including the United States, to provide the next generation attack helicopter for the Indian Air Force. In this competition, the Government of India has yet to select the Boeing-United States Army proposal. This notification is being made in advance so that, in the event that the Boeing- U.S. Army proposal is selected, the United States might move as quickly as possible to implement the sale. If the Government of India selects the Boeing-U.S. Army proposal, the Government of India will request a possible sale of 50 T700-GE-701D engines, 12 AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars, 12 AN/APR-48A Radar Frequency Interferometers, 812 AGM-114L-3 HELLFIRE LONGBOW missiles, 542 AGM-114R-3 HELLFIRE II missiles, 245 STINGER Block I-92H missiles, and 23 Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensors, rockets, training and dummy missiles, 30mm ammunition, transponders, simulators, global positioning system/inertial navigation systems, communication equipment, spare and repair parts; tools and test equipment, support equipment, repair and return support, personnel training and training equipment; publications and technical documentation, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics support to be provided in conjunction with a proposed direct commercial sale of 22 AH-64D Block III APACHE Helicopters. The estimated cost is $1.4 billion.
This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to strengthen the U.S.-India strategic relationship and to improve the security of an important partner which continues to be an important force for political stability, peace, and economic progress in South Asia.
The proposed sale in support of AH-64D helicopters will improve India’s capability to strengthen its homeland defense and deter regional threats. This support for the AH-64D will provide an incremental increase in India’s defensive capability to counter ground-armored threats and modernize its armed forces. India will have no difficulty absorbing this helicopter support into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
The prime contractors will be Lockheed Martin Corporation in Orlando, Florida; General Electric Company, in Cincinnati Ohio; Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensor in Owego, New York; Longbow Limited Liability Corporation in Orlando, Florida; and Raytheon Company in Tucson, Arizona. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of one U.S. Government and seven contractor representatives to India for one week to conduct a detailed discussion of the various aspects of the hybrid program with Government of India representatives.
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Sujet: Re: Armée Indienne / Indian Armed Forces Mar 4 Jan 2011 - 23:20
Indian P-8Is to have Harpoon II missiles
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India plans to buy Boeing AGM-84L Harpoon II anti-ship missiles and related equipment for its future fleet of P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft.
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified Congress that India has requested a possible purchase of 21 AGM-84Ls and five training missiles for an estimated $200 million.
The proposed deal also includes a range of ancillary equipment, such as captive air training missiles, containers, parts, support and test equipment, publications and training.
"India intends to use the missiles on its navy P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft, which will provide enhanced capabilities in effective defence of critical sea lines of communication," says the DSCA.
India has already purchased Harpoon IIs for its Sepecat Jaguar strike aircraft.
According to Boeing, the Harpoon Block II is equipped with a 226kg (500lb) blast/fragmentation warhead, and can attack both land and sea targets.
Separately, Boeing says India's Bharat Electronics (BEL) has delivered Indian-designed identification friend or foe equipment for installation on its P-8Is.
"This delivery is another positive step in our industrial participation effort with India," says Vivek Lall, vice president, Boeing Defence, Space & Security India.
To date, other indigenous P-8I deliveries include BEL's Data Link II communications system, Avantel's mobile satellite system and the Electronic Corporation of India's speech secrecy system.
In January 2009 India signed a contract for eight P-8Is. Boeing aims to deliver the first aircraft within 48 months of the original contract signing.
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Sujet: Re: Armée Indienne / Indian Armed Forces Mer 5 Jan 2011 - 20:58
India could add six more C-130Js this year, says Lockheed official
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New Delhi could sign a follow-on order for Lockheed Martin's C-130J Hercules transport this year.
"India is looking at six more C-130Js," says Roger Rose, chief executive of Lockheed Martin India. "It was always an option under the original agreement."
Lockheed in December delivered the first of six C-130Js purchased under New Delhi's first transaction with the US foreign military sales system. Signed in late 2008, the $1.2 billion deal opened the door to India for US manufacturers after the Bush administration dropped sanctions over the country's nuclear programme, and allowed arms exports for the first time.
The C-130J deal was followed by another notable military aircraft sale, with the Indian navy to receive eight Boeing P-8I maritime patrol aircraft. The nation's air force has hopes to acquire 10 Boeing C-17 strategic transports
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Sujet: Re: Armée Indienne / Indian Armed Forces Ven 7 Jan 2011 - 4:02
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India’s Lakshya-2 target completes flight test
India's Lakshya-2 target drone recently completed its first flight test, flying 32min at low altitude. Produced by India's Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), the Lakshya-2 can fly down to 49-82ft (15-25m) above sea level, simulating a low-flying cruise missile.
For the test, the aircraft was launched from a mobile platform and operated by a ground control station.
"The aircraft also demonstrated its manoeuvring capability by simulating attacking aircraft," says the ADE. "Two Lakshya targets can be flown and controlled by a common ground station." The drone's engine is produced by Hindustan Aeronautics and other Indian companies. The Lakshya-2 will come in two versions, one of which can be recovered on land, the other at sea.
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Sujet: Re: Armée Indienne / Indian Armed Forces Lun 10 Jan 2011 - 12:58
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Indian Navy to Commission UAV Squadron
The Indian Navy will commission a squadron consisting of Israeli-built Searcher and Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at Porbandar, Gujarat, on 17 January to enhance its coastal surveillance capabilities. A request for information (RFI) has been issued for a 15t platform with 25 hours of mission endurance, service ceiling of 40,000ft and a cruise speed of 100kt. The navy also plans to acquire shipborne unmanned rotorcraft and high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) UAVs, according to Press Trust of India. The Indian Government has also decided to deploy coastal surveillance radars atop 90 lighthouses, fitted with cameras capable of operating day and night along eastern and western seaboards. The navy is currently using Israeli Heron and Searcher mk2 UAVs and had commissioned its first UAV reconnaissance squadron at its base in Kochi in January 2006.
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Sujet: Re: Armée Indienne / Indian Armed Forces Mar 11 Jan 2011 - 12:57
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IAF Inducts Supersonic Fighter Jets
India's first indigenous supersonic fighter jet, the light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas, has been inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF). The LCA, which is meant to replace MiG 21s and MiG 23s, is considered to be the world's smallest military aircraft with a single seat. The aircraft is also considered to be among the top eight aircraft in the world in technological design and performance terms. The LCA has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) Aeronautical Development Agency and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL). The project, conceived and launched in 1983, has been delayed due to various factors that include sanctions by the US in the wake of nuclear tests conducted by India in May 1998.
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Agni-V will be test-fired soon, says Antony
HYDERABAD: India is getting ready to test Agni-V, its longest range surface-to-surface ballistic missile of 5,000 km, according to Defence Minister A.K. Antony. Laying the foundation stone for a Rs.700-crore expansion of Midhani (Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd), a Government of India enterprise, he urged scientists and technocrats to treat any denial of technology as a “godsend” as such discrimination led to the development of the 5,000 km range missile. The country's scientists had proved time and again that sanctions could be overcome, he pointed out. Mr. Antony said while the original mandate for Midhani was on a small scale, the scenario had changed due to rapid economic growth the world over. Several grades of super-alloys and special steels were now considered to be critical requirements of defence, space and atomic energy programmes. They were of strategic value and the modernisation process of Midhani would further enhance its capabilities. Critical support He said the country looked up to Midhani to extend critical materials support to many programmes of national importance, including manufacture of fighter aircraft like Sukhoi-MKII, Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), Arjun and T-90 tanks by ordnance factories, commercial launch of the PSLV, the GSLV and GSLV Mark-II by ISRO and for increasing nuclear power generation beyond 18,000 MW by 2020. Lauding the enterprise for indigenously building an Electro Slag Remelting Furnace of 10-tonne capacity, he said, the need of the hour was to be competitive globally. Endorsing the view of Secretary (defence production), R.K. Singh, who wanted the company to aim for a Rs.5,000-crore turnover, he said there was no restriction in infusing new blood and more workers and scientists could be recruited. Mr. Singh said expansion of this premier enterprise was an important part of the development and manufacture of high-tech defence equipment without time and cost overruns. He wanted it to deliver products of requisite quality in time. Expansion plan Midhani's Chairman and Managing Director M. Narayana Rao said the expansion programme would result in four-fold increase in the capacities and it was planned to increase the turnover from Rs. 370 crore at present to Rs.1,000 crore by 2013. He said the company was making materials which were denied by foreign countries to India and was supplying them for vessels that travel in the depths of the ocean to those which successfully landed on the moon.
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Sujet: Re: Armée Indienne / Indian Armed Forces Mer 12 Jan 2011 - 17:47
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India's third AEW aircraft undergoes tests
The Indian air force's third Ilyushin Il-76-based airborne early warning and control aircraft has undergone flight tests equipped with additional systems. The aircraft was tested during long-duration flights over Israel and the Mediterranean from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport, and included "some very complex scenarios", according to one source. Indian air force personnel were aboard the platform for all the sorties. India requested unspecified additional capabilities for its third Il-76 AEW&C aircraft after taking delivery of its first two examples from Israel Aerospace Industries' Elta Systems subsidiary. The delivery of India's third Il-76 surveillance aircraft is scheduled for mid-2011, but IAI has refused to be more specific
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India to order 42 more HAL-produced Su-30MKIs
Hindustan Aeronautics expects the Indian air force to order an additional 42 locally produced Sukhoi Su-30MKIs.
The possible order would come on top of the 180 Su-30MKIs HAL is already producing for the air force, says company chairman Ashok Nayak.
About 105 aircraft from the 180-strong order have been delivered so far, Nayak says. In addition, in mid-2010, India ordered 40 Su-30MKIs as flyaways from Russia's Sukhoi.
Although the in-service aircraft receives less publicity than the air force's medium multi-role combat aircraft competition or indigenously produced Tejas light combat aircraft, the Su-30MKI is the service's backbone and has represented India in several international exercises.
HAL rolled out its first completed Su-30MKI in November 2004.
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More than two decades after it was conceived as a replacement for the Mikoyan MiG-21, India's Tejas light combat aircraft has received initial operational clearance.
Defence minister A K Antony handed over a release to service certificate to Indian air force chief of staff P V Naik in Bangalore on 10 January, moving the Aeronautical Development Agency's (ADA) supersonic type a step closer to its formal induction.
Antony says India's military aviation programme has received a big boost by passing this milestone, with the Tejas demonstrating its ability to build a state-of-the-art multi-role combat aircraft virtually from scratch. It has also given fresh impetus to the planned development of an advanced medium combat aircraft (AMCA) and unmanned combat air vehicles, he says.
The initial operational clearance declaration has paved the way for Hindustan Aeronautics to take up the series production of 40 Mk I examples of the Tejas on order for the Indian air force. The company has the infrastructure in place to roll out 10 of the GE Aviation F404-IN20-powered aircraft a year, with the first due to be handed over before the end of 2011. It is unclear whether the company is in a position to meet this deadline.
Since its launch in the 1980s, the Tejas programme has been hit by time and cost overruns caused by India's lack of experience in combat aircraft technology, and slowed by US sanctions imposed after nuclear tests conducted by India in 1998.
A first technology demonstrator took to the skies in January 2001, and subsequent envelope expansion, sensor integration and weapons delivery work has seen more than 1,500 sorties flown under a wide range of atmospheric and environmental conditions.
India's massive investment in the project has helped to rejuvenate its aeronautics sector in areas such as research and development, design, fabrication, assembly and testing facilities, the nation's Defence Research and Development Organisation says.
"Small and medium enterprises played a major role in the production of test equipment and components," says Ashok Saxena, managing director of Navv Avia Technologies. "These companies are now getting business from many foreign firms looking for good quality, low-cost outsourcing for their own programmes."
The Tejas will join an operational inventory also including the air force's current Sukhoi Su-30MKI strike aircraft and its future medium multi-role combat aircraft. The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, Lockheed Martin F-16, RSK MiG-35 and Saab Gripen NG are in contention for the projected 126-aircraft deal.
The air force is estimated as requiring around 200 Tejas, while the Indian navy needs 40 examples to replace its British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS51 fighters.
The ADA is also developing a Tejas Mk II fighter for the Indian air force. Planned to fly in 2014, this will use a more powerful GE F414 engine and have a retractable refuelling probe and other improvements to remedy deficiencies noted in the original version.
Meanwhile, India's Gas Turbine Research Establishment's indigenous Kaveri engine originally developed for the Tejas will be upgraded under a tie-up with French firm Snecma, and could power the proposed AMCA.
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Rafael pitches Litening pod for India's fighter contest
Israel's Rafael has intensified a marketing push to get its Litening G-4 targeting pod on board whichever aircraft eventually wins the Indian air force's medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) competition.
The 126-aircraft requirement is one of the most sought-after defence contracts for the next few years and is likely to be worth more than $11 billion. The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, Lockheed Martin F-16, RSK MiG-35 and Saab Gripen NG are in contention for the deal.
Last September, Rafael and Northrop Grumman were awarded a contract by the US Department of Defense to partially fulfil a contract for advanced targeting pods for the US Air Force with the Litening.
The companies are now working together in the Indian market to brief defence establishment figures on the Litening G-4 and how it would interface with the various aircraft bidding for the MMRCA contract.
Separately, Rafael says several air forces are negotiating to buy its Reccelite real-time intelligence and reconnaissance system, following its recent operational performance in Afghanistan.
"The forces there learned that the capabilities of this system and its ground station enable them to detect ambushes and other threats, like improvised explosive devices in almost real time by a fast comparison of the images captured by the system," says Rafael executive vice-president marketing Lova Drori.
Nations to have used the Reccelite sensor in Afghanistan include Germany and the Netherlands. The design is derived from the Litening pod.
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Indian Navy Marine Commandos to be Equipped with Israeli Rifles
The Indian Navy marine commandos (MARCOS) will be armed with Israeli-made Tavor assault rifles and Galil sniper rifles to enhance their operational capability. A defence ministry official said a consignment of over 500 TAR-21 Tavor assault rifles worth Rs150m ($3.3m) and another 30 Galil sniper rifles worth Rs20m ($437,847) was delivered to MARCOS. "The Israeli team will be here to jointly inspect the delivered weapons and assemble them. MARCOS will begin using these rifles and start training on them from this month," the official said. The Tavor is a 5.56mm-calibre weapon of Nato specifications while the Galil is a 7.62mm sniper weapon. The two weapons will be a standard weapon for the force, and are already in use with the Indian Army's special forces and the Indian Air Force's Garud special forces units. MARCOS, a force trained for special operations, is currently using the indigenous INSAS rifles and Russian Kalashnikov variants, according to IANS.
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IAF's first C-130J airlifter to arrive this week
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force's new acquisition from the US for special forces operations, the C-130J Super Hercules airlifter , will reach its home base at Hindon on the outskirts of the national capital this week, ahead of its formal induction in February, an officer said.
He told IANS that the first C-130J would be flown into Hindon by an IAF crew and would be readied for joining the service. A function to mark its induction would be held at its home base in the first week of February, he added.
This will be the first of the six C-130Js that India has ordered from the US in a deal worth $950 million in 2008. The other five aircraft would be delivered by the end of the year.
The US Air Force (USAF), which is executing the government-to-government deal, had taken possession of the first C-130J at a ceremony at manufacturer Lockheed Martin's facility at Marietta near Atlanta Dec 16 last year.
It was that very day handed over to the IAF.
Though the US is supplying the six aircraft under its Foreign Military Sales route, Lockheed Martin will execute an offsets commitment under which 30 percent of $950 million - about $285 million - will be reinvested in the Indian defence industry.
The four-engined Hercules will be used by India for transporting its special forces for strategic operations behind enemy lines and is expected to considerably enhance Indian armed forces' special missions capability.
The USAF is training nine batches of IAF crew of 18 pilots, nine loadmasters and nine combat system operators to fly and operate the aircraft. Five of these batches would complete their training in February.
Additionally, nearly 100 maintenance officers and technicians are also being trained at Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas and Marietta.
The IAF, on its part, has modernised its Hindon air base by extending the runway and establishing state-of-the-art hangars, servicing and operations facilities for the C-130J aircraft.
In keeping with IAF requirements, the US government offered a unique C-130J configuration modified for special mission roles and these will be the first uniquely configured aircraft in the IAF fleet for such operations.
The aircraft will be able to perform precision low-level flying, air drops and landing in blackout conditions. Special features are included to ensure aircraft survivability in a hostile air defence environment.
In addition, these aircraft will have refuelling probes, advance radar warning receivers and a counter-measures dispensing system for extended range and additional safety.
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Indian Navy's UAV Squadron In Porbandar Commissioned
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India will have two aircraft carrier strike forces by around 2015
NEW DELHI: Navy is confident India will have two full-fledged aircraft carrier battle groups(CBGs) by 2015 or so despite slippages in ongoing refit of the 44,570-tonne Admiral Gorshkov in Russia and construction of the 40,000-tonne indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) at Cochin Shipyard.
"We are definitely looking at deploying two aircraft carriers by the middle of this decade,'' said assistant chief of naval staff (foreign cooperation and intelligence) Rear Admiral Anil Chawla on Wednesday.
Navy, in fact, can stretch the operational life of India's solitary aircraft carrier, the 28,000-tonne INS Viraat, for another 10 years if the need arises, said Rear Admiral Chawla, who himself has commanded the 50-year-old warhorse.
Interestingly, the naval tableau for the Republic Day parade this year has scaled down models of INS Viraat and the new MiG-29K maritime fighter jets India is acquiring from Russia as the main highlights.
But the depleting number of INS Viraat's Sea Harrier jump-jets, down to just 11 now, remains a source of worry. The 45 MiG-29K fighters, contracted from Russia for about $2 billion, are meant for operation from Gorshkov and IAC.
The first CBG will be centred around Gorshkov, rechristened INS Vikramaditya, which India will now get in early-2013 under the fresh $2.33 billion deal inked last year.
The second CBG, in turn, will be around the IAC, whose keel was laid in February 2009. "We hope the launch of IAC can take place by end-2011,'' said Rear Admiral Chawla.
But if there is a further delay in the IAC, which is slated for delivery by 2015, INS Viraat will fill the gap. Having recently undergone an extensive modernisation refit with new weapons and sensors, INS Viraat will remain battle-worthy for some years to come.
With accompanying destroyers, frigates, submarines and different aircraft centred around the carriers, nothing projects power better than CBGs. The US, for instance, has as many as 11 CBGs to deploy around the globe, giving it the capability to strike almost anywhere.
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Boeing Withdraws from IAF Midair Tanker Competition
Boeing has decided to withdraw from the midair tanker tender announced by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in September 2010. Boeing vice-president for defence, space and security in India Dr Vivek Lall said the company has withdrawn as the last date for complying with the tender bid was 12 January. Lall said the company would further decide on this deal after the result of the KC-X competition for replacement of US Air Force refuelling tankers is published. Lall said Boeing will take part in the competition if the USAF accepts the 767 tanker and the IAF extends the date for the competition, according to the Economic Times. With the withdrawal of Boeing, only the Airbus A330 MRTT and Russian IL 78 are left in the competition to supply six midair refuellers to the IAF. Under the request for proposal announced by India, the IAF tankers will be equipped with Israeli probes.
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Indian Navy to Decommission INS Virat by 2018
Boeing has decided to withdraw from the midair tanker tender announced by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in September 2010. Boeing vice-president for defence, space and security in India Dr Vivek Lall said the company has withdrawn as the last date for complying with the tender bid was 12 January. Lall said the company would further decide on this deal after the result of the KC-X competition for replacement of US Air Force refuelling tankers is published. Lall said Boeing will take part in the competition if the USAF accepts the 767 tanker and the IAF extends the date for the competition, according to the Economic Times. With the withdrawal of Boeing, only the Airbus A330 MRTT and Russian IL 78 are left in the competition to supply six midair refuellers to the IAF. Under the request for proposal announced by India, the IAF tankers will be equipped with Israeli probes.
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SOURCE:Flight International Indian navy stands up second UAV squadron By Arie Egozi
The Indian navy has commissioned its second unmanned air vehicle squadron, which will operate Israel Aerospace Industries-supplied Herons and Searcher IIs over the northern Arabian Sea.
The navy says its INAS 343 unit will be in Porbandar, Gujarat, a coastal city not far from the Pakistan border. Gujarat has the longest coastline of any Indian state.
"The location is ideal for covering the sea lanes of communication from the Arabian Gulf, as well as providing surveillance cover to high-value assets on the western coast," says the navy.
India has not revealed the payloads to be installed on its newly fielded UAVs, but other sources say its Searcher IIs are equipped with an electro-optical/infrared sensor while the Heron carries an Elta Systems search radar and a Tamam stabilised long-range optical observation system.
The latter configuration is similar to the one used on the Herons operated jointly by the Israeli air force and navy in maritime patrol missions.
Established in 2006, the Indian navy's first UAV squadron, INAS 342, already performs operational missions as well as training.
IAI's Heron is a medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV that can operate at a distance of more than 1,000km (540nm) and at altitudes up to about 30,000ft (9,150m) for more than 24h while carrying a 250kg (550lb) payload. The smaller Searcher II has an 8.5m (28ft) wingspan, a maximum take-off weight of 436kg including a 120kg payload, and an endurance approaching 20h.
"India is also developing indigenous UAVs and trials are in progress," says the navy. "Advancement in development of UAVs would soon see unmanned flying surpassing manned flying."
The service also wants to deploy unmanned rotorcraft from some of its ships. IAI and Hindustan Aeronautics are co-operating on a project to prepare the Indian-developed Dhruv advanced light helicopter for such an application.