Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft

A Concept Image of "Advanced Medium combat Aircraft"

Long Range SLBM for India

Intercontinental SLBM for India

Need of A Submarine Launched Intercontinental Ballistic Missile for India ?

 Long Range SLBM - an Ultimate Deterrent 

The Indian Strategic force's as of Now do not Possess an Active SLBM.The K-15 SLBM with a range of Over 800 Km is under Production.With Induction of INS Arihant - the Lone SSBN that India Possess as of now and the K-15 Missile's,India will complete it's Nuclear Triad with Ability of Launching a Nuclear Warhead from Land,Air,Sea.But How Effective will this Triad be ? the K-15 with such a short range will it Contribute to the Triad when it come's to Maintaining deterrent against Arch-Rival China ?
Let Alone China,The K-15 Lack's the punch even when it come's to Pakistan.Thus,the development of K-4 SLBM with a range of 3,500 km and another Rumoured development of A-6 SLBM with a Range of over 6,000 Km.

India is currently Working on 2 more Arihant class SSBN's and will have an Option to build more.Nuclear Submarine's are more safer Basing option for Nuclear Missile's because of it's ability to Move and stay submerged for long duration of time when Compared to land Based Missiles.Another advantage of SLBM's is Difficulty it present to enemy surveillance, detection, and defensive systems.The soon to be tested A-5 ICBM will Cover the distant Chinese Cities If fired from North India.So it doesn't make sense to work on Further development of Long range Land based Missile's rather than Submarine Launched one's.
Along it's Advantage's there are Some Disadvantage's of SLBM.The main Advantage of such Submarine lies in it's ability to hide,But in case a "Boomer" is detected,It's effectiveness in Launching a Missile fade's away until it evades enemy Surveillance system again.Another advantage is to carry out Quieter operation while submerged under Water.

Consider a Situation where a Long range SLBM with over 10,000 Km Range deployed on a Arihant class "Boomer" submerged Somewhere Near African coast in the Indian ocean or Somewhere near South of Indonesia in the Indian ocean can Target Distant Chinese Cities like Shanghai.

To met the goal of an "Ultimate Deterrent Force", the Indian strategic force's need to Possess a "Long Range Intercontinental Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile" with 3-10 MIRV/MARV Warhead's.

Upgrading the Sukhoi into "Super Sukhoi"

Upgrading the Sukhoi into "Super Sukhoi"

 The Upgrade's meant for Sukhoi 30 in IAF , turning it into a Multirole Air Dominance Next generation Fighter

1.Sukhoi's will be Integrated with BrahMos Cruise Missile , Nirbhay Cruise Missile will be Integrated further as well - Only Limited Sukhoi's will be integrated with this Cruise Missile's.The Long range Cruise Missile is Planned as well.

2.Zhuk-AESA Radar - Radar planned for “Super Sukhoi 30 “will be Russian Phazotron Zhuk-AE Active Electronically Scanned Array AESA radars. The X-band radar can track 30 aerial targets in the track-while-scan mode and engage six targets simultaneously in attack mode. An alternative AESA is available for the Super 30 in the form of Tikhomirov’s NIIP. Which was an experimental AESA revealed at MAKS 2009.

3.A New Cockpit with Advanced Avionics

4.Integration of "Astra" BVRAAM

5.Brand New Multi-Function Displays AND head-up display to be provided by SAMTEL,India

6.Novator K-100 "The AWACS -Killer Missile" to be Armed on Sukhoi's

7.Electronic Warfare suit

8.To reduce Radar cross section[RCS] of the Sukhoi 30 , Airframe will get several structural changes to the airframe to reduce its radar signature , airframe will also get special radar absorbing paint coat to further reduce its RCS.

Some of the Requirement's that may fit in Indian Army "Future Main Battle tank"
1.Explosive Reactive Armour which can Provide effective Protection from Various Projectiles and Missile Warheads
2.1800 Horse Power Indigenous engine.
3.Further They are Looking for a Hybrid Engine Technology where Tank will have 2 Engine - one for Low Power Need and One for High Power which can Lead to efficient Utilization of fuel.
4.Some stealth Characteristics should be Integrated - Paint or Material which can Limit the detection of Tank by Visibility or Infrared sensors.
5.Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system
6.A secure Data Transmission and Audio/video Communication System
7.Infrared detectors, laser warning, radar warning Systems
8.Signature Management Measures should be carried out During Designing the tank,Which can Add to Stealth features along Camo.
9.The IR,Laser Warning and Radar Warning Systems should Discriminate Between Friend and foe and Whether the Weapon Threatening the tank is Missile,Rocket or Other projectiles.
10.The High/Medium Level Laser Kill System
11.120 mm Smoothbore Gun
12.A 50 Tonne Tank
13.R&D for active suspension to replace hydro-pneumatic suspensions

Here come's Rafale

Here come's Rafale - 

Some latest Update on the MMRCA 

1.British P.m Urges India to change its decision over Rafale to EFT , says "Typhoon is Super Aircraft than Rafale "
2. Negotiation's over Deal will commence within Next 15 day's 
3.Deal to be signed after end of Indian Fiscal year i.e March 31 , Negotiation's may continue post the date too and may continue till 6 to 9 Months.
4. Rafale was preferred because of lower costs, and the Indian Air Force's familiarity with French warplanes such as the Mirage.

Rafale Wins MMRCA

RAFALE Win's Indian MMRCA Tender











Indian defence Ministry has Announced French Dassault Rafale as Lowest Bidder in Indian MMRCA Tender to supply 126 Aircrafts.Final contract to be signed following negotiations in March this year.The winner of MMRCA are meant to Replace aging Mig's in IAF.India will get 18 aircrafts in flyaway condition while 108 aircrafts will be manufactured in India under Transfer of technology.

Does this open the door for Navy to choose Rafale for their follow on Aircraft carriers ?

Indian navy Issued RFI in 2009 for new Generation Carrier based Fighters.It was said that it had gained the clearance for purchase of this Aircrafts already.The RFI however didn't mentioned number of Aircrafts.

Also to mention in Sept 2010 , Press Trust of India revealed that Indian the Strategic Forces Command are looking to Acquire 40 Fighter having capabilities to deliver nuclear-tipped missiles and Bombs.

Co-Incidentally in 2010 Dassault officials Pitched to supply India 40 Rafale's on fast track Basis.

Interesting  developments ahead !!

IIT Tech Fest 2012 Mumbai

IIT Tech Fest Powai - Mumbai

High Energy Materials Research Laboratory is developing Indigenous Booster Propulsion for BrahMos

The K-15 Sagarika SLBM with a Range of 600-700 Km Can carry Payload of 1 tonne Nuclear Warhead.Missile Tested Successfully and Ready for Induction.

 

 Indian Strategic Ballistic Missiles - Agni Series Missiles - the Recently Tested Agni IV is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies, that includes indigenously developed ring laser gyro and composite rocket motor.

 

Prithvi Tactical Battlefield Support Missiles

Army Version can Carry Payload of 1000 kg over 150 km

Air force version can carry payload of 500 kg over 250 km

Navy Version 'Dhanush'  can carry 500 kg warhead over 250 km

 

Some Information About Phase II of Ballistic Missile Defense which include Development of 2 high speed intercepting missiles namely AD-1 and AD-2.The AD-1 Missile being developed have Completed its Ground Testing and can be Tested in Second Half of 2012.A Two Solid stage missile Namely PDV , meant to Replace PAD-1 is under development.

 It has been reported from Indian defence ministry source that Russian Mi-28N Night Hunter has lost a tender on the delivery of 22 attack helicopters to the Indian military in strong competition with the American AH-64D Apache.

Mi-28N did not meet the requirements of the tender on 20 positions, while the Apache showed better performance

No Official Confirmation yet

Gripen Makes Yet Another Pitch for MMRCA

 

 Just weeks Before MMRCA Result may be Out , Gripen - one of the Eliminated Fighter has made yet another Pitch for MMRCA citing its Low Life Cycle cost , A perfect choice for Indian air force.see the Advertisement above in one of the Magazines ;)

Dhruv undergoes combat trials at Pokhran

The Armed Version of ALH Dhruv is Undergoing Combat Trials at Pokhran Firing range since Last One Week.

The weaponised Version Renamed as HAL Rudra Will be Armed With Turret Gun,Rocket,Air To Air And Air To Ground Missiles Weapon System.

Bofors reloaded: Defence ministry stung again

NEW DELHI: Allegations of kickbacks paid to middlemen in purchase of Bofors artillery guns led to one of the worst electoral defeats for Congress party in the late 80s, and since then the Army has been unable to purchase even a single new artillery gun for over the past 25 years.

But there is a yet unheard of twist to the Bofors scam, it now emerges. Sources said the blame for Army's stalled artillery modernization may lie closer home, with the government sitting on the transfer of technology that permits India to manufacture the Bofors gun in the country.

As the military top brass desperately look around for solutions to the crippling shortage of artillery guns, they stumbled upon the fact that India actually has the entire drawings of the Bofors guns, and had paid for the transfer of technology to manufacture the gun in India. But the Ordnance Factory Board sat on the drawings all these years, never attempting to make the gun in India.

A senior official, not very amused at the turn of events, told TOI that they have now asked OFB to manufacture six prototypes of the Bofors artillery guns within the next 18 months. "If we had indigenous capability, then all these years of effort to buy foreign guns and such crippling shortage in capabilities wouldn't have been there," he said.

Once they are ready, the Army would put them through extensive field trials and once cleared, OFB could then resort to mass production, one of the officials said.

This is Epic Failure of Our Defence Ministry

'Sarang' Helicopter Display Team

Highlights From UV Asia 2011

All IAF helicopters in UN mission withdrawn: Air Chief

Indian Air Force has withdrawn all of its Mi-17 and Mi-35 attack helicopters deployed in the UN missions in Congo and Sudan to provide support for anti-naxal and other humanitarian operations in the country.

The IAF had deployed around 20 Mi-17s and over 10 Mi-35 helicopters in the UN operations which were providing close air support to the ground troops operating in the two trouble torn countries.

 

Indo - Uk Naval Excercise Off Konkan Coast

 

R.I.P Baldev Singh

India On way to Launch Global Process to Ban N-Weapons

India is mulling launching a new global process to prepare the way for a legal ban on nuclear weapons, Rajya Sabha member Mani Shankar Aiyar has said at a meeting of a global advocacy group in Los Angeles.

Speaking at the Global Zero Summit yesterday, he made a strong pitch for start of multilateral negotiations for elimination of nuclear weapons and made suggestions based on a report he had prepared on Rajiv Gandhi's 1988 Action Plan for a Nuclear-Weapons Free and non-violent World Order.

"...In effect, India will be launching a new global process to prepare the way for a legal ban on nuclear weapons," he said referring to the report he presented to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in August.

The 284-page report outlines a seven-point roadmap, including India reiterating its commitment to eliminating its own arsenal as part of a universal, non-discriminatory and verifiable global process and promoting delegitimising of nuclear weapons to set the stage for "negotiating Nuclear Weapons Convention that would discuss a world without nuclear weapons in a specified time frame".
FILED ON: OCT 12, 2011

  

US Navy's Stealth Drone Takes Flight

  
Northrop Grumman, the X-47B is a tailless, strike fighter-sized unmanned aircraft designed to take off from and land on moving aircraft carriers at sea.X-47B can carry two 2000-lb bombs.

Naval War Games Close to china Beneficial : Antony

‘The several joint maritime exercises with have had with regional navies in South China Sea, East China Sea and the Western Pacific have brought benefits,’ Defence Minister A.K. Antony said while addressing a conference of Indian Navy commanders.

‘Although reaching out to our extended neighbourhood is important, you must always be mindful of the core area of your responsibility that mainly includes preserving and strengthening our shorelines and coastal security.’ he said.
Antony also pointed out that India had the ability to be a potent and stabilising force in the Indian Ocean region with major international shipping lanes passing closer to its island territories.
He noted that Indian Navy had been ‘mandated to be a net security provider to island nations in the Indian Ocean region,’ apart from assuring India’s maritime neighbours that the South Asian giant will provide ‘unstinted support for their security and economic prosperity’.
‘Most of the major international shipping lanes are located along our island territories. This bestows on us the ability to be a potent and stabilising force in the region,’ Antony said.
‘We assure our maritime neighbours of our unstinted support for their security and economic prosperity,’ he added.

On Coastal Security He said "
‘We have taken several measures to strengthen our coastal security. Our maritime forces are capable of protecting our maritime frontiers. However, this should not lead to a feeling of complacency.’
He went on to say that ‘isolated incidents, which though directly did not pose a challenge to maritime security, highlighted the need to further strengthen our coastlines and maritime security’.
He also emphasised the need to replicate coastal security exercises with all stakeholders ‘as frequently as possible’.
On other issues and challenges facing the navy, Antony said piracy was ‘a continuing cause’ of major concern, but noted that ‘the international community as a whole needs to do a lot more collectively’.
 
 

MMRCA Result By November - Air Chief

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Norman Browne today said the two final commercial bids in the Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) -- from Dassault for the Rafale and EADS for the Typhoon -- will be opened by the end of this month.

The Bidding Process may take 2-4 Weeks , Decision will be made By November End.