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Kartik

The question is for a platform on the verge of retirement why? Any airforce including US airforce is going to need 4.5 gen fighters for the next 30-40 years, IAF should order 51 Mk1A, get working on Mk2, Orca. While another team working on AMCA, all these will require very similar production ecosys...

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https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/iaf-mulls-second-life-extension-for-mig-29-fighters-to-enhance-service-span-from-40-years-to-50-years-441845 Oct 16, 2022 02:40 PM It seems that the Mig 29 fleet is in a really bad way. If this article is to be believed. As the technical life of the platform...

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Despite the author pushing the Boeing narrative, the F-18SH still lost. Now he is back and explains why the Rafale M is not the right choice for the Navy. The article ignores valid concerns and issues, but read for entertainment value :) With the selection of the Rafale Marine by the Indian Navy, h...

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It could be part of a planned deployment to a forward air base. Such an exercise would reveal any shortcomings at the airbase or in the fighter or the squadron that is part of the deployment. But nevertheless it's a good sign to see No.18 Squadron pilots and Tejas Mk1s forward deployed.

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This is clearly a case of changing goal posts. Such a blatantly obvious move.

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First look at the indigenous IRST being developed by IRDE. Courtesy Sriram

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Assumptions/Predictions - IMRH's powerplant: Will be built around a fresh engine. We will probably be using Anteo as the blueprint. We're talking 3350 shp / 2500 kW for the configuration for each engine. - Payload for Sonam Point: Given the engine above, we could easily get a cool 2000 kgs, made up...

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It has now begun to sink in that the Super Hornet line cannot be saved by the Indian Navy competition. It will most likely close by 2025 in the absence of any new orders.

Indian Navy decision further seals fate of Super Hornet

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From the official Twitter account of Safran. https://twitter.com/SAFRAN/status/1680130174766010369?s=20 ---> India selects the Navy Rafale: can you name all the equipment Safran is supplying on board the Navy Rafale aircraft? I thought the ejection seat was of Martin Baker ? It is. Safran builds th...

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It appears that the US has provided the executive approvals for the GE HAL engine deal and now the process of notifying the US Congress has been started. That should take another 30 days, after which the deal is as good as done.

US seals key jet engine deal ahead of Modi's visit to USA

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ramana wrote:Most crucial is the 1 fighter Mk1A delivery this year.

The trainer is the old FOC standard.

That is the first Tejas Mk1A fighter has to be delivered to the IAF by March 31, 2024. and 2 Tejas trainers at FOC standard.

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Jokers who come from other industries (I have worked with a couple of managers with prior experience in other software firms but not aerospace who were absolutely hopeless and understood NOTHING about the domain they were working in) and brought the combative and every pushy culture and mindset of ...

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The reporter also tweeted that the additional 50 MK1a's is on the cards. Hope it becomes reality and the order is placed before 2024, rather than wait for HAL to prove that they can deliver 16/year Ordering 50 more now will give the necessary incentive + pressure on HAL to deliver at the rate desir...

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Great footage of a LCH Prachand up in the Himalayas where it was meant to be!

https://twitter.com/CTPindiaHAL/status/ ... 6387115008

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IN will come around to NLCA. IMO NLCA Mk2 is more likely than TEDBF. They have more experience with single engine designs and TEDBF is clean sheet twin-engine design which will lake a decade or more to come There is no N-LCA Mk2. There is however a TEDBF that is about to go to CCS for funding appro...

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I think the IN Aviator group is staring at the monolith and finally realized better order the NLCA. The folks who demanded twin engines when NLCA was completed should be cashiered and if retired pension cut for the disservice they did. One of the primary person who demanded the end to the N-LCA pro...

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oh Wow! If this comes through, then it's massive for the IN, and a massive slap in the face for the IAF and it's MRFA circus that is cursed to never end. CCS likely to seal Rafale M deal today NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to clea...

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In the video, we can see that the missile gets gas-ejected from the launch tube and subsequently the motor ignites at a safe distance. Acceleration is superb! There was an infographic on Twitter from Oct 2022 that the missile was 20Kg in weight, 2m long & tripod mounted (see below). Perhaps 20 ...

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Just look at the basic level of capabilities that the FA-50GF (GF= Gap Filler) for Poland includes. Just AIM-9L and AGM-65 Maverick with Sniper pod and a tiny MSA radar and no BVRAAM. This is the basic FA-50 Block 10 LIFT that is drawn from a ROKAF batch and being supplied to Poland till they develo...

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If a RFI is released, I hope this presents DRDO with their first real opportunity to export the Netra Mk1 AEW&C mounted on the EMB-145. Already in service with the IAF, the Netra Mk1 will definitely pip the Erieye or GlobalEye and the Boeing Wedgetail AEW&C on price. The longer it takes for ...

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Compared to the LCA-N /Trainer, the TEDBF doesn't seem to have the same nose down view from the cockpit. The nose seems more horizontal compared to the downward sloping one in LCA-N Mk-1. In LCA-N Mk-1, the forward canopy seems to slope downwards in straight line through the nose and seems to have ...

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LCA Tejas have already trained with Singapore Air Force F-16 in month long exercise in Nov-Dec. There must have been several DAC exercises with Mirage-2000, Mig-29, etc. This UAE trip will be a good test of squadron's combat readiness against familiar platforms in the hands of unfamiliar adversarie...

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Tejas Mk2 IRST currently being tested by HAL Update- India to integrate indigenous IRST into fighter aircraft India's state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is testing an indigenous infrared search and track (IRST) system that has been developed for the Indian Air Force (IAF) Tejas Light Co...

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Twitter link: Mirage-2000I at RAF Waddington for Exercise Cobra Warrior 2023

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Twitter link: IAF Mirage-2000s and C-17 have reached RAF Waddington for Exercise Cobra Warrior '23

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The Air Chief said - https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/air-force-to-induct-6-lca-mark-2-fighter-squadrons-says-air-chief-122071800209_1.html "Indian Air Force has already given commitment for the induction of six squadrons of Light Combat Aircraft Mark 2 fighter jets. W...

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New internal fuel - 6500 kgs. Compared to rafale which has 4700 kgs. I think last aero india there was also mention of 1.5K - 2K tons of fuel in cfts for tedbf. So all in all a land based version can replace Su30MKI quite easily. But arent Rafale engines max wet thrust 75Kn and not 98 Kn for the F4...

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New internal fuel - 6500 kgs. Compared to rafale which has 4700 kgs. I think last aero india there was also mention of 1.5K - 2K tons of fuel in cfts for tedbf. So all in all a land based version can replace Su30MKI quite easily. Sorry, the ADA board didn't mention the internal fuel. So could you p...

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TEDBF is slowly but surely becoming a more refined design. The wing body blending has definitely improved and the radome shape has also changed, probably to address any intake airflow issues that Wind Tunnel Testing brought up. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FpN6dt4aAAAHRE1?format=jpg&name=medium i...

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No bubble canopy? Hopefully this can also transition into ORCA and can be the replacement for Rafales and Su-30MKIs. This canopy on the TEBDF is a bubble canopy. It affords a very good view till almost between the pilot's 6 O'Clock. And most importantly, it has a cockpit that is slanted forward to ...

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Tejas Mk1/Mk1A loadout image... CCM - R-73E, Python V, ASRAAM BVRAAM - Derby, Astra Mk1 and Astra Mk2 !! DRDO ASPJ AASM Hammer JDAM-ER Israeli LGB-NG and Griffin LGB DRDO SAAW Dumb bombs - 1000 lbs GP bombs, HSLD (High Speed Low Drag) 450 kg bombs, HSLD 250 kg prefrag bombs Image Source: https://twi...

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Kartik: When Janes last spoke to ADA in November 2022 about the project, some of the systems were still in the process of development - by this, do they mean that the design of some systems were still work in progress in Nov 2022? Because we are in the design stage, I am assuming that the fabricati...

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Indian Army to receive it's first AH-64 Longbow Apaches in 2024. Aero India 2023- Apaches for Indian Army under construction The first Boeing AH-64E fuselage for the Indian Army has rolled off the assembly line, with Boeing preparing to deliver the six attack helicopters early next year. Alain Garci...

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Tata Airbus factory at Vadodara for the C-295 will be ready by 2024. link Tata Air Systems Limited (TASL) and Airbus Defence and Space are aiming to complete a new factory in India to produce Airbus C295 Persuader transport aircraft by 2024. Speaking to Janes at the Aero India 2023 show in Bangalore...

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IAF to receive 100 ALS-50 loitering munitions from TASL. Hopefully thousands of such loitering munitions will be ordered eventually. Aero India 2023- IAF to receive 100 loitering munitions from TASL Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) is delivering 100 units of its Advanced Loitering System-50 (ALS...

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Rustom I (SRUAV-W) undergoing weapons trials using HELINA and MPATGM and 2 other missiles that aren't revealed. Aero India 2023- India's SRUAV-W conducting weapons trials India's Short-Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Weaponised (SRUAV-W) is conducting weapon trials. Based on the Rustom I short-range (...

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Congratulations all around! Systems Level Critical Design Review has been completed for the AMCA and the team will now progress to Platform level CDR in the next 2-3 months! Aero India 2023 - AMCA finishes systems level CDR https://www.janes.com/images/default-source/news-images/bsp_53721-jdw-20715....

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Those aren't the numbers I heard. Please do watch this - Excellent! Take-aways: 1. IAF is looking for 6 more Netra Mk1 AEW&C on (possibly) used EMB-145 platform. They want them as soon as possible given that they're battle proven and can be fielded in a quick time frame. One key difference is t...

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Turkey’s Hürjet Trainer Powers up for First Flight https://www.ainonline.com/sites/ainonline.com/files/styles/ain30_fullwidth_large/public/uploads/2023/02/screenshot_2023-02-02_at_22.20.03.jpeg?itok=iFr0y3Vb&timestamp=1675700492 link Turkey's newest fast jet, the Turkish Aerospace Hürjet advance...

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links to the images? I have edited your original post to show the links ---> https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7848&p=2577679#p2577353 Pasting links to images are just for fair use...to acknowledge the source. All it takes is one over zealous editor from those sites to s...

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