Nice video. It takes 5 seconds to hit the ground - which means a fall of 125 meters/400 feetSingha wrote:
Bit too far for a 12 gauge..
Nice video. It takes 5 seconds to hit the ground - which means a fall of 125 meters/400 feetSingha wrote:
The weapon's fit had not been decided for the machine. Will the armed forces accept it in the absence of defined weapons integration.Bala Vignesh wrote:http://idrw.org/with-final-standard-fro ... n-in-2018/
what is the status of Helina, or due to delays the tested Pars-LR will get the meat?Pratyush wrote:The weapon's fit had not been decided for the machine. Will the armed forces accept it in the absence of defined weapons integration.Bala Vignesh wrote:http://idrw.org/with-final-standard-fro ... n-in-2018/
One doesnt encounter tanks all the time. A much better option is laser guided rockets that existing supplier Forges de Zeebrugge also offers. Also useful against tanks taking out sensors & engine. One doesn't need frontal penetration all the time.Singha wrote:what is the status of Helina, or due to delays the tested Pars-LR will get the meat?Pratyush wrote:The weapon's fit had not been decided for the machine. Will the armed forces accept it in the absence of defined weapons integration.
Calibre : 2.75” (70mm)
Nominal length : ~1800mm
All up round weight : 12.5 kg (before burn)/9.1 kg (after burn)
Range : 1500m up to 6000m
CEP<1m (at 6km range)
Kartik wrote:Analysis- India sets sights on rotorcraft upgrade
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The LUH is a new 3t single-engined helicopter designed and developed by HAL to meet the RSH requirement. The LUH made its maiden flight in September 2016 and developmental testing is under way.
Series production of the LUH is slated to begin in 2018, at a new manufacturing facility to be built at Tumkur, about 150km (90 miles) from Bengaluru. A production run of 187 LUH rotorcraft has been approved.
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The LUH is powered by a Safran HE Ardiden-1U engine developing 750kW. The Ardiden 1U was selected in 2014 and engine certification is planned for 2018. The engine is a derivative of the Ardiden 1H1, which was co-developed by Safran and HAL and is known lokally as the Shakti.
The LUH, design and development of which started in early 2009, has a maximum all-up-weight (AUW) of 3,150kg and a range of 350km. It will carry six passengers and two pilots.
Deliveries of HAL’s Dhruv, a 5t-class helicopter, to the armed forces continues and all 159 on order will be delivered by 2018. Additional orders are likely to keep the production line running into the 2020s. HAL is now building 24 helicopters a year. Dhruv MkIII examples now being delivered are available with an Israeli-built forward-looking infrared (FLIR) pod.
At present the most advanced variant is the Dhruv Mk IV Weapon System Integrated (WSI), also known as Rudra. HAL has plans to develop a MkV which will be an update of the MkIII utility variant with improvements to the main gearbox, updated avionics and improved aerodynamics.
Another aspect that has emerged with the indigenous helicopters such as Dhruv, Rudra and LCH is that the Indian armed forces have now firmly incorporated simulators into their training philosophies for these helicopters.
Simulator training is now being undertaken by all military and paramilitary users of Dhruv.
“We are planning to induct the Rudra WSI cockpit for training in 2018 and we will be bidding for the LCH and LUH simulators,” says Wg Cdr (retd) Krishna, the chief executive of Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying (HATSOFF), a joint venture between HAL and CAE of Canada. In the 2016 fiscal year the Dhruv (conventional) Level D simulator at HATSOFF was used for 2,200h.
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A mid-life upgrade for 90 Mi-17 series helicopters has also been proposed by the air force.
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The LCH is a tandem-seat attack helicopter being designed to stringent air force and army requirements for a high-altitude attack helicopter, and makes extensive use of the experience gained from the Dhruv MkIII and MkIV variants.
“We have proved the basic airframe and we already have the experience of weapons integration which we performed on the Rudra,” says HAL chairman Suvarna Raju. “Now we have declared that the LCH is ready for induction depending on the weapons selection by the individual customer.” The LCH has been designed to operate at 10,000-12,000ft with an armaments load on its weapon stub wing/armament boom.
Commenting on the completion of weapons integration, which also requires the finalisation of the armament load by the user, Raju says: “Instead of waiting for weapons integration and declaration of initial operational capability [IOC], which is specific to Indian services, we went ahead and proved the basic platform at different altitudes and have completed hot and cold weather trials.”
The two weapon stations on either side of the LCH can carry anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), rockets or air-to-air missiles. An MBDA spokesman tells FlightGlobal: “The Mistral ATAM launcher has already been integrated on the Rudra and successful test firings have been carried out. Integration on the LCH is under way and progressing as per schedule.”
The LCH is also fitted with a slewable electro-optical sighting system, helmet pointing system, radar/laser missile warning system and countermeasures dispensing system (CMDS). A Nexter THL20 turret gun is also standard on all LCHs.
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If the Super Puma could be powered by the Ardiden in the 1400 shp class, then the IMRH could also be powered by the Shakti, which is in the 1384 shp class. Instead of developing a new engine or looking for a completely new engine off-the-shelf that has a higher power rating, if the Shakti could be used, it would go a long way in increasing commonality with the Dhruv's engines, allowing for more economical maintenance of the IMRH. Not to mention the overall weight benefits of going with a lighter engine on the entire helicopter's structure.
This could mean that a helicopter such as the Super Puma, currently powered by the 1,877 shp Makila 1A1, could perhaps be powered by the lighter 1,400 shp Ardiden 3 engine, with hybrid systems providing additional power when needed.
Source?sankum wrote:For IMRH the engine will be in 2500-3000 shp class for twin engine configuration.
Airbus Helicopters is looking to open a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility for H225M helicopters in Goa, Jane's has been told.
The helicopter has been selected for the Indian Coast Guard's requirement for 14 Twin Engine Heavy Helicopters that would undertake search-and-rescue (SAR) and surveillance operations for the coastguard, in a requirement that was first announced in 2010.
With the deal in the final stages of negotiation, the company is in the process of offering a raft of offset proposals to the Indian government in order to meet the 30% offset requirement for the procurement. According to an Airbus Helicopters spokesperson, the MRO facility in Goa is to be a new facility located close to the coastguard's operational base, which will undertake intermediate and depot-level maintenance. All 14 helicopters are also to be re-assembled and flight-tested at the facility.
A further performance-based logistics package is also being offered to the coastguard to ensure maximum fleet availability.
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I hear again that IA is buying 200 Netra systems at INR 800,000.00 a piece.Singha wrote:...
meantime our ponderous global tendah for such kit will wend its way past N changes in RFQ and MOD tables, with requirements escalating to reaper level but cost capped to dji phantom level
IAe already does MRO for Airbus helicopters. Since they manufacture parts of the fuselage and have an existing relationship, it might be empty promises that Airbus is dangling for MRO for H225M in India.Kartik wrote:Huh? The H225M was selected for the Coast Guard's requirement?
Airbus Helicopters to open new MRO plant in India
Airbus Helicopters is looking to open a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility for H225M helicopters in Goa, Jane's has been told.
The helicopter has been selected for the Indian Coast Guard's requirement for 14 Twin Engine Heavy Helicopters that would undertake search-and-rescue (SAR) and surveillance operations for the coastguard, in a requirement that was first announced in 2010.
With the deal in the final stages of negotiation, the company is in the process of offering a raft of offset proposals to the Indian government in order to meet the 30% offset requirement for the procurement. According to an Airbus Helicopters spokesperson, the MRO facility in Goa is to be a new facility located close to the coastguard's operational base, which will undertake intermediate and depot-level maintenance. All 14 helicopters are also to be re-assembled and flight-tested at the facility.
A further performance-based logistics package is also being offered to the coastguard to ensure maximum fleet availability.
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Bala - in the middle of a standard article that hypes up and promotes Amreeka with great pride - is this sentenceBala Vignesh wrote:Something I am still trying to grasp my head around..shiv wrote: In fact his attitude gradually attuned me not to probe too deep into areas that should remain confidential only because I don't need to know. So long as those who don't need to know remain ignorant - confidentiality is more likely to be maintained.
Sorry about the OT..
"Of all the pilots on the base, 75 percent knew about the mission or were part of it," Scorch tells PM. "The others had no reason to know and had to find out about it like everyone else—from CNN."
This is a special post. Lets see the list of topics it spans.Philip wrote:"We are planning to induct...." ,words heard for decades,yet t frcutify in many cases. It must be now about 7-8 airshows when BRF had a great BLR get-together with Rakesh Sharma (then an LCA test pilot),AM Imamdar and Shiv's cousin if I remember correctly. The LCA still hasn't entered sqd. service.
Every air show gives us much hope,but after the excitement has died down,we find that the hope was mostly "hype". The news today that a new procurement body within the MOD to fast track def. purchases is v.laudable,but why is it going to take 2 years to establish? If I was the MP/DM I would insist upon 2 months! Babudom has to be defeated.It well knows that 2 years from now we will again be in election mode ,perhaps with a mid-term election scenario. The govt. should act as if we are at war. The Chinese and Pakis with their mil mindset have begun to catch up and are in many areas streets ahead (Chinese) ,making it very difficult to catch up if at all.
Because it's a mock up onlee..Bart S wrote:^^ Why are the rotors so short? Or is it because it is under construction?
Bala Vignesh wrote:Because it's a mock up onlee..Bart S wrote:^^ Why are the rotors so short? Or is it because it is under construction?
No space for rotors in stallBart S wrote:Bala Vignesh wrote: Because it's a mock up onlee..
Yes, but it says that it is a 1:1 scale mockup. Or is it the standard practice to truncate the rotors for such display mockups?
HAL said that the fourth technology demonstrator (TD-4) is very close to the delivery standards. “The IOC is expected any time now and the first limited series production (LSP) copter should be coming out by 2018.” says Dr Kumar. He said the production drawings for LSP have been finalised.......
As per the current plans, IAF would get 10 LSP variants while the Indian Army five. HAL says a total of 65 LCHs are needed for IAF and nearly 100 for Indian Army
Wow.. beautiful looking bird.
Parrikar , before witnessing the trial run of HAL HTFE, said India needs 8000-10000 Heli engines over the next 10 years. This gap must be closed too.Sid wrote:
Wow.. beautiful looking bird.
Finally we will be free from importing any helicopters, no more RFPs, no more dramas.
Well done HAL!!!!
Beautiful.Cybaru wrote:Threesome!