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Indian Air Force -- News Folder -- March 2003
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IAF Gets Another Edge Over PAF
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http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030303-122610-6967r
India's nuclear weapon gets its first real legs next week. Until its new generation of Agni missiles becomes operational, India still depends heavily on its Mirage fighter-bombers to deliver its nuclear weapons. But what India's air force has always yearned for is the ability to deliver nuclear weapons over long ranges to deter China or to complicate Pakistani air defenses by sending the strike planes on wide flanking runs via Afghanistan or Iran. Now it's about to happen. New Delhi expects to receive the first lot of the Ilyushin-78 flight refueling aircraft from Uzbekistan within a week. Defense Minister George Fernandes flies to Uzbekistan on Thursday for the delivery of the first two IL-78s. Four more of the Soviet-built tankers will follow later in the year. The Indian Air Force has already modified its multi-role Mirage-2000 warplanes for the in-flight refueling, and work has now begun on refitting the elderly but still potent Jaguars, deep penetration aircraft that will probably be tasked with the China mission. India's new Sukhoi-30 attack planes already come equipped for mid-air refueling.
India's nuclear weapon gets its first real legs next week. Until its new generation of Agni missiles becomes operational, India still depends heavily on its Mirage fighter-bombers to deliver its nuclear weapons. But what India's air force has always yearned for is the ability to deliver nuclear weapons over long ranges to deter China or to complicate Pakistani air defenses by sending the strike planes on wide flanking runs via Afghanistan or Iran. Now it's about to happen. New Delhi expects to receive the first lot of the Ilyushin-78 flight refueling aircraft from Uzbekistan within a week. Defense Minister George Fernandes flies to Uzbekistan on Thursday for the delivery of the first two IL-78s. Four more of the Soviet-built tankers will follow later in the year. The Indian Air Force has already modified its multi-role Mirage-2000 warplanes for the in-flight refueling, and work has now begun on refitting the elderly but still potent Jaguars, deep penetration aircraft that will probably be tasked with the China mission. India's new Sukhoi-30 attack planes already come equipped for mid-air refueling.
Re: Indian Air Force -- News Folder -- March 2003
Indian Air Force inducts IL-78 mid-air refuellers from Uzbekistan
http://www.irna.com/en/head/030304192647.ehe.shtml
http://www.irna.com/en/head/030304192647.ehe.shtml
Re: Indian Air Force -- News Folder -- March 2003
IAF Officers to be posted at 4 Metro Airports ATC's
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=19699
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=19699
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40 radars delivered for MiG-21 upgrade
Jane's Defence Upgrades March 16, 2003
According to Vladimir Frantsev, chief designer of Russia's Phazotron-NIIR (Nauchno-Issledovatelsky Institut Radiostroeniya) Corporation, speaking at Aero India 2003 in Bangalore (5-9 February), the company has now supplied 40 Kopyo radars to India for installation on MiG-21 Fishbed fighters, writes Michael J Gething. Phazotron-NIIR is providing 125 Kopyo radars for the MiG-21 upgrade under a contract reported to be worth US$300 million. They are supplied to Hindustan Aircraft Ltd (HAL), which is installing them on the aircraft as part of the Indian Air Force (IAF) upgrade programme (see JDU Vol VI No.14 p5). HAL has already installed 12 Kopyo radars on MiG-21s, tested them in flight and handed over the aircraft to the IAF. Another 10 Fishbeds are being upgraded at HAL's Bangalore facility.
A team of Phazotron-NIIR engineers was involved in the radars' installation in the fighters. According to Frantsev, the radar was perfected during the contract's implementation - in particular, its computer was redesigned and some electronic components replaced, he said. The multifunction Kopyo radar is compatible with most types of aircraft armament, including R-27R1, R-27T1, RVV-AE, R-73E and R-60MK air-to-air missiles, plus the Kh-31A air-to-ground missile and other munitions. It is claimed to be capable of tracking eight targets in the air-to-air mode and engaging two simultaneously. While operating in the air-to-surface mode it can track four targets. Phazotron-NIIR exhibited the Kopyo-M modernised radar at Aero India. This version features a new signal processor and data processor that enhance the radar's range by about 20%, Frantsev said.
Jane's Defence Upgrades March 16, 2003
According to Vladimir Frantsev, chief designer of Russia's Phazotron-NIIR (Nauchno-Issledovatelsky Institut Radiostroeniya) Corporation, speaking at Aero India 2003 in Bangalore (5-9 February), the company has now supplied 40 Kopyo radars to India for installation on MiG-21 Fishbed fighters, writes Michael J Gething. Phazotron-NIIR is providing 125 Kopyo radars for the MiG-21 upgrade under a contract reported to be worth US$300 million. They are supplied to Hindustan Aircraft Ltd (HAL), which is installing them on the aircraft as part of the Indian Air Force (IAF) upgrade programme (see JDU Vol VI No.14 p5). HAL has already installed 12 Kopyo radars on MiG-21s, tested them in flight and handed over the aircraft to the IAF. Another 10 Fishbeds are being upgraded at HAL's Bangalore facility.
A team of Phazotron-NIIR engineers was involved in the radars' installation in the fighters. According to Frantsev, the radar was perfected during the contract's implementation - in particular, its computer was redesigned and some electronic components replaced, he said. The multifunction Kopyo radar is compatible with most types of aircraft armament, including R-27R1, R-27T1, RVV-AE, R-73E and R-60MK air-to-air missiles, plus the Kh-31A air-to-ground missile and other munitions. It is claimed to be capable of tracking eight targets in the air-to-air mode and engaging two simultaneously. While operating in the air-to-surface mode it can track four targets. Phazotron-NIIR exhibited the Kopyo-M modernised radar at Aero India. This version features a new signal processor and data processor that enhance the radar's range by about 20%, Frantsev said.
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Jane's Defence Upgrades, March 16, 2003
By Robert Hewson
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The Indian Air Force's (IAF's) far-reaching plan to equip its growing Sukhoi Su-30MKI 'Flanker' strike fighter force with an organic air-to-air refuelling (AAR) capability is about to be put into effect. According to local sources, work has started on the first of 10 aircraft to be fitted with a Flight Refuelling Mk 32-75 hose-drum unit (HDU) pod. Integration of the aircraft and the HDU is being handled by Sukhoi in Moscow, and it is understood that the first equipment delivery is about to take place to launch the integration effort. This ambitious aim to give IAF Su-30s their own tanking capability has major implications for the country's strategic power projection plans. By extending the already formidable range of the Su-30MKI with AAR capability, the IAF will transform the strike potential of what is becoming its most important front-line combat aircraft.
Su-30MKI 'buddy-tankers' would be able to match the speed and performance of other Su-30s in their formation, permitting a rapid refuelling process at points not easily predicted by an opponent. A refuelling capability would also allow aircraft to carry heavier loads over much longer distances. Any Su-30MKI fitted with the HDU system would equally be able to refuel any other IAF aircraft fitted with a compatible probe. The baseline plan for the Su-30MKI 'buddy-tanker' is to use the aircraft's onboard fuel as the primary deliverable load. However, the option also exists to boost that fuel load through the use of auxiliary underwing tanks. The HDU will be fitted on the aircraft's 'wet' centreline no.1 hardpoint, which is already plumbed into the fuel system. The Su-30MKI's fuel system is recognised as an extremely complex one, with the fuel used for several sophisticated functions, such as avionics cooling, and in a hybrid 'fueldraulic' actuation system.
It is perhaps notable that the HDU chosen by India is the Mk 32-75 pod, an older design that does not use the fully electric-drive system of the latest Mk 32 developments. Some sources in India suggest that this is because, despite its large size, the Su-30MKI does not have a sufficient onboard power-generation capability to drive an all-electric HDU. After the first batch of 10 aircraft has been completed, it is expected that a sizeable number of follow-on modifications will be made to the rest of the IAF's Su-30MKI force. It is also planned that all of the 140 Su-30MKIs that will be produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will have the new AAR capability built into their basic design. Furthermore, the IAF's tanking capability will be boosted yet again by the imminent delivery of the first of four Ilyushin Il-78 'Midas' tankers that are being fitted with an Israeli refuelling system.
There's much more in this report on Aero-India 2003 that has previously gone unreported. I'll add more as time permits.
By Robert Hewson
(extracts)
The Indian Air Force's (IAF's) far-reaching plan to equip its growing Sukhoi Su-30MKI 'Flanker' strike fighter force with an organic air-to-air refuelling (AAR) capability is about to be put into effect. According to local sources, work has started on the first of 10 aircraft to be fitted with a Flight Refuelling Mk 32-75 hose-drum unit (HDU) pod. Integration of the aircraft and the HDU is being handled by Sukhoi in Moscow, and it is understood that the first equipment delivery is about to take place to launch the integration effort. This ambitious aim to give IAF Su-30s their own tanking capability has major implications for the country's strategic power projection plans. By extending the already formidable range of the Su-30MKI with AAR capability, the IAF will transform the strike potential of what is becoming its most important front-line combat aircraft.
Su-30MKI 'buddy-tankers' would be able to match the speed and performance of other Su-30s in their formation, permitting a rapid refuelling process at points not easily predicted by an opponent. A refuelling capability would also allow aircraft to carry heavier loads over much longer distances. Any Su-30MKI fitted with the HDU system would equally be able to refuel any other IAF aircraft fitted with a compatible probe. The baseline plan for the Su-30MKI 'buddy-tanker' is to use the aircraft's onboard fuel as the primary deliverable load. However, the option also exists to boost that fuel load through the use of auxiliary underwing tanks. The HDU will be fitted on the aircraft's 'wet' centreline no.1 hardpoint, which is already plumbed into the fuel system. The Su-30MKI's fuel system is recognised as an extremely complex one, with the fuel used for several sophisticated functions, such as avionics cooling, and in a hybrid 'fueldraulic' actuation system.
It is perhaps notable that the HDU chosen by India is the Mk 32-75 pod, an older design that does not use the fully electric-drive system of the latest Mk 32 developments. Some sources in India suggest that this is because, despite its large size, the Su-30MKI does not have a sufficient onboard power-generation capability to drive an all-electric HDU. After the first batch of 10 aircraft has been completed, it is expected that a sizeable number of follow-on modifications will be made to the rest of the IAF's Su-30MKI force. It is also planned that all of the 140 Su-30MKIs that will be produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will have the new AAR capability built into their basic design. Furthermore, the IAF's tanking capability will be boosted yet again by the imminent delivery of the first of four Ilyushin Il-78 'Midas' tankers that are being fitted with an Israeli refuelling system.
There's much more in this report on Aero-India 2003 that has previously gone unreported. I'll add more as time permits.
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Re: Indian Air Force -- News Folder -- March 2003
No real increase in Indian spending for 2003-04
(Jane's Defence Weekly, 07 March 2003)
India's defence budget for Fiscal Year 2003-04 (FY03-04) at Rs653 billion ($13.60 billion) registers a minor rise of Rs3 billion over last year's official allocation, indicating that advanced negotiations for the acquisition of a range of overseas military equipment are unlikely to be concluded in the near future.
(Jane's Defence Weekly, 07 March 2003)
India's defence budget for Fiscal Year 2003-04 (FY03-04) at Rs653 billion ($13.60 billion) registers a minor rise of Rs3 billion over last year's official allocation, indicating that advanced negotiations for the acquisition of a range of overseas military equipment are unlikely to be concluded in the near future.
Re: Indian Air Force -- News Folder -- March 2003
MiG: Mother quest for answers takes wing
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=19893
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Pilot's mother to launch drive for MiG safety
http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IEH20030309110137&Page=H&Title=Top+Stories&rLink=0
http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IEH20030309110137&Page=H&Title=Top+Stories&rLink=0