quadbikeYeah, I will love to see a proper news source then will believe it.
Sorry, but this goes straight into the “IN getting Kitty Hawk” basket.
That site is renowned for its non-stories….
What is a proper news source according to you ?
You do not believe the Lockeed-Martin Biz Development (India) VP Orville Prins or Shiv-Aroor the owner of the blog ?
He is a reliable source especially when reporting things first-hand. Just wait and see.
quadbikebrilliant, maybe i’ve already been abducted.
the problem with posting about things like this is that its immediately linked to being UFO obsessed eh?
Like i said, you get familiar with the usual sounds of military jets and this is not usual. It was a still night and no wind to carry the noise away…
I am UFO obsessed you are not. My lifelong dream is to be abducted by Aliens. 😀
quadbikeYour link is to a different article. Thats to a story claiming LMTAS may offer F-35 for MRCA. This has not happened and they are offering F-16IN.
The link to livefist claims F-35 being offered to Indian Navy. Which I doubt….
Nothing to doubt about it. IN sent RFI on Naval Fighters for IAC1/IAC2 to Lockheed, SAAB and a few others and Lockheed first showed F 35 presentations to the Navy top brass now are offering F 35 B/C.
It has quotes from a a Lockheed VP. 😉
India will have both PAK FA and F 35 at one point 😎
quadbikeTwo more Water Jet Propelled Fast Attack Craft to join Navy
Two Water Jet Propelled Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) of the Navy – INS Cankarso and INS Kondul – will be commissioned here on Tuesday by Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan.
According to a spokesman of the Eastern Naval Command here, Yard 2061 (Cankarso) and Yard 2062 (Kondul) were formally handed over to the Navy in May 2010 by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata. The ships are the fifth and sixth of the Car Nicobar class Fast Attack Craft.
Seen as ideal replacements for the erstwhile Seaward Defence Boats (SDBs), these ships bear testimony to the Navy’s commitment to indigenisation. Conceived, designed and built indigenously at the GRSE, these small yet highly manoeuvrable craft are ideally suited for their intended deployment along the coast.
Maritime security
A large number of initiatives were launched in the recent past to enhance maritime security, including coastal and offshore defence, the spokesman said. These include augmenting the existing numbers and the technology of the patrol craft.
The safe operability of the new WJFACs in shallow waters and at high speeds, and their day-night surveillance capability, coupled with enhanced fire power, is expected to give a tremendous boost to combating asymmetric threats emanating from the sea and further enhance the coastal security.
Named after the pristine island located in the Nicobar group, INS Kondul is commanded by Lieutenant Commander Shashidhar R. Patil. INS Cankarso, named after an island off Goa, has Lieutenant Commander Arun Bahuguna at the helm.
The ships, measuring close to 50 metres in length and displacing 325 tonnes, can achieve speeds in excess of 30 knots. They have a complement of four officers and 45 sailors.
To be based at Goa
Built for extended coastal and offshore surveillance and patrol, with advanced MTU engines and latest communication sets, they will be based at Goa and operate under the Flag Officer Goa Area towards further augmenting the
surveillance along the West Coast.
quadbikeIntermediate Jet Trainer Awaits Spin Test
India’s Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) will enter its crucial spin test phase very soon.
“The spin program for IJT will be conducted with an anti-spin parachute behind the fin,” a source tells AVIATION WEEK. “This is part of the Indian air force’s Air Staff Requirements. Spin is a very involved program and consists of different types of entries and recoveries. If the trainee pilot mishandles the aircraft, he must know how to recover.” Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. builds the IJT.
IJT PT-2 is being readied for the test. The mounting of the AL55-I engine, the anti-spin parachute system (ASPS) and other equipment is now underway. The program is set to enter the final phase of certification in December.
“The flights up to limited series production-12 will happen in Bengaluru [formerly Bangalore] and the series production will be at the Kanpur facility,” a source adds. So far, the IJTs have logged 515 flights.
The IJT recently completed hot weather trials (HWTs) in Jaisalmer. “It was the first HWTs with the AL-55I Russian engine, while similar trials were held in Nagpur in 2006 with the Snecma Larzac,” a source says. “The platform had met all the technical and system performance specifications during HWTs.
The environmental system air-conditioning inside the cockpit, environmental control systems, and factors for pilot comforts were checked.”
quadbikeLockheed Helps BEL On Coastal Surveillance
Lockheed Martin India is offering its software expertise to help Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL) of India design the country’s coastal surveillance system.
“We have looked at different bids — their radars and C2 systems,” Roger Rose, CEO of Lockheed Martin India, tells Aviation Week. “We have made an offer to BEL to cooperate as they design the system. . . . The hard part is putting the system together and getting the results. India has a huge coastline. The question is how do you allow the free flow of vessel traffic and still protect your coastline.”
Lockheed Martin’s MTM-300 is a rules-based software system that integrates and displays vessel tracks from the sensor suite. It has the ability to display vessel tracks from multiple sites and multiple sensors. In addition, vessels tracked by multiple sources are correlated by MTM-300 into a single, fused system track to minimize ambiguity. Decision support software continuously monitors all vessel activity to automatically alert the operator of rules violations, risks or security intrusions in both real-time and in a predictive mode.
Lockheed Martin recently replied to a Request for Information from the Port Trust of India for installation of a Vessel Traffic Management System for its Setusamudra Project, covering the channel between India and Sri Lanka.
The U.S. Coast Guard chose Lockheed Martin to develop its Ports and Waterways Safety System (PAWSS). PAWSS has been installed in nine U.S. ports to date.
Internationally, Lockheed Martin has installed its systems in France, Greece, Egypt, China, Argentina, the Republic of Georgia, Singapore, Morocco, Algeria, Albania, Turkey and Romania. A transportable marine security system is also available, the company says.
quadbikeIAF planning to deploy radars along mountainous frontiers
To prevent the kind of air space violations done by Chinese helicopters in Jammu and Kashmir last year, the Indian Air Force is planning to deploy radars along its mountainous frontiers in northern and eastern parts of the country.
“To track and check enemy aircraft and helicopters flying near our borders, we are planning to deploy air defence surveillance radars in mountainous regions along the northern and eastern borders,” IAF officials told PTI here.
Two Chinese Mi-17 helicopters had entered the Indian air space last year in the Leh area of north Jammu and Kashmir along Damchok area and Trig Heights in Ladakh and air dropped cans containing frozen pork and brinjal.
At present, infrastructure in these regions is not adequate to keep a constant watch on kind of incursions carried out by the Chinese and that is why more radars would be procured and deployed in mountainous terrain, they said.
The radars, officials said, would operate at heights above 4,500 metres and be capable of performing in extreme cold weather conditions experienced in high altitude regions.
These radars would be able to track targets including large, medium and small fixed wing aircraft, helicopters and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) automatically, they said.
IAF has plans to connect these radars with its Integrated Command and Control system, which will help it to direct its fighters and other aircraft in case any intrusion is detected.
Prior to the Kargil war also, Pakistani choppers had also reportedly flown over Indian air space to help its army infiltrate and set up strong bases well within Indian territory without being detected.
quadbikeZvezdochka shipyard plans to complete upgrade of INS Sindhurakshak in 2011
JSC Zvezdochka Ship Repair Center plans to complete overhaul and modernization of diesel electric submarine INS Sindhurakshak (Project 877EKM, Kilo class) by order of Indian Navy in 2012, reported the shipyard’s press service.
The sub is expected to arrive to Zvezdochka for further repairs early August. INS Sindhurakshak will be the fifth Project 877EKM submarine passed overhaul at Severodvinsk’s shipyard.
As it was previously reported, the corresponding contract was signed between Indian defense ministry and Zvezdochka on June 4, 2010 in Delhi. In the course of works the sub will be rearmed; the standard torpedo armament will be modernized, and missile system Club-S will be mounted into the submarine (developed by Novator Design Bureau). The upgrade also provides installation of some Indian-made systems like sonar USHUS and radio communication system CCS-MK. In 2008 Zvezdochka shipyard completed overhaul of the forth same-class Indian submarine Sindhuvijay. The first one – INS Sindhuvir – was repaired in 1999; the second one – INS Sindhuratna – left the yard in 2002; the third sub – INS Sindhughosh – passed overhaul in 2005. In fall 2009 FSUE Rosoboronexport and Indian Navy signed a contract on armament upgrade (including installation of missile system Club-S) of four Project 877EKM diesel subs – INS Sindhuratna, INS Sindhuraj, INS Sindhushastra, and INS Sindhuvir. Zvezdochka was assigned a major executor of the rearmament contract. The upgrade will be performed at Indian yards. Along with contracting parties (OKB Novator, NPO Avrora, and SPO Arktika) Zvezdochka will complete those works within the nearest five years.
Diesel electric submarine S63 Sindhurakshak was laid down in Feb 1995 at Admiralteyskie Verfi shipyard by order of Indian Navy. In Dec 1997 the ship was delivered to the orderer and obtained the current name. The Project 877EKM was developed by Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering.
Surface displacement is 2,300 tons; length is 72.6 meters; beam is 9.9 meters; surface speed is 10 knots; submerged speed is 19 knots; operational range is 6,000 miles; endurance is 45 days; test depth is 300 meters; crew is
52; armament: six 533-mm torpedo tubes.
quadbikeProlly a UFO don’t worry pm me if you are abducted.
quadbikeBasically my poin arthuro has elaborated it. If low RCS had no impact with a meaningful weapon load I doubt SAAB,Boeing, Dassault, Eurofighter and even Sukhoi (in the Su 35) would waste money on it.
quadbikeScoooooooooooooter!
Where’s pfcem’s “brotha from anotha motha”?
Poor guy must have had a heart attack on Jan 29, 2010. :(:(
Left the forum over disagreement with a mod. Still active in F16.net military photos etc. 😉
quadbikeI wonder how much of this is motivated by the failure of ISRO’s cryogenic engine. It’s time India set those moronic MTCR protests(who the heck uses cryogenic engines in ICBMs?) aside and purchased engine technology from Russia and the West.
:rolleyes: The Indian cryogenic engine suffered a minor setback, but that do not mean we need to purchase it from abroad all of a sudden. Which we already do the Russian engine.
The ISRO delisting is probably needed for join space exploration, there were some issues with American tech in the Chandrayaan project for example.
quadbikeI think there would still be lesser RCS on the Rafale compared to the MKI if both are during a full loadout, simply because Rafale has a lower starting point.
quadbikeJust here because of its importance. It should ideally be in the Navy thread but then again not all go to sub forums and read the Navy threads.
quadbikeF 35 Offered to India !
Indian Navy Fighter RFI: Lockheed To Respond With Both F-35B & C
Lockheed-Martin plans to respond to the Indian Navy’s recent RFI for a new generation carrier-based figher with two parallel dockets on the STOVL F-35B and the carrier variant F-35C. While it was initially thought that the F-35B would be the variant offered (since it appeared a logical replacement for India’s Sea Harrier jump jets), Lockeed-Martin Biz Development (India) VP Orville Prins told a group of journalists today that Lockheed-Martin is conducting simulation and analysis studies to support the team’s supposition that the F-35C — built for a steam catapult launch off aircraft carriers — is also capable of short take-offs from ski-jumps. The simulation and analysis will take into account various stress and strain parameters. The RFI to Lockheed-Martin simply requested information on the RFI, and did not specify a variant. While LM has provided the Navy with programme-level briefings it will shortly begin a round of technical briefings on both the F-35 variants it plans to offer.
Prins cannot resist a swipe at the Saab folks. Asked about the other potential contenders in the Indian Navy fighter competition, he scoffed, “The Sea Gripen? What are they talking about? That’s a paper plane.”
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