There was this picture of a dark Su-35 going vertical covered in vapours like a demon rising from hell. Can anyone post it please ?

i think AWACS will be the first to receive laser defense,
they got power generation, cooling, and space for it, not to mention the value of them

More like lack of power. They already have enough add on APUs anyways.

Passive Surveillance System
The IAF on December 2, 2014 released a RFI for development of a Passive Surveillance System (PSS) – a ground based system to be deployed in field areas for generation of 3D Air Situation Picture (ASP), by detecting and processing chance RF spectrum emissions and EM reflections of other transmissions in the vicinity of airborne platforms.

Here are the deets excerpted from the RFI.

Overview
The PSS will intercept, process, analyze and generate all types of Radar transmissions across the complete band of Radar Operation Radio Frequency bands (30 MHz to 18 GHz).

It will provide location and dynamic tracking of airborne, surface (ground and marine), mobile and fixed targets. The system would be capable of detection, location, identification and tracking of active and passive targets within its area of coverage. The system will comprise of a cluster of sensor stations all reporting their detections simultaneously to the Master Receiving and Processing Centre which will process the information for detection of targets and formation of tracks. The system should be highly mobile, vehicle mounted with very less deployment time.
Components

The PSS system will comprise the following two systems

Passive Coherent Location Based Surveillance System to detect presence of targets using reflected RF emissions available in the environment.
Elint Based Surveillance System to detect, track, locate, correlate and identify intercepted RF emissions of the airborne platform in the area of deployment and process this information for generation of 3D Air situation picture.

Air situation picture generated in both the systems would be integrated to form a comprehensive air situation picture. The output is to be in user defined format for integration in command and control system of IAF.
Passive Coherent Location Based Surveillance System
The system would consist of a network of receivers and a master station and will generate its own 3D air situation picture without any active transmission of its own.

System capabilities required include:-

Detection of 2 sq-m RCS target at more than 300 Km of range.
Detection of targets from low level to very high altitude.
Estimating target coordinates in space namely range, azimuth, height and Doppler.
360-deg azimuth coverage.
Radar Finger Printing (RFPS) through correlation and identification of emitter with data library.
Remote operations including switching ON/OFF and operations of BITE, from an ops shelter located upto a distance of min 5 kms from system through OFC /radio link/ Satcom.

Deployment Considerations.

The system should be vehicle mounted and capable of deployed in all types of terrain including mountainous region.
Deployment of the system should be quick and mechanized requiring minimum manual intervention.
The system should be self sufficient to meet camouflaging requirements(internal camouflage).

Elint Based Surveillance System
Elint based passive system should comprise of multiple sensor stations and a control station. The system is to be capable of generating a real time 3D air situation picture based on intercepted data of airborne emitters. The system should have very high DF accuracy in terms of degree RMS for various frequency ranges.

Required system capabilities include

Large surveillance area coverage around its deployment
Capability to intercept signals from all types of radars (pulse, pulse Doppler, CW), TACAN/DME interrogator, SIF/IFF interrogator and transponder, jammers, Data link and any other electromagnetic pulse and CW emitters on airborne platform.
Very wide instantaneous Band Width (BW)
High Probability of Intercept (POI)
360-deg instantaneous Azimuth coverage

http://thumkar.blogspot.in/2014/12/beating-stealth-threat-iafs-quest-for.html

IAF gearing up to tackle low observable threats.

Of course, BAe never was penalised for these issues

Correction, liquidated damages were slapped on BAE.
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=67770

Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
29-November-2010 17:22 IST
Advanced Jet Trainer
The Hawk MK-132 Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) was inducted into the IAF in 2008 as a fighter trainer with the aim to replace the Kiran MK-II/MiG-21 route of training. Keeping in view the delay in delivery of Hawk by HAL due to receipt of defective components, jigs and fixtures from the foreign manufacturer on whom liquidated damages were levied, the original training plan by Hawk for 2010-2011 has been modified and pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) are being trained on the MiG-21 aircraft. Induction of aircraft for training in the Indian Air Force is a continuous process.

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri KJSP Reddy in Lok Sabha today.

MOHANTY/MMB

Are You sure ??? … they look more like the typical Sorbtsiya pod ??

The reporter, Ananth Krishnan is fairly reliable. Moreover, from AWST

The SAP 14 has already been exported, according to a Knirti brochure. The brochure shows the pod fitted to what it describes as an Su-30MKI (pictured below). The aircraft, side number 02, is believed to have been involved in the Su-30MKI development for India, suggesting that the SAP 14 may have at least been on offer.

Understood that Dassault knew that the RFP specified HAL as the business that was to undertake assembly. In fact, had the GOI accepted Dassault’s proposal to use Reliance (or Tata and L&T and Mahindra & Mahindra etc ), India would have gained an alternative to HAL for aircraft assembly. Importantly, a private entity alternative – which I imagine would be far more effective than a state owned company such as HAL in fulfilling future assembly contracts.

No one has any issues with a private competitor to HAL. Reliance is a dirty dirty company and I am fairly understating it. Forget airospace and defence sector, they don’t make anything. Had it been L&T or a Tata group company, or even Mahindra, you wouldn’t find anyone complaining.

According to journalist Ananth Krishnan M, HAL has started doing ground run on LUH prototypes since Decenmber 6th. For HAL, sh*t just got real. Instead of manufacturing Ka-226/Fennec and their own LUH as per the earlier plan, now they have to develop LUH in a record time or lose to the Ka-226/Fennec made by private players. On the plus side, if they win the size of the order is massive, and HAL’s rotorcraft division is one of their more competent divisions.

HAL’s poster child for speedy development turned their worst performing program and PR nightmare, Intermediate Jet Trainer HJT-36 Sitara, heading out for asymmetric load separation and sea trials.

Also, the supercruise requirements of AMCA are being finalised.

Le Journal de l’Aviation

:: Actualités aéronautique :: Le futur Rafale indien exportable ?
Dimanche 07 décembre 2014

Article publié le 04/12/2014 à 17h58 | Romain Guillot | 132 mots

Alors que le contrat des futurs Rafale destinés à l’Inde est toujours en cours de négociation, le ministre français de la Défense a indiqué à la presse indienne le 2 décembre qu’ Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) pourrait à son tour exporter l’appareil qui sera produit sous licence.

Selon Jean-Yves Le Drian, « HAL possèdera la technologie complète et la licence pour fabriquer des appareils supplémentaires qui, en outre, pourraient être exportés ».

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The Journal of Aviation

:: News :: The future aviation exportable Indian Rafale?
Sunday, December 7, 2014

Article published on 12/04/2014 at 17:58 | Romain Guillot | 132 words

While the contract for future Rafale India is still being negotiated, the French defense minister told the Indian press on December 2 that Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) could in turn export the device which will be produced under license.

According to Jean-Yves Le Drian, “HAL possess the complete technology and license to manufacture additional devices which, moreover, could be exported.”