Indian Army Dhruv ALH

Indian Army Dhruv ALH

New beginnings – Eurofighter Typhoon

Seems like the first serial production Su-57..possibly FCS related issue as per some sources.

First crash of Su-57 to delay service entry

The unnamed pilot ejected safely and was picked up by a Mi-8 search-and-rescue helicopter. “The pilot managed to escape the crippled machine,” the statement said. It added that the accident happened during an engine check. The aircraft disintegrated completely in an explosion, but since it was flying over an unpopulated territory, there were no casualties or material damage on the ground. The cause for the crash is yet to be determined.

This is the first crash for the Su-57—also known under the manufacturer’s internal designation T-50 and NATO reporting codename “Felon”—since the type’s first flight in January 2010. Ten prototypes were assembled and flown through 2017, in addition to three airframes for ground testing. The airplane that crashed is believed to be the 11th flying aircraft and the first production example to be assembled for subsequent delivery to the VKS.

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Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA): Gen-5 fighter on track, plan to fly by 2025

With the Indian Air Force (IAF) already operating the Tejas Mark 1 fighter, the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) developing the Tejas Mark 2 and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) building the interim Tejas Mark 1A, there have been important breakthroughs in India’s most ambitious fighter programme: the futuristic Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

Girish Deodhare, who heads ADA, the Defence R&D Organisation (DRDO) agency that oversees the Tejas and AMCA programmes, briefed Business Standard on the capabilities and development of the AMCA – a stealthy, fifth-generation (5-gen), medium weight fighter that is slated to be a match for any adversary in the skies.

“After eight years of design work, we have completed the stealth shaping of the AMCA. We are now building a full scale model of the fighter, in order to measure its ‘radar cross section’ (a measure of an object’s visibility to radar),” said Deodhare.

The ADA chief said the AMCA’s design is now mature and its internal systems are laid out. That clears the way for its detailed design, followed by metal cutting – the symbolic start of constructing a flying prototype.

“The AMCA’s first flight is targeted for 2024-25,” said Deodhare. “We plan to build five prototypes for a flight-testing programme that would take about four years. By 2028-29, we plan to begin series manufacture.

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Deodhare said that while AMCA would be a 25-tonne fighter, it would have an “all-up-weight” (AUP) of just 20 tonnes in stealth mode, when it would carry just one-and-a-half tonnes of weaponry concealed in internal weapon bays. In “non-stealth mode”, another five tonnes of weaponry or fuel could be carried on external stations, under its wings. 

The AMCA would be able to carry up to 6.5 tonnes of fuel in internal tanks. While its operating radius remains secret, a back-of-the-envelope calculation indicates it can easily strike targets 1,000 kilometres away and return to base. 

In “non-stealth” mode, it can carry an additional 1,200-1,300 litres in its internal bays, with its weapons load mounted on external, under-wing stations, thus operating as a potent long-range bomber.

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