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Extended Tests of Article 117S End Successfully at NPO Saturn in Support of Su-35 Airplane’s First Flight
Source: NPO Saturn 07.02.2008
Date : 07.02.08
There were 200 hours of bench tests in order to guarantee a service life of 100 hours. There were 6,000 cycles of turning the rotating nozzle, including 16 hours of hot tests with simulated high-speed modes.
The 117S engine is a major upgrade of the AL-31F and has a thrust of 14.5 tonnes, which exceeds the figures of the basic engine by 2 tonnes.
There are five engines in the batch: 117S-01 is for special tests in assuring first flight; 117S-02 is for gas dynamic stability and extended tests for assuring first flight; 117S-03 went to the flight laboratory where strain gauge measurements of the low pressure chamber under takeoff conditions were taken; 117S-04 and 117S-05 have been delivered for the Su-35 flight. Three more are to be built for a second Su-35. Tests of the first engine’s final layout are to begin this month and delivery of the engines for the second airplane are planned for March – April.
JaiDRDO plans satellite-based coastal surveillance system
Tenali (AP), Feb. 6 India is planning to establish a satellite-based coastal surveillance system to monitor and guard its long coastline extending beyond 7,500 km.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has prepared a blueprint for the system and has made some headway in developing the ingredients for it, according to Dr A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Controller (R&D).
The major national project to be launched soon would require a dedicated satellite, which would be fabricated. It has to be placed in the geostationary orbit, where India’s Insat series are operating and beaming communication, television, meteorological and other imagery to meet the country’s demands, Dr Pillai told Business Line here.
The satellite would be something on the lines of the Oceansat of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
The total cost of the project is being worked out and it would be a reality in the next 4-5 years, said the top DRDO scientist and Chief Executive Officer of BrahMos Aerospace.
Dr Pillai, who was here to receive the 16th Dr Y. Nayudamma Award and deliver the lecture, said the surveillance system was important for the country because the vast coastline needs to be continuously monitored and key assets have to be protected.
The Kochi-based Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory, under the DRDO, would be the nodal lab to implement the ambitious project.
A major feature of the system would be the installation of sea bed arrays in critical locations. They will send the information that would be captured by the satellite. This information is relayed to a Central Control Centre. A string of smaller centre’s in different regions would also be linked for sharing the data, he said.
The ISRO has on its own put in place a satellite-based system to help fisherfolk in distress on the sea, be it due to rough sea conditions, sudden health problems etc. They are installing a receiver on fisherfolk boat, which continuously tracks their location and relays distress signals, by the pressing of the button onboard to a Central hub.
JaiIn what application would the Mk 41 be used in Indian Service????:confused:
Possibly for the upcoming Barak-8 system.
JaiDistiller,
How persistently was he asked anyways ? 🙂
Anyways, which conference did you attend, and do you mind sharing which you think will be of interest to folks here ?
JaiL&T, Lockheed in JV talks for developing Mark 41 Vertical Launching Systems
WASHINGTON: India’s defence shield is getting sharper. US arms major Lockheed Martin is in talks with engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for formalising a joint venture (JV), which would jointly develop Mark 41 Vertical Launching Systems (MK 41 VLS) in India.
“Co-developing MK 41 VLS will be a further extension of our existing relationship with L&T. As of now, talks are at a very initial stage,” a senior Lockheed Martin official told ET. The MK 41 VLS is considered to be the most advanced ship-borne missile launching system in the world.
At present, apart from the US Navy, the system is being used by naval forces of Canada, Japan, Germany, Turkey, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand. “We have discussed the system with the Indian Navy as well, and expect to submit a formal proposal soon,” the official said.
The MK 41 VLS simultaneously supports multiple war-fighting capabilities, including anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, ship self-defence, strike warfare and anti-surface warfare.
Lockheed Martin already has one JV with L&T in India. The JV is a bidder for the Indian Navy’s ship-building programme, in which it plans to procure one aircraft carrier and over 30 ships for various applications.
The company has also bid for several big-ticket defence deals in India involving all the three services — the Air Force, the Navy and the Army. Lockheed Martin’s fighter plane F-16 is one of the five bidders, which has been pre-qualified by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for procurement of 126 multi-role combat aircraft. Other contenders for the contract include Boeing’s F-18, Russia’s MIG 35, Eurofighter, Sweden’s Gripen and French Rafale.
Meanwhile, the company is awaiting regulatory clearances for announcing its first deal in India, and is set to sell six of its transport carriers C-130J to IAF.
This would mark the first-ever direct armed weapon sales by an American company to India. The proposal is pending clearance from the Cabinet Committee on Securities (CCS).
JaiIndia eyes deal with U.S. to replace aging Russian warplanes
NEW DELHI, January 29 (RIA Novosti) – India has begun talks with the United States on the purchase of P-8i long-range maritime reconnaissance patrol aircraft to replace Russian-made Tu-142M bombers, the Times of India said on Tuesday.
The newspaper said that the P-8i jet with antisubmarine warfare capabilities, based on the Boeing-737 commercial aircraft, had been deemed the best choice to meet the Indian Navy’s requirements, ahead of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company’s A-319 maritime patrol aircraft and other contenders.
“The contract will be signed soon. The first P-8i will be delivered within 48 months, i.e. in mid-2012, and all eight by mid-2015. They will replace the Navy’s eight aging Tupolev-142Ms,” the newspaper said, citing a source in the country’s Defense Ministry.
Russia is India’s largest military partner, concluding contracts worth some $1.5 billion annually. Israel signs military contracts with New Delhi totaling $1 billion each year.
If India signs the deal with Washington on the purchase of P-8i aircraft, estimated at about $2 billion, it will be the biggest-ever defense contract between the countries. The highest in recent years was a 2002 deal worth $190 million to supply 12 AN/TPQ-37 firefinder weapon-locating radars.
Two weeks ago an Indian defense industry source speculated that U.S. defense industry giant Lockheed Martin could be pushing for closer ties with India’s military to increase its chances in winning a $10-billion tender on the delivery of 126 fighters for the Indian Air Force.
Principal bidders include Lockheed Martin’s F-16, Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet, the Russian Mig-35, the French Dassault Rafale, the Swedish Gripen, and the Eurofighter Typhoon.
JaiBallistic missile defence shield for India in 3 years
Jangveer Singh
Tribune News Service
Bangalore, January 27
India is all set to operate a ballistic missile defence shield aimed at protecting itself from adversaries in its neighbourhood within three years following the successful trials of long and short-range ballistic missile interceptors.
The country has spent Rs 2,000 crore on developing this capability, which includes radars, interceptors and a mobile command and control centre that are linked to each other with dedicated lines. The system would defend the country against ballistic missiles of a range of 2,000 km to effectively counter any threat from either Pakistan or China. Shaheen-II, Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missile, has a range of 2,000 km while China’s DF-3 has a range of 2,800 km.
Dr V.K. Saraswat, chief controller, R&D (missiles and strategic systems), said the country had successfully tested both the exo-atmospheric interceptor PAD, which involved interception of missiles within 40 to 80 km of their target and endo-thermic atmospheric interceptor AAD that involved interception within 15 km of the target area.
Dr Saraswat said the AAD interceptor was a 7.5- meter- long missile with an advanced radio- frequency seeker, faster onboard computer, solid rocket motor of high impulse and a divert corrector which automatically corrected the missile to the target.
He said this year the country was starting the task of integrating the two missile systems to produce an effective air defence system. He said the system in its first phase in three years would have the capability of handling 25 incoming missiles simultaneously and could also similarly guide the launching of 12 interceptors simultaneously. He said the integrated interceptors, which would be tested from a ship this year, would also have the capability to defend the nation against cruise missiles in the future.
The fledgling air defence system owes its success to the successful operation of two radars – Long Range Tracking Radar and the Multi Function Fire Control Radar, which are based at Konark and Paradeep, respectively.
JaiFantastic pictures Arthuro ! Especially the black and white ones !
JaiMKIs over Delhi during the full dress rehearsal for Republic Day Parade.
Image Credits : PIB
JaiCrossposting from the IAF thread.
Some previously unseen pictures from Indra Dhanush 2007.
Image Credits : Eurofighter GmBH
JaiSome previously unseen pictures from Indra Dhanush 2007.
Image Credits : Eurofighter GmBH
JaiU.S. Navy Fighter Pilots are among the best in the World! Combined with a AESA equipped (APG-79) Super Hornets and armed with the AIM-120’s and AIM-9X’s. It would be unwise for anyone to not to take them seriously!:diablo:
FWIW I actually like the SHornet, but it was rather amusing to see that you forgot to mention your favourite jet. :dev2:
JaiNow just add Typhoons and Raptors! :diablo:
Blasphemy, Blasphemy !! How could you forget SHornet ? :p
Pilot disorientation likely cause of crash-France
PARIS, Jan 10 (Reuters) – The crash of a French air force Rafale jet in central France last month was probably caused by the pilot becoming disorientated, Defence Minister Herve Morin said on Thursday.
The Dassault Aviation (AVMD.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) fighter jet crashed on Dec. 6 in the central department of Correze while on a training exercise. The pilot, who Morin said was very experienced and had returned from Afghanistan, was killed.
“It is not a human error. It is an inherent danger and risk for pilots. It is known as spacial disorientation, that is when you are flying at night and in the fog — and the weather conditions were bad — you no longer realise what position you are in,” Morin told RTL radio.
“Everything seems to point to that,” Morin said, referring to the initial findings of the French Accident Investigation Office. A judicial investigation is also underway.
Morin said the possibility of a technical failure or a blackout by the pilot had been ruled out.
The jet is France’s most sophisticated fighter but Paris has not found a foreign buyer for it in eight years. Morin has blamed the machine’s large price tag and high-tech equipment but said that had “nothing” to do with this crash. (Reporting by Francois Murphy, Editing by Timothy Heritage)
JaiDRDOs new test range at Chitradurga
Indias first facility to create and test futuristic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the military will come up at Chitradurga, within the next five years, at a cost of approximately Rs 850 crore.
The dedicated facility will produce and fly small UAV, micro-UAV, flapping wing UAV and the long range UAV – the ultimate dream of many defence scientists. The DRDO has received clearances from the state and Central governments for its project, scheduled to be completed during the 11th plan. Karnataka has offered 3,000 acres of barren land in Hiriyur and Challakere taluka in Chitradurga for the test range.
The Chitradurga range is likely to be involved with the development of the first medium altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, (MALE), scheduled to undergo its flight test in 2009, though sources hinted at a possible delay. DRDO so far has developed two unmanned aerial platforms – Nishant and Lakshya – both entering the production phase.
While Nishant can fly continuously for four to six hours, day or night, photographing enemy territory, Lakshya is an aerial target meant for gun and missile shooting. The organisation is now working on Lakshya-2. A DRDO official said that the longer range version of the UAV could fly up to 300-900 km at a speed between 0.4 to 0.7 Mach. In comparison, Nishant’s maximum range is 160 km.
Though research and development of individual components for the UAV are expected to take place in defence laboratories including Bangalore’s Aeronautical Development Establishment as well as centres in Pune and Dehradun, the final assembling and testing may happen in Chitradurga. Chitradurga’s proximity to Bangalore was one of the determining factors in favour of the site as ADE scientists are required to visit the spot regularly.
JaiIs that the same Red Flag that Indian is suppose to take part in?
Yes.
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