JaiWhat you have stated could be true, but this would achieve the desired effect at the cost of the maximum range.
JaiIIRC a batch of 1000+ R-27 (multiple variants ) were transferred from Ukraine to China during the nineties. In addition this article also mentions that the company Artem ( Artyom ) was also involved in missile related deals with India.
The produce of another state-run holding company – Artem – is known internationally. Practically all combat aircraft which Russia exports to China, India, and Malaysia are armed with Artem guided air-to-air missiles. The Ukrainian media reported that Artem has started making air-to-air missiles for Sukhoi 30MKI fighters under a contract with India, signed in May. Observers estimate the contract at $ 70M – 90M. The Artem managers haven’t confirmed this information.
For example, at the Le Bourget-2003 salon, Russian designers presented a number of novelties just about to be offered for sale. The missiles PBB-AB, X-29TE, and P-73E, designed by Russia’s Vympel, give a clear sign that Russian factories will soon be able to arm all exported aircraft with their own missiles. Who will Artem sell its missiles to then?
Thirdly, bankers maintain that it is difficult for vertically integrated state-run holdings to obtain credits and investments. According to a source with the bank Khreshchatyk (which, according to media reports, granted Artem a UAH 25M [$4.7M] low-interest credit for the contract with India), the main problem is that “enterprises in this branch are state-owned and enjoy a moratorium on property alienation, and their mortgaged products have a limited market turnover”.
JaiA few photos of the Ka-137.
JaiSome info on the new Mirage-2000 squadron.
Unfazed by the series of Mirage-2000 crashes, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday gave a clean chit to the French-made, multi-role fighter aircraft and declared its intention to set up another Mirage squadron at Gwalior.
Vice-Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal S. K. Malik announced that the IAF has plans for acquisition of 10 Mirage fighters from Qatar, in addition to another 10 from manufacturer Dassault Aviation of France. The delivery of the latter will commence this month.
Qatar has offered to sell 10 Mirage-2000 aircraft to India, which were briefly used by its air force. “The offer is in an advanced stage of consideration in the Ministry of Defence,” Air Marshal Malik told media persons.
“These 20 aircraft will make up for the attrition in the Mirage fleet and also enable the formation of another squadron,” the vice-chief said. The new Mirage squadron is likely to be named ‘9 squadron’. The two in existence are called No. 1 and No. 7.
Giving details of Tuesday night’s Mirage crash, Air Marshal Malik indicated that the probable cause was pilot error. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Neehar Gururani, was killed. Gururani was in the process of getting used to flying the Mirage. He was on the final night’s practice interception sortie of the conversion syllabus when he appeared to have suffered from night disorientation.
JaiMumbai Airshow photos by Karan Bindra.
JaiNorthrop Grumman Corporation has used a series of low-speed wind tunnel tests to validate the aerodynamic design of the X-47B UCAV it is developing for the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) Concept Demonstration Programme.
Under Northrop Grumman’s current J-UCAS contract, the company will produce and flight-test three X-47B unmanned demonstration vehicles with associated mission-control stations and logistical support elements. Flight demonstrations are expected to begin in 2007.
JaiLimited series production of LCA aircraft on
BANGALORE: Even as three prototypes of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas break through the sound barrier and another gets ready for take off in January, eight Limited Series Production (LSP) aircraft are quietly taking shape at the sprawling Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) complex in Bangalore.
HAL has taken up the LSP of eight aircraft on orders from the IAF and has now asked for more orders. “The LSP project is going on quite well, we are ahead of schedule,” HAL Chairman N.R. Mohanty told this website’s newspaper. “All eight aircraft would be delivered by 2007-08,” he added.
JaiJaiMiG-21-93 at Zhukovskiy
Photo Credit : Ignatiy Savranskiy @ http://www.aviaphoto.ru
JaiUSAF in recent months has gone beyond its former roadmap for sustaining bomber forces. That plan, hammered out during the Clinton Administration, would have delayed the fielding of any new long-range strike system until the mid-2030s or beyond. Air Force leaders now say the nation can’t wait that long.
Maj. Gen. (sel.) Stephen M. Goldfein, former Air Force requirements director, said the service has concluded that “out in the 2030s” is “just too far away.” Goldfein said the Air Force wants the new “interim” system to become operational around 2015.
Similarly, an industry analysis last year noted that “only the stealthy B-2 possesses the right combination of attributes … to even begin addressing” the Air Force’s global strike requirements. “Unfortunately, B-2 production was capped at just 21 total aircraft, … so the B-2 force’s aggregate capability remains distinctly, if arbitrarily, limited.”
The Air Force is reviewing a host of ideas submitted by contractors that could meet USAF’s interim strike requirement. Of all the options, the best known is the FB-22. This would be a two-seat, extended-range derivative of Lockheed Martin’s F/A-22 single-seat, short-range Raptor.
“The FB-22 would carry some 30-plus Small Diameter Bombs, have a range of about 1,600 miles, and be able to persist behind enemy lines and penetrate with some element of supercruise—and still [have] some element of maneuverability and the ability to protect itself.”
Options Abound
Air Force Magazine spoke with representatives from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman about their responses to USAF’s April request for information. Here, in a nutshell, are their responses:
Northrop Grumman. The program manager for future strike systems, Charles Boccadoro, said the firm submitted eight concept proposals. These included a B-2 Global Strike Capabilities Initiative, a low-risk block upgrade to the highly successful stealth bomber. (The company did not propose restarting new B-2 production.) A higher risk, “cutting edge” option was an Unmanned Regional Attack aircraft derived from existing unmanned aerial vehicle programs. Finally, there was a “niche” option—a conventionally armed intercontinental ballistic missile. Boccadoro noted that a conventional ICBM could quickly destroy a hardened or buried target anywhere in the world. However, it could not maintain a persistent presence in the battlespace.
Lockheed Martin. Kevin J. Renshaw, manager of advanced air combat programs, outlined four system proposals. These included the FB-22; an “arsenal ship” aircraft based on the C-130 airframe; a hypersonic missile tipped with the so-called “Common Aero Vehicle”; and a “clean sheet bomber” built from scratch. The FB-22 and the arsenal ship are probably “easier to get to,” he said, but all of the concepts were deemed achievable by 2015. John Perrigo, another Lockheed manager, asserted that USAF might go for an unmanned system, even for the interim capability.
Boeing. The director of global strike integration, Rich Parke, noted that his company had submitted six proposals. These included a Prompt Global Strike Missile using decommissioned ICBMs; an X-45D direct-attack unmanned combat air vehicle with increased range and payload; a blended wing body arsenal ship aircraft that could hold 96 cruise missiles; and a “B-1R” bomber. Parke said the B-1R (R stands for “regional”) would be a Lancer with advanced radars, air-to-air missiles, and F/A-22 engines. Its new top speed—Mach 2.2—would be purchased at the price of a 20 percent reduction of the B-1B’s combat range.
JaiIsrael offers to develop Barak missiles with India jointly
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 4: Deepening bilateral defence cooperation further, Israel is understood to have offered to develop the next generation Barak-II ship defence missiles jointly with India. Defence Ministry sources said Tel Aviv conveyed the offer to Navy Chief Admiral Arun Prakash when he visited Israel this July, and the issue was discussed during the Naval Commanders’ Conference last week.
The offer — which was first put on the table by Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) — is now being considered by the Defence Ministry. Both DRDO and officials at the Israel Embassy’s defence department declined to comment.
The Navy’s INS Viraat aircraft carrier, three Delhi-class destroyers and three Talwar-class frigates are currently equipped with the Barak-I missiles which India bought in 2003.
A view currently persists that the Indian Navy is not equipped with ship-based aircraft tracking equipment that would justify a 70-km range missile, though long-range tracking technology is being looked at as a possible technology spin-off if India decides to sign on the dotted line with Israel.
maybe you can live in subzero northern russian winter temperatures in a tent ?
I could try that if you could provide for Aishwarya’s accomodation in the same tent. 😀
JaiThe size of warhead seems right nothing new there why do u ask?
I thought that the BrahMos carries a 300 kg warhead and not a 200 kg one as stated in the report. The same was said in a recent MilTech article.
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Basically an anti-ship missile that can be modified for operations in air and on land, BrahMos has a speed of 2.8 mach and can carry a conventional warhead weighing about 300 kg.
The Brahmos supersonic cruise missile is to become the Indian Navy’s standard strike weapon, having been recently declared as ‘ready for induction’. The prospect of exporting this deadly weapon to ‘friendly third world countries’ would probably be limited by the high unit cost, much to the western world’s relief. The Brahmos has been marketed at several shows including MAKS, LIMA, IDEX and Africa Aerospace and Defence Exibition. A single round is 9 m long, 670 mm in diameter and weighs more than 3000 kg including a 300 kg warhead.
New Delhi Jan. 26. The Brahmos missile, three varieties of attack helicopters, T-90 tanks, mine ploughs and Mobile Decontamination System were among the country’s latest sophisticated defence acquisitions and inductions unveiled at this year’s Republic Day parade here today.
Topping them all was Brahmos sophisticated cruise missiles developed jointly by India and Russia. With a velocity 2.8 times of the speed of sound, they are capable of hitting a target 290 km away with a warhead of up to 300 kg.
JaiAny comments on the stated warhead size ?
Brahmos, the supersonic cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia, was flight tested from the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa coast today, defence sources said.
The naval version of the missile was test fired from the Indian navy’s destroyer ‘INS Rajput’ at around 11.18 am (IST).
Essentially an anti-ship missile, Brahmos can also hit targets on land.
Besides, the missile, which has multi-target capability and enjoys a manoeuverable trajectory, can be fired from a mobile platform on land.
The missile has a striking range of 290 km and weighs about three tonnes. It is eight-meter long and carries a conventional warhead weighing about 200 kg.
JaiGovt clears Mirage delivery, question mark over 124 more
IAF Pilots get ready to bring home fighters from France next month
NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 27: The Government has given the IAF the go-ahead to take delivery of 10 Mirage 2000-H fighters next month but has put a question mark on the proposal to purchase another 124 Mirage 2000-5 fighters.
In the wake of a controversy over the 350 million dollar Mirage 2000-H deal, the Government wants the IAF to consider other fighters instead of concentrating only on the 2000-5 Mirage variant.
The Mirage deal — the 10 aircraft are primarily replacements for aircraft that have gone down — was shrouded in controversy after Panama-based Keyser Incorporated took Dassault Aviation to a Paris court, seeking ‘‘commission’’ for the contract with India signed on September 19, 2002.
Keyser withdrew its case from the appellate court on September 2, 2004 after losing the case in the lower court in 2002.
The IAF is now preparing a list of pilots to bring home the 10 aircraft from Biarritz in France by November 15.
JaiThe Ehud ACMI pod.
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