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Man Portable Air Defence Systems (MANPADS) have emerged as a silent warrior in the Ukrainian air defence system that has played a crucial role in taking out not only Russia’s Shahed-136 loitering munition, UAVs but also Gunship Helicopters, sub-sonic cruise missiles and even manned fighter jets
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) this month accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to procure the Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORAD) missile system, designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Indian Army is keen to beef up its layered air defence network and has identified MANPADS as an area that needs to be upgraded over Vintage Russian-supplied Igla-M MANPADS.
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INS Vikrant, India’s first home-built aircraft carrier has again sailed out of port to begin another set of sea trials that will also include pre-aviation trials that will begin by mid of next month. Russian-built MiG-29K fighter aircraft had commenced low-speed taxi trials onboard INS Vikrant in preparation for the aviation trials that are to commence soon.
The first Phase of trials was to establish propulsion, navigational suite and basic operations, and the second Phase of the sea trial witnessed the ship being put through its paces in terms of various machinery trials and flight trials.
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Tejas Mk2, also known as Tejas LCA MK-II (Light Combat Aircraft), will soon enter the critical prototype construction stage after the Cabinet Committee on Security, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Tejas Mark-2 project at a cost of more than Rs 10,000 crore.
The MK-2 is designed to have improved avionics, weapons, and aerodynamics compared to the earlier version, the Tejas MK-1. It is also planned to have more advanced engines and enhanced air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities. The Indian Air Force has placed an order for 83 Tejas MK-2 aircrafts to replace its aging fighter fleet.
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India’s DRDO-associated labs will soon be taking up development work of indigenous developed 30mm Turret for Armoured personnel carriers that will be made available for manned and unmanned Armoured personnel carriers on both Tracked and Wheeled versions.
The turret system will consist of a 30mm main gun, 7.62mm coaxial gun, ATGM launcher, Gunner Main Sight, 360° Commander Panoramic Sight, Integrated Fire Control system, Smoke Grenade Launchers, Air Burst Ammunition (ABM) and Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS) for 12.7mm NSVT weapon system, Laser Warning system.
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Bengaluru-based Cingularity India Pvt Ltd will be showcasing on static display at upcoming Aero India 2023 it’s an Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that according to details on the Aero India app is a 1-ton category UAV.
On its website company claims that it has worked on projects in Aerospace Component Manufacturing like UCAV body structural metal components, undercarriage suspension systems, flight controls and components including avionics enclosures, and aero-engine components.
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India has issued Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for a launch of a missile in the Bay of Bengal for the period from 08-10 Feb 2023 as per information provided by Twitter user Damien Symon@detresfa_.
The designated area for the NOTAM is 230km in length which indicates it might be a test of the Short-Range Tactical or Ballistic Missile or a test of Air-Air Missiles.
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India’s upcoming ERSAM (Extended Range Surface to Air Missile) Interceptor Air Defence system will be the first to incorporate long-range anti-cruise missile capabilities which will enable it to takeout sub-sonic and supersonic cruise missiles specifically sea-skimming anti-ship missiles and provide complete protection against frontline warships.
Present Indo-Israeli MRSAM/LRSAM itself can intercept a wide range of threats, including fighters, drones, cruise missiles, surface-to-surface weapons and anti-ship missiles, but ERSAM will get the refinement and technology upgrades including the ability to intercept not only sub-sonic cruise missile but also stealth incorporated sub-sonic cruise missile with low radar cross sections at extended ranges.
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The Ministry of Defence, Government of India, intends to procure quantity 50 Vehicle Mounted Infantry Mortar System (VMIMS) along with Accessories under emergency procurement through Fast Track Procedure (FTP) under Buy (Indian) category and seeks participation in the procurement process from prospective Bidders.
VMIMS should have Automatic Transmission with Selective 4×2 & 4×4 Drive Systems that have an Engine Power of not less than 215 HP. VMIMS should be able to drive at a Maximum Speed of 80 km/hour on highways and have an Operation Range of a Minimum of 300 km in a full tank.
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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) proposed Super Sukhoi upgrade program will not involve the upgradation of its engine as reported in some media outlets. HAL-IAF are not considering swapping current AL-31F engines with engines from the FGFA program like the “izdeliye 30” engine or AL-41F-1 (izdeliye 117) engines.
Russia in 2017 had offered India to swap AL-31F engines with AL-41F-1 engines as an upgrade to its engine performance, higher Mean time between failures (MTBF) and better fuel efficiency but that was rejected due to additional cost involved in setting up engine infrastructure and procurement costs.
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Indian Navy is unlikely to drop plans to procure six next-gen Diesel-electric submarines under Project-75I even though it considering procuring 2-3 additional Kalvari class submarines owing due to delays in the Project-75I and due to the proposed retirement of Shishumar-class submarines by the turn of this decade.
idrw.org has been told that, while the last date of the bid has been postponed due to a lack of contenders in the tender to August this year, the Navy is considering dropping the mandated clause of having an operational Fuel Cell based Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) System so that more shipbuilders can send their bid.
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Video footage put out by the Indian Air Force (IAF) of the various aircraft fighter jets that flew in formation flying also captured the High Res Infrared Imagery of the aircraft giving great insight into each Aircraft’s Infrared Principles and Signature that possibly could be captured by infrared search and tracking (IRST) system of other fighter jets.
RD-33 Series-3 Engine blades of Mig-29UPG seem to be the brightest due to rectangular intakes fitted to either side of the forward fuselage that provide little deflection of the heat signature of its engines or any cover to its blades from Radar or IRST system.
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Indian Navy’s Mig-29K onboard India’s first Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant has commenced low-speed trials on the decks of the aircraft carrier in anticipation of Aviation trials that are to commence the next month.
INS Vikrant is still in port where it is getting some of the required equipment installed before aviation trials can be commenced. Mig-29K and LCA-Navy will be used to assess the aviation wing capability of the aircraft carrier before it is cleared for operational roles.
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C B Ananthakrishnan, CMD of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd In a report on 100knots.com, said that Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) gave sanctions for the development of the LCA-Mk2 last September and, HAL will be able to deliver the prototype in 2025-26 and it will have its first flight in 2026-27.
Ananthakrishnan claimed that 2500 crores already have been spent on the initial design work of the LCA-Mk2 and the program will get more than 6500 crores in the next few months to develop four prototypes that are earmarked to be used for developmental flight trials of the LCA-Mk2.
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C B Ananthakrishnan, CMD of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd while speaking to CNBC-TV18 said that HAL and Israel Aerospace Industries are in talks for the development of a High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) drone that will be an amalgamation of technology from both countries.
At Defence Expo 2022, HAL showcased at its stall a HALE Uav that incorporated a double boom, twin-tail design (two longitudinal booms) that had a remarkable design resemblance to the IAI’s Heron TP Unmanned Aerial System (UAS).
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C B Ananthakrishnan, CMD of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd while speaking to CNBC-TV18 said that HAL has not got any confirmation from Malaysia if the deal for 18 Fighter Trainer has been awarded to some other bidder in the LCA deal, but it looks like the Probability of Malaysian order for LCA-Tejas doesn’t look very bright.
Ananthakrishnan said HAL is still hopeful of the order since official communication has not come yet but he acknowledged that as per media reports the tender might be awarded to another company.
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