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Modi government is trying to nudge Global Airline manufacturers like Airbus and Boeing to set up local final assembly lines for some of the popular narrow-body aircraft considering that both have predicted sales of over 2000 aircraft to India in the next 20 years.
The Indian commercial aviation industry has made significant strides in recent years, but with the development of indigenous aircraft, it remained a cash cow for Airbus and Boeing which simply is just interested in selling aircraft and throwing crumbles in name of localization of components for their global supply chain that contribute minuscule to the Indian economy.
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India’s upcoming Tejas Mk2 fighter jet will enter production and IAF Squadron, While having no less than Five weapons systems that will be initially cleared for the aircraft program as per information coming just before the much anticipated Aero India 2023.
Wing-tip Close Combat Missiles (CCM) which is likely to be ASRAAM, and Two Beyond Visual Range Air to Air missiles which are likely to be Astra Mk1 and Mk2 along with that they will get Smart bombs like SAAW and Lizard laser-guided bombs as weapons initially when it joins IAF.
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Indian Army has issued RFI (request for information) for 20 Drone Jammer (Veh Based) to provide Multi Sensor based complete and comprehensive solution with regards to UAS/Drone and SWARMS.
The system should be capable of UAS/Drones/SWARMS detection, tracking, designation & neutralization of swarm/ drones/ UAS approaching simultaneously from multiple directions. It should integrate all detection sensors and identify threats to provide the operator with composite air situation pictures & facilitate the selection and management of responses for countering UAS/Drone, using jammer systems.
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In the 1990s, Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) was tasked to develop Nishant, a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) to be used for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) roles on its borders with Pakistan and China. India was the first among its peers to have its own indigenous RPA/UAV program but fast forward to 2023, and India is still not where it wanted to be while even smaller countries have made rapid progress in the area.
Indian first RPA Nishant had it is the first flight in 1995 and was considered a great advancement at that time but technical issues and other changing UAV technology meant that ADE was not able to adapt fast to the changes nor was able to develop a product that met all user requirements.
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The first batch of LRIP (Low Rate Initial Production) Light Utility Helicopters (LUH) from the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is scheduled to arrive in March 2023. In the coming months, the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Army Aviation Corps (AAC) will receive two LUH each from the LRIP series.
HAL has been given permission to manufacture 12 LRIP LUH, which will be delivered in full by 2024. During this time, the IAF and AAC will each receive four LUH.
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To avoid a repeat of the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) fiasco that had become free for all aircraft manufacturers to send their proposals, which led to a longer duration that was required to carry out scrutiny of proposals sent in 6000-7000 page documents, IAF plans to be more specific about it requirements that might cut out some aircraft manufactures so conclude a deal sooner.
MMRCA tender saw the participation of aircraft from 6.5 tons to 29 tons due to no specific criteria and the proposal submitted required extensive vetting and follow-up with aircraft manufacturers back and forth to get clarity on some matters that took another 2-3 years.
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According to Janes Intel, Egypt’s state-owned Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) has confirmed a deal with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to produce advanced training aircraft locally.
Last month both AOI and KAI signed an agreement deal but it was not clear if the deal was to manufacture these jets in the country in case it was ordered by the Egyptian Air Force or if it was actual order.
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Under Technology Development Fund (TDF) initiative DRDO is looking at individuals and startups to come up with a solution that can handle drones and a swarm of drones for that, many private sectors startups in India are betting on developing electromagnetic pulse weapons (EMP) that can be engaged to take out large unmanned aircraft and a swarm of drones.
EMP can be used to fry onboard electronics of the UAVs and Swarm drones or cause a malfunction in the flight control system thus preventing effective usage of taking out targets.
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India’s 5th generation AMCA fighter program will see the adoption of a Battlefield Management Tablet that will enhance the situational awareness (SA) for the Pilot but also provide crucial data points and other technical details of the aircraft that will help the pilot in their selected mission profiles.
AMCA will have high usage of computing power that will be enhanced with Artificial Intelligence (AI) controlled Multi-Sensor Data Fusion (MSDF). Battlefield Management Tablet will be able to give pilots aircraft health status like the pre-check status of the aircraft before flight or can be used to run diagnose in case of issues with the aircraft.
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Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted the first three C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifter nearly 10 years ago in 2013 and plans are being worked out to carry out a moderate upgrade with Boeing Indian and Boeing Defence that will enhance its airlift capability.
Negotiations for the upgrade of the capabilities of its C-17 Globemaster aircraft will see a contract that might see modernized software and hardware component upgrade to the entire fleet.
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Senior Embraer executive Caetano Neto an interview with ” Live Mint” said that the firm hopes to sell India’s A-29 Super Tuscano Light attack aircraft that Embraer believes can be used for close air support, forward area surveillance and ISR, to name a few to IAF, Indian Navy, Coast Guard and border security forces like the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Border Security Force (BSF).
A-29 Super Tuscano can also complete other missions that some countries are interested in, such as border patrol and pipeline surveillance.
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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), which has been tasked with designing and developing the Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH), a medium-lift helicopter for the Indian Armed Forces, is eager to begin work on India’s tiltrotor aircraft programme in the mid-next decade, as tiltrotor technology is rapidly maturing and will soon be as affordable as current helicopters.
Tiltrotor technology as name suggests can tilt and direct the thrust they generate towards the ground to allow it to take off and land vertically, and then adjust their positions to send that thrust backwards in forward flight, much like traditional aircraft propellers is biggest revolution in helicopter technology in last 40 years but the technology is still niche and expensive for which HAL’s The Rotary Wing Research & Design Centre (RWR&DC) and Aircraft Research & Design Centre (ARDC) are working together to create multiple flexibility studies.
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Senior Embraer executive Caetano Neto an interview with ” Live Mint” confirmed that the company is in talks to sell Indian Air Force (IAF) for sale of its C-390 military transport aircraft which the company claims are excellent for use in India’s northern sectors.
idrw.org has previously reported that talks with Embraer and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited indeed had taken place and both have agreed to make a combined offer to the Indian Air Force after carrying out a detailed study on developing a customized variant of the IAF.
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Conference Brochure for the Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vehicles (SAROD) that is being organized biennially to share the experiences of specialists involved in a major aerospace vehicle design programme that is being pursued in India as well as abroad showcased the final configuration of the Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HSTDV).
Hypersonic air-breathing scramjet technology developed by the DRDO was first tested in 2020 using a proven solid rocket motor, which took it to an altitude of 30 kilometers (km), where the aerodynamic heat shields were separated at hypersonic Mach number.
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Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) unveiled a model of a proposed new turbofan-powered multirole transport aircraft called the MC-X at the 2022 Military Exhibition. According to a KAI official, the company is currently discussing its requirements with the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF), but it is also in talks with other countries that may be interested in joining the programme as a partner.
KAI officials are eager to offer the MC-X concept to Asian countries in need of aircraft that fall between the C-130 and A400M platforms. The MC-X concept proposal might be made available to countries such as the UAE, Indonesia, India, and the Philippines that might be interested in participating in the programme according to KAI officials.
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