HAL Hands Over Tejas Jets To IAF

[Dazzler]

Bing Derby-I and Baidu Gripen Derby- Brazil or South Africa.

The South African Air Force

 

[Alfa-Fighter]

The South African Air Force

"In service with the SAAF since about 1995, the Kentron V4 (Radar Darter) medium-range air-to-air missile is an all-aspect beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air radar guided missile offering an AMRAAM-level of capability. It was the primary medium range armament of the SAAF's Cheetah C fighters, but was retired together with the Cheetah in April 2008. Under existing plans, the SAAF will not have a BVRAAM for its Saab Gripen fighter force when it enters service around 2012."


Despite repeated reports in the international media that the V4 is a version of Israel's Rafael Derby, South African engineers working on the project have told the webmaster that there was no Israeli involvement in the design of the V4, despite the striking similarities between the two! It is believed that development of Derby began in Israel in the early 1980's, with South Africa joining the development program and providing funding a few years later.It is understood that the V4/Derby was developed jointly, with the Israeli and South African teams responsible for different components of the missile.

rest of the things is speculation ......

India has Python-4 and Python-5 (100 missiles, delivered 2007)

For the I-Derby RAFAEL utilized a new, Software Defined Active Radar seeker, based on combat-proven seeker developed by RAFAEL for the Tamir missile, used with the company’s Iron Dome counter Rocket, Artillery and Missile (C-RAM) system.

The new version retains the same dimensions and maintains the kinematic performance of the original missile, while offering improved capabilities and flexibility to implement new operating modes, rendered by the new seeker.


Why you have the problem in understand old car and old car fitted with 21 century engine and gadgets to improve its perforce at per of new one

 

[SpArK]

The South African Air Force

http://www.saairforce.co.za/seed/public/files/aircraft_files/20/Gripen - Packing Iron.pdf

 

[Swaha]

The South African Air Force

From your own link - Status: Out of service

 

[1 naga warrior]

the airframe has issues pulling more than 6 Gs. Rest of your post is another moral boost nothing more.

Do u need a sandwitch boy.? Talking about derby and lca..before telling derby as obsolete read details about it and if u r not satisfied thn take help of an expert from usa..and about lca it will pull the whole 9g when foc will b acheieved..the lca u r talking about is just an ioc standard....

 

[Dazzler]

"In service with the SAAF since about 1995, the Kentron V4 (Radar Darter) medium-range air-to-air missile is an all-aspect beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air radar guided missile offering an AMRAAM-level of capability. It was the primary medium range armament of the SAAF's Cheetah C fighters, but was retired together with the Cheetah in April 2008. Under existing plans, the SAAF will not have a BVRAAM for its Saab Gripen fighter force when it enters service around 2012."


Despite repeated reports in the international media that the V4 is a version of Israel's Rafael Derby, South African engineers working on the project have told the webmaster that there was no Israeli involvement in the design of the V4, despite the striking similarities between the two! It is believed that development of Derby began in Israel in the early 1980's, with South Africa joining the development program and providing funding a few years later.It is understood that the V4/Derby was developed jointly, with the Israeli and South African teams responsible for different components of the missile.

rest of the things is speculation ......

India has Python-4 and Python-5 (100 missiles, delivered 2007)

For the I-Derby RAFAEL utilized a new, Software Defined Active Radar seeker, based on combat-proven seeker developed by RAFAEL for the Tamir missile, used with the company’s Iron Dome counter Rocket, Artillery and Missile (C-RAM) system.

The new version retains the same dimensions and maintains the kinematic performance of the original missile, while offering improved capabilities and flexibility to implement new operating modes, rendered by the new seeker.


Why you have the problem in understand old car and old car fitted with 21 century engine and gadgets to improve its perforce at per of new one

Goodness, they r upgrading an obsolete missile with relatively new features. Is is so difficult to understand?

 

[Alfa-Fighter]

Goodness, they r upgrading an obsolete missile with relatively new features. Is is so difficult to understand?

if you don't know Missiles have only few components A) motor B) Seeker

The most important part is seeker...... which is new, which makes or break the missile.