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LCA Tejas As Capable As Rafale Jet: Defence Minister

The indigenously manufactured light combat aircraft 'Tejas', which was inducted into the Indian Air Force earlier this year, is as good as the French-made Rafale fighter jet and comparable with other top LCAs across the world, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday.
"This is a plane which is completely indigenously manufactured and can compete with any other fighter plane in the world. It is as capable as the Rafale. Only this is a light combat aircraft (LCA)," Mr Parrikar said.
"Only a 3.5 ton missile can be carried on it, Rafale on the other hand can carry a nine-ton (missile). This plane can fly at the rate of 450 km, Rafale can run 900 km because it has twin engines," he added.
The Defence Minister also said that the Tejas, which was stalled for 33 years, was expedited because of his explicit directions to those in-charge of the project.
"I told them that all shortcomings should be fulfilled and the plane should be ready in a year," Mr Parrikar said, adding that some days ago an order had been placed for 83 more planes.

http://www.defencenews.in/article.aspx?id=39302

 

[Hindustani78]

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...10-unmanned-aircraft/articleshow/55527387.cms
By PTI | Updated: Nov 20, 2016, 07.15 PM IST

DRDO Director S Christopher told reporters here.

On updates on indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas which is now inducted into armed forces, he said DRDO desires to take the total orders to 123 after meeting the placement of an additional 83 aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The 83 aircraft will see improvements made in avionics and weaponry capability and this include the next version of LCA Mk2.

While the first 20 LCAs for IAF will go as per the initial operational configuration, all efforts are being made to incorporate other changes mandated for the final operational clearance for the second 20 aircraft.

DRDO is in talks with private firm Snecma, which is ready to help Kaveri programme revive under the offset clause, company Director General (Aero), C P Ramnarayanan said, adding funds to the extent of Rs 2,105 crore has already been spent on this aero engine programme but with little success.

The latest plan to revive it with Snecma's help will see another Rs 500 crore or more being spent.

 

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On a specific query on the Final Operational Clearance for Tejas, Aeronautical Development Agency head Cmde C D Balaji (Retd) said the process will be completed next year.

“We hope that Tejas would get the FOC by mid of 2017.
The BVR Derby missile will be fired again next month.
The gun integration work is completed.
The air-to-air refuel ling probe too will be tested next year,” Balaji said.

DRDO DG (Aero) C P Ramanarayanan said LCA with Kaveri engine might fly in 2018. He said DRDO is already in consultation with Snecma. Already Rs 2,105 crore has been spent on the project. Another Rs 600 crore is likely to be needed for the testing phase.

 

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KH-2017 (LSP-7) with a derby in the MB station.

 

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[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
25-November, 2016 16:47 IST
Projects of DRDO

Major Mission Mode (MM) projects of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)

Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) : Phase-II

Probable Date of Completion

Original - Dec 2008

Current - Dec 2015 (Under revision)


Reasons for Delay

o Technological challenges/ Embargoes

o Flight test program restrictions


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Naval Light Combat Aircraft

(LCA Navy : Phase-I)

Probable Date of Completion

Original - Mar 2010

Current - Dec 2014 (Under revision)


Reasons for Delay

o Due to co-dependence of basic infrastructure in Air Force and Naval versions

o Un-anticipated complexities faced in structural design

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
02-December, 2016 14:31 IST
Deficiency in Critical Aerospace Technology

Kaveri engine development was an indigenous effort of Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) for mastering one of the most complex technologies. Altitude Testing and Flying Test Bed trials have been completed which are major milestones in any gas turbine engine development. The other development problems are addressed to make the engine flight worthy through indigenous as well with assistance from abroad Engine Houses.

All efforts have been made by Ministry of Defence (MoD), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Defence public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) & Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) to achieve self-reliance in critical technologies. The self-reliance has to spread across design, materials, manufacturing, testing and certification aspects of aero-engine and considerable progress has been made towards the same through the Kaveri engine development programme.

The following DRDO laboratories are fully dedicated towards aeronautical research.

• Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) – Morphing Aircraft Technologies.

• Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) – Aircraft Design & Development.

• Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) – Gas Turbine Aero Engines.

• Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) – Hypersonic Propulsion.

• Advanced System Laboratory (ASL) – Solid Propellant Combustion Modelling.

• Centre for Airborne System (CABS) – Design & Development of Airborne Surveillance System.

A dedicated programme on “Gas Turbine Enabling Technology (GATET) has also been sanctioned by DRDO at a cost of Rs. 78 Crore to facilitate academia and research institutions to carry out R&D in aerospace sector.

DRDO has made all efforts to augment aerospace technology capability of the country with dedicated research facilities at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), located at Mumbai and Chennai by creating ‘Centre of Propulsion Technology (COPT)’; and also at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) through ‘National Centre for Combustion Research & Development’ (NCCRD). Though the manufacturing is not the mandate of DRDO, however, research pertaining to various areas of manufacturing technology such as machining, metal forming, metal joining, etc. are being pursued in recent times through academia and R&D establishments and these are progressing well. Moreover, DRDO has involved academia and private industries right from the inception of project.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Rahul Shewale and others in Lok Sabha today.

 

[Hindustani78]

HAL is celebrating Platinum Jubilee on completion of 75 years of existence in 2015. Coinciding with the Platinum
Jubilee Celebration, the major achievements in 2015-16 include core engine run of 25 KN turbofan engine(HTFE-25), Design and Development initiation of 1200 KW Turbo shaft engine, Inauguration of structural repair shop for Su-30 MKI ROH, Renovated heritage centres across HAL, New campus of HAL Management Academy and 2nd line of ALH production at TAD, Kanpur.

 

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Indian Navy rejects naval version of Tejas LCA, seeks alternative

http://www.janes.com/article/65993/indian-navy-rejects-naval-version-of-tejas-lca-seeks-alternative

 

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Indian Navy rejects naval version of Tejas LCA, seeks alternative

http://www.janes.com/article/65993/indian-navy-rejects-naval-version-of-tejas-lca-seeks-alternative

LSA(Light Stealth Aircraft) is Coming.....

It seems IN gave green signal for development of LSA-IN

LSA-IN will be a private project.

 

[SDS1]

LSA(Light Stealth Aircraft) is Coming.....

It seems IN gave green signal for development of LSA-IN

LSA-IN will be a private project.

yeah kaha bala hai ab?

 

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‘Near-hit’ Astra test successful
Express News Service
Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday test fired beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile Astra against an actual target in full operational configuration for the first time over Bay of Bengal paving way for its early induction in the armed forces.
Defence sources said two rounds of the missile from Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft were targeting pilot-less target aircraft (PTA) Banshee. The mission was termed ‘successful’ considering the missed-distance calculation, though the missile failed to achieve a direct hit.

‘’The missiles were fired both at high and medium altitude. They passed very close to the target and it can be termed near-hit. The mission was conducted in a war-like scenario and the missile was fired on actual targets. Data collected during the tests are being examined,’’ the sources said.
DRDO officials, however, claimed that the mission was excellent. The tests were conducted to demonstrate the aerodynamic characteristics of the missile. It has demonstrated the repeatability, robustness and endurance capability of Astra weapon system, said a senior official.

Indigenously designed and developed by DRDO, Astra possesses high Single Shot Kill Probability (SSKP), making it highly reliable. It is an all-aspect, all-weather missile with active radar terminal guidance, excellent electronic counter-counter measure (ECCM) features, smokeless propulsion and process improved effectiveness in multi-target scenario.
Sources informed that this trial will be followed by two more tests in coming days. Apart from Sukhoi-30 MKI, scientists have started integrating the weapon with homegrown ‘Tejas’ Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).

Astra is designed for an 80-km range in head-on mode and 20 km-range in tail-chase mode. The 3.8 metre long missile, which has launch weight of about 154 kg, uses solid-fuel propellant and a 15 kg high-explosive warhead activated by a proximity fuse.
Fitted with a terminal active radar-seeker and an updated mid-course internal guidance system, the missile can locate and track targets. It is difficult to track this missile as its on-board electronic counter-measures jam signals from the enemy radars.
As an anti-aircraft missile, it can be fired after receiving a signal from the far away target through its on-board manoeuvres based on radio frequency.

 

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