Indian Air Force News & Discussions

[navtrek]

DRDO: Indian Laser Guided Bomb Kits Successfully Tested By IAF

The Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) has successfully designed, developed & carried out the user trials of laser guided bomb kits at Pokhran with the participation of the IAF. Flight tests have demonstrated the accuracy, reliability and performance of these precision air launched bombs. The tests have been conducted after extensive, simulation, design validation, ground experiments followed by series of flight evaluation. A number of high tech components have also been developed by Indian industries for this advanced weapon package. Indian Air Force is expected to upgrade a large number of unguided bombs to this standard based on the excellent results seen today.

 

[deesu]

great news.... good work

 

[navtrek]

I guess this topic is there on another thread so pls discuss here

sorry for the post

http://www.defence.pk/forums/india-defence/52520-laser-guided-bombs-tested-successfully.html

 

[AbuSalam]

Mods please merge with the other thread

 

[Raje amar]

good going DRDO... We need more of these indiginus stuff.

 

[sameersay20007]

guys excuse me but
plz can anybody tell me about MRCA
what is transfer of technology in many weapon deals ??
(MRCA)is it about 126 plane and their TOT (tran. of tech.)??

 

[ironman]

Russia to Modernise Indian Sukhois​

India Defence Online, New Delhi – India has decided to let Russia modernise 40 of its SU-30 MKI fighters, which are being made in India under license from Russia.

This modernisation process of the SU-30 MKI fighters will involve the installation of new radars, onboard computers, electronic warfare systems and BrahMos supersonic missiles on 40 Su-30MKI fighters. The modernisation is being carried out by the Rosoboronexport, the Sukhoi Design Bureau and NPO Mashinostroyeniya.

Currently, the Indian Air Force (IAF) operates about 100 SU-30 MKI and plans to have nearly 300 within five years. The SU-30MKI weighs about 30 tonnes and is equipped with Western electronics, and can carry more than eight tonnes of bombs and hit targets over 1,500 kilometres away. India is making 170 SU-30s locally under licensed production which is called the Su-30MKI and is considered to be the most capable version available due to its Israeli and European electronics.

As for the BrahMos cruise missile, the air-launched version weighs 2.5 tonnes, while the Army and Navy versions weigh three tons or more. The IAF has requested for an even smaller and lighter version of BrahMos and India will be funding that as well.

The BrahMos missile is a product of an Indo-Russian joint venture BrahmosAerospace and was born out of joint efforts of Indian and Russian scientists. The BrahMos missile has a range of 290 kilometres (180 miles) and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 300 kilograms (660 lbs). It can effectively engage ground targets from an altitude as low as 10 meters (30 feet) and has a top speed of Mach 2.8, which is about three times faster than the U.S.-made subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile. The maximum speed of 3,000 kilometres an hour makes it harder to intercept. The BrahMos missile is 9.4 meter long and 670 mm diameter missile and is an upgraded version of the Russian SS-NX-26 (Yakhont) missile. Although the BrahMos can carry a nuclear warhead, the current design makes it useful to go after high value targets that require a large warhead and great accuracy.

Russia to Modernise Indian Sukhois | India Defence Online

 

[indian navy]

well according to my point of view for our indian airforce we will have few planes

lca
mig29
su30
pakfa

will be our planes for Indian air force

what you guys things do we need any thing more

 

[flanker143]

lca
mig29
su30
pakfa

will be our planes for Indian air force

what you guys things do we need any thing more

u just missed out mmrca dude !

 

[anathema]

Russia to Modernise Indian Sukhois​

India Defence Online, New Delhi – India has decided to let Russia modernise 40 of its SU-30 MKI fighters, which are being made in India under license from Russia.


Russia to Modernise Indian Sukhois | India Defence Online

Any idea how much the deal is worth for ? And will all Sukhoi's that are currently being built in HAL will have these upgrades .i.e will these upgrades be applied planes that are currently constructed.

 

[sudhir007]

Russia to Modernise Indian Sukhois​

India Defence Online, New Delhi – India has decided to let Russia modernise 40 of its SU-30 MKI fighters, which are being made in India under license from Russia.

This modernisation process of the SU-30 MKI fighters will involve the installation of new radars, onboard computers, electronic warfare systems and BrahMos supersonic missiles on 40 Su-30MKI fighters. The modernisation is being carried out by the Rosoboronexport, the Sukhoi Design Bureau and NPO Mashinostroyeniya.

Currently, the Indian Air Force (IAF) operates about 100 SU-30 MKI and plans to have nearly 300 within five years. The SU-30MKI weighs about 30 tonnes and is equipped with Western electronics, and can carry more than eight tonnes of bombs and hit targets over 1,500 kilometres away. India is making 170 SU-30s locally under licensed production which is called the Su-30MKI and is considered to be the most capable version available due to its Israeli and European electronics.

As for the BrahMos cruise missile, the air-launched version weighs 2.5 tonnes, while the Army and Navy versions weigh three tons or more. The IAF has requested for an even smaller and lighter version of BrahMos and India will be funding that as well.

The BrahMos missile is a product of an Indo-Russian joint venture BrahmosAerospace and was born out of joint efforts of Indian and Russian scientists. The BrahMos missile has a range of 290 kilometres (180 miles) and can carry a conventional warhead of up to 300 kilograms (660 lbs). It can effectively engage ground targets from an altitude as low as 10 meters (30 feet) and has a top speed of Mach 2.8, which is about three times faster than the U.S.-made subsonic Tomahawk cruise missile. The maximum speed of 3,000 kilometres an hour makes it harder to intercept. The BrahMos missile is 9.4 meter long and 670 mm diameter missile and is an upgraded version of the Russian SS-NX-26 (Yakhont) missile. Although the BrahMos can carry a nuclear warhead, the current design makes it useful to go after high value targets that require a large warhead and great accuracy.

Russia to Modernise Indian Sukhois | India Defence Online

i have 2 Question
1. why so early IAF received Ist su-30mki around 2002-2004 it is round 8-10 yr old so why they need upgradtion so early.
2. did remaining as per report 170 plane which making my HAL is latest batch or after making again they r going to update that plane.

 

[flanker143]

i have 2 Question
1. why so early IAF received Ist su-30mki around 2002-2004 it is round 8-10 yr old so why they need upgradtion so early.
2. did remaining as per report 170 plane which making my HAL is latest batch or after making again they r going to update that plane.

1 - well for now and for some time su 30 mki will be our prime time air superiority fighter (till pakfa/fgfa comes)..... and still it lacks an aesa.. and has a hooligan rcs ..... which a modern fighter should not have ....thats why it is getting mlu .

2- it wud be foolish and waste of money to make an aircraft and then update it (that too when it has to be upgraded extensively... ) !!

mlu will have an aesa radar ... major rcs reduction ...internal weapon bays (maybe) !!!

i think that current su 30s (already in service) will be updated and the ones that will come in coming batches will already be carrying the upgrade package .

ie iaf will be upgrading its current (40) su30's

 

[jha]

Rs 15,000 crore Sukhoi deal cleared

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Security earlier this month quietly cleared one of the biggest defence orders of recent times.

The almost Rs 15,000 crore order for an additional 42 Sukhoi-30 MKI fighters would add up the total number of these modern Russian fighters for Indian Air Force to 272.

When the entire Sukhoi-30 MKIs, including the 42, are delivered to IAF by around 2018, it would become the single largest type of fighters in service, marking a huge technological transition from the dominance of MIG-21 fighters today.

A senior official said the CCS cleared the new order in the first week of June.

By the time HAL begins manufacture of the 42 aircraft sometime in 2014, each of them would cost in the range of Rs 350 crore, according to present day projections.

The new order for Sukhoi-30 MKIs comes even as attention is fully on the tender floated by the Air Force for $10 billion worth 126 MMRCA (medium multi role combat aircraft). But by the time the MMRCA enters the service, it would be the Sukhoi-30 MKI that would actually be the dominant fighter of the Air Force. And the combined contract value of SU-30 MKIs would be more than double that of the MMRCA.

The Su-30 MKI was originally contracted in 1996, when the Russian military-industrial complex was in a shambles after the Soviet Union collapsed. Its design and capabilities, however, continues to impress globally.

The initial contract was for 50 fighters, at $1.46 billion. Over the years, the numbers kept increasing. In 2000, the government contracted the licenced production of 140 of these highly advanced fighters by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Then another 40 were added to the contract.

The present order for 42 fighters was originally supposed to be 40, but two more were added to the order book to make up for the two crashed fighters. A senior official said that HAL is expected to complete all the SU-30 MKI orders by 2016-17 period.

HAL has been steadily stepping up its Sukhoi-30 MKI delivery schedules. While last year it delivered 23 of these fighters, this year it is expected to produce 28. HAL has already supplied 74 of these fighters.

Rs 15,000 crore Sukhoi deal cleared - India - The Times of India

 

[karan.1970]

^ Su 30 MKI - Feel our thunder (pun intended)

 

[jha]

28 Su-30 in one year...not bad...i wish they show same speed in LCA...