Indian Navy News & Discussions

[sudhir007]

L&T Coastal Submarine ???
@sancho

 

[Gessler]

A US Navy F-14 Tomcat escorting Indian Navy Tu-142 "Bear-F" maritime patrol aircraft (c.1989)

 

[Dandpatta]

A US Navy F-14 Tomcat escorting Indian Navy Tu-142 "Bear-F" maritime patrol aircraft (c.1989)

Any de-classified information on what happened during this incident?

 

[Indischer]

Any de-classified information on what happened during this incident?

Such rendezvouses are fairly common occurrences actually. Long Range Patrol Aircraft are regularly tailed by interceptors from rivals/US just to remind them who's the Boss. That certainly wouldn't be the first nor the last such rendezvous between IN and USN.

 

[Dandpatta]

Such rendezvouses are fairly common occurrences actually. Long Range Patrol Aircraft are regularly tailed by interceptors from rivals/US just to remind them who's the Boss. That certainly wouldn't be the first nor the last such rendezvous between IN and USN.

Thanks for the info - just that I was curious if there was any "sensitive" incident related to this pic. And yes, true about what you said. Even Chinese a/cs vis-a-vis US a/cs rdv each other in South China Seas - as it used to happen with USSR/US acs in the past.

 

[kingofkings]

A US Navy F-14 Tomcat escorting Indian Navy Tu-142 "Bear-F" maritime patrol aircraft (c.1989)

Any de-classified information on what happened during this incident?

A U.S. Navy Grumman F-14A Tomcat from Fighter Squadron VF-111 Sundowners intercepting an Indian Navy Tupolev Tu-142MK-E (NATO reporting code "Bear F") in 1988. VF-111 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) for a deploymant to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 15 June to 16 December 1988.

LINK

 

[Penguin]

Just search images with: tomcat + bear

Worthwhile reads (with many pics)
Intercepting the Bear | Aces Flying High
Bear-Hunters, Part 1 (check the side menu for 3 more parts. part 5 here Bear Hunters, Part 5: ASW Style

 

[kurup]

INS Vikramditya (extreme left), INS Viraat in the foreground, INS Teg in the background, and INS Mumbai to the right.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

 

[Gessler]

^^ Amazing pictures. Thanks for posting!

 

[sancho]

Boeing's Challenger-based maritime surveillance aircraft nears first flight
Boeing’s maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA) demonstrator will soon take to the skies.

Aircraft modifier Field Aviation tells Flightglobal that structural conversions on the aircraft, a Boeing-owned Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet, are nearly complete and that it is “nearing” the first flight test...

...The MSA won’t be as capable as the P-8. But it will cost around $55 million to $60 million, roughly one-third of the P-8’s price, according to Field.
Though the demonstrator is a Boeing-owned Challenger 604, future aircraft will be based on Bombardier’s updated Challenger 605. It will have a range of about 2,500nm (4,630km) and an eight-to-nine hour endurance...

...The base version of the MSA will be manned by two pilots and three system operators, and will be offered with a Selex ES Seaspray 7300 maritime surveillance radar and a FLIR Systems Star Safire 380 electro-optical and infrared sensor.

Options include two additional crew stations and equipment like satellite communications and a side-looking airborne radar (SLAR), says Field.

Future aircraft could also be outfitted with weapons mounted on wing hard-points...

Boeing's Challenger-based maritime surveillance aircraft nears first flight - 1/10/2014 - Flight Global

 

[IndoUS]

Boeing's Challenger-based maritime surveillance aircraft nears first flight - 1/10/2014 - Flight Global

Seems like a great option for the navy, as a short range/coastal surveillance aircraft while the P-8I can operate in the medium to long range category. Can UAV's do the same job as this aircraft or this one has better surveillance equipment?

 

[Nishan_101]

L&T Coastal Submarine ???
@sancho

Explain in detail.

So when IN going to scrap their old carrier?

 

[kurup]

So when IN going to scrap their old carrier?

Between 2015 and 2020 after IAC-1 enters service .

 

[sancho]

Seems like a great option for the navy, as a short range/coastal surveillance aircraft while the P-8I can operate in the medium to long range category. Can UAV's do the same job as this aircraft or this one has better surveillance equipment?

It's defenitely a more cost-effective option, but still might be costlier than other competitors, especially when operational costs will be added. And since P8I already is a jet engined aircraft, a lighter turbo prop MPA that can operate better at low levels, with increased endurance might be the better option. The UAVs can do the same surveillance jobs, but can't carry rescue equipment in SAR roles, nor weapons that IN requires as well.