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Contenders for Indian Strategic Forces Command (SFC) Nuclear Strike Fighter
BY ADMIN AT 7 OCTOBER, 2010, 3:58 PM
BY: IDRW NEWS NETWORK
Indian Strategic Forces Command ( SFC) surprise decision to have its own Mini-air force and its plans to acquire 40 fighter planes capable of delivering nuclear weapons have raised some eye-brows in fighter aircraft manufactures around the world . Indian Strategic Forces Command ( SFC) which was first created in January, 2003 has already submitted a proposal to the defense ministry for setting up two dedicated squadrons of fighter aircraft which will act as mini- Air Force.
It will be first time for the SFC to possess its own nuclear strike fighter force. At present, the SFC has to depend on the Indian Air Force for carrying out the nuclear tasks under its command.
SFC is is responsible for the management and administration of the countrys tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile. at present nuclear-capable fighters such as the Mirage 2000, Su-30 MKI and Jaguars form the back bone of SFC aerial nuclear platform .
TOP Contenders for SFC Nuclear Strike Fighter as per defence expert Rakesh sharma along with IDRW TEAM are
*Su-30MKI- Russian designed Su-30MKI fighter jets are possibly the best logical choice for SFC Aircraft requirements since Indian air force is already operating them in large numbers , it also will be easy to maintain and operate this aircrafts because IAF already has huge infrastructure in place for their serviceability and maintenance.
Su 34- The Su-34 (also known as Su-27IB) fighter bomber, designed specifically for carpet bombing and carrying of large weapons payload ,The two crew members sit side by side in a large cabin like a large bomber , it also has greater space for longer flights and comes with its own toilet for crew , this aircraft is best utilized for bombing missions and shares lots of spares commonality and ground tools ,machinery with Sukhoi-su 30 mki which IAF operates.
Dassault Mirage 2000 5 - Indian Air force currently operates around 50 of this jets and under recent Indo-French deal all older variants will be brought up to to DASH 5 Standards , Mirage-2000H at present represent nuclear strike force of Iaf , but production of this jets have long been stopped by French but United Arab Emirates which operates around 60 plus Mirage-2000-9 and Mirage 2000E is looking to sell them and instead buy French made Rafale omni role fighter aircraft , Aircrafts will be quite similar to current standard of mirage 2000-5 aircrafts operated by IAF , which in turn will keep the cost of operation and serviceability down .
Rafale : Repeated offer by French for direct purchase of 40 aircrafts off the shelf and requirements of exact same numbers by SFC did raise eye brows in Indian defence community , is MMRCA path has been already been predicted and French will get a consolation prize in terms of 40 orders for Rafales ? well its yet to be seen which path government of India takes ,advantage Rafale has is that many of the ground machinery and support tools have commonality with Mirage-2000h which Iaf currently operates , but major disadvantage will be that cost of purchase which will be huge since Rafale comes with huge price tag ,and it will like Su-34 be easy spot for enemy to recognize them has nuclear carrying aircraft even if they are heavy escorted by other air superiority jets
Contenders for Indian Strategic Forces Command (SFC) Nuclear Strike Fighter
BY ADMIN AT 7 OCTOBER, 2010, 3:58 PM
BY: IDRW NEWS NETWORK
Indian Strategic Forces Command ( SFC) surprise decision to have its own Mini-air force and its plans to acquire 40 fighter planes capable of delivering nuclear weapons have raised some eye-brows in fighter aircraft manufactures around the world . Indian Strategic Forces Command ( SFC) which was first created in January, 2003 has already submitted a proposal to the defense ministry for setting up two dedicated squadrons of fighter aircraft which will act as mini- Air Force.
It will be first time for the SFC to possess its own nuclear strike fighter force. At present, the SFC has to depend on the Indian Air Force for carrying out the nuclear tasks under its command.
SFC is is responsible for the management and administration of the countrys tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile. at present nuclear-capable fighters such as the Mirage 2000, Su-30 MKI and Jaguars form the back bone of SFC aerial nuclear platform .
TOP Contenders for SFC Nuclear Strike Fighter as per defence expert Rakesh sharma along with IDRW TEAM are
*Su-30MKI- Russian designed Su-30MKI fighter jets are possibly the best logical choice for SFC Aircraft requirements since Indian air force is already operating them in large numbers , it also will be easy to maintain and operate this aircrafts because IAF already has huge infrastructure in place for their serviceability and maintenance.
Su 34- The Su-34 (also known as Su-27IB) fighter bomber, designed specifically for carpet bombing and carrying of large weapons payload ,The two crew members sit side by side in a large cabin like a large bomber , it also has greater space for longer flights and comes with its own toilet for crew , this aircraft is best utilized for bombing missions and shares lots of spares commonality and ground tools ,machinery with Sukhoi-su 30 mki which IAF operates.
Dassault Mirage 2000 5 - Indian Air force currently operates around 50 of this jets and under recent Indo-French deal all older variants will be brought up to to DASH 5 Standards , Mirage-2000H at present represent nuclear strike force of Iaf , but production of this jets have long been stopped by French but United Arab Emirates which operates around 60 plus Mirage-2000-9 and Mirage 2000E is looking to sell them and instead buy French made Rafale omni role fighter aircraft , Aircrafts will be quite similar to current standard of mirage 2000-5 aircrafts operated by IAF , which in turn will keep the cost of operation and serviceability down .
Rafale : Repeated offer by French for direct purchase of 40 aircrafts off the shelf and requirements of exact same numbers by SFC did raise eye brows in Indian defence community , is MMRCA path has been already been predicted and French will get a consolation prize in terms of 40 orders for Rafales ? well its yet to be seen which path government of India takes ,advantage Rafale has is that many of the ground machinery and support tools have commonality with Mirage-2000h which Iaf currently operates , but major disadvantage will be that cost of purchase which will be huge since Rafale comes with huge price tag ,and it will like Su-34 be easy spot for enemy to recognize them has nuclear carrying aircraft even if they are heavy escorted by other air superiority jets
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