Ambala airbase gearing up for Rafale fighters.
The Indian Air Force airbase here, one of I A F's oldest, is getting a slew of upgrades,
including new hangars, tarmac and simulator for flight training, as it prepares to welcome
the country's newest fighters, the French Rafale — the first new combat jet to be
inducted in close to 20 years. A French team has already visited the airbase and a preliminary
study has been completed. While some of the existing infrastructure will be used for the
new Rafale squadron, additional infrastructure in the form of at least 14 new shelters, new
hangars, new operating surfaces, a de-briefing room and a facility for simulator training
will be created, for which Rs 227 crore ($35 million) has been sanctioned. "The construction
work for the new infrastructure will start in January or February 2018. The French team
has given its requirements and the preliminary work has been completed," the Commanding
Officer of the Ambala airbase, Air Commodore L.K. Chawla, told IANS, adding that the upgraded
infrastructure is expected to last at least 40 to 50 years.
China's J-20 Stealth Fighter gets Operational. Is it a threat to India?
Chinese military spokesman confirmed that China's first stealth fighter J-20 has officially
entered service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force thus becoming third stealth
fighter to enter service with any air force, after the F-22A Raptor and the F-35 Joint
Strike Fighter. J-20 made its first official first flight in 2011 and made into People's
Liberation Army Air Force one year before assessment made by Pentagon which had told
its government that it will become operational by end of 2018 but Defence experts are still
skeptical if the aircraft is fully operational at squadron level. Chinese state-owned media
off lately have intensively written how it is superior to its existing lineup of jets
like 4.5 generation fighter jets like Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker, Shenyang J-11 Flanker or the
Boeing F-15 Eagle or F/A-18 Hornet but have restrained them selfs from making a direct
comparison to American F-22A Raptor and the F-35 stealth fighters.
Why Single Engine fighter purchase defeats Made in India LCA-Tejas!
When L C A-Tejas was proposed in early 80's, idea was to replace bulk of Soviet-era Mig-21s
variants which made up nearly 50% of the fleet strength of the Indian Air Force with an indigenous
plane to break free India's dependence from foreign fighter aircraft manufactures. As
India's threat perception evolved, one to one replacement of Mig-21 with L C A-Tejas
was long abandoned and by the time aircraft entered production it had confirmed orders
for only 123 jets which is far less production run than originally anticipated. L C A-Tejas
for long remained Mig-21 replacement aircraft and failed to be recognized as an aircraft
which can also replace many other fighter aircraft in IAF's fleet leading to blocked
vision. As soon as L C A-Tejas was airborne attempts were made to develop a twin-engined
M C A which could replace other multi-role aircraft at fraction of the cost back then
but it was immediately rejected for that exclusive race for 5th generation fighter jet technology
which India is yet to join.
HAL's HTT-40 to go for critical trials soon Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) Basic
Trainer Aircraft developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is all set to enter into a critical
phase of trials in coming weeks this month as HAL plans to start stall and spin tests
soon for which aircraft has been modified so that trials go without any hiccups. HAL
will be nervous because their HJT-36 trainer aircraft program had suffered a great setback
when it could not clear stall and spin tests leading to the program being nearly abandoned
by the Defence Ministry. HAL according to media reports have taken any safety measures
and precautions this time and have consulted International experts to have a smooth set
of trial around which is crucial to the programme. Indian Air Force also uses Swiss Pilatus made
PC 7 Mk1 trainer Basic Trainer Aircraft to train its newbie pilots but due to differences
between Pilatus over rising cost of spares supply and support, it had a fallout leading
to collapse of central maintenance contract with the Pilatus and instead IAF went for
direct contract with various Orginal equipment makers of spares and equipment used in the
PC 7 Mk1 trainer. Sudden loss of the favor of PC 7 Mk1 trainer within Indian Air Force
and the urgent need for more Basic Trainer Aircraft has made HAL's HTT-40 more crucial
now and clearance of stall and spin tests will be a crucial milestone for the program
which needs to be cleared before aircraft can enter production.
Israel Aerospace scouting for more partnerships in India
Even as Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is scouting for takeover targets in the US,
Israel's largest defence contractor is looking to expand its presence in India by teaming
up with domestic majors. Though it has a collaboration in place with several Indian companies like
the Kalyani Group, Wipro, Dynamatic Technologies and Taneja Aerospace related to air defence,
composite structures, unmanned aerial vehicles and military aircraft seats, IAI is keen to
seal more alliances with local firms in order to boost its international supply chain. An
official pointed out that signing a contract for the first time with State enterprise Bharat
Electronics Ltd (BEL) this May, to jointly produce four long range surface-to-air missile
(LRSAM) systems for the Indian Navy, was a precursor to the company's decision to engage
with more Indian companies. "The Indian government company is the main contractor.
We have alliances also with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and recently
delivered the first LRSAM to the DRDO," the official said. IAI has a wide variety
of strategic defence systems such as the MRSAM (Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile) and
LRSAM. The Indian Army is set to get an advanced MRSAM system by 2020, which will be capable
of shooting down enemy ballistic missiles, aircraft, helicopters, drones and surveillance
aircraft.
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