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La IAF a riguardo a questo contratto firmato nel 2008 Link

 

Sta svolgendo le valutazioni sui 6 primi esemplari in cui il primo volo si è svolto il 4 febbraio.

Il programma di ammodernamento sarà su 63 MIG-29,6 sono stati aggiornati in Russia,gli altri 57 in India.

Facendo un resoconto sui principali aggiornamenti:

-Propulsori Klimov RD-33-3M con vita utile 2000 ore

-Impianto comandi di volo elettronici BARK-88

-Calcolatore centrale KSU-941B

-Flir KOLS

-Seggiolino eiettabile Zvezda K-36D-3.5

-Radar Zhukme

-Casco visore Sh-3UM-1

-Aggiornamento apparati di navigazione e comunicazione

-Aggiunta di 2 attacchi subalari

-Dorso posteriore dietro abitacolo completamente ridisegnata

 

Il valore del contratto è del valore di 964 milioni di dollari

 

Queste elencate sono le modifiche della versione MIG-29UPG per la IAF

 

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Il nuovo CSM dell'Indian Air Force ed i problemi che dovrà affrontare ....

 

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Fonte: Aviation Week and Space Technology

 

China Looms Large For New Indian AF Chief

 

By Asia-Pacific Staff

New Delhi (June 9, 2011)

 

The Indian air force (IAF) has long had big ambitions, and the pending arrival of a new leader with a broad agenda indicates there will be no easing up in efforts to strengthen the service’s capabilities.

 

The first major revamp of the IAF’s order of battle—revival of border air bases to counter Chinese air force deployments, along with quick acquisitions of new weapons and systems—will be operational priorities for Air Marshal Norman Browne, who takes over as IAF chief at the end of July when Air Chief Marshal P. V. Naik retires.

 

The foreign hardware inflow into India will be substantial during Browne’s time in office. His tenure as IAF chief will also likely see the signing of contracts worth tens of billions of dollars.

 

One key program that Browne will have to oversee is the $12-billion Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA). This is a befitting turn of events, since Browne played a central role in navigating the MMRCA teams through the competitive process during his 2007-09 tenure as deputy chief of the IAF.

 

During his time in office, the government will likely sign deals for 10 or more Boeing C-17 heavy transports, six new-generation tanker transports (the Airbus Military A330 and Ilyushin Il-78 are in the running), 22 attack helicopters, 12 heavy-lift helicopters and nearly 200 basic trainer aircraft. Browne will also be under pressure to ensure the smooth introduction of several large network-centric systems.

 

The IAF also should mark several milestones under Browne’s leadership, including the entry of the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) into full operational service and the certification of India’s indigenous airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system.

 

An IAF officer who has worked closely with Browne says “his other key commitments will include giving shape to how the Indian [fifth-generation fighter aircraft] and AMCA [unmanned combat aircraft] will turn out, and getting the Tejas LCA to full operational status in the shortest possible time.” What’s more, he warns local industry that “HAL [Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.] is going to find it has an unusually tough customer in [browne].”

 

With 3,100 hr. on aircraft that include the Russian MiG-21 and Su-30 and Anglo-French Jaguar, Browne says he believes strongly that the IAF must diversify its equipment sources and ramp up self-reliance. Israel—which has emerged as one of India’s biggest suppliers of weapons and equipment in the last seven years—is a country that Browne knows well. He established India’s defense wing in Tel Aviv in April 1997 and served as military attache there until July 2000.

 

Moreover, Browne will oversee substantial changes in asset deployments aimed at giving the IAF greater reach and faster response to external threats. For instance, the government is considering a proposal developed by Browne during his time as leader of the IAF’s most operationally sensitive theater, the Western Air Command. His plan calls for India’s Nyoma airfield, close to the Chinese border, to be developed into a full-fledged air force station with operational fighter squadrons.

 

Last October, Browne indicated that the IAF would consider basing detachments of new-generation fighters, such as Su-30MKIs, at its high-altitude border bases.

 

Force parity with Pakistan—and to a much larger extent, China—will be a major preoccupation for the new chief in the face of dwindling aircraft numbers. While a recent report by India’s tri-service Integrated Defense Staff sounded a note of warning about how Indian-Pakistani force parities were at an all time low, Browne is more sanguine. He was previously quoted as saying that “the asymmetry between the capabilities of both air forces was a certain amount in the past, but this [is now] somewhat reduced. The Pakistani air force is going in for a fast-track induction of beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles and precision-guided munitions. These are things that actually tend to reduce the gap. But they won’t catch up.”

 

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IAF says 'No' to Army's bid to control attack helicopters

 

The IAF today said it has rejected Army's demand to have their own attack and medium-lift helicopters contending that the country can't afford to have these "little air forces" growing up to do their "own things".

 

The Army has been demanding the control over attack and medium-lift helicopters saying they are mainly used for supporting its operations and that is why should be under it.

 

The IAF operates two squadrons of Russian-origin Mi-35/25 attack choppers and is in the process of acquiring another one from the US in near future.

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India’s $1B Deal for Light Helos Faces Cancellation

 

India’s $1 billion tender to buy 197 light utility helicopters (LUHs) could be canceled for the second time in five years, while Italy’s AgustaWestland may face blacklisting in India if allegations about use of a middleman in the competition are confirmed, according to Indian Defence Ministry officials.

 

The ministry has delayed making a selection in the competition between Russia’s Kamov and Eurocopter following reports that Italian investigators were probing a 2009 award by the Indian Air Force to Finmeccanica subsidiary AgustaWestland for 12 very very important person (VVIP) helicopters. In the course of this investigation, evidence may have been uncovered that an Indian Air Force brigadier general had sought money from AgustaWestland to revise the technical requirements for the LUH competition

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Non ero aggiornato, mi sono andato a documentare. L'Indian Air Force (IAF), senza contare l'aviazione della marina, schiera solo di aerei da caccia e attacco operativi a fine 2011:

 

1) 55 Mirage2000 (di cui 12 biposto da conversione operativa), in fase di aggiornamento che prevede nuovi caschi/visori, avionica, computer e altre sciocchezze che potrebbero prolungarne l'operatività per altri 20 anni

2) 150 MiG-21UPG Bison che cadono troppo spesso e comunque saranno i primi aerei a essere radiati, entro il 2017.

3) 102 MIG-27 da attacco al suolo da radiare entro il 2025

4) 150 Jaguar (di cui 30 da conversione operativa) da attacco al suolo

5) 68 MiG-29 in fase di aggiornamento sostanziale, come i Mirage

6) 150 Sukhoi Su-30MKI, la punta di diamante attuale, con altri 120 in ordinazione, notizia confermata).

7) 1 HAL Tejas Mk.1, il primo caccia prodotto dall'industria nazionale e qundi in ogni caso un "beniamino" con altri 39 in ordinazione

 

Malgrado le esigenze dell'India, un Paese enorme, circondato da altre potenze ostili o potenzialmente ostili, vi rendete conto del delirio logistico? Manco l'USAF ha un numero attuale di tipi diversi così alto. Mi viene in mente tra l'altro qualche buontempone che nella discussione sulla crisi con l'India per i marò proponeva di mandare da quelle parti Cavour e Garibaldi. Tra le altre cose risibili di tale ipotesi, dubito che MM abbia missili aria aria sufficienti per i numeri di cui sopra.

Ma il delirio operativo non accentua a scemare, nel medio futuro, senza contare quello che le portaerei dovrebbero ospitare, l'India dovrebbe avere:

 

1) 270 Sukhoi Su-30MKI

2) 40 HAL Tejas Mk.1

3) 180 circa tra monoposto e biposto HAL Tejas Mk.2 più evoluti e con dimensioni maggiori

4) 126 MMRCA, molto probabilmente i Dassault Rafale (se non si optasse per altri mezzi, negli ultimi giorni si parla anche di chance per per l'F-35)

5) 250 PAK FA di quinta generazione in sostituzione di MIG-29 e MIG-27

6) 250 circa Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) di quinta generazione che dovrebbero essere sviluppati da HAL: sostituirà i Jaguar e progressivamente i Mirage 2000

7) un numero imprecisato di DRDO AURA un UCAV ovviamente stealth.

 

Probabilmente i velivoli dell'elenco 2 si sovrapporranno a quelli dell'elenco 1, molto probabilmente ci saranno almeno 10 tipi diversi di caccia in servizio!

Per finire qualche piccolo particolare, non proprio insignificante: Major Issues of Immediate Concern for the Indian Air Force

 

Accident Rate

The IAF still has one of the highest accident rates in the world. This translates into a loss of between half and one complete squadron of aircraft per year apart from aircrew losses due to injuries or fatalities. Earlier, this high accident rate was attributed to the lack of an Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT), which forms the link between trainer aircraft and fast jet fighters.

 

However, IAF aircrew have been training on the British Aerospace Hawk AJT for at least five years now. Yet, the accident rate does not reflect a major reduction in spite of the Hawk being in service and in use. These losses are a cause for concern.

 

In early 2012, the IAF lost two Mirage-2000 aircraft within a couple of weeks of each other. In 2011, a MiG-293 and several other aircraft were lost, with a few pilot fatalities. That the induction of the AJT has not reduced the accident rate significantly indicates that the problem lies elsewhere.

 

The IAF may consider sanctioning an external audit of its functioning to identify the cause(s) of this slow attrition.

 

Training

The IAF maintains an elaborate training infrastructure. This includes basic, mid-career and advanced training. The training set-up falls short in the availability of suitably qualified staff. The instructors at even Class ‘A’ training establishments comprise graduates of the same institutes with suitable grading. These officers do not have the minimum civil qualifications of repute such as Masters degrees or PhDs.

 

The IAF may consider outsourcing some training to suitable civil institutes while building up a cadre of suitably qualified staff to man its training institutes.

A surprising fact is that while the IAF faces a shortage of officers in all branches, there are several women officers fighting to stay on for a full service term of 20 years plus; the IAF is declining their request.

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The reasons for denying women entry into permanent commission in the IAF and allowing them to serve in all branches (including combat duties and fighter squadrons) may not be tenable in the medium to long run.

 

 

Another point of concern here is the large number of pilots seeking premature release from the IAF in order to seek a career in civil aviation. While pay and perks issues have been more or less looked after by the Sixth Central Pay Commission to the satisfaction of most officers, other issues of service life such as promotion avenues, frequency of postings, children’s education, etc., play a part in premature release cases. The IAF may consider looking into these issues to retain its highly-trained manpower, the release of which is accompanied by the loss of considerable man-years of irreplaceable experience.

 

 

Insomma, l'IAF ne può fare di strada per diventare davvero una potenza, come il titolo del post suggerisce, e questo processo non passa necessariamente per lo shopping di una panoplia di aerei da caccia.

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Personalmente ritengo che l'India abbia troppa carne al fuoco (non solo per l'aviazione, anche la marina sta facendo shopping).

 

Sicuramente ha le possibilità di spesa (anche se la crisi di cui soffre l'occidente - prima o poi - porterà i suoi effetti anche in questa parte del mondo), sicuramente ha l'incentivo a spendere (i vicini Pakistan e Cina), solo che lo stà facendo in modo confuso.

L'impressione è che voglia sfoggiare grandi numeri, paragonabili a quelli cinesi, ma - eccezion fatta per i nuovi acquisti - mi chiedo se è la cosa giusta per quel paese.

 

Personalmente (se fossi un dirigente indiano dell'Air Force) opterei per:

- 1 linea di fighter di 5^ generazione (a scelta tra la produzione USA/Russia o indigena)

- 1 liena di aereo multiruolo

- 1 linea di droni (con versione da High Altitude/Medium Altitude/Lower Altitude)

- ed "eventualmente" un linea di aereo da caccia leggero (da valutare con attenzione)

 

i soldi risparmiati dalla dismissione delle altre linee li impiegherei in satelliti, capacità ISTAR e AWACS, capacità di EW e cyber.

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Obsolete Equipment of Air Force

 

Obsolescence management is a continuous process. Steps are taken to ensure that equipment is fit for operations and has the required combat capability.

 

IAF is capable of undertaking its assigned peace time as well as war time tasks effectively.

 

Modernization of lAF's fleet is part of the capability building which is an ongoing process. This is achieved by upgradation of its older fleets and induction of new weapon platform and systems.

 

As on 01.11.2012 there is a shortage of 882 officers in the IAF.

 

Several measures are taken to encourage the youth to opt for a career in IAF, including introduction of Fast Track Selections (FTS), conduct of career fairs and exhibitions, advertisements, motivational lectures in the schools, colleges etc. The IAF career website has been upgraded to enable online applications. The Selection process has also been simplified with the introduction of the Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT).

 

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri AKS Vijayan in Lok Sabha today.

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After three months on ground, combat aircraft Tejas resumes test flight

 

The Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), which has remained grounded for more than three months, finally resumed flight-testing last week. Seven flights of the Tejas have taken place since then without mishap.

The grounding of Tejas, which was kept secret, took place because of the new pilot’s helmets. Since these protruded above the ejection seats, the helmets could have prevented a smooth ejection by smashing into the fighter’s canopy before it was blown off. Since that constituted a serious safety issue for pilots, flight-testing was halted since August.

The Defence R&D Organisation (DRDO) chief, V K Saraswat, confirmed to Business Standard that the problem had been resolved. The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), the DRDO agency that oversees the Tejas programme, has now provided a backup mechanism to blow off the canopy before the pilot’s head struck it.

“Yes, we had about three to three-and-a-half-months of gap (in flight testing). Now, that problem has been resolved. We have modified the Martin Baker ejection seats, making these more reliable and giving more confidence to our pilots. With that behind us, I think we are roaring now,” said Saraswat.

For the Tejas’ flight-test programme, which is already behind schedule, this three month delay has been a blow. The Initial Operation Clearance (IOC), which was scheduled for end-2010, and which the Indian Air Force (IAF) accorded only provisionally in January 2011, is now expected only around mid-2013.

The Final Operational Clearance (FOC), which clears a fighter for combat operations, was scheduled for end-2012. This could be delayed by at least two years. An upbeat Saraswat says the three-month delay gave ADA an opportunity to resolve several other problems, which needed to be done on the ground.

“We have made use of this time by solving many of the problems which were part of the feedback that came from the flight test programme. I feel by middle of next year we should complete (the IOC),” said Saraswat.

The Rs 14,047-crore LCA project involves building an air force version of the fighter in two models — Tejas Mark I and Tejas Mark II — as well as a naval version that will operate from aircraft carriers.

The IAF has already placed orders on Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for two squadrons (42 fighters) of the Tejas Mark I aircraft. Defence Minister AK Antony told Parliament on May 21, that the IAF would be delivered six squadrons (126 fighters) by the end of the 13th Plan, i.e. by 2022. While this was not specified, the next four Tejas squadrons will be of the Mark II fighter, which will field the more power General Electric F-414 engine. The government has allocated Rs 4,353 crore for developing the Mark II fighter.

Meanwhile Pakistan’s light fighter, the JF-17 Thunder, which was developed in partnership with China, has achieved combat status. Three squadrons of the JF-17 are already in service in the Pakistan Air Force, which expects to eventually operate some 12-13 squadrons of the fighter.

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Anche per la flotta di 125 Jaguar indiani si concretizza l'aggiornamento dell'avionica da parte della controllata statale Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) a cui seguirà persino la sostituzione dei motori da parte di Honeywell/HAL che sarà completata per il 2023-24.

 

Ma intanto, in qualche modo la crisi economica sembra stia sfiorando anche il governo indiano che a causa di un buco nel bilancio si trova a dover vendere il 10% delle azioni della suddetta HAL.

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RAC MiG began to supply upgraded MiG-29 fighters to the Indian Air Force

 

JSC Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG (part of the United Aircraft Corporation) began to supply upgraded MiG-29 fighters to the Indian Air Force. The first three aircraft are delivered to India by An-124 transport aircraft.

Modernization significantly extends the range of tasks performed by MiG-29. The upgraded aircraft, along with increased capability to fight air targets, acquire the ability to strike ground (surface) moving and stationary targets with precision weapons by day and night and in any weather conditions.

The maiden flight of the upgraded MiG-29UPG took place on February 4, 2011 at the airdrome of the Flight Research Institute named after M.M. Gromov.

The contract provides repair and modification of aircraft for the purpose of extending the life up to 3,500 flight hours and service life - up to 40 years. Developments of the RAC MiG can significantly extend the life cycle of MiG-29, which was proven by the experience of modernization in a number of countries.

General Director of JSC RAC MiG Sergei Korotkov said: "The aircraft delivery, upgraded in Russia - is the first step in the contract execution for the modernization of a large fleet of the Indian Air Force MiG-29s. We are getting ready for the second phase of work, which provides modernization of fighters in India in close cooperation with the Indian industry".

 

Russia delivers 3 upgraded MiG-29s to India

 

Russia has delivered the first three of the upgraded MiG-29 fighters to India, more than two years behind schedule.

The planes were flown to India aboard an AN-124 heavy lift transport aircraft, the MiG Corporation said in a statement on Monday. The modernisation has added punch and versatility to the potent platform. Originally designed as an air superiority fighter, the upgraded planes have been equipped with air-to-surface missiles to engage ground targets. The MiG-29s have been equipped with new avionics, weapons, radar, glass cockpit, helmet-mounted displays and an inflight refuelling system.

The MiG statement said that as per the contract, the plane’s service life has been extended to 3,500 flight hours and 40 years. Under a $1-billion contract signed in 2008, Russia is to upgrade the IAF’s fleet of 63 MiG-29s. The first six planes are to be overhauled in Russia and the rest in India. Russia was to begin deliveries in 2010 but the programme faced repeated delays.

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India’s stalled defense procurements have become an international joke, but they’re not funny to front-line participants.

 

... poi segnalo May day: India’s New Basic & Intermediate Flight Trainers

 

Dec 19/12: HHT-40s and IJTs. India’s Business Standard reports that HAL had also been a contender in the basic trainer competition, with a proposal to develop and build 106 “Hindustan Turbo Trainer – 40” (HTT-40) planes. The problem was that HAL was about twice as expensive as foreign-built aircraft, at Rs 60 crore per plan. Basic trainers aren’t exactly a strategically vital competency, so that was it for HAL. The paper even suggests that additional PC-7 Mk.IIs beyond the initial 75 could be manufactured in Switzerland.

The other question the paper raises involves the IAF’s missing solution for “Stage 2” intermediate training, between the PC-7 and the jet-powered Hawk AJT. Pilatus touts their plane as being effective through Stage 2, but HAL continues its 13-year old quest to develop an Intermediate Jet Trainer. A 2011 crash has set that option back again, and further problems or unfavorable cost comparisons could earn the PC-7 another slice of business.

 

... un articolo di commento MoD rejects HAL's proposal to build basic trainer

 

In a sharp rebuff to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), the ministry of defence ( MoD) has rejected the public sector aerospace company’s proposal to build basic trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF). This comes after the MoD discovered that HAL-built trainers would cost twice as much as proven aircraft procured from the international market.

After a fatal crash in July 2009, the IAF had grounded its entire basic trainer fleet of vintage HPT-32 Deepak aircraft. To train rookie pilots, the IAF initiated a fast-track procurement of 75 trainers on the international market. Sensing an opportunity, HAL entered the fray, proposing it develop an indigenous trainer aircraft, dubbed the Hindustan Turbo Trainer - 40 (HTT-40), and manufacture 106 of those for the IAF.

But when the MoD compared prices, it found that thousands of crore extra would be paid for HAL-built trainers. In September, the MoD summarily scrapped HAL’s proposal to build the HTT-40.

“Why should we pay HAL Rs 60 crore per basic trainer, when we can buy proven trainers from abroad for Rs 30 crore?” an MoD official told Business Standard.

“We would be willing to pay higher rates to build indigenous capability in strategic defence equipment. But can HAL argue that the capability to build basic trainers is strategically vital,” noted the official.

On May 24, 2012, the MoD signed a contract with Swiss aerospace manufacturer, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd, to buy 75 PC-7 Mark II basic trainers for some Rs 2,900 crore, defence minister AK Antony told parliament in August.

Now, with HAL’s proposal to build 106 trainers rejected, as many as 181 Pilatus trainers may be bought.

Contacted for comments, HAL did not deny its trainer aircraft project had been shot down. “We treat all MOD issues/proposals as confidential… All our projects are conceived with national interest in mind though, at times, some of those take time to fructify,” responded a HAL spokesperson by email.

But HAL continues to dabble, so far unsuccessfully, in developing a trainer. Its long-running project to build an Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) has sputtered along for 13 years already. The IJT project —which had its first flight in 2003 — underwent a serious setback last year when a trainer crashed, fortunately without loss of life.

The IJT, to which pilots will graduate after completing “Stage-1” training on the Pilatus PC-7 Mark II trainer, is intended to replace the obsolescent Kiran Mark II. After “Stage-2” training on the IJT, pilots will graduate to “Stage-3” training on the Hawk advanced jet trainer. Only after that will they fly IAF frontline combat aircraft.

The decision to buy the Pilatus PC-7 Mark II has had its own share of controversy. One of the contenders for this contract, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), protested in writing that Pilatus should be disqualified, as it had submitted an incomplete bid. That would have given KAI the contract, as the next-cheapest, fully-compliant bidder. For ten months, the contract was on hold as the MoD investigated KAI’s complaint.

Seoul piled on the pressure, with South Korean defence minister, Kim Kwan-jin, personally writing to Antony requesting a “high-level review” of the “allegations on irregularity” in the deal. But that did not work. On May 2, 2012, Antony informed Parliament that KAI’s petition “has been found to be devoid of merit.”

The Pilatus PC-7 Mark II is expected to overcome key drawbacks in the HPT-32, which did not have an ejection system; in emergencies, pilots ejected manually. Poor instrumentation and avionics restricted training to good weather. The HPT-32 had no recording equipment, so instructors never knew when trainee pilots, flying solo, had violated flying procedures. The PC-7 Mark II is capable of aerobatics, instrument and night flying and tactical operations. It is a hybrid aircraft, with a PC-9 airframe mated with a smaller, PC-7 engine to lower procurement, flying and maintenance costs. It is in service with several air forces, including South Africa and Malaysia.

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Sotto il naso dei Cinesi ....

 

India dares China, lands Super Hercules at world's highest airstrip in Ladakh ....

 

"A C-130J Super Hercules landed at DBO, the highest airstrip in the world at 6.54 am today. The Commanding Officer, Group Captain Tejbir Singh and the crew of the 'Veiled Vipers' along with senior officer touched down on the DBO airstrip located at 16614 feet (5065 meters) in the Aksai Chin area," the IAF said in a statement.

 

Fonte .... http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-dares-china-iaf-super-hercules-aircraft-daulat-beg-oldie-ladakh/1/300395.html

 

Video .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRgmXddKSJs

 

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In mezzo al nulla ....

 

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Sotto il naso dei Cinesi .... 2.0 ....

 

Himalayan Herc ....

 

The Indian Air Force landed one of its C-130J transports at the Daulat Beg Oldie airstrip in the Himalayas, reportedly the world's highest landing strip, reported The Hindu.

The transport touched down at DBO on Aug. 20, with the IAF claiming that the feat qualifies for a world record as the highest landing by an aircraft of this class, according to the newspaper.

"The C-130 has long been known to do what no other aircraft can do and go where no other aircraft can go," George Schultz, Lockheed Martin's C-130 programs general manager, told the Daily Report in response to a query for the company's comment.

"Achieving this feat is testament to the effectiveness of the Indian Air Force and their ability to leverage the multi-mission capabilities of the C-130J," he said.

The Hindu noted that the landing sent "a subtle, but strong message to China," that the Indians can use their C-130Js to insert troops and supply them at such remote heights.

DBO is in the Ladakh region of India, near disputed border areas with China.

India inducted the first of its C-130Js into service in February 2011.

 

—June L. Kim - 8/30/2013

 

Fonte .... Il "Daily Report" dell'AFA .... 2mpl6b5.jpg

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L'india introduce ufficialmente in servizio il C-17 ....

 

Boeing C-17 inducted into Indian Air Force ....

 

The Indian air force has formally inducted the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport.

To mark the occasion, a ceremony took place at air force station Hindan, the home base for the air force's C-17s. Flown by the newly-raised No. 81 Squadron 'Skylords', the Globemaster will greatly enhance India's airlift capabilities.

 

Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-c-17-inducted-into-indian-air-force-390094/

 

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Defence Minister A.K. Antony, Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh, Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne and other officials at the induction ceremony of C-17 Globemaster III heavy-lift transport aircraft into the IAF at the Hindan air base on the outskirts of Delhi on Monday.

 

 

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Imminente l'ordine per un nuovo lotto di C-130J ....

 

India closes on new C-130J order ....

 

New Delhi has moved closer to finalising an order for a batch of six additional Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules tactical transports for the Indian air force, following approval by the nation’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC).

 

Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/india-closes-on-new-c-130j-order-390559/

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Come ho già segnalato qualche giorno nella discussione dedicata al programma MMRCA .... l'improvvisa scomparsa del responsabile alle acquisizioni sta comportando una serie di ritardi a catena nella stipula di numerosi contratti ....

 

Un articolo apparso ieri su AINonline ....

 

Acquisition Chief’s Death Delays Indian Purchases ....

 

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has expressed concern that major aviation-related defense procurements will be delayed following the sudden death of Arun Kumar Bal, Ministry of Defense chief negotiator for air acquisitions.

“It will take around three months for his replacement.

This is a setback for anything the IAF is acquiring,” Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne told AIN.

 

Link .... http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2013-10-11/acquisition-chiefs-death-delays-indian-purchases

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"Sitara" Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) .... un altro programma in mezzo al guado ....

 

"Indian air force Kirans to fly on, as IJT wait continues" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/indian-air-force-kirans-to-fly-on-as-ijt-wait-continues-395994/

 

"Statement to Parliament: Modernisation of Indian Air force" .... http://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/151506/indian-minister-says-tejas,-fgfa-programs-are-delayed.html

 

 

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FGFA .... critiche indiane alla Russia ....

 

The IAF's three top objections to the FGFA were:

a) The Russians are reluctant to share critical design information with India;

b) The fighter's current AL-41F1 engines are inadequate, being mere upgrades of the Sukhoi-30MKI's AL-31 engines; and ....

c) It is too expensive.

With India paying $6 billion to co-develop the FGFA, "a large percentage of IAF's capital budget will be locked up."

 

Fonte .... "Russia can't deliver on Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft: IAF" .... http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/russia-can-t-deliver-on-fifth-generation-fighter-aircraft-iaf-114012100059_1.html

 

.... risposta russa all'India ....

 

“I believe that the level of transparency and technology transfer Sukhoi and Russian industry have demonstrated…shows a brand new level of transfer and is especially better than that of other companies,” says UAC chief executive Mikhail Pogosyan.

 

Fonte .... "UAC chief shoots down FGFA technology transfer concerns" .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uac-chief-shoots-down-fgfa-technology-transfer-concerns-396018/

 

Fare affari con l'India .... sembra facile .... :wip41:

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  • 2 settimane dopo...

Ancora sul "Sitara" ....

 

Ora si sono messi alla ricerca di .... ALTERNATIVE ....

 

New Delhi looks for IJT alternatives ....

 

India’s defence ministry has issued a request for information for a new intermediate jet trainer (IJT), in the latest sign of its displeasure with the long-delayed Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) HJT-36 Sitara.

The RFI follows a defence ministry statement in mid-February that said delays to the HJT-36 would oblige the air force to keep flying its ageing Kiran Mk 1 trainers until 2017-2018.
HAL officials, for their part, have said that the HJT-36 will receive initial operational clearance (IOC) this year.
The Indian air force calls for a single-engined, two-seat trainer with a secondary light attack capability – similar to the specifications of the HJT-36.
Submissions are due on 4 April.
The RFI also calls for vendors to provide cost details for the “direct purchase of IJT for batch sizes of 10, 20, 30 and 50 aircraft.”
It makes no mention of local production of the type, although the acquisition, if it moves forward, would carry India’s standard 30% offset requirement.
Manufacturers who respond to any request for proposals (RFP) in regard to the requirement would need to send their aircraft for field trials in India, the RFI adds.
In the Indian air force, the IJT occupies a spot between a basic trainer and an advanced jet trainer.
The service has received 26 Pilatus PC-7 MK IIs for the basic trainer role, out of a total order for 75 aircraft.
HAL is trying to develop its own HTT-40 turboprop for the basic trainer role, but the air force has been openly critical of its design.
The advanced jet trainer role is filled by another foreign aircraft, the BAE Systems Hawk 132, which HAL produces under licence in Bengaluru.

 

Fonte .... http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/new-delhi-looks-for-ijt-alternatives-396328/

 

Sembrerebbe una specifica tagliata su misura per il 'nuovo' Alenia Aermacchi M-345 HET .... 14mgsao.jpg

 

.... che però, temo, non avrebbe tempo per essere presentato .... o per il suo predecessore M-311/M-345 ....

 

Solo che .... attualmente, per l'industria italiana, in India non è che tiri aria buona ....

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Non è solo una questione di debacle tecnologica (nell’articolo da te linkato si parla di 2 debacle tecnologiche, quella dell’HJT-36 intermedio e si accenna anche a quella dell’HTT-40 turboprop basico), o di procurement impossibile, con date che si prolungano per decenni interi e le industrie indiane che dovrebbero avere compiti di produzione e integrazione, ma non ne sono capaci (e non solo per il Rafale, ma anche per altri aerei, si veda qui), ma con leggerezze operative e di addestramento inaccettabili. Del resto ne abbiamo parlato anche nelle pagine precedenti di questo thread.

 

Le ultime notizie di scarso rispetto per le procedure di sicurezza (2 incidenti sfiorati in un giorno!) sono solo di ieri: 2 near-misses by IAF jets in one day

 

NEW DELHI: An IAF fighter being scrambled to intercept an unidentified flying object (UFO) coming from Pakistan and breaching its assigned flying level, and another military aircraft trying to land on a closed runway, both on the same day, had civilian aviation authorities screaming "near-misses" earlier this month.

In the more serious incident on February 20, a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter apparently breached its assigned flying level to come dangerously close to two passenger aircraft but still could not be contacted by the ATC to correct its course. Fortunately, a tragedy was averted with the passenger aircraft successfully staying clear of the Sukhoi.

"The civilian air traffic control had assigned this aircraft flying level of 22,000 feet. The aircraft instead went way higher and went to 35,600 feet. This level and the adjoining level was assigned to two international airliners, one of Thai, other KAR Airways," said a highly-placed aviation official.


IAF, however, said the Sukhoi had been scrambled to intercept a UFO which was detected moving towards the international border with Pakistan near Amritsar. "The UFO later turned out to be a weather balloon adrift. There was no near-miss," said an IAF officer.

But civilian authorities maintained that the Sukhoi, while wrongly ascending in the Amritsar airspace, breached the minimum vertical safety level with the two civilian aircraft which, between them were carrying over 500 passengers. Instead of the minimum 1,000-feet separation, the Sukhoi was just 700 feet away from the planes while wrongly zooming up the stratosphere.

During these hair-raising moments, the ATC frantically tried to contact the Sukhoi but could not establish contact with the pilot. But the scarier bit came when the plane landed in Ambala. "We were told that the defence authorities asked the pilot as to what happened and why did he deviate from his assigned level. And the pilot reportedly told the authorities that his aircraft's altitude measuring machine (altimeter) was not working," (!!!!!!) said the official.

The other incident took place when an IAF AN-32 transport aircraft came close to wrecking havoc on other aircraft in the vicinity by trying to land on a closed runway at the Delhi airport. Aviation officials said the AN-32 was supposed to land on runway 09 but instead tried to land on runway 10. "We detected the anomaly at the last moment and guided it to its designated runway. There seems to have been some fault at the pilot's end," the official said.

 

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Anche AW&ST riporta la notizia della 'RfI' per un addestratore intermedio rivolta dall'India a possibili competitori esteri .... aggiungendo qualche ulteriore informazione ....

 

"India Looking Abroad For Intermediate Jet Trainers" .... http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_02_27_2014_p0-667324.xml

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