Indian Jaguar Upgrade

[Enquirer]

https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...-across-its-fighter-fleet/article28359593.ece
IAF to adopt ASRAAM missile across(???) its fighter fleet

"...It would be the first over the wing launched missile (jaguar only) in the IAF inventory. All missiles are now fired from under the wing...."

 

[armyofhind]

https://www.thehindu.com/news/natio...-across-its-fighter-fleet/article28359593.ece
IAF to adopt ASRAAM missile across(???) its fighter fleet

"...It would be the first over the wing launched missile (jaguar only) in the IAF inventory. All missiles are now fired from under the wing...."

Not the first. Magic 2's were also equipped over the Wing of the Jaguar in the old days. Some might remember seeing them in the visuals from Kargil in 1999.

 

[Enquirer]

Not the first. Magic 2's were also equipped over the Wing of the Jaguar in the old days. Some might remember seeing them in the visuals from Kargil in 1999.

Do point it out (on twitter) to the author of that article....

 

[binayak95]

Do point it out (on twitter) to the author of that article....

Indian media - dont even bother. most of these journos are given assignments for certain period - they lack the passion to follow the subject.

 

[Azaad]

‘Mother Of All Upgrades’ — Indian Fighter Pilot Explains The New Jaguar MAX Concept As AMCA Still Light Years Away

The Jaguar fighter aircraft has been a dominant asset in Indian Air Force’s (IAF) fleet for decades. With the unveiling of the Jaguar upgrade suite, designated as Jaguar MAX (Mothership for Augmented Xploitation), the fighter is being kept relevant, even after 40 years since its induction...

www.eurasiantimes.com

Looks like at least some if not all the features mentioned in the article above in the HAL proposed post DARIN - III , Jaguar MAX upgrades are sought to fitted on to the Jaguars.

Hope the implications of this move are understood. It means the IAF is preparing for a delayed AMCA & perhaps a curtailed requirement for the Rafales assuming the MRFA tender is going to happen , since the initial program was to start withdrawing the Jaguars from active service this year onwards in a phased manner with the last of them being phased out by the mid 2030s.

 

[Azaad]

‘Mother Of All Upgrades’ — Indian Fighter Pilot Explains The New Jaguar MAX Concept As AMCA Still Light Years Away

The Jaguar fighter aircraft has been a dominant asset in Indian Air Force’s (IAF) fleet for decades. With the unveiling of the Jaguar upgrade suite, designated as Jaguar MAX (Mothership for Augmented Xploitation), the fighter is being kept relevant, even after 40 years since its induction...

www.eurasiantimes.com

Looks like at least some if not all the features mentioned in the article above in the HAL proposed post DARIN - III , Jaguar MAX upgrades are sought to fitted on to the Jaguars.

Hope the implications of this move are understood. It means the IAF is preparing for a delayed AMCA & perhaps a curtailed requirement for the Rafales assuming the MRFA tender is going to happen , since the initial program was to start withdrawing the Jaguars from active service this year onwards in a phased manner with the last of them being phased out by the mid 2030s.

 

[Azaad]

Retirement of Jaguars originally scheduled from 2025 onwards had been pushed forward to 2028.

 

[Mr.Evil007]

Retirement of Jaguars originally scheduled from 2025 onwards had been pushed forward to 2028.

It will be pushed to 2032 watch

 

[Arad Operator]

Jaguars, M2Ks and Mig-29s aren't going anywhere until 2032 atleast!

 

[Corvus Splendens]

Retirement of Jaguars originally scheduled from 2025 onwards had been pushed forward to 2028.

The Jaguars aren't going anywhere before the Mk2 Tejas matures.

 

[Azaad]

The Jaguars aren't going anywhere before the Mk2 Tejas matures.

Only 60 of the 120 odd Jaguars in service are due to undergo the DARIN III upgrade . The rest would be phased out in batches beginning 2028 instead of 2025 as originally envisaged.

BTW that's precisely the reason MoD / GoI is signing an order for a second tranche of Mk-1a in anticipation of a delay in the Mk-2 making its debut in the IAF in significant numbers by 2035 by which time we'd have inducted 190 nos Mk-1a.

 

[HariPrasad-1]

Retirement of Jaguars originally scheduled from 2025 onwards had been pushed forward to 2028.

Had we worked on HTFE 30 with afterburner, we could have used it for one more decade.

 

[Azaad]

Had we worked on HTFE 30 with afterburner, we could have used it for one more decade.

The Jaguars are frankly passed their shelf life . Instead of expending more finances on upgrading & then maintaining it , it makes more sense instead to procure additional Rafales.

But like God , our MoD works in mysterious ways .

 

[HariPrasad-1]

The Jaguars are frankly passed their shelf life . Instead of expending more finances on upgrading & then maintaining it , it makes more sense instead to procure additional Rafales.

But like God , our MoD works in mysterious ways .

May be your opinion but IAF was very much interested in using Jaguar for one more decade by installing new engine and Darin III upgrades but engines offered were very costly which made it upgrades commercially unviable.