IAF Mil Mi-8/Mi-17

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Making India's skies safe and secure; contract to upgrade 90 Medium Lift Helicopters signed.

 

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Indian Air Force Mi-17 Armed Gunship with four UB-32 Rocket Pods which is equipped with 57mm S-5 Rockets and is available with HE/Frag Warhead, effective upto a good 4 Kilometres against hard-skinned targets like Bunkers, Armored Vehicles and Enemy Formations.

 

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The Indian Air Force (IAF) inaugurated a repair and overhaul facility for its fleet of Russian-made Mil Mi-17-V5 ‘Hip’ medium-lift helicopters on 17 April at Chandigarh (Janes)
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Indian Air Force Garud Special Forces Operative armed with CTAR-21 Compact Tavor with MOR Red Dot Sight while a Mi-17v5 Armed Gunship in the background with B-8V20A Rocket Pod which fires S-8 rockets and twin UPK-23 gun pod which houses the 23 mm, GSh-23 Cannon.

 

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IAF Depot In Chandigarh To Overhaul Engines Of Russian-Made Choppers
The Indian Air Force 3 Base Repair Depot in Chandigarh has been given the responsibility of establishing repair and overhaul technology of VK-2500 engines of Medium Lift Helicopters, a senior IAF official said today.

This is to ensure post-production maintenance support capability for the Russian made MI-17 V5 chopper fleet, Air Officer Commanding of 3BRD Sanjiv Ghuratia said.

Overhaul in India of VK-2500 aero-engines will gradually reduce the burden on the exchequer and move forward towards the depot's commitment of self-reliance under 'Make in India' mission, he said.

In commemoration of the 87th Air Force Day next month, the media was briefed about the achievements and indigenisation projects of the depot.

The 3BRD of the IAF was established in February 1962, and its role was basically to overhaul and repair Russian transport aircraft, helicopters, their aero-engines and aggregates.

The depot undertook extensive repair, overhaul and rendered spares support to all the war-waging machinery and ensured highest serviceability to support the wars of 1965 and 1971.

The depot initially undertook repair and overhaul of AN-12, IL-14 aircraft, Mi-14 helicopters, its engines and aggregates.

During 1980, overhauling of Mi-8 helicopters, TV-2 aero-engines and VR-8 MGB commenced. In 1991, the depot graduated to the task of overhauling the Mi-17 helicopters together with overhauls of AI-20D engines, propellers of AN-32 aircraft.

The engineering functions of the depot are to support and sustain all Mi series helicopters and aero engines of AN-32 aircraft, Mr Ghuratia said.

It also undertakes the apprentice training programme as part of "Skill India" initiative, he said.

"Be it peace or war or other tasks in service of the nation, the Russian helicopter fleet is doing a great service. We have such a large number of these helicopters flying in Indian skies that they need to be maintained well and overhauled regularly so that they are available for a task at a very short notice."

"And this credit goes to 3BRD, where we have been given technology by Russians to maintain, overhaul and do major repair of these machines and its major components," he said.

"In every operation what the IAF does, major support comes from 3BRD," he added.

He also said under 'Make in India' initiative, a lot of impetus is given to indigenisation.

"The IAF wants to do modernisation through indigenisation, that means over a period of time we want to stop the reliance which is on the foreign resources and we want to make our country self-reliant," the IAF officer said.

"In this area, Base Repair Depots of the IAF around the country are doing a very good job because we are handling directly the overall technology which is the most challenging and complex in nature..," he said.

About training programmes for its personnel, the IAF officer said, "For some of the areas, we are trying to adopt new technologies like virtual reality for training our people. In another few years, we will be equipped with the best training facilities and infrastructure matching with any other professional organisation in the world."

The largest repair depot of the IAF, 3BRD was adjudged as the best repair depot and felicitated by former IAF chief B S Dhanoa on August 23 this year.
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Great shot! An IAF Mi-17 1V carries a light field gun underslung to the Tuting advanced landing ground in Arunachal Pradesh.

 

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BSF MI-17 helicopters.

 

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IAF indigenising Russian night vision goggles for use in helicopters
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is indigenising Russian night vision goggles that are used by pilots flying the Mi-17 medium lift helicopter. IAF’s No. 3 Base Repair Depot here, that is responsible for the maintenance and overhaul of Russian-origin helicopters, has been tasked to execute the project.



“The design and development of the NL-93 night vision goggle (NVG) variant will be done in collaboration with the Indian industry, for which the public and the private sector is being approached,” an officer said. “NVG is categorised as a critical equipment and it has to be compatible with the Mi-17’s cockpit and operating parameters,” he added.


NVG is a helmet-mounted electro-optical device based on image intensifier technology that allows images to be produced in levels of light approaching total darkness. NVGs can intensify ambient light to over a thousand times and can function effectively in minimal moonlight conditions or even starlight.


By increasing the air crew’s situational awareness due to improved visibility in the dark, NVGs enhance manoeuvrability and navigation, thereby facilitating better air-to-ground tactics and thereby enhancing mission effectiveness.


The essential features of NVG vision include monochromatic image in a field of view reduced to a cone of 40 deg with diminished visualacuity as compared to daytime vision. Consequently, pilots have to continually turn their heads to see to the sides.


The use of NVGs, however, also has medical and physiological implications. It adds to the weight of the helmet, causing increased stress on the neck and spine. Given the device’s limited field of view of about 40 degrees, the pilots have to constantly rotate their heads for wider arc of vision. Air crew are also required to undergo brief training capsules on the use of NVGs.

The IAF began using NVGs in helicopters in 2002 for operation flying such as special heli-borne operations, troop deployment, search and rescue and communication. It carried out its first NVG-assisted rescue in 2007, when it evacuated two injured soldiers, one of them with a serious head injury, in the north-east.


According to IAF sources, once the indigenous NVG for the Mi-17 is certified for use, it would be adapted for other helicopters in the IAF’s inventory such as the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited-developed Dhruv and Rudra as well as the upcoming Light Combat Helicopter.

IAF indigenising Russian night vision goggles for use in helicopters

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is indigenising Russian night vision goggles that are used by pilots flying the Mi-17 medium lift helicopter. IAF’s No. 3 Base Repair Depot here, that is responsible for the maintenance and overhaul of Russian-origin helicopters, has been tasked to execute the projec

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Mi-17V5 helicopters, which can take out targets from long ranges(up to 30Km).

 

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IAF arming Russian chopper fleet with Israeli NLOS anti-tank guided missiles
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): In what could be a lesson learnt from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war where anti-tank missiles have played a big role, the Indian Air Force is arming its Russian-origin helicopters with the Israeli ‘Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) ATGMs’ which can hit ground targets from distances up to 30 km.

The Israeli Spike NLOS anti-tank guided missile is being integrated into the Russian-origin fleet of Mi-17V5 helicopters which can take out targets from long ranges and can prove to be very effective against enemy armoured columns in times of conflict, government sources told ANI.

During the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the reports suggest that the Ukrainian forces have used the anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles supplied by the Western European nations and America effectively against the Russian armoured columns.

The Indian Air Force had started showing interest in these missiles almost two years ago when the Chinese Army deployed a large number of tanks and infantry combat vehicles close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) opposite the Eastern Ladakh sector.

Earlier, only the western theatre was considered to be conducive for tank warfare but now the tanks would come to play in a big way on both the western and northern borders.

Sources said the Spike NLOS ATGMs have been ordered in limited numbers at the moment and the force would look for getting the missiles in larger numbers through “Make in India” solutions.

The air-launched NLOS ATGMs can carry out strikes at its ground targets from standoff distances and can cause considerable damage to the enemy tank regiments and prevent their advances, the sources said.

Both the Indian Army and the Air Force have strengthened their arsenal significantly through both Indian and foreign weapons in view of the threat faced by the country due to aggression shown by the Chinese two years ago.

The Army and the IAF have been mainly involved directly in the ongoing military standoff with the Chinese while the Navy has been keeping a watch on the high seas against any possible misadventure in the seas. (ANI)

IAF arming Russian chopper fleet with Israeli NLOS anti-tank guided missiles

By Ajit K Dubey New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): In what could be a lesson learnt from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war where anti-tank missiles have played a big role, the Indian Air Force is arming its Russian-origin helicopters with the Israeli ‘Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) ATGMs’ which can hit...

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WTF is the logic behind arming MI17s with Spike NLOS, instead of Apaches, LCH and Rudras?. Dafuq is IAF thinking?

 

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WTF is the logic behind arming MI17s with Spike NLOS, instead of Apaches, LCH and Rudras?. Dafuq is IAF thinking?

Apache, LCH, and Rudras have their own place. Mi-17 already has a secondary attack-role capability, adding ATGM capability is a major boost to it, although it would have been better if we integrated Helina instead of Spike

 

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Apache, LCH, and Rudras have their own place. Mi-17 already has a secondary attack-role capability, adding ATGM capability is a major boost to it, although it would have been better if we integrated Helina instead of Spike

That is what. Adding Spike NLOS to MI17 dont make sense. Instead they can integrate Helina. Spike NLOS will be much effective on Apaches and LCH.

 

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MI-17 helicopter light attack role