Indian Army Aviation Wing

[Ankit Purohit]

Kunal Sir,

Which Place is this ?

Residence Aria is Very Close

 

[arnabmit]

HAL Airport, Bangalore.

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Kunal Sir,

Which Place is this ?

Residence Aria is Very Close

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Few of them will be armed with similar load as Rudra..

btw will those LUH be armed like the Bell OH-Kiowa helicopters of the U.S. Army?

 

[AshutoshNSingh]

Reconnaissance & Surveillance Helicopter deal likely to be scrapped!:

As I'd said earlier, they had no option but to scrap it and issue fresh, reviewed GSQR.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Rudra ..

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Indian Army Receives First Rudra Armed Copter

The Indian Army today received its first HAL Rudra armed helicopter.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Soon LCH will be on its way into Indian Army..

 

[Ganesh2691]

 

[Kunal Biswas]

 

[Sam2012]

Will Indian Army buy CAS Aircraft similar to A-10A or Su-25 ?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Not now, first Army have to get its combat helos, then in future it shall..

Will Indian Army buy CAS Aircraft similar to A-10A or Su-25 ?

 

[arnabmit]

Which one is more effective in which CAS situation? Attack Helos or Turbofan Crafts?

 

[Patriot]

Not now, first Army have to get its combat helos, then in future it shall..

IMO in the next 10 years IA shall be going for UAVs for the CAS kind of mission requirement.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

That is true and hope Rustom-2/H could carry Small ( 250kg ) LGB ..

IMO in the next 10 years IA shall be going for UAVs for the CAS kind of mission requirement.

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Both are in different situations..

Which one is more effective in which CAS situation? Attack Helos or Turbofan Crafts?

 

[Patriot]

That is true and hope Rustom-2/H could carry Small ( 250kg ) LGB ..



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Both are in different situations..

KB! On 24th of this month there was a documentary on Discovery Channel on Indian UAV program & it said that Rustom-2 is going to have at least 350 kg payload.

Some small precision munitions can be developed for the UAV purpose.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Yeah, Sure but that wont the process is very slow and 350kg is lot less, Specially when situation is to drop LGB at Kargil heights..

Some small precision munitions can be developed for the UAV purpose.

 

[Patriot]

Yeah, Sure but that wont the process is very slow and 350kg is lot less, Specially when situation is to drop LGB at Kargil heights..

Though Rustom-II is can operate at the altitude of 50,000 ft like MQ-9 Reaper but it's payload is very less because it's engine may be of only 120 hp compare to 950shp of Reaper.

We have to wait for Rustom-III for a decent CAS capability.

KB , is there any UAV with some Gatling kind of Gun?

 

[arnabmit]

Both are in different situations..

Sir, I wanted to know in which type of scenarios is an attack helo ideal and for which scenarios Turbofan Crafts would be ideal...

 

[Kunal Biswas]

There are none, But if UAV wings are strong and can endure massive recoil, One can mount Gun / cannon pods..

KB , is there any UAV with some Gatling kind of Gun?

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According to Army :

Helicopter Gunship : In Urban area for precision strike, Tank and Infantry hunt over open terrain, Mountain areas where are small helipads and nearest Airbases is 50-100kms away, Against exposed enemy installations without Manpads and AAA..

Turbo-prop / Fan : High altitude recon, High altitude surgical strikes ( away from Manpad & AAA fire ), or cluster bomb / neapham drop over exposed enemy..

Sir, I wanted to know in which type of scenarios is an attack helo ideal and for which scenarios Turbofan Crafts would be ideal...

 

[arnabmit]

Sir, would this mean CAS Turbo-prop/Fan craft will take up a role in between SEAD and pure Infantry/Armor escort?

CAS Turbo-prop/Fan craft = Deep hit & run ground attack?
CAS helo gunship = close area denial to enemy ground forces?

According to Army :

Helicopter Gunship : In Urban area for precision strike, Tank and Infantry hunt over open terrain, Mountain areas where are small helipads and nearest Airbases is 50-100kms away, Against exposed enemy installations without Manpads and AAA..

Turbo-prop / Fan : High altitude recon, High altitude surgical strikes ( away from Manpad & AAA fire ), or cluster bomb / neapham drop over exposed enemy..