Indian Ballistic Missile Defense System
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That's too optimistic , i would say 5 years at the very least and even 8 years .
Developing a stealth missiles like the Nirbhay is no easy feat.
Yes it will be interesting.
Same here.
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India Developing Laser-Based Anti-Missile Systems
India Developing Laser-Based Anti-Missile Systems
Indian scientists are developing laser-based anti-ballistic missile systems called Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs).
Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), DEW weapons can kill incoming ballistic missiles by bombarding them with subatomic particles or electromagnetic waves. The weapons could intercept missiles soon after they were launched toward India.
A DRDO scientist said laser-based weapons have been tested. One of these weapons is the air defense dazzler, which can engage enemy aircraft and helicopters at a range of 10 kilometers. This weapon will be ready for induction in two years.
India's laser weapons can be deployed in the Navy's submarines and destroyers, and Air Force fighters and transport planes.
The DEW laser weapon is capable of producing 25-kilowatt pulses that can destroy a ballistic missile within seven kilometers, the scientist said.
In addition, Indian scientists are testing the Prithvi homemade anti-ballistic missile system, which can kill ballistic missiles at a height of up to 80 kilometers. The first-phase Prithvi is likely to be inducted by 2013, said the DRDO scientist.
Scientists are working on developing second-phase Prithvis capable of killing incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles
India Developing Laser-Based Anti-Missile Systems
Indian scientists are developing laser-based anti-ballistic missile systems called Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs).
Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), DEW weapons can kill incoming ballistic missiles by bombarding them with subatomic particles or electromagnetic waves. The weapons could intercept missiles soon after they were launched toward India.
A DRDO scientist said laser-based weapons have been tested. One of these weapons is the air defense dazzler, which can engage enemy aircraft and helicopters at a range of 10 kilometers. This weapon will be ready for induction in two years.
India's laser weapons can be deployed in the Navy's submarines and destroyers, and Air Force fighters and transport planes.
The DEW laser weapon is capable of producing 25-kilowatt pulses that can destroy a ballistic missile within seven kilometers, the scientist said.
In addition, Indian scientists are testing the Prithvi homemade anti-ballistic missile system, which can kill ballistic missiles at a height of up to 80 kilometers. The first-phase Prithvi is likely to be inducted by 2013, said the DRDO scientist.
Scientists are working on developing second-phase Prithvis capable of killing incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles
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DRDO, IAI, MBDA products to Improve Indian Air Force Air Defence Capabilities
2010-10-16 In a recent interview, the Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik had been quoted saying that the Indian Air Force was close to having a 50 percent obsolence level in its equipment. This was largely a reference to the air defence capabilities of the Indian Air Force.
For the past few years, however, the Government has moved to address these gaps in capabilities with the following orders / upgrades planned:
* December 2010 - President Sarkozy's Visit: Formal accord likely to be signed and joint development work to begin for the 15-km.-range Indo-French Maitri short-range SAM (SR-SAM). Workshare agreement between the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and European defense major MBDA has been concluded. An MBDA official says the SR-SAM would finish development work and the first phase of testing within three years of program go-ahead. The system is likely to be available for deployment by late 2013.
* February 2011 - IAF will receive its first two Akash batteries in February, and is likely to deploy them in India's Northeast. The IAF decided to order six more Akash batteries worth USD $925 million -- each with 125 missiles -- in addition to the two systems already on order.
* March 2011 - IAF receive the first of 18 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)-Rafael Spyder quick-reaction medium-range missile systems. The offshore deal became necessary in 2006 because of delays in the indigenous Akash surface-to-air missile (SAM) program.
* DRDO is developing with IAI a 70-km.-range Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MR-SAM). The IAF plans to raise at least two regiments that will use the MR-SAM, each with 40 launchers and support equipment. In India, the MR-SAM will progressively replace the antiquated Soviet-vintage SA-3 Pechora and SA-8 OSA-AK SAM systems.
* Radar coverage - The IAF currently has fast-track tenders out for long-range surveillance radars, high-powered radars, three-dimensional C/D band air surveillance radars, low-level transportable radars and radars for mountain surveillance in India's northern and eastern sectors.
http://www.india-defence.com/reports-4637
2010-10-16 In a recent interview, the Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik had been quoted saying that the Indian Air Force was close to having a 50 percent obsolence level in its equipment. This was largely a reference to the air defence capabilities of the Indian Air Force.
For the past few years, however, the Government has moved to address these gaps in capabilities with the following orders / upgrades planned:
* December 2010 - President Sarkozy's Visit: Formal accord likely to be signed and joint development work to begin for the 15-km.-range Indo-French Maitri short-range SAM (SR-SAM). Workshare agreement between the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and European defense major MBDA has been concluded. An MBDA official says the SR-SAM would finish development work and the first phase of testing within three years of program go-ahead. The system is likely to be available for deployment by late 2013.
* February 2011 - IAF will receive its first two Akash batteries in February, and is likely to deploy them in India's Northeast. The IAF decided to order six more Akash batteries worth USD $925 million -- each with 125 missiles -- in addition to the two systems already on order.
* March 2011 - IAF receive the first of 18 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)-Rafael Spyder quick-reaction medium-range missile systems. The offshore deal became necessary in 2006 because of delays in the indigenous Akash surface-to-air missile (SAM) program.
* DRDO is developing with IAI a 70-km.-range Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MR-SAM). The IAF plans to raise at least two regiments that will use the MR-SAM, each with 40 launchers and support equipment. In India, the MR-SAM will progressively replace the antiquated Soviet-vintage SA-3 Pechora and SA-8 OSA-AK SAM systems.
* Radar coverage - The IAF currently has fast-track tenders out for long-range surveillance radars, high-powered radars, three-dimensional C/D band air surveillance radars, low-level transportable radars and radars for mountain surveillance in India's northern and eastern sectors.
http://www.india-defence.com/reports-4637
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The Indian air force is gearing up to field a raft of new air defense equipment and address long-standing concerns about the existing inventory.
New Delhi has long worried about gaps; and in areas where it has fielded air defense systems, the equipment is often out of date. Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Naik, the Indian air force (IAF) leader, says half of the equipment at his command faces obsolescence, with that label applying to the majority of air defense weapons.
That situation is now being remedied. By next March, the IAF will begin receiving the first of 18 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)-Rafael Spyder quick-reaction medium-range missile systems. The offshore deal became necessary in 2006 because of development problems and delays in the indigenous Akash surface-to-air missile (SAM) program.
However, Akash has since turned the corner, and the IAF decided to order six more Akash batteries worth $925 million—each with 125 missiles—in addition to the two systems already on order. The service will receive its first two Akash batteries in February, and is likely to deploy them in India's Northeast.
The IAF also anticipates joint development work kicking off in earnest on the 15-km.-range (9.3-mi.) Indo-French Maitri short-range SAM (SR-SAM), which is aimed at filling the void created when the Indian government decided to wind up the Trishul point-defense weapon program in 2006 and effectively de-link it from IAF and Indian navy requirements. A workshare agreement between the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and European missile maker MBDA has been concluded. IAF sources suggest a formal accord sanctioning the program is likely soon, possibly when French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits New Delhi later this year.
An MBDA official says the SR-SAM would finish development work and the first phase of testing within three years of program go-ahead. While no official timelines have been revealed, the IAF expects the system to be available for deployment by late 2013.
Even higher on the IAF's priority list is the 70-km.-range MR-SAM that the DRDO is developing with IAI. The IAF has revealed plans to raise at least two regiments that will use the MR-SAM, each with 40 launchers and support equipment. In India, the MR-SAM will progressively replace the IAF's antiquated Soviet-vintage SA-3 Pechora and SA-8 OSA-AK SAM systems. A proposed foreign-assisted upgrade of the Pechora fleet was shelved two years ago, with the IAF deciding it was more economical to pursue a limited ground-equipment modification by Bharat Electronics Ltd. The Pechora, OSA-AK and 9K38 Igla man-portable SAM systems are effectively obsolete, and the IAF admits it has had to cannibalize equipment to keep a minimum number operationally effective.
The raft of modernization activities should remedy a situation that, in June 2006, was strongly criticized by the Indian parliamentary committee on defense, which accused the defense ministry of taking a "lackadaisical approach" to existing needs and being responsible for "derailed modernization and critical voids." Shortly after the committee's stinging report was released, the government began prioritizing air defense purchases and development programs.
But these activities to not address all of the air force's concerns; radar coverage is another worry. The IAF currently has fast-track tenders out for long-range surveillance radars, high-powered radars, three-dimensional C/D band air surveillance radars, low-level transportable radars and radars for mountain surveillance in India's northern and eastern sectors.
Naik notes that "10 years ago we had very little money for modernization, which led to major delays. The equipment we are contracting now will come to fruition by 2014-15. So . . . over the next three years, areas of concern will be progressively addressed."
The Indian air force is gearing up to field a raft of new air defense equipment and address long-standing concerns about the existing inventory.
New Delhi has long worried about gaps; and in areas where it has fielded air defense systems, the equipment is often out of date. Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Naik, the Indian air force (IAF) leader, says half of the equipment at his command faces obsolescence, with that label applying to the majority of air defense weapons.
That situation is now being remedied. By next March, the IAF will begin receiving the first of 18 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)-Rafael Spyder quick-reaction medium-range missile systems. The offshore deal became necessary in 2006 because of development problems and delays in the indigenous Akash surface-to-air missile (SAM) program.
However, Akash has since turned the corner, and the IAF decided to order six more Akash batteries worth $925 million—each with 125 missiles—in addition to the two systems already on order. The service will receive its first two Akash batteries in February, and is likely to deploy them in India's Northeast.
The IAF also anticipates joint development work kicking off in earnest on the 15-km.-range (9.3-mi.) Indo-French Maitri short-range SAM (SR-SAM), which is aimed at filling the void created when the Indian government decided to wind up the Trishul point-defense weapon program in 2006 and effectively de-link it from IAF and Indian navy requirements. A workshare agreement between the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and European missile maker MBDA has been concluded. IAF sources suggest a formal accord sanctioning the program is likely soon, possibly when French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits New Delhi later this year.
An MBDA official says the SR-SAM would finish development work and the first phase of testing within three years of program go-ahead. While no official timelines have been revealed, the IAF expects the system to be available for deployment by late 2013.
Even higher on the IAF's priority list is the 70-km.-range MR-SAM that the DRDO is developing with IAI. The IAF has revealed plans to raise at least two regiments that will use the MR-SAM, each with 40 launchers and support equipment. In India, the MR-SAM will progressively replace the IAF's antiquated Soviet-vintage SA-3 Pechora and SA-8 OSA-AK SAM systems. A proposed foreign-assisted upgrade of the Pechora fleet was shelved two years ago, with the IAF deciding it was more economical to pursue a limited ground-equipment modification by Bharat Electronics Ltd. The Pechora, OSA-AK and 9K38 Igla man-portable SAM systems are effectively obsolete, and the IAF admits it has had to cannibalize equipment to keep a minimum number operationally effective.
The raft of modernization activities should remedy a situation that, in June 2006, was strongly criticized by the Indian parliamentary committee on defense, which accused the defense ministry of taking a "lackadaisical approach" to existing needs and being responsible for "derailed modernization and critical voids." Shortly after the committee's stinging report was released, the government began prioritizing air defense purchases and development programs.
But these activities to not address all of the air force's concerns; radar coverage is another worry. The IAF currently has fast-track tenders out for long-range surveillance radars, high-powered radars, three-dimensional C/D band air surveillance radars, low-level transportable radars and radars for mountain surveillance in India's northern and eastern sectors.
Naik notes that "10 years ago we had very little money for modernization, which led to major delays. The equipment we are contracting now will come to fruition by 2014-15. So . . . over the next three years, areas of concern will be progressively addressed."
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this is how our ABM should function we dont have satellite as of now rest of the system of detection are already here.
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As of now we don't have MIRV handling technology. Hopefully in future we may have that.
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yeah bigger rocket with more kill vehicles and advance tech will do that.
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Nice, I had seen warheads in graphics not in reality, not bad!Prithvi Warheads
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any more info about this? http://india.gov.in/allimpfrms/alldocs/1980.pdf
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some say 'Tsung' missile is nothing but the R-77 RVV/AE AAM.
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well i would take it with a pinch of salt.....
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yeah everyone said the same thing when we tested AAD and PAD.
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India will soon have potential to launch N-warhead from land, air or water
India would soon have the potential to launch a nuclear warhead from land, air or water. For the first time, the country's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chief Srikumar Banerjee spoke about the weaponisation programmes undertaken to ensure minimum credible detterence. The announcement was made at
the founder's day celebrations at BARC, India's main n-weapon complex, on Friday.
He said that all the three forces, the Army, Navy and Air Force, will have fully functional delivery systems.
"Our strategic programme will be further strengthened to assure minimum credible deterrents - our triad of the delivery system will be fully functional," Banerjee said.
This would ensure that missiles carrying nuclear warheads could be delivered by the Army, Navy or Air Force.
The AEC chief also said that entry and exit points to the country, by land, sea and air, will be equipped with scanners of different kinds to provide security against any unauthorised movement of nuclear materials.
In the wake of Pokhran nuclear weapons tests conducted in May 1998, former prime minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee had said that India would have a minimum credible deterrent and the delivery systems for the Army, Navy and Air Force will be fully functional.
Also, this is for the first time since the embargo on civil nuclear co-operation was lifted in September 2008 that India has talked about its weaponisation programme to ensure minimum credible deterrence.
"Electromagnetic and high power microwave devices will be deployed in our missile defence system," Banerjee also said. Deployment of electromagnetic and high power microwave devices in missile defence system would help our missiles home into targets with precision, he added.
India would soon have the potential to launch a nuclear warhead from land, air or water. For the first time, the country's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chief Srikumar Banerjee spoke about the weaponisation programmes undertaken to ensure minimum credible detterence. The announcement was made at
the founder's day celebrations at BARC, India's main n-weapon complex, on Friday.
He said that all the three forces, the Army, Navy and Air Force, will have fully functional delivery systems.
"Our strategic programme will be further strengthened to assure minimum credible deterrents - our triad of the delivery system will be fully functional," Banerjee said.
This would ensure that missiles carrying nuclear warheads could be delivered by the Army, Navy or Air Force.
The AEC chief also said that entry and exit points to the country, by land, sea and air, will be equipped with scanners of different kinds to provide security against any unauthorised movement of nuclear materials.
In the wake of Pokhran nuclear weapons tests conducted in May 1998, former prime minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee had said that India would have a minimum credible deterrent and the delivery systems for the Army, Navy and Air Force will be fully functional.
Also, this is for the first time since the embargo on civil nuclear co-operation was lifted in September 2008 that India has talked about its weaponisation programme to ensure minimum credible deterrence.
"Electromagnetic and high power microwave devices will be deployed in our missile defence system," Banerjee also said. Deployment of electromagnetic and high power microwave devices in missile defence system would help our missiles home into targets with precision, he added.
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DRDO to Develop BrahMos as Hypersonic Missile
India Defence Online, New Delhi — The State-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has indicated that the prestigious Indo-Russian cruise missile 'BrahMos' is being upgraded to a hypersonic missile from supersonic for increased speed. According to Dr. A.S. Pillai, CEO and Managing Director of BrahMos, the cruise missile upgrade will take five years and the budget is being worked out.
India and Russia agreed to develop and induct the new hypersonic version of their joint venture 290-kilometre-range BrahMos cruise missile by 2015. Even a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed between the two sides last month, in which they agreed on the final parameters for the new version of the cruise missile.
The upgraded version of the BrahMos will require lots of modifications in the cruise missile. In order to make BrahMos a hypersonic cruise missile, there will alterations in the scram-jet engine and various other technologies besides the reduction in weight and size.
The new missile will be known as 'BrahMos-2"² and will have a speed of over 6 Mach (around 6,000 kilometres per hour) with a striking-range of 290 kilometres. The range of the missile will not be extended as the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), to which Russia is a signatory, does not allow it to help other countries to develop missiles with ranges above 300 kilometres.
The BrahMos cruise missile was developed by the joint venture between India's DRDO and Russia's NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited. The BrahMos is the only supersonic cruise missile in the world since it has 2.8 mach speeds while even the US Tomahawk missile has only .75 mach. The BrahMos cruise missile can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. The BrahMos missile has already been inducted into Army and Navy. A recently conducted steep dive test of BrahMos missile was carried out successfully making the missile a multi-faceted and multi-discipline missile. The air version of BrahMos for the IAF will be ready by 2012 and after the induction of this version; India will be the only country which will have supersonic missiles in all the defence forces.
http://indiadefenceonline.com/2277/drdo-to-develop-brahmos-as-hypersonic-missile/
India Defence Online, New Delhi — The State-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has indicated that the prestigious Indo-Russian cruise missile 'BrahMos' is being upgraded to a hypersonic missile from supersonic for increased speed. According to Dr. A.S. Pillai, CEO and Managing Director of BrahMos, the cruise missile upgrade will take five years and the budget is being worked out.
India and Russia agreed to develop and induct the new hypersonic version of their joint venture 290-kilometre-range BrahMos cruise missile by 2015. Even a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed between the two sides last month, in which they agreed on the final parameters for the new version of the cruise missile.
The upgraded version of the BrahMos will require lots of modifications in the cruise missile. In order to make BrahMos a hypersonic cruise missile, there will alterations in the scram-jet engine and various other technologies besides the reduction in weight and size.
The new missile will be known as 'BrahMos-2"² and will have a speed of over 6 Mach (around 6,000 kilometres per hour) with a striking-range of 290 kilometres. The range of the missile will not be extended as the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), to which Russia is a signatory, does not allow it to help other countries to develop missiles with ranges above 300 kilometres.
The BrahMos cruise missile was developed by the joint venture between India's DRDO and Russia's NPO Mashinostroeyenia who have together formed BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited. The BrahMos is the only supersonic cruise missile in the world since it has 2.8 mach speeds while even the US Tomahawk missile has only .75 mach. The BrahMos cruise missile can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land. The BrahMos missile has already been inducted into Army and Navy. A recently conducted steep dive test of BrahMos missile was carried out successfully making the missile a multi-faceted and multi-discipline missile. The air version of BrahMos for the IAF will be ready by 2012 and after the induction of this version; India will be the only country which will have supersonic missiles in all the defence forces.
http://indiadefenceonline.com/2277/drdo-to-develop-brahmos-as-hypersonic-missile/
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IAF gets feel of latest Pak fighter aircraft
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has got a feel of Pakistan's most modern fighter aircraft during a multi-nation exercise in France even before the aircraft have been delivered to the Pakistani Air Force (PAF).
Later this week, Pakistan will get its most modern fighter aircraft when the US delivers the first four of the advanced Block 52 F 16 aircraft as part of a deal to upgrade its military.
However, the IAF has sparred with the Block 52 version of the fighter -- which is considered to be a generation ahead of the existing F 16 fleet of the PAF -- during Exercise Garuda that is currently underway at the Istres Air Base in France. The IAF, which has deployed its SU 30MKI fighters for the exercise, has conducted aerial duels and joint missions to fully gauge the capabilities of the 'enemy' fighter. Pakistan is to get 18 of the Block 52 versions of the F 16 fighters under a deal with the US.
http://news.in.msn.com/internalsecur...mentid=4065799
Sources said not only did IAF pilots get a feel of the operational characteristics of the fighter during the aerial war
games but some pilots also got the chance to take sorties in the F 16 Block 52 aircraft of the Singapore Air Force that was part of the multi-nation aerial exercise involving India and France. A senior officer confirmed that this was also the first time that the IAF's SU 30MKIs were conducting an exercise with three modern fighters -- the Rafale, F 16 and the Mirage 2000-5.
"Over 60 missions have been successfully flown during the exercise. The six IAF SU 30MKIs along with the Mirage-2000-5 and Rafale and the F-16 were engaged in various air defence manouvres such as implementation of "no fly zones" and large force engagements during day and night," IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Mahesh Upasani, who was present at the exercise, said.
The Indian fighters took part in missions to protect high value air borne assets like refuellers and AWACS. The SU 30MKIs also practised aerial refuelling with the French KC 135 aircraft.
The multi-role Sukhoi fighters were also simultaneously deployed in defensive and offensive operations -- a key capability of the heavy fighter aircraft.
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) has got a feel of Pakistan's most modern fighter aircraft during a multi-nation exercise in France even before the aircraft have been delivered to the Pakistani Air Force (PAF).
Later this week, Pakistan will get its most modern fighter aircraft when the US delivers the first four of the advanced Block 52 F 16 aircraft as part of a deal to upgrade its military.
However, the IAF has sparred with the Block 52 version of the fighter -- which is considered to be a generation ahead of the existing F 16 fleet of the PAF -- during Exercise Garuda that is currently underway at the Istres Air Base in France. The IAF, which has deployed its SU 30MKI fighters for the exercise, has conducted aerial duels and joint missions to fully gauge the capabilities of the 'enemy' fighter. Pakistan is to get 18 of the Block 52 versions of the F 16 fighters under a deal with the US.
http://news.in.msn.com/internalsecur...mentid=4065799
Sources said not only did IAF pilots get a feel of the operational characteristics of the fighter during the aerial war
games but some pilots also got the chance to take sorties in the F 16 Block 52 aircraft of the Singapore Air Force that was part of the multi-nation aerial exercise involving India and France. A senior officer confirmed that this was also the first time that the IAF's SU 30MKIs were conducting an exercise with three modern fighters -- the Rafale, F 16 and the Mirage 2000-5.
"Over 60 missions have been successfully flown during the exercise. The six IAF SU 30MKIs along with the Mirage-2000-5 and Rafale and the F-16 were engaged in various air defence manouvres such as implementation of "no fly zones" and large force engagements during day and night," IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Mahesh Upasani, who was present at the exercise, said.
The Indian fighters took part in missions to protect high value air borne assets like refuellers and AWACS. The SU 30MKIs also practised aerial refuelling with the French KC 135 aircraft.
The multi-role Sukhoi fighters were also simultaneously deployed in defensive and offensive operations -- a key capability of the heavy fighter aircraft.
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