Indian Naval Aviation

[nitesh]

cross posting this is really interesting



Navy plans to acquire multi-role fighter aircraft

The aircraft firms included: the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) for their Eurofighter Typhoon, the Boeing Integrated Defence System (for the F/A-18 Super Hornet), Sweden’s SAAB (who are offering the Gripen JAS 39) and France’s Dassault (for the Rafale).

The new naval aircraft are meant for deployment on the Navy’s third aircraft carrier, which is expected to be commissioned around 2018.

While the Rafale and the F/A-18 are natural choices for naval operations as they were built specifically for carrier-based multi-role operations, the manufacturers of the Typhoon and the Gripen have indicated that their aircraft could be suitably modified for naval carrier-based flying.

 

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IN Harrier with derby missiles.

 

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more pics of the IN flankers in russia

 

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Additional Mig-29k Tests:



http://video.yandex.ru/users/aslar/view/318

 

[nitesh]

good news if true:

Chindits: CCS Clears The Additional 29 MiG-29Ks !!

 

[notinlove]

its only me ... or somebody else thinking about too?

Indian navy doesnt have Mid air refuelers!!

 

[Ritwik]

its only me ... or somebody else thinking about too?

Indian navy doesnt have Mid air refuelers!!

Why would they need refuelers? Naval aircraft don't need to operate far out of the range of friendly aircraft carriers / naval bases.

 

[sandeepdg]

its only me ... or somebody else thinking about too?

Indian navy doesnt have Mid air refuelers!!

Mate, naval jets don't operate very far from their ACs or coastal bases. That's the reason they don't require mid air refuellers. The ACs and its support ships in the carrier group which mostly includes an oiler ship come with sufficient reserves for their aircraft's immediate needs.

 

[notinlove]

Mate, naval jets don't operate very far from their ACs or coastal bases. That's the reason they don't require mid air refuellers. The ACs and its support ships in the carrier group which mostly includes an oiler ship come with sufficient reserves for their aircraft's immediate needs.

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no offence i know all that ...
what i meant was ...when they don't need mid air refueling then why so much pictures of them doing mid air refueling

 

[sandeepdg]

:lool:

no offence i know all that ...
what i meant was ...when they don't need mid air refueling then why so much pictures of them doing mid air refueling

Well, what I meant was that the navy doesn't require one of its own, since its aircrafts rarely venture out very far, even if they do, the ones with the airforce can help them out anyway.... by the way, which pics are u talking about, i don't they belong to Indian navy ...

 

[Sridhar]

*Flash* : MoD/Navy Trying To Rope In PM To Commission Black Panthers, In Mid-Feb !!

Chindits: *Flash* : MoD/Navy Trying To Rope In PM To Commission Black Panthers, In Mid-Feb !!

 

[plugwater]

Boeing Orders Equipment Worth Over $600 Million from India for P-8I

U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co said that it has started sourcing equipment worth more than $600 million from Indian firms for P-8I submarine fighting planes it is building for India.India signed a $2.1 billion contract with Boeing in January to procure eight P-8I aircraft for its navy as part of an overhaul of the South Asian nation's mainly old Soviet military hardware.

"We have started to place contracts worth over $600 million with Indian companies, which will include supply of defence equipment for manufacturing the P-8I planes," Vivek Lall, India country head of Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems told Reuters in an interview.

"Suppliers recently awarded for this contract include Electronics Corporation of India, HAL's (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) avionics division and Bharat Electronics Ltd," Lall said.India, which is fast becoming one of the world's biggest arms importers, wants the P-8I warfare planes by 2013, Lall said.The contracts were issued to comply with government's policy to manufacture 30 percent equipment locally on all defence deals with foreign companies, he said.

ASIAN DEFENCE: Boeing Orders Equipment Worth Over $600 Million from India for P-8I

 

[Anshu Attri]

India, Russia to ink $1.2 bn deal for 29 more MiG-29Ks

India, Russia to ink $1.2 bn deal for 29 more MiG-29Ks - India - The Times of India

India, Russia to ink $1.2 bn deal for 29 more MiG-29Ks

NEW DELHI: Russia is all set to reassert its numero uno status in the Indian defence market with another mega arms deal. The two nations are now
poised to ink the around $1.2 billion contract for 29 more MiG-29K fighter jets for Indian Navy.

A Russian team will arrive in New Delhi this week to finetune the contract after it got the approval of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, top defence sources said.

"The defence ministry is also now also seeking CCS approval for the fresh contract for aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov's refit, with the renegotiated price of slightly over $2.3 billion," said a source.

The two new contracts will further consolidate Russia's position as the largest defence supplier to India, having notched defence sales worth over $35 billion since the 1960s.

Though Israel is now nipping at the heels of Russia, and the US too has bagged some big defence deals in recent times, Moscow will continue to retain its lead for the foreseeable future.

India, after all, already has over $15 billion worth of ongoing arms contracts and projects in the pipeline with Russia. Bitter wrangling over the huge cost escalation in Gorshkov's refit had led to a distinct chill between India and Russia.

But with matters resolved now, India is also on course to formally join the $10 billion Russian project to build the Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA fifth-generation stealth fighter.

The 29 new MiG-29Ks will be in addition to the 16 jets already contracted in the initial $1.5 billion Gorshkov package deal in January 2004. Incidentally, only $974 million had been earmarked for Gorshkov's refit at that time.

Rechristened INS Vikramaditya, Gorshkov will now be delivered to India by early-2013 or so. But three of the 16 original MiG-29Ks have already arrived at the Goa naval airbase to constitute the 303 `Black Panthers' squadron, with the next three slated to follow shortly.

MiG-29Ks will operate from the 44,570-tonne Gorshkov as well as the 40,000-tonne indigenous aircraft carrier being built at Cochin Shipyard, which should roll out by 2014-2015.

Armed with eight types of air-to-air missiles, including extended range BVR (beyond visual range) missiles, as well as 25 air-to-surface weapons for land-attack missions, MiG-29Ks will provide Navy with a lethal punch on the high seas.

While 12 of the first 16 fighters will be the single-seat 'K' variants, the other four will be twin-seater 'KUB' trainer versions. Similarly, four of the next 29 jets will be 'KUB' trainer versions.

Mega Defence Deals with Russia:
• Admiral Gorshkov for about $2.3 billion. Induction in 2013.
• 45 Mig-29Ks for about $1.7 billion
• 230 Sukhoi-30MKI fighters for about $8.5 billion. Over 105 already inducted. India likely to order another 50 jets
• Six Talwar-class stealth frigates for Rs 8,514 crore. Talwar, Trishul and Tabar inducted. Deliveries of Teg, Tarkash and Trikand from 2012
• 657 T-90S main-battle tanks for Rs 8,525 crore. Over 310 already inducted. Another 1,000 T-90S tanks to be manufactured in India

 

[Anshu Attri]

India, Russia to ink $1.2 bn deal for 29 more MiG-29Ks - India - The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Russia is all set to reassert its numero uno status in the Indian defence market with another mega arms deal. The two nations are now
poised to ink the around $1.2 billion contract for 29 more MiG-29K fighter jets for Indian Navy.

A Russian team will arrive in New Delhi this week to finetune the contract after it got the approval of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, top defence sources said.

"The defence ministry is also now also seeking CCS approval for the fresh contract for aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov's refit, with the renegotiated price of slightly over $2.3 billion," said a source.

The two new contracts will further consolidate Russia's position as the largest defence supplier to India, having notched defence sales worth over $35 billion since the 1960s.

Though Israel is now nipping at the heels of Russia, and the US too has bagged some big defence deals in recent times, Moscow will continue to retain its lead for the foreseeable future.

India, after all, already has over $15 billion worth of ongoing arms contracts and projects in the pipeline with Russia. Bitter wrangling over the huge cost escalation in Gorshkov's refit had led to a distinct chill between India and Russia.

But with matters resolved now, India is also on course to formally join the $10 billion Russian project to build the Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA fifth-generation stealth fighter.

The 29 new MiG-29Ks will be in addition to the 16 jets already contracted in the initial $1.5 billion Gorshkov package deal in January 2004. Incidentally, only $974 million had been earmarked for Gorshkov's refit at that time.

Rechristened INS Vikramaditya, Gorshkov will now be delivered to India by early-2013 or so. But three of the 16 original MiG-29Ks have already arrived at the Goa naval airbase to constitute the 303 `Black Panthers' squadron, with the next three slated to follow shortly.

MiG-29Ks will operate from the 44,570-tonne Gorshkov as well as the 40,000-tonne indigenous aircraft carrier being built at Cochin Shipyard, which should roll out by 2014-2015.

Armed with eight types of air-to-air missiles, including extended range BVR (beyond visual range) missiles, as well as 25 air-to-surface weapons for land-attack missions, MiG-29Ks will provide Navy with a lethal punch on the high seas.

While 12 of the first 16 fighters will be the single-seat 'K' variants, the other four will be twin-seater 'KUB' trainer versions. Similarly, four of the next 29 jets will be 'KUB' trainer versions.

Mega Defence Deals with Russia:
• Admiral Gorshkov for about $2.3 billion. Induction in 2013.
• 45 Mig-29Ks for about $1.7 billion
• 230 Sukhoi-30MKI fighters for about $8.5 billion. Over 105 already inducted. India likely to order another 50 jets
• Six Talwar-class stealth frigates for Rs 8,514 crore. Talwar, Trishul and Tabar inducted. Deliveries of Teg, Tarkash and Trikand from 2012
• 657 T-90S main-battle tanks for Rs 8,525 crore. Over 310 already inducted. Another 1,000 T-90S tanks to be manufactured in India

 

[A.V.]

final confirmation of a news that i had personally confirmed in september 2009 when the discussions were finalized the russians are too smart in terms of new contracts they dont release the information till the last but mig29k production line will be open and hope this new deal will come in with big discounts like the burma deal
good for mig corp they are picking up in large numbers and would not be long till mig regains its king status within russia

 

[RPK]

These are latest pictures (taken in December '09 and January '10) of Indian Navy's Il-38 Sea Dragon anti-submarine aircraft undergoing trials in Russia -