Indian Naval Aviation

[agentperry]

^ well the one mig-29 trainer that crashed in russia is also included in the supply! the article points out that that lost mig wont get replaced.

 

[Koovie]

Gr8 news!, everything missing are the 2 carriers now

Those Mig 29 Ks are really awesome! And will be unmatched on the high seas by any other Asian power

(At least for the next decade or so)

 

[shuvo@y2k10]

i think instead of building amphibious ships for marine bringade we should have this capability.
http://defensetech.org/2012/01/24/pic-of-the-day-angry-caspian-sea-monster/

 

[Kunal Biswas]

 

[bhramos]

 

[bhramos]

 

[bhramos]

Goa,NAS Dabolin

 

[sayareakd]

this is russian.

 

[bhramos]

this is russian.

but didnt know what are those Red missiles are???

 

[Kunal Biswas]

but didnt know what are those Red missiles are???

KH-29TE

The Kh-29 (Russian: Ð¥-29; AS-14 'Kedge';GRAU 9M721) is a Soviet air-to-surface missile with a range of 10–30 km. It has a large warhead of 320 kg, has a choice of laser, infrared, active radar or TV guidance, and is typically carried by tactical aircraft such as the Su-24, Su-30, MiG-29K as well as the "T/TM" models of the Su-25, giving that craft an expanded standoff capability.

It is comparable to the United States' AGM-65 Maverick missile but with a much heavier warhead.[9] The Kh-29 is intended for primary use against larger battlefield targets and infrastructure such as industrial buildings, depots and bridges,[9] but can also be used against ships up to 10,000 tonnes, hardened aircraft shelters and concrete runways

 

[Kunal Biswas]

 

[bhramos]

 

[Bhadra]

Navy floats $900 mn tender for utility choppers

New Delhi: Looking to replace its navy's ageing Chetak helicopter fleet, India has floated a $900-million global tender, after a five-year delay, to procure around 60 utility choppers
Indian Navy sources said here that the tender, called Request for Proposals in defence parlance, was issued Tuesday when the outgoing chief Admiral Nirmal Verma was addressing his farewell press conference and disclosed that the RFP 'should get issued any time now.'

The utility choppers will replace the 60-odd Chetaks that the navy has in service and are operated both from shore and from on board its warships' flight deck.

This naval tender comes four years after India issued a global tender for 197 utility helicopters - of which 133 are for the army and 64 for the air force - also to replace the two forces' ageing Chetak and Cheetah helicopter fleet.

This army and air force joint tender was reissued in 2008 after the initial tender issued two years earlier was cancelled over procedural lapses.

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But the winner of the army and air force tender, for which Eurocopter's AS550-C3 Fennec and Russian manufacturer Kamov's Ka-226 are in the race, is still to be out and the decision-making is in its final stages.

The navy could not participate in that tender due to delays in finalising technical requirements for the chopper it wanted in service.

Under the present tender issued to global manufacturers, the navy is looking to procure twin-engine helicopters, sources said.

Among the firms likely to respond to the tender notice are US manufacturer Sikorsky, European Eurocopter, Russian Kamov and Italian AgustaWestland.

The Indian Navy at present uses indigenous Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter, Westland SeaKing, Sikorsky SeaKing, Chetaks, and Kamov's Ka-25, Ka-28 and Ka-31 helicopters, making it a over 100-chopper-strong fleet.


Navy floats $900 mn tender for utility choppers

 

[bhramos]

 

[bhramos]

The Indian Navy has lost 15 Sea Harrier fighter aircraft and three trainers in various accidents since 1983, Defence Minister A K Antony told the Lok Sabha on Monday. Only three aircraft accidents out of these have been attributed to material failure."

actually how many Harriers did we buy!!!
and how many are left over...... !!!!!1

 

[Kunal Biswas]

actually how many Harriers did we buy!!!
and how many are left over...... !!!!!1

Some 30 , though i can be wrong..

 

[bhramos]

Some 30 , though i can be wrong..

never seen 3-4 planes max on Viraat in recent pics, may be 2 trainers in recent goa base pics....

 

[Kunal Biswas]

never seen 3-4 planes max on Viraat in recent pics, may be 2 trainers in recent goa base pics....

You dont need all the aircraft on the deck...

 

[Rahul Singh]

never seen 3-4 planes max on Viraat in recent pics, may be 2 trainers in recent goa base pics....

Right now there are only 8-10 serviceable Sea Harriers MK 51s and may be 2-3 MK 60s with Indian Navy.

 

[Rahul Singh]

Navy floats $900 mn tender for utility choppers

Last time when Navy rejected ALH Dhruv, two reasons were cited a) Tactical b) Technical. Tactical part was related with required endurance which in words of HAL was off limits according to basic design limitations of 5 ton class helicopters. Technical part was related to landing gear and lack of automatic rotor blades. Technical issue is such which can be solved given commitment and funding. And i find it vary hard to understand as why nobody actually took steps towards solving this technical issues. That even more considering the fact that requirement for utility helicopter will be there even 40 years from now and only goes on to makes more sense to put some money in ALH to it get developed for naval requirements than spending 1 billion and more now and always.