Indian Naval Aviation

[Kunal Biswas]

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.

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.

The reason can be production line..

Not technical problems..

 

[Rahul Singh]

^^^ In specific terms?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

^^^ In specific terms?

Quite frankly Private sectors are needed even for tank manufacturing plants..

HAL is overloaded..

 

[Rahul Singh]

^^^ Its true. ALHs order book is large and with upcoming projects like WALH, LCH, LUH and IMRH it will ever keep increasing. And without doing anything dramatic(compared to what has been done so far) in the field of production HAL is sure to lose lot of business opportunities. Since there is limit to which HAL itself can expand the possible solution lies in outsourcing work load. May be they can start by outsourcing part of assembling need to TATA Advanced Systems (which are already assembling cabin structures of Sikorsky S92 Helicopter). IMO it would be better idea if they outsource marketing need too to TATAs.

However no matter what problem is there letting a 5 ton class shore-deck based helicopter order go to a foreign vendor despite having mature 5 ton design would be a wasteful expenditure as much as it could get.

 

[Daredevil]

[PDF]http://www.forceindia.net/IndianNavy%20file/The%20Game%20Changer.pdf[/PDF]

 

[Bheeshma]

The force article seems more of guess work that anything factual. Han class? It is such a noisy clunker that PN won't touch it with a 1000 foot pole. The article by Adm Prakash was awesome. He is right that IN needs at least 3-4 carriers with 60000 tonne displacement.

 

[bhramos]

[video=youtube_share;OyUEEkbW6oE]http://youtu.be/OyUEEkbW6oE[/video]

love to see this Huge aircraft in IN..

 

[mayankkrishna]

Indian Navy choppers bid delayed, firm lodges protest

 

[bhramos]

 

[bhramos]

 

[Kunal Biswas]

 

[Abhi9]

I think this is the video of LCA airforce taking off from yehlanka runway which has the up and down features. I have seen this take off in some LCA videos

 

[binayak95]

Is that an F22 in the crosshairs?

 

[bhramos]

Is that an F22 in the crosshairs?

yup mate,
nice catch......

 

[Crusader53]

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

Maybe India would be interested in a number of Surplus Harrier II from the US to equip its NEW LHA/LHD's?

 

[nishantgupta]

Maybe India would be interested in a number of Surplus Harrier II from the US to equip its NEW LHA/LHD's?

That could make sense...but the question will possibly be if India needs such capability for its LHD's once we have 3 CSG's with Mig 29K's and LCA's (and possibly one more 4++ / 5 gen plane)

 

[Crusader53]

That could make sense...but the question will possibly be if India needs such capability for its LHD's once we have 3 CSG's with Mig 29K's and LCA's (and possibly one more 4++ / 5 gen plane)

Well, the USN operates STOVL Aircraft and Helo's in support of Amphibious Operations. As do a number of countries. Which, leave the big Carriers free to perform Fleet Defense and Deep Strike Missions.

 

[nishantgupta]

Well, the USN operates STOVL Aircraft and Helo's in support of Amphibious Operations. As do a number of countries. Which, leave the big Carriers free to perform Fleet Defense and Deep Strike Missions.

Agree but USN needs to project power across the globe. India does not. India has made it public that IOR remains its playing field. In such cases, amphibious operations can always be supported by a carrier fleet while LHD's can carry a squadron of multiple types of helis.

 

[Crusader53]

Agree but USN needs to project power across the globe. India does not. India has made it public that IOR remains its playing field. In such cases, amphibious operations can always be supported by a carrier fleet while LHD's can carry a squadron of multiple types of helis.

More reason India needs STOVL from it's LHD's. As it small Carrier Force may not be available and is very limited in size.

 

[Rahul Singh]

Maybe India would be interested in a number of Surplus Harrier II from the US to equip its NEW LHA/LHD's?

That considering if IN has plans for more LHDs besides ex USS Trenton. And to my awareness, there is nothing decided as yet. That said, even if there are some requirements or would be, it is not clear if IN would like to put fighters aboard. That because intended role of IN fighter fleet is still centered around fleet defense and during any offensive maneuver by LHA/LHDs, there will be one of three carrier around to support.