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Payeng

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I don't think the missile would need the rocket booster at the rear part of the missile for the air launch version:hmm:
 

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Artists's impression of a BrahMos missile fired from an Indian Sukhoi-30 MKI

 

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The aircraft launching the missile does look more like the Su-34, but the one in the background looks more like the MKI.
 

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cross posting:

City firm to help encase Sukhoi engines right

The Koraput division of the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), which is involved in the making of the Sukhoi-30 MK1, is getting a helping hand from a Bangalore-based firm, Hind High Vacuum (HHV), for its specialised welding needs and ensure the robustness and good quality of the weld of the casings of the fighter's engines.

The Rs 26 crore welding unit made by HHV is being acquired by HAL's unit. This is part of the attempts at indigeni-sation HAL is taking up in the manufacture of SU-30MK1.
Incidentally, "the cost of the welding unit HHV made is around half the price quoted to HAL by a European engineering company. This gave an opportunity to HHV for building such a complex system,"
HHV decided to robotise the welding for almost 85 per cent of the task, reducing the risk to human welders. Inputs from Pune-based Precision Automation and Robotics India Ltd (PARI) helped the cause.

The two robots were acquired from Kuka of Japan, the software and integration in the process was done by PARI.
 

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IAF was planning to add 2 squadron of MKI @ Halwara (Punjab) & Kalaikunda (W.B.) in early 2012. Looks like news is yet to come.... :rolleyes:
 

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How many Su-30 MK1's do we have? 200? Or more? Compared to the Sukhoi, the Rafale seems underwhelming. The Sukhoi was developed after the Rafale. I could be wrong in my last point. Obviously, the Sukhoi is not for use against Pakistan. Nor the Rafale. I know there are good reasons for buying the Rafale. Basically, the Sukhoi is also a twin engined aircraft. In an unfortunate incident with China, the aircraft from the airfields of Tibet will have to take off with very light payloads. If the Rafale has the edge, this will be significant. How will the Rafale be used? They will be used as seen fit, on the occasion, but it has been decided what circumstances and situations the Rafale will operate.
 
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