Indicating that another test of the country's most advanced nuclear-capable Agni-III missile is in the offing, top defence scientist M Natarajan on Sunday said the DRDO was close to developing a supersonic fighter trainer.
"Along with undertaking full development of the air force and naval versions of the LCA, we have developed the capability of making in the shortest time of next 10 years a supersonic fighter trainer," Natarajan said during an appearance in the show "In Conversation" on Doordarshan. The second test of the Agni-III was in the offing, he said. The first launch of the missile last year was a failure.
India on Tuesday successfully test-fired the submarine-launched ballistic missile codenamed K-15, extending to sea India’s critical third leg of the nuclear triad.
DRDO said the missile was launched from a pontoon located 50 metres underwater and was seen exiting the sea.
K-15 is a two-stage missile with a range of 700 km and can carry a one-tonne nuclear warhead.
The American sea-based missile defence system, Aegis, couldn't have got a better marketing push. The system used to shoot down a wayward spy satellite on Wednesday is at the heart of a renewed US invitation to India to join hands in putting together a missile defence shield.
The US has proposed that the Aegis combat management system be installed on seven Indian frigates under a programme code-named Project 17 A.
India's Larsen and Toubro and the Hyundai Heavy Industries have been roped in by
The Indian Air Force will shortly order an additional 40 Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft to be based in Kalaikunda, Bengal, where a new base to train its fighter pilots is to be set up.
Kalaikunda is likely to be the second base after this north Karnataka town that will groom a new generation of fighter pilots beyond the era of Soviet-origin MiG-21 aircraft that have been the air force’s mainstay despite being outdated.
Bidar, the erstwhile aerodrome of the Nizam of Hyderabad in the undulating Deccan,
Israeli armament major Rafael is all set to sign an agreement with Tata Power to offer maintenance work of air defence systems which the company will supply to the Indian Air Force.
Rafael, which bagged the contract for providing quick reaction Surface-to-Air Python and Derby Air Defence Systems from the Ministry of Defence, will sign the Production Transfer Programme (PTP) agreement within this fiscal with the Tata Group company.
The missiles, which will target low flying threats, are to replace the Indian Air Force's ageing Russian supplied SAM-6 and SAM-7 missiles. The missiles would be used in
Saying that funds for modernisation would not be a constraint, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Saturday promised a new-look Indian Air Force (IAF) in two years - and announced it would get 40 more Hawk advanced jet trainers (AJT) in addition to the 66 it has already purchased. “In two years, the IAF will be equipped with the most modern equipment,” Antony told reporters on the sidelines of a function at this sprawling air base after inducting the BAE Systems Hawk into service.
“Yes, the air force will be purchasing 40 more Hawks. They will also get many more (indigenously developed) IJTs (intermediate jet trainers), Aerosat radars and UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles),” Antony added.
There have been six fighter plane crashes in four years, and all due to bird hits. To tackle with this problem the Indian Air Force is now investing in bird radars.
When a bird hits a plane flying at supersonic speed, the impact is enough to damage the aircraft's control permanently.
Three years ago that is exactly what happened to Sqn Leader K R Murthy when his MiG 21 crashed at the Bangalore airport, killing him on the spot.
World over the aviation industry suffers a loss of $1.5 billion every year because of
US-based Lockheed Martin has said advanced technology of the F-16s and the C-130J Super Hercules is the right choice to meet or exceed India’s defence requirements. The statement came ahead of the March deadline for the submission of request for proposal for 126 medium multi role combat aircraft worth $10 billion for the Indian Air Force.
Speaking at a media briefing on the sidelines of the Defexpo 2008, Orville Prins, vice- president, business development (India) for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, said, “When it comes to proven performance, advanced technology and international partnerships, the F-16 program is second to none.”
China has built a domestic copy of the famed Su-27 Flanker fighter and may compete with Russia on third-party markets if it sets up the full-scale production of the plane, a Russian daily said on Thursday.
China has acquired 76 Su-27SK fighters from Russia since 1992, and bought a license for production of another 200 planes in 1995, in a deal worth $2.5 billion.
"Since 1996, the domestic version of the Su-27 aircraft, dubbed J-11, has been produced at the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) with the use of Russian components," the Vedomosti newspaper said.
A B-2 stealth bomber crashed at an air base on Guam but both pilots ejected safely and were in good condition, the Air Force said.
Thick black smoke could be seen billowing from the wreckage at Andersen Air Force Base, said Geanne Ward, a resident in the northern village of Yigo who was on the base visiting her husband.
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