tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post4982461153695910947..comments2024-02-10T23:32:15.095-08:00Comments on TRISHUL: T-90S MBT's Combat Effectiveness FlowchartsPrasun K Senguptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-30235091980770598412009-09-04T11:08:23.549-07:002009-09-04T11:08:23.549-07:00To Smith: Simple answer: There's no confirmed ...To Smith: Simple answer: There's no confirmed evidence of the An-124 in series production as of today. Declaration of intentions to re-start the production line for An-124 mean nothing to nobody. Seeing is believing and unless and until a brand-new An-124 is rolled out by either Russia or Ukraine, no one will factor in the prospect of acquiring An-124s in future.Prasun K Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-74548571074432869952009-09-03T15:57:43.586-07:002009-09-03T15:57:43.586-07:00Why C-17A Globemaster is an ideal choice and not A...Why C-17A Globemaster is an ideal choice and not AN124 which has the greater payload capability which is 250 tons which means it can carry 4 arjun tanks at a time or 5 T90 tanks also these are the most reliable and proven platform than C-17A Globemaster as they have operated in the most harsh conditions and operating in all part of the world.smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14042341418738844366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-90356445854780930672009-09-03T15:33:01.117-07:002009-09-03T15:33:01.117-07:00To Smith: The existing IL-76MDs can ferry the T-72...To Smith: The existing IL-76MDs can ferry the T-72M1 MBTs and that's exactly how these MBTs and BMP-2 ICVs were first deployed to Leh by the late 1980s. The IAF will most definitely be upgrading the IL-76MDs through a re-engining component (by installing PS-90A turbofans) and an avionics upgrade component. This will enable the IL-76MD to carry a payload of 55 tonnes. As for the new strategic airlifter required by the IAF, the C-17A Globemaster would appear to be the ideal choice. <br /><br />To Sachin Sathe: Even with modified Su-30MKIs such aircraft will not become AEW & C platforms as the two-man crew will be incapable of performing such manpower-intensive airspace management/airborne battle management tasks. Thus, there is just no substitute for a dedicated AEW & C platform. <br />Regarding the FGFA, it remains to be seen how HAL will manage the project, especially since almost 70% of the flight-testing and flight/weapons certification phases will have to be conducted in Russia, since neither HAL nor the NAL possess the kind of infrastructure required for doing such work in-country. But in terms of fuselage construction using composites, and development of integrated navigation-and-attack systems and integrated defensive aids suites, India has the upper hand and is in several ways even ahead of Russia, thanks to all the work carried out throughout the 1990s for the Tejas LCA project, at a time when Russia was still trying to recover from the break-up of the USSR. In addition, given the existing high level of R & D cooperation between Indian and Israeli companies, India will also be in a position to introduce several innovative avionics solutions using sensor-fusion technologies, this again being another area where Russia lags far behind its Western counterparts.Prasun K Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-36235269918077829712009-09-03T12:00:03.458-07:002009-09-03T12:00:03.458-07:00Ilyushin IL76 payload of 40 tonnes
--------------...Ilyushin IL76 payload of 40 tonnes <br />------------------------<br />this is wrong paylaod is 50 tonsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-74867618765040793422009-09-02T19:39:59.394-07:002009-09-02T19:39:59.394-07:00prasun
i think it is going to take much more time...prasun<br /><br />i think it is going to take much more time to get a proper AEW&C coverage(IAF has stated a req of 20 platforms) so for next 7-8 atleast Su-30 MKI will hav to soldier on as a mini AEW&C as the ground based AD system is also going through a make-over thus the querry.<br /><br />Regarding the russian FGFA i think the indian expertise in constructing an airframe with very high qty of composites will be tapped into(russians are'nt as good as us the last time i checked)<br />so i think the first FGFA would should take-off & start testing by 2013-2014 and be available for prod by 2019-2020 provided the new engine is delivered for testing in next 2 yrs wht do u think?sachin_sathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02104023701292128933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-21833495985431853222009-09-02T16:36:40.227-07:002009-09-02T16:36:40.227-07:00Hi prasun,
Thanks for giving your precious time f...Hi prasun,<br /><br />Thanks for giving your precious time for replying all of my comments till date and hence further.<br /><br />Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) had rolled out Bogie Flat Arjun Tank (BFAT) wagons of military rail ordered by the Army. Also the BEML-Tatra T815 VTI 8X8, a terrain vehicle mainly used for tank transportation are the two ways of transportations capable of transporting the current or future tanks for Indian army but what about the air transportation which is also the most vital one, the current IL76 doesn’t seems to be capable enough to carry Arjun.<br /><br />Ilyushin IL76 payload of 40 tonnes <br />Antonov An-124 payload 150 tonnes<br />Antonov An-225 payload 250 tonnes <br />C-5B Galaxy payload 112.47 tonnes<br />C-17 payload 77 tonnes<br />are some of the options to carry the current and the future tanks of Indian Army.<br /><br />Which would you consider the most suitable option for Indian Army and why?<br /><br />Please correct if the figures are wrong or I have left any other option.smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14042341418738844366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-81957593596513108122009-09-02T15:08:49.792-07:002009-09-02T15:08:49.792-07:00They've deployed the Su-30MKIs equipped with L...They've deployed the Su-30MKIs equipped with Litening-2 LDPs, not EL/M-2060Ps. But in my view this CM deserves it since he openly flouted the mandatory flight safety regulations of the DGCA. Such morons deserve to 'disapper' in this manner as he was clearly warned about bad weather and limited visibility. In case the Bell 430 was not equipped with an on-board weather radar or Stormscope then it was doomed the moment it took off in bad weather. Making mkatters worse is the malfunctioning of the emergency locator transmitter and personal emitter beacon, which should have been certified as fully fdunctional by the DGCA during the periodic inspections of the helicopter. Looks like here too the Chief Engineer and QA Engineer responsible for signing off on the maintenance schedule for the Bell 430 did a shoddy job and lied to the regional DGCA authority just for the sake of securing the certificate of airworthiness. Therefore, the DGCA, the maintenance/repair/overhaul authority responsible for the Bell 430 and the 'missing CM' himself should bear the brunt of any and all liabilities. Let this be an abject lesson for all other so-called VIPs that often tend to blatantly disregard rules and regulations, especially the mandatory ones.Prasun K Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-44369779469970123092009-09-02T13:42:47.173-07:002009-09-02T13:42:47.173-07:00Prasun Sir,
Yes two Su-30MKI fighters equipped wit...Prasun Sir,<br />Yes two Su-30MKI fighters equipped with the EL/M-2060P SAR pod have been deployed. Apparently they'll continue the search until dawn so an IL-78 has also been deployed for refueling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-91891413555148167212009-09-02T13:30:39.765-07:002009-09-02T13:30:39.765-07:00To Anon@1:06PM: It could be a Do-228 equipped with...To Anon@1:06PM: It could be a Do-228 equipped with a side-looking airborne radar. It would far be better to use a Su-30MKI equipped with the EL/M-2060P SAR pod to quicker detection of distinct man-made metallic objects on the ground.Prasun K Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-50485352765151887442009-09-02T13:24:37.780-07:002009-09-02T13:24:37.780-07:00To Anon@12:01AM: For both SEAD and DEAD air campai...To Anon@12:01AM: For both SEAD and DEAD air campaigns the IAF has adequate capabilities and assets to neutralize ground-based LR-SAMs like S-300PMU1/2s. Air-launched cruise missiles like the BrahMos can be employed against the LR-SAM and MR-SAM launch sites.<br /><br />To Sachin Sathe: The Su-28SM is still a generation behind the Su-30MKI and if at all the idea is to induct more combat aircraft then it might as well as be a new-generation type like the Su-30MKI, instead of falling back on a legacy platform. IRKUT Corp can easily ramp up production of Su-30MKIs at any time as its existing facility at Irkutsk is underutilised.<br />The AESA variant of the NO11M Bars will undoubtedly be superior to the Irbis-E PESA, as will the Caesar AESA. But a simple visual comparison of the MIRES AESA from V Tikhmirov Scientific-Research Institute of Instrument Design, with those from EADS (Caesar), THALES (RBE-2), Raytheon (APG-79), Selex Airborne Sensors (Vixen 1000), ELTA Systems (EL/M-2052) and Northrop Grumman (APG-80) will reveal the following:<br />1) Russian OEMs remain far behind the their Western counterparts in terms of reducing the volume of both PESA and AESA radar suites.<br />2) The absence of any form of braided-cables (for electrical wiring harnesses) remains astounding.<br />3) The terribly low MTBF figures for existing PESA radars.<br />As far as improving the range of the Bars or MIRES, it is absolutely unnecessary in the Indian context since the IAF's combat aircraft will no longer be conducting autonomous air campaigns, given the fact that the A-50E PHALCONs will be responsible for threat assessments and airborne battle management. Therefore, the airborne radars need not have a detection range of more than 150km. Only those countries without AEW & C capability (like Algeria or Venezuela) will require long-range PESA/AESA radars, but not India.Prasun K Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-72701535804449799142009-09-02T13:06:30.538-07:002009-09-02T13:06:30.538-07:00Prasun Sir,
It has just been said on TV that ISRO ...Prasun Sir,<br />It has just been said on TV that ISRO has provided a <i>special</i> plane to help search for Andhra Pradesh CM YSR Reddy's helicopter which has supposedly made a forced landing in a dense forest. <br /><br />Any idea of which plane they're talking about? Sensors/Equipment aboard? What does ISRO use it for?<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-72592648439354618472009-09-02T10:53:25.054-07:002009-09-02T10:53:25.054-07:00Also on Igorr's blog he indicated tht the fina...Also on Igorr's blog he indicated tht the final version of BARS would be an AESA version if so the how would it compare to say IRBIS-E,CAESAR,etc?<br />--------------------------------<br />this will depend on peak power of the upgraded bars and equipping that with AESA antenna but most probably the back end processing/power consumption will be from irbis e radar replacing totally BARS and its components<br /><br />right now bars radar has peak power of 7kW,i am pretty sure mki upgraded to AESA standard can provide enough power so that radar can have peak power of 15kW,<br /><br />and this would well match the IRBIS E detection range but will be more effective at long range target discrimination <br /><br />CAESER is already outclassed by irbis e,<br /><br />and when irbis e operating with aesa antenna at 20kW peak power so you can easily imagine what would that beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-28062580279270901972009-09-02T04:23:58.716-07:002009-09-02T04:23:58.716-07:00hi prasun,
given the rapid shortfall in nos would...hi prasun,<br /><br />given the rapid shortfall in nos would it be feasible to buy/lease Su-27sm/sm2 configured for as much commonality as possible with Su-30 MKI i know this sounds stupid but sincse Su-27 is single seater it might be possible to push flanker nos & thus IAF's fighterfleet nos in a short time. Also the use of Su-27 with the A-50E phalcon (aided by same odl as Su-30) it would then leave some Su-30MKI's for deep penetration strikes using PJ-10 and other stand-off munitions (integrated under deep upg) and shift the jaguar fleet for local close air support.<br />wht do u think?<br /><br />Also on Igorr's blog he indicated tht the final version of BARS would be an AESA version if so the how would it compare to say IRBIS-E,CAESAR,etc?<br /><br />regarding the second line of subs is it a feasible to install VLS capability as well as a nuclear energy based AIP such as the Thermo Electric Generator (TEG)<br />wht r ur thoughts?sachin_sathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02104023701292128933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-10119843337980274722009-09-02T02:06:29.545-07:002009-09-02T02:06:29.545-07:00Why does Smith adopt such a name Smith and then hi...Why does Smith adopt such a name Smith and then hide it and call himself Anonymous?The repeated "Sir" gives the show away anyway!Must be a cadet from some dehati school?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-35430045652600732822009-09-02T00:01:14.999-07:002009-09-02T00:01:14.999-07:00Prasun,
Thanks for the earlier replies.
Since Ch...Prasun,<br /><br />Thanks for the earlier replies.<br /><br />Since China has S300 series system for air defence and may be missile defence purpose, does India has any thing to nutralize these (SEAD), if situation demands?<br /><br />Thanks a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-41334444709855233882009-09-01T23:04:44.444-07:002009-09-01T23:04:44.444-07:00Prasun Sir,
Thanks for that post, it is
enormousl...Prasun Sir,<br />Thanks for that post, it is <br />enormously informative.<br />Let's have more such!<br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-75560807592193286272009-09-01T17:05:22.124-07:002009-09-01T17:05:22.124-07:00To Anon@11:58AM: So by now, you should have realis...To Anon@11:58AM: So by now, you should have realised that the problem faced by the IAF when exercising with the USAF was not about the data-linking. Instead, the problem was with the incompatibility between the formatting and mission protocol of the tactical information distribution system of the IAF and USAF. While the USAF uses NATO-standard JTIDS terminals on board its combat aircraft, the IAF Su-30MKis used an entirely different and customised tactical information distribution system whose encryption source-codes could not be shared with the US due to reasons of OPSEC, and also because India is not a NATO member-state and is therefore not obliged to adopt NATO standard operating procedures and protocols.Prasun K Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-67890323503758540452009-09-01T16:55:15.369-07:002009-09-01T16:55:15.369-07:00To Anon@11:58AM: That report about Ex Red Flag 08 ...To Anon@11:58AM: That report about Ex Red Flag 08 you're referring to was written by the same dude that I referred to above (the one that just loves to undertake self-gratifying joyrides on various combat aircraft). And if you read that post at LIVEFIST carefully (with my answers), you will realise that the Su-30MKI DOES NOT have the Russia-origin operational data link (ODL), contrary to what this very same dude had claimed (based on what he had read on an earlier edition of Jane's Avionics). In fact, the ODL on board the Su-30MKI is of Israeli origin simply because the ODL will be used for communicating with the A-50E PHALCON AEW & C platform. That is why even companies like Gripen Int'l and Lockheed Martin publicly stated (in on-the-record Show Daily interviews given during Aero India 2009) that their respective M-MRCA offers of the JAS-39 Gripen IN and F-16IN Super Viper will have on board the very same ODL that is now on board the Su-30MKI, in order to ensure full inter-operability with existing IAF manned airborne platforms.<br />I even challenged this dude to prove that the Su-30MKI had Russia-origin ODL, but till this day this dude hasn't bothered to reply back to me, either in my blog or anywhere else. Well....he can't, simply because he does not have access to the contract documents of the Su-30MKI, while I have direct access to them. I know each and every component on board the Su-30MKI right down to their industrial part-no. <br />Now, to answer your question about data-linking between non-US-built IAF platforms and US-built platforms, the problem doesn't arise at all since the Israel-origin ODLs are built to NATO specifications (unlike the Russian ODLs) and are therefore fully compatible with those on board US-origin platforms. Therefore, two-way data-linking and communications is a non-existent problem and is a non-issue. Only the Indian Navy MiG-29Ks will be unable to be data-linked since the MiG-29Ks use the Russia-built ODL.Prasun K Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-26509137056025361502009-09-01T11:58:41.960-07:002009-09-01T11:58:41.960-07:00Prasun sir,
I read in this post of yours where y...Prasun sir,<br />I read in <a href="http://trishulgroup.blogspot.com/2009/07/truth-about-krasnopol-m-firing-trials.html" rel="nofollow"> this </a> post of yours where you suggested that the navy could choose <i>"the V-22 Osprey equipped with the same Northrop Grumman-developed mission sensor package as that on the E-2D hawkeye 2000"</i> as its carrier based AEW&C platform.<br /><br />SU-30MKI went to redflag last year where <a href="http://livefist.blogspot.com/2008/11/livefist-column-vishnu-som-first-hand.html" rel="nofollow"> IAF had a lot of fratricides </a> due to datalink incompatibility of western/NATO AWACS & the MKI. <br /><br />Here's my question; The fighters on our aircraft carriers will be of russian origin; they cannot be data-linked with NATO AWACS. Do you still think it is wise to induct an American AEW&C?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-91762032659782915212009-08-31T16:30:50.227-07:002009-08-31T16:30:50.227-07:00To Anon@7:50PM: The EUMA inked between the US and ...To Anon@7:50PM: The EUMA inked between the US and Pakistan firmly ensures that any such tampering is not possible at all. In any case, the Harpoon, in operational terms, will be the least effective weapon employed for land attack, given its limited range when compared to the C-602. Therefore, no one sane naval commander will employ a ship-launched Harpoon or even a C-802A or MM-40 Exocet Block 2 for land attack. <br /><br />To Anon@9:44AM: No, India doesn't have them. Only China and Vietnam do.<br /><br />To Anon@2:54PM: Nothing wrong with that. Anyone is free to use or reproduce whatever has already appeared in this blog before, as long as the source is mentioned. Must give them due credit for at least reproducing it and discussing it. It should be encouraged.Prasun K Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-92060013997958642982009-08-31T14:54:38.561-07:002009-08-31T14:54:38.561-07:00they are using yor article sir.they are using yor article sir.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-39415082351590336802009-08-31T13:13:37.628-07:002009-08-31T13:13:37.628-07:00hey plz chk below
Posted by munir
http://www.defe...hey plz chk below<br /><br />Posted by munir<br />http://www.defence.pk/forums/wmd-missiles/17415-nice-reading-about-babur-raad-h2-h4-etc.html<br /><br />and<br /><br />posted by Prasun K. Sengupta<br />http://trishulgroup.blogspot.com/2008/12/babur-lacm-raad-alcm-detailed.html<br /><br />are exactAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-32742141325080664692009-08-31T09:44:43.111-07:002009-08-31T09:44:43.111-07:00Prasun,
Does India have either S300 or S400 serie...Prasun,<br /><br />Does India have either S300 or S400 series in service for air defence or ABM use.<br /><br />I read freequently that China has them.<br /><br />Your comments please.<br /><br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-69354549873625870072009-08-30T19:50:43.126-07:002009-08-30T19:50:43.126-07:00Prasun ji.
You are 100% right on Mr. Vishnu Som. T...Prasun ji.<br />You are 100% right on Mr. Vishnu Som. This guy is just a show off. He knows some "cute English Words" and just publish his articles without much homework. Those who follow PAF-FA/FGFA program understand that it will take another one year to develop the Russian version of 5th Gen fighter. <br /><br />Anyway, about the US accusation of tampering missiles delivered to Pak, I feel that NY Times will not publish any articles, especially news of this such sensitivity, without any authenticity. I am pretty sure about that. So the question is, what US missiles Pakistan modified. May not be Harpoon, may be some other missiles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-18368356399331890622009-08-30T18:45:53.886-07:002009-08-30T18:45:53.886-07:00The dude writing this story (at: http://www.ndtv.c...The dude writing this story (at: http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/indias_first_stealth_fighter_to_fly_soon.php) goes to Zhukovsky, gets a self-gratifying joyride on a Su-30MK testbed, and comes back with a revelation saying that "India's first stealth fighter will take to the skies in less than four months". Little does he realise that the corporate joint venture between Sukhoi OKB, United Aircraft Corp (UAC), NPO Saturn and HAL has yet to be inked before joint R & D on the FGFA could even commence. In all probability, like many others of his ilk, he's totally confused and can't tell the PAK-FA from the FGFA. A simple question to Alexey Fedorov or the visiting IAF VCAS over the differing MTOWs of the FGFA and PAK-FA would have revealed the obvious. How can the FGFA take off in less than four months when the AL-31FP turbofan with 20% higher thrust rating (already confirmed by former HAL Chairman Dr Ashok Baweja last December) has yet to emerge? When the AESA of the FGFA will not be available until 2014 from V Tikhmirov Scientific-Research Institute of Instrument Design? And since the PAK-FA is a single-seater and the FGFA will be a tandem-seat design, does it mean that within less than a year HAL has already modified the PAK-FA's design into the FGFA? What on earth is this dude trying to say?<br />As the C-in-C of the Russian Air Force disclosed at MAKS 2009, the PAK-FA 'may' be rolled out by the year's end, but it will fly only next year and that too powered by the uprated 117S variant of the AL-31F (the same variant powering the Su-35BM), since the AL-41's development has yet to be completed.Prasun K Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.com