tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post6808749411666161831..comments2024-02-10T23:32:15.095-08:00Comments on TRISHUL: M-SAMs of China, Pakistan & India Detailed + Spotlight on HQ-12/KS-1APrasun K Senguptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-11736489632891291612009-11-15T07:43:44.872-08:002009-11-15T07:43:44.872-08:00prasun y isnt there any commentary about paks and ...prasun y isnt there any commentary about paks and india's M-sams? commentary is only on chinese systems. For Indian ones you only have brochures / slides.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-62291321985147058182009-11-14T07:12:49.303-08:002009-11-14T07:12:49.303-08:00Guillaud talked privately with Defense Minister Ne...Guillaud talked privately with Defense Minister Nelson Jobim, the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro. Hours later, in an interview after commenting that "a fighter without weapons is an airplane flying club, very expensive", he revealed that in the spirit of strategic partnership France-Brazil signed last December, the Brazilian government assured that the France is prepared to go further: <i>if the Rafale win the competition, Brazil could produce even the weapons for such aircraft.</i><br /><br />- The French missile industry also agreed with Brazil to share their trade secrets. This shows that we are not just talking about a plane, but an entire global system for which we propose the transfer of technology.<br /><br />Guillaud also said that it reinforced the French proposal with a plan for the exchange of top-level officials, especially the staffs of the armed forces of both countries:<br /><br />- We are not talking as traders. It is a strategic thinking, which can go much further - he said.<br /><br />Guillaud came to Brazil in the company of Damien Loras, Sarkozy's advisor for the Americas. During the interview he also emphasized some points of the proposal for his country, especially that technology transfer would be "free course" and not an additional cost to the value of the airplane:<br />- <b>The value of this unprecedented transfer represents years of experience, developments, studies and know-how (design and manufacturing).</b> This value is estimated between five and seven billion euros, ie more than the amount of the contract - said Loras.<br />Despite that mention of price, both he and Guillaud avoided mentioning specific figures on the cost of the Rafale - except the fact that it would be 4% more expensive than the F-18 Super Hornet, the American Boeing. This difference, they argued, would disappear over the 15-year contract to be signed with Brazil, because of currency fluctuations during that period.<br /><br />- Independence and autonomy always require investment. Even the French paid a price to be autonomous and not depend on supply from other countries in the military. We accept invest more, a little more, to master our destiny. And Brazil now has a chance to do the same: the economy is strong, political will, and seeks the means to earn respect and be respected. This is where the tool operates military - argued Guillaud.<br /><br />The estimate is that the French package would cost about 5.5 billion euros. The admiral, declining to specify a value, said that in practice, taxpayers would pay for the Brazilian fighter a price equal to cost for the French themselves. Guillaud suggested that, in the last minute, there could be some kind of agreement regarding the value of the contract:<br /><br />- We are in a competition and whoever is chosen (in terms of technical and operational) will enter into trade negotiations. <b>Did not come here on behalf of the manufacturer (Dassault), but rather the president. What I can say is that during negotiations the French state will be present. President Sarkozy has pledged to do so. This is a commitment in writing, and firm</b> - said Guillaud<br />----------------------------------<br />IS this for real? source codes being given to the customer so that the customer can customize or is it a mkting knowing bazil will have to opt for french wepn sys.'Trade secrets' are being revealed to Brazil .really?<br />why is there so much activity in Brazil and none in India?why are the french talking abt such coopn with Brazil and not indian industry ?have they given up hope here?would like ur analysis of the French triumph in Brazil(their offer & why not here)<br /><br />http://translate.google.cf/translate...istory_state0=<br />The above link refers to job opportunities being created 3000 for the 1st 36 a/c and posiibly 24000 for 129a/c on follow on orders with an embraer assembly line and possibly many parts being produced in Brazil on follow on order .this rally sounds good if the french really mean it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-80409335845587820232009-11-14T07:11:03.436-08:002009-11-14T07:11:03.436-08:00It seems the French are going to go all the way
ht...It seems the French are going to go all the way<br />http://oglobo.globo.com/pais/mat/200...-914743381.asp<br />this is what it says:<br />----------------------------------<br /><br />RIO - In the final of the competition for a contract for the sale of 36 fighter jets to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), the government of France - whose company competes with Dassault your model against the Rafale and Boeing Swedish Saab - added some items the package had already offered to Brazil. One is the possibility that, over the agreement, the Embraer Company may develop a more modern version of that plane and eventually export it to France itself. <br />This possibility is embedded in the fact that the promised <b>technology transfer that aircraft without any restrictions, it includes the transfer of its source code - the heart and brain of the plane. Are the lines of code for programs that control both the weapons systems (missiles and on-board computers) as well as radar, engines, and moving surfaces (such as installations) of the game.</b><br /><br />"The fleet will have all the technology of the Rafale, including the so-called source code. With them she can either modify the aircraft as do, for example, a Super Rafale"<br /><br />This promise, plus the guarantee of several other advantages, were presented to the government for a special envoy of President Nicolas Sarkozy during a mild two-day visit to Brazil last week: Admiral Edouard Guillaud. He is "chief of staff particularly from the president."<br /><br />- The agreement that proposed to Brazilian government is writing that the FAB will have all the technology of the Rafale, including the so-called source code. With it they can either modify the aircraft as do, for example, a Super Rafale, a new version - Guillaud said in an interview with O Globo. - These are technical specifications, ranging from the most general to the last screw of the landing gear. This is called transfer of trade secret - he insisted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-24695048419046839432009-11-14T00:42:50.620-08:002009-11-14T00:42:50.620-08:00Yess I remember meeting in Bangsar the Australian ...Yess I remember meeting in Bangsar the Australian Major who was based in PD for a year. I believe a lot of what he taught the army was infantry/AFV cooperation skills.<br />I remember him saying that back in Australia, evertime they fired the 76mm gun on the M1113, their faces would be black!<br /><br />The M88 kinetic energy penetrators supplied by Prentis are actually a copy of the Soviet tungsten core BM-15 developed in the 80’s. It has not been reported if the Malaysian army had been offered the Polish ‘Pronit’ KE 125mm penetrator.Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300307989222935609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-79401942735094188272009-11-13T16:26:42.959-08:002009-11-13T16:26:42.959-08:00Regarding the PT-91M MBT, the principal vulnerabil...Regarding the PT-91M MBT, the principal vulnerability arises from FSAPDS rounds, and installation of APS will not mitigate this threat to a great extent. But it will suffice for neutralising the threats from RPGs and LAWs. There's sufficient space top accomodate the APS as well as a BMS. The FSAPDS rounds from PRETIS employ a KE penetrator whose design is totally different from that of NORINCO. Companies like PRETIS (in former Yugoslavia) were producing such KE penetrators long before NORINCO began manufacturing them in the late 1980s. RUAG is providing the platoon gunnery simulators, while the rest (MBT driving, maintenance simulators and individual gunnery proficiency simulators) have all come from Poland. And when the Ukrainian T-84 was brought to Malaysia in 2000 for mobility/firepower trials, it was the same as the T-80UD, with no internal modifications. <br /><br />To IPE: I can't see any foreign helicopter manufacturer co-developing a Dhruv ALH-derived single-engined LOH with HAL when it is HAL that has all the proprietary design data of the Dhruv ALH and therefore no foreign OEM can possibly bring anything new or novel to the table to offer. The only area where HAL is looking to foreign industrial partnership and design consultancy inputs is for the medium-lift MUH project.<br /><br />To Nava: I have NO new information about RAFAEL opting for ANY path RE future BVRAAMs, leave alone 'different'. I never claimed, but merely stated that RAFAEL is likely (and this is not a definite forecast) to develop a new-generation LRAAM using several of the technologies now being developed for the Barak 8.Prasun K Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-17816405853250017922009-11-13T16:07:05.662-08:002009-11-13T16:07:05.662-08:0012:34PM: I don't think the ROK is in any hurry...12:34PM: I don't think the ROK is in any hurry to be reunified with the DPRK, especially after witnessing the severe economic problems incurred by the FRG when it re-united with the GDR. All that the ROK is now doing is trying to keep close tabs (and possible make friends with) the 1,500-odd members of the ruling elite in Pyongyang, who in essence control everything in North Korea. <br />With regard to Japan's quest for a new-generation F-X MRCA, although the TRDI has been doing some in-house R & D work on a fifth-generation MRCA, the JASDF will in all probability go for the Boeing F-15SE heavy MRCA, while the domestically developed MRCA will likely follow as a tactical MRCA in case a decision is made to support the national aerospace industry by not importing the F-35. <br /><br />To Anon@7:11PM: How can they be the same when they have been designed and developed by entirely different OEMs? The Tejas Mk2's LSPs will be the first to fly with the EL/M-2052. Both the Mk1 and Mk2 variants of Tejas will have the Dash 3 HMD.<br /><br />To Anon@7:17PM: There is no sanctioned project as yet in India to develop IRST sensors or conformal fuel tanks for the Tejas. The Tejas Mk2 will use fully imported IRST sensors. <br /><br />To Faris: The so-called tank destroyers are in essence mobile field artillery systems meant to be used for either staging ambushes or for conducting battlefield recce. They will never go on a direct faceoff with any MBT. Instead, they will be employed against dug-in motorised infantry forces. And if adequate tactical air mobility is available (via C-130-type or Mi-26T-type transports) then such vehicles can be effectively employed for attacking hostile forces from the rear by adopting vertical envelopment manoeuvres. I remember going to PD for witnessing the CV-90-120 and Rooikat 105 mobility trials in 2000 and at that time the local agents were proudly and ignorantly claiming that such vehicles can be viable alternatives to the MBT! And their views were then seconded by some Australian Army instructors on armoured warfare. I then explained to them that tank-on-tank battles and swift manoeuvre warfare engagements in support of or against motorised/mechanised infantry formations are two poles apart and one cannot substitute the other. I also had then asked the visiting Aussies how exactly on earth could they even think of instructing the Malaysian Army when the entire active Australian Army does not even size up to Division-level, while the all-volunteer Malayisan Army has four active Divisions! Needless to say, those Aussie officers were scratching their heads. (LoL!) Vehicles like the Terminator are ideally employed in tandem with MBTs and are used for clearing dug-in hostile anti-armour emplacements before the arrival of friendly mechanised infantry forces, primarily over flat terrain. <br />For the BrahMos as of now only an on-board GPS receiver coupled to the RLG-INS will be employed for navigational waypoint confirmation, since the BrahMos will be used primarily for attackiing static targets. The BrahMos is not being offered to Indonesia since neither the Amur 1650 nor Amur 1850 SSK have as yet been certified to carry such missiles.Prasun K Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-29723040569208648692009-11-13T09:00:20.918-08:002009-11-13T09:00:20.918-08:00I must admit that I'm confused. Do you have ne...I must admit that I'm confused. Do you have new information about Rafael opting for a different path RE future BVRAAMs? Because you claim that Rafael is likely (not certain, so I apologize if I misrepresented your "forecast")to develop its future LRAAM using the Barak 8's propulsion. Would this not amount to converting it into a 4 Gen BVRAAM?<br /><br />BTW, WRT the Barak 8's future export prospects, one should note the recent<br />(350M USD) sale of Heron UAVs to brazil and reports that Rafael is planning to "set up shop" there in a major way.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16905910031853154585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-61033435836349878802009-11-13T06:06:36.472-08:002009-11-13T06:06:36.472-08:00Sir I have a doubt.
Earlier it was stated that LOH...Sir I have a doubt.<br />Earlier it was stated that LOH will be indigenously developed by HAL. Now some recent report suggests that they want to develop it along with the company which will will win the contract for army's 187 heli's procured directly. What is the truth in it?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924100765085144784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-4822522443778410422009-11-12T22:54:07.684-08:002009-11-12T22:54:07.684-08:00Me again Prasun... You mentioned a while back that...Me again Prasun... You mentioned a while back that the PT-91M has reached its limit with regards to growth potential. <br /><br />Correct me if I'm wrong, but surely the existing S-1000 1,000hp engine will take the extra weight if a decision is made to up-armour the PT-91M against RPGs and 20mm/30mm rounds by the installation of bar armour to the rear of the engine deck and the sides. <br /><br />Is there any space in the turret to accommodate the controls and screen of an OWS for the coommander? <br /><br />There is also a critical need for a thermal to be provided for the tank commander as at the moment the PT-91M only has a hunter killer capability in daytime.<br /><br />Is there enough power supply at the moment for the future installation of an APS and OWS? <br /><br />PRETIS, was awarded a contract in 2005 to supply 17,601 125mm M86 HE, M88 kinetic energy [KE] penetrators and training rounds. Is there any truth to a report that tungsten core KE penetrators will be sourced from NORINCO?<br /><br />In addition to report that RUAG was selected to provide a simulator, there was also a report that the Polish ETC-PZL Industries simulator, Jaguar 3 maintenance simulator and OBRUN gunnery simulator had been ordered.<br /><br />Lastly, way back in 2002 when the Ukranian T-84 was a contender for the Malaysian army, was the Ukranian bustle loader offered?Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300307989222935609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-7982349942347266292009-11-12T22:32:08.302-08:002009-11-12T22:32:08.302-08:00Prasun, what are your personal thoughts on the tan...Prasun, what are your personal thoughts on the tank destroyer requirement? In theory, these are meant to deal with lightly armoured threats and provide fire support, so the light armour is no problem. But in practice if anything goes wrong, such as a lack of infantry support or engagements with 20mm/30mm guns and shoulder fire weapons, these tank destroyers are highly vurnerable, relying totally on hit avoidance. If you recall, the Rooikat, CV90 and Centauro were offered to Malaysia as an alternative to an MBT. For the Indian requirement, wouldn't a reconfigured BMP [with better sights and a mix gun/missile fit]or something like the 'Terminator' do the job of tank destroying and fire support?<br /><br />What data link will be used to provide OTHT for the Brahmos? Does the TNI-AL still intend to fit Brahmos on its 2 Amur class SSKs?Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300307989222935609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-7314749992199786122009-11-12T19:17:23.505-08:002009-11-12T19:17:23.505-08:00Prasun da,
Can you please shed some light on the ...Prasun da,<br /><br />Can you please shed some light on the indigenous development of IRST sensors that will go on-board the Tejas? How good it will be compared to PIRATE, LANTIRN, SNIPER and OLS-K IRST sensors?<br /> <br />Can you please the integrated defensive aids suite of the MiG-29K/KUBs?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-74790935292420484702009-11-12T19:11:02.446-08:002009-11-12T19:11:02.446-08:00Prasun da,
Is the Vixen 1000e same as the EL/M-20...Prasun da,<br /><br />Is the Vixen 1000e same as the EL/M-2052 AESA?How do you rate both of them?<br /><br />When will the Tejas first fly with the EL/M-2052 AESA? Which HMD will be used on the IAF's Tejas?<br /> <br />Can you please give a comprehensive detail about the new generation Russian AAMs including the upgraded R-77SD? How will they compare with the Western missiles?<br /><br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-86227862163471561102009-11-12T12:34:35.802-08:002009-11-12T12:34:35.802-08:00wow thanx prasun,ur reply is highly educative as a...wow thanx prasun,ur reply is highly educative as always and am amazed at the level of authority you have on the subject of global affairs.continuing with the topic,i have come across magazine articles wherein korean unification was said to be the goal of both the koreas(acting in unity to defeat pacifist japan {feelings due to the WWII}).what happened of it?how do u think north korea will reconcile with the west?how will china react?<br />staying with Japan, the japan air self defence forces and the ministry are said to be evaluating the eurofighter.what is exactly that they want it seems they do not want a fighter with a long reach capability or ground attack either(i came across the net but cant substantiate it).they were also oping for the f22.what was that for .what happened to FX progthere were pics of fx mock ups(presuming some design,research ws done for this program with critical radars,rwrs ... being impoted from n grumann)did they really expect to own an f22(at least one with hugely reduced capability lacking certain critical h/w substituted by domestic/mature ones)or did they use it to bargain the total know how ,whys for manufacturing operating...critical components(avionics)not made avilable to them for a mature platform(f16,f18) so that they would have the capability to manufacture all of the aircraft at home and master those tech?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-47640260534651819922009-11-12T11:46:24.865-08:002009-11-12T11:46:24.865-08:00To Anon@8:59M: Both Dash-3 and TopOwl are contempo...To Anon@8:59M: Both Dash-3 and TopOwl are contemporary designs. And both have been flight-qualified to operate with both R-77 and R-73E AAMs. As for the Vixen 1000e, as it is only now entering the flight-test phase, one will know only after another 18 months exacrlt how good this AESA-based multifunction radar will be. As for the Vixen 1000e versus SABR or RACR radars, the US-origin radars are without doubt superior not only due to their advanced design/performance parameters, but also because of their mature and fully validated mission software. <br /><br />To Nava: No backtracking by me. I had never ever stated that the Barak-8ER LR-SAM will be converted into a fourth-generation BVRAAM. This is what I had stated earlier: "For RAFAEL to continue as a prominent global developer of guided air combat missiles in the aftermath of the Derby and Python-5, it has no choice but to develop LRAAMs in order to compete with the likes of Meteor, FRAAM, and the KS-172. Therefore, as a consequence of this, the next-gen LRAAM from RAFAEL will have to be either ramjet-powered (like the FRAAM and Meteor) or a solid-fuel rocket using high-energy propellant of the type to be used for the Barak-8. Additionally, such a LRAAM will also have to accommodate additional avionics LRUs like small-diameter data-links so that even AEW & C platforms like the A-50I PHALCON or G-550 CAEW & CS can provide mid-course guidance cues directly to the LRAAM. So, in conclusion, yes, RAFAEL is on the right track when doing advanced planning for the next-gen LRAAM and it makes perfect sense to leverage the spinoffs from the on-going Barak-8 programme (like IAI has done with the Jumper N-LOS). Therefore, (I'm speculating here) in all probability, RAFAEL is unlikely to opt for ramjets and stick to the Barak-8-based propulsion system".<br /><br />To Anon@10:45AM: From what I know, the S-300PMU2s were ordered by Iran from Belarus, but Belarus cannot supply the consignment unless Russia's Almaz-Antey supplies the critical components to Belarus for final assembly. Therefore, now Russia is using this to delay the commencement of delivery but for how long it will continue to do so is anyone's guess. In any case, the Iranians can always acquire the 90km-range HQ-9 LR-SAM from China, or acquire additional S-200s (SA-5s) from some of the CIS republics. <br />North Koprea wants to convert the 1953 armistice treaty into a permanent peace treaty which will enable it to break out of diplomatic/economic isolation. That is its primary objective. Fpor as long as the UN-mandated armistice treaty remains in force, it only amounts to a temporary ceasefire, and not a permenent end to hostilities. It is more or less as the 1956 treaty signed between the USSR and Japan, which did not officially end the state of war between the two countries. It was only a treaty to maintain the status quo after Japan's unconditional surrender in August 1945. It is for this reason that Japan continues to insist on signing a new peace treaty with Russia that heralds a permanent end to Russo-Japanese hostilities and also returns to Japan the four islands in the Kuriles that were occupied by the USSR. While Russia is desirous of inking such a treaty, it does not want to return these four islands back to Japan. <br /><br />To Anon@10:52AM: No progress at all! Instead, the Army is scouting Eastern Europe for surplus stocks of 130mm M-46 towed howitzers.Prasun K Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-80709427312762219592009-11-12T10:52:52.314-08:002009-11-12T10:52:52.314-08:00Hi Prasun,
What is the progress of the 155mm arty ...Hi Prasun,<br />What is the progress of the 155mm arty guns procurement?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-34375886353113540292009-11-12T10:45:39.361-08:002009-11-12T10:45:39.361-08:00Hi prasun,
Russia Sits Out Delivery of Iranian S-3...Hi prasun,<br />Russia Sits Out Delivery of Iranian S-300 Air Defence Systems<br /> http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/446/<br />where is this going to lead?<br />why is Russia doing this (expecting more orders from Saudi Arabia in response)<br />Why has north Korea agreed to talk abt its nuclear program ?what is the regime interested in that could be more important than the nukes?(what is he expecting in return?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-7900605282290526702009-11-12T09:15:59.614-08:002009-11-12T09:15:59.614-08:00"The Barak 8ER LR-SAMs will not be converted ..."The Barak 8ER LR-SAMs will not be converted into a fourth generation BVRAAM."<br /><br />No disrespect, but perhaps this is a bit of a backtrack by you...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16905910031853154585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-91657427005363411972009-11-12T08:59:57.174-08:002009-11-12T08:59:57.174-08:00Prasun da,
Thanks for the reply.
How good is the...Prasun da,<br /><br />Thanks for the reply.<br /><br />How good is the THALES-built TopOwl HMD compared to the DASH-3 HMD?<br /><br />How good is the Vixen 1000e AESA-based radar compared to the APG-80 or SABR?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-75012865634904019522009-11-12T08:32:48.988-08:002009-11-12T08:32:48.988-08:00To Anon@6:03PM: The integrated defensive aids suit...To Anon@6:03PM: The integrated defensive aids suite of the IAF's upgraded MiG-29UPGs will be the same as that for the MiG-29K/KUB. One cannot compare it with that of the PAFs F-16 Block 50/52s since the effectiveness is measured not in terms of hardware sophistication, but in terms of the comprehensiveness of the on-board electronic threat library.<br />No, the DASH-3 HMD will not be used on the IAF's upgraded MiG-29UPGs and also on the to-be upgraded SU-30MKIs. Instead, the THALES-built TopOwl will be.<br />Yes, the PAF be given the fourth-generation AIM-120C-series AMRAAM missiles but with deficient ECCM capabilities. The IAF will be given the AIM-120D AMRAAM missile if it goes for US aircraft. The Barak 8ER LR-SAMs will not be converted into a fourth generation BVRAAM.<br /><br />To Divakar: There's no difference between the IAF/IN version of Barak-8 and recently signed Barak-8 for IA. As for light tanks, they will not be utilised for MBT vs Light Tank battles, but rather as destroyers of armoured vehiciels like ICVs and APCs, and will also be utilised for destroying hardened hostile bunkers and other such structures. Therefore, the light tanks will be used mostly by motorised and mechanised infantry forces of the Indian Army. It now remains to be seen if the Army will opt for 105mm cannon or 120mm cannon for the wheeled light tanks. The evaluation process will include competitive mobility and firepower trials and if properly conducted, the whole process should not last for more than 180 days. <br /><br />To Anon@5:27AM: the Sura-K HMS should be employed only in museums, and not by any pilot. HMDs like TopOwl and Dash-3 are far more lightweight and versatile. <br /><br />To Anon@12:50PM: Both the J-10A/B and the FC-20 are M-MRCAs and feature glass cockpit avionics and fly-by-wire flight control systems. But the J-10A/B as yet does not feature on-board force multipliers like the IRST sensor and operational data-link (ODL) for communicating with AEW & C platforms. The Pakistan Air Force FC-20s, however, will have the on-board IRST (a China-built reverse-engineered UOMZ-designed OIPS-27) ODL from Saab which in turn will enable it to communicate with the Saab 2000 AEW & C platform. I'm also reliably informed that the FC-20s will have the Vixen 1000e AESA-based radar.<br /><br />To Anon@4:01AM: Dude, both Pakistan and Saudi Arabia procured at the same time the MIM-23B I-Hawk MR-SAM and Crotale (Shaheen) SHORADS systems way back in the early 1980s. You may not have known about it as you were not yet born at that time.<br /><br />To SUKHOI-30 MKI: The existing RVV-AEs can easily be upgraded R-77SD when the former go back to Russia for re-lifing. Therefore, over the next three years, this upgrade will take place for in-stock IAF R-VV-AEs.Prasun K Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369323150694008798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-24686199540039669412009-11-12T06:59:28.472-08:002009-11-12T06:59:28.472-08:00Prasun Da,
Which BVR missiles upgraded Mig-29 will...Prasun Da,<br />Which BVR missiles upgraded Mig-29 will have, R-77 SD or the basic R-77RVV-AE.<br />And which version of R-77 upcoming Sukhois will have?SUKHOI-30 MKIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535946969095796627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-67936021285480877772009-11-12T04:01:03.089-08:002009-11-12T04:01:03.089-08:00Prasun K Sengupta said.To Anon@8:51AM: Pakistan is...Prasun K Sengupta said.To Anon@8:51AM: Pakistan is mentioned in relation to its existing MR-SAM assets like the Raytheon MIM-23B Improved Hawk, and not the KS-1A.<br /><br />But sir Pakistan dont have the Raytheon MIM-23B Improved Hawk <br /><br />Their only recent SAM purcchase is Spada-2000PlusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-39076779750666047642009-11-11T12:50:48.469-08:002009-11-11T12:50:48.469-08:00Prasun ji,
I saw this article in "china-pla....Prasun ji,<br /><br />I saw this article in "china-pla.blogspot.com"<br /><br />The author says "A lot of interesting things were brought up here regarding J-10 and the 4th generation fighter jet project. If you don't already know, 3rd generation in China is 4th generation in the West and 4th generation in China is 5th generation in the West." He continues "The videos say that J-10 is on par with the best of 3rd generation fighter jets, so China's 4th gen plane should also be expected to be on par with the best of 4th generation fighter jets world wide. The news of 4th generation fighter jets came from the deputy commander of PLAAF, so it should be considered pretty solid."<br /><br />If J10 is 3rd Gen figher (4th Gen equi of West), why do China purchase Su-30MK2 from Russia? Why do China call J10 3rd Gen fighter, instead of calling it just 4.5++ Gen fighters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-84698659714334415572009-11-11T08:33:18.265-08:002009-11-11T08:33:18.265-08:00AFAIK, Singapore provided funding for the Iron Dom...AFAIK, Singapore provided funding for the Iron Dome system, not the Barak 8.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16905910031853154585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-2897032744330808642009-11-11T05:27:25.316-08:002009-11-11T05:27:25.316-08:00to prasun
can u post more about sura k HMSto prasun<br /><br />can u post more about sura k HMSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154280302945875495.post-11998634524347168092009-11-10T18:43:03.162-08:002009-11-10T18:43:03.162-08:00Prasun,
Really appreciate the detailed reply for ...Prasun,<br /><br />Really appreciate the detailed reply for both of my questions. I do have the following questions.<br /><br />Is there any difference between the IAF/IN version of Barak-8 and recently signed Barak-8 for IA. <br /><br />Regarding the tank destroyers, what kind of advantage that these tank destroyers have compared to the regular tanks like T-90 or Arjun? How are these light tanks employed to hit the enemy tanks in a war scenario, along with the regular tanks. Please help me understand. <br /><br />By any chance the evaluation process includes the competitive trails? Though it is good, with our bureaucratic process, it takes ages to complete the process and who knows how many times we need the repeat the evaluation process.<br /><br />ThanksDivakarnoreply@blogger.com