India Develops Advanced Laser Pods to Boost Fighter Jet’s Attack Skills

[HariPrasad]

Laser Designator Pods (LDPs) are complex laser targeting systems used by the military. American firm Lockheed Martin has been developing a cost-effective fibre laser system that will be demonstrated on a fighter jet in 2021. According to Sources, Indian scientists claim that their laser designator pod is highly cost-effective and accurate.

India’s state-funded Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an advanced and most sought after weapon targeting system in the world, which sharpens the attack capabilities of fighter jets in all-weather conditions. With this development, it is believed that the day and night attack capabilities of India’s homegrown Tejas fighter jets will be greatly improved.

“Laser designator pod (LDP) is the laser sensor-cum-targeting system used in aircraft and provides inputs in actual flight conditions. These are advanced airborne infrared targeting and navigation pods to improve both day and night attack capabilities in all weather conditions. It performs tasks like detection, recognition, identification, designation of surface targets, accurate delivery of guided bombs and accurate ranging”, an official involved with the project told Sputnik on the condition of anonymity.

The French Rafale fighter jet, likely to be inducted into the Indian Air Force by September this year, is equipped with the Damocles laser designator pod designed by THALES. The manufacturer claims that it brings full day and night laser designation capability to Rafale. It has ranging (distance sensing) and targeting precision in metres.

It permits laser-guided weapons to be delivered at stand-off range and altitude. Damocles is interoperable with all existing laser-guided weapons.

America’s Lockheed Martin has plans to develop a high-powered laser system for the US Air Force, which is slated for a demonstration on a retrofitted fighter jet in 2021. The sensor is being developed as part of an Air Force Research Laboratory program called the Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD.

http://idrw.org/india-develops-advanced-laser-pods-to-boost-fighter-jets-attack-skills/ .

 

[HariPrasad]

India mastered rocket motor technology first. Then came the radars. India developed its own most advance AESA radars and put them in use. Then came the sensors and other EW suites. India has developed a very advance EW suite for its Mig 29 fleet and now it is in process of developing a similar one for Tejas.

The are which was left out was Infrared track and search system laser pod. India has begun the work on infrared track and search system. This laser pod development is a significant development and this will save a huge amount in terms of money and end India's dependency on other Nations. India shall continue to improve and further develop it. The whole Eco system related to fighter jets is getting complete in India. With the development of Engine, India will have have whole ecosystem fully developed in India. By 2025, India should be in league of developed Nations in this area like France, US, EU, Russia who can design and build a modern fighter in its own country.

 

[MimophantSlayer]

Laser Designator Pods (LDPs) are complex laser targeting systems used by the military. American firm Lockheed Martin has been developing a cost-effective fibre laser system that will be demonstrated on a fighter jet in 2021. According to Sources, Indian scientists claim that their laser designator pod is highly cost-effective and accurate.

India’s state-funded Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an advanced and most sought after weapon targeting system in the world, which sharpens the attack capabilities of fighter jets in all-weather conditions. With this development, it is believed that the day and night attack capabilities of India’s homegrown Tejas fighter jets will be greatly improved.

“Laser designator pod (LDP) is the laser sensor-cum-targeting system used in aircraft and provides inputs in actual flight conditions. These are advanced airborne infrared targeting and navigation pods to improve both day and night attack capabilities in all weather conditions. It performs tasks like detection, recognition, identification, designation of surface targets, accurate delivery of guided bombs and accurate ranging”, an official involved with the project told Sputnik on the condition of anonymity.

The French Rafale fighter jet, likely to be inducted into the Indian Air Force by September this year, is equipped with the Damocles laser designator pod designed by THALES. The manufacturer claims that it brings full day and night laser designation capability to Rafale. It has ranging (distance sensing) and targeting precision in metres.

It permits laser-guided weapons to be delivered at stand-off range and altitude. Damocles is interoperable with all existing laser-guided weapons.

America’s Lockheed Martin has plans to develop a high-powered laser system for the US Air Force, which is slated for a demonstration on a retrofitted fighter jet in 2021. The sensor is being developed as part of an Air Force Research Laboratory program called the Self-protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD.

http://idrw.org/india-develops-advanced-laser-pods-to-boost-fighter-jets-attack-skills/ .

This is the scaled down model of the DRDO LDP.

Whereas the pic on the IDRW article is actually that of the SIVA HADF pod which can be used in conjunction with the Kh-31P anti radiation missile to detect enemy radars and destroy them, i.e. for SEAD missions.
In the future we might even see the DRDO NGARM destroy pakistani radars in conjunction with the SIVA HADF pod.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

This is the scaled down model of the DRDO LDP. View attachment 534599

Thanks, wanted to see how it looked.