India to equip more fighter jets with Nuclear capable missiles for two front Pak China war

[Shahzaz ud din]

India to equip more fighter jets with Nuclear capable missiles for two front Pak China war

NEW DELHI - India's aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has offered to produce 40 more Sukhoi-30MKI fighters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a cost lower than that of the multi-role fighter Rafale.

The Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets will be equipped with the air-launched version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. HAL is currently producing the last batch of 23 Su-30 fighters, of the 222 it was mandated to build at its facility in Nashik, Maharashtra.

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"We will offer a very competitive price. Since 2010, we have been delivering the Su-30 at INR 425 crore (approx $64 million) a piece. We can deliver another three squadrons at the same price," T Suvarna Raju, HAL's chairman, told the Business Standard.

HAL has already absorbed the technology for building and supporting the Su-30. Now, the aim is to build those three new squadrons as quickly and cheaply as possible, Raju added.

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Last December, the Indian defense ministry had assured HAL that production at Nashik would continue to flow even after the conclusion of the Su-MKI manufacturing activities.

"HAL has world-class facilities and given the successful integration of BrahMos on Su-30 MKI, 40 more aircraft will undergo such integration," Subhash Bhamre, India's minister of state for defense had said at a public-private partnership summit in Nashik.

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The work has been underway to integrate BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles on 40 Su-30MKI jets at the Nashik facility, but HAL chairman Raju believes that instead of upgrading older fighters, with a shorter residual lifespan, it would be better to build three more squadrons of Sukhois capable of carrying BrahMos missiles.

The IAF is currently facing a shortage of at least eight squadrons (18-20 jets in a squadron) of fighter jets due to aging MiGs and delays in fresh procurement. The IAF desires the strength of some 42 combat squadrons by the year 2027-32 in order to meet the contingencies of a two-front war with China and Pakistan.

"HAL's proposal to assemble 40 additional BrahMos-A capable Su-30MKIs, instead of upgrading 40 life limited in-service aircraft, makes eminent sense," Vijainder K Thakur, an IAF veteran and military analyst, said.

Thakur has long been advocating that the Su-30MKI is a perfect fit for the IAF doctrine, which advocates the use of fighter aircraft that can perform any role.

tags: India

 

[GumNaam]

so...they're gonna put nuclear missiles on planes that live on fixed airbases instead putting them on movable missiles...

perfect.

 

[Quibbler]

so...they're gonna put nuclear missiles on planes that live on fixed airbases instead putting them on movable missiles...

perfect.

Understand the difference between nuclear capable and a mated nuclear weapon.

 

[seesonic]

So before getting these planes. India isnt ready?

 

[GumNaam]

Understand the difference between nuclear capable and a mated nuclear weapon.

the article makes it seem as if we are always a few steps ahead of you guys and you're constantly having to play catch up in the field of nuclear weapons development.

So before getting these planes. India isnt ready?

That's what it sounds like...

 

[seesonic]

the article makes it seem as if we are always a few steps ahead of you guys and you're constantly having to play catch up in the field of nuclear weapons development.


That's what it sounds like...

Maybe we can all assume India is never ready for anything

 

[GumNaam]

Maybe we can all assume India is never ready for anything

Doesn't matter to us. We know what our state of readiness is and how to maintain it. That's all that matters.

 

[Daghalodi]

Doesn't matter to us. We know what our state of readiness is and how to maintain it. That's all that matters.

Indians like to brag about things before they can even get their hands on them.

 

[kinsr]

Poor reporting... Brahmos is not supposed to carry Nuclear weapons. Though it is technically capable but India proposed to keep it conventional.

Why would we need additional 40 to carry Brahmos, I believe 40 have already been ordered for SFC capable of carrying Brahmos. Anyways, isn't this Su30 MKI line supposed to switch to Super Sukhoi upgrade to MKI once the current production run ends.

 

[fitpOsitive]

India to equip more fighter jets with Nuclear capable missiles for two front Pak China war

NEW DELHI - India's aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has offered to produce 40 more Sukhoi-30MKI fighters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a cost lower than that of the multi-role fighter Rafale.

The Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets will be equipped with the air-launched version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. HAL is currently producing the last batch of 23 Su-30 fighters, of the 222 it was mandated to build at its facility in Nashik, Maharashtra.

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"We will offer a very competitive price. Since 2010, we have been delivering the Su-30 at INR 425 crore (approx $64 million) a piece. We can deliver another three squadrons at the same price," T Suvarna Raju, HAL's chairman, told the Business Standard.

HAL has already absorbed the technology for building and supporting the Su-30. Now, the aim is to build those three new squadrons as quickly and cheaply as possible, Raju added.

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Last December, the Indian defense ministry had assured HAL that production at Nashik would continue to flow even after the conclusion of the Su-MKI manufacturing activities.

"HAL has world-class facilities and given the successful integration of BrahMos on Su-30 MKI, 40 more aircraft will undergo such integration," Subhash Bhamre, India's minister of state for defense had said at a public-private partnership summit in Nashik.

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The work has been underway to integrate BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles on 40 Su-30MKI jets at the Nashik facility, but HAL chairman Raju believes that instead of upgrading older fighters, with a shorter residual lifespan, it would be better to build three more squadrons of Sukhois capable of carrying BrahMos missiles.

The IAF is currently facing a shortage of at least eight squadrons (18-20 jets in a squadron) of fighter jets due to aging MiGs and delays in fresh procurement. The IAF desires the strength of some 42 combat squadrons by the year 2027-32 in order to meet the contingencies of a two-front war with China and Pakistan.

"HAL's proposal to assemble 40 additional BrahMos-A capable Su-30MKIs, instead of upgrading 40 life limited in-service aircraft, makes eminent sense," Vijainder K Thakur, an IAF veteran and military analyst, said.

Thakur has long been advocating that the Su-30MKI is a perfect fit for the IAF doctrine, which advocates the use of fighter aircraft that can perform any role.

tags: India

This madness will lead this region to no where, total destruction.

 

[El Sidd]

Sounds like a plan............

Good luck !!