HAL is not corrupt, but Lazy to core
Business Standard, 21st Aug 17
With only 35 Su-30MKI fighters left to deliver to the Indian Air Force (IAF) out of the 222 that HAL has been contracted to build, its
Nashik production line, which builds 12 Su-30MKIs per year
HAL Nashik would overhaul
20 fighters per year, while the IAF’s 11 Base Repair Depot, also located at Nashik, would overhaul the other ten.
Over each fighter’s total service life of 6,000 flying hours or 30-40 years, it would be overhauled thrice – adding up to 816 overhauls for the 272-strong Su-30MKI fleet.
“Now we are thinking differently. Rather than have HAL Nashik lying idle – with its 7,000 employees and 4,000 acres of real estate --
we should enhance our capacity and overhaul all 30 Sukhois ourselves”, says Raju.
HAL’s 20 manufacturing divisions built on 12,000 acres of land, and
30,000 skilled employees.
Once the last of the 222 Su-30MKIs to be built in Nashik roll off the lines, this facility will build the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA), which HAL and Sukhoi will jointly develop. An estimated 214 FGFAs are planned to be built here.
Yes India is in a desperate situation but here are some facts
Rafales are too expensive
F-35 is not on offer
IAF does not like MIG-29/35 and SU-30
Modi withdrew from SU-57
There would be any ToT for F-16 or F-18
This leaves only Gripen in the field.
“Now we are thinking differently. Rather than have HAL Nashik lying idle – with its 7,000 employees and 4,000 acres of real estate -- we should enhance our capacity and overhaul all 30 Sukhois ourselves”, says Raju.
HAL’s 20 manufacturing divisions built on 12,000 acres of land, and 30,000 skilled employees.
Once the last of the 222 Su-30MKIs to be built in Nashik roll off the lines,
this facility will build the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA), which HAL will develop. An estimated 214 FGFAs are planned to be built here.
So?
IAF dont like tejas either but they are still getting it. If you want f16 f 18 or f 35 su 57 with tot than your pushing your luck. Either think about tot or think about filling the numbers of aircraft.
Tejas can operate in too cold temperatures of Arctic and Antartica. Test trials have been successful.
India really should have bought the Mirage 2000 assembly line. But since so much time and money wasted should support local industry and spend on increased production facilities for Tejas, in hopes to lay down the foundations for a better project next time.
Indian Air Force currently have 50 Dassault Mirage 2000 in service with three different versions ;39 Dassault M2000H ,9 Dassault M2000TH and 2 aircrafts of Dassault Mirage 2000I/TI version.They all are upgraded to remain operational
The Indian Air Force (IAF) purchased 49 Mirage 2000s, comprising 42 single-seaters and 7 two-seaters, in the 1980s. In 2004, the Indian government approved purchase of ten Mirage 2000Hs more.
In 2006 the IAF came up with an proposal to upgrade the entire Mirage 2000 fleet to the latest Mirage 2000-5 MK II. The deal ran into turbulent waters and by 2011 to a formal contract was signed which mandated that the entire Mirage fleet would be upgraded.
A final contract valued over $3 billion was signed for the up gradation process.
Mirage 2000 can also carry up to 6.3 tonnes of payload .The aircraft is equipped with twin DEFA 554 30mm revolver-type cannons with 125 rounds each.The cannons fires at the rate of 1200 or 1800 rounds per minute.The aircraft has a 9 total hardpoints 4 under wing and 5 under fuselage with the capacity of 6300kg all.
The Aircraft integrated with Matra 68 mm unguided rocket pods (18 rockets per pod).
Air-to-Air Missiles include 6x MBDA MICA IR/RF,2x Matra R550 Magic-II and 2x Matra Super 530D.
Air-to-Surface missiles include 2x AM.39 Exocet,2x AS-30L laser-guided missile and 1x ASMP tactical nuclear cruise missile.Bombs include 9x Mk.82 unguided bombs and PGM 500 and PGM 2000 modular
guided bombs.
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Three Agosta 90Bs were ordered by the Pakistan Navy in September 1994. The first, Khalid (S137), was built at DCN’s Cherbourg yard and was commissioned in 1999. The second, Saad, assembled at Karachi Naval Dockyard, was launched in August 2002 and was commissioned in December 2003. The third, Hamza, was constructed and assembled in Karachi, launched in August 2006 and commissioned in September 2008.
Pakistan is also looking for atleast three additional modern submarines with option of atleast another four.
France has already tried to push through its most modern submarine design called Marlin SSK. Marlin submarines
Pakistan Navy is looking to purchase atleast 7 New Submarines out of which three will be Type 214 submarine and four 039A (Yuan Class) submarines. In November 2008, Pakistan agreed to purchase three Type 214 submarines and the commercial contract was finalized up to 95 per cent.
Pakistan has signed contracts with DCNS to retrofit the first two submarines for AIP systems as well, the first of which was delivered in 2011.the French company was able to sell a new submarine design
