SEA HARRIER RETIREMENT

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SEA HARRIER RETIREMENT​

BY: Vinayak Shetty For Security October issue

Indian navy plans to retire Sea Harrier VTOL/STOVL jet fighter from its service from 2014 onwards , Naval officials based in Ins Hansa have confirmed this report , Ins Hansa is also a major base for Naval fighter squadrons and currently has Sea Harriers , recently acquired Mig-29k along with Kiran-Mk2 aircrafts .

India Acquired 30 jets in mid-80’s and later ten more were acquired in late 80’s , bringing this numbers to 40 jets which included single and two seat aircrafts used for training purpose , Sea Harriers operated from the aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and INS Viraat.

Sea Harriers had very troublesome history with Indian navy, jet was very difficult to master and operate , 28 jets were lost in this short service of 25 years with Indian navy , recently many of the jets have been upgraded with Israeli Elta 2032 MMR radar which enabled it to fire Rafael ‘Derby’ medium range BVR air to air missile , almost 14 jets were upgraded with this new radar giving it BVR capability along with mid-air refueling probe which was re-installed in them to carry midair refueling .

Even with upgraded Sea harrier has been lost in accident recently which killed its co-pilot of the Goa coast, Indian Navy in 2005 has decided to purchase 8 retired British navy Sea harrier to keep a Squadron of this VTOL fighter jets till 2020, but the plans to bring additional jets with additional engines fell flat since, price for acquisition and up gradation turned up to be in the higher side.

Since this jets have already been retired from British navy in 2006, spares are getting harder to come, with a small numbers of jet it possesses decision to retire them was made recently, retirement will start from 2014 onwards,

Indian navy also recently signed contract to acquire more 29 Mig-29k for its aerial operations and it fully committed to Countries Naval-Tejas fighter jet program, first flight of Naval-Tejas is expected by early 2011.

Indian navy also wants to acquire more 40 modern jets other than Mig-29k and Naval Tejas, and already has send RFP to international Aircraft manufactures, many defense have hinted that additional aircraft’s from IAF’s MMRCA aircraft deal might go to Navy.



Since this jets have already been retired from British navy in 2006, spares are getting harder to come, with a small numbers of jet it possesses decision to retire them was made recently, retirement will start from 2014 onwards, Indian navy also recently signed contract to acquire more 29 Mig-29k for its aerial operations and it fully committed to Countries Naval-Tejas fighter jet program, first flight of Naval-Tejas is expected by early 2011.

 

[rockstarIN]

SEA HARRIER RETIREMENT​

BY: Vinayak Shetty For Security October issue

Indian navy plans to retire Sea Harrier VTOL/STOVL jet fighter from its service from 2014 onwards , Naval officials based in Ins Hansa have confirmed this report , Ins Hansa is also a major base for Naval fighter squadrons and currently has Sea Harriers , recently acquired Mig-29k along with Kiran-Mk2 aircrafts .

India Acquired 30 jets in mid-80’s and later ten more were acquired in late 80’s , bringing this numbers to 40 jets which included single and two seat aircrafts used for training purpose , Sea Harriers operated from the aircraft carriers INS Vikrant and INS Viraat.

Sea Harriers had very troublesome history with Indian navy, jet was very difficult to master and operate , 28 jets were lost in this short service of 25 years with Indian navy , recently many of the jets have been upgraded with Israeli Elta 2032 MMR radar which enabled it to fire Rafael ‘Derby’ medium range BVR air to air missile , almost 14 jets were upgraded with this new radar giving it BVR capability along with mid-air refueling probe which was re-installed in them to carry midair refueling .

Even with upgraded Sea harrier has been lost in accident recently which killed its co-pilot of the Goa coast, Indian Navy in 2005 has decided to purchase 8 retired British navy Sea harrier to keep a Squadron of this VTOL fighter jets till 2020, but the plans to bring additional jets with additional engines fell flat since, price for acquisition and up gradation turned up to be in the higher side.

Since this jets have already been retired from British navy in 2006, spares are getting harder to come, with a small numbers of jet it possesses decision to retire them was made recently, retirement will start from 2014 onwards,

Indian navy also recently signed contract to acquire more 29 Mig-29k for its aerial operations and it fully committed to Countries Naval-Tejas fighter jet program, first flight of Naval-Tejas is expected by early 2011.

Indian navy also wants to acquire more 40 modern jets other than Mig-29k and Naval Tejas, and already has send RFP to international Aircraft manufactures, many defense have hinted that additional aircraft’s from IAF’s MMRCA aircraft deal might go to Navy.



Since this jets have already been retired from British navy in 2006, spares are getting harder to come, with a small numbers of jet it possesses decision to retire them was made recently, retirement will start from 2014 onwards, Indian navy also recently signed contract to acquire more 29 Mig-29k for its aerial operations and it fully committed to Countries Naval-Tejas fighter jet program, first flight of Naval-Tejas is expected by early 2011.

So India looking for 100 plus naval fighters in the coming years..

 

[INDIAN007]

Gave a great service to INDIAN navy.......great bird

 

[MAFIAN GOD]

I PERSONALLY LIKE THIS FIGHTER.
IT LOOKS AWSOME WHEN VERTICALLLY TAKES OFF.

 

[Tshering22]

Indian navy also wants to acquire more 40 modern jets other than Mig-29k and Naval Tejas, and already has send RFP to international Aircraft manufactures, many defense have hinted that additional aircraft’s from IAF’s MMRCA aircraft deal might go to Navy.

Needless waste of money and a show of immature impatience if at all IN or MOD has this plan. Any additional variety of fighter jets for Navy especially foreign made would make it a zoo of different fighter types like IAF had a few years back.

It is not like we're expecting a run-down war with PLAN or PN anytime soon that we need 100+ fighters in Navy so soon. In RIA Novosti it was announced that Russian navy was considering a Naval version of PAKFA in 2019-20 time period which means if our admirals can wait out a few years, we will be having stealth fighters aboard our carriers rather than wasting money in purchasing and later in maintaining different types of jets.

I'm firmly against IN buying a third variety of fighter unless it offers some serious advantage (PAKFA/FGFA being 5th generation and all that).

 

[Imran Khan]

its was upgraded by israil some years back for more years? or i am wrong?

 

[Ras]

its was upgraded by israil some years back for more years? or i am wrong?

They did a limited upgrade to add BVR capabilities. They had to do it because other wise the Pak P3 Orion armed with harpoons would have stuck the carrier from far out.

 

[rockstarIN]

This fighter will only serve in the current carrier fleet, in the new carriers, it will be Mig-29K & Navel LCA

 

[sancho]

its was upgraded by israil some years back for more years? or i am wrong?

Yes, with Derby missiles and possibly Elta 2032 radars (but not sure about that):