Tejas set to bomb Pokhran & Chandan Ranges

[angeldemon_007]

Much ahead of India's Festival of Lights -- Diwali -- India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is all set to do carpet bombing in Rajasthan! A high-profile team of engineers, test pilots, scientists and ground crew from ADA, HAL, NFTC and IAF have already touched down at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan for the light and sound show. As this blog goes live, the Tejas pilots have already done recce flights ahead of their crucial weapon trials -- ringing in some excitement to the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) phase.
Sources confirm to Tarmak007 that PV3, LSP-1, LSP-2, Slp-3 and LSP-5 (five platforms from the flight line) have already reached Jaisalmer after a brief stopover at Ozhar Air Force base in Nasik for refueling. "The crucial weapons trials are all set to begin now. We are planning to drop 1000 pounds and 400 pounds bombs at Chandan and Pokhran Ranges," say sources.
This is for the first time that Tejas would be undertaking precision bombing at a range closer to Indian border. "These are very sensitive trials. We are looking to secure accurate positions and target parameters. We will move on to Leh and then to Goa from here, later this year. There has been delays post-IOC declaration (January 10, 2011) and we hope to set the record straight from here," sources said.
Over 200 people are part of this weapon trial at Jaisalmer. Tejas had earlier undertaken weapon trials in Goa and Chitradurga.

Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: Breaking on Tarmak007: Tejas set to bomb Pokhran & Chandan Ranges

 

[mayankmatador]

this is my boy........

 

[SEAL]

So officially/unofficially this is LCA's first bombing mission after 34 years congrats.

 

[AkhandIndia]

So officially/unofficially this is LCA's first bombing mission after 34 years congrats.

nopes.....

 

[Kinetic]

So officially/unofficially this is LCA's first bombing mission after 34 years congrats.

Why don't you just ask before commenting if you don't know? LCA has done some bombing tests already and this might be another sort of trials.

 

[Tangent]

Good News............
Has been waiting for some bang from Tejas. but 5 platforms taking part in bombing is THE NEWS.

 

[RockyX]

Tiruchirapalli (TN), Sept 21, (PTI) The first squadron of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas would be located at Sulur Airbase near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, a Senior DRDO official said. Twenty LCAs wouldbe stationed at Sulur in the first phase by early next year and as many aircraft would be added to the squadron subsequently and requisite facilities including hanger and runway were being put in place, DRDO Chief Controller (R&D) Dr W Selvamurthy said here yesterday.

Similarly another fleet of 40 LCAs, designed by DRDO and manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, would be stationed at an airbase near Dindigul in Tamil Nadu by the second half of next year, he told reporters.

The Defence ministry had already attested initial operation clearance last year and LCA's Air and Naval variants had already been rolled out as mass production by HAL.

He said DRDO was also planned to develop unmanned aerial vehicle in four versions and prototype models had already been made.

The fifth version of Agni ballistic missile with a 5,000 kms range was likely to be demonstrated by January next.

Selvamurthy, who is also in-charge of international cooperation wing of DRDO, said several pacts were envisaged with countries like USA, UK, France, Israel and Belarus to develop Joint Ventures for production of ultra modern weapons and equipment for Defence purposes.

He said an Indo-US joint technology group has been set up to develop foliage penetration radars and ground penetration radars which would help in anti-terrorist and anti-insurgency operations. A two-year time frame had been set to design and develop the related products. Earlier addressing the students of National Institute of Technology here, he said

DRDO would recruit a minimum of 5,000 people, including 3,000 scientists, in the next six months. DRDO with over 50 laboratories across the country has a headcount of 30,000 including about 8,000 scientists. He said orders worth Rs 20,000 crores have been received for AKASH Ballistic missiles from different defence establishments in the world.



First squadron of LCA to be stationed in Sulur base: DRDO, IBN Live News

 

[mayankmatador]

So officially/unofficially this is LCA's first bombing mission after 34 years congrats.

but not the last
if god willing,you can also witness live bombing....