The Balance of Air power in Sub-continent considering latest inductions of Platforms / capabilities by PAF

[Sayfullah]

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@PanzerKiel @Signalian visual representation on how important Air Supremacy is

 

[Ali_Baba]

SNAP SHOTS / TAKE AWAYS FROM ANATOLIAN EAGLE 2023 [Page 01]

4x Qatar Emiri Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4s landed yesterday at Konya Air Base to participate in international air warfare exercises ‘Anatolian Eagle 2023’.

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It would be good to see Azerbijan upgrade their airforce from their russian relics - unfortunately JF17 did not make the cut for them, i suspect they are waiting for Hurjet and the TFX to replatform their airforce instead.

 

[CSAW]

T-929 ATAK-II will be a Force Multiplier with UAVs

• T-929 ATAK-II heavy class gunship is powered by 2 x 2500 hp engines.
• It has two TV3-117 turboshaft engines (2,500 hp) and it has 1500kg external payload capacity.
• It has Meteksan Millimeter Wave Radar MILDAR Mast mounted FCR which makes this beast extremely deadly.
• Also features Terrain Profiling capability to avoid obstacles during flight & scan 90° sector in AG-mode.

 

[CSAW]

MMU is now

KAAN - King of Kings

 

[MastanKhan]

THE BALANCE OF AIR POWER IN SUB-CONTINENT:

Air Power has become the Premium force & face of modern combat. Attaining Air Superiority , destroying Air Defenses, Conducting Air to Ground Sorties and Providing Air Cover forms the basis of modern combat winning Strategies.

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Indian Media ANI quotes IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari:

"Operations like Balakot have also demonstrated that given the political will, aerospace power can be effectively used in a no-war, no-peace scenario, under a nuclear overhang without escalating into a full-blown conflict. This is very important, given the nature of our adversaries. The response options available to the leadership have suddenly increased and increasingly, air power has become an option of choice due to inherent flexibility and unmatched precision strike capability."

In Limited conflicts under the umbrella of Nuclear hangover , The utilization of Airpower, EW Assets , BVR Missiles & Striking strategic targets by PGMs, REKs appears more possible than ever.

Pakistan Airforce has inducted Platforms & capabilities recently such as :

-Omni Role J-10Cs
-PL-15 / PL-15E Long shot capability
-JF-17C with stand off capability such as Taimor & Ra'ad Modified
-Akinci HALE UAV with SATCOM, AESA & SOM Cruise Missiles
-TB-2 UAV
-Ground based EW Assets
-Local AESA Radar facility

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Forecasting Thunder: An overview of the JF-17 Block III

While the JF-17 has come of age in the combat theatre, it has yet to record any major successes in the export market. We explore the development of the light fighter and how the new Block III standard

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Pakistan's 'Most Capable' Chinese-Origin J-10C Fighter Jet Gets Mirage-V-Like 'Green-Blue' Camouflage Scheme

Pakistan's Chinese-origin J-10C fighter jets have been photographed in a camouflage/paint scheme similar to its French-made Mirage V jets.

eurasiantimes.com

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Indian Airforce learned some hard lessons Post Balakot and went upon its modernization efforts such as

-Su-30 MKI upgrades
-Induction of Rafale 4.5 Gen jets with Meteor BVR
-Plans to induct Rafale-M as Naval Carrier fighter
-Tejas MK-1 addition
-BVRs such as ASTRA-1
- Air Launched versions of Hypersonic ER BrahMos

In addition both sides have plucked the Air defense gaps ; Pakistan installing HQ-9 Air defense Systems while Indians putting S-400 into layered defense system.

Pakistan's constraints due to end user restrictions on Use of F-16s in aggressive roles or Lack of spares are now a thing of Past. Where as Indians now have rectified the Radio communication Jamming issues or Low range BVR capability.

Pakistan’s response to the Balakot strikes suggests that it would rely on its potent conventional options, which have been rehearsed in several military exercises, when retaliating to such cross-border strikes in the future. Pakistan’s current conventional deterrence strategy rests on "A New war-fighting concept" developed based on recent inductions, Use of Force Multipliers / UAVs and ingredients from Past success based on use of AEW&C & EW capabilities.

The 5.0th Generation NGFA induction from both sides seem distant , hence battle lines are almost drawn clearly for now.

The next Aerial conflict will provide the theater for arch rivals to test out the new Platforms & capabilities and to determine whether the balance of Airpower in the region has changed.

Discussion open.
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No Chance To Enemy: IAF has strengthened itself in last eight years

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Biggest Threat From Pakistan Air Force -DefenceXP

PAF tried to attack military installation in the broad light just the day after the Balakot strike i.e 27 Feb 2019 ...

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India Successfully Test-fires BrahMos Missile From Sukhoi-30MKI Fighter Jet

The airforce version of BrahMos missile, developed jointly by India and Russia, is considered to be the fastest in the world. It has a strike range of range of 290 km and can carry conventional warhead up to 300 kg.

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Hi,

If china induction was the case---then what has stopped the sale of the Grippen NG---. There is more to what meets the eye---.

 

[CSAW]

MUM - T CONCEPT

Manned - Unmanned Teaming Concept

PRESIDENT ERDOGAN:

“The KAAN will fly in formation with KIZILELMA & ANKA-3 at its maiden flight. The KIZILELMA & ANKA-3 will fly autonomously in formation with KAAN during this flight”

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[CSAW]

Helmet Mounted Cueing System for TF-23 "KAAN"

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[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

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The Indians are rurhless customers. They will now return the Rafales, and get the money back. By the by, what's the return policy of Dessault?

 

[renhai]

It would be good to see Azerbijan upgrade their airforce from their russian relics - unfortunately JF17 did not make the cut for them, i suspect they are waiting for Hurjet and the TFX to replatform their airforce instead.

Have these planes passed your certification?

 

[FOOLS_NIGHTMARE]

Three Multiroles of PAF
Your favorite ?

 

[FuturePAF]

T-929 ATAK-II will be a Force Multiplier with UAVs

• T-929 ATAK-II heavy class gunship is powered by 2 x 2500 hp engines.
• It has two TV3-117 turboshaft engines (2,500 hp) and it has 1500kg external payload capacity.
• It has Meteksan Millimeter Wave Radar MILDAR Mast mounted FCR which makes this beast extremely deadly.
• Also features Terrain Profiling capability to avoid obstacles during flight & scan 90° sector in AG-mode.

Now that this is confirmed, in what regard, if any does this lag behind the Apache E?

The Indians are rurhless customers. They will now return the Rafales, and get the money back. By the by, what's the return policy of Dessault?

I hope a Chinese Ramjet missile with a 200+Km range can be developed for the JF-17 and the J-10 to give the Indians a new psychological worry. Perhaps even find a way to integrate at least a couple very long range missile on each J-10 to take out India’s force multipliers; AWACS, EW, Tankers, etc. I know it would probably be a very heavy weapon, but a couple of those along with with two PL-10 should probably be feasible if the airframe were strengthened adequately to meet the need. If it also had anti-radiation mode and had Air to ground capability, it could probably take out Indian radars and blind SAM batteries from safe distances. Even an export version of the PL-20, capped at 300 Km would still have enough range to force the Indians to push back their batteries or risk losing them.

Shadowy New Missile Appears Under The Wings Of Chinese J-16 Fighter

This could be more proof that China is investing in capabilities aimed at attacking weak links in America’s air combat doctrine.

www.thedrive.com

 

[CSAW]

THE RACE FOR OBTAINING CUTTING EDGE IN AIR SUPERIORITY FOR SUB CONTINENT HEATS UP

"When China exhibits a Weapons system or a platform & releases it for exports - its a foregone conclusion that they have successfully developed a more advanced variant of that previous system.

The export of PL-15 BVR would point to Chinese development of a more sophisticated Long range NG BVR , potentially with Ram Jet Sustainer & Multi mode Seeker.

This was evident since 2016 when internet was filled with Chinese media reports on PL-17 , PL-XX & PL-21 Missiles. The Chinese have carefully watched the development of JATM AIM-260 & surely would not lag behind this critical weapon of Air dominance.

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The Utilization of Chinese Flankers , J-10C & J-20 would ultimately benefit Pakistan Airforce which could integrate the Next Gen BVR to its Fleet of J-10CP.

This is the most critical factor of J-10CP with PAF - A Fighter jet in current fleet of PLAAF which could be scaled rapidly both interms of numbers & advancements.

Indian Airfoce options are to go for Astra MK-2 Ramjet BVR development & Upgrade Su-30 MKIs with Astra MK-1 & 2 Missiles for offensive operations & BrahMos Air Launched ER Missiles for Stand off Strikes while staying close to International borders .

In addition steps such as

• increase AEW&C Fleet strength
• Upgrade Aerial EW dedicated Jammers
• Complete integration of Layered Air defense with S-400 Batteries on both fronts
• induct Rafale's advanced tranche FR-4 fighter jets to aid its 36 fleet

to cover the Two Front war scenario.

Its the Air Superiority side where Indian Military seems most challenged by Pakistani Military due to depleting Fleet strength and loss of cutting edge tech which Indians enjoyed during Kargil.

Pakistani Air force is also in the process of developing antidodes for Layered defences and acquiring Turkish UAVs are one part of developing the kill chain.

The ground based EW Assets & Radar deployments are meant to cover the Air Defense vaunted gaps in Pakistani Airspace for Indians jets to exploit in future conflict.

With the door of technology agreement for Air Superiority assets / systems available from Turkiye [KAAN, Gokhan, Goktug, Akbaba, Akinci ] opening up - The Pakistan Airforce would surely enjoy cutting edge in times to come."

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[CSAW]

JF-17 Thunder with 2 X Range Extension Kits REK-Bs & DER Mounted SD-10s.

The same configuration with SD-10s replaced by PL-15s would be a for Precision A2G Stand off Mission with self escorting Beast Mode indeed..!

 

[Ali_Baba]

JF-17 Thunder with 2 X Range Extension Kits REK-Bs & DER Mounted SD-10s.

The same configuration with SD-10s replaced by PL-15s would be a for Precision A2G Stand off Mission with self escorting Beast Mode indeed..!

That is photoshopped ?!

 

[CSAW]

Super Şimşek - A development worthy to note for PAF

Air Launched from a UAV -“Süper Şimşek” (Super Lightning) is the latest version of High Speed Target Aircraft System Şimşek developed by Turkish Aerospace.

Süper Şimşek was first and foremost a target aircraft ; forthcoming versions would include decoy target and offensive munitions capabilities.

Armed versions will include different types of seeker heads, Therefore Süper Şimşek will be able to carry out air-to-surface and air-to-air attacks, and through electronic warfare systems installed as part of its own capacity, conduct missions such as detecting and suppressing enemy systems on the ground.

It has MTOW of 200 kg with the ability to carry EW payloads.

In Loitering munition or Kamikaze mode - It can ability carry 35 kg warheads with a max range of a 700 km.

Super Simsek will be available in 11 different configurations, including such as Cruise Missile , as a Supersonic Decoy, as EW Carrying UAV, as Loyal Wingman for ANKA-III or Akinci etc