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DEFENCE - October 2019

Oct 2019

Jun 26, 2020

Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29M/M2, MiG-35 Fighters to Get Automated Intelligent g-limit Controls

Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29M/M2 and MiG-35 fighter aircraft will be soon fitted with a new automated intelligent g-limit control system to help the pilots during extremely high g-limits during combat operations. According to the MiG Corporation, engineers involved in the development and production of MiG-29M/M2 and MiG-35 fighters have been granted a patent for the intelligent system which will help pilots during high g-levels up to 9.
Once the intelligent g-limits limit control is fitted in the MiG-29M/M2 and MiG-35 jets, their pilots will be able to push their highly manoeuvrable fighters to its limits without compromising on safety and be able to carry out aerial combat without worrying about the instrument panel.

Jun 25, 2020

Russia Starts Deliveries of Upgraded Air-to-Air Missile to India

The Modi government in its efforts to increase stockpiles of air-to-air missiles of Indian Air Force (IAF) had placed orders under emergency purchase deals last year and according to information provided to idrw.org, Russia has started shipment of the latest and upgraded inventory of three different types of air-to-air missiles to India to be equipped on Russian developed Sukhoi-30MKI and Mig-29UPG fleet, which make up 50% of the IAF's fighter jet fleet.
IAF has decided to go with two different Beyond visual range Missiles (BVRAAM) from Russia after Pakistani Air Force F-16s fired AIM-120C5 AMRAAM missile to target Indian Su-30 MKIs.
Two BVRAAMs procured from Russia are upgraded RVV-AE/R-77 called RVV-SD which as per information of Rosoboronexport has a range of up to 110 km. Older RVV-AE stock with IAF had a range of 80 km. The Second BVRAAM procured by IAF is R-27ET1 and R-27ER1 which have a range of 80 km and 100 km. Both variant have different configuration of seekers to make them more deadly even though considered as an older Generation air-to-air missile it is still valued as more reliable by IAF.

Jun 24, 2020

HSL Ties Up with Turkish Firm to Build Fleet Support Ships

After clouds of uncertainty, the Hindustan Shipyard Limited, which achieved a turnaround, is inching forward smoothly to sign a contract and begin construction of five Fleet Support Ships for the Indian Navy in collaboration with a Turkish shipyard.
The project is estimated between Rs. 10,000 crore and Rs. 14,000 crore.

Jun 22, 2020

IIT-Madras and General Electric Tie-up to Build a Next-gen Combustor for Small Aircraft and Helic...

IIT Madras and General Electric India Technology Centre (GEITC) are jointly developing a 3D printed combustor aimed at reducing weight and improving fuel efficiency in small aircraft and helicopter engines. Both organisations are designing the combustor – the burner in a gas turbine engine, with nearly one-tenth of the parts as compared to traditional engines.
The Rs 7.24 crore Uchhatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY) project is being carried out by the aerospace department at the Institute and is being funded by the government of India (75%) and GEITC (25%). "The fabricated combustor has only four parts whereas the same combustor, with conventional manufacturing, will have at least thirty parts.
The primary objective of this project is to reduce the length of the combustor, which will reduce its weight. It also reduces the fuel consumption of the engine.

Jun 21, 2020

Army Amends Rules to Give Soldiers 'Freedom of Action'

A significant change in rules of engagement (ROE) by the Indian Army following the Galwan Valley skirmish that left 20 Indian soldiers dead gives complete freedom of action to commanders deployed along the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC) to handle situations at the tactical level.
The commanders will no longer be bound by restrictions on the use of firearms and will have full authority to respond to extraordinary situations using all the resources at their disposal.
The border agreements from 1996 and 2005 between India and China disallow the use of firearms during face-offs. Article 6 of the agreement on confidence-building measures in the military field along the LAC, signed by India and China in November 1996, states that both sides will not open fire or conduct blast operations or hunt with guns or explosives within two km from the Line of Actual Control.

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