The crash of the Indian Air Forceโs MiG-21 Bison fighter jet has once again aroused furious reactions from netizens and called the government for retiring the Soviet-era jets.
There is a growing outcry for replacing the MiG-21 jets, which have been the backbone of the Indian Air Force.ย The Indian Air Force force has operated about 872 MiG-21 fighters since the time they were first inducted in the 1960s.
since its induction into the Indian Air Force (IAF) in 1963, as many as 400 MiG-21s had been involved in accidents leading to the death of 171 pilots, 39 civilians and eight personnel from other services...
Indiaโs indigenous platform Tejas, which was supposed the replace the Russian jets as IAFโs mainstay combat aircraft, took decades in development, forcing the government to continue to operate the MiG-21 aircraft.
Many people think current Mig-21 of IAF are useless old machine. But actually it's opposite.The current batch of MIG21s,which are upgraded to 'Bison' standard,have been inducted in early 1980s only... In other words,they're as old as Mirage 2000s and MIG 29s in IAF inventory...
Originally Mig-21 is a 2nd generation fighter plane but after โBisonโ upgrade, these become 3.5 generation fighter planes. New Digital cockpit with latest navigation system along with GPS navigation and multifunctional Digital display systems..
New pulse dropller radar named as Kopyo, which is smaller version of Mig-29โs radar. This radar can track 8 targets and engage with 2 of them.BVR missile R-77, which has range of 80km...
Auto pilot along with new digital flight control system,which make upgradesd Mig-21 easy to fly. For self protection, upgraded Mig-21, is equipped with DRDOโs developed Tarang radar warning and receiver system. Isreali Elta-8222 self protection electronic warfare system.
People should not wonder, why and how Indian Mig-21 has shoot down Pakistani F-16 after Balakote Attack. Because these are not 1960s Mig-21 but these are Mig-21 of 2000s.
Mig-21 Bison's will be retired in 2025 after finishing their airframe life of 40 yearsโฆIndia will need better aircrafts and in quantity to offset the improving Chinese military...
The IAF has to deal with a falling number of squadrons. They ideally would like 42 combat squadrons to deal with a two front contingency against China and Pakistan, but currently they are at the 32/34 squadron range, per various open sources.
HAL is neither slow nor producing inferior jets as media often portrays themโฆ And Tejas is not inferior product in anywayโฆ Yes, there are issues with HAL, but it is not as bad as media portrays themโฆ
In the next three years India will be bringing in at least 48 Tejas fighters if HAL can up its production rate to 16 per year, and plus up purchases of Rafales,MiG-29โs, and SU-30โs cannot be ruled out,
India is also in the market for 114 additional fighters for the IAF and 26 carrier capable fighters for the Indian Navy, and it is buying lots of drones capable of UCAV missions from the US and Israel. These will add greatly to the punch of the IAF.
But, as we can see due to a lot of accidents n misshappen in previous years, this old beauty will get retire till 2025. Itโs really very painful by seeing this bird decommissioning soon, But this BISON will be in the history of IAF for itโs immense n amazing contribution.
The ๐ฎ๐ณ #IndianAirForce is all set to receive its first batch of โ๏ธ Tejas Mk1A fighters this month, a superior version of the indigenous LCA Tejas.
What's new in โ๏ธ Tejas Mk1A ??
43 Improvements across Avionics, Weapons & Maintenance!
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Some of the improvements are as following :
๐ธRadar : Tejas Mk1A will have state-of-the-art AESA radar, superior to ๐ฎ๐ฑIsraeli EL/M-2032 radar of Tejas Mk1.
The first batch will have ๐ฎ๐ฑIsraeli EL/M-2052 AESA radar, while the rest will have indigenous "Uttam" AESA radar.
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๐ธSelf Protection Jammer :
Tejas Mk1A will overcome the limitation of Tejas Mk1, which lacked a Self Protection Jammer to counter enemy missiles.
Tejas Mk1A will carry the ๐ฎ๐ฑIsraeli ELL-8222 jammer pod, which will disrupt the radar signals of BVR or SAM missiles.
With cities across the country grappling with flooding issues, perhaps Tokyo's flood tunnel could hold the key to a solution.
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Flooding wreaks havoc in many Indian cities like Delhi and Mumbai. As we search for effective solutions,The Tokyo flood tunnel,officially known as the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel(MAOUDC) offers valuable inspiration for tackling these challenges.
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Tokyo is one of the world's most densely populated cities, receives an average annual rainfall of 1600mm. Tokyo's Flood Tunnel is a massive underground system designed to mitigate flooding during heavy rains.
In March 1963, the first batch of MiG-21 arrived in India. Over the past 60 years,the aircraft, including all variants flown by the IAF, have been part of various operations, including the 1971 Indo-Pak War, 1999 Kargil war and the most recent air duel after the Balakot airstrike
The Indian Air Force force has operated about 872 MiG-21 fighters since the time they were first inducted in the 1963.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited licence-produced 657 of these jets. Over the years, avionics, missiles and radars were upgraded with newer versions.
Several countries, most notably US & Israel are actively working to developing small, short-range drones that could operate in swarms. In the event of a war, these drones would utilize Artificial Intelligence to work together to attack targets.
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These Portable loitering munitions aka Kamikaze drones would be packed with explosives and used as suicide drones. Upon approaching their targets,these drones would explode destroying or disabling their targets.They are already changing warfare in Armenia, Ukraine and Syria.
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Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) is developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and is based on hypersonic propulsion technologies,This Vehicle was designed to test the vehicle performance of a scramjet engine.
The vehicle also was intended to test the associated technologies such as aerodynamic design and aero-thermal design, materials, and hot structures at those insane speeds. The HSTDV has an air-breathing scramjet engine which means that it uses atmospheric Oxygen for propulsion.
The HSTDV cruise vehicle is mounted on a solid rocket motor, which takes it to a required altitude. Once it attains certain Mach numbers for speed, the cruise vehicle is ejected out of the launch vehicle. After that, the scramjet engine is ignited automatically.
Pakistan has confirmed the acquisition of Full Squadron of 25 FC-20E fighter jets, export variant of J-10C from China in Response to India's Rafale fighter jets
As Pakistanโs fifth-generation fighter jet program, Project Azm, hangs in balance and its present fleet of JF-17 does not look competitive enough to challenge Indian Rafales, the J-10C (FC-20E) becomes an obvious choice for Pakistan...
According reports, a Pakistani lawmaker Dr.Afnan Ullah Khan questioned the move to acquire the J-10C,saying that does not match upto Rafale jets made by French Dassault Aviation. Pakistan, which is struggling to sustain its economy, continues to procure defence equipment...