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El Ministerio de Defensa de la India ha decidido modernizar la flota existente de cazas MiG-29 para utilizar misiles de largo alcance israelies Rampage. La modernización de los aviones MiG-29UPG incluirá la instalación de una nueva interfaz digital, la modernización de los soportes y los sistemas de suministro de energía, así como la creación de nuevos lanzadores.Según el plan, el proceso de modernización de las aeronaves debería durar 12 meses, a partir de la fecha de firma del contrato para la compra de lanzadores. Los misiles de este tipo tienen un alcance máximo de 250 km y una velocidad máxima de Mach 1,6. La ojiva que pesa 150 kg garantiza la destrucción de la mayoría de los objetivos terrestres, y el uso de una cámara infrarroja proporciona una alta precisión.
El escuadrón de combate número 3 Cobras, que actualmente opera el MiG-21Bison en Nal/Bikaner AFS (estado de Rajasthan), se transferirá a Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Tejas LCA Mk1A. El escuadrón comenzó a volar el MiG-21 en abril de 1972 y se convirtió al Bison en abril de 2002.
Los Cobras son el segundo escuadrón destinado a operar el Tejas LCA Mk1A. El primer escuadrón en recibir el Mk1A será el Escuadrón No.51 Sword Arms en Srinagar AFS (estado de Jammu y Cachemira). Esta unidad suspendió temporalmente las operaciones de vuelo el 30 de junio de 2022, tras la retirada de sus cazas MiG-21Bison.
champi escribió:Parece que el Tejas MkII sufre más retrasos: https://idrw.org/tejas-mkii-to-take-off ... s-content/
Según el artículo, la primera salida de fábrica estaba prevista originalmente par finales de 2023. Ahora esa fecha se pospone como poco a finales de 2026 o principios de 2027.
ByRahul Singh, New Delhi
Mar 25, 2024 02:38 AM IST
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IAF ordered 83 Mk-1A fighters for ?48,000 crore in February 2021, and plans to buy 97 more Mk-1As at a cost of around ? 67,000 crore.
“HAL is trying its level best to carry out the first flight as early as possible. But there are some software iterations that need to get cleared. Sticking to the March 31 deadline seems a bit difficult right now, though efforts are still on,” said one of the officials cited above, asking not to be named.
LCA Mk-1A is an advanced variant of the LCA Mk-1, which has already been inducted by IAF. The Mk-1A will come with digital radar warning receivers, external self-protection jammer pods, superior radar, advanced beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missiles and significantly improved maintainability.
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IAF could order more than 100 Mk-2s, and the aircraft will be ready for production in five years. The world’s leading aircraft engine maker GE Aerospace and HAL signed a memorandum of understanding in Washington in June 2023 to produce F-414 engines in the country for LCA Mk-2, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first state visit to the US.
F-414 has evolved from the F-404 engine that powers the existing LCA variants.
The production of the engines in India will result in the new fighter jet having an indigenous content of around 75% compared to 55%-60% in LCA Mk-1A and 50% in the existing Mk-1 variant.
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The LCA Mk-2 fighter will be equipped with the more powerful GE-414 engine, better avionics and electronics, and will be capable of carrying a higher weapons payload. It will have improved range, enhanced survivability, better situational awareness for pilots, network centric capabilities, and the ability to quickly switch from one role to another.
The 17.5-tonne Mk-2 fighter will have a maximum speed of 1.8 Mach, compared to the 13.5-tonne Mk-1A that has a top speed of 1.6 Mach. The new aircraft will come with a payload capacity of 6.5 tonne (compared to 3.5 tonne for the Mk-1A) and it will carry a mix of weapons including BVR air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, heavy precision guided weapons and conventional bombs.
The other features of the LCA Mk-2 include enhanced fuel capacity, unified electronic warfare suite, indigenous flight control actuators, improved digital flight control computer, better cockpit displays, infrared search and track capability to detect threats at long ranges, missile approach warning systems and countermeasure dispensing systems for self-protection.
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