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Thu, 16 Jan 2020

Su-30 squadron to be inducted at Thanjavur on Jan 20

Thiruvananthapuram: The induction ceremony of a Su-30 MKI squadron in the southern skies will take place in the presence of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu on January 20, said a top Air Force official here on Wednesday.

The range of this will be in the Indian ocean region up to Suez Canal. The development and integration of the weapon with aircraft was the result of the dedicated and

synergetic efforts of the Indian Air Force (IAF), DRDO, BAPL and HAL, and will hugely enhance the operational capability of the force.

Air Marshal Amit Tiwari, AVSM VMA Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Air Command said to the media here that the newly resurrected 222 Squadron will be operationalised with BrahMos equipped Sukhoi-30 air superiority fighters with twin engine.

"The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) which is a central maritime spread, bordering three continents, has an important role to play in regional peace, security and prosperity. The IAF is an intrinsically strategic force and is all set to extend the reach into the vast IOR," said Tiwari and added that the need for such surveillance was the need of the hour.

"The Thiruvananthapuram Air Force airbase will play a crucial role in this. Expansion plans here are on the anvil and additional land is being acquired, next to the present base. We expect to complete the expansion in around four year''s time," added Air Marshal Tiwari.

The 222 Squadron, also known as ''Tigersharks'' was raised at Air Force Station, Ambala on September 15, 1969 with Sukhoi Su-7 aircraft.

In July 1971, the Squadron moved to Air Force Station Halwara and took part in the 1971 war with Pakistan.

The squadron was recognised for its heroic efforts during the war and was awarded one Mahavir Chakra, three Vir Chakras, three Vayu Sena Medals and two Mention-in Dispatches.

In December 1985, the ''Tigersharks'' became the first Squadron in the IAF equipped with Mig-27 Aircraft.

The Squadron was number plated in 2011. The ''Tigersharks'', equipped with formidable, state-of-the-art air superiority fighter aircraft, which

are armed with 2.5 ton air launched Brahmos missile of 300 Kms range, have the capability to strike from large stand-off ranges on any target at sea or on land with pin-point accuracy by day or night and in all weather conditions.

The capability of the missile coupled with superlative performance of the Su-30 MKI is all set to change the paradigm of maritime surveillance, security and strike in the region.

Air Marshal Tiwari welcomed the appointment of the Chief of Defence Staff and termed it as a good move. (Disclaimer: This story has not been edited by Outlook staff and is auto-generated from news agency feeds. Source: IANS) https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/su30-squadron-to-be-inducted-at-thanjavur-on-jan-20/1709024

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Thu, 16 Jan 2020

India’s Cabinet Committee on security approves weapon and sensor package for four destroyers

By Rahul Bedi New Delhi: India’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved an INR61.50 billion

(USD867.5 million) weapon and sensor package for four 7,300-tonne guided-missile destroyers that are currently being built for the Indian Navy (IN) by the state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai.

Official sources told Jane’s that the CCS cleared the procurement of the anti-ship variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in late December 2019, along with the long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) version of the Barak-8 air-defence system for fitment onto the future Visakhapatnam (Project15B)-class destroyers to engage coastal, sea-based, and aerial targets.

IN sources said the four destroyers will be armed with an extended range variant of the BrahMos anti-ship missile, the range of which will exceed 292 km. Each destroyer will be capable of carrying up to 16 of these missiles, which will be launched from two eight-cell vertical launch systems (VLSs).

The interception range of the supersonic Barak-8 LRSAM has also been increased from 70 km to around 100 km, according to naval sources. Each of the destroyers will be capable of carrying up to 32 LRSAMs.

The vessels will also be equipped with the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) ELM-2248 MF-STAR multifunction active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and the ELM-2238 STAR surveillance and threat alert radar.

The CCS is also believed to have approved equipping the destroyers with a 127 mm gun and Russian-made RBU-6000 Smerch-2 rocket launchers.

Official sources said the recently approved weapon and sensor package will increase the overall cost of Project 15B from INR296.44 billion to INR357.94 billion.

Project 15B was approved in 2011 as a follow-on to Project 15A under which MDL built three Kolkata-class destroyers, the last of which was commissioned in late 2016.

Designed by the IN’s Directorate of Naval Design, with Russia’s Severnoye Design Bureau as a consultant, the Project 15B’s lead ship, Visakhapatnam , is expected to enter service in 2021–22, following a four-year delay. The three follow-on platforms are likely to be delivered annually thereafter.

Powered by four Ukrainian-made Zorya-Mashproekt DT-59 gas turbines, the destroyers, which can also carry two multirole helicopters, are capable of achieving speeds of more than 30 kt. https://janes.ihs.com/Janes/Display/1964187

 

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Gen Kozi Yamazaki of Japan said that from a military point of view, it is necessary to closely co-operate with countries that share common values.

Adm Tony Radakin said that the UK has responded in a much stronger way in the last two to three years than over the previous decade to protect the rules based international order, particularly freedom of navigation in the South China Sea and the Straits of Taiwan.

Gen Luc de Rancourt of France said his country has a long-standing presence in Djibouti, and has observed the Chinese arrival in the region, but is confident that the France-Djibouti relationship is strong.

Gen Yamazaki said the Japan-US alliance is crucial for stability in the region. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/chinese-navy-in-indian-ocean-there-have-been-instances-when-we-had-to-tell-them-to-go-back-says-indian-navy-chief/articleshow/73277857.cms

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Gaganyaan astronauts to leave for Russia this month for 11-month training

Four test pilots of IAF have been selected for the mission By Rekha Dixit

The training of the four test pilots of the Indian Air Force who have been selected for the Gaganyaan mission is scheduled to start this month, Jitendra Singh, minister of state, Prime Ministers Office, who also holds the space portfolio, said. The training will take place in Russia and will last for 11 months. After this intensive training, the astronauts will complete the training on the module back in India.

The India leg of the module training will include learning everything about the crew and service modules designed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The space vehicle that ISRO has designed comprises of a crew module, which will house the astronaut, and a service module, which is the uninhabited part of the spacecraft that has the instrumentation and equipment like oxygen tanks. The service module gets separated from the crew module at the end of the mission and usually burns out in the atmosphere.

The prototype of Gaganyaan which ISRO made public is similar to the Russian designs. Russia was not only the pioneer in space travel, but as of date, it is the only country which has the capability of sending astronauts to the International Space Station. China has also sent 14 people to space, some to its own space station, Tiangong 2, since 2003. Its last human space flight was in 2016. The design of its spacecraft also resembles the Russian one. However, China's space programme remains insular.

The Gaganyaan mission comprises of three flights, the first two unmanned. The first of the flights is scheduled for the end of this year. The human flight is aimed for 2022, to coincide with the 75 anniversary of India's independence. ISRO chairman K. Sivan recently said that only one astronaut would fly on this debut flight. This is as per international tradition. Even erstwhile USSR sent only one space traveller, Yuri Gagarin, on the maiden flight.

Previously, it was believed that the crew would comprise three men. ISRO had said the module was being designed to carry three. The announcement that there would be only one astronaut was made just a few days ago. Four men, however, will undergo all the training. These were recently selected from the ten who were initially identified last year. Their identities, however, cannot be revealed, said the government. ISRO set up the Human Space Flight Centre in January 2019 for end-to-end training for

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human space flight missions. There was much speculation when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in 2018 that a son or daughter of India would go to space by 2022. Given the boost Modi has provided to women, like all-women parade contingents at Republic Day and training women as fighter pilots, there was speculation that at least one of the astronauts might be a woman. But since initial crews are generally selected from a pool of test pilots and India has no women in this cadre yet, the choice was only men. Sivan, however, has told this correspondent that while the criterion is rather rigid for the debut flight, once there is an established programme, several others could get the opportunity to fly—men and women both, and from varied professions.

The government has sanctioned Rs 10,000 crore for Gaganyaan. Organisations across the country are working on various aspects of the mission, from instrumentation to crew equipment, food to fuel. ISRO had a prototype of the space suit ready, which was designed internally. However, this being the first flight, it has decided to go with a Russian made space suit now. The bio vest, which will monitor the astronaut's vital statistics continuously, however is being designed by the Defence Research Development Organisation. https://www.theweek.in/news/sci-tech/2020/01/15/gaganyaan-astronauts-to-leave-for-russia-this-month-for-11-month.html