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Saa nähdä koska Rafalet pääsevät testiin. Pakistanilaisille on tiedossa kyytiä....
Intia saa alueellisen ilmaherruuden ja laadullisen ylivoiman Rafalekauppojen myötä. Rafale F3R ja Meteor tuovat aivan uuden kyvyn hallita ilmatilaa Pakistanin rajaseudulla ja Kashmirissa.
Vaikka ensikauppa on 36 konetta, Intia ja Ranska neuvottelevat paraikaa seuraavista 36 koneen hankinnasta. Pakistanilla on asettaa vastaan vain ikääntyneitä F-16 koneita ja uudempia JF-17 Thundereita. Niillä ei ole juurikaan kykyä vastata Rafalen tekniseen ylivoimaan ja aseistukseen.
Saa nähdä koska Rafalet pääsevät testiin. Pakistanilaisille on tiedossa kyytiä....
World War 3 fear: Warning India may invade Pakistan territory dragging China into conflict
by defenceupdate
NARENDRA MODI may be gearing up for a high-stakes invasion of Pakistan-occupied areas of Kashmir in a move which would risk dragging China into a potentially disastrous conflict, an expert has claimed.
And New Delhi-based defence and aerospace journalist NC Bipindra has offered a step-by-step breakdown of how the situation could escalate. Tensions between India and Pakistan over the disputed region have soared in recent months, especially since last year’s terror attack by Pakistani militants will claimed the lives of 44 Indian paramilitary policemen.
The resultant tit-for-tat exchanges saw India launch air strikes on what it said were militant training camps, and Pakistan shoot down an Indian jet fighter.
Writing in The New Indian Express, Mr Bipindra said: “The Modi government has in the last year made noises about proactively taking back PoK and the Gilgit-Baltistan territories.
“In January, Indian Army chief General Manoj Naravane had said if Parliament approved, his forces were ready.
“India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh have all indicated that India can take back what’s rightfully its own territory, based on a 1994 Parliament resolution.”
Mr Bipindra suggested such an operation would first involved Mr Modi dispatching the INS Vikrant aircraft carrier, which is equipped with BrahMos supersonic missiles, along with its Carrier Battle Group, to blockade Pakistani ports.
At the same time, 50,000 troopers would be mobilised and would the Line of Control into the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Simultaneously, Rafale airfcraft would bomb Pakistan ammunition dumps along the LoC, with Islamabad launching a fleet of F-16 jets to engage the Rafales.
Mr Bipindra said: “The air battle rages, as Indian troops on ground, backed by T-90 and T-72 battle tanks, move through Jammu into Pakistan, as part of the Strike Corps’ offensive to capture strategic targets deep inside enemy territory.
“This signals an all-out war between India and Pakistan to take back control of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK); a strategic objective that has been articulated by the Indian military and political top brass in 2019.”
The problem with the scenario, from India’s point of view, was the close strategic alliance which exists between Pakistan and China, said Mr Bipindra.
He added: “China scores over India on the missile warfare front. It has inter-continental missiles that can even reach the US mainland. Its DF-21 are aircraft carrier killers.
“India, on the other hand, has developed the Agni-V missile that can reach Beijing.
“It is still developing a K-5 submarine-launched ballistic missile with a range of 3,500 km.
“It has also successfully tested the 700-km range K-15 submarine-launched ballistic missile.”
Whatever the head to head comparison, the probability of the situation escalating into a wider conflict would be immense, Mr Bipindra warned.
He explained: “As things stand today, if there is a two-front attack on India from China and Pakistan, South Block expects both the US and Russia to support it.
“While Russia has been a traditional diplomatic friend of India and values this relationship more than with any other country, the US has shed its Cold War era doubts and has been taking sure-footed steps toward better diplomatic and economic ties.
“Moreover, the US has more defence business to do with India than with China or Pakistan, which could be a key factor in deciding Washington’s allegiance if India has to defend itself from the China-Pakistan military axis.”
Source:- Express.co.uk
Saa nähdä mitä Intia meinaa Rafale-hankintojensa kanssa tehdä. Ainakin Jaguarit, Miraget ja MiG-21:t ovat lähivuosina poistumassa käytöstä. Ilmaherruutta harrastavat SU-30 ja MiG-29 -kalustolla, purnaavat niiden paskoja ohjuksia ja ostavat kuitenkin niitä melkoisen määrän lisää. Olisikohan Rafalet sitten Intian uusi etulinjan iskukykyinen monitoimihävittäjä jolla pystyy haastamaan naapurin hävitttäjät pitkältä matkalta Meteoreilla ja samalla kalustolla voisi tarvittaessa sitten tunkeutua kohtuullisen syvälle naapurin puolelle tuhoamaan strategisia kohteita?
Why India Might Fly French Dassault Rafales Over Lockheed’s ‘Super F-16s’ In The Near Future
by defenceupdate
An F-16V or F-21 is a radically different warplane compared to the F-16A that first flew in 1978. Lockheed Martin is developing a new variant of its iconic F-16 single-engine fighter in order to compete in India’s 2019 tender for 110 new warplanes.
But don’t count on the American firm’s “F-21” to win the contract. According to journalist Angad Singh, the likely winner is French company Dassault’s Rafale twin-engine fighter. Singh explains his rationale in the May 2019 issue of Combat Aircraft magazine. India previously ordered 36 Rafales as part of an earlier fighter tender. “With 36 aircraft already on order and the infrastructure in place for an additional 36, a case could certainly be made that training, basing and sustainment costs for additional aircraft would not be an impossible burden.”
Other candidates for the Indian tender are the Saab Gripen from Sweden, the European Eurofighter Typhoon, the MiG-35 from Russia and the Boeing Super Hornet from the United States. Whichever fighter New Delhi selects, it needs the new jets now, according to Singh.
“The government-approved strength of the Indian Air Force, given the country’s well-publicized security scenario and the possibility of a ‘two-front’ threat of combined Pakistani and Chinese air action to the west and northeast, is 42 fighter squadrons,” Singh writes.
“There is little clarity on how this exact number was arrived at, but nonetheless, the IAF hasn’t come close to this strength for two decades, and has never approached anything near a force entirely equipped with modern aircraft.”
In 2019 the Indian air force maintains just 30 fighters squadrons. The units operate, among other plane types, 244 1960s-vintage MiG-21s and 84 MiG-27s that are only slightly younger. The MiG-21s, in particular, are accident-prone. Since the first of 874 MiG-21s entered Indian service in 1963, around 490 have crashed, killing around 200 pilots.
But the MiG-21s remain active. On Feb. 26, 2019 Indian planes crossed the line of control at India’s border with Pakistan and bombed what New Dehli described as a terrorist training camp near Balakot.
Several days of aerial fighting followed the bombing raid. On Feb. 27, 2019, Pakistani F-16s and other planes crossed the line of control to attack Indian forces, New Delhi claimed. Indian MiG-21s and other fighters intercepted the Pakistanis and shot down one plane, according to the Indian government.
The U.S. government reportedly counted Pakistan’s F-16s after the battle and concluded that none was missing, casting doubt on New Delhi’s claim.
Islamabad stated its forces shot down two Indian MiG-21s, but New Delhi copped to losing just one jet. Pakistani forces captured the MiG-21 pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, and held him for two days before handing him over to Indian officials.
Now New Delhi wants to spend around $18 billion acquiring 110 new fighters to replace the old MiGs. The new planes would fly alongside European-designed Jaguars, French Mirage 2000s and Rafales, Russian MiG-29s and Su-30s and India’s own indigenous Tejas fighter in what Lockheed described as “the world’s largest fighter aircraft ecosystem.”
For the purposes of Lockheed’s marketing campaign, the F-21 is a new fighter, although it shares many of its major features with the F-16V the company has sold to Bahrain, Greece, Slovakia, South Korea and Taiwan. Lockheed can build new F-16Vs or upgrade older F-16s to the V-standard.
Still, renaming the F-16V isn’t only semantic. An F-16V or F-21 is a radically different warplane compared to the F-16A that first flew in 1978. The F-16A is a nimble, eight-ton fighter with an unsophisticated radar and short-range weapons. The F-16V weighs 10 tons, boasts a cutting-edge radar and other sensors and carries a wide array of long-range weaponry, all at the cost of maneuverability.
Lockheed initially implied India could follow an acquisition of F-21s with a separate purchase of the company’s F-35 stealth fighters.
“The F-21 has common components and learning from Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation F-22 and F-35 and will share a common supply chain on a variety of components,” Lockheed stated on its website on the morning of Feb. 20, 2019.
A few hours later, that claim disappeared from the site. Despite Lockheed’s stealth tease, the French Rafale might be the frontrunner in the Indian fighter contest.
Niistä Sukhoista ei ole paljon vastusta F-16C block 52 versioille ja niiden AIM-120C ohjuksille. Pakistanilla on näitä 19 kpl ja vanhemmat mallit päivitettiin myös kantamaan AIM-120 ohjuksia.Intian sadat Sukhoit ovat jo pidemmän aikaa taanneet Intialle ylivoiman Pakistania vastaan. Muutama kymmenen Rafalea ei tilannetta enää suuremmin hetkauta, vaikka Meteorit olisivatkin käytössä. Lisäksi Rafalella on ilmeisesti tärkeä rooli ydinaseen kantajana, ts. koneita ehkä säästeltäisiin.
Niistä Sukhoista ei ole paljon vastusta F-16C block 52 versioille ja niiden AIM-120C ohjuksille. Pakistanilla on näitä 19 kpl ja vanhemmat mallit päivitettiin myös kantamaan AIM-120 ohjuksia.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/b...t-enough-americas-f-16-fighting-falcon-106656
Niitä hankittiin 2000-luvulla jopa 600 kpl. Yhteensä 66 F-16 on käytettävyydestä ja kalliista ylläpidosta kärsiville SU-30 koneille vaarallinen vastus ainakin BVR-taistelussa. Ilmeisesti ne reilut 250 kpl Sukhoita pystyvät juuri ja juuri 50% käytettävyyteen. Kalliit ja massiiviset moottorihuollot pitää tehdä Venäjällä ja sieltä ei varaosia juuri ole tippunut. Ekat koneet on jo eläköityneet koska elinkaari on niin lyhyt.
https://www.janes.com/article/94143...s-to-upgrade-su-30mki-says-former-air-marshal
Jos Rafalen kenttäkelpoisuus vetää vertoja sen maineelle, niin AESA-tutkalla ja Spectralla sekä viimeisimmällä aseistuksella Rafalet pyyhkivät kyllä noi Sukhoit mennentullen taivaalta. Rafale on myös tutkapinta-alaltaan huomattavasti pienempi kuin massiivinen SU-30, joka on teknisesti EW:n ja PESA-tutkan osalta jäljessä. En usko että SU-30 ja R-77 pystyisi tarjoamaan vastusta Rafalelle pitkän kantaman taistelussa.
SU-30 rooli on varmaan kantaa Brahmosta ja siihen kentien viritellään ydinkärki. Ranskalaiset tuskin myyvät ydinaseversioita ASMP-ohjuksilla tai ilman toiselle valtiolle.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/b...ters-now-come-nuclear-brahmos-missiles-113926
Praktikal Hindu!
Pakistanilla on asettaa vastaan vain ikääntyneitä F-16 koneita ja uudempia JF-17 Thundereita.
Suurin piirtein noihan se meni.Eivätkös ne vasta ottaneet yhteen? Pakistanin vanhahtavat f-16:t pitivät intian sukhoit hyvin kaukana puolustuskannalla nykymittapuulla vanhoilla amraameilla ja sukhoit ei päässeet edes ampumaan, joskin väistivät siltä etäisyydeltä kaikki amraamit ilmeisesti helposti. Kaiken härdellin keskellä vanha mig-21 luikki tonttia hipoen jo kotiinpäin lähteneiden pakistanilaisten perään ja ruikkasi R-27:n yhden F-16:n persiiseen ennenkuin sai itse amraamista. Pakistan ei taida tänäpäivänäkään myöntää että siellä tuli vähän kolhuja mutta se mig pilotti on intiassa supertähti.
Intian puhinan perusteella sukhoilla teki tuolla tasan ei mitään ja siellä v*tutti tosissaan ettei sukhoilla ollut mitään millä yltää vanhojen amraamien kanssa tasaiseen bwr tappeluun.
Edit ettei mee offtopikiksi. Rafale ja meteor olisivat olleet tuossa rytäkässä intialle oikeasti suuri etu erityisesti bvr tappelussa.
What troubles the Indian Air Force was that Pakistan was able to destroy an Indian jet from long range. “Among the Indian Air Force's fighters which were targeted were two Sukhoi-30s which managed to evade the AMRAAMs which were fired at close to their maximum range of 100 kilometers [62 miles],” according to NDTV. “Fully defensive and desperate to escape the incoming AMRAAMs, the IAF Sukhoi-30s escaped being shot down but were unable to retaliate the F-16s because they were out of position and their own missiles, the Russian R-77s, did not have the range to realistically engage the Pakistani fighters. IAF sources told NDTV that the Russian missiles do not match its advertised range and cannot engage targets which are more than 80 kilometers [50 miles] away.”
“The AMRAAM effectively outranged the IAF air-to-air missiles which did not get a command to launch.”
The purchase will help India replace its aging fleet of MiG-21s and other jets. And on Saturday, the prime minister tried to turn the tables on the opposition, saying India would have fared better in its skirmish with Pakistan last week if it had had the Rafale jets.
“The country has felt the shortage of Rafale,” Mr. Modi said.
Kokonaisuudessaan F-16C Block 52 on samaa tasoa järjestelmiltään, vaikka SU-30 olisi isompi PESA. Tilannekuva pilotilla, avioniikka ja datafuusio ovat melko varmasti parempia. Ne ovat myös luotettavampia. AIM-120C voidaan pitää parempana kuin Vympelin R-77:a.F-16 on varustettu mekaanisesti skannaavalla tutkalla ja nokka on suhteellisen pieni. Su-30MKI:n nokkaan taas mahtuu melkoisesti tehoa eetteriin tunkeva Bars, ja tekniikkaakin on uudempaa PESA-teknologiaa.
Ilmataisteluaseistuksessa F-16 on yksi vaikeimmin havaittavista 4g. koneista kokonsa ja pienen tutkapinta-alansa vuoksi. Lähitaistelussa ratkaisee eniten kypäränäyttö ja pilottien taito + taktiikka, joten sitä on vaikea arvioida. Pakistanilaisilla ei ehkä ole moisia tähtäimiä, kuten SU-30:sa.F-16 on pieni ja kevyehkö hävittäjäkone, Su-30 taas iso ja raskas. Jälkimmäisellä on paremmat mahdollisuudet kantaa enemmän aseita ja polttoainetta ilman nopeuden ja liikehtimiskyvyn kärsimistä.
Määrät on suunnilleen samat, eikä niistä voida päätellä taistelujärjestelmän ominaisuuksia. Uskon että AMRAAM on selvästi parempi BVR-taistelussa.AIM-120 ja R-77 taas ovat saman kategorian vehkeitä. Pakistanin AMRAAM:t ovat C5-versiota, joka otettiin käyttöön jo 20 vuotta sitten. R-77 tuskin on yhtä hyvä, mutta Intia on tiettävästi ostanut niitä 500 ja viime vuonna tilattiin 400 lisää.
Missään nimessä SU-30 ei ole Intialle samanlainen nyrkki kuin Rafale. Sitä korostaa Intialaisten komentajakin. Rafale nostaa koko alueella Intian taistelukykyä merkittävästi jo yhdellä lennostollakin.Olisi kova suoritus, jos tuo pakien F-16 -laivasto pyyhkisi moninkertaisesti isomman Su-30 -laivaston taivaalta. Tuskin se F-16 sentään neljä kertaa parempi on kuin Su-30? Kyllä minä pistän kaikki pelimerkit Intian puolelle ilmankin Rafalea.
Tässä ketjussa oli juttua siitä, että Intia arvioi yhden F-16:n voittamiseen tarvittavan kaksi Su-30:tä, ja yhden Rafalen voittamiseen tarvitsi taas kaksi F-16:ta.Tuskin se F-16 sentään neljä kertaa parempi on kuin Su-30? Kyllä minä pistän kaikki pelimerkit Intian puolelle ilmankin Rafalea.
(nätti 5 sivun pdf, kannattaa tsiigata)100 years of fury
April 2020 Bastien Otelli
"The French Navy’s oldest fighter squadron, Flottille 11F, turned 100 last year. Bastien Otelli takes the opportunity to look back at its glorious past and to examine the latest evolution of the Rafale, as the unit becomes the first to receive the F3-R standard....
...Rafale F3-R, F4… what next?
In January 2019, with Flottille 11F yet to receive its first Rafale F3-R, the French Armed Forces approved development of the follow-on F4 standard. Expected in service from 2024, the Rafale F4 will be a significant evolution, including:
- MBE2 radar optimisation for tracking of moving ground targets and very high-resolution mapping
- Link 16 Block 2 integration
- New weapons, including the future MICA NG air-to-air missile, which has miniaturised components, additional propellant and increased speed and autonomy
- Larger and higher-resolution cockpit displays, plus a helmet-mounted display system
- New tactical data link and information-sharing system between Rafales
- Communication network with high degree of protection against cyber attack
- Secure, encrypted SATCOM
- Enhanced Spectra self-protection suite plus new flares and electromagnetic jammers
- New digital engine controls and diagnostic/prognosis system allowing predictive maintenance for improved operational readiness
Once it arrives in service, the F4 should be quickly followed by a mid-life update for the Rafale in 2025. Little is known about this project, except that the Spectra will be further modernised, and the fighter’s airframe slightly modified to reduce its radar crosssection. It will also feature new transmitter/receiver antennas integrated under the aircraft’s skin.
It’s hard to say if the F4 will be the last Rafale standard, but it’s certain these optimisations will assist Dassault to realise the Système de Combat Aérien du Futur (SCAF, or Future Combat Air System) programme, which is being jointly conducted with Airbus. A maiden flight of the SCAF’s manned fighter component, the Next Generation Fighter (NGF) is scheduled for 2026. The new fighter is also expected to operate as a ‘mothership’ for autonomous combat drones. It’s an
ambitious project but, if all goes to plan, it should become operational between 2035 and 2040. A carrier-based NGF is also on the cards and it’s entirely possible that Flottille 11F will be the first French unit equipped with this version."
Air Forces Monthly Magazine April 2020 No. 385
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Voi kiitos. Taas voi miettiä että aromisuolalla tämä ratkeaa!Ilmavoimien F3-R ja Dassaultin koekone 301 F4 maustein.