EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON FOR INDIAN AIRFORCE

The Eurofighter consortium is for India to offer delightful opportunityto acquire a new version of its Typhoon fighter for use in futureaircraft carrier that is being manufactured in India, with the firstdetails on the proposal appearing established during the AeroIndia.
One of the six aircraft that compete in MMRCA the Indian Air Force, the Eurofighter is present in the event that started today in India thinking of picking up a potential naval development that hasgone through detailed studies in the UK.
"If the Typhoon fighter to win the MMRCA then India will have the ability to develop their country in a naval version of the game," said Paul Hopkins, vice president of business development for BAESystems India. "This is a perfect opportunity for the nation to addcapabilities to the aircraft operating on the ground and loaded."

As shown in the form of a model for the first time this week, the European model may receive many new features to support its operation at sea. Among these included a new reinforced landing gear, an arrestor hook and modified control system of thrust vectoring in two Eurojet EJ200 engines. The latter could allow the game to make an approach to the carrier a reduced speed without impeding the pilot's vision by the requirement of an increased angle of attack.
The Eurofighter said only localized reinforcements will be needed in some parts of the fuselage near the landing gear, and engine EJ200. Conformal fuel tanks in the fuselage would extend the range of attack aircraft.


Also of interest for application in India are the new weapon options shown for the first time in a scale model of 100% of the Typhoon. Working in conjunction with Saab and Diehl, the group is offering the Eurofighter anti-ship missile RBS15 as one of the options for the future multimission fighter.

INDIAN NAVY ISSUED REQUEST INFORMATION FOR 50 UTILITY HELICOPTERS

India's navy has issued a request for information for at least 50 light utility helicopters to replace its fleet of Hindustan Aeronautics Chetaks.

The service is seeking a new fleet of twin-engines aircraft, with bidding companies to be required to undertake field evaluation trials in India. Interested vendors must also provide information on how they plan to comply with India's 30% offset rule, the navy says in its tender document.

 To meet its requirements, the selected light utility helicopter must have an all-up weight of not more than 4,500kg (9,920lb) and be capable of carrying at least one lightweight torpedo or two depth charges, the RFI says. There should also be a provision for mounting 12.7mm machine guns and/or a rocket launcher on either side of the aircraft.

 The helicopter must also be able to carry at least four passengers and come with rappelling equipment, rescue winches and be capable of carrying underslung loads.

Other roles for the new aircraft will include search and rescue, casualty evacuation, limited observation and surveillance and anti-submarine warfare tasks, as well as anti-piracy and anti-terrorism activities, the navy says.

The RFI document fails to provide a delivery timeline, but asks vendors to give the earliest schedule possible.

India's current Chetak design was licence-built by HAL, and is a version of the Eurocopter SA316B Alouette III. The aircraft has a maximum take-off weight of 2,200kg, according to HAL.

Flightglobal's HeliCAS database lists the navy as having an active inventory of 32 of the type.

Indian Navy is looking to acquire six to eight Medium-Range Surveillance Aircraft and High Altitude Long Range UAVs. Defence Ministry floated RFIs (request for information) for the surveillance aircrafts and UAVs newspaper reports indicated. Specifications for the Medium-Range Surveillance Aircraft require an operating range of over 350 nautical miles while the requirements for the UAV are service ceiling above 40,000 feet and endurance of over 25 hours.

These come in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks where Pakistan based terrorists used the sea route to reach Indian soil. India is also conducting a major upgrade for the Coast Guard.