tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post2194678331293967747..comments2024-03-28T21:59:50.423+05:30Comments on TRISHUL: Sorry State Of AffairsPrasun K. Senguptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-20753020103548278292012-11-27T11:40:09.901+05:302012-11-27T11:40:09.901+05:30Epoch electronic Aircraft weighing kit is designed...Epoch electronic Aircraft weighing kit is designed primarily to cater the accurate weighing needs of aircraft and aerospace vehicles, but can be used for other precision weighing application as well as for the calibration of force generating machines.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.epochloadcell.com/s_beam_load_cell.html" rel="nofollow"> Aircraft weighing</a><br />Epochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05664390405859969300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-19890170211103365592012-10-08T20:14:52.591+05:302012-10-08T20:14:52.591+05:30Yes, I remember it very well and now understand it...Yes, I remember it very well and now understand it.Mr. Ra 13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-26463762669097537402012-10-08T03:23:59.854+05:302012-10-08T03:23:59.854+05:30To Mr.RA 13: Remember me lobbying for the mass-pro...To Mr.RA 13: Remember me lobbying for the mass-production of at least 60 tandem-seat Tejas Mk1s for use as lead-in fighter-trainers (LIFT)? Looks like certain vested interests that are hand-in-glove with certain 'mischievous India-based bloggers & magazine publishers, are now canvassing for the Yak-130 to be selected as the LIFT, when the Yak-130 was originally designed as an AJT-cum-close air suppoort aircraft for certain African air forces, & was never designed to function as a LIFT.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-71739093006404894072012-10-08T02:29:14.018+05:302012-10-08T02:29:14.018+05:30To Anon@7.57PM: There have been no changes to the...To Anon@7.57PM: There have been no changes to the IAF’s projections for procuring have 166 single-seat and 48 two-seat FGFAs (totaling 214 units). Total number of projected Su-30MKI squadrons is 17, with 18 per squadron. Selection of L-1 bidder can be done within 90 days, but processing the offsets pledges & ensuring their implementation takes a long time, since the India-based vendors & subcontractors have to now comply with various mandatory industrial security provisions that were recently insisted upon by the Union MHA.<br /><br />To RAHUL: They are all experienced pilots from existing operational squadrons. Each Kashin-2 DDG has eight BrahMos-1 in VLS cells mounted aft just before the helicopter hangar.<br /><br />To SAYAN: DARIN-3 avionics installed on Jaguar IMs will include the EL/M-2032 radar. The artist’s conception of FGFA is by no means indicative of the FGFA’s final design configuration. <br /><br />To Mr.RA 13: The foremost task then would have been to sit down with the PRC & agree upon a package deal under which the undemarcated borders between India & the PRC would be demarcated as per the universally accepted watershed principal (under which three-quarters of the Aksai Chin are would go to the PRC) while the PRC at the same time would have reciprocated by renouncing its claim over NEFA. Had this proposal of the then Chinese Premier Chou en-Lai been accepted by the then GoI, there would never have been a war between China & India in 1962. <br /><br />To Anon@12.31AM: No, there have been several updates since then. Now, negotiations are underway with SNECMA Moteurs to further increase the Kaveri’s maximum thrust by incorporating modular new-design hot-section components. If such components were to be supplied by SNECMA Moteurs, then the definitive Kaveri turbofan for Tejas Mk2 will be available earlier. However, if GTRE wants to continue further R & D on its own without any external inputs, then the definitive Kaveri won’t be available for at least another decade. <br /><br />To SHAURYA: VMT. Whatever needs to be dismantled now will be permanent write-offs, since those firebricks can’t be recycled for further usage. Therefore, new-build firebricks will have to be ordered. For attaining sustained cruise speeds at 25 Knots in the high seas, the boilers don’t work at maximum steam generation levels. It is only when one is required to cruise at maximum ‘attack’ speed of 30+ Knots for almost eight hours without any break that the insulation materials/processes need to work as specified. Regarding alternate powerplant options, the best option would have been an all-gas turbine solution similar or even identical to that specified for IAC-1/INS Vikrant. In case of INS Vikramaditya, the problems arose because Russian naval architects & Russian Navy personnel never carried out shore-based validation of the chosen/specified solutions (primarily in order to cut down the developmental cycle), while the IN was reduced to being a mere bystander since January 2004 when it should have played a pro-active role & insisted on a propulsion solution similar to the one worked out for IAC-1. COGAG propulsion systems using only marine industrial gas turbines do not require the kind of heat-insulation that steam boilers do.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-75667588363108252112012-10-08T02:28:48.898+05:302012-10-08T02:28:48.898+05:30To Anon@12.37PM: The military variants of the Dhru...To Anon@12.37PM: The military variants of the Dhruv ALH & Mi-17V-5 both adhere to the following FAR/MILSPEC standards:<br />US Army Aeronautical Design Standard-33E (ADS-33E) Flaw-Tolerant Rotor System: FAR/JAR 29.571,<br />AM 29-28Crashworthy Fuel System: FAR/JAR 29.952,<br />AM 29-35Flaw-Tolerant Drive Train with Over Torque Certification: FAR/JAR 29.952, AM 29-28<br />Turbine Burst Protection: FAR/JAR 29.901, AM 29-36<br />Composite Spar Main & Tail Rotor Blades with Lightning Strike Protection: FAR/JAR 1309(h), AM 29-40<br />Engine Compartment Fire Protection: FAR/JAR 29.1193<br />Redundant Hydraulics & Flaw Tolerant Flight Controls: FAR/JAR 29.571, AM 29-28<br />Aircraft-Wide Bird Strike Protection: FAR/JAR 29.631, AM 29-40<br />Crashworthiness Standard: FAR/JAR 29.561, AM 29-38<br />Crashworthy Seats Conforming to MIL-STD-1472B<br />Cockpit Instrumentation Lighting Conforming to MIL-STD-85762A<br />Avionics Databus: MIL-STD-1553B<br />Autopilot Accuracy: MIL-F-9490D<br />Embedded MIL-STD-188-141B ALE Link Protection<br />Embedded MIL-STD-188-110B data modem<br /><br />To VIKRAM GUHA: VMT. Wish you all the very best.<br /><br />To Anon@5.47PM: If at all any weapons export ban against the PRC is to be enforced, it just can’t be done alone by the US because almost all Europe- and Scandinavia-origin weapons contain US-origin components. Therefore, if the export ban is to be effective, then the US & EU along with Scandinavia have to speak with one voice. And both the EU & Scandinavia have no other choice but to adhere to the US’ diktat, since they know only too well that the PRC will sooner than later reverse-engineer everything it can lay its hands on, just as it has done with Russia-origin weapons since 1991.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-19734601066573013202012-10-08T01:33:41.668+05:302012-10-08T01:33:41.668+05:30Also I have ONE major complain against you.
Somet...Also I have ONE major complain against you. <br />Sometimes, it is really hard & painstaking for me to prove that I'm not a robot, specially when using a mobile. Phew!Shauryanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-89616457998694776672012-10-08T01:30:07.850+05:302012-10-08T01:30:07.850+05:30Prasun,
Take a look at this-
http://idrw.org/?p=1...Prasun,<br /><br />Take a look at this-<br />http://idrw.org/?p=14721#more-14721<br /><br />“But it’s not about the brick itself or who manufactured it,” explains Igor Leonov. “The work done to fit it inside the boilers was of poor quality. We discovered this back in July, when we began to run speed trials and started raising the temperature in the boilers to maximum values…”<br /><br />It seems you are bang on target. Problem is with the glue material, how the bricks were attached to the boilers, NOT with the bricks. <br /><br />It says "Work has now begun on dismantling the equipment; the materials required have been ordered, including heatproof bricks." May I ask what are the equipment need to be dismantled except the firebricks from the boiler?<br /><br />Also whats your thought about the part, "This summer, with the boilers not working at full capacity, we were getting 28–29 knots. And when we lift the limitations we had to impose, Vikramaditya will add another two or three knots ". is it really true? Is just 1-2 knot speed that much significant? By the way, am still puzzled why the navy agreed to retain the steam turbine in first place? Would it be that much cstly to replace it with gas turbine?? <br /><br />Also I would like know, although IAC-1 is using LM-2500 gas turbine still is it using any kind of heat insulating material and if yes then from where they are sourced?! (Please ignore my complete lack of knowledge in this case)<br /><br />Thanks & Regards<br /><br /> <br />Shauryanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-61159674394525735172012-10-08T00:31:41.702+05:302012-10-08T00:31:41.702+05:30hi prasun, what is the status of kaveri engine pro...hi prasun, what is the status of kaveri engine program. Are the details on your blog at http://trishulgroup.blogspot.in/2008/10/kaveri-turbofan-for-tejas-lca.html still valid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-82558221439638928362012-10-08T00:31:00.338+05:302012-10-08T00:31:00.338+05:30If you travel back in time to 01/01/1961 and find ...If you travel back in time to 01/01/1961 and find yourself to be the most popular Indian PM, then what different arrangement you could have done especially regarding the Indo-China war of 1962. Mr. Ra 13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-13513329997590486602012-10-07T22:45:47.093+05:302012-10-07T22:45:47.093+05:30Sir , I have recently visited HAL site. In there p...Sir , I have recently visited HAL site. In there payload of Tejas is given as 5.3 t. HAL FGFA bears no resemblance to PAK-FA. It seems to be an entirely different aircraft. In DARIN 3 upgrade of jaguar , integration of radar is mentioned. Wat do you think of these ?Sayannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-85392898006612196042012-10-07T22:39:57.013+05:302012-10-07T22:39:57.013+05:30Hi Prasun, The pilots who fly Su-30 mki are they f...Hi Prasun, The pilots who fly Su-30 mki are they fresh graduates from airforce academy at Hyderabad and who have completed all the stages of training or are they veteran pilots who have logged some hours in MiG-21,29 ?<br /><br />How many Brahmos launchers does Rajput class destroyers have ? Are there any launchers at the back of the ship ? Pls post details about IAF Chief's speech .Rahulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-7570775555042999482012-10-07T19:57:01.537+05:302012-10-07T19:57:01.537+05:30Hi Prasun da
So many contradictory media reports ...Hi Prasun da<br /><br />So many contradictory media reports are coming on IAF aircraft aquisition.Reg. FGFA earlier reports came 214 aircrafts to be inducted form 2017/18.Then reports came aircrafts to be inducted after2020.Now indiastretegic reported that 144 sigle seater FGFA aicrafts would be aquired.Now I dont know what to beilive.Can u make the pictute more clear.Few days back it was reported that IAF will raise total of 14 squadrons of SU30MKI.Now indistretgic reported 16 squadrons.Seems both tanker and heavy lift choppers bid wre opened in Sept.Now they it will take months to find the L1 bidder.Why does it take months to calculate the price of 15 helicopters??Is the IAF cheif giving contradictory statemnets r it is desi media shear nonsense?.kindly share your info to make the picture clear.Also How many aircrafts 1 IAF SU 30 mki aquadron has?..Thanks&RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-54409040397470710622012-10-07T17:47:03.071+05:302012-10-07T17:47:03.071+05:30Hi Prasun,
Why does the US want to gang up with t...Hi Prasun,<br /><br />Why does the US want to gang up with the EU on common China policy(taking common stands on issue in the china sea against China which the EU has refused to do till now )Is it that the US cannot go it alone in confronting China in various issues like IPR,economy,currency?<br /> <br />Why does the EU FM want the weapons ban on China lifted when US is dead set against it?- is it just for pleasing visiting Chinese officials?<br />Seems the overland trade routes China seems to develop through C.Asia to Europe(road,rail links) which would leave the US out(US Navy in vital points across Asia)and its ability to get it involved in mediation in disputes is very clever and not to mention control over the infrastructure(China plans and finances the eurasian rail liks) . This wud mean EU and S.E Asia trade b/w themselves and also energy links develop which would b out of US influence. Is this why the US is going ahead with the New silk road initiative to make sure it keeps China in check and EU does not act step out of US guidance?<br /><br />Awaiting ur C.Asian article.<br /><br />Thanks <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-56746730902559943192012-10-07T13:00:48.558+05:302012-10-07T13:00:48.558+05:30Thank You Prasun Da.
If I am successful I will po...Thank You Prasun Da.<br /><br />If I am successful I will post it in this blog of your's .<br /><br />Regards,<br />VikramVikram Guhanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-65905407921390260932012-10-07T12:37:32.833+05:302012-10-07T12:37:32.833+05:30Sir, What is the ballistic tolerance of Mil Mi-17v...Sir, What is the ballistic tolerance of Mil Mi-17v5 body,engines,cargo bay , main rotor and tail rotor assembly ? Where is the armour plates around the cockpit ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-84644105223926966642012-10-07T10:03:41.266+05:302012-10-07T10:03:41.266+05:30To PIERRE ZORIN: Spectacularly laughable, isn’t it...To PIERRE ZORIN: Spectacularly laughable, isn’t it? That only goes to reinforce my persistent criticisms of the ignorance of the mainstream ‘desi’ mass-media entities in such matters. Factually, in terms of design inputs, the Indian contribution to the Mi-17V-5 is ZERO. In all probability, based on my first-hand experience of how such factual misinterpretation routinely takes place, here’s what most likely happened: what was told by the IAF to the ‘desi boyz’ of NDTV was that the Mi-17V-5 was ‘customised’ to meet the IAF’s unique ASQRs like the incorporation of MIL-STD-1553B glass-cockpit avionics compatible with NVGs, up-armouring of the cockpit-bay area, and the twin external fuel-tanks—all of which are available options originally devised by the Mil Design Bureau & implemented by Tatarstan-based Kazan Helicopter Plant & the Ulan-Ude Aviation-Industrial Plant. But the ‘desi boyz’ completely misunderstood all this & consequently, erroneously concluded that the IAF-specified ASQRs tantamounts to the Mi-17V-5 being redesigned/re-engineered by the IAF!Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-3226884403508169722012-10-07T06:46:51.099+05:302012-10-07T06:46:51.099+05:30Hi Prasun just a saw a video of the mi-17 V5 which...Hi Prasun just a saw a video of the mi-17 V5 which NDTV claimed was designed by India, incorporates Western technology and made in Russia.How much Indian design does it have? the helicopter itself a Russian design so can't understand what is designed by India.Millard Keyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977478261887311256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-20079142422111909412012-10-07T02:13:47.206+05:302012-10-07T02:13:47.206+05:30To Anon@9.32PM: Spectra EW suite’s AESA-based dire...To Anon@9.32PM: Spectra EW suite’s AESA-based directional jammers don’t have any particular designation, unlike the ELT-568. Spectra EW suite & Virgilius are meant to protect the aircraft from BVRAAMs. EL/L-8222 pod on the other hand protects the aircraft from SHORADS. Presently, the IN feels that the Barak-2 MR-SAM working in conjunction with EL/M-2246 MF-STAR radar is good enough to defeat incoming ASCMs. Short-range VL-SAMs are, however, required for the three Batch 2 Project 1135.6 FFGs & four Project 28 ASW corvettes. <br /><br />To BUDDHA: The first pix shows a Su-30MKI armed with 250kg OFAB 250/270 HE-fragmentation gravity bombs. The 2nd pix shows the Tejas Mk1 armed with practice bombs.<br /><br />To VIKRAM GUHA: Yes, by all means, do write to these CAPFs & make them an unsolicited technical offer. <br /><br />To SNTATA: There are several other cruise missiles in operation, like the Novator 3M54E Klub-S, Tactical Missiles Corp’s Kh-31A, & Raduga’s 3M-80E & Kh-41 Zubr. The ramjet made by Russia’s Ekatarinburg-based NPOM is common to both BrahMos-1 & Yakhont, as is the SGH synthetic aperture radar from Russia’s Granit JSC. The air-launched BrahMos-1 will be lighter not because it has to be modified, but because it will not have a first-stage rocket booster, which is reqd only for the warship-launched & land-launched versions of BrahMos-1. It is the subsonic Nirbhay that will have 1,000km range and a boosted-fission warhead, not the supersonic LRCM. The ramjet-powered LRCM, due to arm the upgraded Mirage 2000H/TH (and not the Jaguar), will have range of up to 600km & will be armed with a tactical nuclear warhead. All liquid-fuelled Dhanush missiles being fired were produced close to a decade ago & need to be test-fired so that its stocks are depleted. The liquid-fuelled Dhanush was never reqd by either the SFC or the IN. Producing it was a sheer waste of resources & money. And until the arrival of the S-5 SLBM & 4,500km-range K-4 SLBMs, India won’t have a credible & survivable nuclear 2nd strike capability. The Arihant-class S-2/3/4 SSBNs will therefore have to be armed in future with 1,500km-range nuclear-armed SLCMs derived from the Nirbhay ALCM’s design.<br /><br />To Anon@11.53PM: The RBE-2 does. But in terms of hemispherical coverage, both RBE-2 & APG-80 are inferior to the Vixen 850 & Vixen 1000 AESA-MMRs.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-41808538964312850932012-10-07T02:13:27.017+05:302012-10-07T02:13:27.017+05:30To SPANKY’s BLOG/SWAROP: VMT. That’s right, based ...To SPANKY’s BLOG/SWAROP: VMT. That’s right, based on the evidence that’s come up so far. Hopefully, the ALCM will be followed by the GLCM & SLCM. <br /><br />To JOYDEEP GHOSH: The loitering drone under development will be powered by GTRE’s Laghu Shakthi turbofan. Nirbhay will have retractable wings just like those of the TLAM, Ra’ad, Babur, CJ-10, 3M14E, 3M54E. The wings will remain folded & will be deployed only AFTER being ejected from their launch-pylons (when air-launched) & AFTER the missile exits its canister or silo. 600km-range ramjet-powered, nuclear-armed supersonic LRCM has nothing to do with the K-family of ballistic missiles. There isn’t any solid-fuel version of either Prithvi-1/2 or Dhanush. They’re all using liquid-fuel. Networking of all ground-based and airborne sensors is mandated under the IASF’s IACCCS project. Lastly, A-50U PHALCON is not AWACS, but is an AEW & C platform. The term AWACS is presently used by only the air forces of US, France, UK, Japan & Saudi Arabia for their E-3s & E.767s. <br /><br />To Anon@3.03PM: The existing 24 IL-76MDs & six IL-78MKIs are all eligible for undergoing a a deep upgrade, which will bring them up to IL-476 standard.<br /><br />To GESSLER: Read the previous threads dealing with the IN & you will get your answers. The reqmt is for three SSBNs & nine SSGNs. K-4 SLBM has not yet been tested from a submerged pontoon. K-15’s launch from Arihant is still three years away. Nothing special about Dhanush, except that the IN never wanted it & developing it was a sheer waste of money & human resources. K-15 is not Sagarika. The term Sagarika is for the DRDO’s Project Office responsible for developing the K-family of ballistic missiles, including the Shaurya. K-15 is a TBM, while the JL-2 is an intercontinental-range SLBM. All ship-launched & SSGN-launched supersonic ASCMs do step dives in their terminal stages. That’s why their typical cruising altitudes vary from 10km to 13km. <br /><br />To Anon@6.41PM: That’s the S-5 SSBN. But the design is slightly deceptive, since the S-5 will have 12 SLBM launch-tubes.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-80341376151172442542012-10-07T01:22:36.348+05:302012-10-07T01:22:36.348+05:30Sir also BrahMos is reported as the only cruise mi...Sir also BrahMos is reported as the only cruise missile to do a supersonic steep dive so far. How come no other russian cruise m did it before?Gesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004046608501273026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-28602772116503116812012-10-06T23:53:17.020+05:302012-10-06T23:53:17.020+05:30Sir , Which has a greater aperture area , RBE-2 on...Sir , Which has a greater aperture area , RBE-2 on Rafale or APG-80 in F-16 block 52?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-1538968682604733272012-10-06T23:39:24.733+05:302012-10-06T23:39:24.733+05:30Dear Prasun,
1.You have said in another thread th...Dear Prasun, <br />1.You have said in another thread that only the guidance system of Brahmos is Indian, all the rest is Yakhont. But Brahmos is the only supersonic cruise missile in operation today. No other country is having supersonic cruise missiles. So the ram-jet engine must be quite different from Yakhont. Only the air frame takes after Yakhont.<br />2. If Brahmos had to be modified by making it smaller and lighter for the air-launched version, then how can a 1000 km range LRCM with bigger range and bigger warhead (tactical nuclear warhead) be fitted to Su-30 MKI or Jaguars?<br />3. Why are we persisting with liquid fuel Dhanush when we can easily make solid fuel missile of the same range with all the expertise we have in rockets? sntatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186441793929875629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-48917759496611585532012-10-06T23:09:50.443+05:302012-10-06T23:09:50.443+05:30Prasun Da,
I have developed a mini UAV that has e...Prasun Da,<br /><br />I have developed a mini UAV that has excellent Reconnaissance abilities. If I want to market it do you feel it is a good idea to approach the NSG, BSF , CRPF etc and give them a demo at their HQ in Delhi ( though I live in Kolkata) ?<br /><br />As always will be grateful to you for your insights.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Vikram Vikram Guhanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-69374919069925242072012-10-06T23:01:49.701+05:302012-10-06T23:01:49.701+05:30sir need explanation of these pictures...bit confu...sir need explanation of these pictures...bit confused..<br /><br />http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/689/su30bombs.jpg/<br />http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/89/airlcatejasliteningaa11.jpg/<br /><br /><br />Thanks & Regards<br />Buddhabuddhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511498783253086826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-66152495524050417562012-10-06T21:32:27.846+05:302012-10-06T21:32:27.846+05:30Prasun da,
You have told in one of your earlier t...Prasun da,<br /><br />You have told in one of your earlier thread that VirgiliusEW suite which will go on-board the Tejas Mk-2 makes use of ELT-568 directional jammers. What directional jammers do the SPECTRA EW suite uses?<br /> You have also told in one of your earlier thread that EL/M-2222 self-protection jamming pods will be procured for the Rafale.Why so when the Rafales will have the SPECTRA EW suite? Are directional jammers and self-protection jammers different?<br /><br /> Will the IN float tender for short range anti-missile systems for the Project 17A FFG & Project 15B DDG to supplement the medium range Barak-2 MR-SAM in place of Barak-1 system? If yes then out of RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM),VL MICA & VL IRIS-T which system has greater chance of winning? Will MBDA’s Sea Ceptor be given the chance?<br /><br /> When will the RFI for SR-SAM for the IAF will be floated? Which among the three SPYDER-ER, VL MICA & VL IRIS-T has a greater chance of winning?<br /> Please reply, <br /><br />Thank you<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com