israeli airlines have adopted a modular DEW system to be fitted under their airlines for defense against rpgs during landing and take offs. thats one system i heard off.
- What about a platform, let's say a ISTAR or AWACS size? It's a mobile AD in air. The role it can play is of a spearhead or a bastion. Thwarting threats through DEW, some interceptors, CIWS, drones as an interceptor.
Basically an AD mothership that penetrated defended Airspace.
A few of them along western/northern border, followed by squads of FA and UCAV for strike role.
Usually 5th gen stealth relies on low VLO and SEAD, DEAD.. to have a chance at penetrating a defended Airspace. Since stealth too has its limit, while advanced radars and networked AD is bound to make it difficult.
So, if you're relying on saturation, tactics, and many other scenario to strike deep.. maybe a brute approach instead? Perhaps a true 6th/7th gen doctrine when US&CHINA both find it hard to be stealthy against each other.
never heard of the israeli airlines thing. Ill look into it.
an AWACS type aircraft might have enough power for a DEW but then again idk how far along the world is in DEW tech but we still wont be able to put it on fighters for a decently long time now.
an AWACS type aircraft might have enough power for a DEW but then again idk how far along the world is in DEW tech but we still wont be able to put it on fighters for a decently long time now.
Brahmos TVP (BATL) , Axiscades & Goodluck India tripartite mou to jointly bid for AMCA.
5.5 in terms of what though? Does it even have Distributed aperture system/EOTS?
Production in 2036 = induction in 2040
These things even if we're not present can be fitted in future if demand arises, i'm more interested in what sort of architecture will it have, what sort of power generation and cooling potential it is designed with, its data bus, interconnectivity etc.
If I am a designer in 2025 and I am planning a project which will role out in 2035-40 I will have ML and AI handling network agility and EW both defensive and offensive and mechanical actuator performance optimization and manufacturing to be AI driven.
I am not calling it a 6th Gen aircraft due to it's aerodynamic profile.
Agreed. AI, MUM-T, innovative concepts , network centre etc.. should be basics while designing and developing for a system to be inducted in 2040.
It can't rely on Mk2 version anymore and run blind in first iteration.
I have no knowledge of designs.. just quoted the tweet here for the bidders ..
Please let me the post where difference between old and new AMCA design is shown if possible..
The canopy looks bubble like of 4gen rather than blended of 5gen.
The trailing edges of wings, stabs, rudders & their hinges are or close to perpendicular.
The gear doors are rectangular.
The MLG seems to rotate forward increasing size of door, rather than fold inward laterally.
Round exhaust very bad.
More view angles needed to analyze further.
Have another doubt ,
AMCA mk1 will fly with F414, whereas Mk2 will fly with Safran JV engine, meaning JV engine will be drop fit , can be swapped with F414 right ?
That means even for Tejas Mk2 it can be swapped ?
not necessarily, they might have left extra room for the new engine in the design while the tejas mk2 might not have this extra room. getting 120KN with the exact same size as the GE F414 is not gonna be easy if not impossible. We wont know until HAL or ADA officially confirm this and tbh idk