Image Source : FILE IMAGE/PTI Fly previous by Rafale, classic Dakota: Here’s how IAF plans to enthrall public this R-Day parade
The world can be witness to the may of the Indian Armed Forces this Republic Day. The IAF tableau, fabricated on a 50-feet-long platform and consisting of trailer towed by a tractor, will show the motto ‘Touch the Sky with Glory’. It will showcase scaled down fashions of Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, Light Combat Helicopter, Sukhoi-30 MKI and Rohini Radar. Rafale and Vintage Dakota would be the main points of interest of the tableau.
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Indigenously developed Rudram Next Generation Anti Radiation Missile (NGRAM) and Dhuravastra can be displayed on LCA and LCH respectively.
Sukhoi-30 MKI will show the indigenously developed Astra and Brahmos Missiles. Indigenously developed Akash Missiles can be displayed together with the Rohini Radar.
The LCA is a single engine, fourth era, multirole mild fighter plane designed by Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Aircraft R&D Centre (ARDC) of HAL.
The LCA is provided with Air to Air Refuelling and New Generation Anti Radiation Missile (RUDRAM) which is the primary indigenous anti-radiation missile of the nation developed for Indian Air Force. The missile can be a potent weapon for IAF for Suppression of Enemy Air Defence (SEAD) successfully from giant stand-off ranges.
The LCH is able to excessive altitude operations and is armed with Dhruvastra anti-tank guided missile. Eight missiles might be hooked up to the helicopter with the assistance of 4 twin launchers. In addition, the helicopter might be outfitted with 20 mm turret weapons and 70 mm rockets.
Rohini is Medium Range Surveillance Radar, for Air Space Surveillance to detect and observe air targets underneath hostile EW operational setting. The system is deployed for early warning and in addition as a sensor for Akash SAM system.
Akash is a medium-range cellular surface-to-air missile defence system which has the aptitude to neutralise aerial targets like plane, helicopters and varied different missiles. It is in operational service within the Indian Army as effectively. and eventually
Astra is an indigenously designed all-weather beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile is able to participating targets at various ranges and altitudes.
A complete of 42 plane together with 15 Fighters, 05 transports, 17 Helicopters, 1 classic of the Indian Air Force and 4 Helicopters of the Indian Army will take part on this yr’s flypast.
The flypast can be flown in two blocks. The First block is deliberate together with the parade between 1004 to 1020 hrs and the second block is deliberate after the parade between 1120 to 1145 hrs.
Block I comprising of three formations, can be led by Nishan formation comprising of 4 Mi17-V5 carrying the National flag and ensigns of the three companies (timed 10 seconds forward of Parade Commander). Following Nishan can be Dhruv, 4 plane formation of the Army Aviation Corps (timed with first Mechanised Column of the 1.A). The third and tast formation in Block | is Rudra, which commemorative of the Swamim Vijay Jayanti of the 1971 conflict and contains of single Dakota flanked by two Mi 17-1Vs in Vic fmn (timed with the marching contingent from Bangladesh).
Block II will comprise of 9 formations. The first two formations can be Sudarshan and Rakshak. Sudarshan will comprise of 1 Chinook and two Mi 17-1Vs, whereas Rakshak can be led by a single Mi 171V with 4 Apache plane. Following Rakshak can be Bhim fmn of three C-130 plane. This can be adopted by the Netra and Garuda formations. While Netra is unchanged from final yr, Garuda formation will embrace a pair of MiG 29s alongside two Su 30MKIs formatting on a single C-17.
The fifth formation can be Eklavya comprising of 1 Rafale, two Jaguars and two MiG 29s which might be adopted by three Su 30s in Trinetra fmn finishing up the normal Trishul manoeuvre. Trailing Trinetra can be three Sarang helicopters flying in Vijay formation. The fiypast would culminate with a single Rafale Brahmastra that shall perform a Vertical Charlie abeam the dais (present stopper).
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