We will remain deployed in eastern Ladakh until full disengagement: IAF chief

October 4, 2023
Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
Category: DPN Topics

We will remain deployed in eastern Ladakh until full disengagement: IAF chief

Subject : Science and technology

Section :Defence

Context:

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking at procuring 97 additional indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-Mk1A fighter jets at an estimated cost of ₹1.15 lakh crore, Air Chief Marshal V. R. Chaudhari said.

Details:

The procurement will take the LCA-MK1A fleet strength to 180.
IAF carried out Operation Kaveri to evacuate Indian citizens from Sudan, Operation Dost to aid Türkiye and Syria.

Disengagement in Ladakh region:

Since the stand-off in eastern Ladakh, India and China have undertaken disengagement from five friction points, while negotiations are stuck over two points — Depsang Plains and Demchok.

Defenseequipments in news:

Defenseequipments	Description
1. Akash-NG	Akash – New generation or Akash-NG is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile defense system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited and Bharat Electronics. Private sector firm Electropneumatics and Hydraulics India is involved in Development cum Production Partner programme. This missile is a successor to the Akash and Akash-1S series of missiles with improvements such as a Dual-pulse solid rocket motor, a canisterised launcher and an AESA Multifunction targeting radar to improve its probability of kill with a smaller ground operations and logistics footprint.
2. Pralay missile	Pralay is a canisterised Tactical, surface-to-surface, short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) for Battlefield use Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India. The Missile is an Amalgamation of Technologies Developed for exoatmospheric interceptor Missile Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) from Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme andPrahaar tactical Missile. The Project to Develop Pralay was Sanctioned in March 2015.
3. LCA Tejas	LCA Tejas is a 4.5 generation, all weather and multi-role fighter aircraft. The aircraft is designed to be a multi-role aircraft capable of taking up offensive air support, close combat and ground attack role at ease. It is also designed to undertake Ground Maritime Operations. The different variants of aircraft under production and development are: Single seater fighter for Air Force Single seater fighter for Navy Twin Seater trainer aircraft for Air Force Twin Seater trainer version for Navy
4. LCA MK1A	LCA Mk1A is the most advanced version of the LCA Tejas. It is equipped with AESA Radar,EW suite consisting of radar warning and self-protection jamming, Digital Map Generator (DMG),Smart Multi-function Displays (SMFD), Combined Interrogator and Transponder (CIT), Advanced Radio Altimeter and other advances features.
5. Long range mountain radar	The Swathi weapon locating radar is a mobile artillery-locating, phased array radar developed by India. This counter-battery radar is designed to detect and track incoming artillery and rocket fire to determine the point of origin for counter-battery fire. The WLR has been jointly developed by the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), a lab of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
6. JF-17 fighter aircraft	The CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder or FC-1 Xiaolong is a lightweight, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed jointly by the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China and the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC). It was designed to replace the A-5C, F-7P/PG, Mirage III, and Mirage V combat aircraft in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). The JF-17 can be used for multiple roles, including interception, ground attack, anti-ship, and aerial reconnaissance.