On May 31, 2023, four omni-role Rafale jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) took off from Hashimara Air Force Station in West Bengal (the eastern sector of
India Successfully Demonstrates SFDR Technology Critical For Development Of Long Range Air-To-Air MissilesÂ
by Swarajya Staff - Mar 5, 2021 09:59 AM
Flight test of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet technology.
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India is currently developing a 160-km range version of the Astra air-to-air missile.
Earlier today, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested its Solid Fueled Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology with a demonstration flight from the Integrated Test Range off the coast of Odisha.
The test, DRDO said, helped prove many technologies and sub-systems, including the ground booster motor and nozzle less motor.
The development of SFDR technology will enable India to make its own long-range air-to-air missile, which could mirror the capabilities of the best missiles in this class, like MBDAâs Meteor, which the Indian Air Force uses on its Rafales.
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Chyrine Mezher on February 15, 2021 at 4:46 PM
A Rafale Right Fighter Jet Taking the Skies (Dassault Aviation)
BEIRUT: With potential French Rafale jet sales to Egypt and the UAE in the works, one crucial issue arises, especially in the face of the Iranian threat: can they share data with the American fighters that pervade so much of the region.
Some experts think that data sharing is quite challenging while others don’t see eye to eye.
Bilal Saab, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute and former Pentagon official in charge of Middle Eastern security cooperation, says that the more platforms you operate, the harder integration and interoperability becomes with American systems.