FUTURE AND ADVANCE WEAPONS IN INDIAN

DEFENSE

By

Vishwajit Mawale (2341)

Kiran Marwade (2340)

Paras Adhiya (2362)

INTRODUCTION

ARJUN MK. II MBT

Arjun Mk.2 will have Battle Field

Management System (BFMS) which will

enable the tank to get feed from UAV‘s and

Helicopters, which then enable the Arjun

Mk.2 tank crew much aware of their

surroundings and better understanding of

the battle zone

Self-diagnostic system (SDS) will also be

added to Arjun Mk.2 which is like a health

monitoring system.

Arjun Mk.2 will get a new efficient

1500bhp engine which has been in

development by DRDO in India itself

Weight: 60 tons

Primary weapon: 120 mm rifled tank gun

Secondary weapon: HCB 12.7 mm AA MG,

Mag 7.62 mm Tk715 coaxial MG

Operational range: 435 kilometers

Speed: 75 km/h Road, 42 km/h Cross

country

TEJAS MARK 2

The project is currently moving from planning

to the design phase. It is expected that a

working aircraft will be flying in 2013 before

returning for further testing. A second round of

test flights should hopefully take place in 2014.

The Mark 2 is expected to enter service with the

Indian Air Force and Navy in 3Q 2015.

Performance:

Maximum speed: Mach 1.8

Range: 3,000 km (without refueling)

Armament:

Guns: 1x mounted 23 mm twin-barrel GSh-23

cannon with 220 rounds of ammunition.

Hard points: 8 total: 1× beneath the port-side

intake trunk, 6× under-wing, and 1× under-

fuselage with a capacity of >4000 kg external

fuel and ordnance

ADVANCED MEDIUM COMBAT AIRCRAFT

It have "serpentine-shaped" air intakes, internal

weapons bays, and advanced radomes to increase

its stealth features. Radar-absorbing composites

and paints will supplement the design. The design

phase will last until 2016 when a prototype will be

produced. Testing phases will occur between 2016

and 2021.Limited production will begin in 2022

and more to Full scale production in 2023.

Specifications:

Empty weight: est. 12,000 kg

Loaded weight: est. 17,000 kg

Useful load: est. 5,000 kg (combat load)

Max takeoff weight: est. 26,000 kg

Powerplant: 2x GTX-40V Kaveri

-Maximum thrust: 95 kN

Performance Range: 2,000 km (without

refueling)

Cost:

Est. $95 million