Ghatak UAV/UCAV

[125mm_Smoothbore]

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[125mm_Smoothbore]

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[SwordOfDarkness]

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If we can get this in short order, we would be fine Air Force wise in short term conflict.

Although without long wavelength radars+stealth fighters our air defence will get screwed in the long term.

 

[125mm_Smoothbore]

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[Ayan Barat]

But don't know why I've this weird feeling that we might be going for two medium sized (built around 2000lbs class PGMs) bomb bays on each side. Somthing similar to Boeing's X-45 line-

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[AGNI 6 ICBM]

Post in thread 'IAF's Future Bomber'

Dec 3, 2024

Is GHATAK enough for future antiship roles ?
Answer is both YES & NO

Above pic shows GHATAK is capable of carrying only 2 antiship missiles in one sortie which is less....


Ghatak is tiny and has limitations bcoz of its weapons bay dimensions and MTOW

So it might not carry BRAHMOS ER & VISHNU HCM ,Which is a big setback.

Weapons which it can carry are

it address today's requirements in both ground attack and antiship role...we might need a new bomber to carry 6-8 ER & VISHNU 🕉 HCM

• AGNI 6 ICBM

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Hope this info about ghatak helps

 

[Ayan Barat]

Post in thread 'IAF's Future Bomber'

Dec 3, 2024

Is GHATAK enough for future antiship roles ?
Answer is both YES & NO

Above pic shows GHATAK is capable of carrying only 2 antiship missiles in one sortie which is less....


Ghatak is tiny and has limitations bcoz of its weapons bay dimensions and MTOW

So it might not carry BRAHMOS ER & VISHNU HCM ,Which is a big setback.

Weapons which it can carry are

it address today's requirements in both ground attack and antiship role...we might need a new bomber to carry 6-8 ER & VISHNU 🕉 HCM

• AGNI 6 ICBM

• 

Hope this info about ghatak helps

Are you saying the per bay payload is 1.5t!? I think it's combined payload is 1.5t.
If each bay would be one and a half then your total payload would be 3t...that's bit off for these kind of UCAVs.
X-47B is a 20t MTOW, 65kN UCAV and still you only get 2t of payload. And it's a big UCAV.

No way you're going to fit Nirbhay and Rudram-III in that thing.


I guess GBU-10 type munitions should be the absolute maximum limit.

Pretty much this same scheme is followed in AMCA too. With only difference being you get two additional AAM capability (total additional payload of roughly 500kg) over the bomb capacity of Ghatak.

 

[AGNI 6 ICBM]

Are you saying the per bay payload is 1.5t!? I think it's combined payload is 1.5t.
If each bay would be one and a half then your total payload would be 3t...that's bit off for these kind of UCAVs.
X-47B is a 20t MTOW, 65kN UCAV and still you only get 2t of payload. And it's a big UCAV.
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No way you're going to fit Nirbhay and Rudram-III in that thing.
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I guess GBU-10 type munitions should be the absolute maximum limit.

Pretty much this same scheme is followed in AMCA too. With only difference being you get two additional AAM capability (total additional payload of roughly 500kg) over the bomb capacity of Ghatak.

X47B wing design and ghatak wing design are different....

Boeing phantom ray's design comes closer to DRDO ghatak's wing design....

The developers say boeing phantom can carry ~2.1 Ton payload...with 48 kn dry f404 ....built in 2010's
IMO Ghatak might carry ~2.1+ Ton with 52+ Kn Ton dry kaveri in ~2026

Ghatak is bigger than phantom in dimensions but lighter than MTOW...Indicates higher payload/range

Big IWB points towards ability/necessity to carry big payloads