IAF's Future Bomber

[Bhartiya Sainik]

If USA aint retiring its B52, let alone the B1Lancer, literally giving B52 a latest set of engines, why should we limit our bomber's profile only as a stealth one.

Bcoz USA has totally different geography, geopolitics, global agenda to dominate, global bases. So they need a good size bomber fleet & want to economize the airframe of B-52 as long it supports. Money saved at one place is money invested at other place. But B-2, B-21 will spearhead followed by B-2 followed by B-52. If we need a bomber then i would support a stealth one.

We can build a good low observability bomber with whole 4* 115kN engine like TU-160. We can use it to fire beyond 350km standoff, ITCM/ Brah Mos NG / Rudram3 salvos.

Perhaps we can start with a smaller one like Tu-22M.

Let Ghatak take role for dropping GB or Rudram-1/2 within 350km.

I don't think anybody will go for such small dedicated bomber with very limited payload.

 

[AGNI 6 ICBM]

DRDO-ADA have some experience on flying wing design "thanks to ghatak"...

Murica is operating b52 & b1b bcoz it has b2 as backup...

Ruskies & chynese are working on flying wing bomber pak da & h20....

So,I would prefer stealth flying wing bomber rather than variable sweep like tu 22, tu 160 & b1b....

Few people reported that we are going to buy/lease bombers from ruskies...senior air force officer said air wing of SFC needs bomber...so there is need of bombers...

murica might be our enemy in 2040's....so its wise to start R & D on bombers now...

Operating bombers from Agalega & Andaman will give us ability to hit targets in South Atlantic ocean & south chyna sea

Each bomber carrying 4 x Vishnu🕉 HCM each with ~1,500 km will be