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I second that...
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One can just speculate as to why IN went for the MAD.
As for the sonobuoy launcher, as per Boeing's own poster from Aero India 2011, P-8 contains a rotary launcher.
Also, Check the cutaway diagram on page 14 of this Boeing archive...
Not much is know about this UAV, not even its name. Still in trial.
It's been speculated that the drone will be deployed by the P-8A's sonobuoy rotary launchers.
It will be based on Coyote air launched drone, which is a expendable UAV.
Foliage Penetrating Radars will not go onboard P-8I's. The objectives and operating procedures of IN and USN are very different. IN don't operate over land, that's IAFs job, and IAF is already evaluating these radars for its platforms.
OIS-AT Announces Development of Foliage Penetrating Radar...
There is that and then there is this,
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Do you think that the IN might be skeptical about the sensors which went onboard the P8I's compared to P8A's...
Maybe cause IN didn't want to go with this
(BAE Systems magnetic anomaly detecting UAV)
MAD works best at low altitude but operating these UAVs will be more expensive than the saved fuel. You can say it's one of Indian jugaad.
The P-8Is incorporate a little more than P-8As.
USN have just started to upgrade their P-8s with MAC. Not all P-8A have MAC as of yet, as the Increment 2 kit upgrade will go well into FY18.
Maybe IN will get this kit in its P-8s next upgrade...
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The forward deployed Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh launches a Harpoon missile from the aft missile deck.
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