7 Projects That Will Change The Face Of Indian Armed Forces In Coming Years

[Optimos Prime IA]

7 Projects That Will Change The Face Of Indian Armed Forces In Coming Years
By Mugdha Kapoor
Posted on May 18, 2015
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Following a meeting of the defence acquisitions council, the Ministry of Defence approved several major long-pending projects worth over Rs 25,000 crore, including the Rs 11,929 crore lone bid by the Tata-Airbus consortium for 56 medium transport aircraft, Rs 2,900 crore for 145 American M-777 ultralight howitzers and Rs 3,000 crore for 200 Russian Kamov light utility helicopters.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar also cleared the acquisition of two Boeing 777-300 (extended range) aircraft from Air India for use by President Pranab Mukherjee and PM Narendra Modi as the Desi Air Force One.


Here’s a list of defence procurement the armed forces are counting on for the coming years:

# Tata-Airbus consortium’s 56 C295 medium transport aircraft

indiastrategic.in

It will be the first military aircraft that will be bought from a private firm and not Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.


# 145 BAE Systems M-777 ultralight howitzers

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media.defenceindustrydaily.com

The M777 can be air-lifted by the Chinook helicopter that India is also buying from the US.



# 38 Pilatus PC-7 Mk.2 basic trainer aircraft

armingindia.com

The aircraft will be used to train rookie pilots of the Indian Air Force.


# 200 Ka-226T Sergei light utility helicopters

russianhelicopters.aero

A ‘Make In India’ project with Indian private firms joining hands with the Russians to produce the helicopter in the country.


# Clearance for equipping Navy ships with BrahMos missile

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The missile has a range of 290 kms and travels at 3 times the speed of sound.


# Approval for preparatory study for India’s second indigenously made aircraft carrier

PTI

It may be called INS Vishal and will be bigger than INS Vikrant (presently under construction). It might be nuclear powered and will be equipped with an electromagnetic launch system.



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[Ajai Ghale]

#8 MCIWS

9# BARAK 8 (ER)

10# RAFALE

11# NAG



And some Pilatus already inducted

 

[Optimos Prime IA]

Author ignored Rafale , Pinaka MK2 , Much awaited Brahmos NG , Nirbay ,Apache , FGFA and new for of artillery , Anti Tank missiles , LCH to name a few . Once we push for faster procurement process by 2020 Indian Armed forces will be beyond the reach of western neighborhood and will push our eastern neighbor to double check its policy

 

[kaonalpha]

Author ignored Rafale , Pinaka MK2 , Much awaited Brahmos NG , Nirbay ,Apache , FGFA and new for of artillery , Anti Tank missiles , LCH to name a few . Once we push for faster procurement process by 2020 Indian Armed forces will be beyond the reach of western neighborhood and will push our eastern neighbor to double check its policy

the author was being realistic