India Close to Deploying Israeli Spyder Air Defense System

[[Bregs]]

In the backdrop of tensions along the western border, India has successfully tested an Israeli surface-to-air Python and Derby (Spyder) missile system at Chandipur-on-sea against a UK-made unmanned aerial target. The trial was conducted on Thursday to check the operational readiness of the system.

New Delhi (Sputnik) – The Spyder is set to replace India’s age-old air defense system, the Soviet-era Osa-AKM and 9K35 Strela-10, at six air bases and other critical locations along the western border.


“The Spyder SR system is a generation-and-a-half ahead of the Osa and Strela which were essentially designed four decades ago. The Spyder SR will provide a high degree of assurance in terms of air as well missile defense cover with a Lock On Before Launch (LOBL) as well as After Launch (LOAL), thus the reaction time will be much faster with high hit probability,” Brigadier Rahul Bhonsle, a retired Indian Army brigadier and defense analyst, said.

The Spyder launches two different types of missile — Python 5 and Derby missiles — from the same launcher pad. Most of the upcoming jets – Rafale and LCA Tejas — of the IAF will be equipped to fire Derby missiles. The LCA Tejas also successfully launched a guided Derby missile on Thursday.

India had inked a $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli company in 2008-09 for the supply of 90 launchers.

https://sputniknews.com/world/201705121053556277-india-israel-air-defense-system/

 

[Hellfire]

Already deployed along with MR-SAM and Akash systems

 

[Stephen Cohen]

Already deployed along with MR-SAM and Akash systems

So this is the LR- SAM with 90 Km Range

 

[[Bregs]]

Already deployed along with MR-SAM and Akash systems

sputnik wakes up late but they are not happy with it saying Israel weapons are not good in air defense ?

 

[Hellfire]

So this is the LR- SAM with 90 Km Range

MR-SAM

 

[CAD]

IAF will use this so called Israel made SPYDER along with the Akash surface-to-air missile which has a little range of 15 km as part of a layered approach to defend vital assets and locations in the country now?

 

[Hellfire]

i heard india don't care much about Pakistan but only want to compete China.

Stop trolling. Have anything good to contribute?

 

[Stephen Cohen]

MR-SAM

So what happened to LR SAM and there was also a news about ER SAM

 

[Hellfire]

So what happened to LR SAM and there was also a news about ER SAM

Source the two please.

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

Stop trolling. Have anything good to contribute?

ok. it's a good systm but any good airforce will find it's weakness.

 

[Hellfire]

ok. it's a good systm but any good airforce will find it's weakness.

That exists for every system.

The crux of the matter here is better integration and C4I2 awareness through AFNET. This has enabled a 'battle space' awareness unparalleled so far in Indian history.

It was always a critical weakness of Indian Armed Forces and has been rectified quietly over the past couple of years.

Of course, I had hinted at MR-SAM units being activated last year.

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

wrong with equation?

ratio.

 

[NakedLunch]

ratio.

Very bad ratio.

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

Some more pictures:

Another good thing is that the Chassis is the Tata Motors LPTA 2038 6by6 of which at least a dozen hundred are on order for the Army.

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

Very bad ratio.

exponential growth in humiliation on all fronth followed by increase in the above mentioned ratio.