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These will be on IL 76 or a new platform?India is placing order for 2 more phalcon AWACS from Israel.
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These will be on IL 76 or a new platform?India is placing order for 2 more phalcon AWACS from Israel.
Airbus 330These will be on IL 76 or a new platform?
The cost issue is genuine and it will definitely be impossible to induct Phalcons in large numbers given budget. However, do you think there could be a possibility of mating this radar and electronic system with A 330 instead of IL 76/A-50 system. Also if India & Israel can work out indigenous production of this package and given large number of A 330 India is hoping to induct (both in Electronic surveillance and tanker role), there could actually be a chance to reduce the overall cost.To be fair sir, the EL/W-2090 Phalcon AWACS is incredibly powerful and perhaps the finest AWACS in service anywhere in the world and holds a considerable edge on the Erieye (that the IAF's ERJ-145 is much more comparable with) and ZDK-03. The only issue is the colossal cost of this system making it cost prohibitive even for the IAF.
Slight Edge really ? EL/W-2090 based awacs are one of the best awacs available according to federation of american scientists.What do you mean much more powerful? Both are competent systems, with the Phalcon having a slight edge. This isn't Pokemon.....
Yes, Pakistan imported both. Now it has greater than needed coverage for its landmass.
Simply because Pakistan has its need fulfilled and India is yet to get the whole area covered.how is pakistan well ahead of indian in this?? IAF phalcone is much powerful than any pakistani AEWAC. india is building the AEWAC ingeniously, while pakistani si importing one.
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one of these days you people will realize that a weapon doesnt need to be built locally in order to hurt enemy.
The eventual plan is to induct eight such aircraft under the “Awacs-India” project since both China and Pakistan are well ahead of India in this critical area in modern-day warfare, Times of India said on Sunday.
India to build ‘eyes in the sky’ to match Pakistan, China | Pakistan Today
how u know?
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India's ambitions are big. You cant compare Pakistan with a country like India. In next 10 years picture will be different. India's ambitions in defence and economy is matching with China and US. So how you can compare it with a instable county like Pakistan? India's currunt AWACS are enough to beat Pakistan. But question is " is this enough for china" ?? Answer is no. Because china - India border is long .
how is pakistan well ahead of indian in this?? IAF phalcone is much powerful than any pakistani AEWAC. india is building the AEWAC ingeniously, while pakistani si importing one.
You can bet on this at least till 2019 with GDP growth at 7 + % and constant increase in defense spending we will be miles ahead of Pakistan.
2019 Elections will be defining one if BJP looses power will be Doom for national security / economy.
Agreed...however we need to see from a holistic perspective as well...we are the world's largest importer of weapons...such a tag is not something to boast about....from Pakistan perspective it totally makes sense because as of now their main Aim is to make the cost of any adventure by India unbearable...India on the other hand is looking to play a bigger role then that...to accomplish it we need a workable homegrown defense industry...so in short stress on make in India makes sense in our perspective....one of these days you people will realize that a weapon doesnt need to be built locally in order to hurt enemy.
bcoz they did not doll out freebies...however they also failed to create enough jobs which will help poor meet its ends...results are in front of us....Anyhow the way Political parties are creating negative sentiments as per this Land Acquisition bill then BJP can simply forget Bihar elections....they seriously need to counter this bs propaganda by some idiotic parties hell bent on hurting India...Last time despite Vajpayee ji's superb infrastructure work in the country, idiotic fellow Indians made him lose. And then we all know what had happened.
Talking out of your snoot as usual, my friend? Are you aware of China's threat perceptions? Do you know who their potential adversaries are? Are you aware of the huge area they have to keep an eye on - the areas of interest and areas of influence?China so far has 5 KJ-2000 AWACs and 11 KJ-200 AWACS. It is just inducting the KJ-500 AWACs and we should see at least 12 of these come on-line before the end of this decade.
In comparison India has 3 Phalcon AWACs and is yet to induct the indigenous Embraer based AWACs.