India to buy 4 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for INS Vishal

[nang2]

Hope for the best but prepare for the worst my friend. I agree fully that the liklihood of China and India fighting is minimal as there is too much convergence of interests BUT part of maintaining stability is having a credible defence, weakness is itself a destabilising factor and will invite hostility. Any weakness will be punished and there is no way you will be treated as equals with the current desparity in conventional fighting capabilties.

I agree with you. Let those who love peace, prepare for war.

 

[ConcealCarry]

Pakistan rejected them in 80's

SOURCE: IDRW NEWS NETWORK (INN)

Naval Commodore (Retd) close to idrw.org has confirmed that Indian Navy is looking to buy four carrier-based- airborne early warning and control aircraft for INS Vishal aka IAC-II for which Northrop Grumman has provided Navy technical information on its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye which is only AEW platform which can operate from aircraft carriers.

India and United States are working closely in framing final design and technical aspects of 65000-tonne Indigenous aircraft carrier which India plans to build next. India is also keen on integrating Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) aircraft catapult systems from the United States.

E-2D Advanced Hawkeye provides unprecedented and continuous 360° air and surface surveillance to the other Naval fighter jets operating in the vicinity. E-2D is equipped with powerful AN/APY-9 radar system which is considered generational leap in radar technology which is specifically designed for cruise missile detection in the protection of Carrier Battle Group.

India which has more than 4700 miles of coastline which requires Three Carrier Battle Groups for robust surveillance of its Naval frontiers. E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is a system which will ensure security and stability of Carrier Battle Group said (Retd) Commodore to idrw.org.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Pakistan rejected them in 80's

+ Pakistan never had the option for E-2Ds


++ The IN is evaluating it for their carriers, a very different proposition to what Pakistan was looking at for shore based roles.

 

[ConcealCarry]

During Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and Pak air space violation by Soviet and Afghan AF, we asked for E3A Sentry, instead US offered E2C HawkEye, which we refused.

+ Pakistan never had the option for E-2Ds


++ The IN is evaluating it for their carriers, a very different proposition to what Pakistan was looking at for shore based roles.

 

[Abingdonboy]

During Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and Pak air space violation by Soviet and Afghan AF, we asked for E3A Sentry, instead US offered E2C HawkEye, which we refused.

Like I said, Pakistan was never offered the E-2D.

 

[ConcealCarry]

Are you dumb or what? did I write E2C or E2D, and off course we did not have the option of E2D because they did not exist back then you genious

Like I said, Pakistan was never offered the E-2D.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Are you dumb or what? did I write E2C or E2D, and off course we did not have the option of E2D because they did not exist back then you genious

Exactly. And yet you said Pakistan rejected "them" when you can't have done so.