Indian Army’s mega purchase: $670 million for short-range UAVs

[Zarvan]

India's TAPAS-BH-201
The Indian Army has a formally kicked off a $ 670 million mega purchase plan of short-range UAVs for deployment in the difficult Himalayan terrain to keep tabs on the slightest of movement by foreign forces.

The UAVs will send real-time inputs in the form of imagery and electronic data with a range of 200 kilometers. These UAVs would be able to fly with an altitude of up to 15,000 feet and can send inputs to fighting formations during operations for at least 10 hours.

The system can be equipped with different kinds of surveillance payloads, such as radar, maritime patrol radar, radio relay, identification of a friend or foe, and traffic collision avoidance systems. The total price is about 60 short-range remotely piloted aircraft system the army plans to induct 24 platforms by 2022 while the rest will be delivered by 2027 by the manufacturer.

The purchase plan was approved by India’s defense ministry in June of this year. Though the RFI has been exclusively issued to the Indian manufacturers, the short deadline and unavailability of the indigenous technology.

“A five-year timeline is provided in the acquisition process,” said Rahul Bhonsle, retired, Indian Army brigadier, and defense analyst.

Gabriel Bazzolo
quDron Inc

http://defence-blog.com/news/indian-armys-mega-purchase-670-million-for-short-range-uavs.html

 

[faithfulguy]

Will these replace the DJI drones currently in the Indian military?

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Can Pakistan bid?

 

[maravan91]

Can Pakistan bid?

Which UAV pakistan make?

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Which UAV pakistan make?

Several...

 

[maravan91]

Several...

Name few

 

[BATMAN]

Looks like US have started to micro manage Indian army.

Pakistan should watch closely as India try to close technological gap with Pakistan defense forces.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Name few

He will ask China and let you know

GIDS SHAHPAR more than fits the bill

Range 250
Ceiling over 17000
Specs can be extended

 

[BATMAN]

He will ask China and let you know

He's is reason for you having opportunity of trolling.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Can Pakistan bid?

If Pakistan can provide armed predator drones patrolling its skies

certainly yes

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

If Pakistan can provide armed predator drones patrolling its skies

certainly yes

Sure... Burraq or the new UCAV under development under the AZM program...

Which one would your tiny ego prefer..

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Sure... Burraq or the new UCAV under development under the AZM program...

Which one would your tiny ego prefer..

predators only please

Americans have not responded to our request. Maybe Pakistan can help us


http://www.thehindu.com/news/intern...rmed-drones-for-air-force/article19900695.ece

What armed variant of Predators perform Drone strikes in Pakistan? Predator C Avenger?

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

predators only please

Buy one from uncle Sam... Coz you can't even develop a MALE UAV.

 

[Reichsmarschall]

Name few

Pakistan[edit source]
Pakistan has been pursuing a highly active and successful UAV development program. This is being done in order to reduce dependence on foreign countries who have not been keen to supply UAVs to Pakistan, despite the fact that they would be useful in Pakistan's operations against terrorists. These circumstances forced Pakistan to initiate an indigenous effort to develop UAV technology in the early and mid-2000s. In Pakistan, UAVs are now being designed and manufactured by several state-owned and private defence production and high-tech organizations. Prominent among them are the National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM), Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Integrated Dynamics, SATUMA and GIDS.


A SATUMA Jasoos in camouflage scheme.

A Falco UAV on display.

• Ababeel (Small Scale Target Drone), developed by PAC[108]
• Ababeel III (Target Drone), developed by Albadeey Technologies.[109]
• Aerobot (Various research purposes), developed by Pakistan Aerospace.[110]
• Bazz UAV (Target Drone), developed by Technocrafts.[111]
• Baaz UAV (large) (Large Scale Target Drone), developed by PAC[108]
• Border Eagle (Surveillance Drone), developed by Integrated Dynamics.[112]
• NESCOM Burraq (Combat drone developed by NESCOM).
• Explorer UAV (Civilian UAV), developed by Integrated Dynamics.[113]
• Falco UAV (Version of Italian drone built by PAC under licence.)[114]
• Firefly UAV (Rocket Propelled UAV), under development by Integrated Dynamics.[115]
• Flamingo UAV (Medium Range UAV), Reconnaissance Drone built by SATUMA.[116]
• FST UAV(Full Scale Trainer UAV), developed by SATUMA.[117]
• GIDS Shahpar, developed by GIDS.[118]
• Hawk MK-V UAV, developed by Integrated Dynamics.[115][119]
• Hornet UAV (Surveillance Drone), developed by Integrated Dynamics.[120]
• HST UAV (Half Scale Trainer UAV), developed by SATUMA.[121]
• HUMA I (Remote Sensing), developed by Integrated Defence Systems.
• Jasoos (Reconnaissance Drone), developed by SATUMA.[122]
• Jasoos II (Bravo +), (Tactical Range Reconnaissance), developed by SATUMA.[122]
• Jumbo Bazz (Larger Version of Bazz), developed by Technocrafts.[123]
• Mini Electric UAV (Silent UAV), developed by Technocrafts.[124]
• Mukhbaar (Short Range Reconnaissance Drone), developed by SATUMA.[125]
• Nishan MK-II (High-Speed Target Drone), developed by Integrated Dynamics.[126]
• Nishan TJ-1000 (Jet-Powered Target Drone), developed by Integrated Dynamics.[127]
• Rover UAV (Civilian Scientific Data Gatherer), developed by Integrated Dynamics.[128]
• Satuma NB-X2[citation needed]
• Satuma Jassos[citation needed]
• Shadow MK-II (Surveillance Drone), developed by Integrated Dynamics.[129]
• Shooting Star UAV (High Speed Target Drone), developed by SATUMA.[130]
• Stingray UAV (Mini UAV), developed by SATUMA.[131]
• Tornado UAV (Decoy UAV), developed by Integrated Dynamics.[132]
• Tunder SR (Short Range Target Drone), developed by SATUMA.[133]
• Tunder LR (Long Range Target Drone), developed by SATUMA.[134]
• Uqab UAV (Real Time Reconnaissance), developed by ACES.[135][136]
• Uqab-II (Naval Variant of the Uqab), Pakistan Navy has inducted first squadron.[137]
• Vector UAV (Surveillance Drone), developed by Integrated Dynamics.[138]
• Vision MK-I (Surveillance Drone), developed by Integrated Dynamics.[139]
• Vision MK-II (Larger version of MK-I), developed by Integrated Dynamics

 

[faithfulguy]

Buy one from uncle Sam... Coz you can't even develop a MALE UAV.

It’s sad. When it comes to drone tech, even Indians has to admit that it’s far behind Pakistan. India is even behind countries like Indonesia or Canada. Maybe India should ask DJI for joint venture in India.