Indian AWACS thread

[rocky2]

Ya of course to protect our 1 billion people from the cunning enemies , we need to procure this advanced radars

 

[Spitfighter]

Well does a layman Indian , or simply the people who actually make up for around 1 billion of Indians, do they really need these AWACAS ??? Whats up to GoI ??

I think we need them for the same reason you do, or do you guys not require a military anymore? That would be perfect!

 

[OptiFictious]

I think we need them for the same reason you do, or do you guys not require a military anymore? That would be perfect!

Well lets put aside military , think about something decisive , how about another match after Champions trophy
Wars dont bring peace, try this one

 

[Srinivas]

Well lets put aside military , think about something decisive , how about another match after Champions trophy
Wars dont bring peace, try this one

sure buddy as you wish wait till viru,yuvi and zaheer are fit an raring to go

 

[Gabbar]

Second Indian AWAC coming soon!​

at Ben Gurion last month.

 

[Ruag]

India's second AWACS eye-in-the-sky to arrive in March

NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force (IAF) will get its second Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), called the eye-in-the-sky, in March
providing a dramatic boost to its capability to see beyond enemy lines and to detect incoming airborne threats.

"The second AWACS will arrive in March. Though a little delayed than the scheduled delivery, it would enhance IAF's capabilities tremendously," a senior IAF official, requesting anonymity, told IANS.

The IAF has purchased three AWACS from Israel to give it a capability beyond conventional ground-based and tethered electromagnetic radars. The first one arrived in May last year.

Like the first one, the cutting-edge technology Phalcon airborne radar is being integrated with the IL-76 heavy-lift aircraft.

"The second AWACS will also be based at Agra air base (home to the IAF's Il-76 and Il-78 transports and mid-air refuellers) only," the official added.

Agra airbase is one of the largest in the country and has immense strategic importance. It already has an extended runway and an avionics lab. The ground exploitation system that will sift through and disseminate the data transmitted by the AWACS is already in place.

With its ability to detect aircraft, cruise missiles and other flying objects at ranges far greater than is possible through existing systems, the AWACS can also collate surface information about troop movements and missile launches even while "listening-in" to highly confidential communications between the enemy's front line units.

To this extent, the second AWACS, as a potent force-multiplier, will significantly enhance the effectiveness of the IAF's offensive and defensive operations. Given the intensity and pace of modern-day air warfare, the AWACS will provide an impregnable aerial umbrella to neutralise any incoming threat.

India is in the select club of nations - the US, Russia, Britain, Japan, Australia and Turkey - that operate such a sophisticated system. Other countries - notably Pakistan, Brazil and Greece - too operate AWACS but at a much lower end of the scale in terms of capability.

The AWACS project is a tripartite contract between India, Israel and Russia. The $1.1 billion deal for the three AWACS was signed in 2004.

India's second AWACS eye-in-the-sky to arrive in March- Politics/Nation-News-The Economic Times

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[Ruag]

Some pics of second Phalcon (KW-3552) undergoing trials in Israel -

 

[Ruag]

Oops... just realized similar thread on topic.

Mods please merge -

http://www.defence.pk/forums/india-defence/44502-iafs-second-eye-sky-arrive-march.html

 

[RPK]

ASIAN DEFENCE: Russia Purposes Additional Phalcon AWACS For IAF

Rosoboronehksport is holding discussions with India about a new contract for the delivery of long-range IL-76 Phalcon AWACS, a source in the defense industrial complex reported to AviaPort."The official negotiations may emerge in approximately half a year," he noted.According to him, the new contract may provide for the delivery of three airplanes of this type, plus an option for six aircraft.



The first contract for the delivery to India of threeIL-76 Phalcon AWACS equipped with PS-90A-76 engines and the Israeli ELTA firm's EL/M-2075 radar was signed in Delhi in 2003 by the three parties: India, Israel and Russia. The Taganrog Beriev Scientific and Engineering Complex, the Il'yushin Aviation Complex and the Vega scientific Production Association are taking part in realization of the contract from the Russian side.



The ELTA is the lead executor of the order. The total contract price is estimated at 1.1 billion dollars, Russia's share is 150 - 200 million dollars. The first contract under this contract was supposed to be delivered in 2006 and the contract's closeout was intended for 2009. However, the first A-50 (side number KW-3551) was delayed in delivery to Israel, in May 2009: The Tashkent V.P. Chkalov Aviation and Production Association was unable to build the Il-76MD, which serve as the basis for the IL-76 Phalcon AWACS, on time.

 

[sancho]

Why do you post it in the Indian Air Force News & Discussions thread and here again?

 

[RPK]

India to test-fly AWACS in 2012

India to test-fly AWACS in 2012
Bangalore, Feb 2 (PTI)

The indigenous Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) System integrated onboard the Brazilian jet aircraft EMB145 as per IAF requirement would be flight tested in 2012, a key official involved in the project said.


The AEW&C system (also called AWACS - Airborne Warning and Control System) is being developed by the Bangalore-based Centre or Airborne Systems (CABS), a lab under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the IAF.

Under a deal signed between India and Brazil in 2008, Embraer aircraft manufacturer would modify its EMB145 to carry Active Array Antenna Unit by India on the aircraft's fuselage. Three modified EMB-145 aircraft would be developed under the agreement.

"AEW&C's flying platform is the modified EMB145, which will take to skies later this year. It is scheduled to be delivered to us in Aug 2011," CABS Director S Christopher said here on Tuesday.

Defence Minister A K Antony inaugurated System Test and Integration Rig (STIR) complex at CABS for testing airborne systems.

Christopher said: "...our mission systems will be ready by this year. It will be tested in this rig in 2011, followed by flight testing in 2012".

The indigenous AEW&C system would detect, identify and classify threats present in the surveillance area and act as a command and control centre to support air operations, he said.

 

[hindustan]

good news

 

[jha]

good news indeed...li'l brothers of phalcons are coming...

 

[jagjitnatt]

Well, I am actually surprised. We have been working on a whole lot of indigenous products in the past few years. Moving ahead at a very brisk pace. Best of luck.

Kahin meri nazar na lag jaye...

 

[navtrek]