Indian Military Future Procurements

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Indian Military Future Procurements

Indian Air Force


* Transport aircraft -

1. Boeing C-17 Globemaster III - purchase of 10 aircrafts plus option for 10 more aircrafts.

2.Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules - purchase of 6 aircrafts plus option for 6 more.

3.Alenia C-27J Spartan - IAF looking to purchase 16 of this aircraft. 2 more for BSF Air Wing.

4.UAC/HAL Il-214 Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA) - Indo-Russian joint venture.The Indian Air Force plans to acquire 45 MTAs.

5.NAL Saras - Indian Air Force intends to place an order for up to 45 aircraft.

*Fighter aircraft -

1. (MMRCA) - 126 aircraft . There is an option for an additional 74 aircraft.Bidders - Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet,Dassault Rafale,Eurofighter Typhoon,Lockheed Martin F-16IN Super Viper,Mikoyan MiG-35,Saab Gripen NG.

2. HAL TEJAS - The IAF is reported to have a requirement for 200 single-seat and 20 two-seat conversion trainers.

3.Sukhoi/HAL FGFA - Indo-Russian joint venture.Indian Air Force will get 200 twin-seated and 50 single seated FGFAs.The option for further orders will be kept open.

4. Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft - IAF has a requirement of at least 250 AMCAs.

*Trainer aircraft -

1.Tender For 181 basic trainer aircraft - bidders : Grob G-120TP, Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano, Korean Aerospace Industries KT-1, Finmeccanica M-311 and Pilatus PC-7 .

2.HAL HJT-36 Sitara - The Indian Air Force has placed placed an order for 73 aircraft, of which the first 12 are in production.The order by the Indian Air Force could eventually grow to 250 aircraft.

3.HAL HTT-40 - will replace HAL HPT-32 Deepak as basic trainer in IAF.

4. BAE HAWK - 123 Ordered.

*Airborne early warning aircraft -

1. DRDO AEW&CS - 4 system on order plus additional 20 systems .

2.Beriev A-50 [ PHALCON AWACS ] - 3 operational , order for additional 3 likely.

* Attack helicopter -

1.LCH - Order of 65 LCH to IAF.

2. Tender for 22 attack helicopters - Bidders : AH-64D Apache Longbow,Mi-28.

* Transport and utility helicopters -

1. Tender for 15 heavy lift helicopters - Bidders : CH-47 Chinook,Mi-26.

2. Mi-17 V-5 - order for 80 plus additional 59 placed .

3. AgustaWestland AW101 - order for 12 helicopters placed . will be used for VIP transport.

4.Tender for 125 light transport helicopter Along with 197 for Army aviation.

5.HAL light observation helicopter [ LOH ] or Light Utility helicopter [LUH] - Requirement for 384 helicopters including for army and air force.

* Unmanned aerial vehicles -
1.Tender For stealth UCAV - The Indian air force has submitted a request for information to international suppliers for a unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) with low radar cross-section, high service ceiling, an expected range of 500nm (925km) and the capability to carry precision-guided weapons in an internal weapons bay.

2.RUSTOM MALE UAV - The Rustom will replace/supplement the Heron UAVs in service with the Indian armed forces.

3. AURA UCAV - The AURA UCAV will be a tactical stealth aircraft built largely with composites, and capable of delivering laser-guided strike weapons. It would be a stealthy flying-wing concept aircraft with internal weapons and a turbofan engine.

* Cruise missiles -
1.Nirbhay cruise missile - is a long range, subsonic cruise missile . The missile will have a range of 1,000 km and will arm three services. First test flight by early 2012.

* Surface to air missile systems -
1. SPYDER SAM systems - India to acquire 18 of this system.

2. Maitri (missile) - The Maitri missile project is a next-generation Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) with a lethal hundred per cent kill probability .

* Air TO Air Missile
1.Astra (missile) BVRAAM .

 

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Indian Navy

* Surface to air missile system -
1. Barak II - Indian - israel joint venture on new generation surface to air missile system deployed on warships.

* Submarine-launched ballistic missile -
1.Sagarika [ k 15 ] - is a nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile with a range of 700 kilometres .

2. K-4 SLBM - DRDO is working on a Submarine Launched Version of the Agni-III missile, which will provide India with a credible sea based second strike capability.

3. K-5 SLBM - Submarine Launched Version of the Agni-V missile.

NAVAL AIR ARM

* Fighter Aircraft -
1. Mig 29 K - Naval Air Arm has 45 MiG-29K/KUB aircraft on order .

2. NAVAL lCA TEJAS - Navy has requirement of 50 of this aircraft. 6 Ordered.

3. Additional Fighter Aircraft - Indian Navy has issued RFI to various fighter aircraft manufacturers including Boeing for F-18 Super Hornet & Dassault for its Rafale fighters.These aircraft will be used for supplements to MIG29K's operating from Indigenous & Vikramaditya class aircraft carriers.

4. Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft - Indian Navy has shown interest in the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft to operate from future super carriers.

* Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft -

1. P-8I Poseidon - 8 + additional 4 on order.

*Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft -
1. Tender for 6 plus additional 6 aircraft - Bidders : ATR-72MP/ ATR-42MP, EADS C-295MPA/C-235MPA, Dassault's Falcon 900MPA and Embraer P-99A platforms.

*Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) -
1.E-2D Advanced Hawkeye - order of 6 aircraft for future carriers.

NAL SARAS - 15 Aircrafts on order.to replace Dorniers.

* ASW Helicopter
1. Tender for 60 helicopters. AgustaWestland, EADS and Sikorsky possible bidders.

* Unmanned aerial vehicles -
1. unmanned helicopter - Joint venture between India - israel .This helicopter is under development and will be based on the HAL-built Cheetah helicopters. requirement for 40 helicopters.

2. Rustom UAV .

* Utility Helicopter -
1. Light Utility helicopter - requirement for 50 helicopters.

* Trainer Aircraft
1. BAE HAWK - 17 on order.
2.HAL HJT-36 SITARA .

WarShips Of Indian Navy

* Aircraft Carriers -
1. INS VIKRAMADITYA

2. Vikrant class aircraft carriers

i. INS VIKRANT - 40,OOO TON to be commisioned by 2014
ii. INS VISHAL - 65,OOO TON to be commisioned by 2017
plans to built atleast 1 more aircraft carrier .

* Nuclear Submarines
1.Arihant Class Submarines - 1 launched [INS ARIHANT ] , 3 under construction , further 4 planned to follow on.

2.Akula class submarine - 1 commisioned , 1 planned to be commisioned under lease . option for buying this submarines.

3. SSN - 9 Submarines planned , will escort SSBN. Government approval given.

* SUBMARINES
1. Project 75 [ scorpene submarines ] - 6 under construction + proposal for 3 more planned.

2. Project 75 I - 6 Submarines planned - RFI released.

3. Indigenous submarine - 12 planned . Not yet Approved By government.

4. Midget submarines - 5 planned - RFI Issued.

* DESTROYERS
1.Project 15 A [ Kolkata class destroyer ] - 3 under construction.
2.project 15 B - 4 Planned . approved by MoD. work to begin after completion of 15 A.

* FRIGATES
1.Project 17 [ Shivalik class Frigate ] - 1 commisioned , 2 under construction.
2.Project 17 A - 7 planned . construction to start by 2011.
3.Talwar class Frigate - 3 commisioned , 2 under sea trials , 1 under construction . total 6.

* CORVETTES
1. Project 28 [ Kamorta class Corvette ] - 4 under construction.
2.Project 28 A [ Kamorta class follow on ] - 8 on order.

* MINESWEEPER
1. Osprey class - 2 to be acquired.

*Mine countermeasure vessels - 2 under constrution.

* Patrol crafts
1.Saryu class patrol vessel - 4 under construction.
2.Car Nicobar class fast attack craft - 7 commisioned , 3 launched . total 10 vessels.
3. Offshore Patrol Vessels [ saryu class vessel follow on ] - order for 5 vessels placed.

*Replenishment Ship
1.Deepak class - 1 commisioned , 1 under construction.

* Training ship
1.sudarshini class - 1 under construction.
2.sail training ship - 1 on order.

*Survey Vessel - 6 on order.

* Amphibious Warfare
1. Landing Platform Dock [LPD] - 4 Planned , approved by Ministry.
2.Landing Ship Tanks - 14 planned.

 

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INDIAN ARMY

* Main Battle Tank
1.T -90 bhishma - India plans to induct Total 1657 tanks by 2020 . 620 already in service.

2.Arjun MBT - 248 On order - 170 Inducted .

3. Arjun MBT mk 2 - Trials by 2011. Production By 2014.

4.FMBT - The FMBT will be a lighter tank of 50 tons. Development work started.

* MISSILES
i. Intercontinental Ballastic Missile
1. AGNI V - 5,000 km - 6,000 km , test by 2011.

2. Surya ICBM - The Surya missile is a speculation about an Inter Continental ballistic missile being developed by India.Sources say the DRDO's most treasured dream—denied in public—remains the development of an ICBM with a range of 15,000 kilometres, already christened Surya or sun, to match Chinese DF-3 ICBMs. Range 12,000 to 16,000 kilometers.

ii.Cruise Missile
1. Nirbhay Missile

2 . Brahmos and Brahmos - 2 missile.

iii.Tactical Ballastic Missile
1. Shaurya Missile - It has a range of between 750 to 1900 km .

iv.Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
1. Nag Anti-tank guided missile.
2. Helina Air launched Anti-tank missile.

*Indian Ballistic Missile Defense Program- The Indian Ballistic Missile Defense Program is an initiative to develop and deploy a multi-layered ballistic missile defense system to protect India from ballistic missile attacks.

* Vehicles
1.Mahindra Axe - Light utility vehicle to be purchased.
2.Kroton - Possible sale of 80 mine laying vehicles from Poland.
3.Light Tank - 300 tanks (200 tracked 100 wheeled) to be deployed on china border.
4.AHS Krab - Possible sale of 110 from Poland. deal along with kroton .
5.PZA Loara - Possible sale of 100 from Poland. deal along with Kroton.

*ARTILLERY SYSTEM
1.Under the Field Artillery Rationalization Plan, Indian Army plans to procure 3000 to 4000
155 mm Towed, Wheeled and Tracked Artillery Systems.The requirement for artillery guns to be met with indigenous development and production.

2.M777 howitzer - 145 British designed howitzers were planned to be acquired.

* F-INSAS - Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System(F-INSAS) is the Indian Army's principal modernization program from 2012 to 2020.In the first phase, to be completed by 2012,the infantry soldiers will be equipped with modular weapon systems that will have multi-functions.The Indian Army intends to modernize its entire 465 infantry and paramilitary battalions by 2020 with this program.

*Modern Sub Machine Carbine - The Modern Sub Machine Carbine (MSMC) is the latest combined venture of ARDE & OFB, developed for the Indian Army on a platform of experiences from the INSAS rifle.

*ARMY AVIATION

1. Tender for 197 light transport helicopter Along with 125 for Air Force.To Replace Cheetak and Cheetah Helicopters of Armed Forces.

2. HAL light observation helicopter [ LOH ] or Light Utility helicopter [LUH] - Requirement for 384 helicopters including for army and air force.

3. LCH [ Light Combat Helicopter ] - Order of 114 helicopters to Army.

Strategic Nuclear Command
* Plans To acquire Fighter Jets capable of delivering nuclear weapons.
40 fighters - 2 squadrons.

 

[GORKHALI]

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[Skull and Bones]

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[BlueDot_in_Space]

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[Gene]

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[SAUD-404]

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[blackops]

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[Humanist]

try to put the pics of all the future procurements in this thread; it will be nice to see them..

 

[Kinetic]

I think we should go for Skyshield system. This is almost impossible for aircrafts and subsonic cruise missiles to evade it.

 

[tallboy123]

how's this????

 

[tallboy123]

i would just say one thing...get the best for armed forces...
we have options..
American rusian european indian israeli
Our companies should compete and sell their products...
We want the best!!!!!!!!