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Boeing Offers B737-700 AWACS Platform; Remains Undecided on Mid Air Refuelers Deal​

Boeing Offers B737-700 AWACS Platform; Remains Undecided on Mid Air Refuelers Deal | India Defence

2010-10-21 Boeing Vice President and India Chief Mr. Vivek Lall confirmed in an interview to Press Trust of India that the American defense and aerospace major has briefed the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy of the B737-700 AWACS platform in response to a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the Ministry of Defence.

The AWACS platform provides for long distance beyond horizon radar coverage and it encompasses both the B 737-700 aircraft platform with a variety of aircraft control and advanced radar systems. Mr. Vivek Lall also confirmed that Boeing remains undecided on participating in the Air Force Mid Air Refuelers deal.

Both the AWACS and Mid Air Refuelers Deal are expected to be over USD $1 billion. The Indian armed forces looking at a possible USD $50 billion worth of purchases in the next five years.

"Boeing has briefed the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force about Airborne Early Warning and Command (AEW&C) aircraft on the basis of Request for Information (RFI). However, no Request for Proposals (RFP) has been issued as yet."
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"Boeing has received RFP for IAF's requirement of refuelers. We are currently evaluating the RFP to determine whether to bid or not."

-- Mr. Vivek Lall, Vice President, Boeing and Chief for Boeing India

 

[jha]

There is a Buzz in some other forum that AKULA-2 will be transferred to us soon and there is an article for this in INDIA-TODAY...Can anyone confirm..?

 

[marcos98]

Sunday, October 24, 2010
Indian Navy Begins Search For HALE UAVs With Optional Weapons

Livefist - Indian Defence & Aerospace: Indian Navy Re-Floats Bid For Medium Range Maritime Aircraft
The Indian Navy has invited information [PDF] to support a potential acquisition of an unspecified number of high-altitude long endurance (HALE) UAVs. The Navy has specified that it wants a platform with at least 25-hours mission endurance, an all up weight of no more than 15-tons, service ceiling of 40,000 feet and cruise speed of 100 knots. Will update this post shortly.

 

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Sunday, October 24, 2010
Indian Navy Re-Floats Bid For Medium Range Maritime Aircraft
Livefist - Indian Defence & Aerospace: Indian Navy Re-Floats Bid For Medium Range Maritime Aircraft

The India Navy has refloated a bid [PDF] to acquire six medium range maritime reconnaisance (MRMR) aircraft from the global aerospace market. First floated in early 2009, this second effort looks to identify and acquire aircraft with an operating range of at least 350 Nm and patrol time of at least 3.5-hours. Ostensibly to augment the mission profiles that will be served by 12 (8+4) new Boeing P-8Is, roles specified for the contending aircraft include maritime patrol, anti-surface warfare (two anti-ship missiles and jammer pod minimum), ELINT/ESM/ECM/COMINT and search and rescue.

 

[jha]

Navy to shop for maritime patrol aircraft, spy drones

NEW DELHI: With terror as well as conventional threats emanating from sea remaining a clear and present danger, India wants to keep hawk-eyed tabs on the entire Indian Ocean Region (IOR). And, if required, "kill" any threat before it approaches Indian shores.

After finalizing the acquisition of 12 P-8I Poseidon long-range maritime reconnaissance (LRMR) aircraft for $3.1 billion, the Navy has now re-launched the hunt for six to eight new medium-range surveillance (MRMR) planes and additional spy drones. The defence ministry floated global RFIs (request for information) for the MRMR aircraft, with an operating range of over 350 nautical miles, and HALE (high-altitude, long-endurance) unmanned aerial vehicles, with a service ceiling above 40,000 feet and endurance over 25 hours, earlier this month.

The radar-packed LRMR and MRMR planes, both of which will also be equipped with anti-ship and submarine warfare capabilities in the shape of deadly missiles, as well as the UAVs form part of Navy`s plan for an effective three-tier aerial surveillance grid in the IOR.

This comes at a time when the government, jolted out of its slumber by the 26/11 terror strikes in Mumbai, is also going in for a major upgrade of the Coast Guard`s air wing.

In addition to the existing 24 Dorniers and 21 helicopters, the government has approved 42 new aircraft for the Coast Guard, which is also holding trials for six MRMR aircraft with Beriev-200 and Bombardier-Q400 being the contenders in the Rs 1,100 crore project. Then, Navy is all set to get its communication and surveillance satellite, with an around 1,000 nautical mile footprint over IOR, in what will be India`s first dedicated military satellite.

To be launched by ISRO soon, the geo-stationary satellite will ensure a quantum jump in Navy`s C4ISR (command, control, communication, computer, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) capabilities. By networking all its warships, submarines and aircraft among themselves as well as with operational centres ashore through high-speed data links, the Navy hopes to detect maritime threats in real-time to ensure swift retaliatory action.

This is necessary since India has a vast 5,422-km coastline, 1,197 islands and 2.01 million sq km of Exclusive Economic Zone, which will increase to around 3 million sq km after the delineation of the continental shelf, apart from its primary area of strategic interest stretching from Persian Gulf to Malacca Strait.

As was first reported by TOI, the defence ministry recently cleared the acquisition of four more P-8I Poseidon aircraft, which will add to the eight such LRMR planes already contracted from Boeing under the $2.1 billion deal inked in January 2009. The first P-8I is slated for induction in early-2013.

Incidentally, the MRMR procurement process had also begun some years ago but it got derailed due to a single-vendor situation. The naval staff qualitative requirements for the MRMR planes are now being drafted afresh.

Navy to shop for maritime patrol aircraft, spy drones - The Times of India

 

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Antony On Coastal Surveillance At ICG Commanders Conference​

Defence Minister A.K. Antony has said that Coastal Surveillance Network (CSN) station at Tarapore in Maharashtra will be commissioned very soon. Inaugurating the 29th Annual Coast Guard Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi today he said once it is put in place, the CSN system will provide a big boost to our real time maritime domain awareness.

Antony said that ever increasing threat from the sea has necessitated strengthening of our coastal security mechanism. He said “there is an urgent need to keep our vast Maritime Zones under effective round-the-year surveillance by utilising all the assets at our disposal”.

The Defence Minister said our security concerns, particularly along the sea lanes and our long coastline have widened the mandate and also increased the responsibility of the Coast Guard. He said Coast Guard has emerged as a potent and dependable maritime force of our nation. The Defence Minister said the establishment of 46 Chain of Static Sensors atop the light houses along our coast line needs to be speeded up. A lot more needs to be done compared to what has been achieved till now, the Minister added.

Referring to the current force level of the Coast Guard Antony said that as of now it stands 91 surface platforms and 45 aircraft. He said Government is committed to enhance the force levels in a phased manner in the near future.

Giving an overview of the recent achievements of the Coast Guard the Defence Minister informed that Five stations have been commissioned at Karwar, Gandhinagar, Veraval, Hutbay and MurudJanjira to augment the presence of Coast Guard. He said District Headquarters No 12 at Kavaratti and Regional Headquarters of the North-East, along with a co-located station at Kolkata are likely to be established next year. In addition, 5 Stations at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, Minicoy in Lakshadweep & Minicoy Islands, Mundra in Gujarat, Kolkata in West Bengal and Dahanu in Maharashtra are also likely to come up next year. The remaining 9 Stations at Pipavav, Androth, Karaikkal, Krishnapatnam, Nizampatnam, Gopalpur, Frazergunj, Kamorta and Mayabunder are slated for commissioning soon, the Minister added

Dwelling upon the future plans of Coast Guard, Antony informed that as many as 42 Coast Guard Stations will be functioning all along the Coast by the end of the current Eleventh Plan. He said the timely establishment of these coastal stations will allow greater synergy and cooperation among the Coast Guard, State Government and other Central Government organizations to prevent anti-national activities. With regard to the manpower, Antony said the Government has sanctioned a total strength of 4026 personnel (596 officers, 2941 enrolled personnel and 489 civilian personnel).

 

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Sunday, October 24, 2010
Indian Navy Re-Floats Bid For Medium Range Maritime Aircraft
Livefist - Indian Defence & Aerospace: Indian Navy Re-Floats Bid For Medium Range Maritime Aircraft

The India Navy has refloated a bid [PDF] to acquire six medium range maritime reconnaisance (MRMR) aircraft from the global aerospace market. First floated in early 2009, this second effort looks to identify and acquire aircraft with an operating range of at least 350 Nm and patrol time of at least 3.5-hours. Ostensibly to augment the mission profiles that will be served by 12 (8+4) new Boeing P-8Is, roles specified for the contending aircraft include maritime patrol, anti-surface warfare (two anti-ship missiles and jammer pod minimum), ELINT/ESM/ECM/COMINT and search and rescue.

As usual, first they start it, then they scrap it and re-issues it again. When they will start to plan these competitions correctly from the start?

 

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[INDIAN007]

hey which plane is this ????

 

[CONNAN]

hey which plane is this ????

The Ilyushin Il-38 (NATO reporting name: "May") is a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft

 

[CONNAN]

As usual, first they start it, then they scrap it and re-issues it again. When they will start to plan these competitions correctly from the start?

sancho thats is the way they do

 

[sudhir007]

hey which plane is this ????

upgraded IL-38

 

[MAFIAN GOD]

upgraded IL-38

IS IT COMPARABLE TO P-8I IN OVERALL CONFIGURATIONS?

 

[CONNAN]

IS IT COMPARABLE TO P-8I IN OVERALL CONFIGURATIONS?

P8I is a generation ahead compared to IL 38

 

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