India's Air Defence Gaps

[GunMan]

as far as i know they still dont have a dedicated military satellite.might be now they use a russian or israeli military satellite.does anyone has any more information on this?
moreover i was talking about a possible indian agression <scenerio> in recent times after the aftermath of mumbai attacks and not in the near future because military technologies and capabilities in south asia is changing by the hour.

India to launch first military satellite in August Press Trust of India (already launched in 2008)
Sunday, June 10, 2007, (New Delhi)
India will launch its first dedicated military satellite in August to give the country the capability to monitor missile launches in its neighbourhood.

The dedicated military reconnaissance satellite, CARTOSAT 2A, will be launched on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the first week of August, an official said.

CARTOSAT 2A will boast of spatial resolution and will be loaded with cameras that can supply advanced imagery. It will cater to military and intelligence specifications than any existing Indian satellite.

The launch of the satellite will fulfill a long- standing demand from the armed forces for a dedicated reconnaissance spacecraft.

Launch of the first military satellite will be rapidly followed by the launch of two more advanced imaging satellites by next year to give India the capability of keeping an eye round-the-clock on the region surrounding the country.

The first military satellite will have an Israeli synthetic aperture radar that can take pictures of the earth through cloud and rain round the clock.

With three advanced reconnaissance satellites in orbit, Indian military agencies will have the capability to keep an eye on the airspace over Pakistan and China, to study the oceans and monitor changes in winds across the seas.

Network-centric platform

India currently has in orbit three dual-purpose satellites - CARTOSAT-I, CARTOSAT-II and the Technical Experiment Satellite - that are used by the country's space agency and the military.

The launch of CARTOSAT 2A has been timed to coincide with the scheduled delivery of the country's first airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft by Israel to give the armed forces a network-centric platform for carrying out surveillance from the ground to the stratosphere.

However, the supply of the Phalcon AWACS aircraft has been delayed by a few months.

The launch of the military satellite is also being undertaken in tandem with the Indian Air Force's plan to set up an integrated air command, control and communication system.

The plan envisages the linking of the AWACS, Aerostat balloon-borne radars and low-level transportable radars of the IAF with the dedicated military satellite.

Cartosat 2A(first - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia millitary satellite_air)

CARTOSAT-1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


aslo read:
IAF to launch its satellite: Air Chief

Author: idrw team | 18 November 2008 | Views: 474


BY: PTI

The first Indian Air Force (IAF) controlled satellite that will be used to gather navigational information will be put in space in July 2009.

Air Chief Marshal F.H. Major who, described the proposed satellite as the IAF eye in the skies, said today that it would basically be used to gather navigational information which would help IAF positioning.

The Air Chief who was interacting with reporters on the sidelines of a University of Pune function, said similar satellites of almost all major countries are already operating to collect necessary data.

Earlier, the Air Chief Mashal Major, who delivered the annual Gen B.C. Joshi memorial lecture at the university, said, "Our plans for future expansion have made it inevitable that we would have to utilize the realm of space."

He said," While I am not a die-hard proponent of weaponisation of space, I am convinced that harnessing the capabilities that space provides, creates a force multiplier effect and increases effectiveness of our operations manifold."

Noting that India has a well developed Space programme Air Chief Major said it was his intention to harness the capability that space based assets provide and put in place structures and mechanisms to exploit enhanced capability.


IAF to launch its satellite: Air Chief www.idrw.org / Indian Defense Research Wing

 

[slugger]

Indian Navy to have own satellite next year [2009]

On Tuesday, Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta said that orders have been placed with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the satellite is expected within a year-and-half.

The ISRO, however, has denied receiving any order. &#8220;The Navy may be thinking to have its own satellite. But we have not received any order from the navy,&#8221; ISRO spokesperson S Sateesh told Deccan Herald on Sunday.

Expected to boost Navy&#8217;s blue water capabilities, the satellite is a communication platform which will provide the vessels on the sea a secure way of interacting with each other and with shore-based installations.
&#8220;We have placed the order with Indian Space Research Organisation. It will be ready in a year and half,&#8221; Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta said. His predecessor Admiral Arun Prakash admitted working closely with ISRO on the proposed satellite.

Other navy officials stated that technical specifications and financial package have been worked out. The Cabinet Committee on Security is believed to have earmarked Rs 400 crores for the naval satellite in 2005.

In 2005, then defence minister Pranab Mukherjee stated in the Parliament that India was building up a satellite-based military surveillance and reconnaissance system that will become operational by 2007, allowing it to keep watch on developments in its area. The system was to be operational by 2005, but he stated validation of technologies had taken more time than anticipated.

While Admiral Mehta was quite categorical about the naval satellite, Mr Sateesh said all of ISRO&#8217;s future satellites &#8211; approved by the government &#8211; have been listed in ISRO annual report and there was no mention of any naval platform.

But it&#8217;s also possible that ISRO may like to keep the project under the wraps as the space agency is trying its best to project its demilitarised face to the world to ward of any possible US pressure. Most of the US sanctions, put after Pokhran-II, are still in place.

In 2001, ISRO launched its first spy satellite, TES, almost silently. The satellite provided valuable images on the security scenario close to Pakistan border and Afghanistan.

The new bunch of mapping satellites &#8211; Cartosat-1 & 2 &#8211; are meant for civilian use but can be exploited for military applications and can provide clear images.

Source
It ain't for surveillance per se, but for its secure encrypted communication between the assets of the Indian Navy

 

[zavis2003]

India has alot of gaps if Pakistan develop bases in SRILANKA and in bangladesh and in Southern chINA hole INDIA air FORCE AND its resources will be divided but pakistan has advantage since it has to keep a single base in every country

 

[nitesh]

ha ha ha what a dream. SO you can just go somewhere an d create a base without getting your resources getting thin in turn. Once you create the base first of all you need to have a permission from the native country. Then you need to keep your base supplied all the time. Care to explain how you will achieve that.

And above that you have assumed that the other side will do NOTHING.

 

[zavis2003]

you keeps the base in tajikistan
deer in china s base supply is not problem and for others are concerned no body is going to supply on daily basis
and i know Indian navy is not capable of coming inblue water coz of AGUSTA so just shut the **** up

 

[slugger]

India has alot of gaps if Pakistan develop bases in SRILANKA and in bangladesh

wishfulful thinking not corraborated by evidence....keep fantasizing

and in Southern chINA hole INDIA air FORCE AND its resources will be divided but pakistan has advantage since it has to keep a single base in every country

do these statements make sense even to you while you post...quite humorous nevertheless

 

[nitesh]

you keeps the base in tajikistan
deer in china s base supply is not problem and for others are concerned no body is going to supply on daily basis
and i know Indian navy is not capable of coming inblue water coz of AGUSTA so just shut the **** up

What are you smoking?

 

[x_man]

practically is it possible for pakistan to find out the gaps in radar signal
if yes then how can pakistan take advantage of this situation? is it possible to exploit such weakness in case of recent indian agression?
please lets make a proper technical discussion about such a scenerio?

If India has gaps in the coverage, so as Pakistan too&#8230;Its impossible for both sides to lit up the whole borders electronically&#8230;.While Hi level ADGE still covers the majority of area, its always the low level coverage that raises the questions&#8230;

While whole border cant be lit, but all important VAs/ VPs, airfields and targets of strategic importance fall within the coverage of Low level ADGE on both sides and that&#8217;s what it is important&#8230;

Many other gaps will be attempted to cover by AWACS (or AEW in a way) , however, a full fledge low/medium level coverage will never be achieved on either sides&#8230;

 

[nitesh]

X-man saar actually for this low and medium level coverage the induction of akash for medium level with rajendra radar system in future we might see akash-2 and barak NG combo and as of now spyder system for low level coverage and future on the maitri system will be in place couple with high level coverage combine for ABM system with LRTR radar all this getting convergance with AWACS system then getting in to INCSS command. It is going to be a quite challenging task will take time to fructify.

PS: this is my understanding correct me if I am wrong

 

[nitesh]

some more info:

http://deccanherald.com/Content/Dec302008/national20081230109630.asp?section=updatenews

India will not join any military alliance: Antony
New Delhi, IANS:
''India has conducted joint military exercises with many countries, including China and Russia. But, India is not a member of any military alliance and will not be a member," Antony said

India will not be a member of any military alliance even though it is engaged in military cooperation with many nations, Defence Minister A.K. Antony declared here Monday.

"India has military co-operation with many nations. India has conducted joint military exercises with many countries, including China and Russia. But, India is not a member of any military alliance and India will not be a member," Antony said at a select media briefing.

He was responding to a question whether India will review its military and other ties with Israel after its multiple air strikes on Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip killed over 200 people.

The Israeli military industry has emerged as India's second largest weapons provider after Russia in the decade-and-a-half after the two countries established diplomatic ties.

The two sides stepped up cooperation in creating a missile defense shield for India after an increase in tensions with Pakistan in the wake of the Dec 2001 parliament attack. The proposed shield is meant to protect major Indian cities and strategic and commercial assets from Pakistani long-range missiles.

India has acquired a powerful Green Pine early warning radar system from Israel and signed a multi-million deal for purchasing an unspecified number of Aerostat long-range radars to bolster air defenses along its borders.

New Delhi has received "large numbers" of the Aerostat radars - comprising sophisticated sensors mounted on blimp-like balloons tethered to the ground by cables - officials say.

Military experts describe the Aerostat as a cheap alternative to airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) like the Phalcon, three of which are being mounted in Israel on IL-78 platforms. {This is IL 76 not 78}

Antony also said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would inaugurate the Ezhimala Naval Academy - one of the largest in Asia - in Kerala's Kannur district on Jan 8. This will bring together the various training units of the navy at one place.

Antony also announced that a unit of Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), a Bangalore-based defence public sector company, would be set up at Kanchikode in Palakkad district.

The central government will allocate Rs.255 crore (Rs 2.55 billion) for the first phase of the factory, which would be built on 400 acres of land provided by the state government on lease, the defence minister said.

The state government has also agreed in principle to provide another 600 acres of land for the next phase, he said.

Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan would inaugurate the construction work of the factory on Jan 18.