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Israeli ELTA Radars Likely To Meet Indian Air Force Requirement
Dated 16/5/2007
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Official visits between India and Israel take place to discuss issues of mutual interest including defence procurement issues. Defence Procurements are, however, done as per laid down procedures.
M/s ELTA, Israel is the lowest bidder in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued for procurement of some radars for the Indian Air Force. However, no contract has been signed with the firm.
The defence purchases from Israel during the period 2002-07 have been over US $ 5 billion. Chief of the Army Staff visited Israel from 05th to 07th Mar 2007. This was a regular goodwill visit.
This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Smt Shobhana Bhartia in Rajya Sabha today.
The Elta radars could be integrated into India's indigenous fighter jet programme the Light Combat Aircraft - Tejas. However official confirmation is awaited.
The HAL Tejas (Sanskrit: तेजस्: "Radiance") is an advanced, lightweight, supersonic multirole fighter aircraft being developed by India. It is a tailless, compound delta wing design powered by a single engine. Until the aircraft was formally named (by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee) as Tejas on 4 May 2003, the project was known as the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), which continues in popular usage.
Limited series production of the Tejas has commenced in 2007; it is currently projected to achieve limited initial operational clearance (IOC) with the Indian Air Force (IAF) by 2008, followed by full operational clearance (FOC) by the end of 2010. A naval variant capable of operating from the Indian Navy's aircraft carriers is also in development.
http://www.india-defence.com/reports-3200
Dated 16/5/2007
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Official visits between India and Israel take place to discuss issues of mutual interest including defence procurement issues. Defence Procurements are, however, done as per laid down procedures.
M/s ELTA, Israel is the lowest bidder in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued for procurement of some radars for the Indian Air Force. However, no contract has been signed with the firm.
The defence purchases from Israel during the period 2002-07 have been over US $ 5 billion. Chief of the Army Staff visited Israel from 05th to 07th Mar 2007. This was a regular goodwill visit.
This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Smt Shobhana Bhartia in Rajya Sabha today.
The Elta radars could be integrated into India's indigenous fighter jet programme the Light Combat Aircraft - Tejas. However official confirmation is awaited.
The HAL Tejas (Sanskrit: तेजस्: "Radiance") is an advanced, lightweight, supersonic multirole fighter aircraft being developed by India. It is a tailless, compound delta wing design powered by a single engine. Until the aircraft was formally named (by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee) as Tejas on 4 May 2003, the project was known as the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), which continues in popular usage.
Limited series production of the Tejas has commenced in 2007; it is currently projected to achieve limited initial operational clearance (IOC) with the Indian Air Force (IAF) by 2008, followed by full operational clearance (FOC) by the end of 2010. A naval variant capable of operating from the Indian Navy's aircraft carriers is also in development.
http://www.india-defence.com/reports-3200
