MBDA set to begin production of SCALP Air lauched cruise missiles for IAF

[Tejas Spokesman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1174280510849372160

Summary: MBDA will begin production of SCALP EG Air launched stealth cruise missile for Indian Air Force next month.
Deliveries will begin in Feb-March.
Missiles have a range more than 600km with pinpoint accuracy.

@Signalian @Quwa

 

[Sine Nomine]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1174280510849372160

Summary: MBDA will begin production of SCALP EG Air launched stealth cruise missile for Indian Air Force next month.
Deliveries will begin in Feb-March.
Missiles have a range more than 600km with pinpoint accuracy.

@Signalian @Quwa

Good News for Bharati Defence enthusiasts,now they can draw plans to bomb Pakistan using this Missile, but nothing of value for us Pakistanis in it,since we are having comparable homegrown system in service for more then a decade.

 

[Tejas Spokesman]

Good News for Bharati Defence enthusiasts,now they can draw plans to bomb Pakistan using this Missile, but nothing of value for us Pakistanis in it,since we are having comparable homegrown system in service for more then a decade.

IAF has Kh-59ME ALCMs for more than 18 years.

 

[Sine Nomine]

IAF has Kh-59ME ALCMs for more than 18 years.

It isn't home grown
You may have 100 or may be 1000,sitting in depots.
We have assembly line,we can produce 10000 with upgrades,which you can't

 

[Tejas Spokesman]

It isn't home grown
You may have 100 or may be 1000,sitting in depots.
We have assembly line,we can produce 10000 with upgrades,which you can't

We have BrahMos ALCM for homegrown production.

 

[Sine Nomine]

We have BrahMos ALCM for homegrown production.

It ain't cheap,neither it's an ALCM(testing).
If P-800 is so good,why this french one?

 

[Tejas Spokesman]

It ain't cheap,neither it's an ALCM(testing).
If P-800 is so good,why this french one?

SCALP is for French jets, BrahMos for Su-30s.

 

[Tejas Spokesman]

Deliveries to be completed by 2020.

 

[Beast]

IAF has Kh-59ME ALCMs for more than 18 years.

Has it used on the surgical strike?

 

[Great Janjua]

Raad 2 is incomparable period. Now India has demanded a 600km beyond range for its missiles you can expect the Raad 2 range to be increased from 550km to 700km

 

[Haris Ali2140]

Raad 2 is incomparable period. Now India has demanded a 600km beyond range for its missiles you can expect the Raad 2 range to be increased from 550km to 700km

A JV with Rokestan(or another ) to upgrade RAAD.
@Quwa

 

[S.Y.A]

MTCR does not apply to india?

 

[Great Janjua]

A JV with Rokestan(or another ) to upgrade RAAD.
@Quwa

Yes a joint venture is needed urgently PAF has to take action immediately against these Indian projects or else we would be left behind

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

Its not an issue.
We don't have any binding to respond to air launch cruise missile with an air launched cruise missile.
We can use missile of our choosing.

 

[Haris Ali2140]

Its not an issue.
We don't have any binding to respond to air launch cruise missile with an air launched cruise missile.
We can use missile of our choosing.

Low flying cruise missiles are difficult to detect and more difficult to intercept and offer more accuracy and range.
Purpose is to create deterrence. If your enemy knows that you possess weapons of the same caliber. He will think many times before attacking you.