RAW to acquire super jets to spy on pakistan

[Hindustani]

NEW DELHI - An eye on Pakistan, after 20 years, India's powerful external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) is set to spread its wings deep into enemy territory, Indian media reported on Thursday. The agency is to acquire two Bombardier jets packed with Israeli multi-mission airborne reconnaissance and surveillance systems that will multiply its capability along Pakistan and China borders, report said. The Bombardier 5000 aircraft, which will replace two 21-year-old Gulfstream jets, will daily collect electronic and ground intelligence 180 km inside the neighbours territories. The jets are being uploaded with electronic intelligence collection packages in Israel and flight trials begin in July. Fitted with synthetic aperture and electro-optical radars, the jets, expected to be pressed into service in the next two years, will be able to monitor strategic and military activity across the borders. Last June, the Cabinet Committee on security quietly approved the $300m (Rs.1,500 crore) deal with Israel's ELTA, a leading defence electronics firm. While both Pakistan and China have airborne platforms fitted with electronic and communication collection capability, the new spy jets will be unmatched in the Sub-continent. The agency will be able to collect day-to-day ground intelligence as the jets will be provide real time data such as troops or armour movements for prompt reaction.

RAW to acquire super jets to spy on Pakistan | The Nation

 

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