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BBC NEWS | South Asia | Indian air force gets Awacs plane
Indian air force gets Awacs plane
Indian air crew line up in front of the Awacs plane
India is the first country in South Asia to operate an Awacs aircraft
India has officially taken delivery of an Awacs early-warning surveillance aircraft, part of a $1bn (£600m) defence deal with Israel.
The plane, Russian-made but packed with Israeli radar, is expected to reinforce India's maritime security following the attacks on Mumbai last year.
Only a few non-Nato countries have Awacs and critics say it is a bad omen for the arms race in South Asia.
India has ordered another two AWACS as it upgrades its military capabilities.
The Ilyushin-76 - which arrived in India on Monday - gives India the capability to track hundreds of aircraft and potential threats at sea and on the ground, at considerable distances.
Air dominance
India is the first country in South Asia to own an Awacs (Airborne Warning and Control System) plane, popularly nicknamed the "eye in the sky". The second and third aircraft are expected to be handed over next year.
AK Antony walks in front of the Awacs plane
AK Antony (left) is concerned about the plane's late delivery
Analysts say the purchase, part of a 2004 deal involving India, Israel and Russia, is part of India's efforts to achieve air dominance over its rival, Pakistan. Russia and Israel are India's two largest military suppliers.
India's defence procurement is expected to rise to about $100bn over the next ten years.
Delhi recently signed contracts with Israel for medium range surface-to-air missiles, and with Russia for the design and development of fighter aircraft.
Other foreign defence companies, including those from the Americas, Europe and Asia, are also lining up to do business with India.
Indian Defence Minister AK Antony, who attended the Awacs handing-over ceremony at Jamnagar air base, complained about the late delivery of defence equipment ordered by India from a number of countries.
He pointed out that the Awacs should have been delivered 18 months ago.
look at the bold, it says that over the next 10 years 100 billion will be spent on weapons that is a LOT of money 33 billion for each service.
what can 33 billion each buy?
army
-loads of new high tech artillery
-networked and future solider systems
-mrls
-100s of cruise missiles like brahmos
-SAMS like spyder/akash
-tanks like arjun and t-90
-next gen ifvs
-Humvee like vehicles
-new UAV's
-mini UAV's
air force
-250 mrca
-new SAM (barak with 70 km range, akash, spyder, PAD, AAD)
-new aewacs and tankers
-new radar systems
-networking
navy
-20 new frigates/destroyers
-an a/c
-martime survelliance a/c
-nuke subs
-networking
-upgrades to old ships
-news subs
100 billion is a LOT of money and they will spend more in 2 years than u spend in 10 years. and it seems to me that after the attacks defense acquisitions have been speeded up. a few examples of this are
-Hercules
-Trenton ship
-P-8
mrca should be signed by april next year as well.
true china is spending 3x that amount, but their problem is lack of access to technology so they must first make that high technology which costs money meaning that the 3x advantage is negated so that they spend only 1.5x-2x as much on new weapons.
India too is spending on R&D but their method is teaming up with foreign partners meaning the same technology is made but at a bit cheaper cost.
examples of this are:
PAK-FA
MRTA
Barak
Barak NG
Kaveri
Brahmos
P-17A frigates
and more
Indian air force gets Awacs plane
Indian air crew line up in front of the Awacs plane
India is the first country in South Asia to operate an Awacs aircraft
India has officially taken delivery of an Awacs early-warning surveillance aircraft, part of a $1bn (£600m) defence deal with Israel.
The plane, Russian-made but packed with Israeli radar, is expected to reinforce India's maritime security following the attacks on Mumbai last year.
Only a few non-Nato countries have Awacs and critics say it is a bad omen for the arms race in South Asia.
India has ordered another two AWACS as it upgrades its military capabilities.
The Ilyushin-76 - which arrived in India on Monday - gives India the capability to track hundreds of aircraft and potential threats at sea and on the ground, at considerable distances.
Air dominance
India is the first country in South Asia to own an Awacs (Airborne Warning and Control System) plane, popularly nicknamed the "eye in the sky". The second and third aircraft are expected to be handed over next year.
AK Antony walks in front of the Awacs plane
AK Antony (left) is concerned about the plane's late delivery
Analysts say the purchase, part of a 2004 deal involving India, Israel and Russia, is part of India's efforts to achieve air dominance over its rival, Pakistan. Russia and Israel are India's two largest military suppliers.
India's defence procurement is expected to rise to about $100bn over the next ten years.
Delhi recently signed contracts with Israel for medium range surface-to-air missiles, and with Russia for the design and development of fighter aircraft.
Other foreign defence companies, including those from the Americas, Europe and Asia, are also lining up to do business with India.
Indian Defence Minister AK Antony, who attended the Awacs handing-over ceremony at Jamnagar air base, complained about the late delivery of defence equipment ordered by India from a number of countries.
He pointed out that the Awacs should have been delivered 18 months ago.
look at the bold, it says that over the next 10 years 100 billion will be spent on weapons that is a LOT of money 33 billion for each service.
what can 33 billion each buy?
army
-loads of new high tech artillery
-networked and future solider systems
-mrls
-100s of cruise missiles like brahmos
-SAMS like spyder/akash
-tanks like arjun and t-90
-next gen ifvs
-Humvee like vehicles
-new UAV's
-mini UAV's
air force
-250 mrca
-new SAM (barak with 70 km range, akash, spyder, PAD, AAD)
-new aewacs and tankers
-new radar systems
-networking
navy
-20 new frigates/destroyers
-an a/c
-martime survelliance a/c
-nuke subs
-networking
-upgrades to old ships
-news subs
100 billion is a LOT of money and they will spend more in 2 years than u spend in 10 years. and it seems to me that after the attacks defense acquisitions have been speeded up. a few examples of this are
-Hercules
-Trenton ship
-P-8
mrca should be signed by april next year as well.
true china is spending 3x that amount, but their problem is lack of access to technology so they must first make that high technology which costs money meaning that the 3x advantage is negated so that they spend only 1.5x-2x as much on new weapons.
India too is spending on R&D but their method is teaming up with foreign partners meaning the same technology is made but at a bit cheaper cost.
examples of this are:
PAK-FA
MRTA
Barak
Barak NG
Kaveri
Brahmos
P-17A frigates
and more