Indian Air Force: News & Discussions (31 Viewers)

[strat]

Indigenous Awacs gets go-ahead, to be developed by DRDO

India's Air Force will soon get six new, large Awacs. The government has approved the Awacs India project. DRDO will collaborate with Indian companies and Airbus. They will integrate advanced systems onto A321 aircraft. This project enhances India's defense capabilities. It also positions India...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

So 6 of these along with 6 netra mk2s which were already ordered order ?

 

[shade2]

So 6 of these along with 6 netra mk2s which were already ordered order ?

These are the 6 netra mk2 onlee.

Netra mk2 is the same rectangular radar but on an Airbus A321 plane instead of the small Embraer private jet.

You can see the model in below pic

 

[Interested]

Indigenous Awacs gets go-ahead, to be developed by DRDO

India's Air Force will soon get six new, large Awacs. The government has approved the Awacs India project. DRDO will collaborate with Indian companies and Airbus. They will integrate advanced systems onto A321 aircraft. This project enhances India's defense capabilities. It also positions India...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

Anyone know how time intensive is the modification to the planes ?.... Airbus works pretty slowly as a corporation and if we need to send the planes over there and a lot of work is needed , I don't we will even get the planes back in 3 years forget about putting on the radar and handing it to the IAF in that timeframe.

 

[Interested]

So 6 of these along with 6 netra mk2s which were already ordered order ?

Last I heard the plane has not be chosen for Netra MK1A but yes that's the intention.

The Airbus AWAC is Netra MK2

 

[truthsoldier]

India approves Airbus aircraft for its spy planes for $1.5 billion

India has cleared a $1.5-billion proposal to build airborne warning and control systems for the air force taking over six Airbus A321 passenger aircraft off the national carrier Air India, to act as the 'eyes in the sky' to keep a watch on military movement in neighbouring nuclear-armed China...

defence.capital

Why has the price of Netra mk 2 escalated to double i.e 3B dollars as per latestreport? The above is a 2021 report

 

[Drwho]

स्टील्थ फाइटर जेट के इंजन भारत में बनेंगे... फ्रांस से होने जा रही 61,000 करोड़ रुपये की बड़ी डिफेंस डील

भारत और फ्रांस ₹61,000 करोड़ के जेट इंजन समझौते के करीब हैं. यह 120kN इंजन AMCA और IMRH के लिए होगा. HAL फ्रांस के साथ सह-विकास करेगा, जो रक्षा आत्मनिर्भरता बढ़ाएगा. तकनीक ट्रांसफर से भारत नई ऊंचाइयों पर पहुंचेगा, सुरक्षा को मजबूत करेगा.

www.aajtak.in

This some next level stuff. Surprise and a pleasant one.

Stopgap should be Rafale. With our missile

Bye bye Russia bye USA. Wake up china