EL/W-2090 AEW&C RADAR Systems being mounted on A-50E/I (Il-76) Platforms for IAF's two new AWACS

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Israel and Russia are building two Phalcon AWACS aircraft for India

A-50EI (Il-76) of the Indian Air Force with the EL/W-2090​

Israel and Russia have started creating two aircraft for Airborne Early Warning and Control for India. Work has already started in Taganrog, where they are installing Israeli radar on an IL-76.

The Military Gazette wrote that Israel and Russia have started creating two aircraft for Airborne Early Warning and Control for India. This is the joint project called Falcon – an airborne early warning radar system created by Elta, installed on the IL-76 aircraft manufactured by the Ilyushin Company.

Back in 2004, India signed a contract for the delivery of three of these aircraft, which were delivered in 2009-2011. Work on the creation of another two new aircraft is being carried out under an option provided for in this contract. As the publication noted, Israel purchased two IL-76 airframes from Uzbekistan. Russia, for its part, acquired two mostly completed IL-76 platforms from the Chkalov Aviation Production Association (now the Tashkent Mechanical Plant) in Tashkent. The aircraft frames were brought from Tashkent to the Beriev Aviation Scientific-Technical Complex in Taganrog, where they will be custom finished by the Israeli side, and where Israeli radar will be installed.

According to the web portal IzRus, in October 2012, the Commander-in-Chief of Indian Troops and President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented a postage stamp in honor of the 80th Anniversary of the Air Force of the country, on which the Falcon aircraft was depicted. As the Indian newspaper The Daily News reported back then, this system “multiplied the defensive power of the country”, and therefore it deserved to be immortalized on a postage stamp.

Source:- Israel and Russia are building aircraft for India | Russia & India Report

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Russia ships two unfinished A-50E/I intented for Indian Air Force new AWACS













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Source:- Asian Defence News: Russia ships two unfinished A-50E/I intented for Indian Air Force new AWACS

 

[sathya]

Deals worth was not announced .. Secret ?

New capabilities ?

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Deals worth was not announced .. Secret ?

New capabilities ?

The deal is worth $800 million finalized early this year - an extension to the 2004 contract.
Avionews.it | India wants to purchase more A-50E/I AWACS aircraft

New capabilities primarily include an upgraded Electronic Warfare Suite.
India asks for enhanced systems on third Il-76 AEW - 8/26/2010 - Flight Global

 

[sathya]

The deal is worth $800 million finalized early this year - an extension to the 2004 contract.
Avionews.it | India wants to purchase more A-50E/I AWACS aircraft

New capabilities primarily include an upgraded Electronic Warfare Suite.
India asks for enhanced systems on third Il-76 AEW - 8/26/2010 - Flight Global

But these are all old news , like 4-5 years back..
I wonder if inflation , indian requirements may have changed the deal...

I remember India requesting advanced package where it can function even in dense electronic environment of enemy territory ..

 

[samlove]

India asks for enhanced systems on third Il-76 AEW - 8/26/2010 - Flight Global

read some where about tht ,it was named A-50 EI+ ,will try to find tht article ,as + indicate some additional equipments, may be additions would involve additional radar modes for specialized maritime and/or ground coverage, and/or improved signals intelligence intercept & location capability.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Israel to expand AEW fleet for India

India will acquire a further two Ilyushin Il-76 transports adapted to carry Israeli-made Phalcon type airborne early warning (AEW) radars and sensors.

According to an Indian source, the aircraft have already being purchased from Uzbekistan by Israel Aerospace Industries, and are being prepared for the surveillance role at the facilities of the Tashkent Mechanical Plant inTaganrog in co-operation with Beriev.

AEW radars provided by IAI's Elta Systems division will be installed in the aircraft in Israel, along with the other sensors that comprise the Phalcon system. Sources indicate that India will receive an upgraded system, which will have a "smooth interface" with the one already installed in its air force's three operational examples.

In 2004, India purchased three Il-76 aircraft that were converted to AEW platforms. These were delivered between 2009 and 2011. New Delhi'scontract also includes an option for additional aircraft.

IAI declines to comment on the follow-on contract.

Source:- Israel to expand AEW fleet for India

 

[punit]

we need 5 more falcons.