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IAF Chief to visit Israel, upgradation of UAVs high
on agenda Upgrade of the country's fleet of UAVs and the
status of a joint venture air defence system are
expected to be high on agenda of IAF Chief Air
Chief marshal NAK Browne who is on a four-day
visit to Israel to further strengthen defence ties
between the two countries. During the visit, he is scheduled to call on Israeli
Defence Minister Ehud Barak and Lt Gen Benjamin
Gantz, Chief of the General Staff of Israel Defense
Forces (IDF) in Tel Aviv, to discuss a wide range of
bilateral issues on the ongoing defence
cooperation between India and Israel, the IAF said in a release. At present, the two main projects between India
and Israel are the upgrade of all its UAVs with the
three Services and the Medium Range-Surface to
Air Missile system being co-developed by the DRDO
and Israeli firms, officials said. The Air Chief would also visit the Israeli Air Force
Flight School at Hatzerim air base and other
operational bases. To oversee the progress of
various projects being carried forward as joint
ventures between the two countries, he would
meet and interact with IAF officers and DRDO officials, the release said. The Air Chief would visit 'Yad Vashem', Israel's
Memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust
established in 1953 and Memorial of Indian Soldiers
in Jerusalem, Indian War Cemetery, in
commemoration of sacrifice of Indian fallen soldiers
who helped liberate Haifa in 1918, in World War-I. The Indian Army commemorates September 23 as
Haifa Day to pay its respects to the two brave
Indian Cavalry Regiments that helped liberate the
city in 1918 following a dashing cavalry action by
the Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade. The visit of Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne to Israel,
as the Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force,
comes after 12 years of his posting as the Defence
Attache at Tel Aviv for three years. He was
responsible for establishing the Indian Defence
Wing in Tel Aviv in April 1997.

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Indian Air Force chief on Israel visit

New Delhi/Tel Aviv, Jan 20 (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) chief N.A.K. Browne is on a four-day visit to Israel, during which he will discuss ongoing military cooperation programmes.

The goodwill visit formally began on Sunday with presentation of a combined guard of honour at the Camp Rabin (Kirya) Base in central Tel Aviv and discussions with his host, Israel Air Force commander Maj.Gen. Amir Eshel.

The IAF chief, who is accompanied by a small but high-level IAF delegation, will discuss the progress of ongoing military cooperation between the two countries.

Israel is supplying missiles and some electronic warfare systems to India but the biggest deal is about five Phalcon AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Aircraft) fitted on board Russian IL 76 four-engine jets.

Air Chief Marshal Browne had told India Strategic defence magazine recently that while three AWACS had been delivered to India, the discussions about two more were in progress.

The Indian air chief, who is also the current chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, is scheduled to call on Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of the General Staff, Lt.Gen. Benjamin Gantz.

The visit of Air Chief Marshal Browne to Israel, as the IAF chief, comes after 12 years of him being posted as the defence attache at Tel Aviv for a three-year tenure. He was responsible for establishing the Indian Defence Wing in Tel Aviv in April 1997.

Israel's total defence exports to India have reached a figure of $9 billion since then.

Air Chief Marshal Browne would also visit Israeli air bases and squadrons, where he would be briefed on the operational procedures of the Israeli Air Force.

He is also visiting the Yad VaShem Holocaust Memorial Museum where he will lay a wreath in memory of those who perished in the Holocaust, according to an official statement released simultaneously in New Delhi and Tel Aviv.
 
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