India, Israel To Build Missile Defense System

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

india and Israel agreed to jointly develop a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) system for the Indian Army to replace Russian-made air defense systems, said a source in the Indian Defense Ministry.

The land version of MRSAM would be an extension of the ongoing Air Force MRSAM project, which is expected to begin induction by 2017, three years behind scheduled. The Army has an immediate need for one regiment (18 systems) of MRSAMs at a cost of $1.5 billion, but the total requirement for these systems is estimated to be more than $6 billion, said an Army official.

The agreement to jointly develop the land version of MRSAM, which will have a range of up to 70 kilometers, emerged during a Feb. 22 meeting here between visiting Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon and his Indian counterpart, Manohar Parrikar, the source added.

Negotiations for developing the land version had been put on hold two years ago following delays in the Air Force project. However, several rounds of negotiations between Indian and Israeli officials during the last six months have finalized the joint development agreement for the land version, the source added.

The Army mobile MRSAM systems will be jointly developed by India's state-owned defense research agency, the Defense Research and Development Organization, and Rafael and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) of Israel. Both sides will develop subsystems although the details of that arrangement have yet to be finalized. The system will be produced by India's state-owned Bharat Dynamics Ltd., in participation with domestic private sector companies Tata Power SED and Larsen & Toubro, the source added.

IAI has declined to comment on the program.

An Indian Army official said the service has needed a new surface-to-air missile system for more than a decade to replace Russian-made Kvadrat and OSA-AKM systems bought between 1970 and 1980.

The Army wants to use the MRSAM to defend mechanized formations operating in the plains and desert regions of the country.

In 2008, an attempt to acquire MRSAMs from the global market failed because none of the bidders qualified under India's transfer of technology requirements.

In 2009, India and Israel agreed to jointly make the air version of MRSAM, but it is still under development despite a planned delivery time of 2013-14 because of unspecified technical snags in the initial tests of the prototype, the MoD source said. First delivery is now expected by 2017, the source added. (Defense News)

India, Israel To Build Missile Defense System

 

[Ronin]

Will we get seeker technology from Israel
Our propellants are also not as efficient as the west.

 

[Indian_Patriot]

We already have the Akash which allows us to strike targets out to 30Km, why do we need a medium class sam which allows only a marginal improvement to 70km? At the very least we should develop it based on the Barak-8ER which is a 100km+ range SAM.

 

[Tshering22]

We already have the Akash which allows us to strike targets out to 30Km, why do we need a medium class sam which allows only a marginal improvement to 70km? At the very least we should develop it based on the Barak-8ER which is a 100km+ range SAM.

Exactly.

We need an ADS which can reach 100-200 Kms. This obsession with Indian defence agencies to marginally increment platform capabilities is a big irritating point. Agni-5 should have been 15,000 Km rather than the 5500-8000 (subject to load) Km.

 

[lasttry]

Exactly.

We need an ADS which can reach 100-200 Kms. This obsession with Indian defence agencies to marginally increment platform capabilities is a big irritating point. Agni-5 should have been 15,000 Km rather than the 5500-8000 (subject to load) Km.

Hello Tsering, all SR, MR and LR SAM are area denial. Which means that there will be multiple installations of these in all critical areas. You dont need these systems to be more than the stated range as beyond that range there will be another batch of the same set of systems if required.

The 100-200 km ones you mentioned are purely ABM systems. For that we have separate programs like the AAD, PAD and PDV soon to be followed by the AD-1 and AD-2

The difference between these systems are vast especially the engagement altitude and the ability to sustain different levels of g's. Please remember the G forces experienced by a system will also change with altitude. Hope this clarifies.

 

[ni8mare]

Hello Tsering, all SR, MR and LR SAM are area denial. Which means that there will be multiple installations of these in all critical areas. You dont need these systems to be more than the stated range as beyond that range there will be another batch of the same set of systems if required.

The 100-200 km ones you mentioned are purely ABM systems. For that we have separate programs like the AAD, PAD and PDV soon to be followed by the AD-1 and AD-2

The difference between these systems are vast especially the engagement altitude and the ability to sustain different levels of g's. Please remember the G forces experienced by a system will also change with altitude. Hope this clarifies.

so you gonna to destroy a aircraft with ABM????.........strange logic

 

[CONNAN]

@waz please merge the threads

India, Israel To Build Missile Defense System