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Air Force UAV almost shot down at CWG opening!http://www.livemint.com/2010/10/15190617/When-an-Air-Force-UAV-was-almo.html?h=Bhttp://www.livemint.com/2010/10/15190617/When-an-Air-Force-UAV-was-almo.html?h=B​

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It was a major security scare on the day of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony when an IAF’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle came below the prescribed height -possibly to give its controllers a peep of the spectacle.

Sources privy to the CWG security arrangements said on Friday that an Indian Air Force’s UAV had descended below 6,000 feet on the evening of October three.

The aircraft hovered over the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to monitor threats of terror outfit Lashker-e-Taiba using para-gliders to disrupt the spectacular ceremony.

The anti-aircraft guns, available with the Army, had been mounted atop at various high-rise buildings around the venue to meet any such threats.

It was a trying time for security personnel when the UAV came down and the guns were quickly activated as other agencies followed the standard operating procedures (SOP) to establish the identity of the flying object, the sources said.

However, the IAF stepped in immediately and informed that the UAV belonged to them and all pro-active action was put to immediate halt, they added.

Asked whether there was a technical failure in the UAV, a senior official said possibly the men manning it at the control room wanted to have a glimpse of the opening ceremony. The vehicle besides maintaining a vigil also beamed images of the spectacle live.

 

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IAF says not inking pacts with the US will make no difference​

The Indian Air Force on Friday said that its operational capabilities will remain unaffected in case government did not enter into certain military pacts with the US.

"Government had asked us about our opinion on these agreements and we told them that this will not make any substantial difference to our operational capabilities," Naik said at a CII event here.

His remarks come at a time when reports suggest that in absence of the Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) and the Logistics Support Agreement (LSA), the US would be removing some of the key equipment on board the military systems being supplied to India by it.

India is buying a number of weapon systems from the US including the C-130 J Hercules aircraft, C-17 heavylift aircraft and the ultra-light howitzers through the foreign military sales route.

The US has been pressing India to sign these agreements for developing closer defence ties.

The CISMOA entails the laying down of protocols for interoperability and assuring the security of communication between the armed forces of the two countries.

Similarly, the Logistics Support Agreement (LSA) would allow the armed forces of the two countries to procure fuel and supplies from each other's facilities.

Meanwhile, answering another query, Naik said the air force was getting simulators for all aircraft to be procured by it in future as they help in reducing the training cost.

 

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IAF completes 4-day exercise with Greek air forcehttp://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=191439​

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Combat helicopters from the Air Force completed a four-day joint exercise with the Hellenic Air Force in Greece this week.

Eight Israeli combat helicopters - four Yanshuf (Blackhwawks) and four Apaches took part in the exercise, which included navigating around high mountains.

Security sources said the Hellenic Air Force officials hosted their Israeli counterparts warmly and courteously.

The exercise was scheduled to take place a year ago, but was delayed to the beginning of June due to bad weather. The exercise was delayed again in June because of the Gaza flotilla incident.

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Country-specific approach will lead to arms race: IAF​

India's military development has to be capability-specific and not country-specific as such an approach would draw it into an arms race, IAF chief P V Naik said on Friday amid concerns over military build-up by Pakistan and China.

"We have to be capability specific.... We have realised that being country-specific or threat-specific will lead us into an arms race," the Air Chief Marshal said at a
CII event here.

Defence Minister A K Antony had recently said that India's neighbours were building their military capabilities at a "feverish pace" and the country has to be vigilant and prepared at all times to meet the challenge.

When asked to comment on army chief's statement terming Pakistan and China as irritants for India's security,

Naik said the military of any country looks at the entire security environment and all the factors affecting its growth and it can't have country-specific plans.

"The plans have to be capability-specific and you have to decide that in 2022, we should have a particular capability because the country would need it and you continue developing your forces on those lines," he added.

Earlier in the day, Army chief General VK Singh had described Pakistan and China as "two major irritants" for India's security and said the armed forces should ensure the country has a "substantial" conventional war capability to fight in a nuclear scenario.

Meanwhile speaking at the event to launch the brochure for the forthcoming 'Energising Indian Aerospace: Achievements and Future Strategies' seminar, the IAF chief said efforts have been made to indigenise the aerospace sector but the
progress has been a very "restrained" one.

"It seems that it is a design that we have to be dependent on others for our needs," Naik added.

He further stated that the defence production policy is in the pipeline with the prime objective of creating a level playing field for the private industry.

Naik said the private sector should also be involved in the research and development activities.

"Private sector entrepreneurship and innovation can help augmentation of research and development base and creation of system integration capabilities," he added.

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India Announces Order For Up to 345 Warplane
St. Petersburg Times

By Derek Andersen

The St. Petersburg Times

MOSCOW — Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony announced on Thursday that his country would make hefty purchases of military aviation produced jointly with Russia.

India will buy 45 multipurpose transport planes and 250 to 300 fighter planes, Antony said at a news conference in New Delhi after the 10th meeting of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation, Interfax reported.

“The next decade of military-technical cooperation between Russia and India is tied to these two joint projects,” Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said at the same news conference.

The fifth-generation fighter planes will be produced by Russia’s Sukhoi and India’s National Aerospace Laboratories, it was announced. A Russian-drafted contract has already been submitted for India’s approval.

“It is too early to talk about the price of the deals,” said Konstantin Makiyenko, deputy director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, because the contracts would only be signed during President Dmitry Medvedev’s planned visit to India in December.

Makiyenko suggested maximum prices of $100 million for the fighter planes and $50 million for the transport planes, which could bring the value of the deal up to $32.25 billion. Economic conditions at the time of contract signing will have an impact on the price, he said.

Design of the aircraft will cost $300 million, and the first planes should be ready by 2015, Interfax reported.

 

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Photo Post: Third C-130J of IAF undergoing assembly​

Angle of Attack: Photo Post: Third C-130J of IAF undergoing assembly

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India, US may ink $5.8-b aircraft deal ahead of Obama’s visit​

BANGALORE: India and the United States are close to signing their biggest defence deal so far, just ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to India early next month. According to sources, both countries are looking to get the $5.8-billion Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III transport aircraft deal signed just before Obama’s maiden visit to the country, thereby clearing the deck for a formal announcement.

However, in a separate twist, the deal could see India getting the ten C-17 Globemaster-III airlifters without a number of electronic systems, due to New Delhi’s steady refusal to sign two critical strategic security agreements, the Communications Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) and the Basic Exchange and Co-operation Agreement for geo-spatial co-operation.

While Boeing has said that India will get the most-updated version of C-17, speculation is rife that the country has already approached Israel and France to buy the necessary equipment as an alternative.
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“The agreements don’t really matter, because India can approach Israel or France for it. But, it could get more expensive once you replace military-grade equipment with commercial-grade,” sources told ET. Recently, air chief marshal PV Naik also reiterated that the Indian Air Force’s operational capabilities will not be affected even if the country does not sign the two agreements. While negotiations are currently on at a feverish pace between the two governments, the details of the Globemaster-III agreement are yet to reach the finance minister’s office.

Once it’s approved, it will come before the Cabinet Committee on Security, which will give the final clearance, before the deal is announced.


India, US may ink $5.8-b aircraft deal ahead of Obama’s visit - The Economic Times

 

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India, US may ink $5.8-b aircraft deal ahead of Obama’s visit​

BANGALORE: India and the United States are close to signing their biggest defence deal so far, just ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to India early next month. According to sources, both countries are looking to get the $5.8-billion Boeing C-17 Globemaster-III transport aircraft deal signed just before Obama’s maiden visit to the country, thereby clearing the deck for a formal announcement.

However, in a separate twist, the deal could see India getting the ten C-17 Globemaster-III airlifters without a number of electronic systems, due to New Delhi’s steady refusal to sign two critical strategic security agreements, the Communications Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) and the Basic Exchange and Co-operation Agreement for geo-spatial co-operation.

While Boeing has said that India will get the most-updated version of C-17, speculation is rife that the country has already approached Israel and France to buy the necessary equipment as an alternative.



“The agreements don’t really matter, because India can approach Israel or France for it. But, it could get more expensive once you replace military-grade equipment with commercial-grade,” sources told ET. Recently, air chief marshal PV Naik also reiterated that the Indian Air Force’s operational capabilities will not be affected even if the country does not sign the two agreements. While negotiations are currently on at a feverish pace between the two governments, the details of the Globemaster-III agreement are yet to reach the finance minister’s office.

Once it’s approved, it will come before the Cabinet Committee on Security, which will give the final clearance, before the deal is announced.


India, US may ink $5.8-b aircraft deal ahead of Obama’s visit - The Economic Times

it could get more expensive once you replace military-grade equipment with commercial-grade

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India To Sign Mirage Upgrade Deal

After years of vacillation and wrangling, India is now set to sign a $2-billion deal with Dassault to upgrade 51 aging Mirage 2000 fighters to the 2000-5 standard.

The deal is expected to be signed Dec. 6 when French President Nicolas Sarkozy visits India. Ahead of Sarkozy’s trip, Adm. Edouard Guillaud, French chief of defense staff, will be in India on Oct. 23 to discuss bilateral defense cooperation.

New capabilities for the Mirage will include longer-range detection and weapon firing against multiple targets, as well as an extended operating envelope that allows for border-protection missions using two Mirages instead of six.

The multitrack RDY-3 radar to be installed in the Mirage is the same generation the French air force is using on its M-2000D, with increased range compared with the existing Doppler multifunction system.

The Mirages, which have 20 years of life left, will not receive an engine upgrade. However, improvements in avionics, helmet-mounted displays, electronic warfare equipment, data links and mission computers will make it a multirole fighter, an official says. Weapons will include MBDA’s MICA heat-seeking infrared (IR) missiles and MICA RFs.

The Mica RF has an active radar homing head, and the Mica IR has a passive IR imagery homing head, making it a stealth missile. The target coordinates are transferred from the aircraft’s sensors to the Mica before launch. Once fired, target information can be updated from the launching aircraft. In the terminal phase, the RF/IR seeker is fully responsible for target acquisition and interception.

The Mica RF is in service with the air forces of Taiwan, Qatar, France, the United Arab Emirates and Greece. For air-to-air engagements, the Mica RF is fitted on the Mirage 2000-5, Mirage 2000-9 and Rafale aircraft.

 

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