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Phalcon Awacs is here.

India now has the dream duo of 5 Squdrons of SU30 MKI AND AWACS in operation thats some combination.
 
The Phalcons are a better RADAR system and as such the systems will augment the pre-existing A-50 systems. IMO A-50 (2 +1?) and 6 Phalcons to be operational by 2015.
Are they optional 3 Phalcons ordered and will the A50 be the platform for them too, or is an other aircraft possible?
Also does anybody know the present status of this project?

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India Seeks 3 More AWACS

By Vivek Raghuvanshi
Published: 21 May 2009 13:43 Print | Email

NEW DELHI - India is negotiating the purchase of three more Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), a Defence Ministry official here said.

The news arrived just days before the expected delivery of the first of three AWACS ordered in 2004 for $1.1 billion, the official said. The Indian Air Force AWACS planes will be Russian-built Ilyushin Il-76s equipped with Phalcon radars made by Elta, an IAI subsidiary.


The Indian Air Force plans to beam data from the AWACS through a dedicated satellite under the nascent joint Aerospace Command.

The Phalcon radar can track 60 targets simultaneously out to 350 kilometers, an Air Force official said.

The AWACS' electronics must include a Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array radar system that can simultaneously handle fighter control, and air, sea and area search; 300-nautical-mile Identification-Friend-or-Foe system; electronic warfare defenses; and electronic support subsystems, a senior Air Force official said.

The aircraft should have a payload of 9,831 kilograms, an empty weight of 46,606 kilograms and a maximum takeoff weight of 77,564 kilograms. The aircraft should also have a cruise speed of 853 kilometers per hour, a range of 7,000 kilometers and a service ceiling of 41,000 feet.

While awaiting the AWACS planes, the Air Force has been relying on UAVs, including the Searcher-I, Searcher-II and Heron.
 
Are they optional 3 Phalcons ordered and will the A50 be the platform for them too, or is an other aircraft possible?
Also does anybody know the present status of this project?

DRDO AEW&CS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The A-50 Beriev configuration (AWACS Radar on IL-76 platform) has the Russian Radar, and is being used as such by India in 2 + 1 (?) configuration although officially all were returned to Russia. This is corroborated byoccassional rumors of Phalcons having arrived in India. The Phalcons will come as on schedule given out by the Air Chief.
 
India to get its first AWACS from Israel Tomorrow'


Date: 23/05/09

NEW DELHI: India will get its first Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) from Israel tomorrow, Monday to peep into neighbouring countries.

An official announcement and media reports said the platform 'eye in the sky' will land at Jamnagar in Gujarat for onward journey to Palam Airport in national capital for induction ceremonies to be attended by top brass of Indian military.

The airborne system is fitted on mammoth Russian Il-76 aircraft. The system can help detect even a cruise missile or an aircraft at a distance of 400 kms.
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It is also equipped with the most sophisticated devices which can collect surface information about troop movements and missile launches. Even it can listen highly confidential communications between enemy frontline units, media reports said.

The AWACS will be operated from Agra base, media reports said on Saturday.

Source: India to get its first AWACS tomorrow
 
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