Raytheon talks about Missile Defence System offered to India; L&T tie-up for tanks

[jha]

06 Mar 2010 8ak: Raytheon’s David Hartman spoke to 8ak exclusively on the Integrated Missile Defence System – Hawk 2, which it has offered to India in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) around 18 months ago. He says that even though the system has been there for a long time, timely upgrade has enabled the system to be modern in nature. Explaining the entire Hawk-21 system using a mock-battlefield, Mr Hartman says that the offer includes an active seeker missile system.

Earlier, 8ak had also interviewed Precision Electronics, Managing Director, Mr Ashok Kanodia about their tie up with Raytheon's Electronic Division for offering advanced communications solutions. Further Raytheon had announced a tie-up with L&T for upgrade of the T-72 tanks. Raytheon will provide infrared imaging sights and electronics to improve target accuracy and increase overall system lethality of T-72 tank battalions. Raytheon has provided more than 20,000 thermal sights in 15 countries.

Fritz Treyz, vice president, Raytheon Network Centric Systems India Operations said that "Together (with L&T), we are exploring other opportunities to provide net-centric modernization defense solutions to meet growing demands in India and the global marketplace.

" L&T will develop the fire control systems based on its experience across multiple weapon systems for land, naval and air defense applications. With customer support, L&T will perform the final integration of fire control system and sensors on the T-72 tanks. "L&T is the only Indian company in the private sector that is leading a team for the T-72 upgrade program." said M. V. Kotwal, senior executive vice president and member of the L&T board of directors.

On the commercial side, Raytheon has just won an order from the Airports Authority of India to install AutoTrac III, its next-generation air traffic management system, to help reduce delays in aircraft arrival and departure at the Chennai International Airport.

8ak - Indian Defence News: 8ak interview: Raytheon talks about Missile Defence System offered to India; L&T tie-up for tanks

 

[jha]

mulahija farmayen...

 

[DMLA]

Dunno if this was posted before but from last months blog post at aviation week:

Raytheon Ready to Help India Meet its Goals

By Cynthia Davis, Raytheon Missile Systems Vice President of International Business Development


India is an exciting country and this is certainly an exciting time to do business with the world’s largest democracy. Raytheon will have a big presence at the DEFEXPO 2010 trade show Feb. 15–19 in Delhi. India recognizes the need for a strong defense and its military is undergoing a major modernization effort. I’m proud to say that Raytheon Missile Systems is well positioned to help with that effort. Here are just a few examples.


Missile Systems is offering a variety of weapons for the Indian Air Force’s medium multi-role combat aircraft competition. The weapons, which are being used in ongoing combat operations in the war against terrorists by the U.S. military and its allies, ensure militaries using the systems can maintain air supremacy and strike surface-based targets with pinpoint accuracy. One key advantage of the solutions Raytheon is offering is that many of them are integrated on U.S. and European aircraft, enabling the Indian military to obtain the best weapons in the world, regardless of the platform it chooses.


We are also talking with India about Fish Hawk — a wing-kit currently being developed by Raytheon for the U.S. Navy’s high altitude anti-submarine weapon concept. Fish Hawk would give India’s new P-8 Poseidon fleet the capability to deploy torpedoes from an extended launch envelope. Fish Hawk combines a GPS-controlled wing kit with the MK 54 lightweight torpedo and is designed specifically for the P-8. Once launched, the system glides the torpedo to a water entry at a precise location to seek out, engage and destroy a submarine threat.

Raytheon Missile Systems is also teaming with Indian companies. In 2007, the U.S. government transferred the INS Jalashva to India. The amphibious transport dock vessel arrived in India with two Phalanx Close-in Weapon Systems onboard. Raytheon has signed an agreement with Elcome Marine Services in Mumbai to upgrade, and provide spares and other support for those Phalanx systems. We are talking with the Indian navy about purchasing more Phalanx systems for other ships.

These are just a few of the many ways we are working to help India meet its goals. Raytheon has been doing business with India for decades and we plan to be there for the long haul.

 

[suryanaidu]

does india has any mobile tatical high energy laser type system?