India is concerned about the price of US air defense systems, which was going to replace the "obsolete systems" of Russian production

The U.S. administration approved the sale to India of the IADWS integrated air defense system to protect the country's capital, New Delhi. In the Indian press about this issue came out, which says that the cost of such a complex for India is too high.

According to the latest data, this cost is 1,87 billion US dollars.

An air defense system, including AN / MPQ-64 Sentinel radars and installations with 118 AMRAAM AIM-120C-7 / C-8 missiles, is purchased by order of the Indian Air Force as part of an intergovernmental agreement.

Indian Information Service ANI quotes an unnamed source in the Government of India:

The Americans approved a project worth nearly $ 1,9 billion, but this is almost twice the price that we expected from them. We are very concerned about such a high price. We may have to consider other options for organizing an air defense system in the capital region of the country.

Earlier in India, they announced that they intend to replace "obsolete Russian-made air defense systems in the New Delhi region with more modern short and medium range weapons." The Americans after this statement with their proposal to the Government of India and left.

Also, the Indian Air Force spoke about the high cost of Predator UAVs, which were originally going to be bought from the United States. The manufacturer, as it turned out, offers India to purchase these Drones with equipment and weapons for about $100 million each. The total volume of the initially planned contract is 30 units. In India, this price is considered exorbitant.

Comments

[bessmertniy]

Naive Indians lost their money again. They hoped for free cheese, and slammed them at a price.

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

Hindus are not naive, they are being traded.

The expectation is that the United States will make its offer cheaper so as not to give Russia an extra chance to sell its air defense systems.

[bessmertniy]

Naive, naive - when it was Russian counterparts were cheaper than American!

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

when it was Russian analogues were cheaper than American!

Always.

[bessmertniy]

I apologize, I made a mistake - Russian analogues are cheaper, American ones are more expensive. Well, I just wildly apologize for losing the meaning when I wrote the previous comment. Ratmir, I made up for the loss.

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

Everything is fine. The main thing figured out.

[cost]

The U.S. administration approved the sale to India of the IADWS integrated air defense system to protect the country's capital, New Delhi. The Indian press published material on this subject, which says that the cost of such a complex for India is too high

Hindus in their repertoire are obsolete, but 3 rubles each, these are imported, but 5 rubles each
Contact Rosgosstrakh, take out insurance and sleep peacefully

[EnGenius]

I believe all the interest is to get the AIM-120 missiles and study them. There are no other reasonable arguments.

[TermNachTer]

And that mattress mats ever had cheap weapons or military equipment? It is naive to count on this, and the Indians buying "Poseidons" and "Apaches" have already faced this. Mattress covers are not French, they do not work on songs with dances.

[73bor]

American cannot be cheaper than Russian a priori, if they think so they are. But an attempt to bring down the price of our complexes takes place.

[Pessimist22]

So they will buy in Russia.

[rotmistr60]

this is almost twice the price we expected from them. We are very concerned about such a high price.

Actually, it’s stupid to expect a low price for their weapons from the Americans. Well. Well, try to bargain how you know how to do it. Here are just big doubts that something positive will come of this. As if not to be in the place of the city according to Panikovsky, whom they bought and re-bought several times.

[Vladimir_2U]

I'm not an expert of course, but is

Air defense system, including AN / MPQ-64 Sentinel radars and installations with 118 AMRAAM AIM-120C-7 / C-8 missiles

normal air defense system if the missiles are not anti-aircraft, specially designed, but aviation?

[SovAr238A]

Quote: Vladimir_2U

I'm not an expert of course, but is

Air defense system, including AN / MPQ-64 Sentinel radars and installations with 118 AMRAAM AIM-120C-7 / C-8 missiles

normal air defense system if the missiles are not anti-aircraft, specially designed, but aviation?

Read about NASAMS complexes ...

[Vladimir_2U]

Well read, but what has changed? Norwegians have at least AMRAAM-ER and RIMs with ships in the composition, and these aircraft have relatively low maneuverability and MANPADS missiles.

[SovAr238A]

Quote: Vladimir_2U

Well read, but what has changed? Norwegians have at least AMRAAM-ER and RIMs with ships in the composition, and these aircraft have relatively low maneuverability and MANPADS missiles.

Why didn’t you read about purchases installations with 118 AMRAAM AIM-120C-7 / C-8 missiles ?

I’m sure that the radar will be the last generation: AN / MPQ-64A3 or TPQ version ...
with a range of 75km.

[Vladimir_2U]

Why didn’t you read about

Quote: Vladimir_2U

AMRAAM-ER and RIM ship

? Can't you see the difference between AMRAAM AIM-120C-7 / C-8 and AMRAAM-ER and RIM?

[SovAr238A]

Quote: Vladimir_2U

? Can't you see the difference between AMRAAM AIM-120C-7 / C-8 and AMRAAM-ER and RIM?

Well, firstly, the AMRAAM-ER you have indicated has not yet left the test stage. Reiteon is still writing about ongoing trials.
Secondly, neither Kongsberg nor Rayton mentions a word about the RIM-162 ESSM as a rocket for NASAMS. For it will not be in the ground air defense system.
Therefore, for almost 20 years, the base rocket for NASAMS has been precisely the C7, and Sidwinder's dopnik.

[Vladimir_2U]

Quote: SovAr238A

Secondly, neither Kongsberg nor Rayton mentions a word about the RIM-162 ESSM as a rocket for NASAMS. For it will not be in the ground air defense system.
Therefore, for almost 20 years, the base rocket for NASAMS has been precisely the C7, and Sidwinder’s dopnik

Well, so be it, but can the air defense missile defense system based on aviation missiles be considered full-fledged, compared with air defense systems based on specially designed missiles? There is no answer in articles about NASAMS.

[EXPrompt]

You do not know the details of the same AIM-120 based air defense of Washington itself, as many as 4 re divisions, only the Norwegian complex is standing.
The states have no question what missiles, they have a different question, if only not to shoot down planes from a big slingshot.
And the most characteristic thing in the United States, not one Patriot complex is not deployed in the states. . they then all about the patriot and his abilities know.

[SovAr238A]

Quote: EXPrompt

And the most characteristic thing in the United States, not one Patriot complex is not deployed in the states. . they then all about the patriot and his abilities know.

400 launchers are in storage in the United States with the deployment of the first within 6 hours ...
Regularly unfold massively in exercises.

[EXPrompt]

That's right, they are in warehouses .. deployed on real combat duty == 0

[zulusuluz]

And the funny thing is that part of this weapon was created by Hindu engineers ...

[Astra wild]

Colleagues, maybe this is a conscious leak into the press? Perhaps they are signaling to us that we can buy your system if we agree in price. Who knows these Indians, perhaps, though, so that Russia, or who else produces such systems, competes with the Americans?

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

Rather, they honk the United States - sell cheaper, otherwise we’ll buy from Russia.

[Lamata]

And can they use them?

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

They can, don’t doubt, the Indians are no more stupid than us.

[Lamata]

maybe only more squint

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

maybe only more squint

Not at all, they just have less experience in some industries.

[Nick Russ]

Here rather, the well-known honesty and unobtrusiveness of the Americans took place. But since prices are sky-high and efficiency is in question, the latter outweighs the former a little.

[krops777]

The Americans approved a project worth nearly $ 1,9 billion, but this is almost twice the price that we expected from them. We are very concerned about such a high price.

That is, we type did not know that the Americans will break such a price, it smacks of frank lies and an attempt to bring down the price.

[Lamata]

During the negotiations, they sang and danced, and the Americans favorably watched. and at the end they rolled out the price tag. but here you can’t help with the songs.

[rocket757]

India is concerned about the price of US air defense systems, which was going to replace the "obsolete systems" of Russian production

Shaw say?
BEAUTIFUL! Let's see what happens next. We are waiting for "classical Indian dances".

[cniza]

It looks like there will be only songs, my feet are frozen ...

[rocket757]

The legs could also trample, they arrange too many dances, for any reason ... just let them knock on the buoy for entourage!

[Hog]

We decided to take the American system, take it. It’s not necessary to turn on the back, otherwise you see our systems are painfully expensive.

[Viktor Sergeev]

They can only buy American air defense, well, or those who received a good rollback.

[Prisoner]

So what do you want? Amers need to recapture the baksheesh officials spent on bakshish, fees "experts", well, even there on the little things. Dance, gentlemen, we dance.

[Jarserge]

The Indians just think that they will take out the brain to the Americans, with the prices for weapons, exactly the same as for Russia. This is an interesting "movie" we buy popcorn

[Andrey Mikhaylov]

For some reason, I’m not even surprised by Jimi Jimi, everyone dances, in a word, Indians.

[cniza]

The total volume of the originally planned contract is 30 units. In India, they consider this price sky-high.

But from the USA and in practice they have not yet shown themselves or we don’t know ...

[V.I.P.]

Who knows what complexes they want to remove and replace with state ones? What is there from the Soviet Union that now protects their capital ??))))

[ultra]

Well, "Rafali" bought 200 Lyamas each, but what's wrong?

[ultra]

I would suggest them to buy from the "Houthis", they are good at grounding and, I think, will be inexpensive at a price.

[Butchcassidy]

Also, the Indian Air Force spoke about the high cost of the Predator UAVs, which were originally going to buy from the United States. The manufacturer, as it turned out, offers India to purchase these drones with equipment and weapons for about $ 100 million each. The total volume of the originally planned contract is 30 units. In India, they consider this price sky-high.

Given the fact that 1 UAV costs about 4 million, it turns out control systems and weapons for 1 unit cost 96 million? I understand the Indians, this is a little more than doh.rena ...

[Last centurion]

It was necessary to worry when contacted the United States. and now taste the cacti ... any rollback for their own money will happen :)))) transferred the money from a half-empty pocket to a holey one. applause :)

[g1washntwn]

IMHO, the lunch (contract) was comprehensive and the air defense system in the common plate. What will they say when the cost of shrimp is separated from rice?