Indian Navy ordered weapons for Boeing P-8I Poseidon aircraft in the USA

The Indian Navy has requested the sale of ten aviation anti-ship missiles Boeing AGM-84L Harpoon Block II and 16 anti-submarine torpedoes Raytheon Mk 54 LWT caliber 324 mm. The armament is intended for the American base patrol aircraft Boeing P-8I Neptune (Poseidon), which are in service with the Indian Navy.

The planned sale of the requested weapons will take place through the American program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The US State Department has already given its permission to sell, a corresponding notice has been sent to Congress.

It is reported that the cost of Harpoon Block II missiles will be $ 92 million, and India will pay $ 54 million for the Mk 16 torpedoes (except for 63 combat torpedoes, five practical torpedoes will be included in the delivery).

As noted by the bmpd blog, the Indian Navy in the period 2012-2015 received eight P-8I base patrol aircraft, which are in service with the 312th Indian Naval Aviation Squadron. In addition, in 2016, India ordered four more P-8I aircraft for delivery in 2021-2022. In June 2019, the Indian Ministry of Defense approved the acquisition of ten more American base patrol aircraft P-8I Poseidon (Indian name - Neptune) for the Indian Navy, but later their number was reduced to six.

Comments

[Same lech]

This is how the Americans are tied to the client ... armament, service, spare parts are all from the USA ... it is strange that Indians do not require the United States to transfer them the production technologies of these weapons.

[Victor_B]

Quote: The same Lech

This is how the Americans are tied to the client ... armament, service, spare parts are all from the USA ... it is strange that Indians do not require the United States to transfer them the production technologies of these weapons.

Well, actually a Poseidon machine is VERY worthy!
I don’t presume to judge better / worse than our IL-28, but, rather, it’s better anyway ...
And about localization, nothing is written in the article. There are fuselages for the AH-64 Apache, maybe they will allow Poseidon secrets.

[Siberian 66]

Not only is it very decent, but it is also massively built and delivered abroad, and the IL-38 can be counted on the fingers ... And with this amount of IL-38, compared to the size of the sea borders, our PLO turned into a fiction ...

[ancient]

Quote: Sibiryak 66

and count the IL-38 on the fingers.

Well, to compare them with each other ... at least ... not correctly

[Bongo]

Quote: ancient

Quote: Sibiryak 66

and count the IL-38 on the fingers.

Well, to compare them with each other ... at least ... not correctly

Hi, hello! Glad you are with us again! Your presence in specialized topics for Military Review was clearly not enough!

[voyaka uh]

Poseidon flies more than 100 pieces. With that being
they are 250 million dollars

[ancient]

Quote: Victor_B

better / worse than our IL-28

In the aviation of the fleet, the Il-28 was only in the "T" version

[Zaurbek]

Of the real competitors, only the Japanese .... they have their own aircraft and filling. But they are more expensive. All, there are no more competitors. Therefore, as they want, they trade.

[sanik2020]

The planned sale of the requested weapons will take place through the American program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The US State Department has already given its permission to sell, a corresponding notice has been sent to Congress.

After all, the USA is an ally of Pakistan and India is at odds with it, how will the Americans explain this to an ally, or, as always, will they slip an electronic bookmark on the Indians?

[Teberii]

As Russia sold S-400 to Turkey, they will explain.

[Blackmokona]

There has already been castling for a long time. Now the USA is an ally of India, and Pakistan is a friend of China.
There was nothing for the Taliban to feed Pakistan

[timokhin-aa]

They need a counterbalance to China, and Pakistan is an ally of China, not the United States.

[APASUS]

ten aircraft anti-ship missiles Boeing AGM-84L Harpoon Block II and 16 anti-submarine torpedoes Raytheon Mk 54 LWT

A bit of a strange amount. For fighting, very little for stupid maneuvers (a missile after each flight must be sent for maintenance)

[askort154]

Victor_B ..I don’t presume to judge better / worse than our IL-28s, but rather it’s better anyway.

Better not to judge! IL-28 is one of the best front-line bombers of the 50s of the last century.

[ancient]

Quote: askort154

IL-28 is one of the best front-line bombers of the 50s of the last century.

[Servisinzhener]

It would be good for us to have an airplane of such a plan. Based on the Tu-214 that are now idle.

[LVMI1980]

P-8 and IL-38SD are equivalent complexes. the Americans just shoved the equipment into another glider.
By the way, IL-38SD was transferred to India after modernization about 15 years ago, during which time we also gained experience

[Evgeny Goncharov (smoogg)]

P-8 and IL-38SD equivalent complexes

Yak-3 twists the F-35 in the BVB, yeah. God's dew.

[Fizik M]

Quote: LVMI1980

P-8 and IL-38SD equivalent complexes

no
even taking into account the fact that both are delivered in a highly "castrated" form
ours, alas, is not close
but amer is better in some ways

[LVMI1980]

Quote: Evgeny Goncharov (smoogg)

P-8 and IL-38SD equivalent complexes

Yak-3 twists the F-35 in the BVB, yeah. God's dew.

I see you are a "specialist ..."

[Evgeny Goncharov (smoogg)]

Do the specialists have "the Americans just shoved the equipment into the new glider"? In what area are you a specialist, excuse me?