India plans to purchase two AWACS A-50EI aircraft

The Indian Ministry of Defense intends to purchase two more AWACS A-50EI aircraft. According to the Hindustan Times, India's military has approved the purchase and submitted a proposal to the country's Cabinet Security Committee (CCS).

According to the newspaper, the platforms will be created on the basis of the Israeli EL / M-2075 Phalcoon radar with the MSA complex and the Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft. The equipment will be installed in Israel. According to preliminary estimates, upon approval of the purchase of aircraft, the delivery of the first platform will take from 2 to 3 years. The cost of the entire project is estimated at $ 2 billion.

Note that the Indian Air Force already has three AWACS A-50EI aircraft. The contract for the purchase of three EL / M-2075 "Phalcoon" radars from Elta and their installation on board the Russian Il-76 aircraft of the Indian Ministry of Defense was signed in March 2004. India received the first aircraft on May 25, 2009, the second on March 25, 2010, and the third in December 2010.

The number of delivered AWACS A-50EI aircraft did not suit the Indian Air Force, therefore, immediately after the delivery of the first three aircraft, the Indian Ministry of Defense began negotiations on the acquisition of an additional batch of two aircraft. The project for two additional aircraft was approved on March 1, 2016, but in the end the contract was never signed.

Comments

[alien308]

From the A-50 only the base.

[Aleksandr1971]

This is because the element base of Russia, alas, lagged behind the West, including Israel, by 15-20 years.

[Borik]

Let's sell two IL-76s and then some money in the piggy bank.

[ultra]

Quote: Alexander1971

This is because the element base of Russia, alas, lagged behind the West,

In fact, now in development we are much less lagging behind than during the Soviet era, it is another matter that we have very few modern capacities for mass production, and this is a consequence of the fact that we do not produce modern equipment and cannot buy it, because CoCom sanctions have not gone anywhere. ...

[military_cat]

In terms of technology, we are at least 16 years behind, and this is clearly not the limit (the production of 65nm in the world began in 2004, in Russia there are no lines thinner than 90nm).

In the USSR, as of 1991, the lag was 7 years (only moved to 1 micron, which appeared in the West in 1984).

[APASUS]

Quote: ultra

In fact, now in development we are much less lagging behind than during the Soviet era, it is another matter that we have very few modern capacities for mass production, and this is a consequence of the fact that we do not produce modern equipment and cannot buy it, because CoCom sanctions have not gone anywhere. ...

We do not have a mass customer, so there is no capacity. Such costs can only be covered by the state, and it is interested in building bridges, Olympiads, summits ...........
Buy MYDATA from an authorized dealer, our neighbors sell them. Completely modern equipment. What will you do with it without a firm order ???

[Pete mitchell]

Why minus Alexander1971 stuck: the sons of Israel are far from the last guys on the market and avionics / electronic warfare / AWACS systems are able to do: the death of the Il-20 is a confirmation

[Thrifty]

Though the fuselages are ours there! And with microelectronics, everything is not just bad, everything is very disgusting! !!

[silverwolf88]

India continues to build up a zoo in weapon systems ...
but it's really interesting how many people from the Ministry of Defense are involved in the supply, supply of components and maintenance of weapons and military equipment ... well, this is probably all some kind of Indian social program to create jobs ...

[Vitaly gusin]

And a little more formation.
The PHALCON system, built in Israel, is equipped with the high-tech Green Pine radar system, which has a range of 300 to 500 kilometers. they are powerful "eyes in the sky" that can detect and track approaching fighters, cruise missiles and drones much earlier than ground-based radars, while simultaneously directing defenses to deal with any airspace violation.

Indian board in Israel
The Israeli radar system EL W-2 0 9 0 is installed on the Beriev A-50 aircraft, which is a Russian long-range radar detection and control aircraft based on the Il-76 transport aircraft

[_Ugene_]

According to the newspaper, the platforms will be created on the basis of the Israeli EL / M-2075 Phalcoon radar with the MSA complex and the Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft.

forgot to write how much the plane will cost as a percentage, and how much is the Israeli filling, I think it would be more correct to say that they buy an Israeli AWACS based on our plane

[Zaurbek]

About 10 years ago, China wanted to buy according to the same scheme ... The United States forced Israel to abandon the deal.

[Professor]

Quote: _Ugene_

According to the newspaper, the platforms will be created on the basis of the Israeli EL / M-2075 Phalcoon radar with the MSA complex and the Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft.

forgot to write how much the plane will cost as a percentage, and how much is the Israeli filling, I think it would be more correct to say that they buy an Israeli AWACS based on our plane

From a black sheep, at least a tuft of wool. Could the Indians follow in the footsteps of Singapore and buy Falcon on the Israeli platform. And so at least two naked planes will be sold.

https://topwar.ru/67055-samolet-dlro-caew-izrail.html

[_Ugene_]

AWACS will be based on conformal antennas? no mushrooms on the hump?

[Professor]

I do not have such information

[Zaurbek]

Is this some kind of modified Il76? Or just a plane? Or with "Mushroom"? The stuffing is Jewish there?

[Pavel57]

Quote: _Ugene_

forgot to write how much as a percentage

I think the plane is 15 percent of the whole complex.

[certero]

I wonder how many AWACS aircraft are in Russia now?

[Andylw]

It is high time, following the example of the Indians, to score on all these a50y and other premieres and buy normal modern radars in Israel.

[Pavel57]

Quote: _Ugene_

AWACS will be based on conformal antennas? no mushrooms on the hump?

Mushroom with non-rotating PAR antenna inside.