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Video: India Tests BrahMos Cruise Missile Amid Tensions With Pakistan
22.10.2019

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New Delhi (Sputnik): Amid persisting cross-border firing for the past many days, India has successfully carried out two tests of BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles from mobile launchers in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Conducted by the Indian Air Force, the tests came amid reports of mounting tensions along the western corridor.
“The missile engaged the designated mock targets close to 300 km away. A direct hit on the target was achieved in both cases”, the Indian Air Force said in a statement issued on Tuesday.
The Air Force claimed that the missiles had hit the targets with pinpoint accuracy on Trak Island, a part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
It added that the firing of the missile has enhanced its capability to engage ground targets with pinpoint accuracy from a mobile platform. “The twin firings have been carried out as a part of the routine operational training”, the force added.
02 BrahMos Surface to Surface missiles were fired by IAF at Trak Island in the Andaman Nicobar group of islands on 21 & 22 Oct 19. The twin firings have been carried out as a part of the routine operational training. pic.twitter.com/i95AS0XMXm
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) October 22, 2019
Interestingly, the Air Force conducted the test a day after India, as claimed by India's army chief, destroyed terror launchpads in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Nevertheless, Pakistan on Tuesday took as many as 22 foreign diplomats along with media to the Line of Control (LoC), the de-facto border that divides India and Pakistan. The visit was meant to convey to the foreign countries that the artillery shelling by the Indian side on Sunday had actually targeted civilian areas in Pakistan.
Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has claimed at least four or five Pakistani soldiers were killed, while several launchpads/terrorist camps were destroyed on Sunday on the Pakistani side of the LoC.

Meanwhile, an Indian Army officer was killed by Pakistani snipers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Nowshera sector.

In the Poonch sector (on the Indian side of Kashmir), officials accused Pakistan of heavy shelling that left two civilians wounded.

India and Pakistan have struggled for control over the Kashmir region — the southern part of which is administered by India and borders Punjab — since the end of British rule in 1947. Tensions in the region spiked in February after terrorists staged a deadly attack on Indian security forces.

The situation worsened in August when India revoked the special status of the Jammu and Kashmir state and divided it into two federally controlled union territories. Pakistan expressed concern over this and promised to protect Kashmiris. Islamabad then expelled the Indian ambassador, halted bilateral trade, and promised to raise the issue with the International Court of Justice.
 

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Navy Mig-29K trainer jet crashes in Goa, pilots safe

In a statement, Ministry of Defence Spokerperson has said: "During a training mission, after take off from INS HANSA at Dabolim a Mig 29k trainer aircraft suffered an engine fire. The pilots Capt M Sheokhand and Lt Cdr Deepak Yadav ejected safel...


An Indian Navy MIG trainer aircraft crashed outside a village in Goa on Saturday noon, a senior defence official said. Both the pilots ejected safely, said Indian Navy Flag Officer, Goa, Rear Admiral Philipose George Pynumootil. A major tragedy was averted as the pilot pointed the aircraft away from populated areas.

The officer said the aircraft was on a regular training sortie when the incident occurred. A villager said the aircraft crashed on a rocky plateau on the outskirts of Verna, 15 kms from the state capital, around noon. The wreckage of the aircraft lay strewn in one-km area, he said.


The aircraft is attached to INS Hansa located near Dabolim in Goa.

Taking to Twitter, the Indian Navy spokesperson said, "During a training mission, after take-off from INS Hansa at Dabolim a MIG29K trainer aircraft suffered an engine fire. The pilots Capt M Sheokhand and Lt Cdr Deepak Yadav ejected safely".




"At about noon, a MIG-29K twin seater aircraft, on a routine training sortie, encountered a flock of birds after take off from the INS Hansa airbase at Dabolim in Goa. The pilot observed that the left engine had flamed out and the right engine had caught fire.

"Attempts to recover the aircraft were unsuccessful due to damage and low height. The pilot, showing the presence of mind, pointed the aircraft away from populated areas and both pilots ejected safely. An enquiry has been instituted by the Navy. Both the pilots are safe. There has been no loss of life or damage to property on ground," a defence release said.

 

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Navy Mig-29K trainer jet crashes in Goa, pilots safe

In a statement, Ministry of Defence Spokerperson has said: "During a training mission, after take off from INS HANSA at Dabolim a Mig 29k trainer aircraft suffered an engine fire. The pilots Capt M Sheokhand and Lt Cdr Deepak Yadav ejected safel...


An Indian Navy MIG trainer aircraft crashed outside a village in Goa on Saturday noon, a senior defence official said. Both the pilots ejected safely, said Indian Navy Flag Officer, Goa, Rear Admiral Philipose George Pynumootil. A major tragedy was averted as the pilot pointed the aircraft away from populated areas.

The officer said the aircraft was on a regular training sortie when the incident occurred. A villager said the aircraft crashed on a rocky plateau on the outskirts of Verna, 15 kms from the state capital, around noon. The wreckage of the aircraft lay strewn in one-km area, he said.


The aircraft is attached to INS Hansa located near Dabolim in Goa.

Taking to Twitter, the Indian Navy spokesperson said, "During a training mission, after take-off from INS Hansa at Dabolim a MIG29K trainer aircraft suffered an engine fire. The pilots Capt M Sheokhand and Lt Cdr Deepak Yadav ejected safely".




"At about noon, a MIG-29K twin seater aircraft, on a routine training sortie, encountered a flock of birds after take off from the INS Hansa airbase at Dabolim in Goa. The pilot observed that the left engine had flamed out and the right engine had caught fire.

"Attempts to recover the aircraft were unsuccessful due to damage and low height. The pilot, showing the presence of mind, pointed the aircraft away from populated areas and both pilots ejected safely. An enquiry has been instituted by the Navy. Both the pilots are safe. There has been no loss of life or damage to property on ground," a defence release said.



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Indian Army to reduce orders of sniper rifles by about 70%

The Indian Army plans to buy just 1,800 state-of-the-art sniper rifles and 2.7 million rounds of ammunition -- less than a third of its total requirement -- driven by budgetary constraints and the need to speed up deliveries, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The military pruned its original requirement of 5,720 sniper rifles and 10 million rounds of ammunition, which would have cost $140 million, to prioritize spending and advance the purchase of more modern equipment, they said, asking not to be identified as the information isn’t public.

Indian Army spokesman Aman Anand said he had no comment to offer on the change in procurement plans.

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US, India Sign Contract for 6 More AH-64E Attack Helicopters


ndia and the United States concluded an estimated $800 million contract earlier this week in New Delhi for the delivery of six additional Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters destined for service in the Indian Army’s Aviation Corps (AAC).

The Defense Acquisition Council (DAC), the top procurement body at the Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD), greenlighted the sale in 2017. India issued a so-called Letter of Request to the U.S. government for the purchase of six more AH-64E gunships in February 2018. The U.S. State Department approved the direct commercial sale of six additional Boeing AH-64Es to India for an estimated cost of $930 million in June 2018.

The deal signed this week includes the sale of 180 AGM-114L-3 Hellfire Longbow missiles, 90 AGM-114R-3 Hellfire II missiles, and 200 Stinger Block I-92H missiles, next to 30 mm cannons and ammunition. The United States will also offer logistical support services and training.

The government-to-government defense deal falls under the Pentagon’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, overseen by the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, and is separate from a $2.2 billion contract inked in 2015 for 22 AH-64Es and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters destined for service in the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Like the 2015 contract, this week’s deal combines a direct commercial sale with Boeing and an FMS agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense. The 2015 agreement also contains a clause for a follow-on order of 11 extra AH-64Es and seven Chinooks at a fixed price that was agreed upon in 2013.

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The AAC aims to stand up three separate AH-64E squadrons with a total of up to 39 helicopters. The AAC and the IAF have been locked in an inter-service rivalry over the new platforms for a number of years, as I reported elsewhere:

[T]he prolonged negotiations over the initial batch of 22 Apache helicopters are partially to blame for the interservice rivalry. In 2012, then Indian National Security Advisor Shankar Menon decided that any new attack helicopters procured would go the Army. The Air Force, however, countered that it had already begun the acquisition process in 2012. Following extensive field trials, the Indian Air Force selected the Apache gunship and the Chinook helicopter in 2009.
The IAF formally inducted into service the first AH-64E at Pathankot air base in Punjab near the India-Pakistan border in September 2019. This was preceded by the IAF taking delivery of the first eight AH-64E helicopters in July and August of 2019 at Hindon Air Force Station (AFS) in Ghaziabad outside New Delhi. Out of the 22 AH-64Es, 17 have so far been delivered to the IAF. All 22 AH-64Es are expected to be handed over to the IAF by the end of March 2020.
 

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India's shopping for lightweight mountain-friendly tanks post China tussles

NEW DELHI: The government, amid border tensions with China, has given the army approval for emergency procurement of lightweight tanks that can be deployed in high-altitude conditions.

This will be a significant upgrade allowing the reintroduction of light tanks that can play a critical role in areas such as Ladakh, where they can be more nimble than the heavier main battle tanks, informed sources told ET. The acquisition will be made under the emergency purchase nod given after the recent Ladakh standoff to bolster defences.

The deployment of new Type 15 light tanks by China along the LAC in eastern Ladakh in late April has come as a wake up call.

Deterrence measures
The army has been given the go-ahead for urgent purchases amid signs that Beijing intends to keep the border hot.

The army is looking for air-transportable tanks that can be landed or airdropped at forward locations for lightning-quick deployments to counter aggression, sources said. Unlike China, which has an extensive road network connecting the border, India’s infrastructure is still matching up and is being upgraded, though forward airfields have been developed at strategic locations.

The decision to go ahead with a new light tank is part of a series of major emergency procurements cleared by the government at a critical meeting last week. This includes new loitering munitions from Israel, more Heron unmanned aerial vehicles, additional Sig Sauer assault rifles, man-portable surface-to-air defence missiles, Spike anti-tank guided missiles and a range of ammunition.

“The satellite imagery visuals of Chinese T-15 / ZTPQ light tanks camouflaged in the depth areas of eastern Ladakh, during the recent standoff, is a wakeup call for upgrading deterrence in areas where medium-category tanks are difficult to employ,” former director general, mechanised forces, Lt Gen AB Shivane (retd), has written in a detailed study on the reintroduction of light tanks for the government-backed Centre of Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS). The retired officer has suggested that light tanks would add to the credible deterrence posture and war-fighting capability on the northern front front where medium-category tanks cannot reach. He has also suggested that these new tanks be made in India.

Limited options
However, for emergency procurement, India will have limited options as few nations currently produce these tanks. While China is not an option, the US has embarked on a light tank under its Mobile Protected Firepower Program but it’s currently at prototype stage. Russia has the air-transportable Sprut SDM1 light tank that has commonalities with the T72 and T90s operated by India.

While India has a robust tank force, all of them are heavy main battle tanks — T72s, T90s and the Arjun — considered more suitable for operations in the plains. While these tanks have been sent to the Himalayan border as well, navigating them to difficult borders has been a major issue.
India has operated light tanks in the past that came in handy during the 1947-48 Kashmir operations as well as the 1962 war but these have been slowly phased out as the world moved to heavier armour.

 

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India has had a huge amount of interest in the Sprut SDM1 for quite sometime, and wouldn't be surprised if they did procure, however I do remember DRDO had a light tank under development with a 105mm gun on a BMP-2 Chassis, which is another consideration, since the Indian MoD is looking to rely a lot on domestic companies
 

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Indian purchases in 2019 from SIPRI:

Transfers of major weapons: Deals with deliveries or orders made for 2019 to 2019
Note: The ‘No. delivered’ and the ‘Year(s) of deliveries’ columns refer to all deliveries since the beginning of the contract. The ‘Comments’ column includes publicly reported information on the value of the deal. Information on the sources and methods used in the collection of the data, and explanations of the conventions, abbreviations and acronyms, can be found at URL <http://www.sipri.org/contents/armstrad/sources-and-methods>.
Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database
Information generated: 24 July 2020


Year(s)
Supplier/ No. Weapon Weapon Year of No.
recipient (R) ordered designation description of order delivery delivered Comments



Brazil
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India (2) ERJ-145 Transport aircraft 2008 2017-2019 2 Part of $210 m deal; modified in India to AEW&C aircraft with Indian radar

Canada
R:
India 10 PT6 Turboprop/turboshaft (2016) For 10 Heron-TP-XP UAV/UCAV from Israel
(124) PW100 Turboprop/turboshaft (2016) For 56 C295 transport aircraft and 6 C295MPA maritime patrol aircraft from Spain

Denmark
R:
India 31 Scanter-6000 Air/sea search radar 2017 Scanter-6002 version; incl production in India; delivery planned by 2026

France
R:
India (22250) MILAN Anti-tank missile (1979) 1984-2019 (22250) MILAN-2 and MILAN-2T version; ordered from French-FRG company; most produced in India; incl for BMP-2 IFV
6 Scorpene Submarine 2005 2017-2019 2 INR207-237 b ($3.6-4.5 b) 'Project-75' programme; Indian designation Kalvari; delivery planned 2017-2021/2022 (delayed from 2012-2017)
(49) Mirage-2000-5 FGA aircraft 2011 2015-2019 (16) INR109-175 b deal ($2.3-2.6 b; offsets $593 m); Indian Mirage-2000H rebuilt to Mirage-2000-5; incl 2 produced in France and rest in India; delivery planned 2015-2023
36 Rafale FGA aircraft 2017 2019 (4) EUR7.8 b deal (incl EUR5.2 b for aircraft and EUR710 m for armament; 50% offsets incl 20% as production of components in India; incl EUR1.8 b for spare parts and EUR710 m for weapons); incl 28 Rafale-B and 8 Rafale-C versions; delivery planned 2019-2022
8 SA-316B Alouette-3 Light helicopter 2017 2019 (2) INR3.2 b deal; Chetak version produced in India; delivery planned 2019-2020
16 12PA6 Diesel engine (2003) 2014-2017 12 For 4 Kamorta (Project-28) frigates produced in India
36 SM-39 Exocet Anti-ship missile 2005 2017-2019 (15) Possibly $150 m deal; SM-39 Block-2 version; for Scorpene submarines
493 MICA BVRAAM 2012 2014-2019 (493) EUR950 m deal (offsets 30%); MICA-EM and MICA-IR versions; for Mirage-2000-5 combat aircraft
(358) Ardiden-1 Turboshaft (2016) For LCH combat helicopter produced in India; produced in India as Shakti
Meteor BVRAAM (2016) Part of EUR710 m deal; for Rafale combat aircraft; delivery planned from 2020
MICA BVRAAM (2016) Part of EUR710 m deal; for Rafale combat aircraft
Storm Shadow/SCALP ASM 2016 Part of EUR710 m deal; SCALP version; for Rafale combat aircraft

Germany
R:
India (22250) MILAN Anti-tank missile (1979) 1984-2019 (22250) MILAN-2 and MILAN-2T version; ordered from French-FRG company; most produced in India; incl for BMP-2 IFV
(16) ACTAS ASW sonar (2014) 2019 (4) For modernization of 3 Delhi (Project-15) destroyers and 3 Talwar (Project-11356) frigates and for 3 Kolkata (Project-15A) destroyers and 3 Shivalik (Project-17) and 4 Kamorta (Project-28) frigates produced in India; incl production of 10 in India
12 Do-228MP MP aircraft (2016) 2019 (4) Produced in India
14 RK-280 Diesel engine 2016 MAN-12V28/33 version; for 7 Project-17A (Nilgiri) frigates produced in India
24 MAN V6 Diesel engine 2005 2017-2019 8 For 6 Scorpene submarines from France
10 MTU-8000 Diesel engine (2016) For 5 Samarth OPV produced in India
(100) MTU-881 Diesel engine 2017 2018-2019 (50) For 100 K-9 self-propelled guns from South Korea

Israel
R:
India (750) Barak-8 SAM 2009 2016-2019 (400) 'MR-SAM' programme; incl for 7 Kolkata (Project-15A) destroyers and 1 Vikramaditya (Gorshkov) aircraft carrier; Indian designation Barak-2MR
(1000) Barak-8ER SAM 2009 Part of USD1.6 b 'MR-SAM' programme; Indian designation Barak-2LR
(5) Barak-LR SAM system (2009) INR170 b ($2.5 b) deal; incl production in India; Indian designation MR-SAM
(300) Barak-8ER SAM (2019) For 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers produced in India; incl production in India; selected but not yet ordered by end-2019
4 Barak-8 VLS Naval SAM system (2019) Incl production in India; for 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers produced in India; selected but not yet ordered by end-2019
(20) EL/M-2032 Combat ac radar (2007) 2016-2019 (13) For 20 Tejas (LCA) Mk-1 combat aircraft produced in India
. . Litening Aircraft EO system 2007 Litening-4I version; for Tejas (LCA) combat aircraft
5 Barak-8 VLS Naval SAM system (2009) 2014-2016 3 For 3 Kolkata (Project-15A) destroyers and 1 Vikrant (IAC) aircraft carrier produced in India and for modernization of 1 Vikramaditya (Gorshkov) aircraft carrier
(4) EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar (2010) 2014-2017 3 For 4 Kamorta (Project-28) frigates produced in India
(60) EL/M-2052 Combat ac radar 2012 For modernization of 60 Jaguar combat aircraft
4 EL/M-2248 MF-STAR Multifuntion radar (2013) For 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers produced in India
(8) EL/M-2221 STGR Fire control radar (2014) For 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers produced in India
1 EL/M-2248 MF-STAR Multifuntion radar (2015) For 1 Vikrant aircraft carrier produced in India
(10) EL/M-20600 AGS radar (2016) 2018-2019 (10) Recipient possibly India; EL/M-2060P version
4 EL/M-2083 APR Air search radar (2016) 2019 (1)
10 Heron-TP Armed UAV (2016) $400 m deal; Heron-TP-XP version; status uncertain
131 Barak-1 SAM (2017) INR4.6 b ($72 m) deal; selected but not yet ordered by end-2019
Barak-8 SAM (2017) Incl production in India; for Barak-LR SAM (MR-SAM) system; Indian designation Barak-2MR
(36) Litening Aircraft EO system (2017) Litening-4I version; for Rafale combat aircraft
2 EL/M-2075 Phalcon AEW&C system (2018) For 2 A-50EhI AEW&C aircraft from Russia; selected but not yet ordered by end-2019
(100) SPICE Guided bomb 2019 2019 (100) INR3 b ($43 m) deal; SPICE-2000 version
260 Spike-MR/LR Anti-tank missile 2019 Spike-LR version; deal incl 12 launchers

Italy
R:
India 4 Super Rapid 76mm Naval gun (2003) 2014-2017 3 For 4 Kamorta (Project-28) frigates produced in India
(4) Super Rapid 76mm Naval gun (2010) For 1 Vikrant (IAC or Project-71) aircraft carrier produced in India
5 Super Rapid 76mm Naval gun (2011) For 5 Shachi (Project-21) OPV produced in India
1 RAN-40L Air search radar (2011) For Vikrant (IAC or Project-71) aircraft carrier produced in India
13 127/64LW Naval gun (2015) For 7 Shivalik frigates and 6 Delhi destroyers produced in India; status uncertain after India blacklist producer

Netherlands
R:
India 7 LW-08 Air search radar (2006) 2014-2016 3 For 3 Kolkata (Project-15A) and 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers produced in India; Indian designation RAWL-02 Mk-3

Norway
R:
India NASAMS-2 SAM system (2019) $1 b deal; selected 2018 but not yet ordered by end-2019

Russia
R:
India (400) PJ-10 BrahMos Anti-ship MI/SSM (1998) 2006-2019 (185) Officially joint venture for development but mainly using Russian technology from Yakhont (SS-N-26) anti-ship missile; incl for NGMMCB coast defence systems
(426) PJ-10 BrahMos SSM 1998 2006-2019 (310) Officially joint venture for development but mainly using Russian technology from Yakhont (SS-N-26) anti-ship missile
140 Su-30MK FGA aircraft (2001) 2005-2019 (132) $3-5.4 b deal; Su-30 MKI version; produced in India; delivery planned by 2020
8 RBU-6000 ASW MRL (2003) 2014-2017 6 For 4 Kamorta (Project-28) frigates produced in India
(63) MiG-29SMT/Fulcrum-F FGA aircraft 2008 2012-2019 (26) $850-965 m deal; Indian MiG-29 rebuilt to MiG-29UPG (MiG-29SMT)
(216) PJ-10 BrahMos-A ASM (2012) Officially joint venture for development but mainly using Russian technology from Yakhont (SS-N-26) anti-ship missile; for Su-30 combat aircraft; deliver planned from 2020
25000 9M119 Svir/AT-11 Anti-tank missile 2013 2014-2019 (7500) INR30 b ($474 m) deal; for T-90 and possibly T-72 tanks; incl 15000 produced in India; planned from 2006 but delayed several years due to problems with production in India; Indian designation Invar
236 T-90S Tank (2013) INR60 b deal; produced in India
149 BMP-2 IFV (2017) INR9.2 b ($141 m) deal; selected 2015 but not yet ordered by end-2019
(200) Ka-226T Sergei Light helicopter (2017) 'RSH' (ex-'LUH') programme; incl 140 produced in India; selected but contract not yet signed by end-2019
4 Talwar Frigate 2018 Incl 2 produced in India; delivery planned 2023-2026
4331 9M113 Konkurs/AT-5 Anti-tank missile 2019 INR8.3 b deal; Konkurs-M version; produced in India
5175 Igla-S/SA-24 Portable SAM (2019) $1.5 b (INR108 b) or INR270 b 'VSHORAD' programme; incl assembly and production in India; selected 2018 but possibly not yet ordered by end-2019
464 T-90S Tank 2019 INR200b ($2.8 b) deal (incl up to 80% produced in India); delivery planned by 2024
8 AK-630 30mm Naval gun (2003) 2014-2017 6 For 4 Kamorta (Project-28) frigates produced in India
10 AK-630 30mm Naval gun (2011) For 5 Shachi (Project-21) OPV produced in India
(740) AL-31 Turbofan 2012 2013-2019 (480) For modernization of Su-30MKI combat aircraft and spare engines; delivery planned 2013-2022
16 AK-630 30mm Naval gun (2013) For 4 Project-15B (Visakhapatnam) destroyers produced in India
(250) YaMZ-238 Diesel engine 2016 2017-2019 (172) For 250 Casspir-6 (MPV) APC from South Africa
(650) 48N6/SA-10 SAM (2017) Part of INR390 b ($5 b) for S-400 SAM systems
(20) S-400/SA-21 SAM system 2018 INR390 b ($5.4 b) deal; delivery planned 2020-2025
(500) 9M114 Shturm/AT-6 Anti-tank missile 2019 2019 (500) INR2 b ($29 m) deal; for Mi-35 helicopters
(2) A-50EhI AEW&C aircraft (2019) Fitted with Israeli Phalcon AEW system in Israel; selected but contract not yet signed by end-2019
(6) Ka-31 AEW helicopter (2019) Selected 2019 but not yet ordered by end-2019
1 Project-971I/Akula Nuclear submarine 2019 $3 b deal; lease; delivery planned 2022-2025
(300) R-27/AA-10 BVRAAM 2019 R-27R1, R-27ER1, R-27T1 and R-27ET1 versions; for Su-30MKI and MiG-29M combat aircraft
(300) R-73/AA-11 SRAAM 2019 For modernized MiG-21 combat aircraft
(400) RVV-AE/AA-12 Adder BVRAAM 2019 For modernized MiG-21 combat aircraft

South Africa
R:
India 250 Casspir-6 APC 2016 2017-2019 (172) MPV-I version; incl production of components and final assembly in India

South Korea
R:
India 100 K-9 Thunder 155mm Self-propelled gun 2017 2018-2019 (50) INR42 b ($646-700 m) deal (incl production in India); K-9 Vajra-T version; probably option on 50 more; delivery planned 2018-2020

Spain
R:
India 56 C-295 Transport aircraft (2016) 'Medium Tactical Aircraft' (MTA) or 'Light Tactical Transport Procurement' (LTTP) programme (incl 40 assembled or produced in India); C295W version; selected 2015 but not yet ordered by end-2019
6 C-295MPA MP aircraft (2017) For coast guard; produced in India; selected 2017 but not yet ordered by end-2019

Ukraine
R:
India (208) AI-20 Turboprop 2009 2011-2018 (110) AI-20D-5M version for modernization of 104 An-32 transport aircraft to An-32RE version
16 DT-59 Gas turbine 2013 For 4 Visakhapatnam (Project-15B) destroyers produced in India
8 DS-71 Gas turbine (2018) For 4 Talwar (Project-11356) frigates from Russia
8 DT-59 Gas turbine (2018) For 4 Talwar (Project-11356) frigates from Russia

United Kingdom
R:
India 145 UFH/M-777 155mm Towed gun 2016 2018-2019 (18) $736 m deal; ordered via USA from US production line; incl 120 assembled in India; delivery planned 2018-2021

United States
R:
India 4 LM-2500 Gas turbine (2003) For 1 Vikrant (IAC or Project-71) aircraft carrier produced in India; from Italian production line
14 LM-2500 Gas turbine (2017) For 7 Project-17A (Nilgiri) frigates produced in India; possibly from Italian production line
22 AH-64E Apache Guardian Combat helicopter 2015 2019 12 $1.2-1.4 b deal (incl production of components in India; part of $2.4 b deal); delivery planned 2019-2020
(68) TPE-331 Turboprop (2015) For 68 HTT-40 trainer aircraft produced in India; incl production in India
4 P-8A Poseidon ASW aircraft 2016 $1 b deal; delivery planned 2020-2021
6 AH-64E Apache Guardian Combat helicopter (2017) $800 m deal; incl production of components in India; selected 2017 but not yet ordered end-2019
24 F404 Turbofan 2007 2016-2019 (13) $100 m deal; F404-IN20 version for 20 Tejas Mk-1 (LCA) combat aircraft produced in India
(4) AE-3007 Turbofan 2008 2017-2019 4 For 2 ERJ-145 transport aircraft from Brazil modified in India to AEW&C aircraft
99 F414 Turbofan (2012) $800-900 m deal (incl 81 produced in India); for Tejas Mk-1A (LCA) combat aircraft produced in India; most assembled in India; selected but not yet ordered by end-2019
(245) FIM-92 Stinger Portable SAM (2013) 2019 (100) FIM-92 Block-1 version for AH-64 combat helicopters
(542) AGM-114K HELLFIRE Anti-tank missile 2015 2019 (200) AGM-114R-3 version; for AH-64 combat helicopters
(812) AGM-114L HELLFIRE Anti-tank missile 2015 2019 (500) AGM-114L-3 version; for AH-64 combat helicopters
15 CH-47F Chinook Transport helicopter 2015 2019 (10) $1 b deal (part of $2.4 b deal); CH-47F(I) version; delivery planned 2019-2023
(6) T-700 Turboshaft (2015) 2019 (3) Spares for AH-64 combat helicopters
12 APG-78 Longbow Combat heli radar 2016 2019 (4) For AH-64E combat helicopters
(24) TPE-331 Turboprop (2016) 2019 (8) For 12 Do-228 MP aircraft from FRG
1 C-17A Globemaster-3 Heavy transport ac 2017 2019 1 $262 m deal
1 C-130J-30 Hercules Transport aircraft (2018) 2019 1
AIM-120D AMRAAM BVRAAM (2019) For NASAMS SAM systems from Norway
24 MH-60R Seahawk ASW helicopter (2019) $2.6 b 'N-MRH' programme; selected 2019 but not yet ordered by end-2020
MPQ-64 Sentinel Air search radar (2019) For use with NASAMS SAM system from Norway
6 P-8A Poseidon ASW aircraft (2019) Selected but contract not yet signed by end-20219
 

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India likely to produce next generation fighter jets in a private sector-led joint venture


NEW DELHI: India is likely to produce its next generation of fighter jets in a private sector-led joint venture, which could require investments of over Rs 2,500 crore from the selected company but would catapult it into a select league capable of manufacturing cutting edge aeronautical systems.

India’s leading aero manufacturer, state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd NSE 2.67 % (HAL) is currently working out the costs involved and the structure of the planned JV for the production of the fifth generation Advanced Multirole Combat Aircraft (AMCA), with an ambitious target for 2028.

HAL chairperson R Madhavan told ET that the preferential model is to give the private sector a controlling stake in the joint venture and the option to take existing manufacturing infrastructure on lease to keep capital investment at a minimal.

“We will be forming a JV between DRDO, HAL and a private party. HAL will provide the infrastructure wherever possible so that the total capital cost is reduced for the private partners. Preferably, we want to keep our share below 50% so that it becomes a private entity,” the top official said.

While the investment is high, the possibility of manufacturing next generation fighter jets is a huge opportunity for the private sector, which has still to produce any major aviation platform. All major western defence manufacturers are privately held and are supported by government-funded labs and institutions whenever required.

In the new defence acquisition procedure, a new category of procurement has been added to cater for technology transfer from DRDO and PSUs to the private sector for manufacturing of weapon systems.



Details are being worked out but HAL is likely to offer its existing facilities in Nasik to the private sector partner for manufacturing the AMCA in the future. “Most likely the prototypes will be made in Bangalore and the production could take place in Nasik. We are looking around 2028 to start production and we want that the private sector gets the capacity of investing and creating a new ecosystem and HAL does not remain to be the only production partner,” Madhavan said.


While talks with potential industry partners has not yet started, the plan has generated interest in major players that have ventured into the defence sector. Only a handful of Indian companies have the capacity to invest into such a venture but on the plus side, there is set to be a defined and assured order book, besides the business opportunity of maintaining the aircraft that would stay in service for over three decades.

DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria spoke on the AMCA at a seminar conducted by the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers and the Centre for Air Power Studies:

G Satheesh Reddy: When we started the LCA programme, we had only a handful of private companies available. Today, we have over 18,000 companies and we can get the complete airframe and avionics done by the industry. The AMCA will be a 5.5 Gen aircraft and we are trying to work out models so that more and more of the industry partners with us.

Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria: The air force strongly supports the development of a fifth generation AMCA that will have sixth generation characteristics.

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