The year definately started with a good note for indian armed forces..first it was the implementation of sixth pay commision hike and the decision to establish a seperate pay commision for armed forces. Indian armed forces are also recieving modern warfare equipments, thanks to the country's high economic growth rate.Last week i wrote about the induction of Phalcon Condor AWACS system into Indian Air Force. Indian Navy is also going for the fleet modernisation program and the latest development is that india inked a $2.1 billion deal with Boeing for the supply of 8 customized P-8A Poseidon Maritime Multimission Aircraft (MMA), designated P-8I, for use by the Indian Navy.Considering that india has a huge coast line and the incidents in last few months have firmly establisbed the fact that india's interests are , in fact , outside its 12 mile coastal zone.Recent engagements at Somalian coast and Recent mumbai attacks have highligh
ted the importance of a true "Blue-Water Navy" with advanced and long range martime survillence and recon. The deal is the biggest ever defense deal between India and the US, surpassing the 2007 $962 million deal for the supply of six C-130J `Super Hercules' aircraft for Indian special forces. Hercules was primarily inducted for the use of transportation of Special forces(SF) and will be used as tactical transport.India will get its first P-8I towards end-2012 or early-2013, with delivery of the remaining seven aircraft expected to be completed by 2015-16. Under the contract India has an option to order four to eight more such planes, which , i think india will order.
ted the importance of a true "Blue-Water Navy" with advanced and long range martime survillence and recon. The deal is the biggest ever defense deal between India and the US, surpassing the 2007 $962 million deal for the supply of six C-130J `Super Hercules' aircraft for Indian special forces. Hercules was primarily inducted for the use of transportation of Special forces(SF) and will be used as tactical transport.India will get its first P-8I towards end-2012 or early-2013, with delivery of the remaining seven aircraft expected to be completed by 2015-16. Under the contract India has an option to order four to eight more such planes, which , i think india will order.P-8I will replace Indian Navy's agining Tu-142 Bomber/Recon. But iam sure that navy would want to squeeze Tu-142 till 2015. Tupoluv's have recently gone through a upgrade program in russia and the new Sea-Dragon suite has been integrated into the aircraft.The P-8I Poseidon will help the Indian Navy keep a tab on Chinese nuclear submarines lurking around India. India, along with Australia, is amongst the first foreign buyers of the Poseidon system, which is yet to be inducted into the US Navy. Capable of extended broad-area and littoral MR/ASW operations for ten hours at a stretch, the P-8I MMA uses Boeing’s B.737-800 airframe, is powered by twin CFM56-7 turbofans each rated at, 27,300lb of takeoff thrust, and its wings will feature commercially proven raked or backswept wingtips. The P-8I MMA will be equipped with a mission avionics/sensor suite comprising:
* Northrop Grumman’s electro-optical/infra-red (EO/IR) sensor, the directional IR countermeasures system, electronic support measures system, secure data link, and mission-planning support hardware.
* Raytheon’s upgraded APY-10 maritime surveillance radar and signals intelligence (SIGINT) solution; a GPS anti-jam, integrated friend or foe, and towed decoy self-protection suite; a broadcast information system (BIS); and secure UHF SATCOMS capability.
* Smiths Aerospace’s flight-management and stores-management systems.
Flight-test delivery of the first P-8A MMA is slated for 2009, with initial operational capability and series-production following by 2012. Elsewhere in East Asia, other prospective customers of the P-8A MMA in future could include Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Korea and Taiwan.
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