Pretty embarassing for Shuklaji, always getting official rebuttals. He's sold-out.
General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian Drone for the Indian Armed Forces
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Pretty embarassing for Shuklaji, always getting official rebuttals. He's sold-out.
Here we go, the DSCA release is now out:
Looks like we'll be getting the SeaSpray AESA in the package, I guess this integration in 2022 was in keeping with our evolving negotiations for several years:
Looks like we'll be getting the SeaSpray AESA in the package, I guess this integration in 2022 was in keeping with our evolving negotiations for several years:
GA-ASI Integrates Leonardo Seaspray V2 Maritime Radar onto MQ-9
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 multi-mode radar onto an MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft and performed its first test flight on Apr. 14, 2021.
www.ga-asi.com
It’s interesting how this “planted” news woke up confirmation bias of almost everyone. Nationalist (Default settings socialist America bad education), Leftist (obviously) and the desi boys who wants everything indian (disregarding the fact that anything comparable is 5-10 years away). Everyone was ready to say “told you so”. It was a perfect propaganda defused by appropriate speedy response.
It also points out the fact that there is no “American default good” crowd in india. Its like everyone is taking the hard pill. Proximity to US is inevitable.
It also points out the fact that there is no “American default good” crowd in india. Its like everyone is taking the hard pill. Proximity to US is inevitable.
Here we go, the DSCA release is now out:
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Looks like we'll be getting the SeaSpray AESA in the package, I guess this integration in 2022 was in keeping with our evolving negotiations for several years:
GA-ASI Integrates Leonardo Seaspray V2 Maritime Radar onto MQ-9
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 multi-mode radar onto an MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft and performed its first test flight on Apr. 14, 2021.www.ga-asi.com
Sea Sprays for Sea Guardians, the same stuff as on the P8I. The HISAR-300 should be for the IAF and IA.
My default setting is America = First. Now the only question is if your actions favor America First or not.
If you are America Second, but your country first, then they will try to change your mind. They can't have this. It's "anti-freedom." Financial pressure.
And if you are America Second/Third, but an enemy country first/second, then you're screwed. They will definitely not tolerate this. Sanctions, regime change or invasion.
They operate in a you're with us or against us mentality. It's unlikely to change this generation.
Spec for these two Radars? What is its functions?
Also we are getting SDB too with the deals, along with hellfire.
But as happened earlier, the idiots Alfred started quoting 1000 crore cost per aircraft.
Yes they are, its a historical fact not some fiction. Before ppl starting dancing around , there is no charity here just business.
If we observe there were opposing (foreign sponsored?) factions in media , which did as expected, one claimed the deal was blocked while other pushed the narrative that India is moving away from russia on defence.
Thankfully fiction lovers are not decision makers.
There are those who deny toolkit gangs. This is prime example of a Tool Kit gang. The Wire and Shukla are Congress aligned. Wonder what is cooking in the wok...
He is partly right , most of the threat for India comes on the land border. We can certainly use these drones to observe china as well but if we intend to use it mostly at sea probably it is a very expensive investment for minimal returns. Compared to threat faced at the border the one posed on seas is at a lower level, pretty manageable.
Exactly , they are looking after their interests , other cntries should look after their own interests instead of succumbing to propaganda & pressure. One of the things abt US is they are consistent & persistent in pushing their interests irrespective of whether it is ally or enemy.
Sea Spray should have both air and ground surveillance capabilities. HISAR should be for ground surveillance primarily.
As long as we choose to.
It's the opposite. It's a very cheap option for maritime surveillance, we don't have enough assets already.
For the ground, not just these UAVs, we are also getting Raytheon Sentinels.
Probably preparing whiny articles for when they lose the elections.
Why Indian Predator drone will be a game-changer against adversaries
While China and Pakistan have armed drones in inventories, US MQ 9B drone with its proven missiles and bombs is the next level of strike capability.
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government’s interest in acquiring US Predator MQ-9B armed drone grew after the national security planners saw the crystal clear images of Chinese military capabilities across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) taken by the same drones leased to Indian Navy post-PLA aggression on East Ladakh in May 2020.
It was the surveillance footage of the leased Sky Guardian (unarmed version of MQ 9B) drones and Indian Navy’s Boeing P8I multi-mission aircraft that India got actionable intelligence on the PLA military capabilities, missiles silos, rocket systems deployments and troops movement all along the 3488 km long LAC. This vital information helped national security planners in the counter-deployment to not only keep the PLA at bay but also surprise it in the worst-case scenario.
With the US giving the green signal to USD 3.99 billion deal for India to acquire 31 latest armed versions of Predator drone, Bharat’s military capability will multiply manifolds in the Indo-Pacific as the hunter-killer drone allows India to project power thousands of kilometres away from its borders. Not only will the Indian Navy with its 15 drones have max maritime domain awareness in the region but it also has the deterrence to challenge any expansionist Navy in the region with its array of sub-surface, surface and aerial platforms.
While the Western and left media will try their utmost to scuttle the deal through orchestrated stories designed to make the US suspicious of the Modi government, the fact is that the top leadership of the two sides is constantly in touch with each other so that there is no space for any discordant note. It is this very media that is trying to tell the world that the US plans to fully transfer GE-414 engine technology to India for Tejas Mark II have gone awry even though the deal is cleared and commercial negotiations between GE and HAL have already begun. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was informed about the India-US Predator deal clearing the four-tiered Congress review on a real-time basis on Wednesday night itself.
Even though India’s principal adversaries China and its vassal state Pakistan have armed Chinese-manufactured drones in their inventories, the high altitude long endurance Predator drone is a different level altogether as it is a proven system with the legacy of Afghan and Iraq wars. Pakistan has a fair idea of the drone’s capabilities as Akhtar Mansour, the second Supreme Leader of the Taliban, was killed in a US Predator drone strike in Balochistan on May 21, 2016, through AGM-114 R Hell-Fire air-to-ground missile. As per US State Department notification, India is buying 170 Hell-Fire missiles with an 11-kilometer range and 310 Laser Guided Bombs with a nearly 150 kilometres range. This means that India’s counter-terrorism capabilities will also increase manifolds as intruders can be targeted without crossing the borders. Besides, the Indian Army now has loitering ammunition to plug the gaps on the borders and beyond.
While detractors of India and Predator drones will raise questions over the UAV’s performance in contested airspace over the LoC or the LAC, the drone has an operational ceiling of 27000 feet and can look down on the enemy from nearly 50,000 feet and destroy it. The Predator drone will make Bharat a heavyweight in offensive mode in the Indo-Pacific.
At this point its safe to say Shishir Gupta has direct access to NSA office. This reads like written by doval ji
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Why Indian Predator drone will be a game-changer against adversaries
While China and Pakistan have armed drones in inventories, US MQ 9B drone with its proven missiles and bombs is the next level of strike capability.www.hindustantimes.com
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government’s interest in acquiring US Predator MQ-9B armed drone grew after the national security planners saw the crystal clear images of Chinese military capabilities across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) taken by the same drones leased to Indian Navy post-PLA aggression on East Ladakh in May 2020.
It was the surveillance footage of the leased Sky Guardian (unarmed version of MQ 9B) drones and Indian Navy’s Boeing P8I multi-mission aircraft that India got actionable intelligence on the PLA military capabilities, missiles silos, rocket systems deployments and troops movement all along the 3488 km long LAC. This vital information helped national security planners in the counter-deployment to not only keep the PLA at bay but also surprise it in the worst-case scenario.
With the US giving the green signal to USD 3.99 billion deal for India to acquire 31 latest armed versions of Predator drone, Bharat’s military capability will multiply manifolds in the Indo-Pacific as the hunter-killer drone allows India to project power thousands of kilometres away from its borders. Not only will the Indian Navy with its 15 drones have max maritime domain awareness in the region but it also has the deterrence to challenge any expansionist Navy in the region with its array of sub-surface, surface and aerial platforms.
While the Western and left media will try their utmost to scuttle the deal through orchestrated stories designed to make the US suspicious of the Modi government, the fact is that the top leadership of the two sides is constantly in touch with each other so that there is no space for any discordant note. It is this very media that is trying to tell the world that the US plans to fully transfer GE-414 engine technology to India for Tejas Mark II have gone awry even though the deal is cleared and commercial negotiations between GE and HAL have already begun. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was informed about the India-US Predator deal clearing the four-tiered Congress review on a real-time basis on Wednesday night itself.
Even though India’s principal adversaries China and its vassal state Pakistan have armed Chinese-manufactured drones in their inventories, the high altitude long endurance Predator drone is a different level altogether as it is a proven system with the legacy of Afghan and Iraq wars. Pakistan has a fair idea of the drone’s capabilities as Akhtar Mansour, the second Supreme Leader of the Taliban, was killed in a US Predator drone strike in Balochistan on May 21, 2016, through AGM-114 R Hell-Fire air-to-ground missile. As per US State Department notification, India is buying 170 Hell-Fire missiles with an 11-kilometer range and 310 Laser Guided Bombs with a nearly 150 kilometres range. This means that India’s counter-terrorism capabilities will also increase manifolds as intruders can be targeted without crossing the borders. Besides, the Indian Army now has loitering ammunition to plug the gaps on the borders and beyond.
While detractors of India and Predator drones will raise questions over the UAV’s performance in contested airspace over the LoC or the LAC, the drone has an operational ceiling of 27000 feet and can look down on the enemy from nearly 50,000 feet and destroy it. The Predator drone will make Bharat a heavyweight in offensive mode in the Indo-Pacific.
At this point its safe to say Shishir Gupta has direct access to NSA office. This reads like written by doval ji
The official rebuttal came overnight. I've never seen a faster "egg-on-face" moment than this.
No, wait, the only one faster was PDF's "PAF is awake" tweet.
