Indian Military UAV Procurement Programs : General Discussions
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Extremely instructive thread on the evolution of the doctrine of the utility of drones in the services, the R&D involved, the various programs afoot & the likely procurement schedules..
Do note that this is a civilian writing. Someone who believes in talking to & not down to his audience. Someone who has also come up with extremely good write ups in the past in the public domain on our various air force programs which in turn have been favourably reviewed by ex & serving service personnel. Someone whose writing isn't 1/4 part knowledge & 3/4 parts wishful thinking + optimism.
The Indian Army has leased four Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) from Israel as part of its emergency procurement programme. The Heron, with the Indian Army for some years, can be particularly effective in intelligence gathering as it is a long-endurance UAV and can be in the air for about 50 hours at a time.
www.timesnownews.com
Indian Army leases 4 Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles from Israel as part of its emergency procurement
Tatra trucks, to major weapons systems including missiles, are also being bought, as also, tank transporters.
Possible. What missiles can the Heron carry I wonder. I read somewhere that an air-launched version of the LAHAT missile might be used to arm the drones. Wonder if Spike missiles can be used on the Herons.
I guess we might have developed similar targeting algorithms for IUSAV given our experience with LCA tejas .
As i said, They changed it to a lease of four now buy.
India Buys 4 Israeli Herons, to Upgrade Them With Missiles as Army, IAF, Navy Ramp Up Drone Inventory - News18
The Heron drones will initially be used in surveillance missions, and later upgraded under Project Cheetah when it kicks off. Several such procurement processes are underway across the three services.
www.news18.com
But the writer is confusing it with Project Cheetah which is to upgrade the original Heron nothing to do with this buy. Or this could be just original heron attrition replacement.
As i said, They changed it to a lease of four now buy.
India Buys 4 Israeli Herons, to Upgrade Them With Missiles as Army, IAF, Navy Ramp Up Drone Inventory - News18
The Heron drones will initially be used in surveillance missions, and later upgraded under Project Cheetah when it kicks off. Several such procurement processes are underway across the three services.
But the writer is confusing it with Project Cheetah which is to upgrade the original Heron nothing to do with this buy.
You're mistaken there. The 10 TPs we bought earlier all went to the IAF. These 4, which were supposed to be leased, is for the army. While I'm glad that the army's deal comes with ownership, it has nothing to do with the 10 TPs that are already operational in the IAF.
Please give evidence for such claims. After reported "approval" it never went through. If that was the case there wouldn't be an MQ-9B tri-service procurement.
Government approves $400-million plan to procure armed Heron TP drones from Israel
Heron drones can carry a 1,000-kg payload and will be equipped with air-to-ground missiles that detect, track and take down targets deep in enemy territory.
This was the CCS approval.
The MQ-9 deal has nothing to do with the Heron.
where does it say CCS approval? When was it delivered? Why keep mum about such a development from both sides?Government approves $400-million plan to procure armed Heron TP drones from Israel
Heron drones can carry a 1,000-kg payload and will be equipped with air-to-ground missiles that detect, track and take down targets deep in enemy territory.economictimes.indiatimes.com
This was the CCS approval.
The MQ-9 deal has nothing to do with the Heron.
"MQ-9 deal has nothing to do with the Heron" but it has to do with Heron-TP both have the same role and capabilites.