Date Posted 22 January 2010

Indian Air Force Applies for Purchase of Nine Russian A-50EhI AWACS Airplanes

The Indian air force has applied for the purchase of nine Russian A-50EhI AWACS, Lenta.RU reports.

The contract, which may be entered into this year, proposes the purchase by India of three airplanes and six more will be placed on option.  The A-50EhI for India's air force will be equipped with the ELTA Electronics Industries ((in English)) company's Israeli radar systems.

The future contract with India will be the second already - the first agreement for the delivery of three airplanes was entered into in 2003. The first airplane under this agreement was transferred to India in May 2009, and the remaining two, as is expected, will be delivered the middle and end of 2010.

The A-50EhI, based on the Il-76 military transport airplane, is intended for the detection and tracking of aerial targets and surface ships, and also notification of control centers about the aerial and surface situation. It may be used too for control of fighters and strike airplanes during their guidance to targets.

Source: 19.01.10, Avia.RU

Ukraine May Upgrade Indian An-32

((Work to be performed at Kiev's plant civil aviation plant includes a service life extension to 40 years and payload increase from 6.7 yo 7.5 tonnes, as well as a decrease of the noise level on the flight deck.  The Indians will play a role in upgrading the avionics.  The airplane will be able to land under ICAO category II conditions, use less fuel and be lighter when empty.))

Source:  22.01.10, Avia.biz.UA
Date Posted 18 January 2010

New Batch of MiG-29K to Cost India 1.2 Billion Dollars

((This batch of 29 fighters is in addition to the 16 MiG-29K India is supposed to received under the contract for delivery of the "Admiral Gorshkov" aircraft carrier.  Not further translated.))

Source: 18.01.10, Lenta.RU

Russia May Deliver Additional Batch of A-50EhI to India

Rosoboronehksport is holding discussions with India about a new  contract for the delivery of long-range A-50EhI airborne warning and control airplanes, a source in the defense industrial complex reported to AviaPort.

"The official negotiations may emerge in approximately half a year," he noted.

According to him, the new contract may provide for the delivery of three airplanes of this type, plus an option for six aircraft.

The first contract for the delivery to India of three A-50EhI airplanes equipped with PS-90A-76 engines and the Israeli ELTA firm's EL/M-2075 multifunctional impulse Doppler radar was signed in Delhi in 2003 by the three parties: India, Israel and Russia. The Taganrog Beriev Scientific and Engineering Complex, the Il'yushin Aviation Complex and the Vega scientific Production Association are taking part in realization of the contract from the Russian side. The ELTA Electronics Industries ((in English)) company is the lead executor of the order. The total contract price is estimated at 1.1 billion dollars, Russia's share is 150 - 200 million dollars. The first contract under this contract was supposed to be delivered in 2006 and the contract's closeout was intended for 2009. However, the first A-50 (side number KW-3551) was delayed in delivery to Israel, in May 2009: The Tashkent V.P. Chkalov Aviation and Production Association was unable to build the Il-76MD, which serve as the basis for the A-50EhI, on time. Deliver of the second and third airplane is expected in 2010.

Source: 18.01.10, AviaPort.RU, Correspondent: Alisa Gritskova

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