View attachment 55824
View attachment 55825 .
missile range would be further increased & a small batch has already been ordered.
[/QUOTE]
Umm. Trishul Trident ?
I noticed the post. But I don't think these are going to be inducted. The same Seeker is used across multiple platforms ? I do not think they can replace the Russian supplied ones soon.
From the beginning of 2017 where the situation was " India will forever be dependent on Russian seekers" to the beginning of 2019 where India already has developed an indigenous seeker is simply a commendable progress. Within just 2 years India cracked the seeker question? That compels me to ask what was my original question - Did India get the support of Israel in getting the seeker tech ? Or a tech transfer from Russia of some sorts?
Then there is this -
If India was confident of its own "indigenous" seekers ( that came into existence, out of the blue, within a 2 year span ) in Astra , it should have at-least mentioned it so as a replacement to the R-77 which has had somewhat of a confidence loss among IAF after the India-Pakistan air skirmish.
Since India always have "patience to see its products mature" it should ensure that this indigenous product is better than the one developed by the Russian OAO Agat (R-77).
Thanks for pointing out the indigenous development. That was very knowledgeable for me.
But my analysis is that this indigenous seeker won't become the mainstay soon / more likely become the secondary solution while the premier BVRAAM would still be foreign origin.
Israeli Derby or even the Meteor ( if it gets packed with Rafale as requested).
View attachment 55825 .
missile range would be further increased & a small batch has already been ordered.
[/QUOTE]
Umm. Trishul Trident ?
I noticed the post. But I don't think these are going to be inducted. The same Seeker is used across multiple platforms ? I do not think they can replace the Russian supplied ones soon.
From the beginning of 2017 where the situation was " India will forever be dependent on Russian seekers" to the beginning of 2019 where India already has developed an indigenous seeker is simply a commendable progress. Within just 2 years India cracked the seeker question? That compels me to ask what was my original question - Did India get the support of Israel in getting the seeker tech ? Or a tech transfer from Russia of some sorts?
Then there is this -
If India was confident of its own "indigenous" seekers ( that came into existence, out of the blue, within a 2 year span ) in Astra , it should have at-least mentioned it so as a replacement to the R-77 which has had somewhat of a confidence loss among IAF after the India-Pakistan air skirmish.
Since India always have "patience to see its products mature" it should ensure that this indigenous product is better than the one developed by the Russian OAO Agat (R-77).
Thanks for pointing out the indigenous development. That was very knowledgeable for me.
But my analysis is that this indigenous seeker won't become the mainstay soon / more likely become the secondary solution while the premier BVRAAM would still be foreign origin.
Israeli Derby or even the Meteor ( if it gets packed with Rafale as requested).
