UCAVs / Combat capable UAS for India

[dragonfire]

UCAVs for India

Often what i have noticed is that Indian millitary operations cost a lot young lives whether in local conflicts or counter-terrorism ops, or counter-insurgency ops or anti-naxal activities or even border conflicts(localised) apart from instances like the Kargil Conflict. UCAVs would great assets in such instances to provide not only credible battlefield information and to give millitary commanders situational awareness but also would help through low flying missions for precise attacking fortified but small bunkers etc.

Apart from the anti-radar/radar-site attacking Israeli Harpy UAV India does not have any UCAVs in its arsenal. India should atleast have squadron stregth with the Air Force (hey the US uses one for it's Border Patrol Agency against mexican illegal immigrants ) - Comments/ inputs anyone ??

P.S - I had raised the same issue inside another thread - i feel a seperate thread was imp

 

[dragonfire]

Currently Deployed UAS of the Indian Armed Forces

Indian Army
Nishant 12
IAI Searcher II 100+
IAI heron II 50+

Indian Air Force
Lakshya PTA 23
IAI Harpy Unknown
IAI Heron I 50+
IAI Heron II 20+
IAI Searcher Mk I Unknown
IAI Searcher Mk II 100+

Indian Navy
Lakshya PTA Unknown
IAI Heron 4
IAI Searcher Mk II 8


Current Developments - Announced/Displayed
SkyLark - probably handheld
NIRUAV - unmanned Lancer version of Cheetah Helis
Rustom - two vastly deifferent models (MALE)
Kapoothaka - Not too sure abt this, was a ADA project
Pavan - No idea, inputs if any are welcome
Gagan - No idea, inputs if any are welcome

HAL is also purportedly developing a HALE UAS as well as Combat capable UAS



Wish List
ATTACK Predator/Reaper /Warrior/BAE Fury (Herti Variant)
+ Elbit Hermes450 + IAI Harop attack systems

HALE Global Hawk / Mantis & HALE Herti
MALE TIHA/ (the attack UAS also are generaly MALE systems)
Handheld casper 250/Raven/Dragon Eye/Turkish Bayraktar/
IAI skylark(already with HAL)/ZALA 421-08
Others BAE Skylynx II system + Shadow
Stealth UAS X-47 Pegasus/Boeing X-45/Dassault Neuron/
EADS Barracuda

Protector USV for the Indian Navy and the Coast Gaurd

 

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As you can now see that creating multiple threads on single subject completely diminishes members' interest to discuss any topic related to that subject. Since multiple threads have been created on Indian Air Force no one is willing to discuss much on them. For this reason we had created a separate IAF thread so all members can find multiple information in a single place.

From here on discuss all IAF related topics in the relavent thread.

Thank you!

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