IAF Sukhoi-30 presently uses Russian air-to-air missiles.
NDTV: Outgunned By Pak F-16s, IAF Plans To Re-Arm Its Sukhois With Israeli Missiles
The Indian Air Force is looking at the I-Derby variant of the Israeli missile which was unveiled at the Paris Air Show in 2015.
In two years from now, the Indian Air Force's frontline Sukhoi-30 fighters may be re-armed with Israeli Derby air-to-air missiles after the jet's Russian-made R-77 missiles were found wanting in air combat operations over the Line of Control on February 27 this year.
Sources in the Indian Air Force told NDTV, "We already have the missile as part of the SPYDER (Surface-to-Air Missile) system. Integration (with the IAF's Su-30s) is the next step.''
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Update: India Says Russia's Missiles Don't Work (And Wants to Buy Israeli Ones Instead) (National Interest)
WNU Editor: Ouch!
5 comments:
Export models...
Export or not, it's a bit of a smack in the face. Selling second best? And the customer is bummed.
How would the Indians know?
Right they tangled with Pakistan recently and it did not go well.
India and the US need to ally.
America needs to cut costs.
Indians and Pakistanis are thew same color. One I trust; the other I loathe.
The old export model defence, starting to realise why the S300 hasn't been used in Syria?.
Zero credibility, cancelled orders the minute its failed in combat.
The ‘export model’ defence was very relevant in the Soviet era; now, it’s difficult to know. How downgraded is the equipment, from which nation, when was it manufactured, how has been maintained, does the host service know how to use it?
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