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confidence in domestic seekers is a fairly recent phenomenon, it started with Akash 1S.

I guess we will know the answer after the new air defence command is created in the next 3 years. My understanding is that NASAMS2 is for Delhi, S-400 is for the borders. They don’t intersect. We already have separate indigenous radars for tracking from a surveillance perspective.

there is an element of off-roading required to get to nice spots long forward posts. Anyways, let’s see how the final design looks like. this seems to be a very early prototype.

You mean, this vehicle is never expected to travel on a inclined surface. AK 630 weighs roughly two tonnes.

It would fun to find out how much gradient this one can negotiate, centre of gravity seems to be atleast 1.5 metres above ground.

I designate the title “Water tank” to this abomination, he he !!!! .............. Where’s the radar?

funds not cleared, they have given a quote. negotiations will start now.

And that’s how you package a deal. NASAMS to defend airspace, stinger to defend NASAMS deployment sites, rifles to defend men using NASAMS & Stinger.

Looks like NASAMS-2 purchase discussions are about to start. ============= Today: "The State Dept has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to India of an Integrated Air Defense Weapon System(IADWS) for an estimated cost of $1.867 billion." Radars, missiles, guidance...

Akash-1 for this order for IAF, 1s for next order for army.. This order 750 missiles..

So far Syrians have been using S200 for AD, and none of their adversaries have ventured into areas where S400 has been deployed I.e north east Syria. Needs confirmation though...

This must be the truck mounted AK 630 that Saurav Jha was tweeting about.....

Any amount of AD can never be enough... more the number of layers, more the probability of success...

RFI for new air defence guns replacing L-70 and ZU-23MM-2B Guns. RFP expected in Sep 2019... Quantity : 938 Air Defence Guns alongwith 5,05,920 Rounds [(3,42,720 (HE Rounds) &1,63,200 (Smart 3P Rounds)]

There is a tender for 25 Strela-10M weapon systems......................................

I remember reading somewhere that there are about 1100 guns. No idea in second question.