India's Air Defense System and its Capabilities

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"The Rajendra Multi-Function Phased Array radar system, designed at the Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE), part of DRDO, is currently in production at Bharat Electronics Limited. This is named after India's First president Dr. Rajendra Prasad."

smart indian i think the Radar is named after LRDE director Rajendran, who designed it!!! check it up!!!
 

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my wishlist for the Indian airdefence4

1-S-300vm (to act as Indian army top tier air defence system)
2-Akash Sam & Barak 8 (act as medium surface air defence system)
3- Sypder & Tungushka (act as short range air defence system)

*tungushka hopefully replace by Pantsir S-1 to accompany mechanised forces
 

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We should use those T72 tanks to modify them to use Akash missile and even make them as Unmanned vehicle f or mines clearing, may be even placing CLGM missiles on it, in multi firing mode.
Are you suggesting that T72's tracks should also changed to hardened tires?? Like in Panitser system
 

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Are you suggesting that T72's tracks should also changed to hardened tires?? Like in Panitser system
Didn't get you, T-72 tracks are fine..

Panitser is using other chassis..
 

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Didn't get you, T-72 tracks are fine..

Panitser is using other chassis..
No to use hardened tires so it increase the maneuverability of the system unlike the tracked unit...............! How do yo think this system should work with advancing armies or with general air defense??
 

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Tracks based unit best for sandy desert like indian western sectors
 

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No to use hardened tires so it increase the maneuverability of the system unlike the tracked unit...............!
Actually you are saying quite opposite..

Wheeled are good at where the infrastructure is good..

But over kilometers of Desert and Semi Deserts, Tracked are faster than wheeled, Wheeled of any types cannot keep up with fast moving Armored force through Deserts and Semi desert or even harsh plains without any infrastructure..
 

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Actually you are saying quite opposite..

Wheeled are good at where the infrastructure is good..

But over kilometers of Desert and Semi Deserts, Tracked are faster than wheeled, Wheeled of any types cannot keep up with fast moving Armored force through Deserts and Semi desert or even harsh plains without any infrastructure..
In a desert or a semi desert environment tracked systems becomes easy targets to the modern anti air defense systems though. How to counter that?

My opinion is to go for a two separate systems one with tracks and other with harden tires. When mobility increases it increase the ability to shoot and scoot!
 

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In a desert or a semi desert environment tracked systems becomes easy targets to the modern anti air defense systems though. How to counter that?

My opinion is to go for a two separate systems one with tracks and other with harden tires. When mobility increases it increase the ability to shoot and scoot!

There is nothing like that, Such system do not work alone, These tracked vehicles are supported by other tracked Short range AD systems such as Tunguskha or Zu-23-4 and MANPADS, The Armored thrust is covered by multi SAM and AAA umbrella, Their are modern tech so does the counter measures on ground such as powerful and newer radars and ECM..


Akash have wheeled version for Air-force..


 
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BETTER THAN NOTHING,
Sir can u tell me what is this 3 small rocket like things surrounding AKASH and SA 6.
 

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But over kilometers of Desert and Semi Deserts, Tracked are faster than wheeled, Wheeled of any types cannot keep up with fast moving Armored force through Deserts and Semi desert or even harsh plains without any infrastructure..
French APCs didn't have any problem getting through the deserts of Iraq. They were faster than the tracked vehicles. As long as there is solid surface to grab onto, wheeled will always be faster. Tracks are better for mud and loose ground. It is really a matter of weight, wheels can only go to a certian limit while tracks can handle far more
 

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