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Indian Army to procure quick reaction surface to air missiles
ARMY-MISSILE
New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) To secure its skies from enemy
fighter aircraft and cruise missiles, the Indian Army is
planning to procure more quick reaction surface to air
missiles (QR-SAMs) from global vendors.
In a Request for Information (RFI) issued Thursday,
without mentioning the number of systems to be procured, the
Army has asked the vendors to provide missile systems which
have a range of over nine kilometres and are capable of taking
on aircraft or missiles at an altitude of up to six
kilometres.
The Army is seeking a QR-SAM capable of being launched
within six seconds and taking on hovering helicopters also.
It wants the new systems to have the ability of firing two
missiles at a time and simultaneously guide them to the
desired targets.
The Army has reportedly placed orders for four squadrons
of SPYDER QR-SAMs from Israel. The Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) is also working on the
development of a home grown QR-SAM system and planning to
co-develop it with a foreign partner.
The RFI states the missile system should be capable of
operating in the electronic warfare environment and should be
provided with Nuclear, Biological and Chemical warfare
protection system.
The Army wants its new systems to be highly mobile and
capable of being moved on rail-based platforms besides being
mobile in desert and semi-desert terrain.
It also wants the vendors to do a transfer of technology
to Indian firms so that the missile system can be later on
produced in India also. Global missile manufacturers including
MBDA of France and Israeli Rafale are expected to offer their
systems to the Army. PTI AJD
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New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) To secure its skies from enemy
fighter aircraft and cruise missiles, the Indian Army is
planning to procure more quick reaction surface to air
missiles (QR-SAMs) from global vendors.
In a Request for Information (RFI) issued Thursday,
without mentioning the number of systems to be procured, the
Army has asked the vendors to provide missile systems which
have a range of over nine kilometres and are capable of taking
on aircraft or missiles at an altitude of up to six
kilometres.
The Army is seeking a QR-SAM capable of being launched
within six seconds and taking on hovering helicopters also.
It wants the new systems to have the ability of firing two
missiles at a time and simultaneously guide them to the
desired targets.
The Army has reportedly placed orders for four squadrons
of SPYDER QR-SAMs from Israel. The Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) is also working on the
development of a home grown QR-SAM system and planning to
co-develop it with a foreign partner.
The RFI states the missile system should be capable of
operating in the electronic warfare environment and should be
provided with Nuclear, Biological and Chemical warfare
protection system.
The Army wants its new systems to be highly mobile and
capable of being moved on rail-based platforms besides being
mobile in desert and semi-desert terrain.
It also wants the vendors to do a transfer of technology
to Indian firms so that the missile system can be later on
produced in India also. Global missile manufacturers including
MBDA of France and Israeli Rafale are expected to offer their
systems to the Army. PTI AJD
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