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I think they have S-400 only , and I am not sure how India will use but it will defenite increase the cost of any Chinese mis adventureInteresting. Is it a game changer?
I mean does it match something the Chinese already have? Or does it give us any kind of advantage?
@Nilgiri your views regarding barak8 and S-400 AD on LAC , with gaps covered by Akash and Akash NG
Interesting. Is it a game changer?
I mean does it match something the Chinese already have? Or does it give us any kind of advantage?
What about the US sanction risk? Can anyone shed some light on it please?
I still feel , We use Vl SAM for less then 20km range , from 40km to 70 Akash missile should be used ,from 70km to 150km umberella we should use barak 8 and barak 8 ER . They have shown their capability to shoot ballistic missile during Azri and Armenia conflict. S-400 should cover from 250 km to 400km rangeIt is able to track a large number of targets very well at many distances.
It is very modular and well networked (making it resilient to SEAD)
Very fast deployment/reaction time.
Mobile launchers with up to 400 km range missiles = potency against AWACS, ISTAR, ELINT and refuellers of the enemy (that sit further back in airspace and are high value assets)
Missile types:
40 km-range 9M96
150 km-range 9M96E2
200-250 km-range 48N6
400 km-range 40N6.
Each one has a specific optimal kill envelope....greatly increasing the system's overall capability.
These can all be layered within a battalion.
Has some measure of solid capability against 5th gen jets given its networking and processing available.
Will form a solid part of layered air defence of India.
I still feel , We use Vl SAM for less then 20km range , from 40km to 70 Akash missile should be used ,from 70km to 150km umberella we should use barak 8 and barak 8 ER . They have shown their capability to shoot ballistic missile during Azri and Armenia conflict. S-400 should cover from 250 km to 400km range
If US sanctions India , eventually it will be their loss . India has time and again proved we have our own foreign policy which only focus on India's interestsWhat about the US sanction risk? Can anyone shed some light on it please?
I think in India's case its of utmost imortantance to have robust network between the system with different origins . You are the Nagarno Karabach has already proved how vulnerable these AD assets in front of Hrapy like suicide drones .It is up to the client as to how the networking is done (especially in protecting the system itself i.e anti-SEAD).
There is benefit to double layering, if the response time of system A is preserved by keeping things preserved in the architecture for itself....rather than trying to get system B talk to it and process with it.
These kind of things are what India will have to research more and optimise more with time. It requires lot of field deployment and testing that cannot be simulated so well.
I think in India's case its of utmost imortantance to have robust network between the system with different origins . You are the Nagarno Karabach has already proved how vulnerable these AD assets in front of Hrapy like suicide drones .
I am sure they are already studying the Naharno karabagh war and making relevant SOPs , to avoid such situations
Check Israel is providing such solutions :
The chinese procured S-400 primarily for 2 reasons. One being to reverse engineer and develop their HQ air defence lineup and the other is to study gaps/loopholes since they know we're procuring it too. They infact received it sooner than us and I wouldn't be surprised if they already made some inroads and shared the same with pakistaniansI think they have S-400 only , and I am not sure how India will use but it will defenite increase the cost of any Chinese mis adventure
Interestingly enough, anti-Indian sentiments are growing in the Western media. The coverage becomes increasingly critical.