Indian Air Force News & Discussion June- Aug 2006

Time for a new thread, I guess…

http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/06/27/Navigation/177/207418/Defence+briefs.html

Indian spyder

The Indian army has selected Rafael’s Spyder mobile air-defence system over a rival offer of the VL-Mica from MBDA, with deliveries to start soon. The Israeli-developed Spyder system is based on Rafael’s Python 5 passive infrared and Derby active radar-guided air-to-air missiles, with an effective range of 15 km. The system uses an Elta search radar.

It should actually be the Indian Air Force.…so thats Python 5 and Derby making its way to the IAF…

Makes the P-5 a good candidate for the new gen tactical AAMs, the IAF was stated to have been looking for…