Aviant in line to upgrade Indian An-32s
Nikolai Novichkov JDW Correspondent
Moscow

Ukraine’s Aviant Aircraft Building Plant, based in
Kiev, is expecting to conclude a contract before
year-end to repair and upgrade around 70 Antonov An-32
light tactical transport aircraft for the Indian Air
Force (IAF).

According to Aviant Director-General Oleg Shevchenko,
the proposed upgrade would be done in partnership with
Elbit Systems of Israel. Each platform would be
upgraded at a cost of about $1 million, he added.

The IAF has taken delivery of 118 An-32s since 1984,
of which about 100 remain operational. Around half of
these require service life extension. Aviant’s An-32
upgrade proposal for the IAF envisages increasing the
take-off weight to 28.5 tonnes from the current 27
tonnes, with payload weight rising to 7.5 tonnes from
6.7 tonnes. Service life would be extended to 25 years
from 15.

india is not a signatory to any MTCR, CTBT, NSG, NPT of that nature restricting missile or nuclear exports. the restraint we have shown is our own.

it should be feasible to upg the H to 5mk2 or -5 std without structural work since the
airframe and engine remained same. it wont be cheap, but quality is never cheap.

Missiles which are just stored in properly would need a full checkup and replacement of
batteries but are otherwise good to go I think. the sensitive parts of missiles like IR seekers have a set number of landing shocks they can handle before replacement…so it depends how much these M2Ks were flown WITH live weapons. Does anyone know if they were flying or just parked in hanger ?

it would be wrong to let that stock of Mica’s go – when the RDY is capable of using them.

> that was quick

not so quick. we first heard this around 2 yrs ago. such a long time to pickup
ready to use a/c ?

Qatari officials confirm Mirage deal signed

http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2005/april/04_19_4.html

this would permit raising the 4th squadron. and these being 2000-5(?) comes with
the RDY radar ? or RDY2? the ECM kit should also be better icms-mk2 ?

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ABU DHABI [MENL] — Qatar has completed arrangements to sell its Mirage fleet to India.

Qatari officials said the emirate would sell 12 Mirage 2000-5 fighter-jets to India over the next few months. The officials said the agreement was finalized during the three-day visit by Qatari Emir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to New Dehli, which ended on April 15.

Foreign Minister Hamad Bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani said his government had completed a deal to sell India the 12 Mirage jets. Hamad did not provide details, but his statement marked the first official confirmation of the Mirage deal.

The two countries discussed the Mirage deal as part of cooperation in defense and aviation, Hamad said. He did not elaborate.

India isnt going to get the Arrow and isnt going to buy the PAC-3 imo, so this third project will have to deliver.

Oil prices have been at record highs lately…the West can recycle some of those petrodollars back into their mil-industrial complex now.

propaganda. pitiful waving of fists against a far stronger rival.