Local manufacturing of fighter and reconnaissance aircraft is not on the indigenization agenda of the Indian Navy for the next 15 years.
India has a huge requirement of carrier borne fighter aircraft as it is building its indigenous aircraft carrier and has another bigger carrier on the drawing board besides a steadily growing requirement for maritime surveillance planes.
The 15 year indigenization plan of the Indian Navy, released last week details naval platforms, helicopters, radars and missiles to be made in India over the in the 2015-30 timeframe. However there is no mention of either fighter aircraft or reconnaissance as part of the make-in-India thrust.
The plan document, under the aviation equipment sub-category has listed Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) and Naval Multi Role Helicopters (NMRH) and Deep repair facilities for older generation aircraft TU 142M, IL-38, Sea-king and Kamov, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Micro UAVs but it is silent on indigenization plans for aircraft.
22/07/15 Bureau DEFENCE WORLD.NET
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India has a huge requirement of carrier borne fighter aircraft as it is building its indigenous aircraft carrier and has another bigger carrier on the drawing board besides a steadily growing requirement for maritime surveillance planes.
The 15 year indigenization plan of the Indian Navy, released last week details naval platforms, helicopters, radars and missiles to be made in India over the in the 2015-30 timeframe. However there is no mention of either fighter aircraft or reconnaissance as part of the make-in-India thrust.
The plan document, under the aviation equipment sub-category has listed Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) and Naval Multi Role Helicopters (NMRH) and Deep repair facilities for older generation aircraft TU 142M, IL-38, Sea-king and Kamov, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Micro UAVs but it is silent on indigenization plans for aircraft.
22/07/15 Bureau DEFENCE WORLD.NET
