Rafael, Tata Power Join To Offer ADS System To Indian Air Force
Israeli armament major Rafael announced that the company has joined hands with the Tata power to offer maintenance work of Air Defense Systems (ADS). The company will supply this ADS system to the Indian Air Force. This is a very unique and most advanced air defense system available in the world.
Rafael is an authority for development of weapons and military technology for the country. Rafael is a former sub-division of the Israeli Defense ministry and is considered a governmental firm. It develops and produces fighting-technologies for the Israel Defense Forces as well for exporting abroad.
Rafael will sign the Production Transfer Program (PTP) agreement within this fiscal with the Tata group company.
The missiles will target low flying threats. It will to replace the Indian Air Force's ageing Russian supplied Sam-6 and Sam-7 missiles. The missiles would be used in tandem with India's indigenous Akash surface-to-air missiles which have recently been cleared for induction after successful test-fire. It will protect the country from all kinds of enemy aircrafts.
Rafael's director for air-to-air and air defense systems Oron Oriol said that under the proposed agreement, Tata Power will manufacture some parts of the air defense systems and do the maintenance work post delivery.
The fifth generation surface-to-air or air-to-air Python-5 missile can be launched from very short to beyond-visual ranges. It has greater kill probability, excellent resistance to countermeasures, irrespective of evasive target maneuvers or deployment of countermeasures.
