Планы МО Индии по закупкам
Бюджет МО утвержден на уровне 10,6 трлн. рупий или 26.4 млрд долл. На закупки планируется направить 12 млрд. долл. что составляет 14,5% рост с 2007 г. Планируется направить 4.77 млрд - на ВВС, 3.3 млрд - на армию, 2.9 млрд. - на ВМС
ВВС планируют взять 126 средних истребитлей, БЛА, дополнительные заправщики, 6 С-130, вертолеты для замены Чита и Четак, 40 дополнительных Су-30МКИ, и модернизацию МиГ-27, 29 и Мираж-2000
Армия - системы ПВО, 390 доп. Т-90 72 мобильных командных пунктов для артиллерии, БЛА для средних и минимальных высот, вооружение для сил специальных операций и ПТРК
Флот - 6 ДЭПЛ Скорпена, пр. 971 из РФ, Горшков, 16 вертолетов ПЛО, 8 самолетов ПЛО, БЛА, плюс 250 ракет Барак
India Budget Plan Hikes Buying Power
By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI
NEW DELHI ? The 10.6 trillion rupee ($26.4 bil?lion) defense budget proposed to India?s par?liament on Feb. 29 is up 10 percent from last year?s 960 billion rupees. But in dollar terms, the increase is 21 percent because the U.S. dollar, worth 44 Indian rupees a year ago, is now worth 40. This means India can buy more defense equipment from overseas countries, a senior Defence Ministry official here said.
The budget would account for 14 percent of the country?s 7.6 trillion rupee federal spending plan for the fiscal year that begins April 1. As a formality, the parliament must approve the defense budget, likely in its cur?rent session, which ends in April.
But the Defence Ministry had to surrender $1.05 billion allocated in the current budget that it failed to spend. The money was pro?vided for the purchase of 197 helicopters and about 40 155mm guns for the Army; both pro?grams have been rebid.
When Finance Minister Palaniappan Chi?dambaram presented the proposed budget to the parliament, he promised that ?any fur?ther amount that is needed for the defense forces, especially for capital expenditure, will be provided.? Defence Minister A.K. Antony told reporters he is satisfied with the allocations.
?The modernization would be across the board in all three services ? Army, Navy and Air Force ? as well as in the country?s strate?gic programs, like missiles,? he said.
But a senior Army official said more money is needed for modernization, and the Defence Ministry?s procurement process should be accelerated so that all allocated funds are spent, not surrendered at the end of the year. The bureaucracy should be held responsible for not completing procurement of sanc?tioned projects, the official said.
Procurement Increase
The proposed defense budget includes $12 billion for new weapons and equipment, up 14.5 percent from $10.4 billion last year. That includes $4.77 billion for the Air Force, which last year received $4.16 billion; $3.3 billion for the Army, up from $2.8 billion; and $2.9 billion for the Navy, up from $2.5 billion.
Proposals for the Air Force include 126 Mul?tirole Medium Range Aircraft, for which a global bid has been floated; helicopter UAVs; additional aerial refuelers; six C-130J trans?port aircraft from the United States; helicop?ters to replace aging Cheetahs and Chetaks; 40 additional Su-30 MKI aircraft; and upgrades of MiG-27s, MiG-29s and Mirage aircraft.
The Air Force also is negotiating the pur?chase of advanced radars, beyond-visual?range missiles and air defense systems, in?cluded in the procurement allocations.
Proposals for the Indian Army include air defense systems, a dvanced missiles, 390 ad?ditional T-90 tanks, upgrades for its T-72 tanks, 72 mobile command posts for artillery regi?ments, mini and medium-altitude UAVs, ad?vanced equipment for specialized forces and advanced anti-tank guided missiles.
Proposals for the Navy include six Scorpene submarines, already contracted; Akula-2 nu?clear submarines from Russia; refit of the re?tired Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gor?shkov; 16 antisubmarine warfare helicopters; eight long-range maritime patrol aircraft; and an unspecified numbers of UAVs.
The Navy also plans to procure 250 Barak air defense missiles, heavyweight torpedoes for submarines, network-centric systems and additional warships, also included in the pro?curement allocations.
The state-owned Defence Research and De?velopment Organisation gets $77 billion for new equipment, compared with $67.5 million last year. Funds have largely been made avail?able only for ongoing projects, including de?velopment of the Kaveri engine for the Light Combat Aircraft; development of an anti-bal?listic missile system; the new-generation Barak air defense system; and development ? with Israel?s help ? of nuclear-capable cruise missiles. ?
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