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| India to buy Israeli spy planes |
| 2004-11-08 |
| AFP NEW DELHI: Israel is likely to sign a deal to supply spy drones worth $230 million to India soon, officials said Sunday. State-owned Israeli Aircraft Industries will also supply military surveillance hardware for the unmanned aircraft which will be jointly produced in India, defence ministry officials said. "We are quite close to signing a deal," a highly-placed official said. They said the offer includes 50 Eagle-Heron Israeli drones which have a range of 1,000 kilometres (620 miles), can stay airborne for more than 24 hours and cruise at an altitude of 25,000 feet (7,575 metres). India, which treated Israel like a pariah for decades, has forged close military links in recent years. It is acquiring two Phalcon Airborne Early Warning Systems worth a billion dollars and will jointly produce a long-range missile from the Jewish state. what does India or Israel need with a long-range missile? |
| Posted by:MississippiMud |
| #5 I can see India and Israel working together on a long-range missile. The Israelis had a missile in the mid-1980's that would reach Baghdad with a nuke. I have no idea what they have now, but I wouldn't be surprised if they could hit any target they wanted to. The deal with India would give Israel a place to launch their satellites from, having lost South Africa. If India can pacify the Assam region, plant missile silos from Bombay to Assam, China would have a screaming fit, but couldn't do anything about it. There are about ten or twelve countries that fear China - an alliance of convenience between them is not impossible. Can you see a military cooperative alliance between Pakistan, India, Burma, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea? China would have heart failure! |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-11-08 1:54:51 PM |
| #4 China.. Folks India and China also share a border. They trade gunfire from time to time as well. This map shows that it's that touchy area with Pakistan. India has a reason to want to be able to reach out and touch someone. IMI is just taking advantage of that. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-11-08 7:37:26 AM |
| #3 And Paris of course. /Bigel |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-08 7:27:39 AM |
| #2 That would be so that can incinerate Karachi MM. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-08 7:27:13 AM |
| #1 Iran? Israel already has a big range missile to launch their OFEQ Recon Satellites. |
| Posted by: anon2 2004-11-08 3:33:23 AM |