Before PM Modi’s visit to America, India’s eye on the new deal of military plane, know why special

New Delhi : PM Modi’s visit to America starts from today. In such a situation, India is now ready to buy six advanced P-8i long-range sea patrol and submarine-shikar aircraft from the US. The deal associated with this was stopped about three years ago. Prior to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s summit with President Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday, government sources told the Times of India that the matter was being ‘re -investigated’.

P-8I mentioned the latest price

The reason for this is that due to the ever increasing Chinese presence in the area adjacent to India, there is a need to expand the monitoring of the Indian Ocean and beyond. The US has described the latest price of six P-8i for the proposed government-to-government deal under its foreign military sales (FMS) program.

One sutra said, after this it is seen whether it is practical or not. The Navy already has 12 P-8 AI aircraft. These multi-modes electric and advanced electro-oscar sensors are equipped with Harpoon Block-II missiles, MK-54 Senior Torpedo, Design and Depth Charge. he/she was dealt with Boeing in 2009 and 2016. Their total cost was more than $ 3.2 billion.

Mastery in detection of submarines, warships

While the P-8i are mainly to detect and destroy the enemy submarines and warships. India has also used them extensively to monitor Chinese troops and infrastructure on the 3,488 km long real control Line since the military conflict started in Eastern Ladakh in April 2020.

In May 2021, the US State Department informed India about the proposed sale of six P-8i and related equipment to India. It was priced at $ 2.4 billion. However, the price proposal ended after India stopped the deal.

The price of the deal will increase

Now, if India moves forward, the cost is sure to increase. Under the mega contract of $ 3.4 billion made with the US last October, the Navy will definitely meet 15 of the long distance “hunting and kill” missions, 15 of the 31 armed MQ-9B ‘Preedters’ drones, while the Army and IAF will get eight to eight.

The US has received an attractive Indian defense deal worth more than $ 25 billion since 2007. But Trump is already pressurizing for more deals. he/she even called upon India to increase the purchase of American weapons systems during a telephone conversation with Modi on 27 January.

Emphasis on making fighter vehicle

Apart from P-8i, America Tejas Mark-II is also emphasizing the joint construction of the Eight-wheeled striker armored infantry fighter vehicles for fighter aircraft, in addition to the co-production of General Electric F414-INS 6 Aero-Innague in India, besides co-production As previously reported by the Times of India.

The US is also curious about the long -standing project of the Indian Air Force, including 114 new multi -purpose fighter aircraft to be constructed in India with foreign cooperation. Its initial cost is Rs 1.25 lakh crore. In partnership with American aviation -major company Lockheed Martin, Tata Advanced Systems Limited, is also a contender for the Indian Air Force’s Medium Transport Plane Project. Under this, she will buy 80 aircraft to replace the AN-32 fleet of the old Soviet origin.