Posted on 10/28/2010 9:11:32 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
India receives first Israeli MR-STAR radar
Akhtar Jamal
Islamabad—Indian Navy is believed to have secretly received from Israel its first multi function surveillance and threat alert radar (MF- STAR) but neither India nor Israeli officials are ready to leak the deal. But on Thursday reports from Israel said that the first delivery of most advanced radar system was made to an undisclosed “foreign customer.”
Two weeks ago Pakistan Observer had reported details about an unpublicized visit of Indian Naval Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma to Israel during third week of this month.
According to defence observers MF- STAR is an advanced all-weather, day and night radar capable of performing various missions simultaneously such as multiple target tracking and identification and defence munitions guidance. It provides a 360 degree defence against a wide variety of airborne platforms and munitions.
The radar is the first fully digital operational naval AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar in the world, according to IAI. It has been designed for new generation military ships, including small frigates or corvettes.
It may be recalled that during his visit to Israel Indian Admiral Verma, had detailed talks with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and Israeli Navy Chief Vice Admiral Eliezer Marom.
Gulf sources had revealed that India and Israel also agreed to enhance cooperation for sharing of UAV technology, submarine-launched cruise missiles and anti-ballistic missile systems to network-centric operations, micro-satellite surveillance systems, advanced precision-guided munitions (PGMs) and third-generation night-vision devices.
Hmmm ...basically a totally air defence oriented light AEGIS?
multi function surveillance and threat alert radar (MF- STAR)
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