Reply With QuoteThat should be interesting, especially after homegrown interceptors are going strong. I am not so sure about swordfish radar though.
Will Israel be able to sell the Arrow system to India?
Elements within Israel’s industries believe that a change has occurred in the US position regarding the sale of the Arrow system to India following the weakening of the US’s special standing with the sub-continent
Arie Egozi
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In the past, India showed interest in the Israeli Arrow system, but the US did not even allow the system to be shown to them. As is known, India purchased the Green Pine radar, which is a part of the Arrow system.
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Last week, the US announced it was willing to consider selling systems for intercepting ballistic missiles to India in order to assist India in defense against nuclear threats. Presently, China is the central threat to Asian countries.
The US began initial talks with India for the sale of missile-defense systems against ballistic missiles nearly three years ago; most of the talks were at a technical level.
According to analysts, the US hoped to sell the Patriot Pac-3 missile to India, however, India is more interested in building its own systems than procuring parts of them from the US, or alternatively, procuring systems with greater capabilities. One such system is the operational Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 that is presently in the advanced development stage.
Since the US is a partner in the development of the Arrow system by way of funding, and because Boeing produces some of the missiles in its factories, the Israel-US system may be presented after all.
“If India requests it, then it will be very difficult for the Americans to refuse, since they are part of the Arrow project and the changes in policy have created a new situation,” said an Israeli source well connected on the subject.
Israel is refusing to respond to such an assessment, but is considering it during deliberations.
India is also taking strides towards its own development of a missile-based system against ballistic missiles, but is currently only in initial development stages.
http://www.israeldefense.com/?Catego...&ArticleID=822
That should be interesting, especially after homegrown interceptors are going strong. I am not so sure about swordfish radar though.
How is the profit from a potential sale distributed?
Initially, IAI produced Arrow 2. Later, IAI passed contracts to Boeing as subcontractor.Originally Posted by Ambassador
For Arrow 3, Boeing will produce 40-50% of the system.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minis...fense_(Israel)
How does the royalty mechanism work? The US pumped $2 billion into the system's development. UAE for example also paid the entire cost of F-16 Block 60 development and that is why each time the variant is sold to another country, UAE will be receiving a fraction of the profit even without producing any parts for the aircraft or having actively participated in the development.
I don't know the answer for this question. The funding of the Arrow line was made over 20 years both by the US and the Israeli governments.
Interesting. Glad to see the Arrow program going strong. What's the reason the US isn't adopting this again? Because of THAAD, right?
No. Not without the US's okay.
THAAD is better and it would be largely superfluous. It would probably be a good gap-filler between PAC-3 and THAAD but that's about it.
The Arrow 2 can be moved from a launching site to another but it is not a mobile system. (I think it could not meet US needs of a fully mobile system.) A Thaad missile is 7-8 more expensive than an Arrow 2, as long as I remember.
The Arrow 3 will be fully mobile and could be also mounted on ships. The cost of Arrow 3 missile will be inferior to Arrow 2.
Okay, just wondering. I knew it had a higher operational altitude but I don't know all the details. A lot of times I wonder why we don't use a lot of of Israeli gear, a lot of it is just adaptations of US gear but better. For example, Israeli avionics/EW systems and urban warfare kit.
Arrow is partially a US design, partially US funded, built in the US, etc. And better for Israeli requirements doesn't always translate into better for US requirements.
Ah, I see. Thanks for clearing that up, I always wondered.
Thaad is a later development than Arrow 2.
It seems that Arrow 3 will be superior to Thaad for high altitude interception, besides being mobile and much less expensive
Yeah, see that's why I was confused. In the Wikipedia article it says "The design of Arrow 3 promises to be an extremely capable system, more advanced than what we have ever attempted in the U.S. with our programs. [...] This has to do with the seekers that have greater flexibility and other aspects, such as propulsion systems – it will be an extremely capable system."
So I guess it's down to seeker design, mobility and propulsion system. Then again, it hasn't been tested yet so we'll see how is stacks up against THAAD.
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