Will India buy AWACS system from Israel and use it against China?

 In India, the media reported on the approval to buy two more AWACS from Israel, saying that the decision was being taken in view of tensions on the border with China. The agreement will be approved by the Security Committee. After tensions with China, the Indian government and its supporters are now trying to give the impression that India is preparing for a major war with China, for which all resources are being used.

According to experts, the BJP government is trying to send a message to the people that it is preparing for a border dispute with China by linking the news of the final approval of the AWACS agreement with Israel to the current tensions with China. I'm getting more active. During modern wars, ground and air surveillance systems create a favorable environment for air defense operations, commonly known as air 'surveillance systems', with the help of which air strikes are carried out. Or takes action to stop attacks. An airborne surveillance system, or AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) for short, is used in places where 'ground surveillance' is not possible.

In the current context, India's progress on its plan to buy two more AWACS from Israel could enhance India's defense capabilities. After the Balakot attack, when Pakistan shot down an Indian plane, the need for AWACS in India had resurfaced. Jerusalem-based journalist Harinder Mishra says talks on buying AWACS from Israel have been going on for a long time and that India already has three similar AWACSs from Israel. According to him, there is an agreement between India and Israel to purchase arms worth دو 2 billion, which includes a plan to jointly manufacture arms supplies and defense equipment. Therefore, it is illogical to link India's tension with China. Harinder Mishra says Israel was pushing for the sale of two new AWACS. "The two countries have good relations these days and it would have been better for India to buy the system from Israel as the price of these AWACs was rising due to delays." Tensions on the Chinese border in India are still a major topic in the media. The arrival of Rafale fighter jets from France and now cabinet approval to buy AWACS are both seen in the context of tensions with China, which began in May of that year. However, Mishra says the three AWACs given to India are monitoring Pakistan's airspace and can now see the land of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. "Under these circumstances, it is possible to estimate where the next two AWACS will be deployed." Sushant Sareen, a senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in India and a security and strategic affairs analyst, admits that the raffle deal was struck a long time ago but its first supply was delayed due to the Woods. "However, tensions on the Chinese border have accelerated efforts to acquire these aircraft."

"Similarly, the AWACS deal was already underway, but it is very possible that the general bureaucratic slowdown has led to changing circumstances and now the pressure is on the AWACS deal with Israel," says Sushant Siren. It should be completed soon.

"The fact of the matter is that buying these types of items is not the same as shopping at a retail store, it takes a while to get them," he says. Whatever the case may be, the deal is fast approaching. For this we should be grateful to China and to some extent the China-Pakistan alliance. "Israel also wants defense cooperation from China," says Harinder Mishra from Jerusalem. "Defense sources here are not linking the deal to tensions with China. It was signed a long time ago. "Israel has good relations with China, with which it has a bilateral trade of ارب 15 billion. But due to US pressure, Israel has not been able to provide its defense technology to China. Harinder Mishra says Israel had also agreed to give AWACS to China, but "it had to cancel the agreement in 2000 due to US pressure." However, the US had signaled to India to sell AWACS. "Israel does not like US sanctions, but Israel has a strategic relationship with the United States, which provides a lot of military equipment to defend the Jewish state," said Mishra. "Anyone avoids making a deal."Raul Bedi, a Delhi-based defense analyst, says the deal to buy AWACS has been going on for the past seven or eight years and even if it is finalized tomorrow, it could take up to 24 months to actually get the surveillance aircraft. In fact, everything is being said these days in connection with the tension with China. And the chiefs of the three armies believe that by doing so, any military procurement deal could be quickly approved. These people are trying to take advantage of this situation, the only difference is that this deal is huge. Indian journalist Sanhesh Alex Philip says that the shortage of AWACS in India was noticed during the air war with Pakistan on February 27, 2019. At that time, Pakistan's AWACS, which was equipped with ten such systems, took advantage of the time spent during the transformation of India's so-called 'AWACS'. Currently, it is a matter of paperwork to get two more AWACS. However, will the arrival of new AWACS make any difference to Pakistan? Retired squadron leader Fahad Masood, a Pakistani defense analyst, says the news of the acquisition of two new AWACs in India is causing the same kind of excitement as the acquisition of the Rafale.

"But the dew fell on the media when they found out that it could take a year for the Rafale planes to come into regular action." Similarly, in terms of AWACS surveillance, it is unlikely to change the current balance of power, for two reasons: one is that it will take two years to manufacture, and the other is that compared to these two aircraft (of China). 27 planes is a big difference. Fahad Masood says, "Besides, these two planes will be better than the first three, but Chinese AWACS is also equipped with the latest inventions due to new research." So Chinese platforms are no less, if not better, at least.

Squadron leader Fahad says India's "these five (AWACS) can be considered close to seven Pakistan Air Force aircraft (four Swedish-made ARIs and three Chinese-made ones)."

Fahad Masood says, "But after the Plowama incident, India was disappointed on February 27, 2019 when during the air war, the Pakistan Air Force integrated fighter jets, EW (Early Warning), AWACS and all its resources into one." Deployed against a much larger Indian Air Force as a system. In a situation where two new AWACs from India, even if purchased today, would take at least two years to join the Indian Air Force, and the Rafale fighter jets that require AWACS data to use, Questions are being raised about their ability to act in a coordinated and organized manner. Therefore, Pakistan's defense analysts believe that India's acquisition of two new AWACS will not give it any advantage over Pakistan, but India will certainly be able to claim to make up the shortfall compared to Pakistan. A retired Air Marshal of the Pakistan Air Force, who did not want to be named, said, "Even so, it will be less capable (than Pakistan) of air surveillance for a direct battle."