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India, Israel to Move Forward Next Week on Early Warning Radar Sale Israel is expected to move forward on the sale of three Phalcon airborne early-warning radar systems to India during a summit between the two countries scheduled to begin next week, according to the Wall Street Journal (see GSN, May 16, 2002). The $1 billion Phalcon system sale is expected to be a key topic during the Israeli-Indian summit, the Journal reported. The Phalcon is a Russian-built Ilyushin aircraft equipped with an Israeli radar. Because some of the technology used in the system was jointly developed by Israel and the United States, U.S. approval was needed before the sale could go through, according to the Journal. The U.S. State Department dropped its objection to the transfer earlier this year. The Phalcon systems could help provide India with a further military advantage over its South Asian rival Pakistan by providing the capability to monitor aircraft and radio transmissions from hundreds of kilometers away, according to the Journal. India is expected to use the systems to monitor Islamic militant groups in the disputed region of Kashmir. “It’s a very sophisticated piece of kit that’ll give India a big strategic advantage over Pakistan,” said Nick Cook, an aerospace consultant with Jane’s Defense Weekly (Chazan/Solomon, Wall Street Journal, Sept. 5). Meanwhile, the United States has not yet decided to grant Israel approval to sell the jointly developed Arrow missile defense system to India, according to The Hindu (see GSN, Aug. 18). The review of the proposed sale is “ongoing,” sources said (C. Raja Mohan, The Hindu, Sept. 5).
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