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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

India Won't Get Technology Transfer For New Jet Radar: Raytheon

A cutting-edge technology radar will give the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet a crucial edge over its competitors in the race for an Indian Air Force (IAF) order for 126 combat jets but India will not receive the complete technology for it, its manufacturer said.

"Our response has been fully compliant with the IAF request for proposal (RFP). However, the extent of technology transfer would be dependent on the permission we receive from the US government," avionics major Raytheon Company's Dave Goold told a group of visiting journalists here Monday.

The equipment in question is the APG-79 Advanced Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar that enables the F/A-18 to seamlessly shift into an AWACS (airborne warning and control system) mode while flying on a combat mission.

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