AEW for Vikrant
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Uncontracted carrier airborne-early-warning requirement for INS Vikrant/Vikramaditya operations
Budget
N/A
Timeline
2026–2035
Sector
Indian Navy
Indigenisation
PROCUREMENT TIMELINE
AON
AON
Acceptance of Necessity — CCS/DAC approves the requirement.
RFI
RFI
CURRENTRequest for Information — industry capability survey.
RFP
RFP
ToC
ToC
CNC
CNC
Contract
Contract
Dev/Trial
Dev/Trial
Induction
Induction
INTEL SIGNALS
Procurement stalled at early stage
Open-source reporting shows the Navy still relies on Ka-31 helicopters for carrier AEW, while future options include indigenous deck-based helicopter/UAV concepts. No confirmed post-Ka-31 contract was found, so this row is kept as a requirement watch item with no budget value rather than a funded procurement.
RECENT INTELLIGENCE
janes.com · 31 Oct 2025
India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is flight-testing its new Swayam Raksha Kavach (SRK) airborne electronic warfare (EW) suite that will
janes.com · 04 Nov 2025
India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is flight-testing its new Swayam Raksha Kavach (SRK) airborne electronic warfare (EW) suite that will
CONTENDERS / VENDORS
Kamov Ka-31 in service · HAL DBMRH concept · UAV AEW concepts
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