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Carrier AEW — Airborne Early Warning Requirement for Indian Carriers

PENDING

Uncontracted carrier airborne-early-warning requirement for INS Vikrant/Vikramaditya operations

Budget

N/A

Timeline

2026–2035

Sector

Indian Navy

Indigenisation

20%

PROCUREMENT TIMELINE

AON

AON

Acceptance of Necessity — CCS/DAC approves the requirement.

RFI

RFI

CURRENT

Request 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

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janes.com · 04 Nov 2025

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CONTENDERS / VENDORS

Kamov Ka-31 in service · HAL DBMRH concept · UAV AEW concepts

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