Bharat Rakshak

P Chitkara

What will be different in MK II?

1. More powerful engine
2. AESA (desi or non-desi?)

What else will complete the list and when is it estimated to reach the induction stage?

P Chitkara

Will the option of turning old aircraft into UCAV be cost effective in the first place?

P Chitkara

Why do we suppose other countries will by mk1? We do not have a track record of developing a fighter, neither has the AF of home country inducted it in numbers. Let there be no doubt, only after we see a successful run of tejas in our own AF will we be able to see it being exported. I doubt there wi...

P Chitkara

It is not just the money, it is how well it is spent and in our case spent at all. Every year a good part of allocated funds go unutilized due to the red tape. Look at the IAs artillery gun circus. Every one wants to save their a$$ and keep a very safe distance from controversy. Nobody among the bab...

P Chitkara

Has anyone heard of any proposal to get a desi 155 mm?

P Chitkara

Does anyone have any idea how many LACMs are we palnning to induct? These include Brahmos and Nirbhay. Any ballpark figure that anyone may have heard of?

These assume great importance in context of China.

P Chitkara

LCA MK1 & MK2 >> Light
MRCA >> Medium
MKI >> Heavy

P Chitkara

Phillip, you really are a rodina fan

P Chitkara

Although OT, I will state the risk of posting it. Right now khan is asking us to keep quiet on the union carbide compensation. This is when so many lost their lives. At the other end of the spectrum, they have made BP agree to $21 billion where there has been no loss of life, livelihood may have bee...

P Chitkara

Nag is not yet man portable which Javelin is. Does anyone know of the timeframe for getting man portable version of nag out for trials?

P Chitkara

Cost was a crucial factor then. Remember the state of economy in those days. Now compare it with today and see how much we can spend on such big ticket items.

Point I am trying to make is, cost may be an important, but not the crucial factor.

P Chitkara

Where will the reduction in weight come from? To me the primary source is the armor, which means lesser protection in face of newer rounds - a risky strategy. As far as the movement of armor is concerned, can anyone list out the specific problems being faced wrt Arjun and how are they so severe that...

P Chitkara

Teens have had their share of glory but for the requirements that the IAF has, they really are not the long term answer. Solah is past its prime and must be allowed to retire gracefully :wink: Here I am not even talking about the beggars next door getting the same tech. (They recently got the AIM 12...

P Chitkara

Any updates on Snecma core? This will be a tricky proposition; these people have been giving us trouble with Shakti (the transmission drama).

P Chitkara

One thing is for sure - no certificates (as mentioned on livefist) matter if unkil decides not to disallow use of the equipment supplied by it. It will be very naive if we take those certificates seriously and get the teens. Tiffy and Rafale, though expensive will be immune from it to a very large e...

P Chitkara

I guess the problem arose after 1998 embargos. That is when they could no longer import the actuators from khan.

P Chitkara

What would have the motives of the Chinese beEN to cooperate on the LCA project? Gain an insight into the way we think? Our plans for future, technological capabilities? We will never know. But, it wouldn’t have been to develop the LCA for sure.

P Chitkara

Completely agree here. The Kaveri program MUST NOT be killed. The step of de-linking it from LCA and allocating more funds was the step in right direction. This is our maiden attempt at making a jet engine and I feel it is a matter of WHEN not IF we are successful at this. Success in this area will ...

P Chitkara

I am not sure whether thrust vectoring even if available on EJ will make it's way to LCA. Thrust vectoring, after all comes with additional weight and at least I have doubts whether the benefits provided by it will be enough to justify the additional weight.

Can any of the gurus enlighten us on it?

P Chitkara

Have any GSQRs been framed or issued for these? Also, how de we suppose the OFBs Medak facilty can be utilized by the private firms if they win the competition?

Counting the eggs before they are hatched but couldnt resist

P Chitkara

How different will it be? I recall reading somewhere that 95% of the target has been acheived. So, should we assume that the thrust will be 95% of the target or am I not interpreting things correctly

P Chitkara

The informaiton is controlled very tightly to the extent that the news about J10 crash came out after a couple of years the incedent happened.

There is also a possibility that people on the ground may be under pressure to deliver or perish (literally). Just throwing out a posibility here....

P Chitkara

It takes two to tango. Both, the DRDO/other organizations and the forces must agree to a middle path for anything tangible to materialize. It may not be the best out there but it will at least serve the purpose. Handling the current threats in any case does not need absolutely top-notch stuff. Fact ...

P Chitkara

Wasnt this expected? Khan will give them anything as long as they seve or at least pretend to serve khan's interest.

Looks like the govt has accepted it as the ground reality and has already given up. No protests or statement of any kind on such bakhsheesh!

P Chitkara

Seeking some gyan here - What are the challenges involved in making FH77 class a gun with acceptable parameters in a reasonable timeline. Let us broadly list out the basic parameters without going into greater details. 1. Weight 2. Barrel 3. Range What past experience we can leverage on and what kin...

P Chitkara

Per wiki pukeland has close to 550 pieces of SP arty (M109)! Is it anywhere near the reality? If it is, how far do we lag behind? Coming back to the discussion, it is time we had production of at least towed arty at home. Let us keep our fingers crossed and hope that something good materializes loca...

P Chitkara

chackojoseph wrote: It is good they overruled. we have a better WLR than they have. besides, IN is taking mark 2 of sonars and some electronics from DRDO now a days.

Are you talking about AN-TPQ37? With all due respect, fact is we did not have a decent WLR when we needed it the most.

P Chitkara

Lack of IAs(and to some extent other services, degree varies of course) confidence in DRDO stems from some bitter experiences. Quoting an instance to give you an idea. Around mid 90s there was a proposal to import AN-TPQ36 WLRs from unkil. Lo and behold - DRDO steps in and says we can make it in x n...

P Chitkara

At present, this will put tremendous strain on our resources - both military and infrastructure. There are multiple dimensions to it: Military Here, greater degree of indigenization on military hardware is going to be one of the key points. The dependence on foreign suppliers has its limitations - w...

P Chitkara

One can be rest assured of the fact that the Army will never ever forget 1962.
That being said, there should be no cause for concern. And yes, 1962 was the result of bad decisions more than anything else. Had all options been exercised, results could've been quiet different.

P Chitkara

Quiet right. The way things are moving wrt b'desh, scenarios painted in this thread have a high likelyhood of unfolding in real life, in a not too distant future. One wonders how can India let such acts go unpunished. They need much more than routine summoning-and-admonishing the b'desh representati...

P Chitkara

Well, I second this. They are bound to get some BVR capability in next few years. But, JDAM and HARM still seem a bit far fetched.

P Chitkara

Yeah things seem to have stopped completly after such wonderful contributions !

P Chitkara

There is one more thing that is curious. We can conduct exercises with RSAF involving their F16's but similar exercises with Israel raise a lot of hackles of -you know which- countries :twisted: . I do not know the finer details but why are exercises with Israel taking eons whereas they should've be...

P Chitkara

Listening that RSAF F16 have been taken care of comprehensively is great! That being said I was curious about the training levels of RSAF pilots. They have of course been training with a lot of western AF's but, the extent to which an AF may train depends a lot on the percieved threat perception whi...

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