Bharat Rakshak

A beautiful article on the LAVI and how its developed. http://john-golan.blogspot.in/2016/05/lavi-engineers-perspective.html Wish ADA works closely with IAF to similarly shape the next shape of IAFs need Thanks for sharing Karan. Great article, with a lot of interesting material. It's also availabl...

I am not so sure. There is a lot of bitterness still lingering regarding the cancellation of the Lavi (similar to how we feel about the HF-24). Please read this: http://www.haaretz.com/f-35-take-it-or-leave-it-1.304297 I would agree that there is a lot of regret over the cancellation of the Lavi. I...

Although not quite related to AMCA, Japan unveiled a downscaled prototype of its 5th gen aircraft. As impressive as rolling out a technology demonstrator for flight test might be, the bigger news is what's going on behind the scenes. In parallel with the prototype test program, the Japanese are fun...

Confirmation: India has signed up to purchase Israel's Harop hunter-killer UAV. Deliveries should reportedly begin next year. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/04/09/340351/indian-air-force-orders-harop-loitering-munitions.html This particular article also confirms that India already deploys...

It's being reported that Russia and India are on the verge of signing "several agreements" surrounding the PAK-FA program. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/12/11/335995/russia-india-to-advance-deal-on-pak-fa-fighter-variant.html According to this report, the first Indian prototype...

Russia to start 5th generation fighter tests in 2010 - deputy PM The trials will begin in 2010," Once more....!! The delay was also related by Jane's a few weeks ago. Apparently, Jane's was able to obtain the inside story from a Russian engineer working on the project (wonder if they paid him ...

Israel has a far smaller landmass and airspace to deal with as almost all of its principal antagonists are within easy reach. The Israelis were staging air strikes on targets as far away as Tunisia back in the 1980s, and are today gearing up for a possible confrontation with Iran. They understand t...

IAI forced out of Indian fighter jet bid By YAAKOV KATZ Jul 5, 2009 5:50 | Updated Jul 5, 2009 11:17 Disappointing, but perhaps not unexpected. The US government has historically pressured its allies to help ensure a US win (although usually they placed pressure on the nation buying the weapons sys...

There appear to be some news reports in the Russian press, claiming that the PAK-FA prototype is expected to make its first flight in August 2009. According to the translations provided below, three airframes have already been built - although not all of them are necessarily flight test articles. ht...

Either the pilot is being conservative or this plane is not agile. It's very difficult to judge fighter performance from an air show demo. Most of the maneuvers being shown off have little to do with air combat, and without visual references, it's impossible to judge such key parameters as airspeed...

Just a reminder to everyone to keep an eye on their calendars for the upcoming Zhuhai Air Show, which will be running the 4-9 November. This will mark the first air show appearance for China's J-10 fighter - which China will be marketing to prospective buyers as the F-10. Hopefully some additional d...

It is being reported that China is preparing its 2nd Regiment at Chifeng Air Base to become its 4th J-10 squadron: http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Industry/Analysis/2008/05/29/analysis_chinas_fighter_planes_--_part_1/4208/ This report is based on satellite photographs, which appear to to s...

Flight International is running a story, claiming that the IAF has become disenchanted by the lack of progress at DRDO - and is considering scrapping the proposed ERJ-145 based AEW system in favor of additional Phalcon aircraft: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/04/21/223074/india-eyes-addit...

In case anyone missed it, the March issue of the British publication Air Forces Monthly carried an extensive article weighing the pro's and con's of thrust vector control, and exploring why so few Western nations have invested resources into the technology. Significantly, however, the article also s...

According to reports in the Chinese media, the J-10 and Flanker have met several times in mock combats, with the J-10 reportedly coming out on top in most engagements. Thanks for posting the news article wrdos. I have heard these claims numerous times regarding Chinese engagements between Su-27, Su...

The Pentagon's 2008 Report on China's Military is out: http://www.defenselink.mil/pubs/pdfs/China_Military_Report_08.pdf Given how many news articles have quoted the report, it's good to see the original finally referenced. A few items that caught my eye: "China has the most active ballistic m...

. . . the Lavi engine, the PW1120, produces 91.5KN of thrust. . . . we know that the J-10 engine produces around 76KN thrust. Vivek: It appears as if you are comparing the afterburning performance of the Lavi to the dry performance of the J-10. The performance figures that I have seen published for...

Just to elaborate on what I am referring to, with regard to the ongoing debate regarding size and weight estimates for the J-10, I have appended a segment from a debate that was posted on this same topic at another forum: I am aware of only three published sources that most, if not all of the intern...

Guys, Here's the one that everybody seems to have been asking for: CHINESE AIRPOWER IN TIBET: PART-4 ( J-10 PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS ) . . . I am gratified to see someone who is finally trying to use engineering analysis (and not pure speculation) to form an opinion regarding the capabilities of the J-...