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One look at what we're acquiring these days and what we're developing 'indigenously' simultaneously and its quite obvious that there's quite a lot of commonality between them. This gets me thinking as to whether what we order from others is just for the sake of giving our R&D a push. I know its ...

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sum wrote:The Israeli lobby is too well entrenched and infuential to allow a Bofors/Denel repeat,IMHO....

I certainly hope so. Never thought we'd see a day when we're depending on other nation's lobby to provide us critical equipment.

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what about phalcons? or for that matter all those projects which are getting their help, including the MMR, If it does affect those projects, it'll be nothing less than shooting oneself in the foot. I dont get it. These babus create an environment where even the better companies are forced to bribe...

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Also - in the action at Lonegwala (recounted in BR in Suresh's words) he was so low that he managed to scrape the bottom of his plane on a sand dune after a near miss. Yeah i've heard of some accounts about the 1971 war where the people were literally looking down from their buildings to watch the ...

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Thank You Shiv!
To me you ARE an expert!

Such questions kept popping up in my mind since childhood and BRF has finally given me a chance to resolve them! Here's a big THANK YOU to all the Gurus from me and on behalf of all other newbies.

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Which comment Rahulji?
I quite understand whats being discussed here. I've been following the artillery and armour thread regularly. I was just adding my 2 cents to what sum mentioned: About the fear that the drivers fall asleep in presence of an AC.

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I want to know how those poor soldiers survive in the extreme heat of the Thar desert in summer where temperatures are always above 40 degrees celsius. They have to carry all that material such as backpack, rifle(obviously) ammunition i cant imagine it must be hard :shock: . Do the older tanks such...

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Do the older tanks such as T-72 have airconditioning. I think it would be unberable if it did not heh? If you had followed the Arjun threads, you would have noticed that after great dithering that the IA has agreed for ACs in the T-90s(our FMBTs for next 30 yeats till T-100 comes along).So, safely ...

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OK malu bhai, got your point :D By the way, somebody please come up with some answers to these queries i posted earlier... Ok here are some newbie questions... 1) What does one mean when the flight strategy is set to lo-lo-lo config. For that matter whats lo-lo-hi config and perhaps any other config...

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malushahi wrote:
neerajbhandari wrote:One more observation, the rotodome looked like it was rotating.
Any chance it looked like this?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... -13416.jpg

He said he saw an Il-76! You gotto give him the benefit of doubt.

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Rahul M wrote:engines are however modified in stealth oriented a/c to reduce their IR signature which is different from RCS.

Guess thats what i wanted to know. Afterall the engines too give out a heat signature and just wanted to know if there's anything that can be done to reduce it.

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Guys...the PAK-FA's deemed to carry the same engine as that of Su-35s. Won't that affect the RCS of the plane and make it less stealthy?

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kit wrote:The chap at the 'back' is a Weapons officer right ? does he need to be a pilot ?

IMHO, not necessarily so. The SU-30s don have separate trainers so i'm deducing the person sitting behind can fly the plane all by himself. But yeah, he'd best be a pilot himself you know, just in case...

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After we have completed our 230 SU 30mki mark,we shuold switch to SU 34 bomber production.So we can start talking to Russian right now so when time comes we will not waiste any time. When India already has around 130 + 130 Mig 27s and jaguars and tens of Mirages which make a formidable strike force...

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And yes, to my sense of alleviation, that site also suggests the final number of sukhois as 230.

Whats more...I'm no more trainee on BRF

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Sorry, its $12 million a piece I stand corrected. We bought them at about $34 million a piece starting 1996 IIRC. We are supposed to have used them for extensive trials and pilot training since then. Plus we seem to have baked them out in the sun as the google earth pic suggests. so $12 million for...

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Here's more... :-o The Gripen boasts of being able to take off and land on vehicular roads. Is it only because of its light weight or any other aerodynamic config? What makes the other aircrafts (similar/heavier) incapable of the same? Please dont get pissed with me guys..I'm still just taking my fi...

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Ok here are some newbie questions... 1) What does one mean when the flight strategy is set to lo-lo-lo config. For that matter whats lo-lo-hi config and perhaps any other config with similar 'nameology'? 2) What are constraints of using an aircraft in a maritime role? I'm referring to the Jaguar-IMs...

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BTW, this thing keeps pricking my mind. We all believe the final order numbers of Sukhois to be 230. Of which the final order for 40 MKIs were to be produced in Russia. So here's my doubt. IIRC, we ordered those 40 a/cs on Russia around the same time as the IAF was asking for a faster production rat...

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True, If we are not going to return SU30Ks, we should use them. I guess we are still negotiating on what happens to these 18s. We would have been saying take back these 18 and give us new 18 Mkis for free (as per contract). The Russian would have been arguing that since 18 SUKs have been used, we n...

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vavinash wrote:38+24 were ordered earlier . With this 18 it becomes 80. I hope they integrate Nishant UAV with this system.

Ahem...sorry i'm a novice in this tech. How and why would anybody integrate a UAV with an MRBL? Is it to scout for and acquire targets? Is there anything else?

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the additional 40 lot will directly come from russian manufacturers,if you add 18 replacements also then it will make 120 by mid of next year Assuming we'll have 60 new MKIs next year, where are we gonna base them? Sq. 30 will go to Tezpur and will be replaced by a new sqaudron. My hunch is, Bareil...

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300 MKI's = 1200 pilots min. Add 126+64 MRCA another 400 pilots and if 200 LCA comes in to the picture 400 pilots for that too.2000 fighter pilots needed by 2020. You could add a few hundreds more for the impending delivery of MiG-29s for the Navy and the Hawks. I'm not even mentioning the soon-to-...

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actually 230 SU 30 MKi was visioned by 2014 but as we increased Production rate from HAL and few more from direct russian assembly,i think this is doable. IIRC, the 230 Su-30 MKIs were visioned by 2017 earlier...but it was then decided to hand over to Russia some part of the production so that all ...

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narayana wrote:Isnt It Sweet .lets go for 300 MKI by 2012 that will make a formidable IAF,will give conifdence to meet chinis Eye to Eye

we have about 60 MKIs right now. so 240 more MKIs in 4 years seems a long shot!

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Mig-21 - Bison will be in service till 2025. 125 in active service Mig-27 - Being upgraded. Will be in service till 2025. 130 in active service. Jaguar - 65 early aircraft being upgraded to Darin III standard. 130 in active service. Will remain active with IAF till 2020-2025 Mig-29 - Being upgraded...

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Phase-I was very important because it gave him more than one advantages 1) Mushy's stooges are removed 2) He appeared to be improving the image of army in public and removing army interference in public affairs something the people are resenting at the moment. 3) All the misgovermand is heaped upon...

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Hey, will that also speed up PAK-FA in someway?
And any plans to use that expertise for NAL Saras development?

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With He-3 on mind, India gets ready for lunar mission Wow! This reminds of a computer game that i played in my childhood - 'Battlezone'. One might say it's off topic, but this news report definitely has startling resemblances with that game. The game plot goes somewhat like this... There's a meteor...

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its already said that phalcons from israel will not be available before 2011, and Indian awacs not before 2012. To my knowledge, the first Phalcon will be ready by first half on 2009, not 2012. The remaining Phalcons should be ready within a year. A repeat order for 3 more Phalcons is also expected...

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Another step for the Eurofighter The first UK Tranche 2 twin-seat Typhoon is now in the final stages of assembly at BAE Systems Warton. The Tranche 2 Typhoon will provide the customer with an increased capability thanks to the improved speed and power of the aircraft’s computers combined with the s...

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A question for gurus here. I know the IJTs and the AJTs can be armed with missiles and guns. But have they or will they ever used in war if situation demands?

Does one also consider them while gauging an air force's strength.

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MukulMohanty wrote:If you think our armed forces are so daft so as to put $30m aircrafts at stones throw - think again.

I dont know how much an Airbus-320 costs, but they were certainly put at a stones throw distance! And it carries many more lives than a $30 m Sukhoi does.

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ahem!
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/st ... 0080065634

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sum wrote:Where will the millions of BDs go then??

Correction: Where will the millions of votes go then??

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IMHO Lohegaon appears too vulnerable to me...the sukhois are clearly visible from the civillian aircrafts taking off and landing in pune..you can actually count the number of MKI's parked near the runway..just imagine if avhijacked aircraft were to be crashed on the MKI's, why don't we utilize the ...

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So I really doubt the structural compatibility of MKI and Su-35 :?: Yes but our MKIs can be upgraded with 117S and IRBIS if IAF wishes so :) Did you just answer your own doubt there? :-o But i'm told that the PAK-FA will be powered by the 117s (Will try and find those sources for you) So i'm guessi...

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Thanks Rahul... and yeah...i did mean to say "deterrent'! :D I recall reading that report in TOI about the MKIs being shifted to Jodhpur/some western airbase. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\05\19\story_19-5-2008_pg7_1 Presently, India has positioned its Sukhois only at Pune,...

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So I am very glad that BJP, while not being able to rescind Art370 or implement Uniform Civil Code outright, It was an NDA govt., not BJP govt. BJP was way short of majority on its own in the parliament and was dependent on small regional parties which were loathe to have anything to do with UCC or...

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To tell Muslims that YES there are passages in the Koran and Hadith extremely offensive to Kafirs. That these passages are what motivate terrorists. If such debates start off in main stream media, it's going to make a BIG difference. Now we're talking! Much better than going bang-bang on the IMs! W...

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