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^^^ That is precisely what I'm thinking. Wouldn't this be solved if we have our commsec standard, and have special adaptors to interface with NATO, Russians and anybody else when necessary ?

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^^ The biggest problem for IAF with Russian equipment is after-sales support, esp the spares. Given this, Backfires and Blackjacks will just be hangar queens in a few years time. That said, I too believe there is a role for bombers. And I think we should convert a civilian/transport aircraft to a bo...

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Egypt acquiring 50 MIG-29s deliveries to start soon and Algeri 14 MI-26Ts-the new upgraded 26s with only a 3 man crew, etc.Both birds at very low prices which the IAF should consider, both types needed and budgetary restraints. Why should IAF choose Mi-26 when it has already decided on Chinooks. An...

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^^^ Correct me if I'm wrong. Despite all the RCS decreases of the airframe, if you load it with missiles, bombs, drop tanks, target pods, jamming pods, it is going to be rather reflective. I don't know how much, but my WAG is it is going to be significant. So, while I'm sure it is quite useful in so...

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Nirbhay can do the job of Jag lo-lo missions. Cost of cruise missiles is much lower than cost of aircrafts wrt manufacturing, maintenance, training, etc. Not to mention previous lives of our pilots. Agree, that would be perfect. We just need Nirbhay proven ASAP and atleast a production run of a few...

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Brits lost a lot of Tornado during GW during Lo Lo Flight due to Ack Ack and missiles , Its the most risky mission to do and pilots needs balls of steel. Todays environment is not the same at 80's with PA/PAF fielding a range of new weapons and radars and hence it a lot more riskier for JAgs to fly...

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In command guidance the flaw is if an ARM takes out the radar then your missile becomes a dud. There are two versions of the changed Akash : Akash Upgrade/Refurbished and NG. NG will have dual seeker. @Ramana-saar: did I miss news that Akash NG will have dual seeker ? Do you have a source for that ...

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Are there any ham radio operators on this forum ?

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Well, promise IAF to upgrade the Mk1As to Mk1Bs at an appropriate time (after the new flight computer is qualified). What's wrong with that ?

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One question regarding the assertion that the Sukhois bested the Yankee and Oiropean birds: Were both the sides operating under near full capabilities (full radar and BVR) ? Or were the radars in training mode ? And were the engagements in WVR ? (If not, which BVR missile was simulated). Just curiou...

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So, what's really brewing ? Other than the chai-biscoot diplomacy and photo ops, what are the real take-aways ? I guess I was expecting "tactical" stuff like getting S400's cheaper or decided to get FGFAs or advanced the KA-226 deal one more step or something similar. All this strategic pa...

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I don't get this stealthy == invisible on radar thing. It depends upon distance at which the other bird was detected and tracked and the capabilities of the missiles. IMO, the only question that matters is (and answer will never be public): could our Sukhois possibly engage the J20 before the J20 ca...

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Putin likes leaders coming to Moscow to massage his ego. Erdogan, Assad, Netanyahu, all have earned much by paying homage to him. Its a good decision by Modi to pay him a visit. Modi should act smart. He needs to balance between China, Russia and US. It is Putin who needs to balance between China a...

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I cannot foresee this number. With apptoximately a 10% increase in thrust, i can’t see how they are going to get a more than 10% increase in the clean TOW. At max 15% to account for extra internal fuel. That would put the clean TOW below 11.5 tons. That would leave 6 tons of payload. I don’t know h...

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One question I have is: with a 17.5t MTOW, will a GE F414 suffice ? My concern is - would we be back to "it is underpowered" situation ? It will give the Tejas Mk2 similar T/W ratio as the Mirage-2000-5. the Snecma M53-P2 produces ~98 kN in afterburner and ~64 kN in dry thrust. Similar to...

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One question I have is: with a 17.5t MTOW, will a GE F414 suffice ? My concern is - would we be back to "it is underpowered" situation ?

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I don't know about the podded IRST (LItening et al) but IIRC the OLS that MIgs and Sukhois have is integrated with the pilot's helmet, so that the IRST swivels based on where the pilot is looking. There was one Youtube video I saw long ago but not able to find it right now. I've also just not seen t...

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It's hard not to be condescending towards what passes for Nepali polity and intelligentsia. They are attempting (and failing miserably) a blackmail sort of what TSP does to US. I understand some of their grievances, esp over the influence we have there and a fear that we look at them as a province t...

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By the time you sign the dotted line, qualify a new engine, radar, go from IOC to FOC another 10-12 years would have gone by. Do you still think it will be worth it if that is the timeline? Well, the gripen ng is not so far from this state, probly worse. At least the fulcrum has a naval variant. Ye...

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Why more Aadhaar saar ? We already have a system like Zinda-ji mentioned. I also got an inland letter mail for lane violation in MG Road in my car, a couple of year ago. Not sure if the system is still is in use, but it used to work.

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Boss, that is April data .. I'm not so sure, actually. My understanding is that the transactions for March are filed in April and composition dealers file quarterly (no invoice matching), so the April filing would include all the transactions for Jan-Mar. I don't know what the 1 lakh crore number a...

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NaMo should visit Argentina and sign a few defence agreements with them. Leak some discussions on selling ~~Brahmins~~ Brahmos and Tejas. We don't really have to sell, just make a lot of noise. Brits will fall over themselves to please us.

Updated later: phone autocorrect corrected

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Even if LRSAMs are expensive, why not have extra silos that are empty most of the time?

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Optimal solution to shore up current shortage is via; 1) Acquiring "used" MiG-29s (21 on offer from Russia) and M2K-9s. 2) Improving serviceability of present aircraft (above 75% across the board). 3) Complete upgrades of present aircraft i.e. M2K upgrade and Jaguar re-engine & Darin ...

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^^ If all on-board are safe, who was killed ?

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I'm trying to compute and compare the TWR of Mk1 and Mk2. I got the Mk1 specs from wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrust-to-weight_ratio#Fighter_aircraft

Is TWR normally computed on the empty weight or the MTOW and is the thrust the dry thrust or wet thrust ?

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I'd half-joking when I asked the questions two weeks ago ... - Tejas Mk1 is lighter than Gripen C/D and has more powerful engines. Yet, Tejas is underpowered / 3-legged cheetah. - If Gripen E actually first flew in 2016, what did we test for MMRCA trials ? - If Gripen E was evaluated for MMRCA, does...

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One fantastic thing about ISRO is whenever they've had setbacks (GSLV CUS comes to mind), they've taken a step back, investigated the issues thoroughly and then fixed them at the root.

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Being reported on other sources too ...

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-loses-contact-with-communication-satellite-gsat-6a/articleshow/63565033.cms

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I wonder what happened to the Malaysian Mig-29's that we wanted to buy a year ago ...

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Indranil wrote: By the way, that 18 degrees STR is of the best F-16. The latest blocks of F-16s cannot reach those values.

STR is supposed to be one of the weak points of a delta wing, rt ?

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Would FBL be lighter than FBW and help Tejas shed some weight ?

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What happens when ships get decommissioned ? Esp smaller ships like the minesweepers. Are they going to get scrapped or used for sailor training ?

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I'd posted this before and I can't resist posting this again: Why Boeing's Design For A 747 Full Of Cruise Missiles Makes Total Sense

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word on street is a mk2 engine for the new build Tu160 due around 2020-22 will extend its range by another 1000km from its already very long legs. while we are some ways off from PAKDA sized huge VLO platforms, a supersonic ER non-LO missile truck might have its uses..esp when we finish up nirbhay ...

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Worth reading fully. Don’t Panic, The Army Is Not As Badly Off As It Is Projected For the first time since the Kargil conflict in 1999, the Indian Army’s ammunition stock, inventory of spares and maintenance of its existing crucial equipment is up to date, thanks to a combination of emergency procur...

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ramana wrote:I was going to do a summary with the link. Its quite late now.
Please do the honors. Here is the link.

http://quarryhs.co.uk/modern_fighter_gu ... veness.htm

Thank you, Ramana. Let me take a look at it. But would love to see your views as well.

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I don't understand - are you saying that if we have our own radar, then Israelis won't allow interfacing Derby with our radar ? Is so, why would they interface with a French radar ?
Aren't there any open standards for radars and missiles to interface with each other and with the aircraft ?

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Another way of saying is the GSh 23 with twin barrels in one location has higher rate of fire and occupies less space on Tejas. For comparison one can compare the kinetic energy of a 30mm NATO round and 23 mm GSh round. Add rate of fire and an increment for explosive energy and compare the gun stat...

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Does this T-90 cost include the price of the barrel made in India, the price of the AC, and the price of thermal imagers ? I'd posted a list of components (that wasn't part of the deal or TOT'ed so we had to improvize) on this same thread a while ago, let me dig it up. Oh and that was just the acqui...

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