Bharat Rakshak

As of now, Viv, it looks like PAK-FA will be rolling out in Russian/Indian colours much before the JSF will roll out with the USAF badge! honestly, with the direction US politics are taking right now, that very well may be the case (assuming the HAL/Sukhoi Engineers can keep up their end of the bar...

Using the same logic as China, we should be able to unabashedly claim Tibet, and all of the waters from Maldives to Vietnam. You jumped to a quick conclusion about this being OT and revealed your insecurities about discussing references to marital races in India. Discussing internal differences is ...

Defeating air-defense systems is not the moot point. It is in fact the main point. If you have info on how F-35 would be less capable than any of MMRCA contenders in handling chinese air-defenses please share it with us. We can then come to some conclusion. And can you please elaborate why is it a ...

archan wrote:

param.karandikar wrote: OR, should we organize a little DDOSing of our own?

Please. BRF does not wish to indulge in, or help organize any such activity and advises its members against it.

okay, my apologies.

As we know that China's military doctrine is guided by Art of War which says that the best general will defeat its enemy even without going to war. just because Sun Tzu is Chinese doesn't mean the Chinese use Sun Tzu. The Brute force type approach the Chin used in '62 is evidence of that. we should...

Taygibay wrote: Good evening all, Tay.

not going to lie, that picture's hawt.

back on topic.

is that forum still online?
OR, should we organize a little DDOSing of our own?

Congratulations to China on the progress it has made in outer space. It would be nice to see another space station, other than ISS that is, orbiting earth.[/quote] you think so? with the current mess in the global economy, I think the "Chinese Space program" is just a jab at the US for ax...

So the change of heart of Hillary towards paksitam, and toning down of rhetoric is about paki cooperation for attacks on Iran? Truly a country without a single ethical bone in their. Abhischek ji, I don't necessarily think that is the case. I'm currently in the US, and the politics here are *very m...

I don't know if this was brought up before, but from an more economic standpoint:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic ... 99,00.html


is there REALLY a China Bubble?

what is it's effect militarily?

I think the JSF would be a good choice, I just hope that the MoD thinks so too...


why?
let's just say that American planes are more upgrade-friendly.
Plus, if a bunch of countries ARE buying the JSF, then the IAF may not even need to buy parts directly from the US!

I don't necessarily agree to Shukla's article, but I do find some parts relevant. here's what I think: 1) according to the RCS analysis of the J-20 by US and UK defense analysts, the J-20 is only front-stealthy (seriously, look at it's ugly, square, butt). Thus, the J-20 would only be feasible as a ...

rohitvats wrote: That is Group Captain Hari Nair (retd.) you are speaking with...

<self-facepalm>

my apologies!

completely beats me why a medium airlifter needs stealth (surely nobody is flying these unprotected across hostile airspace), why super-STOL is needed when heavy helis, osprey and c130j is there and how those exposed engines will give frontal stealth. think about that one a bit more, what else are ...

I have a bit of a contrarian view on this: - A thoroughly avoidable incident. Shows us in poor professional light, similar to the earlier incidents, if you ask me. I don't necessarily agree, bhai. the how do you know that the Cheetah wasn't *meant* to stray the border as some "accidental"...

which is more "worth" it? CFTs? or Conformal Weapons Bays? It depends on what is your priority mission-wise! If you cover little distance ( borderline air defence ), go weapons' bays. If you cover distance to do AtoG, well CFTs! It of course also depends on the plane itself and its most e...

Gaur wrote:^^
According to reliable Russian posters in various forums, LMFS project is dead. So, no hope from that front.

oh.
I would have liked to see how that would have turned out...

sorry!

Lalmohan wrote:no, they've already done all their posturing and huffing and puffing

well, I just hope that's all they're gonna do.

Tibetans should come from Tibet itself to get their training in the Indian Army. During the training, the needs of them and their families should be catered to. while your sentiment is noble, for India to train and prepare foreign nationals for modern regional-scale war is tantamount to a declarati...

Just a novel thought,

Boeing's new F-15S (Silent Eagle) has conformal weapons bays (but I think it's at the cost of CFTs)

which is more "worth" it?
CFTs? or Conformal Weapons Bays?

If the AF is looking for a smaller 5th Gen from Russia - as suggested by some members, what direction will the AMCA take, where will it fit in? well, I don't know if this has been said, but the Mikoyan LMFS may be probable for a small, single pilot fighter. I don't think it can hold up the Air Supe...

ramana wrote:No hurry rohitvats. Let the final picture emerge. USually occurs three to four months after hulla settles down.

I agree. I just hope that the Pakis don't throw too much of a hissy fit over it.
They don't need another excuse to fight about...

I think that India should do what it does best:
buy a C-130J production license, and custom-build it's entire fleet at home.
That way, avionics suites and separate systems can be used which meet IAF spec, and less protocol modification would be necessary.