Bharat Rakshak

7 ton internal fuel might not be feasible. The F18 E/F carries some 6600 KG and has a empty take of weight of 14400 KG. A internal fuel of 6 tons might be a better guess given the size of the plane . The Rafale has 1150 litre CFTs. A higher external payload of 8 to 9 tons would give the aircraft mor...

http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/oct/13/iaf-wants-new-russian-mig-29s-to-be-equipped-with-indigenous-weapons-2047030.html IAF wants new Russian MiG-29s to be equipped with indigenous weapons Sources said there are other indigenous equipment and weapons which would be integrated with the ...

We need a 2 pronged approach. If the IAF is alright with the performance constraints of a C-295 based AWACS, get a subset of Netra team modify the 2 sided array for C-295. Have the senior team work on the larger AWACS India.

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2019-03-28/india-renews-indigenous-awacs-efforts Six next-generation longer-endurance AWACS aircraft based on the Airbus A330 platform were proposed years ago and received approval and clearance in principle. They are awaiting a final nod from the mini...

Which other platforms where in the competition when Emb 145 was selected?

Saw this on twitter :

@Wolfpack071 https://twitter.com/Wolfpack071/status/ ... 5819164672

How many more tests untill it goes into production?

http://pib.nic.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1563625#.XF2WF8xakA8.twitter Next Astra! Fantastic ! Wait for this to get into trials and MBDA will do a volte-face and come offer the Meteor for the Tejas. Why even go for Meteor when we have our own weapon? What other applications do we see of th...

But this ASRAAM deal may be intended for fleet wide replacement, probably a standard SRAAM for next 3 decades. That’s a huge deal. Basically it “may” replace MICA IR, R-73, and R-60. MICA is a recent purchase, not sure if R-60 is still in use. After Astra why take a step back and screw ourself on s...

https://globaldefencewatch.com/with-pralay-prahar-s-400-in-kitty-how-indias-war-against-pakistan-will-play-out/?fbclid=IwAR1vN7UOrtu3nNcxUH8eD0078Qywf0aaXhnudWmqRFaY6C9UZGWVA0VkWpE INTRODUCTION : Pakistani establishment has the habit of staying in a fool’s paradise that it will always have its dete...