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… https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/ ... QwNOg&s=19 🚨🇮🇷🇮🇱UPDATE: IRAN MISSLE HIT/MISS RATE 331 missiles and drones launched by Iran at Israel: - 185 out of 185 Kamikaze Drones were shot down - 103 out of 110 Ballistic Missiles were shot down - 36 out of 36 Cruise Missiles were shot down - ...

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Had the strike caused damage, then retaliation would have been supported. The US did its part of defending Israel in shooting down large numbers of the drones/missiles.

Arab countries have also specifically stated they won’t support the use of US bases in their territories for retaliation.

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Now it depends on the Israeli response. If Israel retaliates then the conflict will become a full fledged one. If Israel doesn’t retaliate further, then it will be similar to what occurred when the US assassinated an Iraqi general in Iraq. Iran responded with missile attack on a US airbase in Iraq. ...

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Slow moving drones are really only useful as saturation decoys. Exhaust SAM batteries.

Lesson for India is to induct more affordable AD options for countering drones. Using Barak-8, Akash etc not sustainable in large numbers.

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Global conflict has escalated…. Ukrainian parliament has passed conscription laws paving way for mass mobilization. Also, manufacturing 2 million drones this year. Iran has launched mass drone strike on Israel as a retaliation of killing of one of its generals. It is only the beginning… Middle East ...

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I don’t think Astra-Mk2 is a direct replacement for Mk1.

Astra Mk1 has MICA-like CCM and BVR (MR)capabilities.

Astra Mk2 looks to be more pure BVR (MR-LR).

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Well, 36 Rafale deal was supposed to expedite Kaveri engine with some form of JV between GTRE Kaveri-Snecma M88.

Long time has passed since (almost a decade now). Still nothing to show for it!

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All too often “chicken or egg” paralysis.

Place the orders and let the industry figure it out. Simple as that.

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^^^ Rafales are super expensive. Same Modi GoI didn’t sign the 126 in its first term (only 36); second term nothing other than change the contest twice. I don’t see how people are “guaranteeing” in the 3rd term? Note: The IN 26 N-Rafales might happen. In the Indian context, it usually is either-or a...

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This is a real lungi dance moment. Hopefully the process from tender to order signing does not drag too long. This should be the final nail in the MRFA coffin. I look forward to the day we can finally lock the MRFA thread on this forum and lay what is basically the reanimated corpse of the MMRCA co...

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Let the mass orders be placed and signed for Astra Mk1. Then rejoice! … not earlier.

Combined with low quantity orders by end users and the slow 13-step Indian procurement bureaucracy, there is still quite a long ways to go for the domination of indigenous products in the IAF.

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^^^ R&D is one thing; then production is a completely different matter. There are long lead times involved and 2-3 years is not much from this perspective. The design needs to be frozen soon and production related activities need to begin right away. There will always be something better down th...

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Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries going deeper. Crossed previous 1000km max. Taneco refinery is the 3rd largest in Russia. Strike on Russia's Taneco refinery marks leap in Ukrainian drone radius … Ukraine's longest-range drone strike to date at 1,115 km Confirms strike range that threate...

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If we think iteratively …

Mk1A
40 x ELM-2052 AESA
40 x Uttam AESA (GaA 784 TRM)
100 x Uttam AESA (GaN 900+ TRM)

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IA not interested!

Time to arm paramilitaries, CPRF and local police. That combined will be more volume than IA requirements.

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No money for Rafales

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Demographics of each country: Ukraine https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSkw4V5XTjq38WduqIiqQsT2MR6Tt-hChHbZdAIEWde6FYVP1WZtu6ICkRH&s=10 Plus, 8 million Ukrainians refugees in EU. Mostly the younger cohorts. Russia https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSER512iW...

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Vaguely remember someone posting Mk2 nose cone smaller than Mk1/1A.

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I remember someone in this forum guaranteeing Modi GoI will sign the MMRCA (SE) in the last election cycle. More that 5-years have gone by fast!

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Time will tell!

Too many years of high hopes ending in disappointment

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^^^ For too long, everyone looking at US led domination of “weak” opponents bought into the concept of “short” war. (Unless they got stuck in half hearted nation building projects and the ensuing long running low conflict insurgency.) However, when the playing field is on more equal terms then the w...

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Russia has officially begun second round of draft. The first draft was “officially” 300,000. The new second draft is for 150,000. Plus, unaccounted are large numbers of prisoners, domestic mercenaries, and foreign mercenaries. Putin Signs Decree For Conscription Of 150,000 Russians Amid Ukraine War

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After recent €50 billion in economic aid by EU, there are now plans for a 5-year €100 billion military aid package by NATO (EU only). iK7Hxl5CSyY Meanwhile, US military $60 billion aid package still stuck in US Congress politics. NATO EU stepping out of US shadow. Over the years, US has become an un...

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^^^ One positive way to look at Pakistan sponsored terrorism on Indian military installations is that it is forcing the modernization of security around bases and coasts. It means even the Pakistani/Chinese Special Forces during a war will have a very hard time sabotaging the Indian military install...

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Most of what we know from cost perspective are the Western CMs and even those are not produced in the quantities being mentioned.

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^^^ The Chinese low-cost combined with mass production likely means per unit cost actually quite reasonable (i.e. much less than $2 million). Besides, they could be using the same plant for mass production of cheap decoys that mimic their more expensive real counterparts. To overwhelm and exhaust ai...

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To sustain deterrence in SCS, India needs naval basing/support strategic agreements with friendly nations in the region like Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.

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^^^ IMO, repeat of MMRCA 1.0 GoI will get a sticker price shock. Looking at upwards of $30 billion plus for triple digits Rafales. To put in context, 36 Rafales costs $8 billion and that was without ToT/license assembly. First order of the day will likely go for 97 follow-on Tejas Mk1A. That itself ...

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Indian SSBN in the deep waters of Bay of Bengal cuddled between IN’s A&N and Eastern command assets will be well protected even without SSNs.

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https://www.rfcafe.com/references/elect ... -sight.htm

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Drone taking out drone … future of warfare

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Which of the two (left or right diagram) in that poster is on Tejas Mk1A?

Or is it partial of the left?

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^^^ … 1) What do *EACH* of these numbers represent? ....................220 = ? aircraft ....................201 = ? aircraft ....................272 = ? aircraft ....................189 = ? aircraft … 220 => Tejas Mk1/1A (replace MiG-21, MiG-27) 201 => Tejas Mk.2 (replace Jaguar, MiG-29, Mirage-200...

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Those 3 slats on the air intake are also on the Tejas Navy

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Triple AAI doors on the air ingest, does it mean higher AoA capability?

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Old news … I had missed this bit! https://x.com/zone5aviation/status/1479136281414176770?s=20 Angad Singh on Jan 7, 2022 A good day for the @HALHQBLR HJT-36 ‘Sitara’ — Gp Capts HV Thakur and A Menon carried out six turn spins to either side . HAL says this was the last major item remaining in the te...

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That Kilo probably a write-off …

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Quite a few minor changes on Mk1A. Now we need people to point out all the differences!

https://twitter.com/Defencematrix1/stat ... 5306786928 --->

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Now you have done it!

The IA will internalize this “brilliant” idea

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Looks bit different to this study. Front view does look enlarged like in the study.

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