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konaseema

Folks, I need to pick the bright brains at BRF about a realistic volume projection of AMCA. As some of you might know / guessed, my KB is in race to supply some gizmos, and the management needs input on realistic business prospects. Since none of my past projections to them came reliably true (thei...

konaseema

The logical reasoning from IAF maybe that they have enough stockpile of imported A2A BVR missiles in their kitty and it may not make economical sense to order more Astra Mk1 at this time but as more and more Tejas Mk1A joins the IAF fleet, they may order in the next 3-4 years. Once Astra Mk2 is read...

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MFRA saga will continue until HAL makes significant progress on Combat Air Teaming System and matures. The overall numbers of Tejas Mk1A / Mk2 will also depend on how much confidence IAF shows and their need for such systems. We may see another G2G purchase of Rafale's and the quantity will be equiv...

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I think IAF should refrain Apache's from High Altitude operations but use Rudra / LCH instead and restrict Apache's to plains and desert terrain.

konaseema

The question is how much is too much and how much is too little. What is our defense strategy? Are we going to defend what is left of this country or are we going to reclaim the lost land mass between 1947 and 2024? Or are we going to enhance our defense capabilities to the point that it deters our ...

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And what kind of cruise missiles are available for $2 million a pop? Let's not kid ourselves with these propaganda. Chinese propaganda has indeed worked.

konaseema

NLCA will come IMVHO. The Navy will need it for the lack of a twin seater, carrier capable Rafale M. It will be the Indian Navy's T-45 Goshawk :) The 36 Rafale C/Bs in IAF service now + 22 Rafale Ms + 4 Rafale Bs for the Navy = 62 airframes in total. Take that number out of the 189 that Saurav Jha ...

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Are there any enhancements and / or indigenization of foreign LRU's, that can be done to the Tejas Mk1A in the next 3 years and can be included as part of the next set of 97 aircrafts and be called as Mk1B? What can be the new features as part of the Tejas Product backlog?

konaseema

Time for Lungi Dance?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69CEiHfS_mc

konaseema

Question to more learned folks here Is the move to convert all airborne battalions to SF already complete? Or is it still underway. I have been thinking and reading a lot these past few days about our PARA SF forces and what ails them and why we are seeing such heavy SF losses in the last few years...

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Mere comparison of numbers of 2 air forces leads to dooms day scenarios. We can never match the Chinese PLAAF numbers even with 42 squadrons or even if we convert all 42 to either one of Su-30 MKI or Rafale's. You don't deploy all your assets against one enemy and neither China nor India can afford ...

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The British! :roll: :lol: British Navy drops custom of employing Chinese servants on warships over fears they may spy for Beijing https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12660163/British-Navy-drops-custom-employing-Chinese-servants-warships-fears-spy-Beijing.html 22 Oct 2023 'Servants' ?!? isn't t...

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Let us hope to see change in attitude from our Gunners soon enough, as we saw with our ACM. I guess it is a matter of time before the Sarkar tames its IA generals by pressing the right buttons.

konaseema

What is the real difference between Multi and Omni? To my limited understanding / knowledge, Multi role - Aircraft has the capability do multiple roles but 1 specific role in a specific sortie (Air to Air Vs Air to Ground) Omni role - Aircraft has the capability to do multiple roles and can switch ...

konaseema

ashthor wrote: ↑05 Oct 2023 09:55 Will the 97 order include more trainers or will this 18 suffice? Or will Mk1A trainers will be ordered later.

If we go with the assumption of 2 trainers per squadron, then IAF may need 24 trainers for 12 squadrons of Tejas Mk1/A. With 18 on order, they will need 6 more of the trainers.

konaseema

DRDO was working on ER-SAM & XR-SAM which had up to 250 kms range. This should be a new missile which is of the S-400 category.

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Almost all defense related YouTube channels and counting the 10 trainers ordered as part of the 83 Tejas order as Mk1A. Essentially we are looking at 73 + 97 = 170 Tejas Mk1A + 32 Tejas Mk1 + 18 Tejas Mk1 Trainers, which comes to ~ 12 Squadrons of Tejas Mk1/A aircrafts.

konaseema

If I am not mistaken, the twin seater LCA-Navy has been earmarked for the role of mothership for the CATS system and not the IAF trainer.

konaseema

might be an early signal of dwindling or no orders for mk2? perhaps mk2 will be TD for AMCA? I don't think so. It is the acknowledgement by IAF of the fact that the Mk1A is a very much capable aircraft for the point defense role and perform some Air to Ground role. It also reflects the new found co...

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Having read the above, it might very well be within the realm of possibility for India & Saudi (and maybe the UAE order that was placed earlier) to place a joint large order that establishes a production line in India by a private player and deliver a cheaper version (drive down the per unit pri...

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Time to send in the Naga's (the head hunters of our Army) for the next mission.

konaseema

For the sake of comparison, the P-8I is based on single aisle Boeing 737 which is similar to the Airbus A320 family. Having them in adequate numbers will be the key. From youtube videos of interviews with P8I drivers, it seems that it can do the work of 3-5 P3 Orions.. But getting back to AEW, how ...

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For the sake of comparison, the P-8I is based on single aisle Boeing 737 which is similar to the Airbus A320 family. Having them in adequate numbers will be the key.

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50 of what LCA Mk1A : the elta version or the uttam version.. I don't think the model of radar has to be defined right now, if the IAF decides to release an order for 50 additional Mk1A. Even if it is defined now in the initial order, the radar (and other equipment) can be changed later with mutual...

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The boy has just proposed to the girl. But the relatives have already started discussing about mundan! Give it some time and see what evolves from this partnership / agreement.

konaseema

There is a story about Krishnadevaraya & Tenali Rama. The queen wanted to replace Tenali Rama with her brother and she insisted that her brother was way smarter than Rama and that the king get Rama replaced. The King was wise enough to not heed to her wishes but instead asked the queen if her br...

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What is the possibility of GE-404 engines being replaced by GE-414 in the future as part of a midlife upgrade of Tejas Mk1/A or when it is time for replacing the engines?

konaseema

Here is an insight from a IAF veteran. It's not metallurgy but the tooling that is a problem for GTRE / HAL.

konaseema

A YouTube channel carried the news that the Eurofighter Typhoon will be offered at a 35% discount. I think if Dassault doesn't reduce the price, Typhoon might come out as the L1 if these 2 are shortlisted again. Any thoughts? How about combining this and the RR deal to joint manufacture 110-120kN je...

konaseema

With the recent Air India & Indigo airplane orders, India will get the MRO facilities setup for the single aisle aircrafts for both Airbus & Boeing, if not already operational. The next thing would be the setup for MRO facilities for the different LEAP engines that we need in India to avoid ...

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If 80% ToT is the reason for this heartburn, please do overlook it. At the end of the day, I am glad that we will get the engines for the next 3 important projects, Tejas Mk2, TEDBF & AMCA Mk1. There was no going back on this specific engine with all the 3 programs at critical stages. We still c...

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It was about to take its maiden flight earlier this year but haven't seen / heard about the current status in the last 2 months.

konaseema

What does it take for ADA to update the test flight page in their website? It has been almost 9 months since the last update. Any update on the status of NP-5?

konaseema

I am not sure why the range of Mk1 or Mk1A is an issue while it is not an issue with any other fighter that we will be against in our neighborhood? If you go by the Wikipedia, the combat range of Mk1 is 500 kms and it is 546 kms for F-16. So if you were to do an apple to apple comparison, with no dr...

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Does Rafale carry any ARM now? Did we buy any such weapon? If yes, what is this missile? See this... Rafale Combat Success http://omnirole-rafale.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Fox-3-15.pdf Thanks for your response Rakesh Ji. So essentially Rafale can do SEAD but not DEAD. It can defend itself well...

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Does Rafale carry any ARM now? Did we buy any such weapon? If yes, what is this missile?

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Is this corruption related to the initial order made around 2003 or is it related to the follow on order around 2008?

konaseema

Nothing gets executed on time in India especially in the defense industry. If we get that, then we won't have these frequent heartburns. That said, I think US may try to delay the project just a little bit more. But eventually will provide the engines that we need. On the domestic front, we should c...

konaseema

What I found most interesting is the fact that we have tested Brahmos 106 times (if I heard it right) according to Mr. Atul.

konaseema

Thanks for your response Aditya_V. My point was not to have doors and locks but how many doors and locks will deter a thief? How many is too many and how little is too little? I was responding to the 10000 Nirbhay's and 30000 Pinaka's and I am not arguing to NOT having Nirbhay's & Pinaka's at al...

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