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RishiChatterjee

SJha quoted IAF's increasing confidence in FOC that he feels, not his own assessment. Tejas was both showstarter & the showstopper on this AF day, Rafale & Su-30 in sideroles... made some single-pass maneuvers while tejas did a full aerial display (from 1:18:00). j97jYoEu7PQ Note 3 droptank...

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Yesterday's Airforce Day event with 4ton load mounted on FOC...

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John, let me know your views on this. Too many tweets to post, just click on the link below for the twitter thread... With next gen DDG everyone wants another 055 but I am expecting to be improvement on P-15b or enlarged version of P-17a. Only thing we now know the allocated budget is 50k crores fo...

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So its best to launch from a distance. To achieve that, you need winged kits and adequate navigation, day and night both, irrespective of weather. So bombs like Gaurav, Gautham which have inertial navigation plus a, sat fix for additional accuracy and a lifting body approach, and same navigation pl...

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Karan M wrote: Thanks, great find. Where was the second pic taken? Is it from Gokhales twitter account?

Yes. Link is there now (Edited). Taken somewhere in the NE.

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Interesting pic and claims here of PG-HSLD being certified for Su-30 carriage (6 per aircraft). https://twitter.com/GODOFPARADOXES/status/1439233671425372169 IAF is slowly and steadily moving towards adopting desi munitions en masse. This will be the true RMA as versus carefully hoarded stocks of e...

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basant wrote:LOL, I hope it's not true. Even more annoying should be MB gloating over their crashes. Even I get embarrassed, wonder how PAF must be feeling.

Lmao same.. Bet they do it deliberately

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While us Indians were busy establishing superiority of Tejas over Junkfighter online, China scored another goal on an empty field... (( LCA sale wouldn't be possible immediately because there is a British Export embargo to Argentina and Argentina can't buy pure Russian stuff because of CAATSA. For ...

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While us Indians were busy establishing superiority of Tejas over Junkfighter online, China scored another goal on an empty field... https://twitter.com/PSFAERO/status/1438814909526065152 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_eyiD9XEAA0blA?format=jpg&name=medium $55mil each... Could beat this price by 3...

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Kartik wrote:From DFI..

apparently one of the intermediate iterations of the AMCA, but quite close to the final frozen design.

Are you MirageBlue there?..

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Derby or Derby-ER? Well, they look the same externally.. So as far as I'm concerned, it can be either. Any evidence that we have ready stocks of Derby ER integrated with the Tejas? No but Israeli ads say its the same missile software wise. Maybe seperate integration isn't required & the above n...

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Until real photos with Derby-ER & Python-5 together come forth, make do with these... https://defenceforumindia.com/attachments/img_20210916_105914-jpg.110297/ https://defenceforumindia.com/attachments/img_20210916_110618-jpg.110299/ 1st is CAP configuration with 4 Derby-ER & 2 Python-5... ...

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Until real photos with Derby-ER & Python-5 together come forth, make do with these...

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LA-5019, LA-5020, LA-5021 and LA-5022 all had their first flight in 2021. FWIW....I have been advised that all four are delivered to No 18 Flying Bullets Sqn. Ok, now that would be really good news.... We'd heard new of 1st flights, but not further delivery. Why would HAL keep aircraft that are rea...

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(Edited fanart photo by me, original click by @gaur_av_iation)

Tejas with Astra Mark1:
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https://idrw.org/hal-offers-lca-lift-in-response-to-rfi-issued-by-the-australian-air-force/ HAL offers LCA-LIFT in response to RFI issued by the Australian Air Force :D @Rishi, the tweet from Saurav Jha about the Uttam AESA radar has already been posted in the Radar thread ---> https://forums.bharat...

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https://twitter.com/SJha1618/status/1434862630334730251 ---> From the latest HAL Annual Report: 'MoU signed with with Ms MMTC as channelizing partner for import of palm oil, for likely countertrade for sale of LCA-Tejas to Royal Malaysian Air force.'

Muwahahaha. As, I was saying...

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Such questions would hardly matter at this early stage. This is very early stage - this acquisition is atleast 3 years away, if palm oil is on the table. Shouldn't their mothballed Mig-29s be on the table more?.. That'd allow us to offer an exchange discount. Tejas' Israeli radar & AAMs may not...

RishiChatterjee · Re: Naval Tejas Mk1: News & Discussion - 03 January 2020

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Slow speed, high alpha, tight turn...

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I think your question is more about positioning /alignment rather than just pure length (can make runways longer by making ship longer, which has impact on cost / tonnage/ hull design, speed and drag etc. Which you aren't interested in) Thanks for responding, but no, on the contrary... Here I remov...

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It says length <=200 Meter, I think only Mistral and Dokdo fit into this parameter. It will be hard to put that much of armament and man in those class of LPDs. https://twitter.com/SJha1618/status/1430553520843878400?s=20 ---> If the Navy is punctilious about its RFI requirement w.r.t the length of...

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Now would those be technically similar to Amphibious Transport Dock like INS Jalashwa , or different? https://mobile.twitter.com/TheWolfpackIN/status/1430509280977956867/ ---> Indian Navy issues RFI for procurement of 4 Landing Platform Docks (LPDs) with capacity to embark 900 combat troops. Wants i...

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One thing I have wondered about & would like to ask the Navy Gurus here. Why are the runways as long as they are?.. Won't a few dozen metres increase the takeoff payload of the jets?

Why not this?

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Reflections on India's Vikrant-Centric Carrier Battle Group https://maritimeindia.org/reflections-on-indias-vikrant-centric-carrier-battle-group/ 19 August 2021 By Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd) That's an excellent article which should IMO go into a 'sticky' post. +1 T...

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I reckon long back IR teased everyone talking of some TPs/ADA rethinking on some significant improvement possible but what was not pursued..., somehow I missed what it was due to busy schedule. Guess it must be the LEVCONs. I've actually wondered why not use levcons on IAF model too if it increases...

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So if we have a AShM missile (maybe Barhmos NG) that we want to put on NLCA we will. I think limitation might be more from the point is that loadout possible - AshM + BVR/CCM. Last I heard in 2019 that Brahmos-NG prototype would come in 2024, although I don't get how lighter (700-800kg against 1.5t...

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Maybe a noob-pooch But if Vik+NLCA is used against offensive against pakistan - what would be our missions ? It won't be... LCA has no ASM weapon as of now. I hate that Jf-17 has two. The nose cone is optimized for better visibility and weight increased to accommodate carrier landing strength requi...

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Have we seen the NLCA take off with full payload from the SBTF? Bit hard to tell from outside, but mostly likely yes. Look at the official statement, that sounded like payload with full-fuel (...as with only little less they'd have taken off with 6 AAMs instead) https://i.postimg.cc/63NsZwS0/Screen...

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If the NLCA takes of carrier with empty fuel tanks and has to be buddy refuelled from a mig 29k tanker than there is no benefit of NLCA on carrier . The mission can be very well be carried out by the Mig 29 k . To be capable of carrier missions it should be capable of taking of with full fuel load ...

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The NLCA trainer model from aeroindia 2021 shows I think two 1330 litres EFT and two derby aam for external payload of estimated 2.7T which must have been achieved. Even if it is 1200 litres EFT the external payload is 2.4T which is sufficient for CAP. If it could take off with 2+ton external load ...

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I have a question on HSLD. What is the difference between the 450 kg HSLD and the 500 kg HSLD? The ARDE developed the 450kg HSLD quite some time ago and lots of LGB kit integration happened. Now why did DRDO have to make a 500 Kg HSLD? Did some requirements change? Not 100% sure but while making th...

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Can the refuelling probes be fitted into NLCA? If so, they can be refueled midair by IAF tankers, or IN could also purchase some refuelers which might not be a bad decision. USN also has refueling aircraft. Plus if IAF mk-Is can be brought up to Mk-1A over time, even NLCA Mk-I can be upgraded slowl...

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It is earmarked for Mk1A mods, tests and certification. SP-22? What about the other 5? I thought a few LSPs had already been running MK1A equipment? Yes, but some(?) might come in as FOC+ only. Here (http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lca-mk-1a-to-take-first-flight-by-march-says-hal-chairman-...

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Question:

What's the empty weight of NLCA, 7.5tons?..

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disha wrote:I just wish, the photo was cropped, the semi-hemisphere reflector on the lower left is distracting. Maybe the photo provider should have put a grainy image with some weeds in the foreground.

This took me a while to get

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Anyone can tell what these could be, on the NP-2 in place of the 2nd guy in NP-1?.. Where would those be in case of the twin-seater?

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Just imagine anti-submarine aircraft that can operate like P-8I & can just land on the surface & dip sonar. maybe not a good idea Oh. I thought it'd be safer than flying around, it'll be below radars... Unlike a vessel it can flyoff & get back down (basically what I'm saying is, it gets...

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