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Rakesh

I read all the posts following this one, a truly depressing state of affairs. How did we paint ourselves into a corner? Is there a solution at this late date? I am thinking accelerated PPP might be a way out. Malaise and easy access to imports is the reason for painting ourselves into a corner. The...

Rakesh

Indian Air Force began a fighter jet hunt 2 decades ago. It's finally nearing an end https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-air-force-rafale-deal-114-jets-fleet-upgrade-hal-tejas-delays-2856797-2026-01-25 25 Jan 2026 India is reportedly in the last stages of clearing and signing an agreement ...

Rakesh

Six AH-64 Apaches of the Army Aviation Corps "bolster" India's capabilities. The jokes write themselves. https://x.com/USAmbIndia/status/2015391001620480136?s=20 ---> Thrilled to visit an AH-64E Apache with @SecArmy Driscoll. A powerful symbol of how we’re delivering on @POTUS and @PMOIndi...

Rakesh

IAF achieved air superiority in Op Sindoor, forced Pakistan to seek ceasefire—Swiss think tank https://theprint.in/defence/iaf-achieved-air-superiority-in-op-sindoor-forced-pakistan-to-seek-ceasefire-swiss-think-tank/2836182/ 25 Jan 2025 Authored by military historian Adrien Fontanellaz, the study ...

Rakesh

Bingo! Well said Sumeet. Tomorrow if we export Tejas Mk2 or AMCA to a friendly country, will India hand over the following (upon request); 1) Source Code access to integrate that friendly nation's weaponry. 2) Crown jewel access of the 120kN turbofan that powers the AMCA. Because if we will not do t...

Rakesh

It would be hard pressed to give even an educated guess, without the IAF actually commenting on it.

In absence of this, we will be (as we say in Hindi)....

अंधेरे में तीर चलाना
andhere mein teer chalaana

And the IAF will never comment on something like this.

Rakesh

By the way, there is some news of Tejas Naval variant being considered by IN for training our pilots on landing and taking off from our Aircraft carriers. How true is that is not known. See these posts (in the order listed below) on the issue you have raised in your post... 1. https://forums.bharat...

Rakesh

That's what I am saying too. F404 should have alternative, and is very much possible with Kaveri. This should continue. F414, there are no alternatives as of now. No alternative of Kaveri engine that you could fit into MK2 in the next 4 to 5 years atleast. America cannot be relied, nor is French. T...

Rakesh

Are you saying that it's either GE 414 or Safran deal? What we need is an alternative to the F404 for Mk1A and F414 for the Mk2. Easier said than done, but Unkil is not reliable. We can 100% rely on China to be our enemy. We have zero guarantee on America being India's friend or having a strategic ...

Rakesh

Depends on Trump and his mood. So Indian airpower must rest on the mood of a US President? :) Tejas will serve for at least four decades in the IAF. Around 300 - 400 Tejas in multiple variants are expected to be produced. For the next 4 decades, we want an Atmanirbhar Bharat product to be in the ha...

Rakesh

The real magic uddu lies in the remaining 20%

And let the deal get signed first. Then pop the champagne.

It is anyone guess how the Orange Diaper Baby is going to react, post the CCS approval of the 114 Rafale deal.

Rakesh

It is inevitable other than Shriman Modi himself cutting the deal down to few 36 or so numbers for IAF. Increasing Tejas MK2 orders to 200. Offering U.S with a GE 200 engine deal with delivery priority for India and tech transfer. Finalizing Safran deal for AMCA engine. Ensuring Kaveri project is g...

Rakesh

@ uddu, here is another "sensational" news item

---> viewtopic.php?p=2670085#p2670085

Rakesh

INDIA DUMPS US ENGINE - Chooses France for AMCA in Historic Defence Shift India has made a massive strategic pivot, officially sidelining US proposals to finalize a landmark jet engine partnership with France’s Safran. In this broadcast, we break down why New Delhi walked away from American deals t...

Rakesh

:D The way narratives are pushed are amazing to say the most. Hope that for all the purchases India is making, we get to sell them a good amount of indigenous weapons as well. Media houses and defence analysts can read the writing on the wall i.e. the MRFA is becoming a reality. Barring some earth ...

Rakesh

THE RAFALE TRAP: Is India’s ₹3.25L Cr Deal Killing the Tejas Mk2? Is India’s ₹3.25 lakh crore deal for 114 Rafale jets a death sentence for the homegrown Tejas Mk2? Or is it the strategic "shield" our indigenous program needs to survive? As we move through 2026, the Indian Air Force faces...

Rakesh

S_Madhukar wrote: ↑24 Jan 2026 14:46 If our mainstream media was as articulate Sirji these X narratives won’t work … but alas our movies and news are just nautanki … what a waste of resources

Abuses are hurled at you on X, if you don't agree with their narrative.

Rakesh

ashthor wrote: ↑24 Jan 2026 10:48 ORCA will come after 114 is signed
Project 76 after 75i is signed
TEDBF after 26 is signed

ek haat de ke haat le

Bingo!

Rakesh

Who are they rage baiting? Sirjee, which island have you been vacationing at? I would like to go there :) The amount of rona-dhona that has been going on X is a sight to behold. People are one step short of doing voodoo dance rituals on the GOI, over this contract. Watch the videos that I posted in...

Rakesh

Is it just me or sure that number just keep going up magically. First it was 30, then 35, now 40 billion. Mind is boggled. I noticed the same thing. Designed to craft a "rage" narrative. Wait till the actual contract comes out, before commenting. Nobody involved in the negotiations is spe...

Rakesh

However Admiral, the Navy has a good grasp on ships (design, weapons, capability, etc) compared to the IAF on aircrafts (no IAF design bureau exists). Engines are the achilles heel for India. As you rightly pointed out, we need a national engine program driven by a capable leader and as you say onl...

Rakesh

Bala, I would be wary of calling the Navy "Self-Reliant". Once again - just like with Tejas - engines are our Achilles heel. If any nation listed below (Americans are the most likely right now!) decides to turn the tap off with regards to sustainment and spares, we are in a pickle. Indian ...

Rakesh

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited - 85 Years of Delays, Missed Targets, and Broken Promises
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hindusta ... dran-pe0ke
14 Aug 2025

Rakesh

Rafale 2.0 Loading: Is IAF’s 19-Year Fighter Jet Hunt Finally Ending? It has been 19 years in the making. From the original MMRCA tender in 2007 to the emergency purchase in 2016, and now, finally MRFA, the "Mother of All Defence Deals" seems ready for ink. Reports suggest the Indian Air ...

Rakesh

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted https://theprint.in/defence/rafale-saga-25-yrs-of-detours-deadlocks-political-hesitation-now-iaf-getting-what-it-always-wanted/2832149/ 21 Jan 2026 Instead of buying more Mirages outright in ...

Rakesh

S_Madhukar wrote: ↑22 Jan 2026 22:44 Bro you are late…Your ancestors were on the forum before ..please come back during AMCA trials

Rakesh

Why India Picked French Rafale Over US’ 5th Generation F-35 & Russian Su-57 Fighter Jets In the latest episode of Point Blank, Hindustan Times Executive Editor Shishir Gupta explains why India has chosen France’s Rafale as its next major fighter jet acquisition. Remember, the Defence Procuremen...

Rakesh

India’s Mega Rafale Deal Explained | 114 Jets, Tejas Delays & China Threat India may be on the verge of signing the biggest defence deal in its history — a proposed ₹3.25 lakh crore ($35 billion) agreement for 114 Rafale fighter jets. But with India already producing the LCA Tejas, why does the...

Rakesh

^^^ so reading through your posts am I right to assume that : 1. we will have atleast 114 Rafale 2. X number of Natasha's 3. And 6-12 Elaichi Souffle's All in that order 1. Yes, if Rafale clears the DAC meeting and the CCS meeting. Then negotiations begin with Dassault and a contract signature is e...

Rakesh

^^Admiral Saab Given OM and OC (i call Macron a man with Oedipal Complex) bust up at Davos. And the Leaked reports of land deal agreements in Greeland with NATO members reprimanding OC!! How is it going to affect this Many Bakshak Aircraft Saga?? OM is a very vindictive person and if the multi-bill...

Rakesh

seems Rafale acquision is just the stepping stone, in depth we're moving towards Rafale-Neuron-FCAS mfrg FCAS is vaporware at this moment. Infighting among the Euro partners (mainly between France and Germany). FCAS was supposed to arrive in the mid 2030s and was pushed back to the 2050s. And even ...

Rakesh

HAL Pursuing Su-57 Joint Production Offer with Sukhoi
https://thumkar.blogspot.com/2026/01/ha ... ction.html
22 Jan 2026

Rakesh

Moot point is a nation desperate to import 114 fighters to maintain numerical parity with pakistan at a cost unimaginable couple of years back. Yet India chest thumps that it has mastered every aspect of aviation technology except the engine. The fact is India still sucks in development, manufactur...

Rakesh

A 2nd factor involves shared integration source codes, allowing Brazil’s growing arms industry to quickly add the weapons they’re developing for use by the FAB – or indeed, for any Gripen customer. Brazilian Gripens offered immediate integration with the cooperative A-Darter air-air missile that Br...

Rakesh

And as the F-35 program has proved, not a single foreign F-35 can take to the sky without sustainment from Unkil's MIC. This is the *INTENDED* meaning of interoperability ...albeit American style. The Finnish president refers to F-18s and not F-35s. That makes it even worse! VIDEO : https://x.com/m...

Rakesh

uddu wrote: ↑22 Jan 2026 18:48 @arunpudur
Made in Sweden Gripen Vs Made in India Tejas. Be proud of how Atma Nirbhar we have become since 2014.

Please provide link to tweet. Thank You for your co-operation in this matter.

Rakesh

If we rejected Gripen, then we should say no to 114 Rafale as well. If IAF needs 114 Rafale now, they will need 36 Su-57 before the ink on 114 rafale deal dries or they will open another competition piting GCAP, SU-57 and FCAS for 140 odd fighters again to replace Su-30 and we will repeat this tama...

Rakesh

Taiwan is getting all her F-16s upgraded to the Block 70 standard and acquiring new build variants as well. Long delays due to supply chain issues.

Rakesh

I just tweeted this out, related to the discussion above.

If you are on X, please visit ---> https://x.com/BharatRakshak13/status/20 ... 12777?s=20

Twitter Thread Reader (all on one page) ---> https://twitter-thread.com/t/2014053925159112777

Rakesh

IF YOU SOLVE THE ENGINE, THEN EVERYTHING ELSE (AMCA, TEDBF, TEJAS Mk2, ORCA) WILL FALL INTO PLACE. GET THE TURBOFAN CERTIFIED. Imagine a max wet thrust of 120kN - at minimum - turbofan, powering AMCA, TEDBF and ORCA. One engine, multiple platforms. The more we focus on the aircraft and not on the e...

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