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Rakesh

negi wrote:Rakesh you have your views I have mine as for theory yours is as good as mine .

Are'nt you a sight for sore eyes! I just saw your Rank at right.

Can you please email me? I need to ask you for a favour. My email is in my profile.

Rakesh

YES!!!!!! Great day for the country! Updating page 1!!!! Jai Hind!

Four out of Eight Tejas, planned for delivery in 2019, are already flying.

50% already done and March 31st is not over yet!

prasannasimha wrote:

Rakesh

It is a great honor for No 18 Squadron. Eagerly awaiting the re-raising of the squadron.

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Saw news that USN contracted Boeing for 78 F/A 18 E/F block III jets for 5yr delivery schedule on fixed cost basis worth $4.04B total. Thats like $51Mil per jet..!! Thats much lower than one would expect. What gives..?? Of coarse this does not seems to include PBL, any weapons. But still 51M is low...

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On the contrary AM Masand is bang on with his point ; we have known TSP to always draw the first blood and despite that if we come up with a flimsy excuse like , oh we had only x deployed in Srinagar or we were outnumbered yet we did so well despite having a much larger air force it only points to ...

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Rahul M wrote:which is the next IAF sqn. earmarked for Tejas ?

No.18 Flying Bullets Squadron.

The only IAF squadron to have a Param Vir Chakra as its honour. Given to Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon in 1971.

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Karan M wrote:
Rakesh wrote:Exactly nam! Well said. This restricting AIM-120 for India's benefit is indeed all BS onlee.

Edited.

I like that

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ArjunPandit wrote:Are we buying an Fteen anymore? Our Philipov must be very happy at elimination of serious competition.

The F-16 never stood a chance in the MMRCA competition. Even in its new avatar - the F-21 - chances of winning are slim.

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Exactly nam! Well said. This restricting AIM-120 is indeed all BS onlee. If Ashton Carter did indeed make such a statement to Manohar Parrikar, the question arises what was the need to make such a statement? Obviously that would have been verified by our combat pilots in India and the answer would h...

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here... ttps://twitter.com/republic/status/1109047766184067079 ---> Indian Army eliminates 12 Pak Armymen in response to their continuous ceasefire violations, Pakistan's MI-17 choppers ferry bodies to Rawalpindi Indian Army Eliminates 12 Pak Armymen In Response To Their Continuous Ceasefire Violat...

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Please provide the link of the tweet. Thank You.

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See that photo-shopped image of the JF-17 carrying a PL-15 missile :lol: https://twitter.com/EmirLouise/status/1106228591388475392 ----> PAF wants AESA integrated JF-17 Block III with Chinese BVR missile PL-15 to be the answer for India's new Rafale jet fighters. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D1odBtuX...

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Assuming this article is true, can someone explain how they plan to disable F-16s, if they find out that Pakistan is using them to drop nuclear weapons? What is the point of disabling the F-16, after they have dropped the bomb? Or is it more sinister than that?

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Do not say things like this. The American apologists on BRF will accuse you of having a mindset of a 1990s India and will roll their eyes at the very thought that the US would do something this dastardly against India. :mrgreen: We are America's major defence partner. India is a natural and strategi...

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Promises Made, Promises.... :lol: As a side note, sometimes I wonder when we ask these questions are we gauging what the Americans will put on a potential sale of combat aircraft to India? I do not know how true any of the below is, but FWIW.... Pak AMRAAMs can be made ineffective: US assured Manoha...

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Disha, this is exactly what we need. Every now and then, launch Pinaka rockets into terrorist camps across the border. Let them know we are watching. Send them to meet their 72! Sanitize 100 km inwards into Pakistan, from the International Border.

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If it has to be an import then would go with the naval Rafale as it will have commonality with the IAF versions. But then India can forget about the carrier battle groups as they can afford the price. So quite likely Naval Tejas will come through. MP figured out that the MiG-21 replacement was tagg...

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Deans, I commend your effort. Good Job Sir! Just a couple of points; 1) Please do not post the entire (or even part) book in here. Writing a book is an exhaustive task, which requires a lot of research. I am sure you know that. Do not squander your hard work by posting the entire book for people to ...

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But he has a telling point, why is the PAF not displaying all its F-16s? That itself shows the reality. Jaganji knows the answer :rotfl: Of 40+ F-16s supplied by US, fewer than 10 are were operational. The rest are donkey-carts. Also, I am tired of hearing this "their Premier Combat Aircraft w...

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Of the five aircraft (FA-50 Golden Eagle, Leonardo M346, HAL Tejas/SPORT, JF-17 and the Yak 130) in competition, the JF-17 is the weakest of the link. Of the five, the FA-50 is the most serious competitor to the HAL Tejas/SPORT. Both types use the General Electric F404 turbofan, so this will be inte...

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Bishwa wrote:A couple of aviation SMEs (incl Angad Singh) have stated that the drop tank is a PTB-800. It is a 800 Litre Centerline Drop Tank.

This is what a search in google chacha came up with. Regardless, that means nothing.

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syam wrote:Karan ji, Let me clarify my earlier rants. It's nothing to do with proof or F-16. My issue is with the way things gone and how it goes in 2-front scenario. I expected something else. Our whole decision making process is very rigid. Not dynamic enough.

Can you please advise what you were expecting?

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X-Post from the VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions thread... The going price of Su-35s seem to be around 100 million a piece with availability guarantees . There are now two deals which show this: Egyptian about 20 (24) fighters for a little over 2 billion and the 11 fighters to Indonesia for 1.1...

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X-Post from Balakot: News & Discussion Thread. Please read.... Big Worry For The Pentagon Even Beyond The Shooting Down Of A PAF F-16 http://www.indianpolitics.co.in/big-worry-for-the-pentagon-even-beyond-the-shooting-down-of-a-paf-f16/ The first is the total jamming by IAF Sukhoi MKIs of the se...

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Anujan, their strike package had to cross the LOC and enter Indian air space. Otherwise, the Porkis could argue that we are being too mean and not allowing the PAF to maintain their H&D even in Pakistan! :) Shooting down their strike package - in Pakistani airspace - would result in mayhem. The ...

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Lal Topi is hilarious. I love that guy! He makes my day!!!!

It would be truly ironic, if he turned out to be an Indian agent!

Rakesh · Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 23 February 2019 Gagan Shakti

Gagan Shakti

Rakesh

Okay, can both of you stop now? Everything has been cleared. Let us move on.

Rakesh

https://twitter.com/SJha1618/status/1107543968902873088 ----> A major evolution in the capabilities of land-based surface to surface missiles is underway. I hope the Indian Army's Artillery Corps embraces these in right earnest, while the Air Force realizes that such capabilities will provide cross-...

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^^^^ https://twitter.com/SJha1618/status/1107528248429166593 ---> DRDO better complete the Nirbhay LRCM & Pralay SRBM projects quickly, because a chorus of 'Tomahawks being offered to India' might emerge. Way things are headed, India might also be 'offered' whatever comes out of the LRPF program...

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Just another "troop transporter" ferrying the CDS, Admiral Lanba Image Courtesy : The Indian Navy Nitpicking here, but wouldn't it be cheaper for the Navy (and other arms for all that matters) to charter a flight from one of the airlines, instead of using an asset like the Hercules? Unnec...

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https://twitter.com/SJha1618/status/1107343179777335296 ---> Obviously, for India to consider the India-Russia Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft project again, all source code must be shared with it. Plus, technology transfer for the Izdeliye 30 engine to be built from the raw material stage in Indi...

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Already posted and video has been incorporated into the first page of this thread.

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Indranil's repeated confirmation on Mk1 being upgraded to Mk1A is a fantastic thing. I really, really hope they increase the number of Tejas orders either in Mk1 or Mk1A configuration. The performance of Mk1A might convince the IAF to do just that.

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Khalsa wrote:Admiral we are always talking financial years wrt delivery or now we are talking calendar year.
Calendar Year: 1 Jan to 31 Dec
Financial Year (Commonwealth): 1st April to 31st March.

Saar, I am doing it by calendar year. Easier to track.

Rakesh

Rest in peace Sir! You will be missed.

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Karan M wrote:Guys we have got transfer of manufacturing technology as part of all our license production deals.
Problem is that TOMT has limited application in designing and developing your own stuff.

Amen!

Rakesh

I have pasted the essential part of your long post. That HAL's chequered licence built history over numerous types of fighter aircraft has resulted in no transfer of technology. You are correct. But please point out to me as to where in my post I have stated that India should ask for or expect TOT ...

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This is a beauty. Drag and drop picture into a new window to see in bigger size. I am going to attempt to identify some of the pilots. Someone please correct me if I am wrong. If folks can recognize and identify the other pilots, it would be great. All the pilots in this picture have retired by now....

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https://twitter.com/vkthakur/status/1106924749568000000 ---> That is a Chinese rip off of the West German toy Drone X Pro. You can buy them online - 3 for around Rs 12,000/- If the drone had been shot, nothing would have been left of it. They cannot fly 150 m away from their controller. If they do, ...

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