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Rakesh

What is the ASQR of the J-20? Anyone seen it? How about the J-35? This is not to discount that the J-20 and J-35 are formidable aircraft, but when we start making comparisons...they need to have a reference point to fall back on. Where is the verifiable data on the J-20 and J-35? The Chinese will cl...

Rakesh

Oh. Once we know ICD, can we replace the source code with our own source code? IS this disallowed contractually or through hardware? Reinventing the wheel? Can't we concentrate on MK1A and MK2 Tejas instead? Vayutuvan-ji, in addition to what ritesh said....the Rafale will always be a black box to I...

Rakesh

https://x.com/TheMilObserverr/status/2061417286435831898?s=20 ---> India is quietly making its fighter jets harder to shoot down. The Talisman Airborne Defence Suite is being integrated on IAF's Su-30MKI fleet with trials expected by late 2026. And what this system does in combat is genuinely impres...

Rakesh

uddu wrote: ↑01 Jun 2026 21:50 ....

You have been warned repeatedly to take the effort to make posts within correct threads. You are however still not interested in taking the effort to do so, thus the above post has been removed.

Rakesh

uddu wrote: < Post Deleted >

After repeatedly reminding you to NOT post articles from IDRW and Defence.In, you still continue to do so. Thus I am now taking the step of deleting each post of yours, that features content from one of those two websites.

Rakesh

India revives plan to acquire small submarines. Foreign design or indigenous solution is the question https://theprint.in/defence/india-revives-plan-to-acquire-small-submarines-foreign-design-or-indigenous-solution-is-the-question/2942855/ 01 June 2026 Indian Navy has reinitiated discussions with a...

Rakesh

so is it source code., no ., ICD maybe .. keep everyone guessing :mrgreen: indian systems and weapons ., that is interesting ., now can ICD handle deep integration a.k.a Su 30 mki ? .. can it make Rafale MKI ? can we swap its radar with indian ? heh interesting times Regardless of what is reported ...

Rakesh

IAF chief visits France amid India's biggest Rafale expansion plan https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/iaf-chief-france-visit-india-114-rafale-fighter-jets-request-2920266-2026-06-01 01 June 2026 With Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approval already in place, India is preparing to begin formal ...

Rakesh

India issues Letter of Request to France for Rs 3.25 lakh crore 114 Rafale jet deal, 94 jets to be Made in India https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/india-issues-letter-of-request-to-france-for-rs-325-lakh-crore-114-rafale-jet-deal-94-jets-to-be-made-in-india20260601193317/ 01 June 20...

Rakesh

There is going to be some rona-dhona today :lol: :rotfl: NaPakis are going ape-shit on Twitter over the comment below... https://x.com/connect_rishav/status/2061389941087842605?s=20 ---> In the latest interview with @ReviewVayu and @MayyankK3246, No.17 Golden Arrows Squadron CO, Group Captain Amit G...

Rakesh

drnayar wrote: ↑01 Jun 2026 21:05 Rakeshji ., did the frogs agree to the ICD interface to integrate indian systems ?

Dr Saab, no -ji for me please.

Not confirmed via press release on that issue.

Rakesh

Austerity measures are only for the aam junta, not in defence deals of this nature. Both this and the P-75I contract are due for signature. If the French are insistent on not allowing Indian weapons to be integrated onto the platform, then the deal will fail. Cost of deal, license assembly and other...

Rakesh

Defence Secretary announces BrahMos deal with Vietnam, secretly signed last fiscal https://theprint.in/defence/defence-secretary-announces-brahmos-deal-with-vietnam-secretly-signed-last-fiscal/2946082/ 30 May 2026 India & Indonesia have also finalised a deal for 1 battery of BrahMos supersonic ...

Rakesh

Rakesh sir, sorry but should we really take chinese claim on 5G fighter seriously? Till date, they have been found wanting and somehow on 5G they have delivered, how is that possible? No sir for me please. Best to plan for the worst (Chinese 5G fighters are the real deal), but hope for the best (Ch...

Rakesh

India, Australia to conduct Defence Ministers' Dialogue in Delhi next week
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/defen ... new-delhi/
28 May 2026

Rakesh

3 Months 0 Flights, HAL’s LUH Descends To Limbo
https://www.livefistdefence.com/3-month ... -to-limbo/
24 May 2026

Rakesh

https://x.com/rahulsinghx/status/2060178330687828351?s=20 ---> Finance ministry green-lights hotly anticipated Rs 70,000-cr submarine project. PM-headed CCS up next to lock navy's deep strike edge under P-75I. MDL-tKMS to deliver 1st sub — a variant of the HDW Class 214 — 7 years after the contract ...

Rakesh

From Monopoly to Competition: India re-imagines Defence Manufacturing With AMCA
https://www.orfonline.org/research/from ... -with-amca
28 May 2026

Rakesh

https://x.com/rahulsinghx/status/2059813980860985780?s=20 ----> India's delayed basic trainer aircraft gets critical engine boost: US firm Honeywell has overcome supply chain bottlenecks & delivered the first batch of three TPE331-12B turboprop engines for the overdue indigenous HTT-40 basic tra...

Rakesh

Stealth, skies and sovereignty: India's fighter jet plan takes off
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ne ... 354395.cms
27 May 2026

Rakesh

Beyond Screwdrivergiri: Reimagining Atmanirbharta in Defence Sector https://www.thestatesman.com/defence/beyond-screwdrivergiri-reimagining-atmanirbharta-in-defence-sector-1503599190.html 28 May 2026 The armed forces would want the self-reliance push to lead to faster invocation cycles and higher s...

Rakesh

uddu wrote:...

Please take the effort to find the correct thread when posting news article. A simple search in the forum will reveal the correct thread.

All three above posts have been moved to this thread.

Rakesh

Manohar Parrikar was no doubt a great defense minister, but folks need to know that he was one of the key drivers behind the push for the SEF contest. That impetus came from Air HQ. He did call out many of unrealistic RFPs that the services were putting out and it is because of him, the Mk1A even ex...

Rakesh

https://x.com/prasannavishy/status/2059861996104028180?s=20 ---> Good report in @businessline on AMCA program. MoD issues a Request for Proposal to three shortlisted bidders ( Tata Advanced Systems, an L&T-BEL-Dynamic Technologies consortium, and a Bharat Forge-BEML-Data Patterns consortium) to ...

Rakesh

The knives are out! :) Embraer takes on Lockheed, says its KC-390 is 30% cheaper, better suited for IAF than C-130J https://theprint.in/defence/embraer-takes-on-lockheed-says-its-kc-390-is-30-cheaper-better-suited-for-iaf-than-c-130j/2943370/ 28 May 2026 Lockheed Martin’s C-130J Hercules at lower en...

Rakesh

114 Rafales. 90 Made in India. https://x.com/Sanjay_Sriv/status/2059536104982999136?s=20 ---> India is unlocking the next chapter of aerial dominance. India has finalised the Letter of Request (LoR) for 114 Rafale fighter jets under the MRFA program, one of the largest defence deals in Indian histor...

Rakesh

800 displays, 72 cities: IAF’s legendary Suryakiran Aerobatic Team completes 30 years https://theprint.in/defence/800-displays-72-cities-iafs-legendary-surya-kiran-aerobatic-team-completes-30-years/2942098/ 26 May 2026 Operating under the motto ‘Sadaiva Sarvottama’ (Always the Best), the team funct...

Rakesh

https://x.com/sneheshphilip/status/2059639875054571777?s=20 ---> Ambitious and strict timeline. AMCA tender issued, HAL sits out as private sector takes centre stage. First flight to be in 30 months from the date of signing the contract. https://x.com/sneheshphilip/status/2059671822187311106?s=20 --...

Rakesh

114 Rafale jets deal moves ahead as India finalises LoR for France: Report https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/114-rafale-jets-deal-moves-ahead-as-india-finalises-lor-for-france-report/articleshow/131329340.cms 26 May 2026 India is nearing a significant defence deal with France for 11...

Rakesh

IAF willing to compromise further on Tejas Mk1A but red lines remain. Delivery still delayed https://theprint.in/defence/iaf-willing-to-compromise-further-on-tejas-mk1a-but-red-lines-remain-delivery-still-delayed/2938583/ 22 May 2026 New concessions are expansion of those agreed upon earlier betwee...

Rakesh

https://idrw.org/astra-mk1-extended-range-testing-to-begin-soon-aiming-for-160-km-d-max/ Reports of Astra Mk1 ER with 160 km range to be tested from Tejas MK1A and Su-30MKI in May to Jun 2026. Pls don't quote IDRW. This rag that now uses AI to generate all its content, was the one that spread the n...

Rakesh

Please no more discussions on politics in the Tejas Mk1A thread. Thank You.

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Rakesh

My point with having concealed sub bases was not entirely to mask the missile loading. That is just one sub-set (pardon the pun) Ok. All bases, open or hidden, are fixed locations, Admiral sir. Do they also defeat the point of the submarine then? And moving bases, like Aircraft carriers, can be tra...

Rakesh

ritesh wrote: ↑22 May 2026 17:19 Saar, will Americans allow them to replace radar on any of f16 or f15?

No.

Uttam should have been installed in the very first Tejas Mk1A as mody stated above. The longer the delay in the Mk1A induction, more stronger the case becomes for 114 Rafales.

Rakesh

mody wrote: ↑22 May 2026 12:22 The Elta EL/M-2052 radar is currently not installed on any Israeli airforce aircraft.

A banger of a post! Thank You. +108 to you!

Rakesh

Admiral sir, I get the messaging part of the missile loading under the khula aasmaan ... That can be done whenever we wish. It's the absolute silence, conveyed by hidden/stealth facilities like INS Varsha, that I would like more of... And yes, I am well aware that US and Chinese hunter killer subs,...

Rakesh

Needed on both coasts Missile loadings - in absence of a secured housing - are done for geopolitical messaging. The first link below is a Trident SLBM being loaded onto on Ohio Class SSBN. One can clearly see the open sky in the image. The second link is M51 SLBM being loaded onto a Triomphant Clas...

Rakesh

The oldest Rambha airframe is ~ 24 years old. Those aircraft are part of No 20 Squadron, Lightnings. Raised on 27 Sept 2002. Comparitively, the Jaguar, MiG-29 and Mirage 2000 airframes are MUCH older and still undergoing hardware upgrades or sub-component updates. Fleet wide Rambha upgrades are happ...

Rakesh

What happened to code sharing? Did France agree to share the source code or API's!! Or India is in no win situation and buying them with out the source code? Dumb old me I thought GOI for a change has grown some real balls :oops: We need to learn to get off the "source code" train. No OEM...

Rakesh

IAF finalises Rafale RFP, sets stage for fighter production before Modi & Chief AP Singh fly to France https://theprint.in/defence/iaf-finalises-rafale-rfp-sets-stage-for-fighter-production-before-modi-chief-ap-singh-fly-to-france/2931194/ 14 May 2026 The final contract will be signed only late...

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