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- 18 Apr 2024 15:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
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Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
SQR preparation takes years and yet the services want little time for development or for production IF the fighter is of Indian origin. Surprisingly, when LCH were produced, they refused to buy but used it for flying missions during China stand-off. Why are we stuck with such 'leadership'? Listenin...
- 18 Apr 2024 11:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
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Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Can India be Successful in the LCA Tejas and AMCA I Sqn Ldr Vijainder Thakur I Aadi This Sqn Ldr (Retd.) Vijainder Thakur clearly has an axe to grind against HAL. His claims are just patently false.. For e.g. he claims that the Tejas Mk1A took 7 years to fly! Guy is blissfully unaware that HAL flew...
- 17 Apr 2024 17:11
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
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Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Gurus, One of the stated goals was the reduction of Empty weight by 1000 Kgs. How much of this has been achieved ? As per the CMD of HAL, Tejas Mk1 has a payload capacity of 3,000 kgs. And Tejas Mk1A's payload capacity is 3,500 kgs. Ergo you can assume that the empty weight reduction is of the orde...
- 28 Mar 2024 15:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
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Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
So it's finally happened! A huge day, given how the Tejas Mk1A is going to be the workhorse of the IAF combat fleet for the next 40 years.
A huge congratulations to all those who were/are involved with the Tejas Mk1A program!
A huge congratulations to all those who were/are involved with the Tejas Mk1A program!
- 21 Mar 2024 18:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
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Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Can see LT-5203 (third Tejas trainer) in a state that looks like it's ready to be handed over. LT-5205 is also looking like it's undergoing engine tests before being handed over. Plus can see the Elta 2032/MMR radar on one of the remaining 3 Tejas trainers that is not yet painted.
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- 14 Mar 2024 14:36
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 6033874
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Yes Admiral. EGR, LSTT, HSTT (High-speed) will be followed by first flight. The first two are done as per SM reports. If LSTT & HSTT are happening now, then the 1st flight has not happened? I recall reading that Tejas-Mk1a's have been flying for a while If not, how can HAL handover to IAF by Ma...
- 12 Mar 2024 11:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft: News & Discussion - 30 August 2019
- Replies: 863
- Views: 470166
Re: Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft: News & Discussion - 30 August 2019
From Janes India approves fifth gen AMCA fighter project Development of India's Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) fifth-generation fighter aircraft programme is expected to accelerate in 2024 following New Delhi's approval of the design and prototype programme, according to a project official. ...
- 04 Mar 2024 18:14
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
- Replies: 929
- Views: 499974
Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Su-30MKI's upgraded AESA radar will have a Vapor Cooling cycle for cooling it. The details for this are given in the image below https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fo7M6pdaAAAW43G?format=jpg&name=large https://twitter.com/alpha_defense/status/1625462065824673794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembe...
- 01 Mar 2024 16:35
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2283
- Views: 887848
- 23 Feb 2024 10:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
- Replies: 2819
- Views: 900580
Re: Indian Naval Aviation
P-8I makes more sense at those prices! It can also cover far more ground. Three to four C-295s equal one P-8I. This is twice as expensive as the P-8I. It probably makes sense at ₹800 - ₹1000 crore or so. Nothing more. Six more P-8Is are in the pipeline. At what stage in the acquisition process, I d...
- 19 Feb 2024 15:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
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Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
.. That leaves the JF 17, the T50 and the the Tejas as competation. With the Argentinian president all but jumping in the US lap. It's going to be interesting, as 2 of the jets use the same engine. And with Argentina jumping out (or rather not jumping into) of the BRICs, the T50 would seem to be th...
- 16 Feb 2024 18:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2283
- Views: 887848
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
I wish it were not true, but it is + 1 This govt has done great compared to what was being done before. It has rightly pushed back on money laundering through imports , but in revenge the brass, babu and international players have stymied domestic effort. Most of it is because domestically we were ...
- 16 Feb 2024 17:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2283
- Views: 887848
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Jaguar IM (Serial # JM260) with the AGM-84 Harpoon AShM. https://x.com/livefist/status/1753334527123161217?s=20 ---> Can't these Jags carry more firepower ?.. with just 1 Harpoon, it seems to be too lightly loaded.. On an operational mission they'll be armed with at least 2 ASRAAMs to provide some ...
- 08 Feb 2024 12:59
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 6033874
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Hope they qualify new wings for second lot of 97 with wingtip pylon like LCA Mk2. :(( … those kind of casual “simple” requirements delay the whole production bonanza! Produce as is in full volumes. The IAF needs aircraft now. If you want those wing changes, then make the IAF order another 100 batch...
- 08 Feb 2024 12:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
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- Views: 6033874
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
My other question does that the MK1A loose 1 pylon for a CCM when carrying the SPJ's or will it still have the ability to carry 2 CCM +4 BVR missiles with SPJ's Dual rack pylon will enable the Tejas Mk1A to carry 4 BVRAAMs (inner and mid pylons), 2 CCMs (#1 outermost dual rack pylon) and 1 SPJ (#2 ...
- 08 Feb 2024 12:44
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2283
- Views: 887848
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Did'nt UAE also have a bunch of Mirage 2000s? High standard too IIRC. IAF might want to grab every air worthy frame at cheapo prices of available. Just to maintain squadron strength through this decade. Those may indeed also be available at some time, once the UAE starts receiving it's Rafales, fro...
- 08 Feb 2024 12:40
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2283
- Views: 887848
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Most interestingly, the HAF may look to sell the 24 Mirage-2000-5s as well ... Any idea what is the state of operational readiness of these Greek Mirages? From an AFM or Combat Aircraft article that I had read some years ago, the Mirage-2000-5s were well maintained and at the tip of the HAF spear, ...
- 07 Feb 2024 12:58
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2283
- Views: 887848
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
The Air Force is looking for a buyer for 18 Mirages https://www.kathimerini.gr/politics/562869589/i-polemiki-aeroporia-anazita-agorasti-gia-18-mirage/ The leadership is investigating the possibility of selling them to India, a proposal about which both the Ministry of National Defense and the Maxim...
- 07 Feb 2024 12:22
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
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- Views: 6033874
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Click on link below to see all the pictures that came with this twitter thread... https://x.com/Tanmaycoolkarni/status/1754730778628698297?s=20 ---> The Indian Air Force is all set to receive its first batch of Tejas Mk1A fighters this month, a superior version of the indigenous LCA Tejas. What's n...
- 16 Jan 2024 15:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
- Replies: 1201
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Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
India test fires new gen Akash missile India's state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has test-fired the new-generation Akash (Akash-NG) surface-to-air missile (SAM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur off India's northeastern coast of Odisha, the Indian Minist...
- 12 Jan 2024 11:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2283
- Views: 887848
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
hgupta, there is a gap. Even now GE slipped F404 engine delivery from August 2023 to now . So resource planners have to hedge. Indeed ---> https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=2611324#p2611324 Additional twin seat Mirage 2000s are being acquired by the IAF in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 ca...
- 05 Jan 2024 11:30
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2283
- Views: 887848
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
What gives the IAF the confidence that the system will function as intended. If the system is shelf life expired. The very next sentence, that states that they are refurbished and upgraded? Many AAMs have a shelf life based on the number of flights they are carried on, due to the stresses they enco...
- 02 Jan 2024 16:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2732
- Views: 1139337
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
If the IN could get their IT systems compromised or the French Naval Group's Scorpene materials compromised, then yeah it can happen to DRDO/HAL/ADA. That's as generic as one can get. Going by this logic, if LM can have their F-35 data stolen by Chinese hackers then all of theirs and Boeing's data ...
- 02 Jan 2024 13:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2732
- Views: 1139337
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Boeing used Model Based Design (MBD) with CATIA with their Boeing 787, 747-8F, 747-8I as well as 777X models. Basically all of their models since 2007 at least AFAIR. All of them are security compromised is it? The models you cited are civilian planes. DRDO/HAL/ADA are developing a military plane w...
- 22 Dec 2023 15:58
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2283
- Views: 887848
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
So, the R-73E missiles used on the SAMAR SAM are all shelf-life expired and have been refurbished and upgraded to be used as SAMs instead of AAMs. IAF inducts SAMAR air defence system The Indian Air Force (IAF) has inducted the Surface to Air Missile for Assured Retaliation (SAMAR) system, an IAF so...
- 22 Dec 2023 15:56
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2283
- Views: 887848
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
More twin seater Mirage 2000s are being acquired, probably to be used as spares. Also AL-31FPs for Su-30MKIs and RD-33s for MiG-29UPGs https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/1737532313507168652?s=20 ---> IAF's Planned acquisitions for the years 2023-24 and 2024-25. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GBz0bImak...
- 22 Dec 2023 12:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2732
- Views: 1139337
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
^^Yes I can partly confirm to the point of paper 2D drawing being replaced by computer 3D modelling. Having seen first hand, my father-in-law standing for hours and drawing for HAL, we have moved or should I say leapfrogged. Did DRDO/HAL develop their own 3D software or did they use SolidWorks whic...
- 22 Dec 2023 12:38
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
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Re: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
Exit Biden and Enter (?) Macron!!! Unkil is having a fall from grace and is no longer singing "Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge..." :P Next month could bring in more news on the Rafale M for the Indian Navy and perhaps even an announcement on the MRFA! French President Emmanuel Macron likely to...
- 30 Nov 2023 11:13
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2283
- Views: 887848
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
No.3 Cobras, operating from Nal AFS are most likely going to be the next Bison squadron that will be retiring their Bisons. But the article doesn't mention a final date as yet. https://twitter.com/rahulsinghx/status/1730087348262867106 ---> Midway through the last dance: MiG-21s going full steam bef...
- 28 Nov 2023 17:09
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 6033874
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
HAL has assembly lines at Nashik that need to be utilized, along with a large workforce that is now mostly working on Su-30MKI overhaul and repair but is not fully being utilized. With the Su-30MKI upgrade to come up soon, that too will begin at HAL Nashik and the entire workforce will be busy. HAL...
- 28 Nov 2023 11:14
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
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- Views: 6033874
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
If the numbers of orders placed for the aircraft justify 24 jets per annum. Then would it not be efficient, to have a single line produce 24 jets per annum? Because, as it is the jets are dependent on subcomponents being produced Pvt sector vendors. Unless they scale up, HAL will not be able scale ...
- 22 Nov 2023 11:55
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
- Replies: 929
- Views: 499974
Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Confirmed news on another site as well IAF issues tender to HAL for buying 12 Su-30MKI fighters In a step towards boosting its squadron strength, the Indian Air Force has issued a tender to the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the purchase of 12 advanced Su-30MKI fighter jets. "Rec...
- 31 Oct 2023 14:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF): News & Discussion
- Replies: 769
- Views: 369579
Re: Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF): News & Discussion
This looks like a modified copy of Rafale-M. The TEDBF Project Director Dr Amitabh Saraf candidly stated that the TEDBF has a "similar concept" as the Rafale. But whereas the shape appears similar, everything else is designed at ADA and is indigenous. Salient points from his talk at the C...
- 30 Oct 2023 17:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF): News & Discussion
- Replies: 769
- Views: 369579
Re: Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF): News & Discussion
The latest (as per Defence Matrix on Twitter, Oct 2023) config of the TEDBF. What a looker! https://x.com/Defencematrix1/status/1718940709095371064?s=20 ---> Update Regarding TEDBF Hardware Configuration The latest visuals (Oct 2023) of the TEDBF show a change in the hardpoint configuration. The Ast...
- 20 Oct 2023 17:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
- Replies: 929
- Views: 499974
Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
India plans to equip Russian-origin Su-30MKIs with indigenous 'Virupaaksha' radar https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/india-plans-to-equip-russian-origin-su-30mkis-with-indigenous-virupaaksha-radar20231019183703/ 19 Oct 2023 Is this an Uttam that was designed for the Su30 and now has been...
- 04 Oct 2023 15:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 822
- Views: 743495
- 08 Sep 2023 16:54
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 822
- Views: 743495
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
That isn't LA-5015. That is KH 2015, i.e. LSP-5.
- 23 Aug 2023 11:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Prachand LCH: News & Discussion: 03 October 2022
- Replies: 181
- Views: 267048
Re: Prachand LCH: News & Discussion: 03 October 2022
Check out that desert camo Prachand LCH at the beginning of the video :) VIDEO : https://twitter.com/severerocket/status/1691089973980573696?s=20 ---> Made in India! LCH Prachand! Doesn't look like tan/brown desert camo. Seems to me that it's just the way the sunlight is falling on the Prachand whi...
- 11 Aug 2023 11:17
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 822
- Views: 743495
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Dekh kya rahe ho?!! Naacho!!
Lungi dance time!!
Lungi dance time!!
- 09 Aug 2023 17:07
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2283
- Views: 887848
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/iaf-mulls-second-life-extension-for-mig-29-fighters-to-enhance-service-span-from-40-years-to-50-years-441845 Oct 16, 2022 02:40 PM It seems that the Mig 29 fleet is in a really bad way. If this article is to be believed. As the technical life of the platform...