Bharat Rakshak

Austinji - wasn't the SWIFT issue why India couldn't pay Iran for the oil we purchased, and had to work out some alternate arrangement through a desi bank in Kolkata? SWIFT is a protocol, in which there is a field for routing - to a bank. All you have to do is disable that routing number from your ...

There is no need to build a competing protocol to SWIFT. All one needs is a competing clearinghouse to process SWIFT traffic to a group of banks. One can retain the SWIFT protocol. Which is perhaps what Russia is doing, else no way she can build a competing system in a few months. Not possible. Sill...

Not obvious at all. FGFA will not be OEM, for one (India has her own line and FGFA is nowhere near PAK-FA). And then there is no reason to add the LCA in the convo if it had no place. When does Putin arrive? Does not seem to be too much time to allow to make such heavy decisions. Something does not ...

In that report it says MOD has asked for compressed schedule for FGFA and Rafale it does not seem to say anything specific about the rafale: Negotiations for the almost $20 billion MMRCA (medium multirole combat aircraft) project for 126 Rafale fighters, too, are stuck with France yet to accept ful...

* (potentially) sign next year * induction 94 months after signing!! * "if they want to sign the deal next year" ???? last chance to sign the deal? on the flip side everything else within reach - only induction time frame in question? * pogosyan's comments (in china) did not seem to be too...

Potential:

Russia - A wounded economy



The Russian economy - The end of the line

Right now BRICS are doing lot of currency swap agreement

Swaps are a very common mechanism between companies too.

^^^^^

Surveillance drones have taken pictures of the damage (that is the only way to asses damage - take pictures). They have not been released to the public. Although there was one source that claimed a few things - do not recall which thread.

Those nations that are willing to host the PLAN should have to pay a huge price. china will respond to such a move, but it has to be done. The statement of the chinese prez, on Indian soil, that they intend moving ahead with S. Asia, was a give away. India is not in their plan. And India has to reac...

The IAF should do with the MK-II what the IN is doing with the naval MK-I. : wink :

China has read him very, very well. They are now trying to manipulate the situation. And, not doing a very good job of it.

Fun times.

Chinese President VISITS India and claims that "South Asia" ..................

And, now HIS media:

US efforts to court Indian PM Narendra Modi 'ludicrous': Chinese media

Chinese are getting to be rather comical.

I think they are beginning to fear Modi.

Dassault could provide the know how for all technologies which could pave the way for the AMCA in a more distant furure. Any idea - details - of what these may be? There is a popular belief that claims the same. ToT for certain do not provide such techs, they go some way to help a tech backward cou...

India-France Cooperation: Towards Enhanced Bilateral Partnership The recent visit of French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius to India may not have resulted in clinching of the Rafale jet deal which is being negotiated since January 2012 but it surely is an important step in enhanced bilateral partne...

Get It Flying

Finalise the purchase of the Rafale as second-guessing will cause more delays and cost escalations.

That Bird In The Sky

India’s search for a 5th Gen fighter jet is on the cusp. Will the Rafale deal come through or is it back to the bid station for an underwhelmed IAF?

Japan’s amphibious aircraft not a priority for India now


Japanese defence minister’s Indian visit strengthens military ties


Sensitive Japan asks India to address safe use of nuclear energy


Top Indian official declares relationship with China “adversarial”

A different model for DRDO

New Challenges Ahead For DRDO

A nice recap:

Tejas :: The Indian Light Combat Aircraft

India Unveils Ambitious BrahMos Missile Expansion Plan Work is also underway on a modified lighter and smaller-diameter version of the BrahMos for deployment on the Indian navy's MiG-29K and, potentially, the Dassault Rafale, as part of the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft acquisition, which is st...

Two British-built hovercrafts give teeth to Indian coastal security http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ztKMwWPr_Ro/UC9T52VvQMI/AAAAAAAAGIE/w-3JaMA1JaY/s1600/Indian%2BCoast%2BGuard%2Bget%2Bnew%2BHovercrafts%2B2.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JU4AlHceAEE/UC9T43Ms7MI/AAAAAAAAGHs/-gPIb4EKveM/s1600/Indian%2BCoast...

Tamilmani Dec, 2013 Interview Dr K Tamilmani, DG Aeronautics, DRDO Q: Is there a way forward for the Kaveri engine? A: The Kaveri engine will be flight demonstrated in the next four to five years, after resolving all operational issues. This is the first Indian military jet engine, flight tested fo...

From many press accounts of Cope Thunder the IAF Jags had penetrated the USAF defences and made strikes on ground targets. Please discuss implications for the TSP's high value targets and those with PLAAF. I am not sure if it has any implications. And, at this stage, it should not really matter. Re...

The pcitures we see are more than likely only those that made the cut. I have to suspect that there are a ton of others that did not make it to the web.

So, at Aero05, click around 500 with teh hope that 50 or so make the cut to be displayed on the web.

Lighting - depends on location during time of day. Need permission to be located anywhere - press pass, etc Size - depends on lenses and at times on the number of cemaras on hand - each with a diff lens helps Subjects have to cooperate too. If planes are parked - for instance - facing away from the ...

Waiting for the F-16s to come over.

CT-04 results are nice.