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F16 with Amraam is a dangerous platform. And if we are win wars we would take most take most of enemy aircraft on the ground. Unless we reach a stage where we can knock out power oil infrastructure and freely are able to attack the Pakistan army with PAF grounded and much of the PM sunk we can't win...

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So the working assumption is max of 195 BVR equipped aircraft, but likely lower somewhere between 120-150? Doubt any version of the block 1 and block 2 of JF 17 has BVR, only their 75 F-16's have BVR. Pakis were even claim F-7 PG's were BVR only later admitted Grifo 7 radar can do only WVR engaments.

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Aditya, you were tracking BVR on JF-17 closely. Did they finally get it and deploy it on earlier blocks? There is 1 video of a BVR test, but does not show the missile being launched from the Aircraft. Just a missile hitting a target. The claim videos state that a slow speed target was intercepted i...

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Every time there is attack we get knee jerk simplistic responses which get forgotten, Pakistan will not behave as long it lasts. Yes we need a response, lets not get into Hyperbole and self flagellation. Population transfers are impossible. And Brahmos to kill a Hafeez Sayed or these Jihadis is wast...

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DDM will never understand in 1985, Air to Air refuel, BVR especially Active seeker missiles, advanced IIR, IRST Missiles, PGM's , Reliability, etc were just fantasy or concepts as far the IAF was concerned.

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Arima wrote:Militarly what option is available between surgical strike and full war??

We can always to 1 strike and leave it to the Pakis whether to declare war or keep quiet. We must react with military casualties on thier side.

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Blockades etc are nothing, if you sink an Agosta 90B and claim some defensive reason you will achieve something, Operation Parakram was an eye opener, apart from Military casualties , loss of weaponry, land etc Pakis are like Nazis and Hitler, they dont care a damn. Hell they will not care 5 million...

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We have had these words before, the trap is for us to mobilise publically and withdraw, its better for us to be prepared and do a provocation unlike Parakram where the 5th column within India was in full display. This at the very heart is a Murder/ special operation conducted by GHQ Rawalpindi. No M...

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Let's not fall for the non state actor trick non state actors operate from territerritory controlled by state actors. We need to now clamp down and eliminate the support system in the valley. I think even air strikes are justifiable.

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nam wrote:Why do we want to deny?

Play the Paki game where everyone knows it's our attack but don't allow them to play victim.

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Even if hit Pakistan with IAF glide bombs rocket artillery missiles. We can always deny. But people will understand.

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mave_tg wrote:Time to get Masood Azhar...Raise his hq in Bahawalpur to rubble..

This is a knee jerk reaction he is not worth the ammo it's not Azhar but the khakis better to get some core commanders heads rather than him

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The princling from the Gulf who has landed in the land of the pure.

Menwhile, lets not put artifical deadlines, Pakis will be ready right now. Let us leave it too the forces to do the retaliation at the time and place of our choosing, we should not restrain them.

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IndraD wrote:can't India take out Azhar Masood?

This is the first car bomb attack on Indian soil, hunch says this has been triggered to show Modi as weak leader before India's election as any action takes time.

He is not as important as the Paki Miltary or even MBS.

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/8-crpf-jawans-martyred-in-ied-blast-in-jks-pulwama/articleshow/67992189.cms

Sad day today

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Sad day today

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/8-crpf-jawans-martyred-in-ied-blast-in-jks-pulwama/articleshow/67992189.cms

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there is not even allegation of money changing hands because there is none. vague insinuations of favouritism to ambani ambani ambani and higher cost (which in worst case would still be 2.8% better that too for only 36 airframes not the original 120 - vendors will give bulk discount for higher nos)...

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CAG finds flaws in acquisition of Apache, Chinook helicopters Khan gets a lot of favorable opinion here bordering on fanboyism, I hope this bring a reality to the perspective here, they too are not perfect suppliers and put a lot of spokes in the wheel. The charge Big bucks and make healthy margin ...

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Read the article again the price is USD 40 million a plane, still reasonable, until we start manufacturing in numbers if these can be delivered by 2022-23 I think we should go for it. There will be lot of common parts for Mig 29's of the IAF and IN, it will help in retiring the Mig 21's and Mig 27's.

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Sir, but do remember these are also aircraft Khan has used and inducted for decades, there delays will be only with cutting edge stuff which they are yet induct and test fully. But still Kudos to them and their MIC, they definitely have the best stuff. Probably true. They had been just as efficient...

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I think it was Scotsman who deceided to use the Gauges used in Scotland which were 5 ft 8 in to India.

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Sir, but do remember these are also aircraft Khan has used and inducted for decades, there delays will be only with cutting edge stuff which they are yet induct and test fully. But still Kudos to them and their MIC, they definitely have the best stuff. How we stock enough spares to keep these aircra...

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Chola going through your post, PAF fighter strength in reality should be F-16's Squadron 5,9,11,19+ CCS aggressors- 75 aircraft in 5 Squadrons, the most dangerous aircraft they have. Squadron 19 seems to be their latest block 52 types kept for night strikes. JF-17 Squadron 2,14,16,26,28 + Firece Dra...

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On google earth image 1 can see -1 nuke sub under construction, there are some more covered docks where we dont know what being constructed. - 2 Nuke subs, 1 INS Chakra and 1 INS Arihant class side by side each other - 2 Kilos in harbour plus 1 Kilo in dry dock what don't know , are there any subs o...

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+1 for Most Outsiders, TSP is value is to contain India and is one of the tools to keep India emerging as competitor on the Global scene. Until our economy and domestic, Industry and Military complex of weapons complete outclasses them and we have surplus militarily production which can be diverted ...

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I think about 2-3 months ago CHinese have transferred 1 squadron Hq-9's to Pakistan

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uskumar wrote:Lockheed Martin proposes game changing defense partnership with India

Given Lockheed Martin's history, they will probably completely knock out India's capabilities in defense. Hope we don't from for this hi powered propaganda.

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Afaik Saudi 1b usd Uae 1b usd China 2.5b usd In recent handouts Pakistan is the official custodian of Saudi Nuclear Weapon and by its extension the Sunni Ummah Nuclear Bomb. Saudi are in possession of Chinese IRBM and MRBM DF-21/3 https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-cia-helped-saudis-secret-chinese-...

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Some time it appears to me that the users of the Indian armed forces are a people just like us on the BRF. Just as we all have our biases regarding different weapons for specific circumstances. So do the users. The only difference is that the users have a say in actually getting the MOD to pay for ...

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Pakistan disintegrates Pakjabistan will continue to be radically anti India with smaller territory and resources to use against India while having to deal with its other neighbours and less useful for bigger powers to use against India and will probably be Denuked as too risky. Getting Gilgit Balist...

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If this news around the web is true and we know Pakis don't have the money to pay from it or its aircraft or the Carrier Battle group, it means the Aircraft carrier is junk and PLAAF does not want it. But then again media reports put the date of sale as 2030. Looks like the Chinese are havign huge t...

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Python V's have definitely been Test fired a few times as part of the Spyder air defence system, Python IV was intergrated with the Sea Harrier fleet, there has been official mention by ADA about trying to integrate Python V at Aero India but unofficial news from livefest that Python V failed flutte...

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Let me guess as an arm chair critic here. 1) R73 seeker is pretty old and countermeasures have been developed, software and hardware , electronics needs a serious upgrade. 2) Python 5 has too many control surfaces. Israelis probably mix and match with Aim9x and the IAF probably had a look and want t...

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This was done even before Kargil when M 2000 were Integrated with Russian A2A missiles. Do you have any source? Russian weapons were never mounted on Mirage 2000. Reasons are many. The reason Su-30 can take Indian/Western weapons is because we have the integration code of Bars. Same for LCA & J...

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Will we need to start producing aircraft in India and that in Fighter aircraft it is the case of all over the world. Can IAF behave Dassualt in a similar manner, demand Rafale be priced at say 1.5x Tejas, demand production without orders. What happened with Jaguars Landing gear. Remember, the streng...

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tsarkar wrote:
Austin wrote:M2K has been integrated with R-73 and Python A2A missile
When?

This was done even before Kargil when M 2000 were Integrated with Russian A2A missiles.

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Is this a prediction or a desire from the Americans? https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/india-may-face-communal-riots-before-elections-warns-us-intelligence-chief/articleshow/67752414.cms Pavlovian stimuli (picking from some other BRF member usage recently). Indian respon...

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Philip, a SU 30 has far larger turnaround time between sorties than an LCA, its maintenance and life cycle costs from fuel consumption etc are much higher. While capability wise a SU 30MKI is much better. Plus LCA can work in tandem with SU 30MKI and Awacs where the much smaller LCA radar cross sect...

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Any idea why do we use R-27's , I thought with active radar missiles that too aginst Paki F-16's armed with C-20C they would not be much use, or do missiles like R 27T have some use? Or by any chance we have the R 27EA missiles. We seem to have bought R-27 Missiles from Ukraine around 2013 and only ...

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All this can be reversed in a blink of eye, there is definately a lobby which does not want it- lets see how this plays out.

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