Bharat Rakshak

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I wished instead of upgrading Mirages IAF should have swamped them for Rafael with additional purchase of 39 fighters for making 5 sq of 18 fighters.

while through MRCA project IAF could have gone for 126 EF's

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Sanku wrote:None. No C 17s are required. However the tonnage shipment required for future may be met in a wide variety of solutions.

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How many C-17s India needs combined all the forces (IAF, IN, IA & other para military forces).

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Now we can wait for New Years gift . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Go Tejas Go

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If the IOC for MK 2 as mentiond by AM Philip is is 2018. Then it would be best if the IAF went for a large numbers of the MK 1. Right now it is better then nearly every mig in service out of the box. On second thoughts, it seems to be fetish of the Armed forces to start asking for mk 2 even before ...

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Chacko,the IN cannot "build" its own air arm because of the smaller numbers and variety of types.It operates carrier STOVL Harriers,plus LRMP TU-142 Bears,IL-38 Mays,DO-228s,and several ASW,AEW and utility helos.It is now inducting about 48 MIG-29Ks plus is actively pursuing the LCA-N for...

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LCA Tejas Falls Short of Earlier Expectations Aviation Week “We are still working to get the platform on track for initial operational clearance,” says an air force officer. “It appears the exercise of resolving certain performance parameters will spill over into the post-induction phase,” he notes...

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It is clear that IAF will have to counter 250+ FC-1 (JF-17),300+ J-10s,300+ J-11s So, my point is why should we wast money for Technological superiority. will 1 EF can take on 4 or 5 JF-17s or J-10s. Because with 39.5 squadron we cannot counter at two fronts, we need atleast 50-60 squadron for a cle...

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It appears that we Indians as a nation just don't get it. We try for the moon when our capability exists but is far lower. And we lament the unattainability of the moon without trying hard enough for what is attainable. The LCA is rapidly being made into a technological curiosity. I have myself see...

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6. http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQWIOyZcsnSvkQkLsqwgp6Ucu6fQpY4TWnXDbvLnDBNp1WAbgs&t=1&usg=__jOinLX08WxJc9VbwT4SZWW53IgM= 6. Su-27 in back and Su-30K in front. sir i am still not able to get the difference between two from this pic . can some guru help me on this. though i am abl...

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US better withdraw from Afghanistan or make peace & nuclear agreement with Iran.

Now Russians might be laughing at US

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will FGFA totally different from PAKFA ? No not totally different. However, it will be a twin seater (unlike the single seater PAKFA), and it will have more composites, different avionics and different EW suites. Actually I thought we will buy appox 50+ single seater & 200+ twin seater PAKFA an...

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will FGFA totally different from PAKFA ?

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If IAF looking for fighters then it should have called for competition between, Sukhoi Su-35BM, F-15SE Silent Eagle, Dassault Rafale F3, Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block III and if US was to be selected then and orders split between F-15SE Silent Eagle & F/A-18E/F Supe...

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shukla wrote:
kmc_chacko wrote:Might not be the right area to post
International Aerospace discussion seems like a more appropriate thread for this post..

thanks, i will do it

ooops, already posted

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Might not be the right area to post Testing grounded for F-35 jets WASHINGTON - Flight testing of Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet, the costliest U.S. arms purchase, has been suspended after discovery of a fuel pump sequencing problem that could have caused engine stall, the Defense Department sai...

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New planes for Russian air force Russia is modernizing its air forces. Later this year 10 new Yak-130 training-combat planes will be added to the ones the Russian air forces already have.The Yak-130 combat trainer, which is a new generation aircraft, was created at the Yakovlev Design Bureau. The Y...

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It is my assumption that Since 1. Russia got Viramaditya, PAKFA, MTA, Akula & upgradation of Mig-29s, An-32s, Kilos, Su-30 Mki and additional 42 Su-30 Mki, 59 Mi-17 Helicopters and T-90S Tanks 2. USA got P-8I, C-17 Globemaster , C-130J, GE-414 engines for Tejas, 3. France got Scorpions’ and poss...

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GE Aviation Reaffirms Commitment to F414 Engines; Rejects Eurojet Claims as Pointless The choice of engines to power the HAL Tejas is likely to have a bearing on the USD $10 billion Indian Air Force Multi-role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) deal. GE F414's for the HAL Tejas will greatly boost the chances o...

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GE Aviation Reaffirms Commitment to F414 Engines; Rejects Eurojet Claims as Pointless 2010-09-30 Yesterday, DRDO announced that the Price Negotiating Committee had chosen GE Aviation's F414 engines to power the HAL Tejas Mark II fighters. Based on DRDO's statements to the press, one could infer tha...

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Sorry if posted earlier Indian officials get up close to new-look PAK FA fighter R ussia has conducted a flight demonstration with its prototype PAK FA fighter for a delegation of Indian defence ministry and industry officials. Held at Ramenskoye aerodrome near Moscow on 31 August, the 10min display...

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But my question is if Tejas Mk II get heavier engine then it will have to be re-modified to incorporate such changes. This will virtually put LCA in to MCA category or lesser than that i.e., from present 6 ton to 8-12 ton category isn't it . Then proportionately its designs will have to be changed, ...

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erican engine to power LCA Company and DRDO sources say the additional expenses added on to the Eurojet bid included the cost of extra transfer of technology that the company had offered and the price of tooling to build the engine in India. Although narrowly pipped at the post, Eurojet has not giv...

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Singha wrote:yes. and heavier.

The Tejas Mk.II s configuration will be change from LCA to MCA

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isn't F414 are larger than F404

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2 more Phalcons for IAF ! That brings the total to 5 ! So how many Indian AWACS will the IAF order ? IAF planning to induct 10 Airborne Warning and Control Systems NEW DELHI: Having already procured three Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS), the Indian Air Force is planning to induct ten s...

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What are the options IAF have other than IL-76

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No flight test in past 2 days !!

LCA-Tejas has completed 1431 Test Flights successfully. (19-Sep-10).
(TD1-233,TD2-305,PV1-242,PV2-165, PV3-229,LSP1-60,LSP2-159,PV5-17, LSP3-15,LSP4-6)

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Chitradurga . . . . . so a very big R&D area is coming close to my place.

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why we r not offered F-15s ?

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What will IAF or GOI will lose it they order 200+ Tejas Mk1s ? with a production line of 30-40 planes per year !!!! Isn't induction of Tejas add to IAF inventory, but all provide employment & option for technology development? Isn't in past IAF had plan to have appox 60 sq of fighter planes of 2...

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My question is, since HAL has confirmed order for 40 nos of LCA/Tejas from IAF and another 6-9 from Navy. Then why aren't we producing LCA/Tejas at faster pace than present 2-3 a year ? HAL should have produced minimum 10-12 in first year (2010) and 15-20 in second year (2011) so that IAF will get 2...

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Ok, Stop, now tell me is Rafael is IN or OUT of MRCA I am little bit

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New J-10 variant sighted This single-seat variant differs from the initial single-seat J-10 model in that it appears to feature a revised engine inlet, consistent in design with the diverter-less supersonic inlet (DSI) featured on the latest version of the Chengdu FC-1 lightweight multirole fighter...

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kuldipchager wrote:Mr.NRshaw, Its foreign lobby trying to distroye own LCA,becouse they do not get kickback.Same LCA,if it wuold be CHINA LCA,It wuold have 300 Manufactured and 300 sold to other nation as Advance fighter.

True

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For a second I thought I am in a wrong Thread.

Please stick to the topic - LCA news and discussions

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JTull wrote:India worried as Russia grounds MiG-29 fleet

What about Migs we are having

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Congrats

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