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vivek_ahuja

A super Netra, able to manage the same range as a Phalcon would be great, and ensure these birds are capable against whatever China will field via Pak as well. This development is not going to be an impossible stretch. An issue of scaling and higher power generation. Exactly. That's why I am starti...

vivek_ahuja

I think that DRDO needs to use the third Netra to tinker around and get the hardware for the A320s 100% ready to meet all deadlines. Too much tweaking that makes them miss deadlines can be costly. Additional capability can be built in through upgrades. Priority should be to get the system operation...

vivek_ahuja

India to soon ink two major military aircraft deals worth over Rs 50,000 crore ... “The Tejas contract will be the first to be approved by the CCS. It is likely to be inked in early-February. The C-295 project, with the participation of Tata as the Indian production agency will follow subsequently,...

vivek_ahuja

asbchakri wrote:Wiki C-295 aircraft specs say it can carry armaments. Will these aircraft we are buying will also have this capabilities

I doubt it. Money for acquiring so many basic transports alone is going to be painful for India to absorb.

vivek_ahuja

I think the issue is that IAF is looking for every excuse to move away from HAL. It is not the plane that is the problem. Avros are really old and antiquated. They are airworthy still, and that is all that there is left to say about them. They can be used for training. C295s can and will be used fa...

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India to sign $2.5-billion contract for 56 transport planes for IAF Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) will jointly execute the project to equip the air force with 56 C-295 transport aircraft under the Make-in-India initiative in the aerospace sector. This is an excel...

vivek_ahuja

Yes, china's mil development needs to be watched carefully & photos are one of the relatively unbiased ways of doing that. Thus far, we are in agreement. I think the moderators here need to decide between themselves on what they want for this thread. Because another moderator upstream is unabas...

vivek_ahuja

South Korea Officially Starts LPX-II Aircraft Carrier Program Geez. Why? Why does South Korea need a carrier? Their coastline and offshore interests are limited enough? Is this to show a middle finger to China on one hand and Japan on the other? The untermenshen of WW2 Japan overtaking their former...

vivek_ahuja

There is still reason for some hope, The current IAF chief has said a lot of good things about both LCA and LCH and is firm in his commitment to HAL's products like none before him... So if he keeps the pressure on MOD then there should be some results I am an impatient man by nature. I want things...

vivek_ahuja

How would you determine the production number of the PL-15 BVRAAM? Or the J-20? Or the J-31? What would be your source of data? Satellite images of production facilities for the larger tech items like the J-20, Y-20, H-6 etc. Same with naval warships. That's how everyone has been maintaining their ...

vivek_ahuja

Any info on production numbers, dates, schedules & capabilities are released by the ChiCom. Example: PL-15 has a range of 300 km Production numbers. Not performance numbers. The first can be verified open source. The second is mostly propaganda. The number of PL-15 produced is a production numb...

vivek_ahuja

Where is the raw data to post? In the absence of such, one is left with making a number of assumptions based on pictures. And that is what he is doing. Indeed. What raw data exists (and how to separate it from Chinese lies and propaganda)? As discussed, all we know to be relatively true is producti...

vivek_ahuja

John wrote:
chola wrote:^^^ What?! When the hell did this happen?
It didn’t happen, please let’s not derail the thread with Cold War garbage that is backfire, only combat sortie it ever flew against a competent opponent it got shot down (Georgia knocked down a recon version with outdated SAM),

vivek_ahuja

rajsunder wrote:
vivek_ahuja wrote:What a gorgeous bird. The blending between the wing and fuselage gives it the "Mini-Rafale" look from the frontal angles!
the only problem with the above CGI models is the smaller air intake for the APU.

I didn't even see that until you pointed it out! I blame you for this now.

vivek_ahuja

There is a difference between a realistic assessment and flights of fantasy, which is what he is doing. Too date, apart from posting pictures, he has been unable to provide a single shred of evidence on the capabilities of the platforms that the lizard is producing. Their EMALS tech is a prime exam...

vivek_ahuja

What a gorgeous bird. The blending between the wing and fuselage gives it the "Mini-Rafale" look from the frontal angles!

vivek_ahuja

https://twitter.com/TheWolfpackIN/status/1343972644870361088?s=20 ---> IAF chief: Ayni air base in Tajikistan gives IAF a huge capability in term of being able to operate from there and it has resulted in lot of goodwill and strategic importance and the base is going well. I think the IAF and the G...

vivek_ahuja

Don't know if it is just chini-russki BS but if true this is a gamechanger in the Airbus-Boeing duopoly. Even if this thing just takes over the chini market and nowhere else it would still be a big change. none of the western nations are going to supply their commercial aero jets for this plane. Ho...

vivek_ahuja

As far as we know, this accomplishment by the Rustom-II is actually the only MALE in Indian service that has a deployed capability like this. I believe the Searcher and Herons have the ability to do this, but were not procured by Indian services with that equipment. So the Rustom-II is breaking new ...

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This happens every time before Aero India... Everyone starts holding their breath hoping for mega contracts to be signed during it and more often than not it passes by without anything substantial. Thank you for bursting that little bubble of hope I was hanging on to. At what point does HAL say tha...

vivek_ahuja

One part of me says, just don't do anything much. Use the same AAAUs and consoles. Just add an extra tank for more fuel and call it good. The other part says, but this is a bigger platform. What are some low hanging fruits to augment beyond current Netra's capabilities? I actually like this deal qu...

vivek_ahuja

No LCH orders still? Any word on what is the latest about the 15 incomplete airframes? No orders, I think. Also no decision on the ATGM integration work...or did I miss that news somewhere? The LCH R&D program is being nicely handled by HAL. The production program is gathering rust in the files...

vivek_ahuja

Cybaru wrote:Would you know when the actual signing for the 83 MK1A is going to take place?

This close to AI 2021, the signing should be coordinated to match the importance of the event. If AI 2021 goes by and still no signature, then it starts getting embarrassing to continue this wait for signatures.

vivek_ahuja

With that I'll take leave of this discussion and this thread. I realize my posts here are inadequately researched and do nothing but lead to dhoti shaking -- and I don't want to contribute to any kind of quaking under the lungi unless it is pleasurable :) I lack the time these days to make meaningf...

vivek_ahuja

Looks like the Chinese Y-20 flew with four WS-20 engines today to complete the C-17 look and feel: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnWc3zqXMAMSWzu?format=jpg&name=large https://arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-bonnier.s3.amazonaws.com/public/JFARXNSBUNTIKB5X6WJ33BNWQE.jpg This is where their IL-76-type limi...

vivek_ahuja

Utterly insane to read about the types of conditions and terrain the IA has to fight in. That too in the 1980s!

vivek_ahuja

Misfiring and equipment malfunction happens to everyone and anyone. Let's not draw too many conclusions from this one incident.

Of course, if there are a series of such incidents with a specific system, then the argument changes.

We use the Igla too, I believe.

vivek_ahuja

Come to think of it, the new turbofan engine probably also has lower fuel consumption to give the JF-17 a slightly higher range/endurance as well.

vivek_ahuja

Shalav wrote:High velocity = low manoeuvrability

So you are seriously going to tell me that a higher thrust-to-weight ratio has no maneuverability benefit and that it is all about speed?

vivek_ahuja

Actually - you're trying to do what the Americans describe as "having your cake and eating it too". Already this 36 Rafale purchase is causing push back of orders to half ready LCH airframes and quite possible the 83 MK1As and perhaps the FOC deliveries are also halted to give the budgets...

vivek_ahuja

You misunderstood. When I said 'politically easier', I was referring to internal politics. Opposition (read Congress and RG) tried its best to 'Boforsify' the Rafale deal, though it failed. Issuing a fresh order can resurface those allegations, and thus hyping up the merits of Rafale and showcasing...

vivek_ahuja

Pretty sure that all such systems have an onboard power generation system for all the electronics, radars etc. One was developed specifically for Netra. I don't think this is correct. There is some onboard power packs for the mission computers and some specific sensors, but the massive power requir...

vivek_ahuja

Unfortunately, the bolded part above accurately summarizes the tactics used by the import lobby to cripple and eliminate local competition. Once you have taken this slippery slope, "funds" will always be used to throttle the sales in favor of continuous imports. I understand that, but i w...

vivek_ahuja

The K-9s aren't the only game in town. You have Smerch regiments and also Pinaka regiments. Yes, for the larger units, I can see this working. But these are more for area targets, aren't they? What if you need to take out a specific bunker strongpoint, for example. Mobile tube artillery is supposed...

vivek_ahuja

Also note the INSAS LMG with 30 round magazine They still use the transparent (plastic?) magazines for the LMG variant? I thought I remember there being some complaints from the Army about that years ago? Fixed, presumably? Isn't there a better way for the magazine to give a haptic feedback to the ...

vivek_ahuja

https://i.ibb.co/H7tr69s/79-E49323-C29-E-493-F-8-E06-297-E9116-FCA2.jpg The Z-20 Copyhawk will be, in every sense, the same solid foundation for a range of variants for the Chinese army and navy as the original Blackhawk proved to be for the US military. The sale of the original Blackhawks to China...

vivek_ahuja

But what does it to to the Thrust-to-Weight ratio for the JF-17? JF-17 is all metal it will always be heavier than high composite LCA Tejas, while Russian Tech is improving I suspect in case of this Rd-93 it probably have lower MTBF. Still, it is probably an improvement in maneuverability over the ...

vivek_ahuja

Cybaru wrote:At this point, the C295W will be the fastest route for the new AEW. CCS has already approved and the first few in the AEW config can be bought directly from airbus. This allows for decent continuity as well.

Does the C295W have enough on-board power for what the Netra system needs?

vivek_ahuja

Look at the speed of the decision-making for the LCH's primary ATGM system... could you elaborate more on this please if you know anything more than the usual we already know of ? any juicy technical bits that are delaying this more than what we alrready know ? Unfortunately, no. As far as I am awa...

vivek_ahuja

Ahuja sir, I have a question. In your analysis, have the blade properties of individual helicopters been considered? I'm not questioning your analysis but was just curious to know the methodology. Thank you and I really loved your analyses. Consider this analysis more theoretical. It is more of a p...

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