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2sq of non upgraded Jaguar will retire by 2025. 4sq (80nos) Darin 3 upgraded Jaguar will serve till 2034-38 according to Hindu report. 3 Mig 29 upg life is extended to 45 years according to news report and will retire after 2032. 1 sq new to be bought will serve upto 2040 . 42 sq by 2040 6 sq MRFA ...

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Will buy Jets, won't achieve goal of 45 squadrons: Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari - Manu Pubby, ET It is believed that at a recent meeting chaired by the National Security Advisor, the conflicting timelines for the AMCA and the LCA Mk2 project came up for discussion, with one view being that the fo...

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If Tejas Mk2 is not ordered in numbers, it will be the biggest injustice ever done to local Aerospace industry...
I really hope the first prototype takes to skies as early as possible...
Once it is unveiled, there will be sufficient pressure from many quarters to order it...

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https://twitter.com/_JammuNews_/status/1445287830159200256?s=20 ---> IAF CHIEF: DIFFICULT TO SAY BY WHEN WE WILL HAVE 42 SQUADRONS. Certainly not in the next 10 - 15 years. In the next decade we should be up to 35. By 2030, with current confirmed plans, we will reach only 30-31 squadrons... Tejas M...

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https://twitter.com/MaverickBharat/status/1439185178853711876?s=19 -'NONE' of the 24 Mirage-2000 , Indian Airforce is procuring will be used for Flying. -Indian Airforce also procured 10 Mirage-2000 earlier for spares which reached Gwalior last year. Not sure how much of this is true... ---- EDIT:- ...

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Once preliminary design review is done, whatever changes and comments come up need to be implemented... It is only after implementation that Detailed Design Review starts.... I work in Design field in Oil sector... It is similar process... We have various stages of P&IDs... Also plant model revi...

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Vips wrote:IAF to bolster fighter fleet with 24 second-hand Mirages.

Which country are they buying them from...? Or are they buying directly from Dassault...?
Not mentioned clearly in the article...

Anyways, those 8 Mirages will complete the 9th Squadron which currently has only half the strength...

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Others here can also do some research and post if they can find some accurate or rough numbers on historic production rates for J-10, J-16, and J-15. Resharing my older post in Chinese ORBAT Thread FWIW---> Strength of PLAAF which I collected and tabulated from scramble.nl is as follows:- J7 (All v...

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I read in some Chinese forums that PLAAF plans to have nearly 100 air brigades... However, it is not clear whether the number 100 is only fighter brigades or it includes Bombers & Traning brigades as well... As on date, I think they have around 70 Fighter brigades... Each fighter brigade has 24 ...

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China has near about 1500 fighter jets (most of them not retiring) as of now vis-a-vis 600ish of ours . We will add 350 but also retire 200. China is surely aiming to add atleast 1000 jets in next 20 years, likely more. They have done this before while we haven't done this (350). We are probably go...

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:?: This is a sweeping statement of dubious worth (IMO). What does it mean, precisely? Link to full article is here---> https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/36th-rafale-to-have-all-india-specific-enhancements-arrives-jan-2022-101631254286620.html The full sentence is this---> "It is under...

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Why the rhetorical question? a Question to a Question I posed does not offer anything? What was the objective in relinquishing positions that were captured in the offensives? I am aware such things are not discussed in open but there are many contributors here that have more knowledge than me and s...

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What is the objective you are looking for? How are we different from what the chinkies are doing by just show casing stuff. What have we achieved by stepping away from the strategic heights captured and by not making the chinkies pay for their transgression? This just seems a show for the aam janta...

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Just like we can embed Youtube videos in posts, is it possible to create an option to Embed Tweets from Twitter directly...? As of now, we are pasting links and copy-pasting the entire text... Any videos or photos are being posted separately... Embedded Tweets would be more easier... (I know all of ...

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I know the c 295 is replacing the Avros but why can’t we use it to replace the An-32 as well? The c 295 is a larger bird. Do the An 32’s have more life to them ? Your question was already discussed here---> https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=7294&p=2477744&hilit=An32...

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Maria wrote:https://twitter.com/livefist/status/1435587260469051392

Livefist: BREAKING: Indian Cabinet approves procurement of 56 @Airbus C-295MW transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force to replace its old Avro transports

Finally...

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Will something happen now...? Given the fact that PP15, Demchok and Depsang are yet to be resolved...?

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Very same question was also asked by me to Author . And here is his response from my personal interaction with him Thank you <withholding my real name as i am not allowed to do so> bhai for your kind complements. Yes the question you have asked is a very valid one and has hunted every defence lover...

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Very Intresting Details shared in Manan Bhatt ‘s Book Balakot Airstrikes 1 Avenger 1 actually fired shots at F-16, who nearly got his life spared 2 . Detailed account of F-16 downing 3 WINCO Abhi Bison downing and the situation around it https://imgur.com/a/9f2CTJ1 Two questions... The books states...

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I'm sure it's just a detachment on temporary deployment but I hope the No. 45 squadron gets permanently moved to a forward base in the near future. It is speculated that No. 45 will be deployed in a base in Rajasthan by end of this year... Most probably it will be Suratgarh or Uttarlai or Jodhpur.....

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Getting the permanent structures which were constructed earlier removed now would mean war... The issue here is, neither side knows if they'll be able to control the level of escalation once a war starts... A war will happen once one of the sides comes up with a clear plan and game it such that they...

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https://www.raksha-anirveda.com/how-iaf-can-meet-its-desired-squadron-strength/ A nice article about IAF's fighter numbers. ... ----- Sorry China but you are not allowed to attack us before 2035. & If you dont play by the rules, we will do 'kadi ninda'. The article quotes Dhanoa ji statement in...

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What will be the number of LCAs MK1A inducted for us to retire migs? 50 or 83 ? By 2024 we will have 40 IOC/FOCs + 2Mk1A. I see us continuing migs beyond 2024 or 25 - unless we figure a some way to produce more LCAs. To answer the question all we have to do is look at the squadron numbers... Curren...

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LA5012 is from the IOC order... But the headline mentions FOC... Also, all 16 jets from IOC order were already delivered to IAF... So, what is this jet doing in HAL facility...? - My guess is---> IOC jets are being upgraded to FOC standard barring the refuelling probe... This is one of the upgraded ...

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Next time when someone asks about the Mirage 2000 upgrade... https://twitter.com/jsmaina/status/1425423485665349634?s=20 ---> Sir how is the Mirage upgrade progressing? https://twitter.com/hvtiaf/status/1425450144456081411?s=20 ---> Finished two years ago. Does it mean sometime in 2019...? Coz. we ...

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https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lca-mk-1a-to-take-first-flight-by-march-says-hal-chairman-101628794848874-amp.html AESA radar and EW integration ongoing on Mk1 FOC Tejas to be followed by Mk1A This particular line is interesting... (I thought someone would be discussing this point here......

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Can gents here kindly explain as I am very armature on this topic , why even though our claimed line is till finger 8 , how come chinese have motor able roads connecting Sirijap Complex with finger 4 ?? Traditionally how we used to do patrolling till finger 8 ?? We have road upto Finger 4... At Fin...

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https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1423601843062468608?s=19 As per agreement reached during Corps Commander talks, both sides (India-China) ceased forward deployments in PP-17 in phased, coordinated & verified manner. Disengagement process was carried out over 4-5 Aug'21. Both sides are now in their...

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There are some AV's that are claiming that the Air Force plan is to go for a staggered purchase of 108 Rafales (36 + 36 + 36) to off set immediate financial pressure/obligation and also to take advantage of buying in tranches more advanced versions (F4.1 onwards) Well that ties in with what General...

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https://twitter.com/TheWolfpackIN/status/1421863039528103937 News Report: IAF has begun the necessary paperwork for the acquisition of another 36 Rafale omni-role fighters from France. Will take total to 72. Source based news from India Today... Not sure to what extent it is true... Whatever they d...

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If CCP could cover up deaths of civilians that happened in the middle of a big city and with so much video evidence, why would they acknowledge deaths of soldiers that happened in a remote barren land thousand km away from their mainland...?

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I know what I'm about to write will not be popular here, but there are certain noises coming out from rather diverse areas that seem ominous: 1. The latest news coming out of HAL about delay in delivery of the mk2 PV to December and production variant to around 2029 DOES NOT BODE WELL. 2. Statement...

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https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1420380548048986113?s=19 Induction of the second squadron of Rafale fighter aircraft at the Hashimara air base in West Bengal. The 101 squadron is starting with around half a dozen Rafale aircraft. Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria was present at the airbase on the occas...

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36 Rafales brought so much controversy, 72 Rafales would be politically indefensible. Clearly INC wanted to weaken the Indian Military so Pakis can enjoy Mumbai and Pulwama without fear and just a few Dosas Actually, the numbers wouldn't have mattered back in 2015/16 coz. we cancelled 126 and order...

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Additional Rafales are not guaranteed to come though. All eyes are right now on the French judge who is investigating the deal. Any negative news comes out from there and additional Rafales will not happen. I feel GOI should have ordered 72 Rafales in one go instead of ordering only 36 jets... Orde...

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https://twitter.com/IAF_MCC/status/1417 ... 95840?s=19

Three Rafale aircraft arrived in India a short while ago, after a direct ferry from #IstresAirBase, France.

IAF deeply appreciates the support by UAE Air Force for in-flight refuelling during the non-stop ferry.

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One doubt... Who will decide the OEM...? Will MoD/Navy decide an OEM and then ask one of MDL/L&T to collaborate...? Or MDL/L&T will themselves select 1 out of 5 OEMs each and Navy will award the tender to one of these 2...? If it is the latter, then it is not possible to split the order betw...

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Russia hands over commercial offer of 21 MiG-29 fighter jets to India. What a bloody joke. We had started this purchase (along with 12 SU30 MKI) as a 'emergency measure' due to the LAC situation last year. 12 Months down the line we have reached the preliminary commercial offer stage!!!! Our bureau...

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