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xposted from LCA http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/pm-modi-pushes-obsolete-made-in-india-plane-on-reluctant-military-1148132.html reuters lifafabaazi Modi turns down IAF's request for more foreign fighter planes, nudges it to accept 'obsolete' Tejas jets Posted on: 01:32 PM IST Oct 07, 2015 | Update...

chaanakya

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/pm-modi-pushes-obsolete-made-in-india-plane-on-reluctant-military-1148132.html reuters lifafabaazi Modi turns down IAF's request for more foreign fighter planes, nudges it to accept 'obsolete' Tejas jets Posted on: 01:32 PM IST Oct 07, 2015 | Updated on: 1:57 pm,Oc...

chaanakya

While we are at it , why not order 20 sqdrns upfront to be delivered in incremental version. Time for production, as per tsarkar, would take same time.

chaanakya

Had IAF committed itself to more of Tejas, production lines could have been set up and delivery be faster. There is a recurrent misconception going around in this forum that more IAF orders would speed up development and thereafter production. Whether Pandu orders 5 babies from Kunti or Dhitarashtr...

chaanakya

I agree there should be no blocking by Indian authorities. rather they should sit and solve the problem together with Nepalese authorities. Otherwise goodwill will be frittered away and drive them away from India. Nepal is our brother, blood relation. Ties are stronger than one can imagine.

chaanakya

https://marutfans.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/early-design-development-of-the-hf-24-gp-capt-kapil-bhargava-retd/ The major complaint I had against Tank’s design philosophy was to provide only one hydraulic system for powered controls. His idea was that up to Mach.0.95 it would be possible to fly in man...

chaanakya

AFAIK IOC-1 was on 10 Jan 2011 and IOC-2 was on 20-December-2013, not a few months ago as you have stated. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102056 Multi Mode Weapon multirole capability of Tejas was demonstrated during its participation in Iron Fist. Air to Ground mission and Air to...

chaanakya

Last time I heard we were only dreaming about 400 LCAs..and who knows what engine will be there finally. And IAF Chief said Rafale is about to be concluded by year end. If unkil has french balls in its grasp why did it not ask rafale to be withdrawn. In fact sanctions are good in one way, if scienti...

chaanakya

No sir..just see the video again...he began with 8 squadrons and corrected himself to 6 sq.. so 1 squadrons of Mk1 IOC, rest probably Mk1A, with all brought to Mk1A std yes, I think he is talking about tejas 6 sqdrns which are certified and have four improvements radar, EW, refueling and missiles. ...

chaanakya

I thought IAF Chief clearly mentioned 8 sqdrns with 20 each. That means there is firm commitment of 160 A/cs to HAL and not 120 as being surmised. Aleardy orders for 40 A/cs in IOC 1 and FOC configs are placed with HAL. That is why we see HAL setting up Assembly lines, pictures of which was posted b...

chaanakya

Yes, I think he indicated clearly HAL has firm 160 A/Cs of 8Sqrdns size with 20 A/cs in each.He also talked about progressive improvements as HAL themselves promised. Not particular about nomenclature but ready to take 120 Tejas conforming to specifications .

chaanakya

Dipanker wrote:AFAIK Tavleen Singh always been a Sikh, still is.

Salman taseer had a son Aatish conceived during a brief affair lasting less than a week. he was Qadrified in 2011. She is quite forthright in her views.

chaanakya

For some reason, my spider sense tells me that HAL is making a desperate attempt to get the orders increased because something is broken somewhere. They're talking a difficult path when the tendency with HAL has been to tread know tracks. This cannot be due to sudden found love for IAF or LCA. I ho...

chaanakya

ViV-S , that post to too long to be quoted. However I would reply as follows: MP is not saying that he would junk 36 Rafale. If you remember the timeline , he was giving press conference junking MMRCA deal in India when NaMo was assuring to buy 36 in France. Hence whether it makes sense or not 36 is...

chaanakya

chetak wrote:is Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha anywhere retirement??

31st December 2016, about one year and three months and 27 days.

chaanakya

To me , it seems now only two issues are remaining . 1. FOC for LCA MK1 2. Production bottleneck at HAL. First part we will leave to ADA and IAF to tackle and we are already discussing that. The matter of HAL production is perhaps not looked at critically in this thread. We can now look for reasons ...

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Livefist ‏@livefist 40m40 minutes ago Need more than 36 Rafales. At least 6 squadrons of MMRCA type required. Can be other than Rafale: IAF chief Arup Raha Livefist ‏@livefist 40m40 minutes ago Work has begun on India's 5th gen AMCA. 15 year schedule planned: IAF chief Arup Raha Livefist ‏@livefist...

chaanakya

Vacuum Toilets in DBRT Rajdhani is installed on pilot basis from 14th Sep 2015 as per some news report.

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/ ... om-monday/

chaanakya

While we are waiting for LCA MK-2 which would be the type what IAF wants, it would be better to have a look at the philosophy of hugely successful production run of F-16 program of US. Just checking Wiki entry on variants of F-16 throws up interesting insight ( we knew but do not follow) production ...

chaanakya

http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=1858337#p1858337 I propose that GOI order 240 LCA to HAL and direct it to set up production lines with adequate capacity to produce 36 a year, at least. Each 18 LCA will be a modified Block version , better one from its earlier tranche. Set up Supply ...

chaanakya

http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=1858300#p1858300 Latest update on LCA from Saurav Jha: * The four things Holding up Tejas Mk-1 FOC are : Derby trials. Python trials. IFR and the new radome. Looks like the gun firing tests are over. I thought the Python was a potential replacement fo...

chaanakya

May be I am wrong, but my understanding was that 40 LCA MK1 was already ordered by IAF in IOC-2 config. This 7 sqdrs totaling 140 is for MK-1A . That makes it to total of 180 LCA. Since there is no official release on these numbers we have to just go by tweets etc. Speculation , it could be. I feel...

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Parrikar cuts Gordian knot to boost Tejas line By Ajai Shukla The IAF had earlier agreed to buy another 20 Tejas Mark I, once the fighter obtains “final operational certification”, a much-delayed landmark expected in early 2016. It is unclear whether that order will stand, or be integrated into the...

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The 'dubious reports' are backed up by the the Defence Minister's public statements at the time. “The Su-30MKI is an adequate aircraft for meeting the air force’s needs,” - Manohar Parrikar . And IAF's 'no plan B' remarks were to prevent the MMRCA negotiations from failing. Which then failed. As fo...

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If G2G was the way forward, NaMo should have re-opened the competition vs EF for the G2G deal, we would have better terms & prices. During the whole MRCA farce we also found out Rafale wasn't L-1 either. Allowing EF back in the race would have forced the competing parties to play ball and the b...

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How reliable is this alternative really, at the first sign of little pressure the Mistral had to be cancelled, France is still a US puppet which have no strategic power, its a bull dog with its balls squarely in US hands. The whole MRCA farce was partly due to French lies on the cost, TOT and prett...

chaanakya

Has it occurred to you that 36 aircraft aren't filling any significant gaps, looking at the French Rafale availability rate of 55%, we can with best efforts have around the same or may be a bit more up to 70% availability, at that rate only between 18-26 Rafale are available at any given moment. No...

chaanakya

MoD wasn't even looking for scrapping the MMRCA as you seem to imply , quoting dubious and unnamed sources and reports. As a matter of fact IAF is still very keen to lay its hands on Rafale, hence the statement that there is no plan B MoD can hardly ignore it. As for off the Shelf purchase, you conv...

chaanakya

yes, the next event is SAARC summit in 2016. India should ask for change of venue citing this,, pronto.

chaanakya

For all the good work the Govt. is doing, going forward with the Rafale deal will be the biggest of its blunders. Paying 9 billion for an already cash strapped military is lunacy, for this kind of money we can easily order another 100 Super MKI. A better deal is to order a fresh batch of 50 Super M...

chaanakya

No I am not saying either of that. Please read carefully. I never said media price or Som's price? Did I. It is tendered prices which forms the basis of negotiations and we don't know what is the final price. What could be the best mode of discovery than the already tendered prices at least better t...

chaanakya

Don't worry, You forgot the fact that price discovery has already taken place in MMRCA. Now it is a question of finalising details under G2G. And the process is as transparent as it could be. Afterall what is the basis of prices told under FMS. What kind of discovery takes place. It is merely a capt...

chaanakya

He should be happy, rather elated. Afterall that is what Islamic rule mandates. NO?

chaanakya

The problem with this logic is that it gives the French carte blanche to raise their prices to the moon. If the one party is under a binding obligation to buy a product, then its nothing surprising if the supplier gouges it on the cost. Your contention would have been correct if price discovery had...

chaanakya

"Poverty of wisdom , and ignorance of consequences and risk of obliteration ". Here , fixed it as it should have been. Next time Indian Delegation visits Pakistan they should fix open appointment with leaders of POK+GB+KP. In fact this demand should be sent in advance to Pakis to arrange ...

chaanakya

NaMo is a man of his words, if nothing else. Whatever he promised he tried to deliver. That was the essence of his message at SAP centre. One should listen to it carefully to understand what he is trying to establish:- his credentials as a man who delivers on his words and promises. So if he has pro...

chaanakya

The only difference I see is that FOC seems to be kicked out of the way, if true. MK2 will be next iteration of LCA Mk1 and MK1.5. Incremental approach, as BRF suggested. HAL could be thinking from engineering perspective rather than research and development perspective.

chaanakya

LCA MK-1A is what BRF designated as LCA MK 1.5 in previous pages. Mostly , consensus is on setting up full production line by HAL with private industries forming part of component suppliers. ( May be they can later graduate to full production of some variants e.g special ops version, IA version or e...

chaanakya

May be in some, but phased out in non local trains. Instead it is VCD in newer class of locomotives and old ones are being retrofitted.

chaanakya

ShauryaT wrote:This should warm up hearts here.

India calls Pakistan 'prime sponsor of terrorism', asks it to vacate PoK

This was mentioned in BRF previously.

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