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Singha sir, Nothing beats a ski jump in launch rate. It is as fast as you can get the jets lined up. Not necessarily. Prolonged exposure to another aircraft's exhaust wash will lead to engine stalls, so you can't really stack them front-to-back on deck. And because a STOBAR jet needs a longer run t...

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For some reason I assumed the AH-64 would come same boring olive green like the US Army units. But Tipnis grey? Fantastic.

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Rakesh wrote:I think DH is for the dual seater, no?

Yus yus. EH01 for the first single seater (though I think the first aircraft, in general, is usually a family model - for training/transition).

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Nice to see back in form Viv S! Actually, I'm late on the money. The final draft of NDAA-2019 was decided two days ago. But I've been travelling for a couple of weeks (and sleeping for the last 14 hours) and its too much of a pain to post stuff from the phone. https://i.imgur.com/guM3oyA.png?1 http...

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Rakesh wrote:That serial number (BS 001) may not be correct. If memory serves me right, it is something else. I will have to check.

I believe it was supposed to be DH01.

(DQ for Qatar & DM for Egypt.)

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US Congress tailors waiver plan to let India purchase weaponry from Russia By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 25th July 18 Both US houses of Congress – the Senate and the House of Representatives – have jointly drafted legislation that will allow President Donald Trump to exempt close partners such ...

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The interesting thing is US wants to push old F-16s/F-18s with newer equipment even thought IAF is not keen. and despite IAF already acquiring French Rafale costing same as F-35s. (~ > @$100M) The F-35 is a high volume low margin product. Not that profitable, much more ‘paperwork’ involved, with a ...

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Trump may be a ***** star for all I care. He is the US president. He is dictating American policy. His pressure on India on trade issues is counterproductive. The biggest objective of any Indian govt is to maintain high growth rate and alleviate poverty. Dictating policy.. for now. To quote the ini...

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Cain Marko wrote:You really think so Viv? Who will challenge Trump? Note that most presidencies since Carter tend to be two terms.

I do. Probably someone boring (although compared to Trump, most people are boring). Bush Sr. was a one termer as well.

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When it comes to China, is US going to support us? Did it give a single statement in support of India during Doka la ?! Militarily, no. (We're not a treaty ally and will never be.) Diplomatically & logistically, yes. They're more than willing to get in the Chinese face in East and South East As...

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The Soaring Life of Former IAF Chief Idris Hasan Latif From flying Spitfires in World War II, to becoming the IAF chief and the governor of a state, and finally a diplomat – Air Chief Marshal Idris Latif, who passed away on April 30, had a long and distinguished career. https://cdn.thewire.in/wp-co...

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That is a very interesting chart indeed. Validates IAF's choice of Rafale, but did not expect the pilot load on EF to be lower than Rafale. Indeed, I'm surprised to see that the Rafale had better detection, acquisition and identification of targets than the typhoon. We're both the fighters using ae...

Viv S · Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016 "Caution TP-5 Do Not Turn" ??

"Caution TP-5 Do Not Turn" ??

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Not according to TASS. The deal's still stuck on price apparently. Delivery contract on S-400 systems for India won’t be signed at Moscow conference - source The sides have not yet agreed on the price of the deal, the source said MOSCOW, April 4. /TASS/. A contract for the delivery of S-400 Triumf m...

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Rafale has close coupled canards. Recently, there was an article about Rafale canards bearing too much stress which could cause cost escalation due to frequent breakdown. https://bharatkarnad.com/2017/12/10/rafale-canards-arent-they-problems/ Is this correct? And would Tejas Mk2 face similar proble...

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JayS wrote:If its not a free floating canard how its different..?

I believe he means it'll be a close coupled canard rather than an uncoupled one such as on the EF or MKI. I think they're both technically free floating though.

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One poss. unmentioned deal is for French N-tech, for reactors, not civvy ones but N-reactors for subs and surface warships.The CDG is N- powered.The IN would be very interested in an N-powered carrier for the future, N- reactors for subs too,France is helping Brazil with its N- sub programme, but s...

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So Macron's regime is a major departure from the Socialist govt. of Francois Hollande, a Tony-Blairesque poodle of Washington who happily went to war on America's behalf in Libya, Syria and elsewhere. You’ve got that backwards. The Libyan operation was championed by the (Republican/UMP) Sarkozy and...

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Belgian F-16 Replacement Program In Turmoil http://m.aviationweek.com/defense/belgian-f-16-replacement-program-turmoil How LM gets gov into scandals. Just another example. It’s something of a manufactured “scandal”. Doesn’t involve LM. Belgium took deliveries of the F-16 between 1979 and 1985 makin...

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Suraj wrote:LIC isn't 'bailing out' anyone. They have an asset base of almost 2.5 lakh crore (~$340 billion).

I think you mean 25 lakh crore.

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Karthik S wrote:
Rakesh wrote:Philip, the IAF wants no more Russian platforms. They have had enough of them.
Including additional MKIs ?

Apparently. The two additional squadrons mentioned by the ACM seemed to have been a reference to pending deliveries by HAL.

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Singha, according to current trends Indian population can end anywhere between 1.6 billion to 2 billion. You will need a parking space for millions nationalistic grandstanding notwithstanding. The population density issue is a little exaggerated. Its an issue yes - but one that can be easily tackle...

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The weapon package was signed seperately by IAF for $1.2B. The radar and missile both are of french origin. FAF still flies many M2000 (and derivative of RDY-2). That integration would have already happenned. I believe IAF may have paid fees and some fixed cost towards integration to get those miss...

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Rakesh wrote:WOW! What is the pilot seeing, that he knows where to land?

I believe what you’re seeing is the HUD video feed. The pilot himself likely has a set of NVGs equipped.

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IAF speeds up hunt for new fighter jets to add muscle The Indian Air Force will invite proposals in a month, link purchase with building of indigenous stealth jet By Rahul Singh The Indian Air Force (IAF) is likely to start the process of inviting foreign military contractors to build fighter jets ...

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Indranil, Two questions here - 1. What's the hardpoint situation for the Mk2? The airframe seems to be undergoing a major upgrade - increasing the number of hardpoints shouldn't be that big a challenge? 2. Will a dedicated housing for EW gear be provided (as in the Rafale or Gripen)? Also, wrt to th...

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As per ACM Dhanoa's announcement on 08 Oct 2017, 40 more Su-30MKIs are being acquired. But no order as of yet has been placed. I think that number quoted by the ACM always referred to the final tranche of orders being serviced by HAL rather than a new order. Had a new order been placed, we'd have h...

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Philip wrote:If it's not happening,why the visit? Bad news can be delivered without a visit !

To sign the deal for the Grigorovich class frigates. And possibly further the negotiations for the S-400. Bad news is ideally delivered with some good news to soften the blow.

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Similar story reported by the Hindu in the SEF cancellation piece - Tejas to take off; F-16, Gripen ‘grounded’ In 2016, the then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar expressed interest in procuring single-engine fighter planes from foreign manufacturers. Eventually, the competition narrowed down to US’...

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X-posting from PAK FA/FGFA thread -

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While I agree with some of your observations I think the primary reason for India's present predicament is its excessive population, we are already 1.3+ billion and headed to 1.75 billion before the population would supposedly stabilize. We simply do not have the land and resources to cater to such...

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deejay wrote:VivS, the new deal is for selecting TejasMk2. No one else will be able to compete.

You don’t really need any sort of competition or govt-to-govt deal of the kind being pushed by the IAF to acquire the Tejas Mk2.

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This MRCA deal appears to be going through as per the statements attributed to the IAF; albeit on a govt-to-govt basis (like the ongoing Belgian tender).

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No request made to US for F-35 fighter jet, says IAF chief B S Dhanoa The Indian Air Force (IAF) has denied that it has shown explicit interest in procuring the American F-35 Lightning II aircraft for its depleting fighter fleet. The reports about IAF approaching Lockheed Martin for a classified br...

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The Su-57 is no unproven that it is in combat! Thank about that! By the way, when the right amount of money is spent in maintaining the parts of the Su-30, the availability of the aircraft magically doubled. "In combat"?!! Oh come on, Indranil, you know better. You can fly a few prototype...

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Only partially true. Remember to get higher serviceability rates, you also have to invest more resources to make it so. That means signing expensive contracts like PBL with the manufacturer guaranteeing certain serviceability rates. Trouble is even with a guarantees offered on paper, the follow thr...

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India is not getting the F22 or the F35. Lets wait and see. We've got a $20 bn MRCA requirement out sidelining the F-16 (which the IAF wasn't very interested in to begin with). The FGFA program is in stasis, with critical noises coming from the IAF, which is requesting a formal briefing on the F-35...

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Su-57 is an evolutionary design from the Su-27 family. To say that it is not mature is nothing else but bias. F-35 wins in two aspects: 1. Large scale production 2. Avionics Other than that the capability of F-35 vs a Su-57 is a matter of speculation. You're defending the maturity of a program that...

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Is there any clarity on the WVRAAM situation for the Tejas? Have the flutter issues with the Python-5 been solved or will we be going for the ASRAAM?

What missile type is the No.45 squadron training with/for?

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