Bharat Rakshak

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Conversion of airline to AEW is okay.

basant · Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021 +1

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The Services always have confidence on products that will come after years. The real question is about the the products that are ready or almost ready.

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We have to be very careful about the ASQRs that may be given for the 5th gen a/c now. Like in case of Arjun, we may later find that the PAF's runways are not designed to operate our a/c later and it will lead to loss of a lot of money.

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In light of operational experience, Chinese now have a lot of user feedback to improve upon. Their subsequent iterations will definitely benefit from the same.

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^^^ Or could be a reasonable caution. If F404 were to be sanctioned against, GTRE Kaveri has good replacement capability, theoretically speaking. None for F414. So, caution towards the future sanctions is reasonable and expected. In the meanwhile, additional 97 a/c are a great way to address the del...

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I don't think I'll be spared for saying this but it is understandable that waiting for the TOT acceptance for GE-F414 by Senate was a good idea. We lost a year in R&D (and HAL could have funded from its internal funds like it did earlier), but I am quite sure GoI forced 97+ Mk1A using the delay,...

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Problem is not turtles but having only 1 site for testing.

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From whatever I read, it is 8.

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What is the *potential* capacity for each line? Is it just 8 or is it limited to 8 because of the order size? Because 8 per line per year seems anemic Granted, HAL is no Lockheed Martin, but the rollout rate of F-35s in Fort Worth is 184 per year About 3,000 F-35s are ordered and 184/yr is achieved...

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#WATCH | On how many Light Combat Aircraft can HAL produce in a year, chairman CB Ananthakrishnan says, "At present, our capacity stands at 16 aircraft. We want to increase the capacity to 24. For this, a third line is being established at Nashik. In total, there will be three independent line...

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That tweet is confusing. Why is a Base Repair depot in charge of indigenizing the jammer pod? Also, I thought DRDO has already developed an ASPJ. I think the reporter has mixed things up What is said about BRD is, "IAF’s Base Repair Depots have been tasked to indigenize many of the equipment.....

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Of course, I did.

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Criticism is useful. Criticizing only indigenous products is suspicious/malicious.

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Such a nice report to read!

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My worry is that IAF may revise specs of Astra-3 to omni-role, attack ground/ariel targets.

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^^^
The legend has it that they appear like numbers, and when you (appear to) achieve them, they change.

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Does GSQR stand for Generic Sabotage of Qualitative Requirements?

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HAL working on LUH Mk2 that addresses IAF's ENHANCED requirements . It will include autopilot (specifically asked by IAF) and other minor changes. (IDRW) The story claims the Indian Army wants the auto-pilot. One question why was it not required earlier during the development program? Ramana garu, ...

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HAL working on LUH Mk2 that addresses IAF's ENHANCED requirements. It will include autopilot (specifically asked by IAF) and other minor changes. (IDRW)

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Just a muse here. If I remember correctly, the trainers are still Mk1 FOC standard. If the new order of 97 is also for replacement of Jaguars, then it would be nice if we can develop a Mk1a version of two-seaters optimised for ground attack. It's already a top performer for ground attack. What more...

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I love the curves of the Tejas-Mk1 trainer more than that of the fighter The front part, the nose, reminds me of the French Alpha Jet IMHO, it is closer to KB SAT SR-10. Image Source : https://airrecognition.com/index.php/news/defense-aviation-news/global-news-2016/january/2252-russia-s-first-forwa...

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'Probable intent' is a long way from placing orders. Let's hope for the best.

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Wonderful news! HAL orders rock!

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My personal feeling is this is not correct news, the new Netra's will come on A319/A320/A321 platform - this is in the works for a few years, not out of production EM 145 Airbus is for Mk-2. Ground work started for 6 Netra Mark-1 || 6 Netra Mark-II AEW&C will be delivered by 2028 -IMtGd5xs0o

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This is a relevant article. Worth reading the entire length. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. is unveiling it has upgraded its fifth generation Litening and Reccelite systems, effectively transforming them from traditional EO pods into EO+, with the addition of a unique SAR feature and the optio...

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Is the money paid to HAL? What's the amount and deadline?

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These are projects going on in parallel rather than in sequential order which is good. There is nothing unusual about it as we have many building blocks already in place, and have enough trained manpower for the task.

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NeutronX @Archit_Ch The production of the first 40 LCAs (Mk1) will be completed by next year. One of the few external differences, that the LCAs of the 83 Mk1a deal will have, is a new fin. It comprises of fewer parts and will be easier to manufacture. The first aircraft with this fin will be SP-41...

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It was not Tehelka, the push came from the CAG and the government approved it. And the result was disastrous. CAG slams NDA-1 for delaying Rafale deal, but lauds its move against IAF pitch https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cag-slams-nda-1-for-delaying-rafale-deal-but-lauds-its-move-against-i...

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It does not matter how many bids (by vendors) are received in case of a 2-bid tender. If there was no tender, there is no necessity for 2-bids. I think the purchase is through G2G, so it will be different. IIRC, it was during ABV's time that the concept of L1 bid and tendering process began for defe...

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That is in the process of 2-bid tenders.

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From internet sources, it appears to be Uttam.

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Minor hiccups can be expected for the Mk1As, that would not be surprising. It happened with FOC also. Once stabilized, it should be smooth as was the case with the Sukhoi production. However, some lag is to be expected between Mk1A and Mk2 production and stabilization. Buying refuellers will be a po...

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I really pray that no one from IAF SQR/purchase is reading this thread!

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Can't see the tail number but the prototype of Mk1As are flying too. So it could be more than aerodynamics.

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My guess is that we will have 24/yr production rate. The price of the earlier 83 a/c was 6.5 B USD and for 100 it would be close to 7.83B - 8B (round off?). This might just be an acknowledgement that the Mk2 will take more time. Plus there could be more Rafales (hopefully) to augment the strength, w...

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No sir. Gripen C is similar to the Tejas Mk1 with F404. Gripen E with Tejas Mk2. There was a model of Gripen that had F414 in the original Gripen (JAS 39). This a/c, called Gripen Demo, flew in 2009 and achieved supercruise. Here is the link.

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No Admiral, I have no news on that. Apologies.

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Performance of Mk1 can be inferred from Gripen C and development time may also be similar to that of Gripen-E. Could be faster, but one shouldn't be shocked if it turns out to be similar. I always liked the original proposal from HAL, to plugin GE-F414 in place of the F404. It would have given addit...

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