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A pointless gesture, if MK2 really can be developed according to the time lines DRDO has stated. Why should IAF buy something around 2019/20 that is technically not state of the art anymore? Normal upgrades of avionics mainly, which is logical if you take the delays to account, the rest is...

Well the Dhruv is a success anyway, so it might not matter too much, the trainer issue instead was a matter of pride and the IAF will have to pay the price by being forced to use 2 different aircrafts for the exact same purpose.

Today it's more politically anyway. Foreign N-LUH although we already have naval Dhruv, foreign LUH although HAL will make the first flight of it's own LUH this year, foreign SSK's although we already have everything to develop own SSK's, licence production gifts to privat industry instead of...

True, but the MK1 to 4 are only upgrade standards, not version specific. We already saw production versions of the naval Dhruv at HAL with the latest MK4 EW suit. The main problem should still remain the folding issue, which is why IN sees the naval Dhruv mainly as a shore based utility and SAR...

IF the sources are true, it's ICG that is thinking logically and doing MoD's job to combine similar requirements. But lets see if it really is true and if the MoD gets it.

That's what I'm saying. In this case, range doesn't matter, but when IN rejected the naval Dhruv it was for the ASW requirement and then range was of concern.

The problem remains the same, no auto folding (and I have no idea why HAL is once again waiting instead to get the official go to fix problems, instead of doing it on their own), but range was only a problem for the ASW requirement, since the Dhruv is a class below the Sea King, Sea Hawk or...

The production side (HAL) is not the problem at the moment, but the development side (DRDO & ADA) is! HAL can't produce more fighters until the development is over and by failing to reach FOC, DRDO and ADA are responsible for the recent and the overall delays of the LCA project! DRDO / ADA =...

Of course not, that would be too much. But the IL476, C-2, A400M, maybe not likely but theoretically even the AN70. All of them can carry outsized loads including vehicles or helicopters, which medium sized aircrafts like the C130 can't. It's not range or payload that is important in these...

SPECTRA has nothing to do with IRST, since it's the name of the EW suit not of the EO system of the Rafale that includes the IRST, which is called FSO (IRST and seperate TV channel). Same goes for EODAS, which also is the name of the EW suit of the F35 and that contains IR sensors, but not a...

Even if he is trolling, he has a point! Brazil got 36 fighters, which are mainly produced abroad, just as Modi now tries it with Rafale, but they still got a better industrial package now, than we can hope for with just 30% offsets. The only benefit is, that our 36 Rafales might be cheaper than...

It's more surprising why they don't show SDB anymore, since that was presented by Saab during their bids in Brazil and the SDB quad pack is far more useful, especially for a small fighter like the Gripen. The F16 B60 might be a good upgrade, but doesn't stand a chance in comparision to the...

Cameron offers to ‘Make in India’ Eurofighter Typhoon

So we have to wait for another US official meeting to see if we finally fix those helicopter deals.

IDRW..., but FINALLY SOMEBODY IS THINKING LOGICALLY!!!

And still people blame IAF for the delays of LCA. :what:

Flyaway cost is around $200 million, the 400+ million was the system cost in our deal for 10 and even that only with a lot of political help of the US government. The normal system cost for a C17 is between $500 and 700 millions, which makes clear why we should opt for an alternative to use the...

There is no other available source, but the Brits have and the Russians are developing similar systems to EMALS, just as the Chinese do.

=> HAL hands back first overhauled Su-30MKI to Indian Air Force - IHS Jane's 360 The upgrade will obviously add more features to the overhaul itself, but it shouldn't reduce the number that HAL can deliver too much. HAL has improved it's game in the recent years, at least for the licence...

That's a dream mate! We all dream about LCA being ready and capable, but the reality is, that the current IOC 2 standard is below the needed operational capabilities and FOC delayed for nearly a year. We all dream about an MK2 that is comparable to Gripen NG, but so far we only have paper...