Few years back DRDO had proposed to IAF a lighter LCA (LIFT- lead in fighter trainer) aircraft for training pilots for next gen fighter aircraft , but IAF didn't show much interest .
Then your are seriously out of touch , type Mopa agitation in google and brush up , i am in Goa Currently
So in Democracy only Article 370 for Kashmir because they are special and above common Indians ?? , CM Parrikar recently meet PM regarding Special status .
Let me clear some air why Goans want Navy out
1) Military picked up prime real estate when it was union territory , Indian Army holds Land which is bigger then Goa Airport .
2) Island on flight path is sacred to christian community and there is fear that like other islands under Navy...
Navy is holding only civilian air port in Goa , People want them out, navy should move to Karwar Base which is just few km away it is coming up with Airbase too , Goa is a small state and Goa was an union territory till 1987 and Military picked up all the prime Real estate in smallest state in...
Seriously i said Akula class can be SSBN and never said it is SSBN , i know what SSBN is , point is Arihant class is SSBN but it is also SSBN with Displacement of 6000 tons which is lowest in SSBN class, which also means it is much smaller then Akula SSN , so figure it out .
RISING SUN , i agree with your views , Modern Diesel engines along with AIP in SSK are making them near invisible but lack of range and weapons carrying capacity also makes them good for protection off territorial waters , our SSBN will be operated in deeper waters so there is a requirement for...
Ins Arihant is SSBN and not SSK and it can be SSN, Attack submarines are not domain of Diesel submarines , look at US navy where attack submarines are all nuclear . Chakra can be SSBN but it has been downgraded by Russians for SSN role , it is common IQ that submarines can be made to take...
You mean " CRITIC " Who can say any thing and get away with it ? :cuckoo:
Swordfish LRTR in 2012 has been upgraded for Tracking missile upto 1,500 km , so i trust Indian planners and military official who know what DRDO is selling them . when BMD P-1 will be deployed it will be Indian...
People are still protesting and don't want a new airport , it will effect Tourism flow which in turn will effect livelihood of many .Many 5 stars resorts in south Goa will move near Mopa and people of south will become jobless since tourist landing in Mopa will avoid visiting south Goa Due to...
Mopa is close to Maharashtra and travel time from south Goa to airport will go up , ex Margao to current airport is 24km but from margao to mopa it will be 70 km and by the way margao is commercial capital of Goa , so People from south think that not only they will have to travel more , will...