Question to be asked -------
Are we there looking for best fighter in the market , or the jet that matches the minimal air staff req with L1 price .
In comparison between two diff jets , Rafale and Eurofighter can never be L1
Package is quite extensive , would be interesting to note how IAF is planning to mingle mi28/Ah-64d into the network grid .
It would be useful when Ah64 can share the real time battle -field picture with UAV , UCAV , Armed Dhruv , LCH , NAMICA and of course our F-INSAS
Advantage US forces...
It may look as an - out & out waste of money buying these newer generation missile , but if you look closely what - air-force will be facing in air-combat tomorrow . It is the only way we can be at par with enemy .
Only few months back , forum was buzzing with news (JF17 to get A-Darter ...
Sancho & Rafale still going great guns , uhmm
But Mig's light weight fighter design was supposed to be a single engined one , MigI2000 or something like that .
How can JXX which is rumored to be twin engined , will be based on same design .
LCA + Gripen on same side is still possible ...
f414 selection for hf_tejas has certainly given thrust to sh chances . As a package with raytheon+ge+boeing for offsets and navy's req for new jets , Sh fulfills it all. With hal already manufacturing some part of airframe under licence sh will be hard to beat. No naval version of...
Looks like our friend Srilankan got famous for his post .
Brazilian defence blog quoted defence.pk and this thread in their news about MRCA
Link - MMRCA: só mais um chute? | Poder Aéreo - Informação e Discussão sobre Aviação Militar e Civil
Never thought people from Brazil would be...
Anathema , you missed the post and didn't read my previous post link .
I predicted 10+10 , now it is 10+6
Get my point .
Go thru the link post again
http://www.defence.pk/forums/india-defence/64807-trials-over-boeing-awaits-iaf-decision-5-8-billion-c-17-deal-3.html#post1010600
My point never mentioned Trojan from US
Read my post again
My context was , Its the trojan from ...you know who (anyone US/China bcoz you are now picking up system from Commercial shelf)
And bcoz of revised contract without CISMOA -
Sec 6.1 of Article 28 of the contract between the two...
At-least 5 threads are already running on C17 , its difficult to keep track .
And many at times some links+data posted goes missing for reference later
As I said 2 weeks back ,but i am surprised they reduced number to 6 from 10 . Our strategic lift needs better lifters than Il-76 .
C17 are...
Sancho Coast Guard are looking for Dornier-Seaplane .
Why IAF & not IN , i am also surprised
IMO has to do with naval arm of IN .
And the fact that IAF has an operational base in Island
We are really short of air-reco platforms for navy .
Tu142 are ageing ,
by the time P8I gets inducted ...
He is probably talking about VISTAR GPS navigation by DTRL ( Defence Terrain Research Lab project part of DRDO labs ) .
You can google it , any problems ask me
I have an old SP publications - Land magazine article on that .
Jha Ji
Old news , Tender is already out .
Bombardier with 415 & Beriev with Be-200 are competing
These are Req -
Specs ----
-Twin Engined craft
-Range of at least 800-nm
-Short take-off capability
-Cruising speed of about 200 knots
-State-of-the-art avionics and EW kit, including RWR/MAWS...
When you sign up for COSMEC
US would have ensured there is no Trojan sitting inside , and would have given very secure crypto keys ,
plus top layer Encryption against cryptoanalytic + spectrum analyzer gear .
Once C130 become part of IODL - even a slight firewall breach at any one gateway...
What a mess up this is ,
All tanks having different sighting system
T90 - Thales Catherine Imager with Belarus ESSA pan sight system
Arjun - First batch Sagem Samov15 + next batch from BEL
T72 - Sagem + El-Op + ....what not option fitted
Why not get this new TI standard on all tanks
Sudhir,Dash
Gorshkov will come with Barak-1 ADS , and there will be no PDS (like Kashtan-M) till 2017 .
Reason is due to failure of CIWS Kashtan that was initially offered (Missile engagement & auto tracking by CIWS radar failed ).
Russians offered improved kashtan-M , but commercial...
Your three points are absolutely correct
Strange , but that is - There is no dedicated Sniper Training Academy or dedicated Sniper Force
Indian military doctrine doesn't employ snipers .
Our thought process has always been of the conventional view of battle (and terrain) prevailing within the...