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hey flanker, do you have a higher resolution pic of your avatar? Can you provide a link? Thanks.

No offence, but I dont think Pak can afford enough EFTs to really make any difference. Also I dont think the Gripen can match up to the Su-30MKI in air-to-air. India only has a remote chance of choosing the F-18 because of ToT problems and sanctions. Even if India chooses the F-18, I doubt...

hey sancho, did the saudi offer include ToT? The French did mention that they intend to go beyond a buyer-seller relationship. Any news on what sort of relationship they meant? Also, is the option for 64/74 more aircraft for the navy?

Guys, can we please stop discussing about MiG-29 and F-16 crashes and return to the topic at hand? Thank you.

Yes, the F-22 has a 97% sortie rate. But then it was a Lockheed official who said that the F-22 has to undergo an average of 30 hours of maintainence for 1 hour of flight. I also accept the fact that the F-22 has a RCS the size of the pellet, so the $44,000 hourly cost is to a certain extent...

Atleast India is making an effort. Many things in the LCA are indigenous. All major systems of an aircraft like engine, radar, AAMs are currently being developed in India. Sadly, delays in some of these programs have forced India to seek foreign help. At any rate, there are more Indian systems...

The following extract is from an article about the F-22 Raptor in wikipedia: Moreover, the F-22s are newer than the MiG-29s. Anyway, why are you deviating from the topic? This thread is comparing the capabilities of the F-22 and PAK FA. Like I said before, please post in the concerned thread.

We can only compare the RCS of the PAK FA and F-35 after both are fully developed. However, I think the PAK FA will be able to detect the F-35 first. Although the above article is a comparison of the PAK FA with the F-22, I think it will apply to the F-35 as well.

MiG-21s entered service in the IAF around 1963. That means all MiG-21s in service with the IAF is way past their expected service life. Just because these old MiG-21s crashed doesn't mean that the MiG-21 is not a capable platform and that cannot mean that Russian products are below standard. In...

My point exactly!!

For your information, the MiG-29s have a good operational record in India. In fact, our existing MiG-29s are being upgraded while the Indian Navy has placed an order for MiG-29Ks. By the MiGs which crashed if you mean the MiG-21s, I don't see how that is related to this topic.

Russia does have a smaller defence budget than the US and that is the reason why many of the Russian projects have been plagued by funding difficulties. If Russia did have a bigger budget, I am sure they could have achieved much more. To make my example clear, I would like to take the example of...

I admit that that Rachel's report may not be very reliable. But if you atleast had the patience to "glance" through my posts, you would have seen that my coments were not on the basis of that video (I did however post a link to the video because the report seemed to check out with many other...

Hey guys, I found an article about the MRCA which is quite interesting. If anyone is interested, follow the link below: India’s M-MRCA Fighter Competition

@ gambit and death.by.chocolate A debate with you seems futile since you seem to have ignored all the articles i indicated and is still stubbornly sticking to your point without so much as a valid source. I am no longer interested in spending my valuable time arguing with you as it is...

This just keeps getting better and better... The following is an extract from a report I found in thecable.foreignpolicy.com: If the F-22 is as incredible and invincible as you claim to be, why is Obama and the White House ashamed of it? :lol::lol:

Thanks for clearing that Sancho. You're the best!!

So you are suggesting that i should instead be gullible and believe everything you say blindly... After all, you are the most reliable source of information... :hitwall::hitwall::hitwall::hitwall::hitwall:

Hey Gambit, look what I found.... The following extract is from an article from airforcetimes.com: The following link is to a similar article at an other website: Alaska Crews Find Mechanical Glitches On F-22s After 4-Month Deployment To Rain-Soaked Guam

Gambit, if the F-22 is indeed "invulnerable" to water/rain as you said, then please tell me why your own country and government are trashing it. The facts that I stated were from an American website. The video is also American.