by the time amca gets ready ..... kaveri wud be ready (hopefully), so wud be our aesa radar (one which wud be used on tejas mk2 can also be used on amca (by inc the t/r modules)).....
so i don't think we have to import any significant tech.....
i know the article is old but still it might be a good read .....
sorry if a repost.....
The Indian AEW&C project detailed
July 16th, 2008 |
Embraer and the Indian Government have signed a deal for three EMB 145 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning & Control) jets. The contract includes a...
Retd Lt Gen faces court martial for ration scam
New Delhi: Days after the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) reported that soldiers in Siachen were served food unfit for consumption, a retired senior Army officer has been taken into custody for his alleged involvement in the scam...
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy has ordered a high level inquiry against Commodore Sukhjinder Singh associated with the Rs 11,000 crore Admiral Gorshkov (renamed INS Vikrainadlya) Aircraft Carrier deal after his objectionable photos with a Russian women were surfaced.
The photographs were reportedly...
Another scam unearthed in Indian Navy
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy has ordered a high level inquiry against Commodore Sukhjinder Singh associated with the Rs 11,000 crore Admiral Gorshkov (renamed INS Vikrainadlya) Aircraft Carrier deal after his objectionable photos with a Russian women were...
i agree with you guys that c 17 is not a very good decision ....... i'm also a bit annoyed .... but is there any use of this discussion bcoz certainly Mod won't be listening to us for the acquisitions.....
so i think we should leave this now.....before members get more annoyed with our...
then i must have mistaken ... but still ~3tn payload is not bad....
but if subtract we empty weight and mtow we get a lift able load of 3.4 tns ie fuel + weapons.... and estimating that it carries 1tn fuel (same as dhruv) we get a weapons load of 2.2tns.....
@sancho
sir if you remember that sumtime ago in lch disscussion thread .... a member had posted a pic showing the comparison of combat helicopters ..... which showed that lch had a weapons load of 3.4 tns sry cant remember that exact thread ....
but is that possible since alh and lch have...
i think iaf is going for c 17s bcoz they hav a 70t payload and can also operate from shorter runways(short take off and landing)...... and il 76 does not have any of the above capability..
DRDO to Enter into Artillery Projects
India Defence Online, New Delhi — The international acquisition of the 155mm towed gun for the Indian Army has taken a new turn since the state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has decided to make the gun indigenously...
Kaveri a boost to gas turbine engine tech: Govt
New Delhi: The DRDO-made 'Kaveri' engine could not be integrated with the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) but it has provided a platform for the development of gas turbine engine technology in the country, Lok Sabha was informed today...