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A brief intermezzo... the tune's kinda catchy to me.. ☺️ May peace prevail soon... 🙏

No we don't.. it's Rafales now.. and also the soon to be produced KF-21.. and probably F-15 EXs if we can afford it, and it doesn't come with too much strings attached.. like banning Huawei from Indonesia..

CAATSA means we won't be getting Su-35s.. but we need heavy fighters.. so the only option left for heavy fighters is F-15s... but if we buy BOTH F-15 and F-16, our air force will become too dependent on the US which is a big NO for us... So we drop the Viper purchase (just as we drop the Su-35...

Plans to acquire Su-35s, Typhoons and F-16V has been formally scrapped... The plan now (up the 2040s and beyond) is to acquire : ~42 Rafales - Medium fighters to replace F-5 and for additional sqds ~36 F-15EXs - Heavy fighters to replace existing Su-27/30 sqds and cancelled Su-35 purchase ~50+...

It certainly won't stop at only 6 planes.. 6 is only the first batch.. additional batches will be forthcoming.. target is up to 42, but purchase will be done in multiple batches.. Sqd allocation etc is not yet finalized as of now... Additionally for fairness sake, please note that Indos has a...

Hi Indos, just curious.. but why do you seem so salty about the Rafale purchase...? always seems to try to belittle or put a negative spin to the news (like "oh the planning minister or finance minister will not agree to the purchase, or oh they approve it but only in limited numbers, or oh they...

The issue was never with the trade office itself... It's the name of the office (Taiwan / Taiwanese) that angers the PRC... Taiwan has business relations with most of the world, and their trade offices are everywhere under the name of "Taipei".. PRC never had any issues with that... If...

Population growth are declining in all developed (and some developing) countries... Even in those countries that have long accepted migrants.. https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2021/12/22/united-states-population-growth-rate-in-2021-lowest-history-census/49128386007/ South Korea's...

Let me guess... an "offline" and "stand-alone" version of F-35.. with reduced VLO features, datalink and sensors... sort of like an iPhone 13 but with no data or wifi connection, only voice and SMS... But maybe for some countries it's better to have an "offline" F-35 rather than having one which...

How does the Saudi BMs compare to the Iranian BMs..?

Actually I have always thought that the acquisition plans for Su-35 and F-16V is a case of "and" not "or".. that is, we were planning on getting both fighters to add to our existing sqds of Sukhois and F-16s... both out of technical-operational considerations (mix of heavy and medium/light...

In that case we should've taken the Croatian route... Buy 12 used Rafale F3s for USD 1,1B with the MRCA budget we already have... and then later on buy the 36 brand new Rafale F4s in a different package and with different budget.. That being said I don't believe that the Planning and Finance...

Illustration of the combat :

UAE will now continue their cooperation with Russia in developing the Su-75 Checkmate and will eventually co-produce it locally.. The single engined Checkmate will be a replacement for the single engined F-16s...

There's actually no need for us to attend either... what's the point of this conference anyway..?

Instead of deterring, I feel like Japan's participation will actually increase China's hostility and war determination... The Chinese public will likely support the war even more with Japan in it, rather than without... This will give them a chance to settle scores for all the atrocities Japan...

It's official..! https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-11-indonesia-ministry-of-defence-orders-two-airbus-a400ms One more reason now on why we should get the Rafale instead of Viper.. 😁

Agree.. and I actually would go so far to as to claim that up to 70% of the Su-75 checkmate is already available / in production... - Canopy / cockpit - Avionics - Radar - Wings - Ruddervator - Engine - Landing gears The only parts unique to the Checkmate that I could think of are : - Main...

On the contrary, in my opinion it's now actually more prudent for us to get the Rafale ASAP, and not the F-16V, now that we have fully re-committed ourselves to the KF-21 project... Your reasoning regarding the available budget, existing facilities, familiarity with Pilots and technicians are...

Unlikely... the early astronauts sent by SpaceX to Mars will not be returning back to Earth anytime soon.. they are there to stay and build up the colony base.. their ships will be repurposed as habitats.. in the future when the base has grown in size and facilities, the Colony has reached a...