Don't worry even without LCA Tejas our fighter jet fleet is miles ahead of PAF fighter jet fleet with around 380+ 4th Gen fighter in its inventory as compare to your 130...
2020 IAF Inventory
15 Squad Su 30Mki
06 Squad Mirage + Mig 29
05 Squad Jaguar
02 Squad Rafale
3-4 Squad Lca Tejas
31-32 Squadrons I don't think their will any be need for IAF to go for second Fighter jets at that time......If needed you can easily increase create around 2 more squadrons of Su...
I know but that doesn't means that you should replace entire fleet of Light fighter jet with Heavy Fighter jets...
Its not just about procurement cost you also need to take into account the huge difference between the operational cost ...
And who told you that you need to replace Mig 21 whose major role is point defence and air policing during peace time with Rafale....To be frank the best option we have to replace Mig 21 is LCA tejas and SAM squadrons....And as far MIG 27 are concern they can be replaced with 36 Rafale and...
"Jo main bolta hoon woh main karta hoon.. aur jo main nahi bolta hoon woh main definitely karta hoon"
A very bold move but to be frank their is no other leader in India who have gutts to take such a move
Damm i was thinking 3 Billion $+ is too high for these 4 frigate and now this article has come up with 4.5 Billion $ for 4 frigates..."Its looks like media too has its own share of financial illitrates "...
One of the main reason for the sudden Increase in these deal could be the sudden fall in crude oil prices..Don't forget that defence forces in the world are the largest user of crude oil....If I am not wrong our forces will be saving atleast 2-3 Billions dollars from crude bill this year...
3 Billion $ + for 4 4000 Tonne Krivak IV or V class Frigate Damm Russians humme chuna lga rhe hai....I think it will be alot better for us to wait for P 17 A Class Stealth Frigates...
Even FREMM 6000 Tonne Multi puropse frigate cost around 750 Million $....
Don't you think you forgot to mention "Israel" In our all weather friend category...
Secondly I think France more of a Business man then an all weather friend....first scorpene deal prime example of that...
★British Scrap
★American scrap
★Chineese downgraded export version frigate "ab itna paisa mein itna hi milega"...
Seriously our Rajput class destroyer and Godavari Class frigate can destroy their entire surface fleet....
That is the reason why it would have been alot better for us to choose EJ 200 over GE 414..it is almost 50 Kg lighter then the present engine of Lca Mk1....
Damm they needed to choose an Engine to fit into the LCA Tejas instead UPA Govt choosed a Engine to built a LCA Tejas Mk2 around...
Can you tell me about any deal signed by previous UPA Govt under that policy except ofcourse of Scorpene deal and all of us know what kind mess that was...