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I knew a guy from Croatia who used to (still does sometimes) post in other forums. I thought the coma was just his personal style - I liked it though, so never really went to analyse why that is so.

Arihant (S-2), Aridhaman (S-3) and the unnamed S-4 are all operational designs and will function as the nation's survivable nuclear deterrent. The S-1 hull was the technology demonstrator (which never leaves the dock). All 3 actual submarines of this class are of the same size and carry the...

Yes, I've found the original write-up by Gessler from 2014, follow the google search -...

Looking forward to acquire and actually acquiring are different things. Only J-20 has AL-31 series engines (which is actually outdated on a 5th gen aircraft), and those are just interim engines. The J-31 uses the same RD-93/33 series as on JF-17 and MiG-29s. Re-export of any AL-31 series...

Even France & US supplied military hardware to China when relations were good between them & the West before the Tiananmen incident. Russia is not economically very strong - they cannot afford to turn away huge deals especially from China. Besides, China is a close military & economic partner...

I will reserve celebrations till 23rd at least. :p:

It seems that when they say Rafale will carry nukes, you are assuming we will attach this to the Raffy's belly - No. That's not how it's done. Air launched free-fall nukes are always packed in an aerodynamic container, but that's not the only way. You can always utilize future ALCMs like...

I just don't get the OP. Why are you assuming that India is moving away from Russia? @dadeechi Some of India's biggest defence projects of the future are tied with the Russian industry. That level of cooperation is not seen and is largely not possible with any other country. Don't be silly -...

Technically HJT-36 and Hawk are in different categories, one's orders will not affect the other. However, the HJT is still not likely to be bought because it falls in the Intermediate tier of jet trainers (IJT) which IAF looks like it wants to get rid off and possibly restructure the training...

Agreed on that. In areas where foreign cooperation/purchase is not possible - but still the requirement is present, we'll have to work to deliver and eventually we will. That's how the whole ballistic missile program developed. The same is somewhat true in the case of ISRO as well. It was only...

There are no absolutes. There are just varying levels of different countries. In the same way, we're buying weapons from abroad doesn't mean all indigenous production has been ceased. We definitely are building what we can, buying what we can...and are continuously engaged in increasing the...

Absolutely nothing substantial so far. This is disappointing.

Incorrect. Atleast the deals being negotiated since the last 5 years have almost everything needed to ensure Indian industry gets the most it can out of even foreign procurement. Indigenous alternatives are NOT AVAILABLE in a majority of cases. In such circumstances it is advisable to take...

You had little to no choice as far as buying from the international market goes, especially after Tiananmen.

Dawn has 3 ion thrusters that provide 90mN each, adding up to 270mN. Are we looking at a single 300mN engine or did I misread? Sorry I can't see the video at the moment.

There is more than one way of looking at this. But before you proceed to adopt a certain view, you must understand that it's the requirement that drives procurement. You can argue that foreign purchases should be limited/discouraged - but you would be naive if you don't come to terms with the...

That's something I'd like to know as well @PARIKRAMA I've been hearing for a long time about the Delhi-class SLEP upgrade (possibly including MFSTAR radar, BrahMos and Barak-8) but nothing about the Rajputs. On that note, have you got anything on the P-15 upgrade?

Exactly. That's why I believe it might be a waste of time & money to select a new submarine under P-75I. It would be far wiser (economically & logistically) to cancel the P-75i and just procure 6 additional Scorpenes.

Erm...we learnt how to build them.

Adds credence to the previously mentioned deal-signing date of 23rd. Here's hoping it all goes to plan.