Srinivas
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F 35 is the best 5th gen fighter aircraft that is available out there to buy.
India needs both quality and quantity to defend itself in worse case scenarios. India is fast a becoming Naval power. The deal will address all the issues considering the experience of India with USA in the past.
Some of the US companies are planning to source defence components from India this includes Lockheed Maritin I guess. Very soon it is expected that US defence companies will establish manufacturing bases here in India.
Mean while India's AMCA program will pick up the pace and will eventually replace Migs, Rafales and what ever aircraft that are being inducted in medium role.
India needs both quality and quantity to defend itself in worse case scenarios. India is fast a becoming Naval power. The deal will address all the issues considering the experience of India with USA in the past.
Some of the US companies are planning to source defence components from India this includes Lockheed Maritin I guess. Very soon it is expected that US defence companies will establish manufacturing bases here in India.
Mean while India's AMCA program will pick up the pace and will eventually replace Migs, Rafales and what ever aircraft that are being inducted in medium role.
what all are talking is that India may buy F35 for our future AC, as far as i know India is not going to buy any F35's because of the unreliability on Americas part, Americans have the habit of blackmailing whenever their interest matters and they have done it often, even with their allies, india has bought transport aircraft's only because it has more civilian components and in case of emergency our our airport service depots can manage them, in the govt circles there is lot of undercurrents and mistrust among babus and policy makers in India, what if america threatens with sanctions for some reason when we are in middle of war with their old ally Pakistan and deny spares to the planes which will ground all the planes, the Americans have done this before to India, even though the planes are very good they cannot fly without maintenance, and without maintenance F35's are like white elephants, and the maintenance depends on the spares provided by the manufacturer.