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all these media artickels about dipleating IAF strenths and diffrences betwwen MOD & Dassult over costs if rafles and praises of grippen NG and typhoon are just a media campain to pressurise MOD which are financed by EDAS and makers of grippenI hope LCAs replace them and the 36 Rafales are inducted too ASAP.
from coffins that fly to coffins that don't
4.Rafale deal is already on and 36 / 2 squads is the number of french made rafales while the offset caluse is bieng discussed about the reamining 4 squads are to be built in india under make in india programme which can go even higher if dassault agrees to share some critical techs
but as the article suggests that even the parts have their lifespan hence not all parts can be used,HAL used to manufacture Mig-21s, not just assemble. But it is uneconomical to manufacture parts for airframes that are about to be retired. Makes more sense to cannibalize.
it aint really gonna helpIAF baboons want to pressure GOI.
rafale deal is very much on all these media articels are just a hype created by the makers of typhoon and grippen to pressurise MOD but both IAF & MOD had made it very clear that rafale will be IAFs main future fighter till FGFA arrives though total numer of rafales are still debated and depends how much french agree to share some critical techs with indiaHi
I liked your Signature
Sir are you sure that Rafale will Happen
The latest news is that it is stuck again
PAF is not in better position or even worse.I suspect even the numbers gap between the PAF and IAF will continue to shrink. Well talk about LCA when it enters service, has the Rafale contract been signed yet or we in for another few years of negotiation.
Or they may intrude from the Pakistani Bases along side with PAF ....PLAAF can only employ 15-20 squadrons max from its airbases within effective operational range near indian border and maintain any respectable sortie rate.Also due to operating from high altitude of tibet plateau most of these aircraft will be handicapped to 1/3rd of their actual load and range,climb.Try to take geography into context before making statements.
Or they may intrude from the Pakistani Bases along side with PAF ....
The middle kingdom doesn't have the airbases near the indo-tibet border to accommodate all its birds but only a fraction not to mention at higher altitudes payloads are reduced and engines are shortening their life span that more quickly. Compared to the IAF which can accommodate half or more of its birds even in a 2 front war. The Su-30MKK in the PLAAF would be the only aircraft that could reach the battlefield from the mainland with significant payload and comeback that i deduce is not enough for air denial partrols? So the PLAAF doesn't have the advantage in Tibet just the homefront which is burden and blessing. Also the IAF trains a lot more than the PLAAF which doesn't fly with out surplus scrutiny and detail to flight because of the CCP. The save on operating costs but they aren't sweating so they are not prepared for a high attrition war just yet. Other than that there is also the air denial in the form of SAMs. Highly effective to deny airspace but here again the deccan plateu is swarming with SAMs as Tibet is mostly barren with the highest cliffs and mountians. A long range radar 300-km would have a lot of horizon issues as well. The terrian is not varied though and their are some flat spots ie akasi chin but not too many. I submit with this evidence that the PLAAF isn't ready to fight a war against IAF especially given if PAF is not in the foray. The PLA is a different story.So These squadrons will be phased out without any replacement then. Reducing IAF furthur.
No Su30 cannot replace Mig21 as interceptor. India has no current replacement for those 21s.
And Pakistan china combined strength is 45 squadrons?
Lying to Indian masses is so easy i suppose.
PAF alone have 20 squadron strength while PLAAF Alone is a bigger Airforce then IAF.