Wary of China, India offers Akash surface-to-air missile systems to Vietnam

[Beast]

Like I care whether a shitty internet troll thinks Akash is better or not.

The Troll is you. Lousy range and obsolete SAM and bragging comparable to Patriot MM104. LOLOL.. What a joke.

Maybe next time we will see Indian news bragging LCA offer to VPAF to counter China J-20.

 

[lonelyman]

The Troll is you. Lousy range and obsolete SAM and bragging comparable to Patriot MM104. LOLOL.. What a joke.

Maybe next time we will see Indian news bragging LCA offer to VPAF to counter China J-20.

Indians trolls are mostly dalits, losers in life

 

[CorporateAffairs]

Will this be complete systems (including command-, radar-, launcher- and logistics vehicles? Or just missiles (implying use on or integration with 2K12 Kub / Sa-6 in Vietnamese service)?

Complete missile systems.
Brahmos could also follow suit

 

[Penguin]

Complete missile systems.
Brahmos could also follow suit

What - if any - is the commonality / compatibility with SA-6?

 

[nang2]

I think the key here is not whether India wants to offer, but whether Vietnam wants to buy and on what terms.

 

[BetterPakistan]

I think the key here is not whether India wants to offer, but whether Vietnam wants to buy and on what terms.

Its a kind of joke for me because I guess Vietnam can't afford to acquire it and knowing this India is still offering them? I mean, seriously?

 

[HttpError]

After Philiphines, it will be Vietnam who will join the Chinese camp because the rewards are much higher than allying with countries who share no border and their intentions are just to create trouble among neighbors. China should arm Bangladesh and Nepal because from Western side we can take good care of them.

 

[Hindustani78]

Times of India should stop giving sesnsational title to a regular news....Why every news has to be attributed to as "Wary of China"...Pathetic news paper always try to fabricate the news to create a perception among people...

If India has to sell anything to Vietnam, then sell it irrespective of China is there or not...It is as if, we sell something to Vietnam, we are doing some favor to them..

Republic of India is MTCR member and i dont think that Indian Establishment will sell its indigenous air defenses in hurry.

Indians trolls are mostly dalits, losers in life

Why you people always make things too much personal ? It is a habit to keep on degrading the achievements done by the Indian nation or its the jealously and insecurity which the other nations are having towards the Indian nation.

 

[django]

In all honesty the Indians could not give this away free, it is such a terrible system

 

[Penguin]

After Philiphines, it will be Vietnam who will join the Chinese camp because the rewards are much higher than allying with countries who share no border and their intentions are just to create trouble among neighbors. China should arm Bangladesh and Nepal because from Western side we can take good care of them.

Who says Philippines in the Chinese camp? Why, just the other day, they were welcoming Russia and seeking potential arms exports from that country. They are playing all sides now.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/03/asia/russia-philippines-exercises-south-china-sea/
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-russia-military-idUSKBN14O19W


Russian Ambassador Igor Anatolyevich Khovaev took the opportunity to hold a news conference on board the anti-submarine vessel Admiral Tributs.

He said he understood that the Philippines was intent on diversifying its foreign partners.

"It's not a choice between these partners and those ones. Diversification means preserving and keeping old traditional partners and getting new ones. So Russia is ready to become a new reliable partner and close friend of the Philippines," he said.

 

[hussain0216]

Big difference in 'india offers' & 'india sells'

After Ecuador I think the Vietnamese are smart enough not to go down this route why pick Akash when they could pick a working system

 

[Dungeness]

I think the key here is not whether India wants to offer, but whether Vietnam wants to buy and on what terms.

Not much difference to them. They have already started celebrating as if it is a done deal.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Good. We should make efforts in the region for new friends and partners.

 

[ranadd]

Indians trolls are mostly dalits, losers in life

What?

 

[52051]

NEW DELHI: India is now actively discussing the possible sale of the indigenously developed Akash surface-to-air missile systems+ to Vietnam, even as the two countries steadily crank up their bilateral military ties with a watchful eye on a confrontational China in the Asia-Pacific region.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...l-military-relations/articleshow/56410196.cms

While a quick google return the following results about this missile:

Akash missile fails a routine test flight
http://www.upi.com/Akash-missile-fails-a-routine-test-flight/90191338460200/

Akash Missile Test Failure Exposes Limitations?
http://thumkar.blogspot.com/2014/04/akash-missile-test-failure-exposes.html

Yet Another 'Failure' for Akash Missile
http://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/en...her+failure+for+akash+missile-newsid-31343542

Enough of Akash, says Army as it opts for Israeli missiles
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...for-Israeli-missiles/articleshow/51608406.cms

India's Missile Program in Peril as Army Dumps Rs 1,000 Cr Akash Missiles
http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2016/03/indias-missile-program-in-peril-as-army.html

With enemy like this, who needs friends