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What is the need for a new company? GOI can take a strategic decision to get an existing aerospace company competent in fighter assembly through TOT and hand holding from HAL for a time.

Trump is creating big problems for North America by failing to honour the free trade agreement and for the Europeans by betraying Ukraine. threatening to occupy Greenland etc. Perhaps due to the new US attitude of seeing other countries (including partners) as targets for exploitation, RR will...

I think that India needs a second company capable of assembling fighters. The monopoly enjoyed by HAL has not produced good results. To get another company started in this discipline requires an input of funds. Would it not make sense for GOI to invest in a new entity now rather than later? It...

Thanks. With testing of one prototype not starting until 2026 by the sound of things, delivery in 2028 looks extremely ambitious to me. Perhaps the other four will fly early 2026 and start testing soon after that?

Could anyone update me on when the remaining development prototypes are scheduled to fly, please? If the aim is still to have the aircraft design finalised, tested, in production and 20 delivered in 2028, that is an extremely demanding schedule. Another thing: how many of the prototypes will be...

I don't know how many can be obtained quickly but yes, better than a fighter that the US could block or ground after supply.

I think that a large number of retiring European F-16 are pledged to Ukraine. Without checking, I think 75+. Of course, transfer to Ukraine can be blocked by the US. In the long term a fighter force based on Gripen C/Gripen E would suit Ukraine best IMO. US could block those, too.

Depends what is meant by Ukraine winning the war. IMO 1 Ukraine will not be able to force the Russian ground military to withdraw back into Russia 2 Ukraine will not be able to force the Russian ground military to retreat back to where is was 24 Feb 2022 3 economic crisis may force Russia to...

The longer this war goes on, the more problems Russia gives itself. It is running down its reserves, both financial and military. USSR ran itself into the ground financially and ended. Russia is heading in the same direction again, not that it will cease to exist but It will be much weaker than...

I get your thinking. A bit like if China invaded India and occupied 20% of India's territory, the sensible thing for India to do would be to surrender the occupied territory and its people to China to achieve a fair and just peace.

It should not be surprising that when a country is attacked by another country and is partially occupied by it, the country continues to resist even if it is gradually losing more and more of its territory. If the cost of peace is subjugation to a foreign power, many will reject surrender and...

In my opinion if Russia can get a corridor to Transnistria, Moldova looks very inviting to me. Given a little push, it should fall over.

One thing that concerns me about some Mk1A assembly being transferred away from HAL is that of HAL co-operating in TOT to another assembler. Will HAL co-operate fully or drag its feet? The benefits of transferring some assembly away from HAL will be mitigated if HAL slows the process down.

How many Scalp/Storm Shadow/Taurus do France/UK/Germany have now? How many of those can they release for use by Ukraine? How many are produced each year?

Turkiye and Ukraine look to be moving closer. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-supports-ukraines-nato-membership-zelensky

Given the Sitara experience of discovering a fatal design flaw late in testing, would it not be risk reduction to check AMCA flies as expected ASAP? Could save the MOD a lot of money in the longer run. There is another thing: actually getting AMCA into the air might increase public interest and...

I presume that P0 has been modified otherwise why wait all these months before flight 3?

700 billion euros is a lot of money but it may be a wise investment if it avoids further attacks by Putin on neighbouring countries. I think that cheaper would be to tighten sanctions, increase weapons supply to Ukraine and let Putin continue steering Russia towards long term economic contraction.

Any reason for Turkiye to participate in talks?

You may recall that when Ukraine was invaded and Zelensky was offered help to leave he responded by saying that he did not need a ride, he needed bullets.