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The squadron deficit is just too dire....and there is no telling how mk2 ramp will exactly be (it will use GE 414 etc).

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/first-in-orbit-photo-taken-by-secretive-boeing-x-37b-spacecraft-officially-released/ar-AA1zvm9e?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=f2107ed3a4ae4eb5f6e7239d514a350d&ei=37 On Feb. 20, 2025, the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs uploaded on the DVIDS...

Great footage captured by Praneeth Franklin, ELTA Scorpius SPJ spotted.

trip down memory lane, "mid-life crisis" and all (click for whole thread):

Maybe spare engines for MRO (maintenance, repair, overhaul) quick turnaround needs.

https://www.theweek.in/news/defence/2025/03/10/lca-tejas-mk1a-milestone-private-player-delivers-rear-fuselage-for-fighter-jet-to-hal.html

@Anmdt (and anyone else that can maybe shed more insight) I was doing deep dive into more radar technology, basically to try to assign power levels for naval wargaming in domain of electronically scanned arrays w.r.t planar phase shift (more well known in general to layfolk as PESA, AESA etc)...

yup looks like we are back. Sorry about that stuff guys....looks like it got resolved now.

11....but IAF really wants at least ~6 more so we can replace Il-76 (of which we have 17 in transport role) easily in 1:1 way (with bonuses the C-17 has over Il-76) without worrying too much about life extension upgrades on Il-76 with Russia (and problems/costs regarding that). But Boeing...

Hindsight is 20/20, but it would have been better if we went for this size from get go and secure full production rights for the Mirage 2000 powerplant (M53) along with however many further orders of Mirage 2000 themselves.

They really should make a tracked variant. India needs a standard tracked chassis to mass produce for all applications.

https://www.livefistdefence.com/indias-air-to-air-superweapon-breaks-cover/ In modern aerial warfare, the ability to strike first and strike decisively defines the outcome of battles. The race for air superiority is no longer about just dogfights but about engagements far beyond visual range...