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What do you want me to say mate? That India should take terror attacks & terror attacks and sit idle? 2008 Mumbai attacks with clear links to Pakistan based groups- tell me one terrorists who was hanged in Pakistan? 1999 AI Hijack - India released terrorists are roaming freely in Pakistan. 2016...

Actually the first attack on 9 targets, none of them were neutralized inspite of high elevation of attacks. Either HQ9 were really bad or our missiles used tree hugging capability that neutralized the threat. More info will come as days go on.

S400 are not used in isolation in India. It’s part of varied & complex AD system comprising of QRSAM, MRSAM (Indo Israeli Barak 8), Akash SRSAM, BMD(Ballistic Missile Defences), S125, L70s upgraded with anti drone capabilities, non kinetic anti drone capabilities (military didn’t explain what...

India was content with initial missile strikes on terror compounds and the second night was spent mostly on defending against drones. The immediate escalation point was the usage of Fateh or similar BM which was intercepted in a trajectory on way to Delhi. It was after this incident, India...

Per aircraft cost is still reasonable. But it includes 5 years of performance based logistics, training of Indian naval pilots in France, Simulators, integration of Indian weapons etc. It seems IAF is also getting some spares in this deal.

There will be zero ToT. They will just work with an Indian company for Astra integration. Fuselage designs will be shared for production. They bargained hard on not integrating Uttam Aesa or sharing of source codes reg integration of Indian weapons & munitions ourselves.

Quite useless hollow empty rhetoric. They are literally out of options. IWT treaty has been suspended not scrapped. Economic sanctions could have been unveiled. But I think they are lots of issues in that.

That is TEDBF AF version. But it would be AMCA that would be replacing Su30. We would be forced by China to induct atleast 250 5th gen fighters.

Extra information: Deliveries will start from 2028. Targetting 30 per year. It will be integrated with EW suite. RFI has already been released. Global companies are competing for the order. SAAB laser guidance system already integrated. Maintainance package. Launchers. No info regarding if...

India on Friday has cleared its biggest ever defence deal for buying 156 Made in India Light Combat Prachand helicopters for the Indian Army and Airforce from Hindustan Aeronautical Limited. The deal is worth Rs 62,000 crore. The decision was made by the Cabinet Committee on Security in its...

Great news…. Hope a new thread and discussions on this….

Moves in the last few days may make it possible to happen. India has realized US will provide us no support in event of war, and that they have to maintain minimum credible defence, forget offense. It’s possible, they may move forward with 114 & somehow find a way to fund Mk2, AMCA , Ghatak UCAV...

Mk1A flyaway cost is like 43m$. The deal for 83mk1A was like B dollars include armaments, base shelters & some maintenance work package. In fact Tejas Mk1 was even cheaper at around 30m. Second batch of 97mk1A will be slightly expensive cos orders will be placed with suppliers only after IAF &...

There are no existing second aerospace company competent in fighter assembly through ToT. The news have come in for AMCA JV. HAL to have 50% share and 4 private companies to have 12.5% each in this new company. They will work on AMCA manufacturing & assembly.

Mk1 and Mk1A are like to like replacements for the Mig21 interceptor which IAF had like 400 in their numbers. 220 Mk1 is the bare minimum they could procure to replace that capability. Only 30 Mig21 or so aircraft remains with IAF and HAL has delivered like 32 fighters and 6 trainers. Mk2 are...

Yes, India needs a second aerospace company. My main argument was private company line for Tejas Mk1A is too late in the game for discussion. A new company needs to be incorporated now, aiming for co production of Htt40, HJT36 and Tejas Mk2. And it’s important it’s “private” with govt...

That is exactly my point too. Bring in Tatas, Mahindras etc even HAL can be in as minority technological partner. Get them in low tech manufacturing, Super Sukhoi upgrade, Engsge them directly as production partner in Tejas Mk2. It needs to happen within the next 2 years. My main concern is...

IAF chief didn’t ask for a second Tejas line in that outburst. He is asking for HAL to get their things on the line. Second private company has been spoken for more than 20 years. 114 MRFA tries to do exactly that, similar to Tata Airbus JV in Gujarat. As for the cost, as you may already know...

NASM SR test done again today.