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You are most welcome. I anyway always enjoy an opportunity to delve into Soviet/Russian naval architecture/history. Quite a fascinating field in general....so I appreciated your enquiry. Overall I would say they (Rajput-class) were more advanced in a number of departments like the ASW...

@Joe Shearer you seen this footage before?

Hello there, I believe Jane's and BR are correct to best of my knowledge. USSR I believe elected for MGK-335/355 sonar in its Kashin-mod (or Kashin II) i.e MP modernisation as these became available via (successor) Sovremeny+Udaloy programs. i.e the original 16 (pre-MP modernisation) also...

It is ongoing matter for many years now (RT is sensationalising it, picking up on some Indian media response too). I do not think India can (officially + legally) request another country to ask for military passage permission by law (in EEZ, different to territorial water)....but it is...

A good longer read: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42651950 The world sure was different in that era.....and that generation saw it all. We will miss each one as they leave us.

RIP Prince Philip! In memoriam, a collection of some of his statements/quips/gaffes: https://defencehub.live/threads/defence-and-political-meme-thread.1902/page-25#post-67627

A genuine legend has left us, we in the non-PC world shall surely miss him greatly! (Some) Prince Philip quotes @Waz @Kaptaan :

There's something about a/c like Tornado and also F-4 IMO that just screams "ready for war" that I absolutely am a fan of!....they don't try to disguise what they are about or try to "look nice" etc one bit!

http://www.hisutton.com/Scorpene-Class-Submarine.html (More at link) @Vergennes @anmdt et al.

It is a strategic asset as it is only one of 3 titans in the field worldwide. They are so because of amount of IP and RnD they have locked up within them (and the borader network regarding this to other companies/sectors)....that allow them to do the full design + production of something like a...

Yah vikramaditya was at CSL during its major refit some years back. It return for maintenance at mumbai dry dock these days I believe. Vikrant is currently being built there. ...the picture is spliced together.

Yah vikramaditya was at CSL during its major refit some years back. It return for maintenance at mumbai dry dock these days I believe. Vikrant is currently being built there. ...the picture is spliced together.

Hard to find something more cutting edge than a jet engine. It is the literal apex of a gas turbine (it in itself very advanced field). You might find details to interest you in thread in my signature.