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  1. Nilgiri

    TR F-16 Özgür | Hürkuş - Fighter Trainer Aircraft Projects

    Relatively easy conversion since its free power turbine. This just will power the prop instead of shaft. in essence Turkey looks to create a family of engines here around a core much like PT-6 has done here in Canada. In our case at PWC, we first made the A (turboprop) from the PT6 core (i.e...
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    India India - China Relations

    Chinese and Indian soldiers clashed last year in a deadly border conflict along the India China border, called the Line of Actual Control. China has now released the number of PLA Chinese soldiers that died in that India China Standoff. But some Chinese netizens are questioning the official...
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    US blocks delivery of Turkish gunships to Pakistan

    Yep I'm sure the US will put the cobras right back on the table (along with all the other stuff cancelled), you know....the one that made Pakistan seek out T-129 in the first place. The 200+ tier 1 guys at the pentagon that were field officers (and are now promoted to flag officers or more...
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    India Corona thread

    https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/58-million-vaccine-doses-exported-23-million-domestic-use-this-week-may-see-drastic-changes-india/ 58 million vaccine doses exported and 23 million for domestic use: This week may see drastic changes for India KRITI KAPUR After the initial lukewarm...
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    India Defence Industry, R&D and Procurements

    http://forceindia.net/feature-report/far-from-reality/ Far from Reality Defence aerospace may not fully fulfil government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative in the near future Gp Capt. AK Sachdev (retd) Irony, the contrast between expectation and reality, aptly describes the situation of our...
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    India Navy SSK Submarines

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    India Navy SSK Submarines

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    India Economy + Infra Archive

    Well, this was expected tbh....and correct decision. https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/dot-amends-license-agreement-for-telecom-equipment-procurement/81431481 The telecom department said that the Designated Authority shall notify the categories of equipment for which the...
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    India Quad Archive

    It depends how much of an actual link all these programs can double dip on what's already done with tejas. If the double dip is strong and cohesive in critical areas and there is further broadening w.r.t production capacity in private sector...it could very well be cheaper for India at same...
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    India Quad Archive

    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/first-quad-summit-india-us-japan-oz-leaders-talks-friday/articleshow/81419294.cms NEW DELHI: Keeping the China challenge squarely in their sights, the first summit meeting of the Quad — India, US, Japan and Australia — will take place virtually on...
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    India Quad Archive

    A good segue with what @AlphaMike quote earlier:
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    India Quad Archive

    https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/sea-denial-not-enough-australian-and-indian-perspective?s=09 JAMES GOLDRICK SUDARSHAN Y. SHRIKHANDE Debates over naval policy need to be mounted with a full understanding of just what a nation needs to do at sea. In recent years – and for good...
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    India Navy SSK Submarines

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    Defence Fair Aero India 2021

    I believe this was picture taken during the aero india 2021, when the B-1 visited: All credit to original owner
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    India Quad Archive

    Only silver lining I see of F-18 or Rafale-M is that TEDBF is then clearly a non-starter and all those guys can instead be sent to MWF program and/or AMCA and (hopefully) accelerate those instead. India has so many things in so many baskets, we dont have the money to acquire/commit to all...
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    India Quad Archive

    Let us wait and see what this drone deal even includes in any fine print that comes later. I agree that it likely includes some comms related stuff I was mentioning earlier too. That is probably why the taiwanese price was also jacked up to effectively 150 mil a drone....about 5 times the per...
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    Pakistan India - Economic Growth compared.

    It is plainly obvious you rely on furious googling and getting a 10% rudimentary top layer of some subject to use for your ulterior agenda here. So please, if you do not actually understand where the PPP theory was developed and which countries specifically illustrated its need and why (all of...
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    TR HÜRJET-Advanced Jet Trainer/ Light attack aircraft

    Yeah because from what I understand, the F404 is to power the initial batches of Hurjet, but they leave it open after that...I guess depending on how the local engine development (f110 derivative) goes at large. This is important especially for further ecosystem of this category (hurjet class)...
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    Casual Discussion The Meme Thread

    Swiss banking and norwegian oil does not tolerate "lobbying" much it seems heh

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