tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post2474739696576934536..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Pressure mounts for air force basic trainer aircraftBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-59550133621573087392012-04-20T09:51:55.225-07:002012-04-20T09:51:55.225-07:00Yawn, u realising the gen level of Retd Col - at l...Yawn, u realising the gen level of Retd Col - at least on aviation matters - today ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-38149514052291504742012-04-16T02:03:13.639-07:002012-04-16T02:03:13.639-07:00What is the status of HJT-36. It was supposed to a...What is the status of HJT-36. It was supposed to attain IOC last june? Any one heard any news about it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-9929748222293839122012-04-15T09:12:20.750-07:002012-04-15T09:12:20.750-07:00What kind of this country is INDIA.It even cannot ...What kind of this country is INDIA.It even cannot make a trainer plane. Why do then we need it at all. Better we do statyagraha at borders. Recently, the army is going overdrive to buy artilary shells HESH, FSAPDS from other countries where a tiny countries can manufacture themselves.<br /><br />================ (Check This) <br />Pakistan Ordnance Factories is the biggest defence industrial complex in Pakistan meeting almost one hundred percent of the ordnance needs of its armed forces, mainly the army.<br /><br />In 2001 Pakistan's NCD developed a 125mm armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) projectile with a depleted uranium (DU) long-rod penetrator. It was made for use with Chinese-made T-80UD tanks....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-43471428813371504722012-04-15T05:55:25.625-07:002012-04-15T05:55:25.625-07:00What ever the choice, the MoD must "choose&qu...What ever the choice, the MoD must "choose" to put India FIRST and foremost. The fact that our pilots are being inadequately trained is a matter that is FAR FAR more serious than some long term strategic tilting one side or the other. <br /><br />The Indian AirForce is the key element that will determine the outcome of any future conflict involving Indian forces and keeping this service well funded, equipped and trained is a priority that needs to be addressed post-haste, before strategic considerations. <br /><br />As it is the mandated 150 hours of basic flight instruction is far below the mandated flight hours Western pilots are entitled to and IAF must not only invest in trainer aircraft but supplement them with adequate numbers of on-the-ground simulator training at every level. <br />Combat Aviation is a skill that cannot be mastered vicariously or academically.Concerned citizennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-76585432215916778692012-04-15T05:48:13.102-07:002012-04-15T05:48:13.102-07:00Colonel Sir,
I think you have put up a picture of...Colonel Sir,<br /><br />I think you have put up a picture of the wrong aircraft. The picture you have posted is the indigenous Turkish 'Hurkus' trainer, which is different from the KT-1-<br /><br />http://defenceproducts.ssm.gov.tr/ProductDocuments/PrimaryandBasicTrainerAircraft/AIR_SPACE_PLATFORMS.pdf<br /><br />http://defenceproducts.ssm.gov.tr/Pages/ProductDetails.aspx?pId=100<br /><br />These are all offical Turkish government pages.Yawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-46023088460717563352012-04-15T04:31:01.253-07:002012-04-15T04:31:01.253-07:00What a bunch of Jokers we Indians are. We kill and...What a bunch of Jokers we Indians are. We kill and maim young people who want to defend our country by not giving them trainers and trainers. Then we use fighters to train, it doesnt work gets more pilots killed,and also malign an aircraft. This is going over 15 years now!!! 15 years of sheer murder. Then we Indians have indegenisation programes which actually is laughable, cause indegenisation has proved to be buying foreign stuff by indegenisation offices..BEML,DRDO,HAL.. NAL..stop procurements directly cause the same indegenisation offices claim they will make the product..again over 15 years and thus leaving the armed forces to be a killing machine..of its own....INSAS is a toy now..but on blogs is a fantastic weapon!!!!!!just as the LCA is comparable to the worlds finest planes....or the LCH rotors RPM going hay wire.<br /><br />Now we have also built in a system that allows others in the garb of stopping corruption to put a stop to procuring anything...Here Late V.P Singh should be commended as witht he Bofors fiasco in the 80s he placed a system that works so well for Indians adversaries...rustomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-87660903767082679402012-04-15T02:00:24.786-07:002012-04-15T02:00:24.786-07:00And if would be Korean, I would gift/lease "W...And if would be Korean, I would gift/lease "Woongbi" to IAF.Shailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918926040025880201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-55037985208673056242012-04-15T01:58:22.590-07:002012-04-15T01:58:22.590-07:00I will go for Korean machine and make sure I will ...I will go for Korean machine and make sure I will get full TOT, so that I can fix our own machinesShailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918926040025880201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-88529372781365301682012-04-15T01:45:19.853-07:002012-04-15T01:45:19.853-07:00So much for our great NAL, HAL, DRDO jokers. They ...So much for our great NAL, HAL, DRDO jokers. They can't even make a propeller driven plane. A technology from almost 100 years ago. Saint Antony gets pressure only when his mama St. Sonia from Vatican tolls the bell.Dineshhttp://torabora.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-90025781983340489442012-04-15T01:40:23.823-07:002012-04-15T01:40:23.823-07:00Ajai, please answer my one query, is it right for ...Ajai, please answer my one query, is it right for Mr. Antony to stall nearly any procurement of defence equipment on complaint from any stakeholders & thus compromising our national security? I mean u can look what is currently happening to rafale contract after a complaint from an MP. How can we be sure if the complainant is not under influence of any outside power?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-86970508957918715802012-04-14T20:34:33.884-07:002012-04-14T20:34:33.884-07:00@Ajai Shukla :
That was a very objective article...@Ajai Shukla : <br /><br />That was a very objective article. But what is your take on this ?<br /><br />Also KAI KT-1 is not an ab-initio trainer. What is your take on that ? Dont the pilots need abinitio training ?Vizagitenoreply@blogger.com