tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post4959371683856825694..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Trump to press Modi on F-16 fighter contract in ManilaBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-82357162902772249392017-11-15T00:23:19.335-08:002017-11-15T00:23:19.335-08:00Full ToT... No Deal...Full ToT... No Deal...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-6343448470743701772017-11-14T04:06:28.165-08:002017-11-14T04:06:28.165-08:00Never depend upon foreign countries for weapons. D...Never depend upon foreign countries for weapons. Develop indigenous platforms and encourage Indian industry to manufacture the required weapons. It creates lot of jobs and create knowledge base for future research.Indianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150349395334787128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-92169722406448442592017-11-14T01:50:11.869-08:002017-11-14T01:50:11.869-08:00The IAF is displaying an unhealthy obsession with ...The IAF is displaying an unhealthy obsession with squadron strength of its 'manned' aircraft and therefore a perilous disregard for the emerging UCAV tech and its possibilities. Since the IAF top brass is unwilling to demonstrate its ability to visualise and then prepare for the future; I wish the MoD carve out a separate strategic air arm for UCAVs outside the IAF and allocate to it the entire proposed units of UCAVs to be procured from General Atomics; as and when the deal materialises. Maybe we might get a 'more professional' service that is truly wedded to national security interests v/s the glamour of flying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-58002945125764388172017-11-13T23:25:09.187-08:002017-11-13T23:25:09.187-08:00I think that India should go in for the Lockheed M...I think that India should go in for the Lockheed Martin F-16 and Boeing F/A-18 E/F, because, in spite of them being fourth-generation combat aircraft in today's world where nations are pursuing fifth-generation and stealth combat aircraft, both the Lockheed Martin F-16 and Boeing F/A-18 E/F are affordable and combat-proven aircraft. I presume, RFI/RFQ of IAF and Indian Navy also have a requirement of the combat aircraft being in service in its country of origin. In this case, both the Lockheed Martin F-16 and Boeing F/A-18 E/F are still in service in USAF, US Navy and US Marine Corps. Also, the IAF is short of its sanctioned squadron strength and will have to phase out it's Soviet/Russian-origin MiG-21s and MiG-27s. And, if all this wasn't enough, the Russians have started acting pricey and unreliable as seen in the FGFA and MiG-29K cases because of the cash crunch that followed the disintegration of the Soviet Union/USSR and sanctions post their annexation of Crimea. Buying Lockheed Martin's F-16s and Boeing's F/A-18 E/F will also open doors for India to buy fifth-generation US combat aircraft like the Lockheed Martin F-35 too.V.Ganeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622395568900135295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-33288972422978581132017-11-13T11:47:33.980-08:002017-11-13T11:47:33.980-08:00The biggest spender of money on defense United Sta...The biggest spender of money on defense United States government has clearly stated to its military that there is no endless money and F 35 numbers would be curtailed and F18 would be upgraded to achieve a performance as close to fifth generation plane. Look at that option and try to get GE 414 EPE engine and try to manufacture that in India. Fit that engine in tejas MK 2 and increase the fuel capacity to internal fuel of 6 thousand liters. All the paid critics and lobbyist who are writing articles against tejas would be shut once for all. Tejas Mark 2 at30 million a piece would have better performance on every aspect that upgraded mirage for which Air Force asked and government paid more than 45 millions a piece and tejas MK 2 with its performance on EPE engine would beat it hands down. Any nonsense , I am saying as mirage avionics upgrade is not AESA radar is easily accepted by the forces. Pilutus would be accepted and HTT 40 would not be accepted .iJT is rejected all together. There is no armed version of Pilutus. Any Russian plane is accepted. All tanks and guns also included have different set of rules when they select indegenious products. Like tejas has developed subassembly suppliers network , why can't they ask GE to manufacture EPE engines and ask ELTA to selecta partner and mass produce radars in India. I am curious how well jaguar AESA radar is performing , if we'll create a suppliers chain and start fitting avionics upfront a the front end suppliers site so that when it comes to the fabrication rig of HAL it is almost ready and they can cut short the manufacting time signicantly and bump up the production. <br /><br />I want the desiegn team to be bold Germany desiegned few of the best planes in dying stages of WW2 , Me 262 , Me 163 , Ho 228and Ar 234 and I want the desiegn team to be bold to achieve that. The establishment has to support it the way hitler supported his desiegn teams. Why no action is taken against those journalist who write nonsense articles.<br /><br />TIMBAKTOOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-29308260162506321432017-11-12T18:23:35.827-08:002017-11-12T18:23:35.827-08:00I think IAF should finalise Boeing Pegasus tanker ...I think IAF should finalise Boeing Pegasus tanker first like Japan..We need to replace IL78MKI tankers ASAP as they have become duds instead of being force multipliersUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668736380405774521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-90081576720669590802017-11-12T17:33:34.584-08:002017-11-12T17:33:34.584-08:00What did we gain by cancelling the 126 fighter ten...What did we gain by cancelling the 126 fighter tender. Instead we booked 36 rafales at a very high cost.<br /><br />Made in inda and make in india are dogged by proprietary issuesVikram_prasadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198432511981448264noreply@blogger.com