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I don't have any worries regarding HAL production rate of LCH once it gets firm orders. Dhruv case in point:- Thirty Dhruv helicopters built by HAL await collection by army and IAF, having been built ahead of time Source...

Even I want all 387 to be LUH. Maybe the Army is buying the Kamov to ensure that a grounding of LUH fleet does not cut off supplies from Siachen base camp to forward posts.

:facepalm: Sick of reading about ToT. Stop this farce and go all in for indigenous tech. How many times has this ToT requirement destroyed this tender for MMRCAs?

No weapon system is going to be fully automated. There is always going to be a human in the decision loop, AI notwithstanding. Which makes UCAVs' comms. vulnerable, at least until quantum entanglement communication becomes the norm sometime post 2040. By then, we will have enough time, money and...

LoL Iff this news is true, then it means the IAF is literally screaming for more Rafales. I mean a G2G deal for MMRCA only makes sense if GoI buy more Rafale. GoI cannot justify buying any other fighter without a competitive process. And if the IAF is asking GoI to haul ass, their only option is...

:rage: Why am I not surprised with your answer. Tell me this: Did you even open the link I gave you? This link: Aircraft Induction: IAF’s Predicament ? I am sure you did not even open it. The ONLY ARGUMENT YOU HAVE EVER GIVEN is: "THE AIR FORCE ASKED FOR 90+ MMRCA, SO NO MATTER WHAT, WE NEED...

Following are the squadrons that are either causing the shortfall currently, or will contribute to the shortfall (if not replaced) upto 2027. After 2027, MiG-29, Mirage 2000 and Jaguars will begin retiring and will be replaced shortly with AMCA or Su-57 MKI or both. Currently, IAF has 6 MiG-21...

It should be clear from the above post that: The retiring MiG-27 will be replaced by Rafale. The retiring MiG-21 Bison will be replaced with either SE MMRCA or with Tejas Mk2. If we go with SE MMRCA option and GoI makes the order in 2019, IAF will reach sanctioned strength in 2027. If we go...

Let us assume GoI concludes negotiations by 2019. First squadron would come in 2022. Further let us assume that This is the most optimistic scenario for SE MMRCA. This would take the number of squadrons in IAF to the sanctioned strength of 42 squadrons by 2027. This is illustrated in the figure...

So 3 years for production to begin in India after the contract is signed? Ok. Please provide a probable rate of production. My estimate is 16-18 per year. Also how long do you think it will take to sign the contract? Please provide an optimistic and a pessimistic forecast.

Do you mean Tejas Mk-1A? Modified timeline assuming Tejas Mk-2 IOC is achieved in 2027. BTW, if SE MMRCA is to be bought, what is the most likely timeline? @Sancho , anyone? I'll include that in timeline as well.

Bhamre says FOC by 2025. ACM Dhanoa says induction by 2027. I think the real timeline is somewhere between the two i.e. IOC by 2025. What is the worst case scenario timeline for Tejas Mk 2 in your opinion? About the Su-57 MKI, I agree. We need to bite the bullet on it now. Any more delays in...

I have tried to make a forecast about IAF fighter fleet strength upto 2035. Here:- Assumptions:- Assumption that Tejas Mk 2 is ready for production by 2025. This is reasonable considering that Dr. Shubhash Bhamre stated recently that Tejas Mk-2 will achieve FOC by 2025. By the time Tejas Mk...

Any news on the CASA C-295 that were going to replace the Avro transports? AFAIK, final negotiations had begun last year and TATA was planning to build them here.

Go to Sukhoi PAK FA thread. First FGFA prototype to fly in India by 2020. Hot news right out the oven. Muricans can weep now.

Don't worry bhai, we are broke, we dont have money for Rafale, Air Force can't buy F-35 unless the government gets taken in by the we'll Make in India BS.

For the first time in my life, I am happy that the Indian Defence budget is small and that Air Force is staring at critically low squadron numbers. Happy about the budget 'cause that makes F-35 an unlikely deal. Happy about the low squadron numbers 'cause the Air Force does not have spare money...

This will be the real test. Can this government really rise above petty political gains and turn down this offer? Can the IAF support indigenous industry? Or will they simply pay lip service to this issue? India wants to know. Time to find out. Let us wait and watch. I've grabbed my popcorn...

TOT is for what? Missile? Radar? Algorithm? Production processes?

Sorry for switching threads, but my answer could have derailed the AMCA thread. If that happens, I would be the happiest man on this planet. But we know how US military industrial complex is trying to enter the Indian market in the big way, and how they have a nexus with the politicians in the...