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  1. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    French were milking Australia with their overpriced Baraccuda SSN. The order was huge and uncle Sam usurped France with AUKUS. The UAE rafale order is just band aid to the wound doesn't going to heal. Even at this point of time our babus are not active to take advantage. The French themselves (...
  2. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    After losing billions worth order to AUKUS deal France is rattled and trying to secure more orders for rafale and nuke subs deal along with panthers helicopter. GoI shouldn't waste this opportunity and negotiate with France. Hope we can order more rafales and go ahead with SMX 3.0 which was...
  3. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    114 jets req is separate than rafales... Even you order more tranches of rafales, Tejas MK2, UNAF still wants 114 5th gen jets.
  4. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    So your saying modi is scared of losing election hence he is not ordering few more rafales now even having absolute majority but anticipating absolute majority in 2024 to order more? and then you go on to say have to look into international relations to order rafales? Dude stick to one point...
  5. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    What international relation you have to look seriously regarding arms purchase? So If Modi re-elected in 2024 you no need to look into international relations to purchase arms? Is America arm twisting modi to buy it's junk fighters? Nope. 114 rafales will never happen like Mirage. No need to...
  6. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    So Modi getting re-elected in 2024 will automatically fill billions in govt pockets overnight to buy 114 Rafales because reliance plan to set up venture with Dassault? If that so whose stopping modi to order 114 rafales now when chene are knocking the borders? Import lobby is still breathing...
  7. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    There are high possibilities UNAF may chose Russi Checkmate Su- 75 for 114 aircrafts. You can't rule out import lobby pimps in IAF and MoD and it qualifies as 5th gen fighter and also cheap to acquire in numbers.
  8. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    The group captain of first Tejas squadron was tasked to look into newly resurrected flying bullets Tejas squadron. Both squadrons are in sulur and IAF pilots are getting familiarise with Aircrafts and sorties are carried out to absorb Tejas and forming of tactics is going on. As of now no...
  9. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    Rafales aren't in forward airbases... Rafales are in their home bases which are in startegic locations wrt forward areas like Ambala in west and Hashimara in East. Tejas home base is sulur and once the aircrafts are delivered (Squadron strength achieved) and absorbed they will be deployed to...
  10. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    Not feasible... Su30MKI can't refill the large inventory of aircrafts during war time. It's good flankers have refilling buddy aircrafts capability but it's secondary task. Let the dedicated platform do the task. Flankers are there in sky to fight and dominate the air space
  11. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    USA hasn't offered F35 to India and how the things going India will never buy front line weapons from US as they are sanctioned any time. We field french/ Russian/ indigenous weapons in front line and use US weapons in support role. It's always been like that and will continue the same no amount...
  12. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    IAF should upgrade all advanced landing grounds and the air filters used during world war especially across North East and should deploy rotation fighter sqaudrons... This will give us some edge in scattered attacks or while defending from attacks and stretch adversaries from concentration on...
  13. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    It's not produced. The Marut aircraft crashed near the village next to HAL airport and hence the village name Marath halli.
  14. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    And here Mi26 carying Chinook...Amazing engg machines
  15. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    So we're going for Sweeds Gripen? Multi Role Fighter Aircraft: Saab to hold meetings with Indian firms for making Gripen E aircraft https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/saab-to-hold-meetings-with-indian-firms-for-making-gripen-e-aircraft/articleshow/71095650.cms
  16. Gandaberunda

    Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

    Rafale navy variant is underperformer and not suitable for Indian Aircraft carrier. Rafale wings are not foldable and Dassault cannot come up with folding wings but they offered detachable wings which is big No. Super hornet suits our AC operations and is proven fighter jet for Navy with...
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