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What have you been smoking man? How in the hell are we milking the "USofA"? Impossible for me to understand what you are trying to imply here, but if it has anything to do with reverse engineering, it ain't happening. We are going to lose billions if not trillions before atmanirbhar kicks in...

Brother in arms? More like, "Brother I am gonna take your arms, your legs, and your soul with all these multi-billion dollar arms deals. Don't know how many would agree with my opinion, but I believe the only reason US is pretending to be India's friend is to milk us for all the money we got. It...

WTF.

Thanks for the info. 👍

I am no expert on the topic of airdrops, but I know a thing or two about wake turbulence. Wake turbulence always settles down, so an aircraft flying higher will never go through one that has been left by a preceding aircraft. My question is to someone who probably understands airdrops better...

Man. I agree with you now. You have opened my eyes. On the otherhand, one additional rupee increase in petrol price and we are all good for any shit deal even if it the C295 according to you. So just relax, you can't undo anything.

I do not understand what is your problem with the C295. People have given you all kinds of reasoning to explain to you why it was chosen, but you just don't want to be convinced.

https://eurasiantimes.com/did-iaf-chief-fly-su-30mki-fighter-to-check-on-its-upgrades-for-brahmos-mica-missiles/ This one also mentions nuclear-capable Brahmos

https://swarajyamag.com/defence/why-brahmos-armed-su-30mki-will-be-indias-most-deadliest-weapon Here's the link. Like i said, there was a proposal and that I don't know its current status. For all i know, they scrapped the idea.

I am talking about the proposal to put a nuclear warhead on the Brahmos and giving that capability to the Flankers.

What a beast!

I believe there were plans to equip Su-30MKIs with nuclear-capable Brahmos missiles. No clue about the status of it though.

First flight can be considered a first step towards climbing a 1000 stairs staircase. All systems, limitations, flight envelopes, performance, failures, etc are tested thoroughly. Depending on the type of aircraft and its usage, these flight tests can take up to a couple of years if not more. It...

Are they all going to be A319s or are they gonna throw in some A320s as well. Cause Air India has both to spare.

I totally agree. I don't think something like this would have been on anyone's mind if they were handling the ministry. Gadkari is smart and dedicated.

Aren't we always anticipating a war with both China and Pakistan? I mean, isn't that why we are spending billions on defense.

On the contrary, preparing for a better defensive stance. No offence can be carried out from these backup runways.

Not really. Low-value target compared to actually IAF stations. As far as I could see in video, there are markings on the road like that on a runway. Easy enough to see on Google maps. Don't worry, nothing is a secret anymore with all those satellites up there.

I agree they are all twin-engine turboprops, but that doesn't mean that they have comparable operating cost. A Dash-8 aircraft out climbs; out performs and flies faster than an ATR-72, however, the ATR is dirt cheap to operate in comparison. ATR sips fuel while the Dash-8 gulps it. I don't...

I am no expert on the matter but what I can guess is that the first thing that would persuade or dissuade the IAF is the price of the damn things. Secondly, the willingness of the manufacturer to set up shop in India to manufacture more than half of the airframes. The commonality of pilots and...