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Harriers were only recently upgraded with IFR and El-2032s as part of LUSH. What will happen to them? I am sure they are having quite a life left in them.

40-50 Naval AMCA (or whatever navy will call it)! Surprised? Let me put few questions to bring prospective. Why Navy is so hard bent on naval lca and supporting MK-2 program singlehandedly? Is her requirement gona grow any larger than 100 (most inflated figure) ? How much MK-2 will contribute...

Radar with reduced range--less power and reduced tracking distance--bugs for not allowing it to lock on US F-35, inferior communication systems, significantly degraded LO features --say Indian F-35 will be LO when USA F-35s will be VLO. Don't doubt me just ask USAF/N/MF if they are...

PMFA gives us flexibility to adapt it as per our need and put our systems as and when they are developed. In contrast, any possible purchase of F-35 will give us downgraded F-35 whose even a screw replacement would require White House's permission. May be war will end by then! Every time i see...

Respectfully, If you consider overly stated fact that IN sees IOR (of northern hemisphere) as her primary area of operation, you would understand why a fleet of 3 carrier with 2 operation any given time with 20-25-30 fighters aboard is sufficient to support rest of CBGs including LHDs...

^^^ Fact is, we don't have big plans for LHDs as yet. Secondly, whenever any offensive landing operation will be undertaken by Navy, it will have cover of carrier based fighter whose primary role to date is fleet air defence and any such LHA/LHDs or LPDs will be part of that fleet or CBGs...

That considering if IN has plans for more LHDs besides ex USS Trenton. And to my awareness, there is nothing decided as yet. That said, even if there are some requirements or would be, it is not clear if IN would like to put fighters aboard. That because intended role of IN fighter fleet is...

^^^ Its true. ALHs order book is large and with upcoming projects like WALH, LCH, LUH and IMRH it will ever keep increasing. And without doing anything dramatic(compared to what has been done so far) in the field of production HAL is sure to lose lot of business opportunities. Since there is...

^^^ In specific terms?

Last time when Navy rejected ALH Dhruv, two reasons were cited a) Tactical b) Technical. Tactical part was related with required endurance which in words of HAL was off limits according to basic design limitations of 5 ton class helicopters. Technical part was related to landing gear and lack of...

Right now there are only 8-10 serviceable Sea Harriers MK 51s and may be 2-3 MK 60s with Indian Navy.

TU-142 is uncomparable in range, endurance and even speed considering its turboprop. Navy TU-142 can go to South Africa and return back without refueling. This endurance gives TU-142 Bear F no less than 5 hours of on station time even operating at 1000 NM away from shore...........But one...

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Wonder what Boeing thinks and believes? MRMR requirement is not just for payload and electronics but also for the platform/aircraft specifications and obviously unit and operational cost. You reduce the tank capacity, you strip certain electronics and you think it is a MRMR? Why not ask user to...

Boeing to pitch 'diet' P-8 to Indian Navy December 23, 2010 By Saurabh Joshi US defense major Boeing will be pitching a 'diet' version of the P-8 Poseidon aircraft in response to the Request for Information (RFI) issued by the Indian Navy for Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance (MRMR)...

Pic: It was Mig-29KUB NO 672 Twin Seater which suffered Hydraulic Snag 7 DECEMBER, 2010, 2:38 AM Its was a Naval Twin seater aircraft Mig-29KUB NO 672 which made a smooth touch down after facing Hydraulic Snag which lead to a Tyre burst , Mig-29 made an emergency landing on runway 0826 at...

Naval Mig-29k develops Hydraulic failure leading to tyre burst BY: PTI A Russian-made MiG-29K fighter plane, recently inducted into the Indian Navy, developed a technical problem at INS Hansa base in Goa but caused no casualties, naval officials said today. Flag officer commanding Goa area...

I don't think it is a potent fighter considering age old limitations attached to VTOLs. And back in 90s, Navy has considered YAK-41/141 for proposed ADS but they found out that this jet is inferior to Sea Harriers jumping jets they were already flying, So they decided against it.

What if some 200 HE bullets hit missile in matter of seconds. Least they will cause is destruction of control surfaces making a sea skimming missile hit water before ship. However same is true in case of sub-sonic missiles only not against Brahmos kind.

Actually any decent warship has layered defenses against threats from air e.g anti-ship cruise missiles. At long ranges a ship engages incoming threats with long range SAMs but when somehow SAM fails to intercept hostile missile then at close ranges(WVR) a Close In Weapon System, which can...