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    India likely to acquire Tu-22M3 Supersonic Bombers

    The only one deal that is currently being mooted for signing has only one modification to it - The name has been changed from LSA to LEMOA. That one change will allow IAF to operate from Ramstein :devil:. If people remember the apologists for these 'foundational' agreements used to say that we...
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    India likely to acquire Tu-22M3 Supersonic Bombers

    @pmaitra Russian won't supply even the Yak-130 if we keep threatening them with CISMOA. And if they were willing to work on Arihant and seed SCBs then a Tu-160 or PAKDA is not undoable either. The challenges are merely a mental block and not any real ones. Off course hitting ones own foot with...
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    India likely to acquire Tu-22M3 Supersonic Bombers

    That is the whole point, you will never be able to counter Chinese subs unless you hook up a TAS to every naval resource that can provide chase and persistence. Only way that is going to happen is when you free up your resources from surface search and surface attacks. Similar predicament is...
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    India likely to acquire Tu-22M3 Supersonic Bombers

    Here fished out something for you guys. Welcome in advance. But just remember 2 things, while imagining the circles in the Indian context: 1) The practical range of Tu-22-M3 (which is expected to be advanced to M5 standards in future) is accepted in US mil circles at around 6800 km with 6 tons...
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    India likely to acquire Tu-22M3 Supersonic Bombers

    I don't quite understand why Parrikar is so keen on S-400. We cannot yet make a similar system but then there has to be some good use for something you are going to buy. All our air targets are well within our current ranges. But if they really are interested in Tu-22M3 then this is one import...
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