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Well that's its intended role. It can have 4 BVR AAM on 2 dual ejector pylon 2 WVR AAM 2-3 drop tanks and 1 EW pod.This is for mk1 and mk1a,MK2 MWF will exceed in every parameter.

Even though jaguar can serve well into 30s I think we shouldn't be dragging them that far.It is still very much a ground attack Aircraft and nearly zero a2a capability so it is very much defenceless against a well poised MRCA Aircraft with missiles. Provided MK2 MWF will be available by 2030,we...

And rack up bill taller than Mount everest. Great plan YANKS

ITS A FLYING SCAM.

A stealth platform on carrier sounds like a disaster. The carrier wont have the facilities to maintain and an expensive jet up and running.Plus stealth jet which has shit payload and range launched from a carrier will cut it range and payload even more. BAD IDEA

A good transport fleet will be required post 2030. Our il-76s are getting too old and our An-32s need immediate replacement.There is room for more C-130/Airbus A-400M class aircraft.Plus our civil aviation sector will grow meaning requirement for Airbus a330/a350 type jets...

3rd carrier will also come.Definetly in 2nd half of 2030. _____________ If say 114 MMRCA is cancelled in favour of 36 more rafales and we wait for this to come,then there could be room for about 200 of them. Could be a win win for both IN and IAF

Dude Flanker is our Bread and butter,there is no way in hell that it will fly just little over 100 hours per year.

Oh yeah this must happen.IAF should stick to 12 squadrons for Tejas Mk2 MWF. I never said anything about replacement,they are here for atleast another 20-25 years before we start replacing them with something else.And Su-30 has little to no Composites so its service life is pretty limited.Other...

I know for a fact that MKI does over 200 hours per year.So The oldest MKI has atleast 3500+ hours of service. Plus AF has some operational problems with MKI,really gas guzzling and pretty high maintenance.But apart from that its pure butter. Last i heard they have some 6000/8000 hours of...

I would love a slightly bigger TEDBF/ORCA with Conformal fuel tanks and 120kn+ engine.That will push its MTOW weight over 25-26 tonnes,maybe really close to 30 tonnes but that will be the true-blue replacement for the Su-30mki.

Sometime back even i used to think that 5th gen will be the norm of the future.But i think i was wrong.5Th gen aircrafts act as force multiplier in case of a full blown war or even low level kinetic strikes(like Operation Eldorado canyon or last years balakot strike).They can conduct SEAD/DEAD...

The timelines are too tight. They are basically asking for a new Aircraft from scratch for carrier ops.

Now with Communist cough causing a economic downturn and zlich tax revenues we can forget 6 nuclear SSN 3 SSBN 4 LHD and 3rd carrier for a good 5-10 years. ______________________________________ Navy should now focus on present platforms and conventional submarines...

Why would we replace 120+ Su-30s by 2040?They can easily serve into 2040s and with proper upgrades into 2050s.It does not factor the 12 squadrons(216 jets) of MK2 MWF,rather it only counts 150 of them. And what makes the author think that we will import jets at 24 per year.LOL.We are doing only...

Maybe more. __________________________________ These numbers seem correct.After 1962 war it TATA commission said IAF should have 60-65 squadrons of combat aircrafts. Definitely we cannot reach 40 in this decade 60 is a far off target.But this should be our long term goal...

Yeah but the whole engine deal could result in a steeper decline in squadron numbers. That's why in the meantime stick to TEJAS MK1A.Go all in on MK2 MWF,Navy,if it has the budget,should go ahead with TEDBF.And order additional 36/54 rafales.Present 36 rafales are not enough for even one front...

Air force doesnt need another twin engine fighter apart from RAFALE and AMCA in mid long term. They should simply stick to TEJAS MK2 MWF and in the meantime order over 200 MK1A. __________________________________________

I think we are overstretching ADA with this one. They have Tejas mk1a,MK2 MWF for the air force,Mk1 navy going trials and AMCA,Ghatak. __________________________________________ We need one more agency to develop and design new designs and invite private sector. Plus where do we plan to keep...