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I think issue is far greater than folding blades. Issue is quality and support. HAL has been lacking in both. Our forces deserve better.

Right now there is no time either for HAL or private. I think outright import is the only option. However private companies are correct that some projects need to be reserved for private players. This is to establish an Indian MIC.

Good. Give LCA project to Tata. And ask Mahindra Defense to build helicopters. Give Transport project to Tata. Stop HAL monopoly right NOW.

We are in a warlike situation where Indian military is launching active ops. These ops are largely intelligence gathering and readiness ops; but ops nonetheless which is different situation from peacetime. I do not know about this particular incident but information can be restricted in the...

Yep the old Soviet boats are gone. There is a delay in new mine countermeasures ships. However binayak95 is correct that mine laying near Indian ports is no longer easy for enemy subs or ships. India has a network of coastal radars as well as very good sub detection capability. MCMV is now for...

This is the ship we should be producing in large numbers for protection of EEZ from foreign subs.

Ideal for IN: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense-news/2016/04/07/darpa-actuv-sea-hunter-test-antisubmarine-warfare-asw-drone-unmanned-vigor-portland-onr-naval-research/82744862/

Good post but seriously flawed. Knowledge of English is not a replacement for knowledge of facts. Russia is seriously getting tired of India. Continued Russian support is no longer guaranteed. Plus Russia has to focus on its own military modernization. Reports notwithstanding, Russia may not be...

Yeah. Optimistic. Optimism. We can do this We can do that. We have unlimited money. Unlimited brains. Unlimited goodwill. We can do anything. Blah. Blah. Blah.

India should not get involved, even in the end. The primary threat to India is from the West. This threat has increased manifold with rise of militant Islam. India should get out of this business of dominating Asia. Nobody has ever won in a bloodthirsty race.

The ship that IN wants can only be made in a Western foreign yard, that has experience with building nuclear powered Carrier. Which limits it to three countries - USA, UK and France. If that is the case, expect a cost in the range of 10B. A simplistic logic is that we acquire reactor and...

Yeah sure, if you say so. The problem with INS Vishal are manifold. Let me itemize. If you are smart enough, try answering each one. 1. India does not have nuclear power plant for a ship this size. There is no plant under development as well. Let us see how much an imported plant costs, and...

"Power projection": This is just a word used for buying useless unneeded military goods. Reality is India has difficulty bringing immediate neighbours to its political goals, despite maintaining 1.3M military and 1M paramilitary.

In the US, they always build basements (in Russia also) where you can hide in case of aerial bombing. Their construction quality is also quite good. In India, even Govt. buildings have no place to hide, even from conventional bombs. And completely forget any protection from Nukes.

You are moving too fast. I have said before and I repeat again - political goals will be set by civilian leadership and NOT military leadership. If civilian leadership really wants to fight a war with China, then it MUST START BUILDING HUGE BUNKERS in all major cities RIGHT NOW. You are...

I think IN is putting too much faith in aircraft carrier, which can backfire in a real crisis. It is similar to Indian Kings putting too much resources in raising war elephants, and ignoring horses. In Vedic literature, a horse is always considered vehicle of war. Elephants were used to carry...

India does not need aircraft carriers for attacking port facilities in immediate neighbourhood. In the east, Malaysia and Indonesia are unlikely to go to war with India. So a Carrier has meaning towards African coast. Middle East is ruled out as Americans have total dominance there. Why not...

I think aircraft carriers have a specific purpose of spearheading an expeditionary force. Safety of shipping can be ensured by frigate class ships. If IN wants to concentrate on expeditionary warfare, then it would have to consider all elements of it - like support and supply ships, a large...

Where did you get your info, from your Uncle? A foreign customer goes through Russian govt to an OKB, not directly to an equipment manufacturer.

I shall react strongly to lies and false assertions on this message board. Admins are free to do whatever they want.