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someone should have asked, is it as per 1971 or 1999 benchmark?
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In supplement:
Written by a former Indian Air Marshal.
Written by a former Indian Air Marshal.
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it is true - IAF IA atleast do regular exercises and have recent wartime experience of air power in close coordination with ground units. Russian training is about as farcical as pakistani dreams of ola superiority
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Bullshit. This is due to non compatibility of IAF datalink and NATO datalink. DUH. Hoga hi.
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Yeah he explained that further in. But he did mention a few more points about the IAF dudes taking conservative BVR shots that costed our pilots some lives in the Red Flag, following which we adapted a very aggresive strategy that costed us frats.
To be fair though, most of the IAF contingent was made up of relatively unexperienced pilots too, so I am sure they learned from that experience in regards to tactics
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and reliant on verbal queues instead of datalinked feed is always going to be detrimental. And a lot of water has flown down the Ganga since 2009
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Fair enough! Network centric warfare trumps every time.
OT, but verbal information makes me think of this meme of a video. Iranian F-4s vs Iraqi Mirage, the GCI-Pilot communication is a meme:
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IAF buying TATA nexon .
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I.D the bird.. ( atleast 2 km up or may be more. Just caught a glimpse just now while watering my rooftop plants)
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upon downloading and repixling zooming the image looks like an aircraft with Variable-sweep wing
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We disawov any knowledge/s
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Twin engine too. The wing sweep is interesting, quite a sharp sweep.
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Firm intent: Lockheed Martin leans on local companies to boost Indian F-21 bid
Lockheed Martin is leveraging its manufacturing ecosystem in India to support its proposal to supply the Indian Air Force (IAF) with F-21 fighter jets as part of India's Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) acquisition project.
The USD18 billion MRFA project was announced by New Delhi in April 2018, following a request for information (RFI) from the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD). The MRFA programme is the successor of the defunct Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) project, which was announced in 2001. The MRFA project seeks to acquire 114 fighter aircraft (or six squadrons).
The MRFA project has attracted bids from seven companies, according to previous disclosures by the companies. Apart from Lockheed Martin, Boeing (offering its F/A-18E/F and F-15EX), Dassault (Rafale), Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug (Typhoon), Mikoyan-Gurevich (MiG-35), Saab (JAS-39 Gripen E/F), and Sukhoi (Su-35) are also competing for the acquisition.
However, Lockheed Martin executives told Janes that the company's development of an aerospace ecosystem in India has bolstered the standing of the F-21 for the MRFA acquisition.
We established two joint ventures – Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) and then Tata Sikorsky Aerospace Limited (TSAL) - 12 years ago. This investment has been a catalyst for the aerospace and defence ecosystem under ‘Make in India',” said William Blair, vice-president and chief executive, Lockheed Martin (India). “These programmes create a huge catalyst for us to both meet the Indian core requirements [of the MRFA] as well as look further and beyond, in terms of defence exports.”
Lockheed Martin is leveraging its manufacturing ecosystem in India to support its proposal to supply the Indian Air Force (IAF) with F-21 fighter jets as part of India's Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) acquisition project.
The USD18 billion MRFA project was announced by New Delhi in April 2018, following a request for information (RFI) from the Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD). The MRFA programme is the successor of the defunct Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) project, which was announced in 2001. The MRFA project seeks to acquire 114 fighter aircraft (or six squadrons).
The MRFA project has attracted bids from seven companies, according to previous disclosures by the companies. Apart from Lockheed Martin, Boeing (offering its F/A-18E/F and F-15EX), Dassault (Rafale), Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug (Typhoon), Mikoyan-Gurevich (MiG-35), Saab (JAS-39 Gripen E/F), and Sukhoi (Su-35) are also competing for the acquisition.
However, Lockheed Martin executives told Janes that the company's development of an aerospace ecosystem in India has bolstered the standing of the F-21 for the MRFA acquisition.
We established two joint ventures – Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) and then Tata Sikorsky Aerospace Limited (TSAL) - 12 years ago. This investment has been a catalyst for the aerospace and defence ecosystem under ‘Make in India',” said William Blair, vice-president and chief executive, Lockheed Martin (India). “These programmes create a huge catalyst for us to both meet the Indian core requirements [of the MRFA] as well as look further and beyond, in terms of defence exports.”
Firm intent: Lockheed Martin leans on local companies to boost Indian F-21 bid
Lockheed Martin is leveraging its manufacturing ecosystem in India to support its proposal to supply the Indian Air Force (IAF) with F-21 fighter jets as part of India's...
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Why do we need to buy this? Just export out of India.
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I can't believe they are still flogging this dead horse
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November 18, 2022
India, France Conclude Garuda Exercise 2022
With France one of India’s closest strategic partners, these exercises have become another important means to convey the breadth and depth of their bilateral security relations. During his visit to France in May 2022, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that France is “one of India’s strongest partners” with their partnership encompassing a number of critical sectors including nuclear, defense, and space cooperation.
Obviously, India has very close economic and defence ties to Catholic nations. Sub, fighter, transport aircraft deals with Catholic nations. Wrapped up another exercise cementing those ties.
Asia Defense
November 18, 2022India, France Conclude Garuda Exercise 2022
With France one of India’s closest strategic partners, these exercises have become another important means to convey the breadth and depth of their bilateral security relations. During his visit to France in May 2022, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that France is “one of India’s strongest partners” with their partnership encompassing a number of critical sectors including nuclear, defense, and space cooperation.
Obviously, India has very close economic and defence ties to Catholic nations. Sub, fighter, transport aircraft deals with Catholic nations. Wrapped up another exercise cementing those ties.
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Here is what I would do. I would dangle the carrot of orders but make the manufacturing line a pre-requisite to qualify where we support existing manufacturing capacity. Any firm that produces 50-100 jets out of India is then eligible for IAF purchases.
once they hit that quota, I would choose the best jet for the IAF, but the supply chain support and spares won’t be a problem. Given that future orders would be domestically manufactured, it doesn’t matter who gets the order as long as people are getting jobs and they are able to contribute to the GDP. Any firm that doesn’t setup a line, doesn’t meet the pre-requirements to sell to the IAF
