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    India, Russia to embark on $45 bln nuclear energy roadmap

    India's feasible wind energy potential is estimated at 138GW a figure which will be reached by 2030 Beyond that u are likely to see protests by farmers , and the likes of Arundati Roy and Arwind Khejriwal , coz it will involve forcible land acquisition and environmental degradation
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    Desi Bofors gun passes the test

    The article states the order value at Rs 6000 Crore Considering the fact that towed artillery requirement of army is for 1560 Units So my guess is that we are looking at a price of Around Rs 4 cr each
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    On The Tarmac:IAFs First C-17 Globemaster III Heavy Lift Transport Aircraft

    Dont know abt 30 but 16 of them will replace 17 IL76 currently in service and which are expected to retire in 2020
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    Notify PAF Aircraft Crashes

    The problem is that 3rd Generation Jets have an airframe like of 2000 Hrs or 20 Yrs But we see PAF like IAF flying them well beyond their expected life
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    Army scuttles Arjun trials to push through T-90 purchase

    Development cost of Arjun was Rs 380 CRORES or about 75 Million USD
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    Swiss pilots fly next-generation Gripen

    [/B] Have u seen the size of our country We need jets with Much longer Range to cover the entire country , Hence Su30MKI with 5500 Km range and Ralafe with 4000 Km range are chosen over Gripen with 1600 Km range
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    Notify PAF Aircraft Crashes

    Its just Sad , and the guys got a kid too
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    India to integrate K-15 missiles into nuclear submarine soon

    K15 has a range of 700km with 1000Kg payload This Goes up to 1900KM if we use a 180kg payload , which is the weight of a 15kt fission device
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    US making Pak Army controversial for Indian supremacy: Brig. Imtiaz

    Afghanistan doesnot have oil reserves , it has Copper and Iron ore
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    Russia Set to Hand India another Missile Frigate

    Well the 3 Shivalik class Frigates have been inducted in 2010,2011,2012 The Kolkata class Destroyer will start entering service in 2013 , the delay is due to the Indian Navy insisting on the ships having Barak 8 SAMs at time of induction , not the Barak II currently being used on Frigates...
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    India makes Huge defense spending cuts

    thats round about 5.5 Billion USD
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    Why's IAF unhappy about Tejas' Thrust to Weight while ok with Mirage-2000s?

    Actually u are a bit wrong in this regard, While Indian Navy does plan to have a fleet of 150 fighters , and 3 ACs by 2025 , Tejas's position in that list is still doubtful , From what I know , IN has ordered 9 NLCA(6 twin seater,3 single seat) with option to purchase another 37(33 Single , 4...
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    Why's IAF unhappy about Tejas' Thrust to Weight while ok with Mirage-2000s?

    No the Problem is that the Mig21 Fighter which the Tejas was supposed to replace is being replaced by another fighter , The Su30MKI , infact , by the time tejas Actually enters service , Mig21 would have fallen to 80 With Rafale Replacing the 5 sqds of Mig27 and 2 SQDs of Jaguars , their is no...
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    Khan's Pakistan 'would shoot US drones'

    Khan's Pakistan 'would shoot US drones' 05 October 2012 Pakistani politician Imran Khan has said that he would be prepared to authorise the shooting down of US drone aircraft in Pakistan should he be made prime minister in next year's election. In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today...
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    IAF to raise four more squadrons of Su-30 MKI fighter

    That would be the SEAD version
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    IAF to raise four more squadrons of Su-30 MKI fighter

    The IAF is all set to raise four more squadrons of Su-30 MKI fighter in the near future as it prepares to induct the tenth unit of the aircraft in Punjab along the Pakistan border. Codenamed 'Flying Lancers', the process to set up the new Number-15 squadron will be initiated in December and...
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    India's 1st Pilatus PC-7 Mk.2 Trainer Emerges

    Its something to do with made in Switzerland Tag Even my Tissot watch has a Swiss flag ,That doesnot mean that it is part of the Swiss Army
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    IAF planning to phase out MiG-27 combat planes by 2017

    Why are people discussing the purchase of F-15Ks For one thing if IAF ever wanted a Good Ground Attack aircraft from USA , then it would have chosen the F/A18 Super Hornet , which in my opinion is even superior to Rafale in Ground Attack , with the exception that US wont allow us to...
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    IAF planning to phase out MiG-27 combat planes by 2017

    Funny considering the number of chinese sh.it flying around pak
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    MiG-21s served us well, will be phased out BY 2014, Air Chief tells NDTV(?)

    Actually u are correct Mig21 have an airframe life of 20 yrs But the last Mig21 inducted by India was in yr 1984 ie 28 yrs ago Hence Retiring them by 2014 is the correct decision , since they are already past their service life
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