I suppose the Brahmos is about as Indengious Indian made AS THE JF17 THUNDER is a Pakistani Effort.
Or does the WORD joint development mean something different wen indo/Russian AND sino/pak. are concerned ????
We are talking about the 4TH 5TH 6TH largest GDPs in the world.
Technololgy wise only behind USA and some instances better or comparable to Russia .
I HAVE ALWAYS believed how developed you are as a NATION and how strong your Economy is IN MY opinion a TRUE MEASURE of your military...
IAF is Acquiring 230 SU30MKI for under $9 billion total sum.
The ones From Russia are costing around $45m each.
Those assembled in HAL/India are costing $37m each.
J11 will be under $40m each (not a great deal of money) considering the awesome boost of a real twin engined flanker...
Don,t be misled by those nos.
There Soldiers are far better equipped PER MAN with 21ST CENTURY comms equipment and lethel small arms and infantry combat gear.. than anything in the subcontinent.
ALL THERE SUBS are nuke powered.
There frigates & destroyers origniate from late 1990S...
Brazil a large developing NATION OF SIMILAR SIZE IN GDP & military budget is also conducting MMRCA bid just like INDIA.
There contenders include SU35 Rafale & Gripen as well as the F18S/H.
JUST LOOK AT THE PRICE $7BILLION for 36 planes + the full kits.
Thats like $190m each...
When your neightbour is 4 times your size in Geopgraphy and 10 times your size in money ANY NEWS suggesting failures in weapons or TESTS is a real FEEL GOOD FACTOR for the smaller nation.
Will make pakistan feel STRONG & READY
The is another Reason why it may BE delayed.
This reason effects most nations.
Quite Simply Money $$$$$$
Remember the CHINEASE HAVE ALREADY GIVEN LOANS for the 42 JF17 that PAF have ordered.
It maybe that PAKISTAN wants to finish paying for those 42 JF17 before it can afford...
Comparing the old P3 with a brand new state of the art P8 is like comparing the F16 TO JSF F35..
ie the new P8 that are about to enter service are BRAND NEW state of the ART 21ST CENTURY maritime planes.
A $2 billion cost to india says it all
Like the Guy Said with all those $ billions of dollars those indians will be buying or building
MRCA SU30MKI AWACS ARIHANT NUKE SUBS BRAHMOSS CRUISE MISSLES NUCLEAR WAHEADS etc etc.
No amount of Vedio,s from 1965 or 2008 WILL CHANGE THAT SCENARIO.
Pakistan must too spend $$$$$$...
Lets hope IAF will not fight USA with its F22 & JSF & F18SH. huge nerwork of Awacs satalites etc.
Anybody else is game on for IAF has i see it including PLAAF
SU30MKI is the F22 of Asia until JSF arive in Japan 2015
Wat are military reactors.
How can anyone miss a nuclear reactor
Heres is the list of Pakistan future plans & present
Nuclear power in Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_India#Nuclear_power_plants
I dread to think watr...
Indian already has a VERY LONG HISTORY of buying off the British.
Vampires in the 1950s
Hunters & Canberras in 1960s
Jaguar & Sea Harriers 1980s
Hawk Trainers Recently
AND NOW the big one TYPHOON 2010 ORDER
Nuclear Power Plants by Country 2009 - Country Rankings
I am assuming this will also effect how many nuclear warheads a nation can produce and not just energy source