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Unfortunately in many cases yes. Some things would never be sold to India though, no matter how much she was willing to pay.

HMS and off-boresight LOAL missiles counter any advantage from the Flanker in WVR.

The Viraat was out of date when you brought it and I am not aware whether ToT was provided for the SHAR. I do not have issues with selling the equipment but ToT is another matter. To answer your question, money. You have it and the companies want it.

Well lets wait and see and for now agree to disagree.

I doubt that the Russians will win the MRCA tender as it would lead to an all Russian fighter force (until the LCA), India is in a nice position as it has flashed it's cash and everybody wants a piece. Whether I think it is for better or worse makes no difference. I also think the US is going...

Is that the MFI? I thought that was cancelled? Does Russia have the funds to develop both this and the PAK-FA, let alone put them into production?

Yep, one of the reasons that Israel cannot be trusted with technology. What they get China and anyone else who is willing to pay gets. Although I disagree that they have the best tech.

I meant ally as in NATO members and countries like Australia. India's closeness with Russia and their joint cooperation on various projects are the main cause for my concern on the matter of ToT.

Surely just because someone holds different views to you doesn't mean that they should be banned.

UCAV demonstrators (or at least Taranis) are being developed with think for itself technology.

No problem, I fully understand.

On the 'bright' side at least swimming at night would be more colourful:lol:

Do you mean the levels of negative G's it can handle?

1300HP may provide the best power to weight ratio for a 45 ton tank but it will not be the most powerful tank engine round. Also how do we know its shells will pierce the armour of any other tank apart from their claims? It might not be the smartest tank in the world for all we know or in might...

Often yes.

Yep, the ROE were heavily in favour of the IAF. It was more a friend making exercise and an excuse for chest beating than anything else. The F16 had already been shot down a fair few times, it only succeeded by pretending to be 'killed' aircraft and so the F22 pilot didn't shoot him (crafty...

Maybe they told everyone to not look at the sky at a certain time or just counted on the smog to hide it:lol:

It is still a paper plane (we don't know what it will be like) and wont be in service in any numbers until 2017 at the very earliest anyway.

Then why fly it over a large city?

Hence why it should be repeated.