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    INDIA: Building a Modern Arsenal in India

    India cancels tanker transport tender By Rahul Bedi 08 January 2010 India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has summarily cancelled the INR48 billion (USD1.06 billion) tender for six multirole tanker transports (MRTTs) for the Indian Air Force (IAF), for which the EADS-built Airbus Military A330 MRTT...
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    First PAF IL-78 mid-air refueller aircraft arrives in Pakistan

    http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=jf-17&_armrs=1&_from=R10&_ipg=&_sop=1
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    US gearing up to attack Iran's nuclear sites.

    An Elephant in 'musth' dangerous to both its own specie and anything else it encounters.
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    First PAF IL-78 mid-air refueller aircraft arrives in Pakistan

    Because the only two planes that we plan on keeping in service longer then the rest are Mirages and F-7PG, JF-17 and FC-20 will be equipped with drogues and as you know F-16 has a different technology for its mid-air refueling so this left PAF to make the choice between Mirage and F-7PG.
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    US gearing up to attack Iran's nuclear sites.

    U.S is surrounded by a list of problems at the moment and has its hands full. The morale of the soldiers is at its lowest with high suicide rate, economy on its knees, unstable Iraq and an embarrassing and inevitable defeat in Afghanistan steering straight into the eyes, local population split...
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    Operation Rah-e-Nijat (South Waziristan)

    Action likely in N. Waziristan, say US senators By Anwar Iqbal Monday, 11 Jan, 2010 WASHINGTON: There’s a possibility that Pakistan may take some action in North Waziristan in the near future, two US senators who visited Islamabad last week told a television channel on Sunday...
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    First PAF IL-78 mid-air refueller aircraft arrives in Pakistan

    PAF will be operating with 60 F-16's by the end of next year and considering the role it plays in our defense capability it is not a luxury. We are spending alot of money on the upgrades of F-16s and are certainly planning on keeping them for atleast a decade. F-16 is a tried and tested bird and...
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    Is Mig-29 jets Good for Pakistan, For Maritime Attack?

    Pakistan is neither getting the Mig-29s nor the Mirage 2000s, the prior is out of question as it is not feasible in anyway so Mig-29s are out of question. At one stage $4 billion for purchase of forty Mirage 2000-V had been negotiated by the government with France, and the PAF was keen to...
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    Power shortfall hits 3300MW in Pakistan

    No they are not Nuclear plants, these are simple cycle power plants that run on oil.
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    Is Mig-29 jets Good for Pakistan, For Maritime Attack?

    Only because Malaysian Air Force is replacing these birds so you thought Pakistan should buy them ? No brother defense deals are alot more complex then this and don't work like that, there is no reason for Pakistan to buy Mig-29s but on the other hand if India shows interest it would be more...
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    Power shortfall hits 3300MW in Pakistan

    Govt acquires ‘obsolete rental power plants’ By Khawar Ghumman Sunday, 10 Jan, 2010 ISLAMABAD, Jan 9: The government has hired 12 rental power plants made in the 1990s, six of them from China, to overcome power shortage, according to the record of the National Assembly library...
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    Is Mig-29 jets Good for Pakistan, For Maritime Attack?

    can you please provide a source for this information. Thanks.
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    US purchasing Russian Helis for Pakistan?

    America buying helicopters for Pakistan that certainly is great news for Army aviation, but what type of helicopters are these ? from what I'm assuming is combat helicopters why would U.S buy Russian equipment when they produce the best themselves. 20 Apaches would certainly make us happy but if...
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    Indian border guards fired four rockets into Pakistan

    Yes for a change Indian media has reported something less bias, but Indian media or some other media the statements are enough to prove the point. I'm happy not only for the sake of bringing the GOI under pressure through such reporting but also educating the masses and providing them a more...
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    Indian border guards fired four rockets into Pakistan

    View this for a better understanding on the Indian Claims. Army chief trips on Pak envoy's comments: IBNLive.com > Videos
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    Power shortfall hits 3300MW in Pakistan

    The shortage of electricity has become an acute problem for Pakistan and is affecting the economy in forms of huge subsidy given over the tariffs and increasing production costs for the industry which has greatly dented the exports hence increasing the trade deficits. The main reason for the...
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    Pakistan F-16 Discussions 2

    Most Welcome. :cheers:
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    Obama's Yemeni odyssey targets China

    Obama's Yemeni odyssey targets China By M K Bhadrakumar A year ago, Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh made the startling revelation that his country's security forces apprehended a group of Islamists linked to the Israeli intelligence forces. "A terrorist cell was apprehended and will be...
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    Top 10 Attack Helicopters

    @Renegade Yes, I understood your point regarding the rating of the chinese Z-10, but its not only the availability or the number of foreign operators that puts the hardware into your shopping list or top 10 list. Your analysis was largely bias and nothing on the technical grounds or...
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