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Guys, based on this photo the front weapon bay can hold one big long range AAM but I would guess it is too small for two mid range AAMs. What do you think?

That's all good. The ancient Indian culture is one of the most important civilizations. However, when you base the national pride on the cultural heritage, you really have to differentiate which nation you are talking about. A Pakistan person might say ancient India achievements were mostly by...

That information directly contradicts with the article you have quoted, which says the engine is not ready until after 2020. It's possible different arms of the government send out different messages to confuse potential enemies, or even partners. But I have to say it is kind of confusing that...

Given the status of J31 or project 310, I would not be surprised it only goes to an air force after 2020. PLAAF may not order it at all - that means funding is an issue after the initial stage. And the engine for the production model of J31 is not yet known/available.

I thought the Indus people live in the area of modern day Pakistan. When you refer to ancient India do you mean Aryans mostly? Or it's Indian culture in general terms that could include Pakistan also?

Where do you get the year 2015 from? If I search the word 2015 in that article I got no hits. The article title is "Т-50 с новым двигателе&#1084...

Still not clear enough. You were saying: PAK-FA = single seat FGFA, therefore T-50 = prototype of single seat FGFA twin seat FGFA is a new design based on PAK-FA But it was widely discussed before that: 1. The twin seat FGFA was cancelled 2. IAF was not happy with PAK-FA's stealth...

I see, but the article you quoted said the following (if I am not mistaken): 1. Fifth-gen jet final production will not use 117, but the new (second stage) engine 2. The new engine will not be available until next decade So the only logical conclusions will be: A. T-50 can join air force...

But another thread quoted some news saying T-50 will join the air force by 2015? how can you explain the apparent mismatch?

So J31 is for export only? Sounds like a lot of money to spend on research without a definitive buyer. But maybe any country who can not buy F-35 will be potential customers.

Many of those were once part of India. I consider India's organization of state is a much weaker form, politically and culturally.

Let them have it. After all, India made progresses compared to herself from 30 years ago. Why bother waking up the few Indians. I can't help but comparing this to what Americans must think of China during the 1980s. Yes the more backward country made improvements, that's all there is to say.

This article captures the difference between India bureaucrats and Chinese bureaucrats. When the project is delayed, Indian face it directly but find enough positives immediately, usually after the word "But" in the same article. And propaganda starts and move on to another topic. In the end...

Is the reporter from India? He is a very negative dude. "Maybe 10 years from now there will be fighter planes on this ship." That does not sound too confident at all. However, why use an aircraft carrier to deter China in Indian ocean? Why not just use land-based jets for that purpose? Aircraft...

I got these terms mixed up. Is T-50 the prototype/test plane of PAK-FA as well as FGFA? I thought these two are different fighters. The former is for use by Russian air force and the latter is the stealthified version for India air force. If so why does it say T-50 will be delivered to IAF?

Was the last 1/3 of the hull not completed or designed as is? In its current form that portion looks more like a very large helicopter hanger and pad on a destroyer ship

According to this: Rs 25k cr Tejas won?t be ready before 2015 - Times Of India LCA will achieve IOC-II by mid 2013 and FOC by mid 2015? Have these dates changed since July?

It's called accountability. How much delay is acceptable and whose head would roll? It's more of a question regarding different attitude toward life. Maybe also a reflection on self-confidence.

Can we get confirmation the production of MK1 has officially started? When do you expect the first batch be delivered? Or it has been? Thx

The chances for these two jets to meet each other is very slim. The situation is Chinese and US NAVY fights head-to-head in a remote area not near to military bases of either countries. Most likely it is F/A-18E/F vs some small country's outdated jets or J-15 vs Philippine Air Force.