Search results

You are still off the mark, The delay is the one that has extended from Scorpene, no new ones; part of that is being recovered already. The delay is in the original Sub Acquisition Plan. The delay is not even with the Project 75i; because that design has not been finalised. Right now there is...

None of that, your hunch is off the mark. It means something else; the first Scorpene, INS Kalvari is on her sea-trials now. This indicates that they are proceeding well, with the IN being happy. They will want to use the Scorpene line to make up for the slippage in the acquisition plans.

A follow-on acquisition of Scorpenes is certain. And it makes eminent sense; because the Scorpene line is still functional at MDL. Whether it will be a tranche of 3 or 6 is still the question. However that will depend on two things, the finalisation of the Project-75i design and to a lesser...

When one lives in bleak times; one has to find things that will keep one's spirits afloat. "Loony Toons" like these may be somewhat helpful, perhaps.

PDF seems to be finding some unusually amusing stuff to post on Twitter! :lol: But then as somebody once said to me: Twitter is for Twits and Twats. I have no problem if the Naxalites trigger off Indian Nukes.... as it is as Maoists; they subscribe to the notion of "The East is Red" as...

@MastanKhan; since you bothered to write something (or the other) in response to the points that I made; I need to call you out on your (non-existent) points. You have (as you are prone to) made statements that lack substantiation e.g. "It was to mint money and keep jobs secure for the...

What I really found amazing in the story of the OP is how "fatwas" can become part of fiduciary "due diligence". Those investors just had it coming!

No Janaab, I am not calling you names...... I am just "calling you out". :) LEVCONS have a very specific purpose, they allow the aircraft to come in to land at a reduced speed, while still retaining Lift.

Pata nahin? :crazy: It may have been transferred by "Mental Transfer"; now that seems to have overtaken Wire Transfer as the preferred means to transfer funds.

There is no parallel between being able to make a Carrier or Destroyer with being able to make these Patrol Boats. To explain further; in this contract, some Indian Yards may have bid as well. But they may not have had viable designs or JVs. Or their Commercial Bids may not have made the cut. OR...

Oh, then its that Humvee clone, not the Land Rover clone called Land Bund or something.

Ahhh; if you are feeling desperately rushed for that, you can simply buy yourself a plane-ticket to Bahrain and see it with your own eyes. I can loan you the fare, any direct flights to Bahrain from your neck of the woods?

Whatever that may be. However, the Boatyards in SL have built up a clientele for their boats over time, which includes even the IN for the Israeli Super Dvoras. They got the business therefore, which answers your earlier question "Bhagwan jane aisi kya baat hai isme jo Lanka wale kar sakte par...

That maybe so. Or it could've been from a Harbor Escort Vessel which are usually provided when large Men O'War enter a port. The angle seems to indicate a ship/boat with a lower freeboard. Did INS Mysore dock first?

Those Ships are entering a Harbor that I know quite well......... :)

So....... how does that confirm anything? I am yet to see any merit in the argument that you are pushing. If you have still not got it yet. L&T, Pipavav and HSL are Shipyards not Boatyards; Pipavav has the largest Dry Dock from here to Singapore. None of them make Boats. There are Boatyards...

I think that @Ankit Kumar is not correct with his facts. These Interceptor Boats have been built in Abu Dhabi as well as in ADB Yard India. I do not know if some were built in Sri Lanka. But these are a standard Boat designed somewhere in Europe. IN had earlier bought Super Dvora Boats from...

That is very true. Dassault has to sweeten the initial deal to the extent possible, so that it can hope to harvest a deal for the Rafale-N. That is certainly going to be crucial, which in turn can lead to win-win. About the Scorpenes; it stands to reason that a 'follow-on' deal should be done...

Nope........ more like optimistic or simply wishful. :)

The whole idea of replicating a design which itself is in the nature of a compromise is self defeating. After that it is important to remember that the IN will not get infinite resources. It will be wise to have designs and numbers that conform as much as possible to the doctrinal requirements...