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No, it was not as simplistic as that. On the one side, the IAF never created an organic Design Bureau of their own, while on the other side the DRDO 'Boffins' behaved as if they alone knew what was required to design an aircraft. For now, I will not speak about HAL! In contrast; the IN knew and...

Speaking for myself: I doubt it.

Not just yet....... some more kinks to be ironed out, then full induction into the IAF will nail it. While I hold a grouse against the IAF for not having taken a pro-active role in the developmental process as it ought to have; the fact that it held out for quite a few things made sure that the...

Yaar; why do you want to disagree with what @Pomegranate aka @Mian Anardaana is saying? He is the sherlock homos of Pakistan; he has cracked open the case completely and has even given the Broken Evidence already. Give the poor guy a break, even the FO of GoP can sometimes be mistaken.

. That having been said; even if it is long overdue, it is some achievement. Considering that the design has been home-grown, considering that it is not a product of a JV...... rather that it came to fruition, in spite of some collaborative and consultative efforts that were abruptly...

Just to bring you upto speed on Naval Terminology....... INS Viraat is not going on a Last Sortie, she is sailing on her Last Voyage or her Last Operational Deployment. That will end when she makes port and docks for the last time. Then there will be a De-Commissioning Ceremony; where her...

So it takes very little to surprise you..... is it? o_Oo_Oo_O

It is not necessary to do any of that. There is a far simpler way; without over-exploiting (and thus screwing-up) Lakshadweep. Maldives has a serious problem with rampant spread of Islamism. When the World is woken up to that fact, the tourist will stop lining up to come. This is the Age of...

And that is the way its gonna be...... though its good to see the Lockheed Martin Salesmen again chasing up Indian Business. They have to beat the Spike offer; which they have not done so far and Spike is now even part of a JV with Bharat Forge to be made in India! :D Do not be so hasty to...

Yeah, Tally-Ho Talibans, it is "open-season" now.

As of now, the Dhruvs have MATCH capability which allows them to launch Torpedos (just as even the Chetaks can) But no Sub-hunting/locating Sonars. IN already has Ka-25/28 ASW Helos with Dunking Sonars apart from Seakings. Lighter Helos cannot carry much in the way of Sonar Payloads.

Its time to bid farewell to another Veteran of the Indian Navy; which has done her share of yeoman service. INS Viraat is on her 'sunset cruise' Read on: The INS Viraat Has Begun Its Final Journey All India | Written by Vishnu Som | Updated: January 20, 2016 19:24 IST The Viraat has set sail...

Interesting to see Dr.C.K. Prahlada there. He 'fathered' the Akash and Astra development programs before he superannuated; during which I'd met him. He is now in an advisory role.

Well, Maldives is leading upto another Op.Cactus. Will it be named Op.Aloe-Vera the next time around? :D

The Herks have been and will remain Turbo-Props, will not turn into Jets through these Avionics upgrades. No changes to Airframes or Propulsion are envisaged.

To start with; the Dhruvs in their present configuration have no organic ASW sensors, unlike the Seakings which have Dunking Sonars. Thus the Seakings have the ability to search sub-surface threats independently as well as network into the ASW Sensor Suite of the Mother Ship(s). Thus the ASW...

Is'nt there a JF-17 thread running somewhere or the other on this forum? Why contaminate this thread?

War-fighting ability is closely tied to money in the till, or cash-register. Nothing else counts, the rest including the "atmi bums" are sheer "fluff". :D Now @Irfan Baloch; did you have our Admin in mind? The bloke is about as S.Asian as they come......... :lol:

The simple and direct issue is the legitimacy of the Saudi ruling family; considering that the were foisted on a made-up kingdom by USA and Great Britain for the most part. Incidentally Imperial Britain did not go with this idea but was more intent on propping up the Hashemite ruling family of...

Damn it, IB; there you go again. All that is required is the DNA of those blokes, and not the yarn that you are spinning. :D That is easy enough for you nang baba; just tickle your arm-pits..... and you'll laff like a baby. :lol: