by navy air arm it means it will still be operated from land but will be under jurisdiction of navy - doesnt mean it will operate from carriers- a bit like iaf placing mki's at andamna and nicobar( they are still under iaf jurisdiction but will be used in mainly anti naval operations)
Defense officials shocked by F-35 price jump - Globes
Defense officials shocked by F-35 price jump
"Defense News": The IAF and Defense Ministry are trying to reduce extra features.
18 November 08 13:16,
"Defense News" reports that Ministry of Defense and Israel Air Force officials are "stunned...
thats a claim for the most basic f 35 without weapons or other equipment..... Add everything and the cost will come out to be close to 170mill..... ( there was a report by pentagon recently which stated price of f 35 as 175 mill)
could even be the f 15se if they want to save money....... But will definitely be american - or maybe the americans will tell them to buy the pak fa so they can get their hands on the latest russian jet ( cold war theory)
ok- biggest fan of LOTR of all time - and had to make the tiny correction - Uruk Hai were creatures of Saruman not Sauron and played no role in the siege of Minas Tirith
You seem to know a lot about rajput history..... Is there any truth in the tale that ghauri ordered prithviraj to be blinded and show his famed archery skills??
Russia seeks to sell stealth jets to Korea
07-20-2011 19:30
Russia seeks to sell stealth jets to Korea
By Lee Tae-hoon
Russia has decided to enter Korea’s advanced jet acquisition project, which would be the biggest arms-procurement deal ever in the country, a defense official...
good if true - am supporting the eft......
Have noticed something odd about people here - they seem to love pouncing on russia whenever there is a delay or cost overrun- but they love the french, forgetting that we have signed two major deals with them and both of them have had huge cost...
we have already fielded mki's against both eft and rafale- we should field the few upgraded mig 29s that we have recieved to gauge how good they actually are....... A good team will be a mix of mig 29smt, mki and two or three tejas.
i did notice a lot of digging and laying of cables a couple of years back in delhi - didnt know it was happening all over the country- or even if it was defence related
the newer shivaliks are 7 in number- we can either wait 15 years to get them(by going for 1 builder) or we can get them all in less than 10 yrs by going for both....
good point... I'm sure the barak ng is tested against all these missiles(since we are a partner in its development),it will be one of the best sam's in the world