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The Chinese are playing a stupid game by provoking India under this govt/PM and under these circumstances. There is broad bi-partisan support for giving the Chinese a firm reply and this is one of the few govts/PMs that will actually turn this into a reality. The Rafale is explicitly to be used...

2019-20 is when the French side have said they will mate the new Kaveri onto the LCA (like I said, 2 LCA test beds have been readied for this purpose) but it will be many years of testing before it could be considered available for operational deployment.

It's a done deal bro The good news for the programme is that the DRDO has been given a virtual carte blanche to channelise offsets from the Indian Rafale deal to resurrect the Kaveri. Snecma, a partner in the Rafale programme, builds the Rafale’s twin M88 turbofan engines. Under the terms of...

Well good luck with that mate

A Sherpa "Light" for the NSG out in the "wild", spotted in Delhi: Looks to be brand spanking new (protective wrapping on the steps), perhaps on its way to the unit?

Project VC 11184 (Ballistic Missile Tracking Ship):

India might be easier to get information out of given its democratic nature but that doesn't mean it hands out strategically sensitive information to all and sundry. Once again, you will never find out the exact figures you are seeking.

Rafael LDPs for the Rafale :D In addition to the >150 unit LITENING G4I contract last year for MKI, MiG-29, LCA and M2K SQNs which itself is in addition to the few hundred LITENING G2/3 LDPs already in service in India that are to be upgraded to the G4 standard as part of the contract from last...

It's a done deal between Safran and GRTE, Safran have even started recruiting specialists in France (and India) to work on the Kaveri with GRTE: https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/hal-tejas-updates-news-discussions-thread-2.351401/page-168#post-9611289 This is one of the critical elements of the...

LAMV is an entirely different class of vehicle: ^far larger and designed for other roles Absolutely. For the stripped out Gypsy/strike roles the Indian Mil will replace it with dedicated specialised Light Strike vehicles (IA and IAF are seperately looking for such vehicles for their...

The comparisons to the HUMMER are totally pointless, this vehicle is much more akin to the JLTV family. No, TATA Motors is one of the premier auto makers in the world and the TATA group itself has many specialist entities under its control (including JLR and Supacat).

I'll make it clear again, it is IMPOSSIBLE for anyone in these open forums to provide you with the information you seek, not only does no one know if they did they would legally be barred from telling you so it will not be a fruitful endeavour for you to to continue you on with.

Again, this is sheer nonsense (no offence mate). India obviously has ordered BVRAAMs with their Rafales, the standard they are getting (F3R+) is specifically modified/updated to fire the Meteor.

Final numbers of MKIs will be around 330-340 units (Nasik plant has to be kept humming until the mid-2020s when the FGFA will come in) and the IAF has already signed a PBL agreement with the OEM to assure of 75% peacetime availability(naturally far higher in war)- that's almost more than the...

Good luck with that, Pakistanis are the master at pointless procurement (Mi-35 and Ah-1Z and T-129 etc). I genuinely hope they expediate this process, it will make it MUCH easier for the IAF to push for early signing of the Make in India Rafale plan. Indeed, along with this engine, DRDO (LRDE)...

Because India signed a >$2b weapons deal for their Rafales that didn't even include missiles, sure. Most aspects of the Rafale deal with India are confidential and only known to those with access to the IGAs signed between India and France. Expecting nobodies on an internet forum to know these...

Yes, Safran is working with GRTE to operationalise the Kaveri and to ready it for future platforms. For that purpose 2 (not one as some have reported) LCA airframes from the NFTC's test fleet have been made available to the joint development team.

I'm sure the Pakistanis are "serious" in their intent but that doesn't change the reality that they don't have the means. That said, good luck to them; operating a bird more expensive and less capable than the Rafale in fewer numbers to the IAF- sounds like a winning strategy to me :enjoy...

It wasn't the 126 figure that was unviable but the MMRCA blueprint itself, the liability clauses and obligation to work with HAL created an impasse. The orginal figure (and I'm talking about the one other than 126 units ;) ) will be more than honoured but this time through the private sector...