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Sources vary but some IAF Mig-21BM have emissions that fit the EL/M-2035v(2) profile which is their latest offering as does at least one Mig-29 (testbed?). The Chinese have their hands on the Elta EL/M-2021B and possibly the EL/M-2035v(1) or some other pre-2035 derivative since the J-10A's...

Sir, to the best of your knowledge have any other foreign air arms evaluated the J-10? There also appears to be a disrepancy re: the PLAAF variant (J-10A) which we saw at Zhuhai and the "FC-20" PAF variant which may incorporate an unknown amount of non-Chinese components. Since both...

The operative words here you have used are "supposed" and "possibly". I'll allow others to draw their own conclusions. It has nothing to do with "high clocked airframes" if you've bothered to read my last post. MLU = factory remanufacture standard despite not actually in many cases delvered...

In response to that I can ask you: When is the PAF variant approaching IOC? Do you know the technical and operational parameters of the PLAAF variant of the J-10 or for that matter does Pakistan? How does a J-10 compare to Falcon MLU/OCU variants in battlespace application?-by that I'm talking...

Not overwhelmed-rather they made a frontal assault v entrenched AAA leading to changes in US aerial assualt doctrine. I agree with you on the role of AAA in dealing with helicopters and even for use as anti infantry weapons as the Russians have in Grozny. OPFOR=opposing forces. Western...

Thats because the AH-64 and by extension all Western attack helos are not gunships in the manner of Russian models such as the Mi-24, -28 and Ka-50 are in battlespace application. Western AHs fulfill support roles as armed battlespace recon (scouts) and tank hunters whearas Russian AHs are...

Good to see someone thinking. Despite the horrific budgetary crunch that has all but crippled the economy such issues should be considered given the shifting nature of the strategic balance. They will not but that is not the point here. The point is that all assets will be networked via...

Stop whingeing and carefully analyse the facts. Although it was not Musharaff that was responsible for the state of the country's structural base (as opposed to cyclical) of the Pakistani economy (thank Zia, Bhutto and Sharif for that) under his rule the GoP did not actively take steps to...

Naturally the Chinese being as they are (although I am not Chinese I share a common background with my PM) will no doubt wish to inspect a PN boat given the state of their submarine technology. If the contract explicitly forbids the PN to transfer technology (including expertise and performance...

Needless to say the U214 design is at least a generation ahead in all fields (read my previous postings on this) than a legacy design no matter how advanced it is. You're talking a reconfigured Porsche as opposed to a Pagani Zonda if the metaphor suffices. Now with the credit crisis in the...

This is a 'hot' item on the DESI watch and we're keeping an eye on it. In the next 3-6 years as the remaining two Sodermanlands will most likely be sold to Singapore. To cover the costs of 4-6 A26 unless more funding is given to the Swedish armed forces there will be more fire sales of platforms...

Now you do;) What goes on the surface is nothing like what is 'underneath'. You can bet the boys from JIB (ISI) and every other PACRIM nation with an interest are doing their utmost to scry the specs of the project and the signals I'm getting is that "not much" is concrete. Whether...

In theory yes. A Kh-55 (Ukrainian variant exported to PRC) has a known RCS value of ~1.102 and since a APG-63v2 has no trouble tracking at cruising altitude so I don't see why not with the Raptor's APG-77 especially if you look at (understated) publicly available stats. But I would be hesitant...

And before anyone here starts sprouting off about the fictional J-XX let me assure you that it doesn't exist. Although that does not include preliminary design work on composites and RCS reduction applique the PLAAF & co. are decades away from anything approaching an F-22A.

I'm not the IN CNO Nitesh, I'm an RAN flag officer. Honestly while having vast experience with subcontinental navies and being somewhat in the know about naval operations there I have no idea how the IN is going to arrive at the 30 figure. If I were the CNO then I would have domestic...

Nitesh, you've been on long enough to know that the stuff in bold is pure garbage. The only thing this author gets right is the submarine being a strategic weapon.

Gilani is quite the French fan.:cheesy: Most certainly though the Swedes run a close second with a potential deal for the three Gotlands in the next 3-6 years. When preparing and gathering information for Euronaval one learns that: 1. The Marlin concept is dead unless the PN or...

My Congratulations to the Pakistani Navy. A worthy effort by all.

In retrospect it would have been an excellent plan in the context of the article-but totally unfeasible in the current environment. Purely academic discourse but relevant as the majority of conflicts are over resources and this map goes a long way (with the possible exception of Pakistan) in...

Informed estimations would factor in defence gross nominal spending to be ~$US18-20 billion unadjusted for inflation. However this figure is significantly reduced by inflationary pressures, fuel, salary expenses, "black projects" and corruption so only about $5-7bn would be available for...