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The ETPS is a pilot trainee school, hence the "Test Pilots" designation. Much akin to using a T-50 Texan or BaE Hawk for the same purposes. The only reason the Gripen is featured as an advanced trainer (minus the EW suite and Ps/01 radar) is that BaE/Saab/Swedish AF are attempting to promote...

The book then should have added "and an air force without an army cannot defend the country". It's all about the opportunity costs and the threat matrix (ie. ORBAT and dispostion etc) of OPFOR facing you. It goes without saying for a regional power with a funding constraints that when facing...

Four 'TO DO' points for homework. 1. Learn how to spell. When you post a link saying '"Yuan Type 041" and above and below it(TWICE) manage to spell "Yaun" it just shows how backwards you are. 2. Stop posting crap which other people have written (although if forced to choose it certainly...

For the purposes of this academic exercise we are discussing the 2008-2012 timeframe. Not ten years dwon the track where you can make up a few other excuses to cover the incompetance of some bureaucrat. The statement of the month :rofl: "Best"? Don't make me laugh. There is no such thing...

What a rant. I am not going to respond to half of what you have posted, merely to say that I am a serving RAN officer assisting the IN (and has assisted the PN) on naval strategy and systems integration and that is enough. New articles and fanboy links are next to useless-find me a serving IN...

Firstly in regards to the torpedo issue that is exactly the function of a torpedo, a component of the system-not the platform whatever that may mean to you. Secondly my 'Chinese sounding' username does not automatically make me Chinese by any measure. The difference between serving personnel...

BS it doesn't. In addition AUVs are not even capable of independently completing a sensor-shooter cycle. I assure you I keep well abreast of undersea developments and I tell you now that the future of undersea warfare will a) remain manned and b) grow in importance. And as for the...

That is pure rubbish. And the mission role is what torpedoes fill.

The IN is licensing the French derivative of the WASS Blackshark. Take a look at the DCNS website.

Unfortunately we didn't take into account in 2007 that India/Israel's ability to influence the Turks was marginal rather than 'level' as with the Swedes and French. Plans rapidly dissolve in the face of actual conditions so we might have a Greek/Turk scenario in subcontinent waters where German...

The IN will have three different types of SSK (Kilo, Scorpene and another six) by 2012 either in service, IOC or building. Obviously in addition to the ATV and 1-2 Akula its a nightmare from the logistics POV although it will be mitigated somewhat with the new logistics system we're implementing...

It all depends on the diameter and engine thrust/output of the SLCM. SLCMs differ from ALCMs or even LLCMs in that certain modifications to the casing of the body-particularly the warhead must be made in order to fit into a heavy(generally 650mm+) tube and also to protect against pressure at...

Thank you for your views but I highly doubt the Scorpenes are going to bag a repeat order. There are simply far "better" alternatives; in every possible parameter, out there. By which you should be familiar with already. Regards

The only inherent advantage the old 209 has in acoustics is >5knts. I say its a load of bull. "Quietness" is relative to the handling, active/passive management of noise levels and placement. It seems the IN doesn't want to find out the hard way about just how effective the refits have been...

IIRC, the Hyundai yards builds the U214 design under license and would be most useful for an IN U214 order.

The IN has not currently developed a scenario based warplan for the employment of SSN/SSBN assets in the Indian Ocean theatre so it is too early to speculate the precise employment of the above. However the most likely scenario would have nuclear assets on the East Coast leaving the West...

It's quite apparent to the more informed members of this forum that due to budgetary constraints and force structure the PAF's answer to an IAF MRCA is a two tiered system of three LCAs w/organic ADS. I believe that is all there is to say on this subject and the discussion should move to the...

In terms of IN & PN procurement of SSKs there is nothing more to say at this stage as the process is moving forward towards the selection stage as per my earlier posts. We in the defence industry do have our own views on the process-but we are not the GoI and the environment over there is far...

Little chance of that as supporting infrastructure would have to be developed from ground up as well as the sunk costs involved in MRO ops. The number of AAMs procured has everything to do with the threat matrix as well as the ROA (rate of attrition) not to mention loss of inventory when...

SSNs have an inherent advantage over SSKs in that they are larger (in displacement) and as a result may fit more and/or larger sensors in their hull as well as being much faster than SSKs. As the general range of torpedoes are known a SSN may use active sonar at stand-off ranges to deduce the...