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    Hindustan Shipyard Current progress on Submarine

    What is not ? What's " it " you are referring to ? Scorpene comes from MDL. HSL only repairs Kilos. What's wrong ? That's a submarine under repair , a Kilo to be precise. How do you measure the progress here Mr Dimwit? For the dimwits , Submarine Construction in India doesn't happen...
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    F-16 for India Air Force…Really?

    The requirement for SE is arising from the fact that the mismanagement from HAL with LCA has meant that no private sector company is willing to join in with the present terms and conditions of HAL. And neither is HAL interested in utilising its present capacity to the fullest to deliver the...
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    F-16 for India Air Force…Really?

    Either way they loose jobs. Because the only orders they have now is of Iraq , which will be completed this year. After that , without any new orders ,the production line would be dismantled by an year. Also right now there are no more new orders/negotiations going on. So they can at best sell...
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    F-16 for India Air Force…Really?

    Any thing officially will be put out only when the Israeli F16 coming gets certified.
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    F-16 for India Air Force…Really?

    70 Million USD per airframe [Without including other costs ] is what is the offer from LM ,which India MoD thinks we can bring it down by 10~12% by manufacturing them in India.
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    Breaking News : SpiceJet's $22 Billion Boeing Deal

    Civilian Airlines production requires more investment , especially on the OEM part. Airbus gave a licence to China for A320Neo because of promised 3500+ order.
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    F-16 for India Air Force…Really?

    An Israeli F16 I Sufa is coming to India to certify the F16 for all operations and especially the High Altitude Operations.
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    F-16 for India Air Force…Really?

    F16s coming not at the cost of Rafale , but at the cost of LCA sadly. You can say another failed project of India. The LCA which was to see 300+ production is likely to be capped at just 103. The rest numbers would now be filled by F16. As for Rafale , the day we paid ~1.5 billion USD for...
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    F-16 for India Air Force…Really?

    The establishment here has understood no one is giving full ToT , and that requirement has been abolished. The requirement is , ToT so that a Indian Firm can manufacture these birds with over 90% of Indian Raw Materials . And this is comparatively easier for the companies. As they don't need...
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    F-16 for India Air Force…Really?

    The requirement is Full " Manufacturing " ToT. Meaning India to be able to produce 95%+ F16 on its own with Indian Raw Materials. Obviously. But the thing is , presently Gripen offer is slightly more expensive with less benefits for Indian Industry. So the thought here is , why go for a...
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    F-16 for India Air Force…Really?

    Untill there is a second production line running for LCA , i see a single engine coming for sure. And it would be F16
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    Make In India - Fighter Jet musings - News, Developments, Updates - F16,F18, Gripen, Any other

    Thailand: Fighter jet crashes during Children’s Day airshow, pilot killed By Asian Correspondent Staff | 14th January 2017 | @ascorrespondent (File) Three Saab JAS-39 Gripen aircraft of the Hungarian Air Force during an exercise in 2016. Source: Sandor Ujvari/MTI via AP A GRIPEN fighter jet...
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    DELAY IN WING DEPLOYMENT CAUSED NIRBHAY MISSILE’S THIRD FAILURE

    It can be design flaw, mistakes on part of Indians , and anything else but this. Because Nirbhay is no way about replacing BrahMos. Do you find Russians replacing Onyx with Klubs? Both are for different tasks. Further " The Big Fishes " have more interests in Nirbhay succeeding , because...
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    Breaking News : SpiceJet's $22 Billion Boeing Deal

    For that , the order should be in 1000s
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    Breaking News : SpiceJet's $22 Billion Boeing Deal

    With this order ,SpiceJet now has the 2nd largest order for this 737 MAX. 42+155= 197. USAs South West has 200 on order.
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    Breaking News : SpiceJet's $22 Billion Boeing Deal

    In one of the biggest aircraft order by an Indian carrier, India’s fourth largest carrier SpiceJet on Friday announced that it will buy up to 205 Boeing planes worth $22 billion (Rs 1.5 lakh crore). SpiceJet chairman Ajay Singh, who has to his credit bringing back the carrier that was on the...
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    India to order 2nd batch of 36 Rafales in 2020

    There would be a second order for IAF from French line , however the numbers , I am not sure. It should be around ~27 . If , if MII doesn't work out[which is highly unlikely ] , then around ~60 from French line would be ordered and that would be last. Further there is a requirement from...
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    2nd Kalvari class submarine Khanderi to be launched on Jan 12

    Copy ? Well more like Licence Built Scorpene only.
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    Guided Pinaka MK2 Tested.

    SUCCESSFUL TEST FIRING OF GUIDED PINAKA The Pinaka Rocket converted to a Guided Pinaka was successfully test-fired from Launch Complex-III, ITR, Chandipur today. The Pinaka Rocket Mark-II, which evolved from Pinaka Mark-I is equipped with a navigation, guidance and control kit and has been...
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    Guided Pinaka MK2 Tested.

    Guided Version of Pinaka MK2 successfully tested. . The Pinaka Rocket Mark-II, which evolved from Pinaka Mark-I is equipped with a navigation, guidance and control kit and has been transformed to a Guided Pinaka. This conversion has considerably enhanced the range and accuracy of Pinaka. The...
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