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Sir, I have heard that Leonardo-Finmeccanica has a stake in MBDA (not controlling stake, but about 25% shares are held). Will this not effect dealings with them?

The original FH77 came out in the late 70s and we're doing Dhanush in 2010s. It'd be a damn shame if it isn't better.

According to Prasun K. Sengupta, this is what will happen to our Candid/Midas fleet - " Consequently, the MoD has now scrapped plans for procuring the 10 A330-220 MRTTs, and instead, by this October is expected to ink a contract with Rosoboronexport under which the IAF’s existing six IL-78MKI...

Some pics of JASDF C-130 Hercules aircraft visiting CSI Mumbai sometime last year...

That NVG mount looks odd. Anyone know what model/type that is and where its from (company)? Thanks for the vid! EDIT: Glad to see that those Oakley-type hardknuckle gloves have finally caught up with Paras.

I think it looks somewhat like a Hunting camo... I've always wondered this...some specialized camos worn by hunters in the US are faaaar better than usual military camo schemes. I think this is because the camo is often specially developed to suit the region/forest where it's supposed to be...

What is better? Building fewer SSBNs, but with more silos (like 24)? Or building more submarines, albeit with fewer silos per each (12-16)? I'm more in support of the latter option...especially with MIRVs in play and the 2-ton payload capacity of K-5 SLBM.

Exactly. And look at that BrahMos TEL. It looks like some kid had pasted stickers on it at play...

The MQ-9 versions use the TPE331 family engine which is also used on Dornier-228 as well as HTT-40 trainer. HAL has a license to produce these engines in India.

Exactly - a good reason why Pakistan should have shut up & sit quietly when TTP blew up your P-3C Orions instead of requesting US for replacements...after all, they are just there to suck up Pakistani taxpayers money to fuel & maintain them, and they would be totally useless in detecting any...

More than a dozen countries could not find a much bigger aircraft with more sophisticated crash-worthy equipment (MH370) after searching for months...that's how difficult these tasks are. You would know it only if you actually mount a rescue op instead of waiting for signal for a day and then...

But that's an Italian Typhoon, mate! :partay:

@Windjammer About the OP; Defence analyst Prasun K. Sengupta has cleared up the matter; " Not just for the MiG-29Ks, but also for the Su-30MKIs & Mi-17V-5s. Before the European/Ukrainian embargoes, United Aircraft Corp used to source various sub-systems & components directly from European &...

@Abingdonboy I think the time is right for HAL to begin it's work on the IMRH. Right now they only got LCH and LUH in the pipeline (with work on the former mostly complete)...once LUH production starts, instead of sitting on their a$$es doing nothing but upgrades of the older choppers...HAL...

It's the Arrow-3.

Fundamentally, there is no difference. When someone says "AWACS" they are referring specifically to the US E-3 Sentry system, which is a dome radar that provides 360-degree sweep. Other dome radars (whether rotating dome like E-3 or Static domes) include the Beriev A-50E/I Phalcon, and the...

Thanks to Gessler for the original find - Bellatrix Aerospace is a research and development company developing orbital launch vehicles (rockets) and electric propulsion systems for satellites. Today, the space industry plays an indispensable role in our lives. Our mobile phones, TVs, office...

Red Flag exercise; F-22, Su-30MKI, Jaguar, F-16, F-15 and F/A-18!

Yes, I think IAF has 16 of them on order.