They were carrying Matra Super 530 BVRs
IAF purchased 800 of these for its Jaguar IS and Mirage 2000H during the mid 1980s
Now both Jaguars and Mirage 2005 will be equipped with the more capable Mica
I agree,
their was cost escalations,
Final amount was Rs 23500 Crores or approx 3.5 Billion USD as per current exchange rate
Still 50 Billion AUD is a massive amount to pay for just SSKs
India too is looking to order another 6 SSKs for an estimated 10 Billion USD, to replace 4 U209 and 2 Kilos...
Actually
That 7 lac figure is Bullshit concocted by the likes of Zaid Hamid and Hafiz Saeed
The figure of 7 lac include just 260000 army personnels, a majority of which are deployed along LOC and Leh
Rest include 100000 CRPF personal and 340000 J&K Police
Olympics is a waste of money
Atleast till their are hundreds of millions who need to be lifted out of poverty
I expect India will host the Olympics sometime in future , in my lifetime
But it is atleast 30 years away
I don't know
But somehow I smell corruption on part of DCNS in Winning the Australian Tender
38 Billion USD is a huge amount to pay for just 12 SSKs
No matter how much advanced they are
Considering the fact that India paid 3 Billion USD for 6 Scorpene class SSK
While Australia will pay nearly...
Crashes happen all the time
Their will be a fighter plane going down somewhere in the world, each month
What is important to note is the crashes per 100000 Flight Hours.
USAF does close to 1000000 Flight Hours a year, with something like 18-20 Crashes, While the much smaller IAF does something...
Well in financial terms
1 point = 1 Rupee x Stock weightage on the exchange
For eg
India 's Benchmark Stock Exchange
The BSE 30 has a value of 28000 points
If u buy 1 share each of all the companies listed on Stock exchange , you will get a Figure higher than The value of the exchange ie...
People need to understand that 2 kids are enough to maintain the population of a country and ensure that there is no labour shortage in future
Having 4,5, 6 kids is a burden
And if u are so much in love that u want to have coitus , then use appropriate protection
I have been married 2 years...
well the definition of Middle class in India is quite different from the west
middle class in India means a family of 4 , having disposables income between Rs 200000- Rs 1200000(3000 USD to 18000 USD)
many drivers , carpenters , pani Puri vendors earn more than Rs 200000 a year
hence they are...
The question is
Who will the Canadian Airforce use these aircrafts against
I mean it's not like any country actually hates Canada
And with Atlantic ocean on East side , Pacific on West
And Artic on North and USA down Below
It's not like any country is going to send Aircraft carriers to fight...