There is no use especially when we dont have an Arms Export Policy. It is DRDO who nurchered the pvt companies to actively take up Defence programs, Pvt companies cannot take up high end research programs as DRDO does. Pvt companies are only concerned of profit and DRDO does provide them with an...
DRDO Does not make it, its the PSU's and Pvt companies who make it. I mean come on, you cannot expect every Research Lab of DRDO to also do the Manufacturing. DRDO only takes up the designing part.
India is shifting its focus to Micro Air Vehicles, so we might not be seeing India researching on UAV's with greater endurance apart from Rustom and AURA
R&D institutions demonstrate their capabilities to their customers, its upto the user to decide. The Money is not wasted, these technologies would go into Pinaka MK2
No one knows whats gonna happen to them. Indian Navy should retire these aircraft's. Airplanes contain many toxic materials and it should be handed back to the manufacturer for dismantling and recycling .
To be Frank 24 LRMRA and 6MRMRA are just not enough to protect the vast coastline and interests of India. Detecting a threat in ocean is far more challenging than in land. More such aircraft's, the better it is.
Things don't revolve around my word, my dear friend, I just shared what I red.
..:: India Strategic ::. Indian Navy: Indian Navy to induct 24 Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft
Well I reserve my comments on his behavior but to answer your question, India might order 24 P-8 I's and the chances are little, that all the 24 would be based in INS Rajali Naval Air Station.
Well India must help Afghanistan come out of the mess they are in currently. A Stable Afghanistan will improve the stability in the region.
Indo-Afghan Relations are one of the most cherished.
Our strategy unlike yours is to not leave any land of ours vulnerable of an attack, being a bigger and responsible nation, we ought to have good reach. And South India has had non fighter squadrons for decades, our defense modernization in the south is slow and this would really help IAF to...