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Mig 29K is carrier based aircraft and mig 35 is just a prototype as of now, the difference between mig 29k and mig 35 is very little. the wiki says Mig 29k also has AESA radar :). As of now we do not have catapults on our AC's and this is needed for Rafale M, the only other aircraft that we...

I think IOC does not require full squadron strength. E.g. only 4 Mig 29K were inducted. I think by IOC there will be atleast 6 aircrafts available for induction. Seniors pl comment.:)

This is inline with what Ajay shukla has said. Broadsword: The Tejas LCA: improving performance with the current F-404 engine As he said this might give additional weight reduction of 300 kgs

Thanks Prateek Got confused between ASRAAM and AMRAAM:agree:

Does Mirage deal have ASRAAM 120c/d? Tx

This is a Defense Forum. What this thread is doing here?:devil:

Possibly they might do it as IAF is not happy with the Air inlets in the first place [ Reason for flap doors were added similar to Jaguar ]. If time permits they may redesign, But I see that Engine selection is taking hell of a long time.:disagree:

Hey the following link states diff numbers for brazil (courtesy Saurab) Sarkozy to Brazil with fighter jet bid looming | Siasat Saab's Brazilian combat jet deal is slipping how far the above info in links is correct?

Hi I found another article which states Mirage 2000's RCS as 3.3 M2 Google Translate By the way does any one know the Approx RCS of LCA Tx

http://www.checksix-fr.com/downloads/falcon4/Topolo/zip/Falcon4M2K.pdf It says and other info like F-16 from http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-aviation/19170-su-30-family-4.html Not sure how far these quoted figures are correct.:) Also there was another forum where it was mentioned...

I read somewhere that the RCS of Mirage 2000 is 1-2 M2 and also the RCS of Tejas is 1/3 of Mirage 2000. If this is true then the RCS of Tejas should be around 0.3 -0.6 M2. Pl comment.:cheers:

My understanding is super cruise is only possible in clean layout( i.e. no external weapons/fuel tanks) by both Gripen NG and Euro carnards. pl let me know if this is possible by a clean Rafale

I read somewhere that the RCS of Mirage 2000 is 1-2 M2 and also the RCS of Tejas is 1/3 of Mirage 2000. If this is true then the RCS of Tejas should be around 0.3 -0.6 M2. :cheers: Pl comment.

I believe Barak was designed keeping these in mind, and I think Barak -2 should also be available for the air defence by that time. Seniors pl let me know if barak is getting integrated to Vikramaditya Tx

Angle of Attack:cheers:

I am waiting for LSP 5 as this A/c will be used for testing AOA.

According to this news it means that its going to take 10 years for FGFA to materialize:hitwall::angry:

Hi there is a news update for FGFA in aviationweek AW: What is the latest from fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA)? A.N.: Negotiations are currently progressing for concluding the Preliminary Design (PD) contract. The PD contract is expected to be signed shortly, and this phase is...

I was refering to LiveFist - The Best of Indian Defence: COLUMN: M-MRCA, A Difficult Choice For The IAF The French Dassault Rafale, the European Consortium Eurofighter Typhoon and the American Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet are all twin-engined fighters in the 25-30 ton class. All of them are...

Hi, I read in Livefist that the cost of Rafale is around 48 Million EUROs which roughly translates to 60 Million $. I believe the NG, SH costs around the same. If this is true then Rafale may be the best ac financially. Want to know from seniors what are the approx costs of the ac...