This is the key line in report
"for the Indian Air Force’s future combat aircraft acquisitions, with the principal contenders hailing from the US (Northrop Grumman and Raytheon)
I think the IAF is indicating it wants approx 450 Radars and is sounding out all the AESA market from...
Meet India?s SU-30MK1 jet fighter - upiasia.com
The author is a claiming that the Chinease will over power the IAF thru shear nos #
But PAF has nothing that comes even close to MKI
The 2 factors that set the MKI apart from all other fighters in THE MIX.
TVC A131 turbo fan...
Muddasser.
Your telling India about Feeding people.
Pakistan is in a real state having to get emergency IMF loans of smal amounts ie $7 billion
Your forex has virtaully wiped out at $8 billion.
Your heavily dependant on Grant Aid from USA.
Yet you claim india needs to help...
To be a real military power you need the FULL TRIAD of military capability.
If you want to dominate your enemy you need to win both the air & the sea War.
Land victory is the last item on the Agenda.
If india blockades Pakistan this = no feul no resupply of war material no imports...
India pakistan animosity or rivalry is almost like a sibling rivalry of 2 sons born by MOTHER INDIA fighting for recognition./
India the larger more dominant power by geopgraphy industrial might is looking to be recognised as the South Asian regional super power.
For Pakistan its a...
$1.5 trillion is like 6 times Indian current forex reserve of $260 billion or even greater than india,s entire $1.2 trillion ANNUAL GDP.
r u sure its indian money ???
The Americans are desperate to win MRCA they will try every trick in the book.
I think the USA has won $1 billion dollar deal to supply IAF with C130J transports & $2 billion deal to suply 12 P8 posideon maritime planes.
They have had the taste of $$$ of indian arms market and are...
Pakistan has 2 Naval Ports may be 3. With a small coastline.
That means a potential enemy will not need to much planning and too many assets to strike at just 2 or 3 targets.. " I mean the actually ports" especially if they are so close together.
Having 7 or 8 naval bases stretched out...
The Indians are picking up the pace with mki induction for 3 reasons.
1. To replace the aging fleet which was mig21/23 FLEET and fall in nos.
2. To free up plant space to start manufacture of MRCA from 2014 onwards.
3. To free time and resources for LCA MK2 & PAK FA.
The entire...
The British are paying $3 billion each for 2 65k tonne carriers.
Thus far Gorskhov at 45k tonnes is going to cost india $2.2 billion.
If it rises anymore just drop the deal and go to Europe to build one afterall 2.2 billion dollars is not small change
The biggest and most military powers always have large naval fleets. Not just USA today but histrically Japan & Britain.
Generally those that enjoy big powerful economies needs to protect their sea routes to maintain trade. Its also apparent that the big nations have massive coastlines...
I m glad the SU30MKI nos have been cleared
I said there are 5 squadrons and 100 combast planes APPROX.
I also believe that this time next year year india will receive another 40 direct from RUSSIA.
by 2012 IAF will probably have over 160 mki IN 8 SQUADRONS.
With news...
Despite being in service only 6 years and with delivery to only 5 Sqaudrons the SU30MKI is already being prepared for new upgrades.#
See reports from Paris Air Shows
Lethel plane to made even more potent
FORCE - A Complete News Magazine on National Security - Defence Magazine
I am guessing here and for give me if i,m way off the mark bt i believe Pakistan military wages & pensions alone must be around $3-4 billion per year.
This added to the offical budget of $4.5 billion gives us $7.5 billion at least.
On Top we can assume seperate funding for new weapons...