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In the Indian Forum there seems confirmation that indian defense budget for 2009-2010 is $32 BILLION. The split is approx $10 billion wages slaries pensions £10 billion for current operational costs £2 billion for research £10billion capital outlay for...

MZUBAIR PAF is not receving 36 J10B in 2010-2011. This topic was discussed to death the Chinease J10 is coming to PAF in 2015 as per ACM of Pakistan. See earlier post. Ask yourself why is it that PAF was offered 36 F16 blk 52 BUT CHOSE ONLY 18 Why have PAF only ordered 36 J10 or...

Good points from insas. For those that constantly bleat on about India defense buget at 2.5% of its GDP its very small. $32 billion only looks large to Pakistanis cause they deal with much smaller sums. As for looking after the poor erradicating poverty by currently having the...

36 j10 v 126 mrca = mrca wins me thinks. regardless of wat radar or weapons paf may source.

$32 billion is stil only 2.5% to 2.75% of india $1.2 billion+ GDP. its a tint fraction of some countries including pakistan who spend well over 3.5%

India has been sending satalites into space for a decade now.. It was only a matter of time before india developed a 5000km ballistic missle or indeed a ICBM.. No surprise for any one and indeed no one in the WEST is moaning about it. JUST IMAGINE the reaction if it as a Pakistani...

So is india spending $37 billion or $32 billion ???

I think a annual defense budget next year of $32 billion a year (9th largest on the planet) is serious enuf.. Or if you like 1 million men backed by 100 nuclear war heads India takes defense seriously..

Regardless of how many soldiers died wat is obvious is that the Kargil War is portrayed in complete CONTRAST in both nations. In india- ITS celebrated as a victory the regaining of the passess at the loss of over 500 young brave soldiers. Its also questioned india,s secret service and the...

The LCA is a massive step for indian aero engineering. India now has the personal the tech base and the technology to build in house cvomposite built fighters. Even if LCA takes time its almost irrelevent. India is building the tech base for future MCA 5th gen fighters and UCV in the...

IAF Today Top Tier 5 Sqds of SU30 MKI = 100 Planes 3 Sdqs of mirage 2000H = 51 Planes 3 Sqds of mig29 = 63 planes 5.5 Sqds of Jag up darin 1/2 = 90 planes 2nd Tier 7 sqds of mig21 bison upgrade = 120 planes 6...

J11 is no answer to potential MRCA orders Infact the J11 is inferior to SU30MKI with the indian flanker having TVC canards & far better Israeli/french electronics and the BARS pesa radar. The answer to MRCA is another MRCA eg Typhoon or Rafale

SU30MKI entered Service in 2003 SU30K the basic flanker which india phased out in 2007 WITH JUST 18 in service came in 2001. During Kargil in 199 the IAF had approx 45 mirage 2000, 70 Mig29...

PAF will always be handicapped by the fact that india gdp and therefore potential military spend is upto 8 times the size. throw western sanctions and it appears india,s greater clout/inflence in america and europe.russia mushraff did the right thing in my eyes. j10 & j17 AND...

£10 BILLION is like £16 billion$$$ That is wat 126 Tyhpoons cost, But 126 SH Hornets will cost just $9 billion Unit cost F18SH E/F $55M each Unit cost Typhoon $110m EACH For the record Unit cost SU30MKI under $40m each

From The Sunday Times June 21, 2009 Eurofighter guns for £10bn Indian deal BAE Systems is preparing for a dogfight that could result in it landing an order for 130 modern fighter jets for India Dominic O'Connell The fortunes of Eurofighter, the much-criticised European combat...

The Russian Akula 2 which looks to be joining the indian Navy in Dec this year can carry 28 cruise missles. From where india is now ie First Strike only Prithvi & Agni that are either mobile launched or Rail car launched the SUB nuke missles are a massive 2nd strike capability. Subs...

How many nuclear tipped Missles will india,s version of the Akula carry. Will they be SLBM or Cruise missles ????

I don,t believe for one second that J10 can thrash a J11 Thats just publicity.. J10 is just in its infancy as yet

We spent the last 3 Years slating the SU30MKI has being nothing special. Now the Phalcon Awacs arive are we about to start the same threads ??? Quiet simply both the induction of nearly 100 su30mki and the first of 3 highly advanced Phalcon Awacs as taken the entire Air capability of...