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India's Air Force to buy last remaining US-built C-17

The C-17 model had been in service for a long time, since 1995, that's 20 years. Could it happen after 10 years? Who knows? Can you be damn sure it won't happen? You are putting your eggs in that basket because of your incompetence in producing a plane. And smartest of all buying the last egg.


Amazing source you have there, even the Chinese don't know the figures and you knew it from a website from where?

There is a saying, when in a hole, stop digging. You are only digging your self a deeper hole. B52 has been in service for 60 years and will be in service for another 20 or so. So a transport aircraft will have a design life of only 30 years? The US Airforce is damn sure it will be flying for more than 10 years from now, US senate and congress are damn sure, the Britons and the Australians and the Qatari are damn sure, Indian Airforce and government are damn sure, so yes, i am damn sure as well.

Btw, keep digging your hole, its quite funny looking at you from the outside.
 
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There is a saying, when in a hole, stop digging. You are only digging your self a deeper hole. B52 has been in service for 60 years and will be in service for another 20 or so. So a transport aircraft will have a design life of only 30 years? The US Airforce is damn sure it will be flying for more than 10 years from now, US senate and congress are damn sure, the Britons and the Australians and the Qatari are damn sure, Indian Airforce and government are damn sure, so yes, i am damn sure as well.

Btw, keep digging your hole, its quite funny looking at you from the outside.

http://breakingdefense.com/2016/03/...wn-museum-f-18-for-spare-parts-how-bad-is-it/

Pretty forward thinking military indeed, buying the last aircraft of a discontinued plane. India seems to put alot of faith in predicting the future.

Since you think B-52s are gonna be in service for a few more decades, why not buy a few of them?
 
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Please stop comparing Chinese tin cans with the c 17.its our money and we will buy whatever we want with it
 
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http://breakingdefense.com/2016/03/...wn-museum-f-18-for-spare-parts-how-bad-is-it/

Pretty forward thinking military indeed, buying the last aircraft of a discontinued plane. India seems to put alot of faith in predicting the future.

Since you think B-52s are gonna be in service for a few more decades, why not buy a few of them?

After a while the cuteness wears off and the trolling gets annoying. I will take my leave from this thread, i have accomplished what i wanted to, expose the nonsense in your posts. Keep piling on those stupid comments, this is a defense forum, most people do understand how military logistics and acquisitions work. They know by now, if not from other threads atleast from this one, how woefully ignorant you are in all matters military. Either that or they have realized the troll that you are.

And keep digging. To the rest, happy holidays.
 
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After a while the cuteness wears off and the trolling gets annoying. I will take my leave from this thread, i have accomplished what i wanted to, expose the nonsense in your posts. Keep piling on those stupid comments, this is a defense forum, most people do understand how military logistics and acquisitions work. They know by now, if not from other threads atleast from this one, how woefully ignorant you are in all matters military. Either that or they have realized the troll that you are.

And keep digging. To the rest, happy holidays.
But I just posted USAF scavenging for parts for F-18 even though is not as old as B-52. You were so sure the Americans would be there to supply you spares. Any dumbass would know not to buy the last freaking plane in production. I guess India is special indeed.
 
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Hey bro, a bonus to you from the stupid nation of China.


Stop at 29:42 and you will see a box with BHEL(YINDU) on it. LOL. What is worse than a stupid nation? A stupider nation buying from it because they can't make turbine blades. LOL

So i say about A and you find fault in B.

Okay. You win.
 
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But I just posted USAF scavenging for parts for F-18 even though is not as old as B-52. You were so sure the Americans would be there to supply you spares. Any dumbass would know not to buy the last freaking plane in production. I guess India is special indeed.
Pal u need to read what you post !!! It is the Marine Corp mentioned in the article, not the USAF, stop making a mocking yourself in every thread!
 
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http://indianexpress.com/article/in...weapons-system-worth-over-rs-7000-cr-4442240/

The government on Friday gave the go ahead to the IAF to purchase one more C17 heavy transport aircraft and also gave the nod to the Coast Guard’s proposal to acquire six multi-mission maritime aircraft for Rs 5,500 crore. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minster Manohar Parrikar, also reviewed the working of the DRDO besides giving the go ahead for the procurement of 1,500 indigenously designed and developed Nuclear Biological and Chemical (NBC) warfare protection system for the infantry combat vehicle for Rs 1,265 crore.

Another proposal of the army and the IAF for the procurement of 55 low level light weight radar was also cleared by the DAC for Rs 419 crore. Two “classified” proposals for the acquisition of arms and ammunition for the Special Forces and another related to the Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) is also understood to have been cleared.

The aircraft likely to be shortlisted for the Coast Guard is the C295, which is already been negotiated as a replacement for the Avro transport fleet of the air force. Asked why the IAF is purchasing just one additional C17 aircraft besides the already 10 in possession, sources said this is because that was the only lone aircraft available with Boeing. The IAF seems to have taken too long to push through the original proposal to buy three new C-17 aircraft. The American manufacturer had already pledged four of the last five C-17s in its production line to Qatar.

As per the 2011 contract worth USD 4.7 billion, India had an option clause to purchase six additional C-17s but paucity of funds meant that the follow-on order got delayed. Talking about the NBC system, sources said the infantry combat vehicles are currently fitted with a manual system and the news ones will be automatic. Sources said the six aircraft to be purchased by the Coast Guard will be fitted with state of the art “mission suite”, designed and developed by the DRDO.

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http://m.deccanherald.com/articles....content/11924/army-gets-drdos-nbc-attack.html

The indigenous vehicle, developed by DRDO's five labs, will now be used in reconnaissance missions to detect nuclear radiations, and chemical or biological agents in the environment inside the country's territory, DRDO officials said here today.Based on a BMP-IIK Infantry Fighting Vehicle chassis, the vehicle would cost the Indian defence establishment a fourth of that of the imported varieties, saving the country's precious foreign exchange, the officials said without giving details.The BMP-IIK, which has a cross-country capability and adequate shield for the crew members, was fitted with nuclear, chemical, biological, meteorological and positional sensors for monitoring any contamination.The vehicle would be used for demarcating the contaminated zones with a flag-marking system and samples of soil and water collected using an in-built scooping device.Troops on the vehicle could also perform personal monitoring of the contamination using various nuclear and chemical monitors in dismount-mode.NBC hazardous zone could be predicted by personnel on board the vehicle using the software available for the purpose."The data transmitted by the vehicle after a reconnaissance mission can be used by the Command Control Centre for further planning for management of any NBC eventuality," the DRDO officials said.The Army has placed orders for eight limited series production of the NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle, which were at present under production at the ordinance factory at Medak and Pune-based BEL factory by involving private sector industries in the project, officials said.The first of these NBC recce vehicles was handed over to Army on June 27 this year in the presence of Engineer-in-Chief Lt Gen Gautam Dutt, DRDO chief M Natrajan, DRDO chief controller D Banerjee, 12 Corps Commander Lt Gen A M Verma.In addition to these specialised vehicles, the DRDO has also developed 60 other projects specifically for NBC defence and have been introduced into the armed forces, officials said."India is now almost self-reliant for equipment and products relating to the strategic area of NBC protection," the officials added. - See more at: http://m.deccanherald.com/articles....ts-drdos-nbc-attack.html#sthash.6i1ckxN9.dpuf
 
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Pal u need to read what you post !!! It is the Marine Corp mentioned in the article, not the USAF, stop making a mocking yourself in every thread!
It doesn't matter if it's the Marine or USAF, the main point here is are you sure there won't be a parts shortage? We are talking about a plane no more in production bhai. Do some logical thinking.
 
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It doesn't matter if it's the Marine or USAF, the main point here is are you sure there won't be a parts shortage? We are talking about a plane no more in production bhai. Do some logical thinking.
Yes,
Spare parts contracts have been signed. Fleet uptime contracts have also been signed. USAF has over 100 C-17's as well along with the global fleet that other countries have.

Spares will not be an issue. Parts manufacturing line is separate from the main plane manufacturing.
 
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It doesn't matter if it's the Marine or USAF, the main point here is are you sure there won't be a parts shortage? We are talking about a plane no more in production bhai. Do some logical thinking.
Wow logically thinking and u, DON'T go together and u continue to make a mocking of yourself!.... There is a big difference between the Marine Corp and USAF, FIRST the F/A18 IS NOT IN THE USAF , this particular model is limited to the Marine and the navy Air arm of which they are slowly being phased out BUT is it taking time.

Stick to the TOPIC , read what you POST and STOP making a Mocking of yourself!
 
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Wow logically thinking and u, DON'T go together and u continue to make a mocking of yourself!.... There is a big difference between the Marine Corp and USAF, FIRST the F/A18 IS NOT IN THE USAF , this particular model is limited to the Marine and the navy Air arm of which they are slowly being phased out BUT is it taking time.

Stick to the TOPIC , read what you POST and STOP making a Mocking of yourself!
You still don't get what the main point is, doesn't matter which branch of service, shortage of spares occur for older aircraft as in the case of the US marines, UNDERSTAND? Only a genius like India would buy the LAST REMAINING aircraft in production.

Fine, this is an air force example.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/1...ter-pilot-shortage-amid-ongoing-air-wars.html
Shorthanded crews are now forced to scrounge for spare parts in museums and the “boneyard,” a graveyard of planes in the Arizona desert to fix their planes because the parts are not made anymore.

So you are putting so much faith in the US that the C-17 will have adequate parts for another decade?
 
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You still don't get what the main point is, doesn't matter which branch of service, shortage of spares occur for older aircraft as in the case of the US marines, UNDERSTAND? Only a genius like India would buy the LAST REMAINING aircraft in production.

Fine, this is an air force example.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/1...ter-pilot-shortage-amid-ongoing-air-wars.html


So you are putting so much faith in the US that the C-17 will have adequate parts for another decade?
First Stick to the Topic, First you bring the marines on spare and then the air force on pilots??? what is your point that this will continue forever??? This is temporary and those in command will address this in due time.

Second, u do know that or as usual you like to yap alot!! The C-17 is flying with 7 other countries with US flying them since 91, and they will continue to do so in the future. What you think production has stop and then that is why they will stop producing spares??? Sorry they are NOT stupid as U!!!, Only U can bring an absurd single article on a single frame and Make it the standard of what will happen to the whole industry!

STOP MOCKING yourself!
 
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First Stick to the Topic, First you bring the marines on spare and then the air force on pilots??? what is your point that this will continue forever??? This is temporary and those in command will address this in due time.

Second, u do know that or as usual you like to yap alot!! The C-17 is flying with 7 other countries with US flying them since 91, and they will continue to do so in the future. What you think production has stop and then that is why they will stop producing spares??? Sorry they are NOT stupid as U!!!, Only U can bring an absurd single article on a single frame and Make it the standard of what will happen to the whole industry!

STOP MOCKING yourself!
Read the article again, it's about shortage of spare parts and pilots genius. Yes, I took an example of the marines having spare parts issue with their AIRCRAFT and then you fren made a fuss about it, therefore now I am showing an air force example. Basically, telling you that alot of parts are not produced anymore for legacy aircraft and hence they are scavenging from old planes. If this is happening in the US, what about the C-17 in the future in other countries? Can you be so sure it won't happen in say 10-15 years?

Well the other countries are not so smart like India buying the LAST aircraft that even the US is not taking in. LOL
 
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