Have cash - will waste. Although handing them amicably to the IAf may be a solutionThat is pretty pathetic given all the investment put into the MiG-29K program. Give it to the Pakistanis, they will fly it for what it is made for....
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Have cash - will waste. Although handing them amicably to the IAf may be a solutionThat is pretty pathetic given all the investment put into the MiG-29K program. Give it to the Pakistanis, they will fly it for what it is made for....
Yes without a doubt 5th gen with french or us enginesIs this thing supposed to be stealthy?
DRDO is just fantastic in pictures, however DESTO is fantastic even in realityIn pictures Indian DRDO is fantastic
I thought Indians said canards were not stealthy. That along with a vertical tail fin, you sure it’s stealthy? Is india eating it’s own words or just making it up as they go along?Yes without a doubt 5th gen with french or us engines
TEDBF will have common platform with ORCA. But instead of LCA situation,where naval LCA was derrived from the Air force version, this will be the other way around where the Airforce version ORCA would be derrived from the Naval TEDBF. HAL learnt it the hard way on navy LCA.So the solution is a local Tejas turned Rafale or a stealthy type Rafale?
Which is actually great as a concept but for 60 units seems like a poor investment unless it has common architecture/components with whatever follows the LCA mk2
Nope, the aim is to be close to rafale. Not a 5th gen, that is AMCA, but technologies would need more time to mature. TEDBF and ORCA are more pragmatic solutions with technologies that are realistically achievable through the LCA program.Is this thing supposed to be stealthy?
Doesn't make sense when already working on 2 engine fifth generation amcaTEDBF will have common platform with ORCA. But instead of LCA situation,where naval LCA was derrived from the Air force version, this will be the other way around where the Airforce version ORCA would be derrived from the Naval TEDBF. HAL learnt it the hard way on navy LCA.
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Nope, the aim is to be close to rafale. Not a 5th gen, that is AMCA, but technologies would need more time to mature. TEDBF and ORCA are more pragmatic solutions with technologies that are realistically achievable through the LCA program.
Consolidate projects maybe?TEDBF will have common platform with ORCA. But instead of LCA situation,where naval LCA was derrived from the Air force version, this will be the other way around where the Airforce version ORCA would be derrived from the Naval TEDBF. HAL learnt it the hard way on navy LCA.
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Nope, the aim is to be close to rafale. Not a 5th gen, that is AMCA, but technologies would need more time to mature. TEDBF and ORCA are more pragmatic solutions with technologies that are realistically achievable through the LCA program.
?Remarkable plan by indian navy
They have proven to be less than optimal for carrier operations. They are very potent in their intended role, but their airframes simply cannot take the stress of repeated hard landings on the carrier. So their useful lives are expected to be less than originally advertised and expected. Hence the hurry for a replacement.Aren't most of these Mig-29K less than 10 years old and some only 5 years old? When are they looking to replace them by?
The Indian Navy does NOT have cash to waste, or even for what they need. A cursory look at their budget allocations will tell you so.Have cash - will waste.
Aye? That makes sense in that case. But it seems like too many options on the table makes you folks suffer from indecision and too many requirements piled into a single platform acquisition.They have proven to be less than optimal for carrier operations. They are very potent in their intended role, but their airframes simply cannot take the stress of repeated hard landings on the carrier. So their useful lives are expected to be less than originally advertised and expected. Hence the hurry for a replacement.
The Indian Navy does NOT have cash to waste, or even for what they need. A cursory look at their budget allocations will tell you so.
Too many options is just one aspect.That makes sense in that case. But it seems like too many options on the table makes you folks suffer from indecision and too many requirements piled into a single platform acquisition.