tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post1415984637920570562..comments2024-03-28T21:59:50.423+05:30Comments on TRISHUL: Demanding The ImpossiblePrasun K. Senguptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-26985295435678909082013-07-23T20:16:39.062+05:302013-07-23T20:16:39.062+05:30Dear Prasunda, I read an article by Ajai Shukla on...Dear Prasunda, I read an article by Ajai Shukla on LCA, in which he says to induct the LCA-MK1 in greater numbers. My question, do you think in its current configuration whether LCA is a potent fighter? Can it be used to replace the Mig-21 fleet?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05737678969738128755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-11703415871726193912013-06-22T09:22:44.962+05:302013-06-22T09:22:44.962+05:30To RAW13: Dunno what you mean b y ‘one of your own...To RAW13: Dunno what you mean b y ‘one of your own’, but this much is clear: the on-going talks between the Taliban & the US is only about creating conditions for a ceasefire during the ISAF withdrawal period. The talks are not about deciding the Taliban’s political future status within Afghanistan, since such talks can only be held between the legitimate & elected Afghan Govt now in power, & the Taliban. For, the fact remains that no matter what some countries might perceive the present-day Afghan govt to be (like Pakistan labeling it as a puppet govt), the reality is that this is the very govt that is internationally recognised by the UN & no one can contest that. In fact, in the post-ISAF period, all indications are that the combined Indian-Russian influence within Afghanistan will be even greater than it is now & that’s the reason why Pakistan is trying desperately to improve its ties with Russia. Another recent problem for Pakistan is the Imran Khan-led PTI’s decision to hold peace talks with the TTP, which has led to widespread popular protests by Afghan citizens against Imran Khan. In international diplomacy, there’s no such thing as full-spectrum sour relations; one may disagree with the other over one or more issues, but there are a whole lot of other issues over which they agree. Take the example of India & Pakistan, where there are core differences, & yet Pakistan gets to export cement-stones & marble to India while India continues to export sugar to Pakistan & in future could export 2,000mW of electricity as well. Similarly, existing US-Russia differences over Syria does not mean that the two countries will oppose one another in Afghanistan.<br /><br />To Mr.RA 13: This is a very localised event involving only heavy rains & the consequent mudslides & landslides, all of which can be easily managed through internal resources & capacities. The situation becomes different in case of earthquakes. <br /><br />To VIKRAM GUHA & DEFENSE & AEROSPACE: It ought to be 4,000 8 x 8 APCs for the Army’s existing motorised infantry formations, 1,500 bullet-proof 4 x 4s for Rashtriya Rifles, 4,500 LSVs for the Rashtriya Rifles & the Army’s SF(Para), & 1,600 tracked ICVs (16,000 was an obvious typo-error). The Army wants the LSVs to be of two types: 4 x 4 multi-role & 4 x 4 MRAP-type. The 100 APCs now being sought are meant just for an on-going pilot project to test the BMS & BSS sub-components of the F-INSAS project.<br /><br />To ABHISHEK DHAR: Not 3K, but 2,500-tonne ASW corvette. The corvettes of the PLAN are for maritime strike. PN has no such surface combatants.<br /><br />To GOLDBLOODED: Power generation, power storage, & new alloy-based materials, to name a few.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-62326259797376246982013-06-22T09:22:03.843+05:302013-06-22T09:22:03.843+05:30To RAD: The analogue/digital flight-control comput...To RAD: The analogue/digital flight-control computers, air-data computers & data-processors of the fire-control systems (like the MMR) for both MiG-29 & Su-27/30 were developed & produced by Ukraine-based OEMs (the very same company that builds the OMUL EW suite for MiG-29Ks). ALL IDRW reports of this nature are total crap, period. GS-100 radar is truck-mounted & is AESA-based.<br /><br />To DUSHYANT KUMAR: There’s simply no logic behind the MoD’s decision to appoint the DRDO as the lead R & D agency for developing the ATAGS. This job can easily be done by the OFB, for it is the OFB that has successfully upgraded the Bofors FH-77B into the 155X45 configuration with ZERO inputs from the DRDO. Therefore, in my view, the OFB should be encouraged & nurtured to continue to further evolve the 155X45 into a 155mm/52-cal howitzer. No airborne gunship will be of any use against the Maoists since the Maoists are always scattered within the forests & converge only before the ambushes are to be staged. And there’s no way of knowing exactly when & where such ambushes will be staged. <br /><br />To BHASWAR: 1) Any indigenously-developed weapon system anywhere in the world—be it a pistol or even a PGM—will always be far more expensive than imported solutions. 2) Air-transit corridors are already up & functioning. 3) That’s the TCS’ ELINT component from TATA Power SED. 4) Deliveries are still in progress. Rohini radars have sub-optimal performance in high-altitude & mountainous terrain in sub-zero temperatures, & also in the plains that have high ambient temperatures. 5) Yes. 6) They are the actual Arudhra radars. There’s no other radar called Arudhra except the EL/M-2084. 7) It will be in future. 8) No, it is a joint design & joint R & D effort in areas like airframe, avionics & accessories. 9) The Ellora suite is very effective.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-60829418499705378492013-06-21T23:28:49.731+05:302013-06-21T23:28:49.731+05:30what are the technological barriers for developing...what are the technological barriers for developing railgun except high power consumptiongoldbloodednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-84903890521764567142013-06-21T22:16:54.899+05:302013-06-21T22:16:54.899+05:30@ Vikram Guha -
The India Army's requirement ...@ Vikram Guha -<br /><br />The India Army's requirement is for 5000 to 7000 Light & Small Armoured Vehicless over the next 4-5 years .<br /><br />Prasun, please correct me if my above figures are wrong . I am quoting based on what I heard an Indian Army Colonel state in a conference .Defense and Aerospacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668167160915393017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-80597701602420151792013-06-21T20:56:12.946+05:302013-06-21T20:56:12.946+05:30Sir then that means we built a 3k ton corvette for...Sir then that means we built a 3k ton corvette for a helicopter,a few torpedo tubes,grenade launchers and point defence sams?What was the point then behind such large corvettes.Even pak navy and PLAN navy smaller corvettes have surface attack capability?What extra capability we got for so much tonnage.Seems like fail from IN.Tololinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13749411910571912884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-83623775098609080922013-06-21T19:12:50.450+05:302013-06-21T19:12:50.450+05:30Thanks PrasunDa .
The Telegraph had reported that...Thanks PrasunDa .<br /><br />The Telegraph had reported that the Indian army has projected a need for <br /><br />4,000 light armoured vehicles<br />1,500 light bullet-proof vehicles<br />4,500 light specialist vehicles <br />16,000 infantry combat vehicles<br /><br />http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120330/jsp/nation/story_15313159.jsp#.UcRX0DszNhx<br /><br />Do you concur with these figures ?<br /><br />Regards,<br />VikramVIKRAM GUHAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-85628660011142687642013-06-21T18:03:16.903+05:302013-06-21T18:03:16.903+05:30During the 2004 tsunami, India received offers of ...During the 2004 tsunami, India received offers of help from foreign countries, which were humbly turned down by India. But why this time there is no news of any foreign country offering any help.Mr. Ra 13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-32821793091757892482013-06-21T17:46:46.989+05:302013-06-21T17:46:46.989+05:30Thank you for the youtube link! the ground has mov...Thank you for the youtube link! the ground has moved beyond this already.<br /><br />Following the article in the tribune i saw this one, by one of your own (M K Bhadrakumar): What gets me is that even extremely experienced Indian diplomats see Indo-Pak in a win/lose situation and never in a win/win situation? <br /><br />http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/SOU-02-210613.html<br /><br />This article also supports the idea of a major convergence going on. The USA position has turned full circule. Here are the last two paragraphs:<br /><br />"Indeed, there is no serious contradiction between the respective American and Pakistani interests. What Pakistan is looking for - stability on the Durand Line, a rollback of Indian influence in Kabul, a friendly government in Kabul and so on - does not really affect the US' vital interests and core concerns in Afghanistan with regard to Washington's "rebalancing" strategy in Asia.<br /><br />On the other hand, a Pakistani military leadership that is at peace with itself as regards the Afghan situation would be the best mate the US can look for in the region, especially when Washington's relations with Moscow have soured and the US dependence on the Pakistani transit routes is only going to increase even further with the establishment of the nine American military bases in Afghanistan. " by M K Bhadrakumar.<br />raw13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-4287895340976648922013-06-21T16:19:27.822+05:302013-06-21T16:19:27.822+05:30Sir,
1)Maybe not now but once the IRNSS is operat...Sir,<br /><br />1)Maybe not now but once the IRNSS is operational then will not make sense to use what we have learnt and will have gained by then out of the Sudharshan program to produce our own PGMs with IRNSS receivers? Hammer and Spice are top notch no doubt, but they are also expensive, would it not make sense to also have a cheaper alternative which can be bought in larger numbers?<br /><br />2)Do you think we will get transit through BD to the NE this time around. Will the deal finally go through? If not is the Kaladan project capable of completely offsetting the failure of such a transit deal?<br /><br />3)Sir there is a pic I've found, could you please identify the system within- <br />http://i.imgur.com/07C5tcr.jpg<br /><br />4)Sir what happened to the Arudhra radars, have we received the numbers we require? Same with the Rohini radar?<br /><br />5)Are the Thales GS-100 radars operational, have we received all of them?<br /><br />6)What happened to the 24 active phased-array EL/M-2084 medium-power radars? Did we receive all the deliveries, are they in operation? Isn't it similar to the arudhra radar?<br /><br />7) Sir currently we have 6 C-130s, I believe an order for an additional 6 was to be placed? <br /><br />8)What of the UAC/HAL Il-214? Is it true that we require 45 such aricrafts? How does this project help us in terms of developing an aviation industry? After all we aren't designing it, we will probably just license produce it, no?<br /><br />9)How effective is the Ajanta EW suite on the Shivalik class firgates?<br /><br />Thank you for your valuable time sir. <br /> Bhaswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654231099908820832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-49835783695841334082013-06-21T15:59:55.605+05:302013-06-21T15:59:55.605+05:30"watch such disasters with a stone-face via t..."watch such disasters with a stone-face via the perpetual ‘aerial surveys’ & later visit the disaster-victims in hospitals while being accompanied by FL-2000-toting SPG bodyguards & creating chaotic situations for the hospital's administrative staff"well said i was thinking the helicopter which they were used for aerial survey if it was used for evacuating people it would be help for people rather they watching from air.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-60275641825358666232013-06-21T11:27:37.184+05:302013-06-21T11:27:37.184+05:30what the logic behind developing howitzer by drdo ...what the logic behind developing howitzer by drdo when private offering same product why drdo not concentrating important projects like kaveri aero engine AESA mmr for lca<br />can india modified c130j or hal's mrta into ac130 type ac for use against maoists or for close air support?<br />dushyant kumarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-35527285181248528982013-06-21T10:53:00.229+05:302013-06-21T10:53:00.229+05:30
Hi Prasun
There is news that the j-15 carrier ...<br />Hi Prasun<br /><br />There is news that the j-15 carrier based fighter is successfully conducting carrier trials , how is this possible ? as you have said that the russians have stopped supporting them . even if the ukranians gave them the plane how did they hack the flight control system software and the fly by wire software?. Because it would have most probably used russian processors whose language and code would not have been known to them.<br /><br /> Again there are reports in idrw that the aesa radar is jointly being developed by india and a foreign nation rather than an outsourced radar , what is the meaning of this statement , has the vixen been selected , there seems to be no confirmed reports of the aesa radar selection.<br /> Is the ground master 200 going to be mounted on trucks or static?<br />Is it a pesa radar ?.<br />radnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-27926658444079943222013-06-21T08:33:35.048+05:302013-06-21T08:33:35.048+05:30No ASCMs on P-28 ASW corvettes. And there’s no P-2...No ASCMs on P-28 ASW corvettes. And there’s no P-28A corvette either. Those corvettes armed with Termit ASMs will in future be re-armed with Kh-35s. P-28 is not a multi-purpose corvette & therefore does not require ASCMs or MR-SAMs. Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-1696492727256835202013-06-21T05:55:02.546+05:302013-06-21T05:55:02.546+05:30Sir,do the kamorta class corvettes carry KLub miss...Sir,do the kamorta class corvettes carry KLub missiles?<br /><br />What will be difference between p-28 and p-28A.<br /><br />As of now it seems we have only 4 relatively modern kora class guided corvettes with 16 kh-35 switchblade SSMs.Rest are mostly fast attack interceptor dubbed corvette or useless old boats with styx ASMs.<br />I understand IN will use kamorta and p-28a to replace ASW corvettes [4+8],but what about replacing the obsolete missile corvettes?<br />Seeing how much weaponry the russians have packed into the stereguschy class corvette which is same displacement as kamorta,but packs 12VLS cells 100km plus S-400'systems medium range SAM,2xCIWS,gun,helicopter hangar,8xoniks/16xswitchblade,torpedo tubes plus 1x6 medvedka anti sub missile....isn't this a great choice for replacing these old corvettes.Tololinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13749411910571912884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-81455600370353459862013-06-21T04:02:58.316+05:302013-06-21T04:02:58.316+05:30To DAEDALUS: No I won’t be doing so, since the ‘de...To DAEDALUS: No I won’t be doing so, since the ‘desi’ TV news-channels are doing a far better job of pointing out the glaring deficiencies of the national disaster management, mindset, infrastructure & activities. Bottomline: everyone’s involved in a rat-race for getting rich quickly by using every means at one’s disposal, especially by exploiting the discredited ‘Hindutva’ model of development through unscrupulous tourism-related real estate development businesses in Himalayan states like Uttarakhand, along with related business mafias engaged in mining for stones, sand & other raw materials used for wanton & unregulated real-estate construction within eco-fragile areas. For as long as this continues unabated, such disasters will continue to happen in states like Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim & Bihar as well. It has happened before & it will happen again & again, because the general feeling among most Indian citizens is that all sins will inevitably be forgiven by the all-merciful almighty (as per the wooly-brained Hindutva advocates) for as long as one makes a pilgrimage to one of these so-called holy sites, whereas the law of nature clearly states that ‘actions always have consequences’ & no matter what, one’s actions cannot be undone at a later stage & therefore penitence is a must. <br /><br />To VIKRAM GUHA: 1) No, It’s MBT, ICV & APC. MRAPs are for CAPFs. 2) No, they’re both running concurrently.<br /><br />To RAW13: I wouldn’t be so sure about that. Watch this: <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AGEUE4HO6GE<br /><br />To SUBIR: 1) Yes to both. 2) No. 3) None other. 4) Ask HAL. 5) Ask HAL. 6) Engines, yes, but no 3-D exhaust nozzles as yet. 7) Under development. No. 8) Show me a single photo in which SM-39 has been shown as being intercepted successfully. 9) On paper, yes. 10) No. 11) Yes. 12) Ask P Chidambaram. <br /><br />To DUSHYANT KUMAR: Because they’re certified morons on the payrolls of certain vested interests.<br /><br />To AKHIL SURI: Not hacked, by accessed, since Google & Blackberry are now legally reqd to ‘share’ their databases with the Govt of India. <br /><br />To Mr.RA 13: Capabilities are there, but the decision-makers aren’t. It all boils down to an already available pool of donkeys to do the job, but no lion to take the crucial command-and-control initiatives! Consequently, all that these decision-makers have being doing since 1947 after such disasters is to meekly watch such disasters with a stone-face via the perpetual ‘aerial surveys’ & later visit the disaster-victims in hospitals while being accompanied by FL-2000-toting SPG bodyguards & creating chaotic situations for the hospital's administrative staff. Welcome to Incredible India!!!Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-36780401516232951762013-06-21T02:44:33.292+05:302013-06-21T02:44:33.292+05:30Disasters and their management are like controllin...Disasters and their management are like controlling the supersonic flow through a convergent divergent nozzle especially when the rubble are flowing with the fluid. Any missing step and the whole thing crumble down. India clearly does not have the proper disaster management capability for such disasters at such places once they occur.Mr. Ra 13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-27389595175050906192013-06-20T22:46:35.425+05:302013-06-20T22:46:35.425+05:30Hi Prasun,
Did you hear about this new snooping p...Hi Prasun,<br /><br />Did you hear about this new snooping program that GOI plans to start ?<br /><br />http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/enterprise-it/security/India-sets-up-nationwide-snooping-programme-to-tap-your-emails-phones/articleshow/20678562.cms<br /><br />It seems that all our calls and emails will now be hacked by the Government . AKHIL SURInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-38550805669967090072013-06-20T14:59:25.522+05:302013-06-20T14:59:25.522+05:30when LR-sam and MR-sam available to india why some...when LR-sam and MR-sam available to india why some people advocating for s-300दुष्यंत कुमारnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-85177318519519281402013-06-20T14:44:15.433+05:302013-06-20T14:44:15.433+05:30Sir, VMT for answering.
1.Nw will elta supply all...Sir, VMT for answering.<br /><br />1.Nw will elta supply all 34 Arudhras off the shelf ? Is it the same case with Thales Raytheon GS 100 LLTR ?<br /><br />2.Isn't IAF also buying Spice 1000 kits besides 2000. <br /><br />3.Besides Mirage 2000 upg what are the other acs on which Spice will be integrted ? Spice 2000 has a 60 km range when launched from alltitude.<br /><br />4.Why will it take 9 years to upgrade just 49 Mirage 2000?<br /><br />5. Why can't the entire upgrade take place in Dassault facility in France? What's thevresson behind upgrading the bulk incountry ? <br /><br />6.Knaapo site says Su-35BM has all aspect TVC 117S engines. That's why it doesn't require canards.<br /><br />7. What happened to the 3D version of Al-31FP that you had wrote about in the 2011 thread? Will the uprated al31 able to supercruise ?<br /><br />8.All modern FFG and DDG have sophsticated CIWS . Just launching one or two SM39 will not saturate the airdefense system and score a hit.<br /><br />9. Can AK630M,Palash, Kashtan, PLAN Type 730M ciws and FL3000 intercept sea skimming high subsobic ashm ?<br /><br />10.as of now as the rear hull sections of the Scorpenes hasn't been fabricated yet will IN install mesma aip on the last 3 Scorpenes?<br /><br />11. Is the EL/M 2106 fire xontrol and survellience radar of Spyder the LPI type. If it has LPI modes it can't be targtted with anti radiation missiles.<br /><br /><br />12. The 6 billion dollar deal with France was meant for R&D of Srsam radars, C3 centres, missiles, launchers and orders for the 3 armed forces. I learnt this from your previous comments. Then how come missile sevelopement hasn't started yet.Subirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376164860616709871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-72190139066540308612013-06-20T14:28:11.254+05:302013-06-20T14:28:11.254+05:30A good insight into the goings on wrt to the peace...A good insight into the goings on wrt to the peace process in afghanistan:<br /><br />http://tribune.com.pk/story/565809/afghan-revelations-pakistan-us-secret-diplomacy-created-doha-roadmap/<br /><br />The only workable solution, what do you think Prasun?<br /><br />raw13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-10523668766740501432013-06-20T13:58:26.392+05:302013-06-20T13:58:26.392+05:30Thank You Prasun Da .
Just two questions :
(1) A...Thank You Prasun Da .<br /><br />Just two questions :<br /><br />(1) Am I right in assuming that the requirement of the IA for armoured vehicle in order of priority is - MRAP ; ICV ; APC and MBT .<br /><br />(2) Is the IA more interested in modernizing the artillery divisions before committing funds for armoured vehicles ?<br /><br />Thanks again.<br /><br />-VikramVikram Guhanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-22854396582733505062013-06-20T09:19:14.185+05:302013-06-20T09:19:14.185+05:30Hello sir,
Last month you wrote an article, "...Hello sir,<br />Last month you wrote an article, "Taking Stock of PLA’s Rapid Deployment Capabilities: Lessons Learnt From National Emergencies." Will you be writing something on this line on the current floods. <br />How do you this we fair in tackling natural disasters?Daedalusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-86492364990565626282013-06-20T08:13:27.226+05:302013-06-20T08:13:27.226+05:30To SUBIR: 2 & 3) It takes at least 4 minutes f...To SUBIR: 2 & 3) It takes at least 4 minutes for a shipborne helicopter to get airborne at the very best, enough time for any SSK to launch its SM-39s & escape into deeper waters. 5) None of the Arudhras are being licence-built in India. Those earlier plans were abandoned quite some time ago. 6) Not yet. 8) 48 in two tranches. 9) Yes. 10) No, they could be upgraded to IL-76-90 standard. 11) Yes. 12) 7 SSKs only during peacetime. In wartime the number will go up. 13) Completed long ago. 14) No. 15) Total hogwash & balderdash. Unit activation, unit mobilisation & unit deployment to staging areas are three different things. <br /><br />To DUSHYANT KUMAR & Mr.RA 13: There’s no reason at all to doubt the authenticity of such photos. But what is extremely interesting is that the flying-disc was not visible to the naked eye while being visible to the camera’s optronics. The flying-disc appears to have a diameter of almost 30 feet & closely resembles the flying-disc that was recovered almost intact on May 18, 1953 after it made a controlled landing near Kingman, Arizona. There were four aliens on board.<br /><br />To Mr.RA 13: It appears that national disaster management in India is by itself a disaster! Watch this: <br /><br />http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/400164/the-last-word-what-lessons-have-we-learnt-after-uttarakhand-tragedy.htmlPrasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-62583415294725054942013-06-20T08:13:11.112+05:302013-06-20T08:13:11.112+05:30To ABHISHEK DHAR: 1) Su-35BM does not feature 3-D ...To ABHISHEK DHAR: 1) Su-35BM does not feature 3-D TVC, but only 2-D TVC—same as Su-30MKI. And as I had explained before, the single-seat Su-35BM is optimised for air superiority & therefore the PLA Navy (& not the PLAAF) wants only a limited number (48) of such aircraft but they will all be deployed against Taiwan & Japan, & not against India. 2) The IN too will have three aircraft carriers, i.e. INS Vikramaditya, INS Vikrant (IAC-1) & INS Vishaal (IAC-2). 3) A-100E MBRL with 120km-range is superior to 90km-range Smerch-M as of now but longer-range rockets are now being developed by Russia to neutralise this temporary advantage. 4) Only four MiG-29UPGs are available as of now, & two more will be available later this year. MiG-29UPG project will be completed by 2017, while Mirage 2000UPG project will be completed by 2022. <br /><br />To VIKRAM GUHA: The list of recipients of the RFP is incomplete, since OEMs from France, Finland, Austria, Singapore & Turkey also received the RFP. Of these, the 8 x 8 APCs from France, the US, Germany & Finland are the top-of-the-class since they have all been combat-proven in Iraq & Afghanistan.<br /><br />To TEJAS: Spice 250, Spice-1000 & Spice-2000 all have great sales prospects within India & the Spice-2000 has already been ordered for Mirage 2000IPGs. Spice-250s will be the optimum weapon of choice for aircraft like the Su-30MKI, Jaguar DARIN-3, MiG-27UPG, MiG-29UPG, Mirage 2000UPG & MiG-29Ks as well. No towed-decoys are planned for Tejas Mk1 & Spear PGMs are not planned for Rafale either. Russia-origin expendable decoys are not towed nor are reusuable like the Ariel Mk3. HAL’s greenfield final-assembly line for Rafale cannot come up for as long as the Rafale procurement contract isn’t inked.<br /><br />To Anon@11.51PM: No tenders have been drafted or released so far for such shallow-water ASW vessels. Veer-class & Khukri-class corvettes still have lots of life left in them & are due for mid-life upgrades.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.com