tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post7659766760482600783..comments2024-03-27T22:21:20.855+05:30Comments on TRISHUL: Dassault Aviation’s Rafale Wins India's M-MRCA CompetitionPrasun K. Senguptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-57800376330460431532015-11-03T11:21:46.754+05:302015-11-03T11:21:46.754+05:30Smart Track Africa provides vehicle tracking servi...Smart Track Africa provides vehicle tracking services which allows you to keep a track of your vehicles and analyze if they are being misused by the drivers. <a href="http://www.smarttrackafrica.com/" rel="nofollow">Vehicle Tracking</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760018483094434650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-17577058101051465212014-01-11T11:37:58.597+05:302014-01-11T11:37:58.597+05:30Coupons and Promotional codes to get discount in o...Coupons and Promotional codes to get discount in online stores. Latest internet shopping deals, offers and discount. Please clcik this link below to know detail:<br /><a href="http://comcoupons.com/" rel="nofollow">coupon code</a><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427167326593292326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-78484431646052250492013-08-29T11:01:07.884+05:302013-08-29T11:01:07.884+05:30I enjoyed reading your articles. This is truly a g...I enjoyed reading your articles. This is truly a great read for me. I have bookmarked it and I am looking forward to reading new articles.<br /><a href="http://www.pdm-loesung.de/" rel="nofollow">PDM Lösung</a><br /><a href="http://www.pdm-loesung.de/" rel="nofollow">Produktdatenmarketing</a><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05120940722265334812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-49041196978532256782012-02-09T18:48:24.234+05:302012-02-09T18:48:24.234+05:30Thanks Prasun da,
Quoting your reply
>"Th...Thanks Prasun da,<br /><br />Quoting your reply<br />>"The Spectra suite is not just passive. It is passive and active. It is passive only for ESM and missile-launch detection. For missile jamming the AESA-based apertures of the Spectra are used. The ALR-94 also works in a similar manner and is not 100% passive. For jamming one always has to go active, and can never stay >passive."<br /><br />Could you provide any link or ref: <br />as my understading was ALR-94 or Spectra were purely passive systems..and does not emit..radio frequencies at all also hence consumes very less power.Also since they are not designed to emit radio signals...and consumes very less power..their effective ranges are less too.(i.e. can not jam a radar at all in long ranges)<br /><br />And the jamming work is purely done by powerful active radars ..who consume lots of power and can radiate huge radio signals towards the desired direction/location to make enemy radars blind(offcource with the same frequency/s on-which the enemy radar is scanning/operating ).<br /><br />So if a fighter is operating on a passive mode...i.e. main radar is switched off yet a very good passive scanners on them can still pick the enemy's radar emition and get's it's location.<br /><br />If possible could you please put up some writing on this kind of passive systems like US,Russian,French and Indian ones..and put up some comparisms on their effective range/mode.<br />like: RWR mode/range<br />and : Direction Finder mode/range<br /><br />Regards,An Indiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-9728868595499535622012-02-08T01:54:20.891+05:302012-02-08T01:54:20.891+05:30To An Indian: Range of the NO-11M ‘Bars’ is 135km....To An Indian: Range of the NO-11M ‘Bars’ is 135km. In my earlier thread on the Super Su-30MKI last year I had already uploaded the radar’s performance chart. India never supported the IRBIS-E’s development. Instead, the MIRES AESA-MMR destined for the FGFA will also be installed on the Super Su-30MKI. This was confirmed last February 11 during Aero India 2011 by the then CAS of the IAF. The Spectra suite is not just passive. It is passive and active. It is passive only for ESM and missile-launch detection. For missile jamming the AESA-based apertures of the Spectra are used. The ALR-94 also works in a similar manner and is not 100% passive. For jamming one always has to go active, and can never stay passive. ALL stealth aircraft, be it the F/A-22 or F-35, can be detected by the radars of AEW & C aircraft when operating in bistatic mode.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-76861308982582931592012-02-06T16:35:38.841+05:302012-02-06T16:35:38.841+05:30Prasun da,
Nomoskar! kothay acho ekhon..?
Please c...Prasun da,<br />Nomoskar! kothay acho ekhon..?<br />Please correct me... <br /><br />As per my understanding the range of RBE-2 with around 1000+ T/R modules...is around 180 Kms for a 5 Sq.Mtr object and it can track 40 aircraft and to engage 8 of them.Also it can work Track while Scan mode in both mode (Air Search+ Ground Search)simultaneously..instead of switching the mode manually..it's working on a unique Gimbal based macanism..to increase it's Vertical and Horizontal region. <br /><br />Range of NO11 Bars is said to be around 250 Km for a 5 Sq.Mtr object.<br /><br />India also supported the IRBIS-E radar deveopment..which will have a 350 Km range for a 5 Sq Mtr object..IRBIS-E is slated to be fitted in SU-30 MKI midlife upgrade ..later along with K-175 long range AAM .<br /><br />Ref:- http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Flanker-Radars.html<br /><br />I am really surprised about no detailed information regarding the range of Rafale's passive Spectra suite available...the best i know is with F-22 called AN/ALR-94 with 250+ NMI range..(even more than the APG-77's range) and can be used to direct the AMRAAM towards the target without switching the main radar i.e. APG-77...and THIS PASSIVE system makes F-22 un-defeatable in long range.<br /><br />Prasun da..do you have any info on Spectra's range and features ?<br /><br />Regards,An Indiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-77190355296549819352012-02-05T00:06:25.359+05:302012-02-05T00:06:25.359+05:30To Ved: Your query on the AEW & CS issue has a...To Ved: Your query on the AEW & CS issue has already been answered to a certain extent in the following thread. If te Tejas Mk2 LCA is equipped with the IRST sensor, then it will definitely have a distinct edge over the upgraded Mirage 2000.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-32853174181523965552012-02-04T12:05:28.261+05:302012-02-04T12:05:28.261+05:30Dera Prasun,
I forgot to acknowledge the role tha...Dera Prasun,<br /><br />I forgot to acknowledge the role that will be played by AWACS and AEW&C aircraft in detection of hostile aircrafts. <br /><br />Its seems that the thrust of the Mirage 2000 engine and LCA Mark2 engine are very nearly the same 98 KN. With LCA being lighter than Mirage 2000s in weight could LCA Mark2 be a perfect match for Mirage 2000-5 in interception given that M2Ks will armed with MICA and the LCA mark2 with Derby and R 73. <br /><br />What are your views of the capabilty of LCA Mark2 in interception role?Vedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144947209737421801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-29194511249094471522012-02-03T17:47:06.839+05:302012-02-03T17:47:06.839+05:30To Ved: The Rafale’s latest variant, the F3-04T, w...To Ved: The Rafale’s latest variant, the F3-04T, which will enter service next year, will be the production-standard version for the IAF as well. The powerplant data is already given above, and the engine will be upgraded by 2020. For data on the Tejas Mk2’s turbodan, kindly see this: http://trishul-trident.blogspot.in/2011/04/tejas-mk2-m-mrca-crunch-time-for-ada.html<br />The range of the RBE-2 is definitely much more than 100km. The range of the NO-11M ‘Bars’ itself is 135km. The RBE-2 will be able to detect targets at least 150km away, if necessary.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-90012103272115746112012-02-03T11:50:48.546+05:302012-02-03T11:50:48.546+05:30Dear Prasun,
What will be engine offered by France...Dear Prasun,<br />What will be engine offered by France in Rafale and what is the engine characteristics in terms of thrust in KN? <br /><br />Also please share your inputs on the max. thrust of the GE414INS6 which will be used by Tejas MarkII?<br /><br />Further i read that the effective range of RBE2 radar is 100kms. Then what are the LRAAM options for IAF Rafale in extended BVR role? I believe only Meteor could be a likely candidate for it.Vedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144947209737421801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-14695625439241643862012-02-03T08:01:22.835+05:302012-02-03T08:01:22.835+05:30(Continuing from previous comment)
BTW, there was...(Continuing from previous comment)<br /><br />BTW, there was more in the last bit where the NDTV anchor and Ajai (I wonder why he always gave the last word to Ajai) dissed the offsets clause. Here, I actually agree with Ajai's basic gripes about the offsets slowing things down and sometimes even bumping up net costs (ToT is never free), but it is something that is *necessary* for future learning purposes. While it's always more convenient (and probably cheaper) to just get the fish on the plate, at some point it becomes *necessary* to *learn how to fish* (in spite of short-term costs and hiccups). Speaking of NDTV, there is this 20-minute news video being broadcast on it this week (also available on their videos section, google search for "ndtv revolution in modern warfare") which seems to be a thinly-veiled advertisement for US military hardware and technologies masquerading as "news". I wonder why everybody seems to be pushing the F-35 JSF at India so hard? The US is a terrible vendor -- sanctions, armtwisting, dirty tricks. Thankfully, more mature minds make our purchase decisions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-54511032667818238902012-02-03T07:58:46.837+05:302012-02-03T07:58:46.837+05:30(Continuing from previous comment)
BTW, there was...(Continuing from previous comment)<br /><br />BTW, there was more in the last bit where the NDTV anchor and Ajai (I wonder why he always gave the last word to Ajai) dissed the offsets clause. Here, I actually agree with Ajai's basic gripes about the offsets slowing things down and sometimes even bumping up net costs (ToT is never free), but it is something that is *necessary* for future learning purposes. While it's always more convenient (and probably cheaper) to just get the fish on the plate, at some point it becomes *necessary* to *learn how to fish* (in spite of short-term costs and hiccups). Speaking of NDTV, there is this 20-minute news video being broadcast on it this week (also available on their videos section, google search for "ndtv revolution in modern warfare") which seems to be a thinly-veiled advertisement for US military hardware and technologies masquerading as "news". I wonder why everybody seems to be pushing the F-35 JSF at India so hard? The US is a terrible vendor -- sanctions, armtwisting, dirty tricks. Thankfully, more mature minds make our purchase decisions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-80159464677127336182012-02-03T07:58:15.927+05:302012-02-03T07:58:15.927+05:30I tried posting the following comment on Broadswor...I tried posting the following comment on Broadsword's blog but Ajai Shukla didn't accept and publish it. Because much of the readership of both these blogs is the same, I thought to post it here at least:<br /><br />Just saw Ajai Shukla on NDTV (on the videos section of their website) still dissing the Rafale MMRCA deal (he called it "terrible") and trying to push his F-35 JSF agenda through (as usual). What a shame. Air Marshal Ahluwalia totally owned him in the ensuing debate, giving the perfectly valid points of (a) the national defense strategy and the IAF doctrine within it and how Rafale was the best suited for that, and, (b) the fact that the JSF is still a few years from full operationalization and *was not on offer to the IAF through this whole open tendering and competitive evaluation process*. Ajai countered with some lame assertions, (a) that the F-35 is the "latest and greatest" strike fighter and "best ever" (Why? Because Ajai says so, it must be true! Surely the good Colonel knows best for us, at least better than some IAF Air Marshal, right?), and, (b) that the JSF will surely be offered to IAF *now* (US being our bestest closest homie these days), never mind the small fact that the company that actually produces it has not made any such offer formally as yet, even 10 months after being eliminated from the competition (and even if that offer is made, it will be encumbered by restrictive conditions and clauses). Apparently Ajai will manufacture and offer them to IAF all by himself! And then he went on to ramble about how IAF has no 5th gen fighters and so the F-35 is absolutely essential for the future and mixed in some trivia about China (because good old China FUD always works with us Indians). Well, Ajai, not even China's PLAAF is (or will be in the next 2 decades) a FULLY-5th gen air force. There is something called a "hi-lo mix" that every force (hell, every *organization*) in the world must necessarily conform to (cash doesn't grow on trees). Moreover, we are already (jointly with Russia) developing a 5th gen multirole fighter (slightly skewed towards air superiority this time, because again, different horses for different courses) which will be entering service within 5 years anyway, so then why this obsession with the F-35?<br /><br />Finally, Ajai needs to shed the arrogance that only he knows what's best and that we can (or should) ever base a massive $20 billion USD purchase decision solely on the basis of journalists' opinions. There is a reason why *open tendering and competitive evaluation processes* are the best (we should in fact be proud that the MMRCA has so far been relatively fair, clean and controversy-free). Even if Lockheed-Martin were to offer us some variant of the F-35 now, it would still take several months for our pilots to test them out in Rajasthan and Ladakh (like what was done during MMRCA) and for our engineers to understand and evaluate their technical capabilities. Sure, for the 80 remaining MMRCAs that we intend to buy next (including carrier-based ones for the IN's air arm), we should definitely float a new tender and then let's see if L-M puts the JSF up for sale. Bring it on, let's evaluate it just like we did to all the birds this time, and if it's really the one most suited to our doctrine and requirements, I would be the first one to support the F-35 JSF in IAF colours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-5350473183630482422012-02-03T02:21:06.035+05:302012-02-03T02:21:06.035+05:30To Anon@2.12AM: I concur.To Anon@2.12AM: I concur.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-20052218301320832782012-02-03T02:20:06.789+05:302012-02-03T02:20:06.789+05:30Continued from above.......
But the US lost the M-...Continued from above.......<br />But the US lost the M-MRCA competition due to ONE MAIN REASON: While the US was totally willing to share all the relevant source-codes and make the IAF more than 90% self-reliant in terms of through-life aircraft maintenance and serviceability, the US was not able to make the same type of concessions in the arena of licenced-aircraft production; i.e. the US was asking for adequate firewalls and physical separation when it came to licenced-production of US-origin sub-systems, especially avionics. In other words, a HAL facility that’s producing the OLS-30 IRST & NO-11M ‘Bars’ for the Su-30MKI could not be allowed to set up a parallel assembly line within the same facility for licence-producing the IRST of Lockheed Martin & AESA-MMRs from Raytheon. What the US, instead, had proposed was to set up a series of JVs with their Indian counterparts (DPSUs as well as private-sector companies) which would set up tailor-made product-support facilities within India and only these facilities would be authorised to open-up the avionics LRUs and conduct 100% in-country servicing/maintenance/repair/overhaul and then forward them to HAL or to the IAF’s designated Base Repair Depot for aircraft installation. Therefore, while the US was not blocking any kind of access to leading-edge technology, it was complicating the IAF’s operational sovereignty, since the IAF relies primarily on its customised and aircraft-specific Base Repair Depots & on HAL for its major MRO and aircraft mid-life upgradation activities. It is for this very reason, therefore, that the US was leaning heavily over India to ink the CISMOA agreement, since only after India’s inking of this agreement would it have been legally possible (as mandated by US Congressional legislation) for US-based OEMs to set up all the necessary product-support JVs on Indian soil. That is why you may now perhaps realise why the former US Ambassador to India had remarked in late 2010 that Indian military-industrial entities would be hard-pressed to absorb the quantum of industrial offsets (direct & indirect) expected out of the M-MRCA deal. This is also the reason why the likes of Ajai Shukla are now parroting the disingenuous US view/perception in NDTV by claiming that no one in India wants to be associated with industrial offsets as this will only increase the overall programme costs, and that’s also the reason why folks like him have been harping off late about aircraft ‘flyaway costs’ for the F-35 JSF, which is normally associated with only off-the-shelf procurements under which there’s no need for ‘legally complicated’ ToT agreements and erection of technological/IPR-related firewalls within designated licenced-production facilities located in India. <br />For the Europeans and Scandinavians, there were no such ‘legal’ preconditions and limitations, since several sub-systems and components of French, UK and Israeli origin are already under licenced-production (within the same facilities where Russia-origin sub-systems/components are produced side-by-side) within India by the likes of HAL & BEL.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-81076362386246405412012-02-03T02:19:27.855+05:302012-02-03T02:19:27.855+05:30To Anon@1.32AM: Very many thanks. Dassault Aviatio...To Anon@1.32AM: Very many thanks. Dassault Aviation & the French Air Force do have a planned capabilities enhancement plan for the Rafale, which is likely to become available by 2020. For the Super Hornet, on the other hand, the International Capability Roadmap is being made available to any export customer within 36 months of contract signature. Secondly, the US-based radar manufacturers like Raytheon & Northrop Grumman are already offering third-generation AESA-based MMRs, while both the RBE-2 on the Rafale and Captor-E on the Eurofighter EF-2000 are first-generation products, although they will undoubtedly mature in terms of offered capabilities as the years go by. Thirdly, in terms of network-centricity, the US is far ahead of Europe (while the US, for instance, already has the Navstar GPS constellation of satellites and a whole variety of military communications satellites, the Europeans have yet to make the Galileo GPS constellation operational). Consequently, India could have leveraged a M-MRCA contract award to the US by seeking & obtaining US help & mentoring in strategic projects like the IRNSS GPS satellite constellation and the BMD-related space-based missile monitoring system. (cont'd below)Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-84682572613665869532012-02-03T02:12:25.665+05:302012-02-03T02:12:25.665+05:30i have a small disagreement on that last statement...i have a small disagreement on that last statement. It is not that Indian ctizens learns from US that we are going to have clashes of small scale, but instead it is just one of the possibilities projected by another country. Among the geopolitical awareness no one comes near USA, since unlike many other powers USA tries to have a soothsaying power not only in defence but also in almost all areas. How far it is successful is another question, but the intent is always clear. The assessment is based on inputs (as they gain from being the sole super power) and assessment may not after all be correct. At the same time India has been passive in the threat assessment and even today such assessment if any are classified and always a lipservice is pronounced that 'all is well'. Ofcourse since what USA says has a bit more credibility it gets media hype. Not to forget the hyped words of Retd Gen S. Padmanabhan that India and US may have clashes in 2017 and Mr. Brahma Chellany's assessment that India and China may face clashes in 2012 (both of which stands a bit hyperbolic as of now).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-87304446452833432812012-02-03T01:34:58.722+05:302012-02-03T01:34:58.722+05:30To Anon@1.01AM: There's no way now for anyone ...To Anon@1.01AM: There's no way now for anyone to indulge in any arm-twisting or becoming stubborn in the 11th hour regarding contract valuations, since the price quotes for the aircraft procurement part of the M-MRCA deal are now fixed and frozen, and therefore cannot be changed. The UAE could stand to benefit from lower flyaway pricing levels since Dassault Aviation--in the aftermath of the Indian M-MRCA decision--may now be in a position to lower its price quotes for the UAE.<br />By the way, watch this: http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/ndtv-special-ndtv-24x7/what-does-the-rafale-deal-mean-for-the-indian-air-force/222680<br />Looks like some folks just don't see the writing on the wall, and at the same time cannot explain in layman's terms the differences--if any--between fourth-generation MRCAs and fifth-generation MRCAs (sigh)!<br /><br />To Anon@1.16AM: He is absolutely right in his analysis, and his views have frequently been echoed by the likes of Ambassador Ronen Sen. The sad fact is that for India’s foreign service (IFS) officials, there’s no course on ‘Strategic Visioning’ in their academic curriculum. None of them are taught the principles of statecraft or geo-diplomacy of the type practiced by Chanakya/Kautilya thousands of years ago. Due to the absence of this, the element of self-esteem is missing among such officials as well as those decision-makers sitting in the executive branch of the Govt of India. On the ither hand, in China, their foreign service mandarins as well as PLA officials all study the same curriculum when it comes to their indigenous legendary strategists like Zhuge Liang (the 36 Strategems), Sun Tzu (The Art of War) & Mao Zedong. That is why it is indeed very sad to see Indian citizens learning from the US that India is likely to face a limited border conflict with China in future, when it should be India's political decision-makers who ought to educate India's citizens about India's threat perceptions and the consequently national security postures.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-20464360861773578962012-02-03T01:32:55.373+05:302012-02-03T01:32:55.373+05:30Hi Prasun,
Congratulations!!! on predi...Hi Prasun,<br /> <b>Congratulations!!!</b> on predicting the MMRCA to be chosen by the GOI.<br /><b>You deserve it</b><br />Nobody else seemed to have any coherent argument about a winner in the days before the announcement. <br />Also u said:<br /> <i>"Capability-wise, the Rafale, EF-2000 & F/A-18E/F are all on par, as was confirmed by the previous CAS of the IAF last February during Aero India 2011"</i><br /><br />Can u throw more light as to how the F 18 and the Rafale could be similar in capabilities when u said last year, the Rafale does not have an international roadmap like the F18 for future enhancements as well as the f18 having better detection and tracking? <br /><br />And lastly, could you let us know if really this competition was w/o pressures of any kind as strategic thinking has seemed to have prevailed (with ur help? as u mentioned in earlier post?)<br />If u can help the GOI analyze the offsets, I am sure in coming days u would <i>'help'</i> the GOI in making sensibe decisions w.r.to aquisitions in you Professional capacity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-55823544961769208512012-02-03T01:16:32.568+05:302012-02-03T01:16:32.568+05:30Hi Prasun,
This is wat Mr MK.Bhadrakumar says in ...Hi Prasun,<br /><br />This is wat Mr MK.Bhadrakumar says in his blog about the US - India relations<br /><br /><i> Somehow, the Indian elites (including bureaucrats) and strategic pundits have come to develop an atavistic fear that US-Indian partnership is highly perishable unless Delhi keeps harmonising its policies with the US global strategies even by sacrificing its interests. This sort of inferiority complex is completely unwarranted. <br />The heart of the matter is that the US is a highly experienced practitioner of diplomacy. If it began abandoning its historic cussedness toward India sometime during Bill Clinton administration’s second term, it was because Washington saw the growth potential of India and the great possibilities that would arise for a beneficial relationship. <br />Even today, that consideration is the prime mover of the US polices toward India. It is a well-known fact that after being grumpy for a few weeks after India spurned the US offer for the 10-billion dollar multi-purpose aircraft tender, Washington moved on.</i><br /><br />Why are India's IAS officers still archaic and old fashioned? Is the civil services curriculum getting dusty?<br /><br />He makes a point abt india shaking with fear wen confronted by the US(My words).Why are we so pessimistic?I think historicaly we have made a huge mistake somewhere<br /><br />Wat do u think of his comments?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-39804277133705319202012-02-03T01:01:01.501+05:302012-02-03T01:01:01.501+05:30Prasun,
There are reports in Reuters that the UAE...Prasun,<br /><br />There are reports in Reuters that the UAE's plans to buy the Rafale are back on track and could be signed by April-<br /><br />http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/02/02/france-emirates-rafale-idINDEE8110GZ20120202<br /><br />While this may seem like a double delight for the UAE, how will this affect us? Is there enough distinction between the two deals or will all three players (France, UAE and India) use negotiations to arm twist each other. One fear I have is that the French, for their own reasons start becoming stubborn in negotiations once they have a UAE deal in their laps-I hope I'm proved wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-36209752129023040522012-02-03T00:02:39.518+05:302012-02-03T00:02:39.518+05:30Should India consider buying Yak-130 as LIFT which...Should India consider buying Yak-130 as LIFT which can also perform as light bomber or AWACS specific A2A role.<br />At 15M$ a pop these make a good deal<br />or in IAF will order a LIFT varient of LCA?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-51831976538468866342012-02-02T23:17:47.460+05:302012-02-02T23:17:47.460+05:30To Buddha: Which RFI are you talking about and for...To Buddha: Which RFI are you talking about and for which aircraft?<br /><br />To Anon@6.33PM: Even against China the air campaigns will be of a tactical nature and will not involve striking deep into the hinterland. And what is the range of the Su-30MKK’s airborne radar and in what way is it superior to the RBE-2 or even the NO-11M ‘Bars’? Captor-E has roughly the same number of T/R modules as the RBE-2. Remember, that both the RBE-2 and Captor-E have originated from the common European AMSAR R & D project aimed at developing AESA-MMRs. I’ve already explained the range issue before. There are no fixed range-fates and it all depends on what a customer wants. <br /><br />To Anon@8.12PM: The Meteor will be available from 2018. No one is even thinking of the Astra Mk2 for the M-MRCA. Astra Mk2 is Tejas LCA-specific and will be inferior to the Russian RVV-SD BVRAAM that is destined for the Super Su-30MKI.<br /><br />To Unknown: The FGFA’s HMDS is still under development and will be similar to what will go on the Super Su-30MKI. India is still an observer in the JLTV programme, and nothing more. All kinds of LSVs from India, the US, Singapore, Spain, Turkey, etc have responded to the RFI.<br /><br />To Ved: Both the Rafale & Su-30MKI have their respective strengths and weaknesses. But they cannot be compared in terms of their envisaged roles. The Rafale is more of a tactical interdictor aircraft with enviable air combat capabilities, whereas the Su-30MKI is for strategic air dominance when it comes to both air combat and long-range interdiction. It cannot be a ‘either this or that’. Both types of aircraft are reqd to achieve the optimum techno-economic matrix when planning for and conducting various types of air campaigns.<br /><br />To Dashu: Am glad you liked it.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-56357643973411657672012-02-02T23:06:41.774+05:302012-02-02T23:06:41.774+05:30ha ha ha ha ... cock syndrome... great reply ..lol...ha ha ha ha ... cock syndrome... great reply ..lolzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-33243945042092752432012-02-02T21:09:55.180+05:302012-02-02T21:09:55.180+05:30Hi Prasun,
Do you really believe that Rafale will...Hi Prasun,<br /><br />Do you really believe that Rafale will meet the requirements of the IAF considering till 2040. Well i donot mean that Rafale is inferior to EFT but don't you think buying more su30mkis would have made more sense. Rafale cannot match Su30mki in any role let it be speed, range(both aircraft and radar) weapon load, or even the nuclear strike option. <br /><br />If i am right why not did the IAF replace Mig 21s,27s,29s and Jaguars by adding around 300 more su30mkis in the fleet. <br /><br />We could always have bought the best avionics and missiles and could have got them integrated in Su30mki with french and Israeli firms.<br /><br />Why MMRCA even started when we had a superb jet like su30mki?Vedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144947209737421801noreply@blogger.com