quadbike1. Even the UN Nuclear Watchdog says that at this moment there is no evidence that they are developing Nukes. Look at what happened to Saddam Hussein even after he allowed all sorta inspections ?
2. Clerics in the Arab World issue more fatwas than any Ayatollah. And for far sillier reasons as well.
3. And the Saudis do not do that ? The Wahabi laws are much worse than Ayattollah ones.
4. Yes evil Iranians fighting the good Saddam Hussein at the time….And God fearing Mujahedeen brotheren fighting Evil Commies.
Iran is not innocent/perfect place to be, but its a lot more open even now than the Sauids who get off easily because they are allied. Look at the number of terrorists in wanted list and tell me how many are from Iran and how many are from Saudi/ Arab world.
quadbikeIranians being Persians have a different culture. Iran may hate the U.S after the revolution but their cultural roots mean that majority of the population do not hate western culture, movies etc. like many fundamentalists in the Arab world does. The people of Iran also have more freedoms than those of Saudi Arabia. And it is also very clear they do not harbor terror like Arab counties (against the will of their governments). Actually Iran itself suffers from terrorism who has their bases across their Pakistan border.
Iran basically wants its cut in the geo-politics of the region. It want to be recogonized as a major player in the middle east and want to further exert its influence. I think in the long term Iranians will be a stabilizing force.
A Middle East with a powerful Iran and Israel along with Turkey calling the shots will be better than what we have now.
quadbikeNo. And there’s no reason he should.
Iran knows the consequences of USING nuclear weapons or even handing them out and having them traced back to them if used. The ayatollahs won’t risk a flexible nuclear response, therefore they will not use nukes.
They are doing this for power purposes. Iraq is gone from the region and the only other nation that poses a threat is Israel. Iran feels the need to match/top Israel’s capabilities in a regional arms race.
I subscribe to this view as well, Iran is unlikely to proliferate Nukes or pass them over to its proxies. It is more stable than most of the Arab states in the region.
Iran is also seeing how certain Nuclear states get away with harboring terrorism, sinking ships and what not, while non-nuclear states get invaded for having fantasy WMDs.
Go Nuclear and be safe seems to be the NWO.
quadbikeUnless they already have hidden Nuclear programs it will be hard for the Arab states to go Nuclear. Unless a certain muslim nation with dubious proliferation record helps them.
quadbikequadbike, pray why would they want to take the LCA to farnborough in the first place ?
To show off basically, the Soviets sent their AC to various Airshows near the end of the cold war as well, i doubt it was to sell them.
quadbikeYeah, much better for all if Hamas, er “Iran” has nukes. :rolleyes:
Can America really afford to go for another War ? Especially if it escalates to a point where you need boots on the ground ? Will Obama risk it ?
quadbikeThe reason for no mention of LCA at HAL is because its a ADA product and not HAL. Dhruv is a HAL product.
The reason is probably cost. The Tejas programme needs to be on a budget, they don’t even use champagne but a bucket of water after first flights of new aircraft.
quadbikeCSL’s terms put Navy off joint dry dock project
KOCHI: A possible delay in getting the returns for its investments and major disagreements with the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) had made the Indian Navy objecting to the dry dock project at CSL, proposed as a joint venture between the Navy and the CSL.
A number of terms suggested by the CSL for the joint venture were not acceptable to the Navy, sources said. Recently, there were reports that the Rs 970crore dry dock project has been hanging fire.
The original proposal was to build the dry dock in partnership with the Navy for the repair and maintenance of huge vessels, including aircraft carriers. This can be utilised by the Navy and CSL on a timesharing basis. A memorandum of understanding has also been prepared in this regard.
However, the Navy had a number of objections to the terms suggested by the shipyard.“The terms would restrict the Navy’s options for repairing its ships to the CSL alone. The Navy invites tenders from all Indian yards to repair ships whenever its dockyards are fully engaged with other ships. It is being done for all shipyards so that all get an equal opportunity for shiprepair business with the Navy according to the government norms,” the Navy said, and added that the MoU suggested by the CSL insists that repairs be done at CSL even if other yards quote lesser price.
“The only gain for the Navy would be waiving of docking charges and assured dock availability.”
An internal analysis carried out by the Navy revealed it would take 39 years for the Navy to get the full returns on its investment while the Shipyard would get its returns in 13 years.
The Navy has also some security concerns.
“According to the MoU, the Shipyard could dock other commercial ships simultaneously in the same dock along with Navy’s warships. The Navy has security concerns to this clause,” sources said.
“The Navy’s longterm interest is the only consideration for any decision on this issue. The CSL should consider some changes in the terms suggested in the MoU,” Naval sources said.
quadbikeIAF rescues 27 marooned villagers near Kathua
The Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel rescued 27 marooned villagers from Parol Nullah near Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua Distrcit on Thursday evening.
Reacting to the request made by the Jammu administration, an IAF Mi-17 from Jammu airbase was launched to evacuate the villagers, who were marooned owing to a flash flood that occurred yesterday.
The evacuated included 11 women, a 62-year old man and a two-year-old infant among others.
Earlier on July 7, IAF Mi-17 operating from Jammu also evacuated eight tourists and three civil defence personnel from a small island on Tawi river, following the spate of floods that occurred in the region. (ANI)
quadbikeIndia steals limelight at Farnborough air show
FARNBOROUGH: Embarked on a spree of defence and commercial aviation deals, India was clearly in the limelight at the Farnborough International Air Show 2010 and the coming months may see increased efforts by foreign firms to woo the country.
Summing up the air show, Mike Alvis, executive vice president of the American defence technology supplier ITT Defense International said at a press conference: “We’re seeing unbelievable demand from India. There’s a lot of willingness to spend on defence.”
Western firms are seeing India as the biggest spender among emerging economies.
The impression is backed by ongoing deals which were talked about at the air show like the C-17 military transport planes and Dreamline 787 passenger craft from Boeing, the Hawk fighter jets from British defence group BAE Systems and military equipment from ITT Corp.
These firms are also keenly awaiting India’s choice of supplier for its Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) deal for the supply of 126 aircraft to augment the Indian Air Force.
Of the six firms short-listed, five are from the US and Europe, the sixth being a Russian firm.
Defence deals are on top of the agenda as British Prime Minister David Cameron visits India next week, more so because of Britain slashing defence spending and looking for increased exports.
British Trade and Industry spokesman Adam Thomas said at the air show: “We see huge opportunities from emerging markets. We have a global market share of close to 20 percent and we have been bringing delegates from as many countries as possible to Farnborough.”
Cameron will have in mind the fact that one of the competitors for the MMRCA deal is the Eurotyphoon fighter, manufactured by EADS, a consortium of which BAE is a partner.
But the immediate British deal relates to the Hawk jets. BAE Systems hopes to sign a deal to supply more Hawk trainer jets to India, building on an established partnership with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).
BAE is also interested in selling the Type-26 Frigate.
BAE’s group business development director Alan Garwood said his company “is close to sealing” the Hawk deal.
The Americans too seemed enthusiastic about growing defence ties with India at the air show.
An American arms supplier, Vice Admiral Jeffrey Wieringa, who was at the air show, commented on Indo-US ties: “The relationship is at the best and highest level it’s been.”
Christopher Chadwick, president of Boeing military aircraft – which too has a stake in India’s MMRCA deal – said India was interested in buying more than the 10 C-17 planes already planned.
The C-17 Globemaster deal at approximately 3.8 billion pounds is the largest Indo-US deal ever, overtaking the 1.4 billion-pound contract for eight Boeing P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft inked last year.
quadbikeCrash posers over MiG-27 future
KOLKATA: Will Saturday’s crash in north Bengal’s Maynaguri lead to “grounding” of the Indian Air Force’s MiG-27 fleet all over again? If this happens, it will be the second time this year that the aircraft is taken off active service. After a similar crash in north Bengal on February 16, 2010, the fleet of nearly 100 MiG-27s was grounded after inquiry revealed failure of low-pressure turbine blades. This problem could not be sorted out by those conducting normal servicing and maintenance.
“There is a possibility that technical failure was involved in Saturday’s accident as well. It seems that the pilot tried to steer his aircraft towards the river on realizing that he could no longer keep it in the air. It is unfortunate that the aircraft crashed before reaching the river, resulting in loss of life and property. If the swing-wing’ fighters are grounded again, it will certainly be a problem. Apart from a squadron of Su-30 MKIs that were recently inducted, the Eastern Air Command depends on the MiG-27s for ground strikes. The MiG-21s are interceptors. The MiG-27s are very stable and highly dependable aircraft,” said a senior IAF officer.
This is not the first time that the MiG-27s have landed in trouble. In 2005-06, thorough checks had to be conducted after it came to be known that their R-29 engines were to blame for a large number of accidents. In 2009, the fleet of MiG-27s underwent an indigenous upgrade programme. The low-pressure turbine blade failure occurred after this upgrade.
“As MiG-21s are used the most, their accident rate is higher. But it is also true that procurement of spares has become a problem since the disintegration of the USSR. The same holds true for the MiG-27s,” said an IAF officer.
quadbikeThis is not going to happen. IAF is not the IA who have a history of &&&& up procurement. The thing is the MRCA winner may not be the fan favourite but we will have a decision soon.
quadbikeThe MRCA winner will have a lot more planes on order than the 126. It really is the contest to win !
quadbikeAlone against 11 MiG’s hungry for blood…..
The series have some nice computer graphic but are for morons.
Ah you should watch the dog fights of 21st century made by the same guys 😀
Indian MiG 21 Bisons reportedly gave USAF F 15s problems back in 2004-05 Cope India.
quadbikeWe could 🙂 ty BBC
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