No one cares what it’s indoctrinated as. It’s a military vessel fighting inside a war zone. That makes it a legitimate, high-value target. It is highly improbable that the US leadership will initiate MAD over the loss of a warship in conventional combat.

China cannot get enough nukes through for the destruction of the US, because a lot of them will be shot down. The reverse is not true. There is a large gap between the countries in ABM tech.

Maybe in your wet dreams LOL.

After a US carrier group gets sunk in some idiotic shootout, the US is going to teleport B-52s to China and just bomb the ports? 😀 Fantastic story.

Each U.S Carrier is in-effect a city on the move. I think its indoctrinated that the sinking of carrier will be taken as an attack on American soil.

IMHO the Chinese are smart enough not to try that.

Calm down dear, its only a forum, no oneis accusing you of anything!

I have no idea on which BVR is finally being integrated, but as first 50 batch is with Chinese radar I am assuming SD-10.

If you are looking to export a plane, people will want to know what engine it has. This leads me back perfectky to the orginal point I made about this thread. With so much uncertainty surrounding this project, it is still to early to start talking about it being next F-16 on export market.

We are not looking to export anything now. And by the time we do it will have several options.

Tejas has the potential to be the next F 16 but I have my serious doubts that it will be marketed well and HAL will need to increase its production capacity to make more than what the IAF needs.

It has no Indian engine and by that it is restricted to US permission for every export similar the JF-17 with the Russian engine.

The Gripen uses an American engine. And I doubt India unlike China will ever sell its fighters to ‘rogue’ states. 😉 and hence issues with U.S are unlikely.

The M-88 is more than OK for Tejas. The Kaveri is no longer a serious option.
Just outdated in the meanwhile.

The M 88 in its current form do not have the level of thrust IAF demands. The Kaveri with a French core may be different.

All that claims do not bolster India’s chance to break into the world fast jet market with the LCA.

No it does not. But it just shows up that he is talking out of his backside.

Saying the LCA does not have an engine is absolute fallacy.

Many of the above said market will be more than happy with the LCA MK1.

And still me surprises, how quickly Hindus have stuck to project PAK FA: “On a parity basis”. But Indian in PAK FA – 0.0 %. Everything to what they have condescended are a financing of the project.

Indians are contributing with respect to composits.

Quadbike

I dont think weapons suppliers operate like that. They would soon run out of customers if they did. Case in point Russia still manages to sell to Chine and India, and they are often desperate for money.

Remmber, right now, as Swedes are competing in MRCA they are working side by side with PAF officers in Sweden working on EW systems and radars which can be suited to detect IAF aircraft. In theory that should be a big black mark against them.

France is right now installing AIPupgrades to Pakistani Navy subamrines,enabling them to remain under water much longer then any Indian ones, yet they are competing in MRCA.

US is supplying massive amounts of weaponry despite competing in MRCA.

UK, Germany and Italy (both Eurofighter partner nations) are currently supplying avionics,UAVs, Torpedos radars and potentially sumbamrines To Pakistan. Despite competing in MRCA.

None of this will actually stop when they bag the contract.
Unless their strategic interests are trheatened they wont stop supplying arms. India is not in a position to do this. In fact India may in fact hurt itsself by blacklisting countries as this will increase the negoatiating strength of the rest of the suppliers.

Add to this 5 out of 7 countries above have troops in Afghanistan which are supplied via Pakistan and then you can start to understand more countries individual strategic positions.

The fact is that Sweden do not have the leverage the other nations have. So if we insist ok we will buy the Gripen now if you will not offer it to PAF in future the chances are that they will go for it.

The only jet in the MRCA that the PAF can get or afford is an inferior version of the F 16. The LM guys in India for example insist it is superior to the PAF jets all the time.

Actually the MRCA is such a big deal that the GOI can make all other nations bar Americans not sell the fighters to the PAF. Upgrading/buying submarines UAV and other equipment is a totally different matter altogether.

You think anything can make a difference in a nuclear age? A city getting nuked 3 times instead of 4?

How do you define “make a difference”?

The hit probability will be higher than that if it is concentrated on high value assets. Pakistan has not yet demonstrated MIRV capability so the chance of successful intercepts are quite high.