The US / UK relationship isn’t going to change anytime soon……..:D

Nor is indo-russian or Indo-us for that matter.:rolleyes:

Sorry, not to get off topic……….But, it will be interesting to see if the P-8A/I is widely exported like the current P-3C Orion???:rolleyes:

I can see Japan, Australia, canada, turkey etc buying them. Why wouldn’t it have a decent sale?

Slightly old news but I hope it helps IN with P-17a. My idea of course would be FREMM with Brahmos and barak-2:cool: , but who knows.

http://www.seaandnavy.com/article.cfm?id=102902

Rosoboronexport and DCN sign a letter of intent to cooperate
[Multipurpose frigate DCN]
Multipurpose frigate
crédits : DCN

10/11/2006

At the Euronaval show in Paris, the Russian State company Rosoboronexport which performs the international activity for the benefit of the Russian defence industry and DCN signed a letter of intent to develop technical, industrial and commercial co-operations between this French naval defence group and the Russian naval defence industry. The letter of intent, signed by Vladimir Pakhomov, First Deputy Director General of Rosoboronexport, and Jacques Mouysset, DCN’s Director of Strategy and Development, allows the opening of co-operations in the field of R&D and military ships engineering between DCN and key players in Russian naval industry. These co-operations could later on be extended to the field of the naval systems. This agreement will apply to the surface warships and submarines as well, and will allow the industrial partners to enrich their own R&D and to develop their naval engineering capabilities. The reinforcement of the partners’ potential for technological innovation and of the competitiveness of their commercial offers, as a result of these co-operations, will provide DCN and Rosoboronexport with better access to new markets, in particular for export.

Really, I wonder if the Indian Navy would be interested in a large American LHA? As the USS Saipan (29 years old) will be retired shortly………they could operate India’s Sea Harriers in the short-term………….:rolleyes:

NO, I think they would prefer building the three mistral based platforms. India was never interested in a 40k ton LHD. The mistral class fits their requirement perfectly.

Yeah 6 old seakings and half a dozen c-130’s neither of which is straergically important, must be a real ticket for bigger purchases :rolleyes: .

I guess you’re not seeing the point. Turbinia isn’t “on a high horse”. He brought up points which were correct. If they are afterwards countered by very obscure and not even true ways, then I think Turbinia is correct. If the other party (this case Harry) doesn’t want to give up and keeps going, then it’s Turbinia’s right to tell him the discussion is over and that’s what Turbinia meant with his last reply.

EHOG, well that shows you quite rapidly that there are no Indian warships with indigenous SAM, SSM, radars, torpedoes and helicopters in service. Without those things you don’t really have a warship do you?
As for China, in case you’re not satisfied with the first argument, we see they have plenty of indigenous SSMs, radars and now even SAMs. We of course do not know the effort they have done to reach this, but all together they are now reaping a tremendous harvest from that.

As for the SeaKings, how will they be refurbished? With parts of the American ones? Or is that an additional deal?

Are you talking about chinese SSM’s that fail to explode and even sink a piddly corvette or the low grade warships that thailand regreted buying? The only reason PN is going for them is because they have no money and china is funding the sale.

I guess by the same token Iran has achieved tremendous strides in weapon technology. After all they can copy and remake the chinese SSM’s and SAM’s like China does with russian designs. Hell they even improved the F-5 to a super duper twin finned config and unlike china are not ashamed of letting out the specs.

Seakings will be refurbished by augusta westland. EHOG seriously.

The Super Hornet/Su-30MKI combo would likely to a stepping stone to the F-35 and beyond………………….what would a Rafale/Su-30MKI be a stepping stone to??? Also, in the fighter business who wants or can afford to be sufficient!!! There is no second place……………….second place equals “DEAD”!:eek: Sorry, but with all do respect your logic fails me……..:rolleyes:

LOL F-18 won’t make the cut so I guess we can already rule out F-35. If India -US defence relation ever takes off, which it won’t you can dream about stepping stones.:D
The 5th gen will be with Mig and russia, The JSF has no future here.

If India buys a dud like F-18, then its a sure shot reciepe for failure. It won’t even come second. It will be last behind the J-10, which can atleast fire all russian and chinese missiles.:)