http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140617/DEFREG03/306020025/India-Proposes-2-25B-Tender-ASW-Shallow-Water-Craft?odyssey=nav|head

Tender will be issued to local shipyards for 16 ASW ships to replace Abhay class corvettes (modified Pauk Class). Shpyards: L&T, ABG, Pipava and government owned GRSE.

Does this mean that India is looking to purchase about 60+ Apaches? That’s much more than the original 22 number. And some people thought that would be all that would have been bought. With the Apaches, LCHs, and Rudras, the IA is on its way to building a nice capability mix.

It doesn’t seem to be. Apaches are being brought via open tender and there’s a limit to which re-ordering can be done on the same contract (usually 50 to 100% as applicable). IAF will order 22 Apaches, IAF will raise squadrons and train pilots while replacing Hinds, IA will then take over the squadrons and other orders of Apache will directly come to Army. The transfer of Rudra should be more seamless.

I really wish they were not named ISIS! This is what I think of when I see / read ISIS.

Danger zone !!

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on the deck of INS Vikramaditya, in Goa on June 14, 2014. The Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R.K. Dhowan is also seen.
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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at an aircraft onboard INS Vikramaditya, in Goa on June 14, 2014.
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An ALH flying in to land on the Vikramaditya that already has a MiG 29 K on deck. Viraat in the back

As PM Narendra Modi watches, three MiG 29K fighters conduct a low level pass over the Vikramaditya.

Narendra Modi in the cockpit of a MiG-29K

A MiG 29 K on the Vikramaditya with Viraat in the background.

The interiors of Vikramaditya are unlike any other Indian Navy ship. Check out part of the officers dining area.

Kitchens on Vikramaditya do it in style. A huge range of fresh baked cookies and bread always available

Navy calls it Asia’s largest floating kitchen. One of 3 on Vikramaditya that turn out 4000 daily meals

The Vikramaditya has a 40 bed hospital, dental care center and state of art OT and ICU.

The living quarters onboard Vikramaditya

Now fully ready and operational. Vikramaditya ‘s replica on land. The Goa Shore Based Training Facility.

What an ALH pilot sees when coming in to land on the Vikramaditya. This is from the newly raised `Guardians’ sq.

Presentation on board the Vikramaditya spell out its capabilities

First `day at sea’. PM Narendra Modi takes his seat at the bridge deck for the air power demonstration.

Three MiG 29K’s scream past the Vikramaditya on PM’s day at sea

‘Touch and Go’ . Could not witness a trapping due to bad weather but two MiG 29 K’s did this !

The Teg and Tarkash alongside Vikramaditya. Firing anti submarine rockets

Armée de l’air chief General Denis Mercier flew an IAF Su-30 MKI

12 June 2014

The Iraqi air force has launched airstrikes on militant fighters’ positions around the northern cities of Mosul and Tikrit after they threatened to march south to Baghdad.

Footage showed what state TV said was a bombing raid on Iraq’s second city. A witness told AFP news agency at least four air strikes had been aimed at militants occupying the old palace compound of Saddam Hussein in the former dictator’s home town.

Now would be a good time to get those f-16 operational.

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