Has there been any progress on the investigation initiated by AK Antony into the Rafale deal following allegations from Subramanian Swamy et al.?

It wasn’t Subramanian Swamy who made some allegations (most likely baseless) about the Rafale- it was MV Mysoora Reddy. It was most likely baseless since he had no access to IAF evaluation reports or the financial offers made by Cassidian and Dassault and stated that the Rafale’s performance in Libya was poor (!) and asked why the IAF had selected it. It was most likely a motivated allegation.

I don’t think that there was anything worthwhile to investigate. from all reports since then, the negotiations are going on with Dassault.

Derby on Brazilian F-5s

F-5EM DERBY by fernandogvmg, on Flickr

now is Derby truly a bvr aam? some say its just a python with a radar dish.

depends on what you call BVR..if you mean truly Beyond Visual Range, then it definitely is a BVR weapon, since on the best of days you will struggle to visually spot a target farther out than 15 km or so. On some days when visibility is limited, a missile that can engage a target at say even 15 km is BVR.

The supposed maximum range of the Derby is approx 50 kms, which puts it safely in the BVR category.

edited later: the picture in the post above shows a FAB placard that clearly mentions that the max range of the Derby is 50 km..should put the question of whether its BVR or not to rest.

LCH Tests going successful

Light Combat Helicopter sea-level trials gioing successful

The pilots and test team are currently extremely pleased with the helicopter’s handling and manoeuverability at sea level, since for the last three years, both prototypes have been confined to altitudes of 3,000-m and above at Bangalore.

Sources involved with the trials said, “The helicopter is maturing well and promises to be a very good platform once ready. We are putting it through the necessary paces as required by the IAF and by us to bring the platform up to maturity.”

all the internet warriors calling me names or (trying to) bullying me should realise that the personal attacks aren’t suddenly going to make the LCA MK1 a success.. further it will not make the LCA MK1 suddenly relevant…

:rolleyes:

just like all your lies won’t change the fact that the Tejas Mk1 is going to enter service with the IAF and that it is VERY much relevant when considering the orbat of our neighbours.

Your constant attempts at poking and provoking and constant poor quality posts don’t change those facts. Considering how little you know about Indian defence or just defence in general, your opinion is basically just that- your own opinion that has very little to no relevance.

LCH to go to Tambaram AFS for sea-level trials. Courtesy Livefist blog.

India’s Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is all set to begin a week of sea-level trials early tomorrow morning at Tambaram, on the outskirts of Chennai. A prototype of the LCH landed at Tambaram today along with a Mi-8 chase helicopter from the Yelahanka air force station. The trials which could stretch to ten days will include generic performance and handling at sea-level (Bangalore is at 3,000 feet above sea level), calibration of the LCH’s air speed measurement system and measurement of forces in terms of stress on various components of the platform.

Incidentally — something big to look out for soon is the third prototype of the LCH, which my sources tell me will be the defining shape and configuration of the final LCH. I’m told it will look significantly different in terms of dimensions too.

Turkey constantly violates Greek national airspace within 6 nautical miles with military aircraft most of the times fully armed. They carry out provocative flights within Athens FIR and Greek airspace, including low flights over islands, terrifying the local people and tourists,

Turkey does not respect international laws, treaties or at least the elementary good neighboring policy! They apply the same hostile actions to Cyprus (where they still occupy illegally the north part of the country), Syria, Iraq, Bulgaria, etc.

The systematic violation of national airspace and ICAO’s traffic regulations from Turkey creates great hazards for civil aviation. There are numerous recorded incidents where civil aircrafts were put at risk because of such behavior.

Syrians did what other should have done by know!

If Turkey violates well defined Greek boundary limits and flies into what is internationally recognized as Greek airspace, why hasn’t Greece shot down those Turkish jets? They are well within their rights to shoot down mischievous fighters that purposely violate Greek airspace, not accidentally stray once in a while.

2 more pics of the Tejas with Griffin LGBs

INS Teg, another Talwar class frigate, arrived in Mumbai and has joined the Western fleet.

The Western Fleet, which forms the Indian Navy’s Sword Arm, received a fillip to its combat power with the arrival of the latest acquisition – INS Teg. The ship built by M/s Yantar Shipyard, Russia, is the first of three Talwar Class Follow-on ships ordered by the Indian Navy. The frigate was commissioned on 27 Apr 12 at Kaliningrad, Russia, and has a crew of 24 officers and 229 sailors.

INS Teg is an advanced version of Talwar class frigates that are in service in the Western Fleet since 2002-04, outfitted with an upgraded-suite of weapons and sensors. Armed with the supersonic Brahmos cruise missiles, Teg is the first ship to have this unique capability on the Western seaboard. The ship is also armed with Surface-to-Air missile systems, upgraded medium range gun, optically controlled Close-in Weapon System, Torpedo tubes and Antisubmarine rockets. Keeping in line with the Navy’s pursuit for indigenisation, Teg also incorporates a large indigenous equipment content.

Returning to India after a period of over six months, crew of INS Teg were accorded a warm homecoming at the Naval Dockyard, in Mumbai. The welcome ceremony was presided over by Vice Admiral P Murugesan, Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command and witnessed by a large number of family members of the ship’s crew as well as several representatives of the shipbuilders, M/s Yantar Shipyard, system contractors including M/s BrahMos Aerospace and the Consul General of Russia in Mumbai.

Earlier, the ship’s crew had departed Mumbai in Dec 11 to undergo comprehensive training at Russian Naval training institutes, before commencing extensive ship trials and testing, in conjunction with a specially appointed Naval team for Delivery Acceptance. With the completion of trials, the ship was handed over to the Indian Navy and commissioned on 27 Apr 12. During her maiden return passage to Mumbai, Teg made port calls at Hamburg (Germany), Cadiz (Spain), Valetta (Malta), Limassol (Cyprus), Port Said (Egypt) and Salalah (Oman) to strengthen the bridges of friendship and international co-operation. In Hamburg, the ship also participated in the 823rd Hamburg Port Festival, where Sh. Anand Sharma, Union Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles inaugurated the ‘Days of India in Germany’, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Germany. In addition to participating in the arrival and departure parades at the festival, INS Teg evoked a huge interest from the local populace.