I think IAF is quiet clear that its not interested in JSF. The 5 gen option will be joint venture with russia (Mig/Sukhoi) and MCA. JSF, PSF…etc will have a long wait and only be delivered after 2015.

Yup and they will supply Su-27 to PAf when US sells F-22 to india :))

I seriously doubt russia would supply anything other than choppers. The J-10 purchase is due to US scroning pakistan and paucity of funds to buy F-16 currently. Russian, F-16 , J-10 and JF-17..four different planes for the cash starved PAF?? lets be serious.

Looks suspiciously similar to the P-17 launch.

Newer sensors and brahmos. Not sure of the SAM. I don’t thin the barak-2 is ready. SO maybe shtil-1 with barak-1.

The 20 Mirage-2k5 thingy just seems like a trick to not let dassault close down the Mirage production line. Seriously Rafale is too costly and overlaps heavily with the Su-30 MKI that India already operates. This basically allows India to keep the Mirage 2k5 in race till the US congress decides on the Nuke deal. IAf defenitely prefers the Mirage over F-16 or 18.

I am hoping for a combination of shtil-1 and Barak-2. If what they say about the range of barak-2 (70-80) km is true, then it would provide a decent air defence. Of course adding a few S-300 would be even better but might be wistful thinking.

Yup, the Il-38’s have been carrying them for a while. I remember there is a photo in acig.org. Check it out for photos of Tu-142 and Il-38 with sea eagle. All credit to harry I guess.

http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_431.shtml