Whatever IAF selects is best. :dev2: Splitting orders will be worse for logistics. 😮

Mahathir on F/A18s!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWm3Ullfufc

EF eh? The Austin effect has rubbed off at last i see 😀 No doubt India is a tad bit overreliant on Mother Russia, but deep TOT and JV type deals should take care of any negative side effects thereof. Same thing with spares too. In time if India produces every nut-bolt for the Mig, why should spares be a problem? also what can they do if Russia is the only one that treats them somewhat equal-equal? France has played a high hand indeed by offering the Paks Marlins, thats despite a 3 bln $ scorpene and similar airbus deal. They gotta realize where their bread is buttered. JMT.

Regards,
USS.

Well its EF/ Rafale/ US aircraft/ Gripen if we dont buy MiG. Why no MiG, because we 1)_already have too many MiGs 2) Even fifth gen fighter is with MiG. Enough of MiG already!!

At this rate, we might as well have MiG itself shift to India. And call itself MiG-Sharma or MiG-Varma or MiG-Dhillon. 😮 :p

So–Gripen + US aircraft—political issues + sanctions
Rafale—-Marlin to Pak

So only EF is left. :rolleyes: 😎

Yup. Rafales to Algeria. But that went to MiGs and Sukhois didnt it?

The Russians seem to have done a helluva job reducing RCS on the Flankers, bringing ’em down considerably, plus what marginal RCS difference the Eurobirds might have left is further countered by superpowerful radars such as IRBIS.

As far as MRCA is concerned, the MiG 35 pretty much sounds like the best deal so far:
Most cost effective
Good deal of commonality with existing IAF birds and already existent infrastructure plus experience
Offers tremendous bang for the buck, comparable to anything the Eurobirds can throw at it @ half the cost!

Regards,
USS.

We are already overreliant on Russia. And after all the spares thingmajig with MiG do we again have to depend on them?

I hope India buys the EF. 😎

My condolences to all the victims, and a hope that all the terrorist scumbags wherever they are hiding whether in Saudi or Pak or Afghanistan are brought to justice.

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060912/asp/nation/story_6733606.asp

Can’t hit India? No use for Pak – Islamabad shy of f-16 minus mirage-buster

Islamabad, Sept. 11: Pakistan’s long-delayed F-16 purchase from the US has stalled again just before the two sides were to ink the deal as Islamabad has realised that the jets would be useless in combat with the Indian Mirage 2000.

Pakistan was to sign what is called a letter of acceptance with the US to buy at least 18 new F-16 multi-role combat aircraft. But Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officials informed General Pervez Musharraf a week ago that the aircraft did not have the electronic warfare system they want.

Musharraf, who began a three-nation tour today that also takes him to the US, was told that without this system the F-16s would be good only for training and not for combat with the Indian Mirage 2000 or any other Nato (the US-led western military alliance) aircraft.

Seems to be some problem with the IFF or RWR..

http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200609031755.htm

F16 deal: MMA slams Govt. for agreeing to ‘shameful’ terms
Islamabad, Sept. 3 (PTI): The Pakistan Government’s decision to buy, repair and upgrade 96 F-16 aircraft under stringent conditions has been strongly criticised by Islamist alliance Muthahida Majlis Amal (MMA) which claimed the deal would turn the country into an “American colony”.

The purchase on “shameful” conditions was “tantamount to making Pakistan an American colony,” MMA President Qazi Hussain Ahmad said in a statement yesterday. 😮

He said under the deal, Islamabad would buy 36 new, 26 used and 34 upgraded F-16s from the US for about 5.1 billion dollars to be paid in advance.

Islamabad had to fulfill certain conditions, including the presence of US personnel at the Pakistani airbase for daily checking of the aircraft, monitoring flights and operations, bar to carry nuclear warheads and prior approval of the US government for operation against a third nation, he was quoted as saying by the Daily Times.

The MMA leader said all these conditions were “prejudicial” to national interest. He claimed all Pakistani airbases would come “under the control of” US air force.

He said US Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs John Helen had categorically stated that this deal would prevent China from building a strategic military-to-military relationship with Pakistan. “This (deal) will convert Pakistan from a sovereign and independent country to an American colony,” Hussain said.

Thanks mate!

These light boats look cool, but are vulnerable to heavy MG fire. The IN has purchased a bunch of Dvoras, my thoughts likewise on those.
Basically, the SLs in their usual sea-fights with the LTTE, have lost Dvoras to the armed speedboats, which usually have a bunch of heavy machine guns on them, to RPG weilders..