1999-2000 Fiscal years ALWAYS start in July and end in June. So when the report says 1999-2000 it nmeans it was prepared in for the fiscal year 1999-2000 and later present to your Lok Shaba in Dec 18, 2000.

This is the math of a business.;)

M88-4 is no where to be found. This article you posted was a nothing more than a talk by a SNECMA chairman 10 years ago to lure South Koreans into forming a venture for their T-50 aircrafts. So far, the M88-3 is going only through initial testing stage and it whas not even been installed on a Rafale let alone M2K. Again, try keeping your thoughts on whats in the market and hold your fantasis but I know that’s very hard.

France should not be selling any military equipment which India will be using for its nuclear weaponry. If France is willing to sell any equipment to India which can carry or deliver nuclear weapons than France will be violating NPT and serious actions should be taken against India for buying nuclear capable equipment.

Where did this Sayan Majumdar come up with that India will be buying Mirage 2000-5 MK2? I recently read in Flight International that the contest for future fighter has not even started yet and the price for one Mirage 2000-5MK is close to $100 million. I don’t think India has the stomach to bill this much amount and this article is basically some fantasy cocked by BR people.

Moreover the IAF in active collaboration with United States, Russia and Israel should secure basing rights in West, Central and East Asia so to carry on “one-way” missions on various fronts to extend its reach. This aspect needs diplomatic skills on the part of both IAF and the Indian Government.
Some good writng from Lord of the Rings

Thanx for the pic PLA. Looks like the Chinese pilot was taken up in the Mirage 3DP for a ride. Do you know when the picture was taken?

I think this aircraft is an RP.

AM-39 and the black nudge is a RWR

This USAF B-707 what type of special mission this aircraft belongs to?

http://www.dsca.osd.mil/PressReleases/36-b/2004/India_04-08.pdf

The deal is offered throught FMS

Flex, do you know anything about the OV-1 Mohawk once operated by the Pakistan Army?

Pak army never admitted to fly OV-1 Mohawk. But interesting enough a group 11 pilots and several engineers and tech went for training along with AH-1 Cobra batchs to america in 1983-4. Upon their arrival back these 11 pilots and ground engineers were never assigned to any of the Cobra wings rather they flew “liason and training” missions for fixed wing aircrafts. One of the Mohawks did crash just after take-off at Karachi Int. airport in 1983.