– Mig is working independently on its 5th gen plane
– it is going to have a mass of 15 tonns (that is twice less then Pakfa)not sure if empty…
– It is going to be revealed in 2016
Problem will be funding its development. RuAF might not care while IAF seems to be willing to work on AMCA. There are other countries which could help finance JSFski… but it will not be easy to get funds.
The Chinese refused to sell even the J10A to Pakistan. iirc there were quite a few statements by highers up in PAf about 36 J10, then it was the B version and eventually it fizzled.
Perhaps China needs Israeli permission to sell J10 or there is just not sufficient production capacity to sell it. In end Pak ends up with a low grade unwanted fighter.
Are there no plans for an OTH radar?
Livefist @livefist
-Need more than 36 Rafales. At least 6 squadrons of MMRCA type required. Can be other than Rafale: IAF chief Arup Raha
-Work has begun on India’s 5th gen AMCA. 15 year schedule planned: IAF chief Arup Raha
–Ready to induct 120 LCA Mk1 on 2 conditions: higher production rate & proof/demo of radar/missiles/IFR: IAF chief Arup Raha
-Déjà Vu: ‘Hope to conclude deal for 36 Rafales by the end of this calendar year’: IAF chief Arup Raha
INS Sahyadri entering Da Nang Harbour in Vietnam on a 4-day operational deployment.

Joint patrolling of South China sea i guess.
Why will Pakistan want Flanker? It does not have DSI.
The real question is why is there apparently no provision or planning for an IRST/EOTS capability for AMCA? Actually, forget AMCA, why is no such capability planned for Tejas Mk. 2??
IAF did not request for it.
Vishnu Som@VishnuNDTV –
The frigate INS Trikand in the UK for joint exercises with the Royal Navy – Konkan series of exercises


Saurav Jha @SJha1618 · 27m27 minutes ago
The LCA Mk-1 blueprints are frozen.
Indian Navy Carrier Delegation Meets With U.S. Counterparts, Visits Carrier Ford
Sitanshu Kar @SpokespersonMoD
– INS #Viraat going into docks of #CSL for the final refit dry-docking; under construction #Vikrant (Right).
– While Vikrant is being fabricated & fitted with modern equipment, INS Viraat is scheduled 2 b decommissioned in 2016.



(via – kmkraoind @BRF)
Unbelievable.
Is it that surprising? If you dont pay the bribes, your files will get “misplaced”.
Pics time…
Can view imgs in fullscreen properly here – https://www.facebook.com/RAFConingsby/photos_stream
Nice pic. Where was it taken?