and why would Unkil give us a stick to beat his local Munna with ?
brahmos-IIR, Klub-IIR and Popeye will shoulder that burden.
the dedicated russian/ukraine launchers are among the most reliable rockets ever invented.
dunno about the converted ICBM thing…some of these SLBMs have failed in testing.
Trishul is not on the induction track. it is being continued as a internal skill building exercise.
a deal has been signed to let the Mig29K pilots practice onboard a US carrier.
minor nit – US already owns the saudi kingdom defacto. Qatar, Kuwait and UAE are all protectorates defacto. iraq is under mil occupation. egypt is in us camp, turket is a nato ally. pakistan has been purchased. afghanistan has been occupied.
syria and iran are left.
why is iran so special ?
the world is already living with another islamic country that has the N-weapon and
delivery platforms. same country ran a nuclear wal-mart also. in response they are
being bribed with cash and shiny F-16s.
so why cant the americans live with a nuclear iran ? tehran isnt dumb enough to
attack israel, for every n-blow israel will reply with 20 and wipe iran off the map. so
thats a empty threat to israel.
iran hasnt sold n-tech to anyone, they have been buying up stuff from the walmart
and other sources. they havent sold missiles to anyone.
logically, iranian n-program is just a convenient hook to demonize them and justify
an attack. the tehran regime being unfriendly with washington and other econo-strategic plans are driving this.
if iran is taken down, pakistan’s importance as a sole pro-american conduit into
central asia in the region goes for a toss. iran already have pipelines and ports to access to central asian oil. so I figure pak’s would be horrified to see another regime change and a obedient “shah v2 mki” installed in tehran 🙂
the equation is simple. the US can destroy Iran military assets by bombing it from the air for a few months.
Iran can destroy Iraq and set it on fire by pumping in rebels and arms into the south zone. Does US or its allies have the stomach for a much bigger and longer deployment in iraq to police the whole country and its borders ?
Iran can also fund the baluchi insurgency in pakistan if musharaff signs on into this new regime change adventure.
Iran is much too big and costly a proposition to consider occupying on the ground.
the US has to weigh the costs and benefits. its hand may be tied if iran and some other oil producers like venezuela switch to Euro as the std currency of international trade.
no doubt the US can attack and occupy Iran if its is willing to spend $$.
the real fun starts after the occupation starts ofcourse. unlike Iraq the people arent
really fed up with the rulers….the “sunni triangle” would be a “shia triangle” only 20
times larger and more dangerous 🙁
but seeing the strong streak of brilliance running in the US admin, wouldnt put
it outside realm of possibility for a iran attack.
Tor , pantsyr and Buk are wise investments for Iran if they are serious about pushing through their oil trade in EUROS. moment that happens watch for the demonization campaign on Foxnews and CNN to kick into higher gear. the US will like to retain the ability to paper deficits over by just printing dollars.
they shouldnt waste $$ on expensive low inventory S300 types, but more of the three systems I mentioned and work on establishing a solid logistical chain through the caspian sea to russia 🙂
Natwar singh will probably be forced to resign within the next week. already sacked from his party post last night.
with him gone the last of the Nehruvian non-alignment third-world bhaibhai crowd will be erased from position of power.
we need pragmatists like yashwant sinha back in saddle not a theortical clown like natwar.
the Song looks like Foxtrot-MKK circa 1994. a Foxtrot built with 1994 tech would be just as good/bad.
Yuan is where the real meat (if any) is.
sferrin, have you heard of the 3m long and 2m wide trishul SAM ?
comes from the same reporting sources.
I have heard a weight of 2.4 tons quoted for brahmos-A. that is 5280lb. I dont think it
can carry more than 2. how many 5000lb GBU-28 can the F15E carry ? 2 max ?
its probably better it just carry one under the belly or two on the flanks / innermost pylon to preserve some agility.
maybe two more NSM underbelly to keep Jonesy pacified 😀
MDL is facing a major space crunch. IN units have to move to karwar before space can be remodelled.
what is the need for that atypical bow shape ? frontal stealth ? wouldnt it work the other way round at the same angle also – i.e. current bow shape ?