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July 22, 2004 at 11:18 pm in reply to: British defence cuts official – Hoon #2663839

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The cuts can’t be seen in a vacuum. They must be seen with the increase in the defense budget of nearly $6 billion. The cuts plus the increase will free up a lot of resources for operations and modernization of the remaining force.

July 22, 2004 at 7:56 pm in reply to: British defence cuts official – Hoon #2664031

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Didn’t the MoD budget get increased by £3 billion?

July 20, 2004 at 11:15 pm in reply to: Novator 3M14 LACM phase1 complete #2075498

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Both the Chinese and Indian Kilos will most likely get them.

It remains to be seen if either of their navies’ surface ships get it.

Also, how convenient that the range is just 275km, 25 short of the magic mark… 😀

July 20, 2004 at 7:43 pm in reply to: Indian Air Force Pictures #2665280

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What makes this Prithvi any different from P1 or P2? Other than the absent mid-body fins.

July 20, 2004 at 7:26 pm in reply to: Project-15 Spec & Indian Naval Programme #2075502

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ESM eqpt on ships can, in the passive mode, tell if another platform is looking at it. Through RWRs the ship knows if it’s being searched and/or tracked. It will know what radar is doing the pinging and from that can get a good idea of what platform that radar belongs to and thereby would know what missiles/ordnance might be coming its way. Also, from the shifting and degradation of the incoming radar’s emmisions, the target ship would also have a general idea of how far the other platform is and if it is going away or coming towards the ship and a general sense of the platforms velocity.

So, even before the ship has left EMCON, it has a good situational awareness about what to expect and from what possible direction(s).

Now, how that ship responds to that possible threat is dependent on the ship’s capabilities, doctrine, etc.

July 20, 2004 at 4:24 pm in reply to: Indian Defence News thread #2665357

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What does the finance minister know about defense? 🙂

July 20, 2004 at 3:59 pm in reply to: Indian Defence News thread #2665424

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It’s not really the fault of PAFFan, it’s people like R. Bedi that have a more than slight problem diciphering fact from his desires.

July 20, 2004 at 3:34 pm in reply to: PAF purchases 7 Erieyes #2665438

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Closest non NATO ally? You mean Pakistan? This is a bad joke… Why are US struggling for F-15K and F-15T deals to *non-allied* countries like Southern Korea or Singapore but refuse to sell even rusty Alpha Lawndarts to the *closiest friend*? As I can see it, Pakistan is one of the last on US list, just a bit better than another *allies* like Syria or Libya.

Thems fightin’ words flex…

July 20, 2004 at 3:08 pm in reply to: RIAT Sunday………quality pictures (!) of the uk element #2665457

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What’s up with the engine nozzles on that Tornado F.3 in photo number seven?

Thrust reverser

July 15, 2004 at 11:33 pm in reply to: JMR: New Chinese antiship missile #2075902

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Very interesting.

400km would make it the longest ranged supersonic anti-ship missile anywhere. Warhead at 410 would be bigger than that for the Moskit arming the Sovremnies but at 6 m is about 1/3 smaller.

I haven’t come across anything in the boards to even speculate what it might be called.

Bigger warhead and longer range but shorter length. Does that suggest a subsonic flight profile… at least for the cruising phase?

July 15, 2004 at 5:30 pm in reply to: PAF purchases 7 Erieyes #2668008

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Reserve stock from the Swedish civil airline(s) could be candidates for the Erieye.

Didn’t the previous PAF ACMs also visit France to look at the M2K and Rafale?

July 15, 2004 at 4:37 pm in reply to: PAF purchases 7 Erieyes #2668043

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If a missile is coming at either a Saab turbo prob or the Il-76 at over 2M, I really doubt either of the two will have much hope of escaping. Of course I don’t know much about how many g’s the Saab can pull 😀

“India does not have such a missile” 😀

I would say that Pakistan does not have such a plane…

July 15, 2004 at 4:21 pm in reply to: PAF purchases 7 Erieyes #2668057

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That’s the aborted Chinese Phalcon…

July 14, 2004 at 3:09 pm in reply to: Sweden Confirm Pakistan wants to buy Gripen Jets #2668919

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Thanks Victor, do you have the same for Phalcon?

Not in the detail that they provide for the Erieye. Also, there seems to be a discrepancy in the range for the Phalcon as well. Phalcon uses the EL/M-2080 (Green Pine) radar modified for AWACS usage.

Jane’s states the range for the Green Pine radar as 500km against aircraft and missiles (remember that Green Pine is the main sensor for the Arrow and Arrow 2). But states the Phalcon’s range as around 392km but doesn’t state against what RCS size equivalent. The range of the Phalcon’s EL/M-2080 could be downgraded due to available onboard power on the aircraft. But again, Phalcon uses AESA radar which, AFAIK, consumes less power than PESA.

If the Erieye can squeeze out enough power from two turboprops to detect fighters at 350km then how can Phalcon not have enough power from four turbojets?

July 14, 2004 at 2:31 pm in reply to: Sweden Confirm Pakistan wants to buy Gripen Jets #2668942

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From Jane’s Electronic Mission Aircraft

Erieye

Frequency: 3.1-3.3 GHz
Beamwidth: 0.7º (azimuth); 9º (elevation)
Clutter suppression: >80 dB
Angular coverage: 360º (optimised 120º sectors port and starboard)
Range: 150 km (low-altitude cruise missile); 300 km (surface ship – radar horizon limited); 350 km (fighter aircraft); 450 km (instrumented)
Track capacity: up to 300
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