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May 24, 2004 at 5:23 pm in reply to: F/A-22 Secrets Revealed #2678567

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the AESA F15c were not used. that much was clear from the PACOM site
and the sqdn number details.

> I recently found that each of its two computers have word
> length of 128 bits,

if its DSP applications then such long word-lengths are standard.
widely used in SIGINT type gear and I suppose radars too. I have
no doubt the f22 will sport the best computing system money can buy, but other
nations like france and israel could come up with something similar if they had the same budget and platform.

May 24, 2004 at 4:04 pm in reply to: F/A-22 Secrets Revealed #2678681

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$130m is around twice the cost of Rafale/EF isnt it ? I doubt anyone but
saudis or japan could afford to actually buy this thing so chances of unit
cost decrease by foreign sales (jsf, EF, f15) is simply not there.

shades of the hyper expensive B2 fleet.

May 24, 2004 at 3:01 pm in reply to: F/A-22 Secrets Revealed #2678744

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so what do people think ? do you think they are deliberately lying in the
report about the 300 hr flying time figure ?

May 21, 2004 at 11:50 pm in reply to: Saudi "Rivet Joint". #2680300

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how different are the Saudi E3 and RC-135 from the gold standard E3C
and RC-135 used in USAF ?

May 21, 2004 at 8:50 pm in reply to: M2K or Mig-29 for India? #2680348

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apparently the latest issue of IAFs internal magazine “VAYU” has
a feature on the RDY2 radar 😉

May 21, 2004 at 1:46 pm in reply to: M2K or Mig-29 for India? #2680590

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its must be noted the Congress govts approved the purchase of
all western a/c in inventory – jaguar, M2K, sea harrier, dornier228 Also stuff like
U209 subs and the famous Bofors FH77B 155mm howitzers. so there’s nothing inherently pro- or anti-western in them inspite of some “fond hopes” expressed here. while expressing “token support” for the palestinians they were busy shoring up ties with israel way back in the mid80s.

they are every bit as crafty as the previous govt. more so
I’d say by virtue of long experience.

May 19, 2004 at 5:09 pm in reply to: Admiral Groshkov And the Indian Navy #2681637

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Sharmaji, I heard about 50 T72s have been upged.

May 19, 2004 at 5:04 pm in reply to: Admiral Groshkov And the Indian Navy #2681645

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> if T-72s is as good as T-90,

wrong again! here are the diffs I know of:
1. T90M india purchased has a welded turret. T72 has a weaker cast
turret. photos have been posted in tank-net.org
2. T90M has a more modern gun
3. T90M has better quality of armour
4. T90M has a 1000hp engine, T72 has 750hp
5. T90M can be fitted with Shtora (though india has not done so yet)
6. T90M for india has been fitted with french optics and FCS. infact
Simon Tan over at tank-net.org was claiming its the same FCS and
commanders sight as on LeClerc MBT.
7. T90M has ERA from the start.
8. T90M has the gun fired ATGM

T90M in indian hands is far superior to the old T72s already in
service. Some T72s also being upgraded with new ERA, comm & land
nav system, polish DRAWA FCS etc. but weaknesses like cast turret will remain ofcourse. another incarnation is Tank-Ex a T72 chassis fitted with a Arjun turret. This is set to undergo extensive trials this summer and winter in harsh field conditions.
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE4-5/nitin.html

I dont want to hijack this thread far from the main topic, I shall not
post anymore here on off-topic issues.

May 19, 2004 at 2:27 pm in reply to: f-22 raptor in china #2681732

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silly thread. best left to certain chinese fora.

May 19, 2004 at 2:17 pm in reply to: Admiral Groshkov And the Indian Navy #2681753

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phrozen, the first HAL SU30MKI is expected to roll out in early 2006. the local content
will increase in batches ending up in local components for the AL31FP.

May 19, 2004 at 2:16 pm in reply to: Admiral Groshkov And the Indian Navy #2681757

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I dunno where chinese web experts get their data from, but India has well established
repair facilities for all the eqpt it fields with some notable exceptions for small volume eqpt like Mi26 helicopter (these are flown to russia for overhauling).

Also hundreds of thousands of INSAS have been built and are being used today – nobody is going to put their life on line with a bad rifle. Search in gettyimages.com
for “india army” to satisfy yourself. Optical sights are being issued something which
cannot be said for the obsolete G3 fielded in our neighbour.

Arjun MBT has already entered service and 56 have been produced with around 108
more to go in the first tranche. Production is on. It has better kit than the T90M which
is the “lo” end of the mix. with israeli collab the LAHAT ATGM has been successfully
testfired (longer range than Reflecks on T90M) and a active defence system is in
the works.

Sorry its tiring to deflate baloons but quite necessary ….

May 18, 2004 at 10:22 pm in reply to: 29 Mil helicopters for Czech Republic #2682262

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what has been the most produced medium helicopter in the world ?

(a) Mi8-Mi17 family
(b) UH-1
(c) SH/UH-60
(d) Puma

May 18, 2004 at 2:28 pm in reply to: Possible future buyers of PAK-FA #2682437

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considering it will have a 10-12 yr test pgm before entering service and if it meets
the stated perf objective maybe India would join the project and use it as the successor & supplement of MKI for A-2-A work from 2020 onward ?

MCA is onlee supposed to be designed for A-2-G role so India sure needs a stealthy
fast successor to the MKI.

May 17, 2004 at 5:36 pm in reply to: JSF troubles #2682773

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pervasive obesity is a uniquely american problem 🙂 too much TV,
too much food at dirt cheap prices, and too much car car not enough walk walk.

May 16, 2004 at 4:13 pm in reply to: Admiral Groshkov And the Indian Navy #2683255

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a few backfires make no difference . they are large complex a/c probably needing high
downtime. So you’d need 20 to have say 10 available to go at anytime.

I dont really see what a backfires bring to table for IN.
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