Originally posted by xanadu
Earlier reports suggested that the Indians were looking to foreign firms including Russian , French and US companies in developing an engine for the MCA. Snecma anyone???

Xanadu

ANy source of your info?

F22 is not provide cover for naval battle groups, its for forces that are sitting in a foreign country on their airbases such as bases at Qatar, Kuwait and such depending on which theatre they have to serve in. That is the same way F-16s are used today along with F-15s.

You would never see an F-16/15 providing support to the naval battle group, rather its own 90+ aircraft provides support.

battle group has to be self sufficient in every aspect whether be it fuel, resources or defensive measure. You cant expect an aircrfat flown form few hundred miles if not thounsad mile radius to go and provide cover.

That was the whole basis of argument for poeple who were against indian acquisition of AC. If it can’t have enough aircrfat to do interdiction and defensive operations then there is no sense of it. One AC won’t do much and thats why Thai and other countries that have one aircraft without any significant airwing are any threat.

both the diagrams are completely diff, the intakes, the tail end, wings, you name…….

Erez, I hope you would rest ypur case now and stop shouting phosotshoped Levi pictures.

I doubt it is a Grifo. PAF has also looked at Thales RC400 radar for JF-17 which is a very capable radar. But, for logistics reason, PAF might eventually go with Grifo.

no one is becoming nationalistic or defensive, the fact of the matter is that most indians here love to change the story and claim conspiracy theories when it comes to china or pakistan.

by the way, i am not a pakistani nor a chinese. I have travelled to all three countries on business trip and my company extensively deals with defense related entities in these countries.

Aviation is my interest since I have been a consultant in defense industry and that is why i take interest in Chinese, Pakistan and Indian AFs.

India has come out with some good products, dont get me wrong, but the kinda arrogance you guys have irks most people on the internet and in day-to-day dealings.

Its hard too hard for you guys to admit that China and Pakistan have progressed drastically in the field of military hardware and that is simply not acceptable to you guys, blame it on being the self proclaimed aryan race or the shock it gave you guys.

It would be interesting to see where all three of you would be in next 5 years.

matt

there is no such current issue with the engine…. that was propaganda made by people like you. If Chinese made a decision to use RD-93 for the FC-1 then obviously they had a “deal” with Russia.

I am shocked that he has claimed FTC-2000’s nose looks like Kfir:p