It was discussed in the IAF thread recently although there was no comparison made. The ACES should atleast be equal to it (or why the talk about the F 16IN being better than the Block 60)

Russian Mil for Mi-35

I thought it was the MI 28.

Did I understand you the right way? You want to put components from LCA into superior aircrafts and not the other way around? What LCA components would be useful in MMRCA?

Well most other aircrafts will come with better things than what is already in the LCA. The Mig 35 would have to be MKIzed like the Su 30. So you can expect Rwrs, Mission computers, ECM and other things that is indigenous

And add another type to IAF? What would be the advantage?

The Mirages are already going to be upgraded and kept in service are they not ? So it is retiring a type and inducting another in its place. 😉

Does anyone want to second my recommendation for Scooter to become a moderator?

I second it 🙂

The fact that the Tigers were annihilated as a fighting force in the past year pretty much attests to the fact that the current SL government doesn’t consult with India for its own security — unlike the governments in the first two decades of the war.

Its a petty poor claim. Actually the Lankans were discussing with the Norse with regards to the peace process and all. India actually intervened to aid Sri Lanka and not against it. Get your facts right.

Sri Lanka is a buffer zone between India and whom? Who is on the other side of Sri Lanka?

Every nation around India except Bhutan has a patron elsewhere outside the subcontinent. We see it in their armed forces.

I said buffer zones or spheres of influence. As for China being the patron of India’s neighbours well may be true in some cases. But in the case of Sri Lanka, Nepal etc, they can only swing that way that much. They remain well with in India’s sphere.

India did intervene first arming the Tamil terrorists and then by landing its Army.

You know what happened, Those terrorists raised by Indira the former PM killed her son Rajiv. In case of IPKF, both Lanka and tamil terrorists joined in massacre of 1000 Indian soldiers.

Believe me, no Indian leader would like to repeat the same.
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Its funny that the Tamils weapons of choice were always Chinese and European.

Actually the Sri Lankans Armed forces did nothing against the IPKF. It had to face the tamils and it was not a popular move back in India. It is a bit like Russians sending their army against slavs elsewhere. If there was real political will in India’s part with regards to the elimination of the Tamil rebals, it would have achieved the task long ago.

both Lanka and tamil terrorists joined in massacre of 1000 Indian soldiers

That is not true, it is disgusting and insulting to both Sri Lanka and India.

This is very good news. Actually what USS said would be a good way to move forward keeping your stuff sourced from different sources.

I think if this decision came a bit early the P-1 would have been a great alternative for the P 8s that India bought.