Flashback…. 😀

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Sour grapes I detect. Maybe you notice the Chinese have launched KJ 200, oh yea it was copied before PAF got hands on it. Chinese are good.

Which grapes are sour? for whom?

Why do you think that KJ 200 = Erieye? In case ‘if’ they are similar than why Pakistan went for Erieye instead of KJ 200 which China already launched?

Why there is no PAF marking? instead SAAB logo? 😮

INS Viraat recently returned to service after years long refit…

Photo credit: K. Chandni, Bharat Rakshak

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Galleries/5265-1/viraat01+032.jpg

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Galleries/5287-1/viraat01+123.jpg

The last information is:
The taxi trials were performed by prototype called “Комплексный Натурный Стенд”, which may be translated as “comprehensive real testbed”. There are also a flyable prototype T-50-1 and a static strength test prototype T-50-0. According to another information T-50 is smaller than Su-27, will have 10 internal weapon stations, have thrust to weight ration of 1,4, the wing has lots of devices. PAK-FA is called to be definitely superior to F-22. :dev2:

Yes according to some sources they have built three prototypes for ground and initial flight tests.

the wing has lots of devices.

Control surfaces? or active/passive sensors?

PAK-FA is called to be definitely superior to F-22. :dev2:

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Navy gets shipyard to build new subs
Posted: Friday , Dec 25, 2009 at 0259 hrs New Delhi:

Days after the Indian Navy conveyed its concerns regarding a depleting submarine to the Defence Acquisition Council, Defence Ministry’s highest decision making body on procurements, a key shipyard has been transferred to the ministry for the construction of conventional and nuclear submarines. The Indian submarine fleet is expected to halve by 2012 as the Navy phases out older generation boats even as shopping for new submarines is hampered by the “extreme shortage” of shipyards.

The Navy currently has 16 Russian and German origin submarines as against the sanctioned fleet strength of 24. Half of these will reach the end of their service life by 2012. In fact, the Navy still operates two Foxtrot submarines that were inducted in 1970’s and have far surpassed their service lives. The mainstay of Navy’s submarine fleet are the 10 Kilo Class boats, which are being slowly upgraded in Russia.

The Navy desperately needs new submarines but only six Scorpene submarines, the first of which will not enter service before 2012, are on order. A separate order for six more Scorpene boats, which will arrive after 2017, had been temporarily put off due to shortage of shipyards.

The Navy, sources said, had expressed its inability to find a shipyard for construction of a second line of submarines as all shipyards it has are fully booked. Scorpene submarines are being built at Mazgaon Docks Limited in Mumbai. With the Cabinet clearance given to the transfer of Vishakhapatnam’s Hindustan Shipyard to Defence Ministry, the Navy’s plans for building new submarines will now resume.

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http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Navy-gets-shipyard-to-build-new-subs/559027

Impotent policy makers in MoD lead to such a situation. They not only lack futuristic plans but also very slow in procurement policies with minimum utilization of money allocated. The IN should buy second line submarine on fast track and the number should be atleast 10. A JV would be better but currently situation is so bad that they have to buy one. It should be capable of firing Brahmos. The IN needs atleast two submarines per year produced by the Indian shipyards.