And what if the girl wants the kid(or is easier for her to be with the kid) and not the son:rolleyes:

ANd you have to decide whether you see each issue from the perpective of the father or the girl.

And so US is offering APG 79 for the Tejas now for the MKII version??

However you try to spin it (and with the father and son stories nonetheless!), its not coming off!

This is critically going to affect the lrde aesa and the delay the development of the Tejas MKII and also the AMCA.

Not only that the 2052 was an independent option IAF had.It could have been fitted to other aircraft as well eg MKI as a part of upgrade(or the AMCA ).That window is closed.

well I guess next thing you will advocate is to ground all other aircraft and fly only the ones acquired from US as the mmrca.

Still I am really curious about the engine 😀 Looking at lift off of the plane in the first flight I think J-20 and F-22 have similar lift-off 😎

Oh great and next what we will hear is it has got the same avionics as the F -22!:p

It is not what you think it is I am afraid Kramer. America is offering advanced systems to India so it is not capability denying. Its basically Americans saying that a radar developed with their money Elta E/M 2052 should not compete with radars made by American companies in markets like India.

Are you crazy?2052 could have been retrofitted to the Tejas since it has a commonailty with 2032 components.What AESA radar is US offering to fit into the Tejas??

The Indian Navy will raise its 2nd UAV squadron INAS 343 Squadron in Porbandar (famous as the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi) next week. The squadron will operate Searcher Mk-II and Heron UAVs. A third squadron is expected to come up on the country’s eastern seaboard later this year at the INS Parundu air station in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu.

Apart from more Herons, the Indian Navy is currently scouting for HALE UAVs as well as shipborne unmanned rotorcraft.

from livefist

Congratulations to the chinese..credit must be given where it is due.
Seems like it has borrowed a lot of aerodynamics from the J 10 – more like an LO version of the J 10.

Except from, the LO outer form I am sceptical about what else 5th gen tech the chinese can put in there.AESA radar , supercruise , sensor fusion?Not too sure about that.
And that thing appears huge and kindof boxy looking.Not that we will know about the aerodynamic parameters soon enough.

Anycase its a start and after underestimating the chinese for so long its something for the west to really take notice of..

Oh and may I add that the PAKFA is still the best looking :diablo:

Interesting video posted here on the Tejas showing it going through trials

http://tarmak007.blogspot.com/2011/01/part-1-celebrating-tejas-ioc-video.html

Excellent video there!

The old America is bad buying American is wrong attitude currently only exist among arm chair generals with slightly leftist leanings.

The IAF don’t have any problems with American gear, the ADA chose the GE F 414, Navy sent RFI to LM for F 35.

The writing is on the wall……..

I am not pro-anything, I just think in the current strategic climate there is no problem in buying American gear, because we are already doing their bidding in many cases so why not cash in with some good gear ?

…as opposed to other arm chair generals who consider themselves more american than americans themselves so that any criticism of the US however minor is bound to get their goat so to speak.lol.
while in this global economy some form of interdependence cannot be ruled out or even is beneficial bothways , dependence on crucial technologies should be minimised.
current strategic climate means nothing , strategic climate is as transient and unpredictable as the weather ..as they say ..a butterfly flaps its wings in beijing and the weather over new york changes.
there is some sort of writing on the wall alright , not sure that its the correct writing is all.

The real disappointment of the day is the attitude of the ACM of the IAF towards the Tejas. Show some support……

A few encouraging words would have been nice but to be honest , the Tejas has a lot to catch up to.

This is from tarmak blog.This needs to be read and understood by people who melt like butter :p at the mention of the US.More dependence on the US and a worse day will surely come..

http://tarmak007.blogspot.com/2011/01/world-beaters-fly-by-wire-fcs-will-take.html