tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post3539475785681114709..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: It’s official, Gorshkov gets delayed by another yearBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-22889279587320653842012-10-13T12:25:59.308-07:002012-10-13T12:25:59.308-07:00Sir, some recent updates on other defense blogs ar...Sir, some recent updates on other defense blogs are saying that IAF has reduced projected FGFA numbers from 214 to 144. Do you have any info on this? Thanks.आदित्यhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492621250450242580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-28317240531681466472012-10-11T23:42:44.293-07:002012-10-11T23:42:44.293-07:00Very Well. The Navy Chiefs and their unprofessiona...Very Well. The Navy Chiefs and their unprofessional staff need to be investigated. This is an open and shut case of corruption in the government, which inludes the Navy.<br />One Navy Chief goes to New Zealand and now another Navy Chief goes to Canada. <br />Cant somebody see the smoke?Rahulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-56988069631862979832012-10-11T22:22:45.923-07:002012-10-11T22:22:45.923-07:00This confimation of what was already suspected is ...This confimation of what was already suspected is big, coming at such an early time. I wonder if even this 2023 can be done.<br /><br />That means LCA Mk2 makes all the more sense now. And if our establishment can be more ambitious then the AMCA perhaps could be speeded up. I personally doubt the second option though.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-26839840454321655562012-10-11T08:55:06.976-07:002012-10-11T08:55:06.976-07:00Just further exposes India as a strictly amateur p...Just further exposes India as a strictly amateur player in the armed forces field. Carrier program in deep shit. FGFA delayed and Indian contribution is likely to be minimal and restricted to avionics only. Submarine numbers shrinking and no end to force level emasculation there. Artillery procurement strictly a joke. Tank scene bleak for Indian MIL complex (does such a beast exist?). Destroyers delayed, no sign of P17A signing, can go on and on.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-91074795036263704972012-10-11T05:17:11.837-07:002012-10-11T05:17:11.837-07:00Bad choices have been made over and over again. T...Bad choices have been made over and over again. The two clear choices are: 1) Take risk and build at home; let the domestic ship builders learn from their mistakes and become world class ship builders that can deliver to the needs of Indian Navy; OR 2) spend money on foreign builders, gain nothing on timelines, gain no experience, and have limited opportunity for building to match the need.<br /><br />I have a feeling, this is not the last time this will happen. Whenever there is a deal too good to be true, you know which country will show-up at the negotiation table.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-41125085073331440072012-10-11T04:22:47.094-07:002012-10-11T04:22:47.094-07:00The times seem to have changed. Now perhaps Russia...The times seem to have changed. Now perhaps Russia is behind and doing copy and reverse engineering of the Chinese designs.Mr. RAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-55517455249903383632012-10-11T03:12:41.842-07:002012-10-11T03:12:41.842-07:00We have to wait for the GORKSHOV ,who else will gi...We have to wait for the GORKSHOV ,who else will give us a aircraft carrier,USA won't,Israel doesn't make them so it's only Russia,and they also give us the know how of the defense technology on the ARIHANTH NUCLEAR SUBMARINE,and the FGFA .so no other go until we become a self sustaining defense industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-31665251993965283672012-10-11T02:46:30.418-07:002012-10-11T02:46:30.418-07:00would you be able to reveal... the idendity of the...would you be able to reveal... the idendity of the driver... of the truck which was carrying... the generators for... INS Vikrant...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-91965870451514078882012-10-10T20:04:51.233-07:002012-10-10T20:04:51.233-07:00so,by the time India will start inducting its glor...so,by the time India will start inducting its glorious fifth generation aircraft,developed by our Great HAL,US will have completed more than 90 percent of its work on sixth generation aircraft.<br /><br />US has already begun to work on 6 generation aircraft,considering the fact that it takes around 20 to 25 years to develop these aircrafts,by the time India inducts first squadron of its glorious fifth generation aircraft,US will be testing its prototype of 6 generation aircraft,and perhaps a new stealth bomber aircraft to replace B-2 and B-52.<br />i see more glorious days for Indian defense sector.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-67591025672006686612012-10-10T19:29:02.266-07:002012-10-10T19:29:02.266-07:00Never sold weapons to Indias enemies etc? What abo...Never sold weapons to Indias enemies etc? What about the huge sales to China including the near complete redesign of their MIC?<br />Also, what about the JF-17 engines?<br /><br />Russians led by an arrogant Putin, are becoming more and more like the US in terms of thinking partners are client states and then using double speak..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com