tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post7220658573203593810..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Critical need led to Rafale buy, although two fighters met IAF criteria: GovernmentBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-20161646994570126002017-12-21T02:41:09.699-08:002017-12-21T02:41:09.699-08:00Keep trying hard to find bofors in rafale ...ajai...Keep trying hard to find bofors in rafale ...ajai<br />good luck with anti bjp political blog <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-1527519732078143712017-12-20T19:58:57.371-08:002017-12-20T19:58:57.371-08:00I think the govt is decisive no doubt, but 36 rafa...I think the govt is decisive no doubt, but 36 rafale is a horrible decision. They need to take at least adequate no of fighters to make at least 6 squadrons. This they couldn't do as the amount of money would've been 18 billion $. This has resulted in another aircraft which will require a huge logistics and maintenance infrastructure not giving its full tactical potential.<br /><br />And the silly explanation that its only going to deliver nukes stands to no logic. You don't need to send expensive fighters to do this anymore.... That's why you have missiles and arihant class submarines.<br /><br />It was a knee jerk reaction... Which has screwed the iaf even more in the long run.<br /><br />They won't be sad though as the rafale is an expensive state of the art aircraft, which they are getting finally.<br /><br /><br />anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445873950328661806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-56794200604047191142017-12-19T02:30:44.036-08:002017-12-19T02:30:44.036-08:00I don't know the issue. This MMRCA was longest...I don't know the issue. This MMRCA was longest and biggest fighter contest that never materialised. After such an exhaustive specs and evaluation is UPA-2 did not decide, IAF cannot wait for long. So what NDA did was right in signing the IGA deal. The value of original MMRCA is not public, if someone does give a number/outside parliament he/she needs to be hauled up under official secrets act. <br />So please let us know why did LUH not get decided in the same period ? Why were there a 10 year delay in scorpene ? Why torpedo deals were torpedoed ? <br />We need a govt that decides , not dithers ! <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-16712904565024439902017-12-18T19:44:10.931-08:002017-12-18T19:44:10.931-08:00Dinner diplomacy with Manishankar ayar prompts GTG...Dinner diplomacy with Manishankar ayar prompts GTG deal.Gulshanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00581404202348443548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-34763630655317108272017-12-18T17:37:05.356-08:002017-12-18T17:37:05.356-08:00Good decision, both economically and technically, ...Good decision, both economically and technically, that EF was not purchased. Sounds like the people of two states are ok with how PM Modi runs the country. Colonel, I think you need to move on from beating this dead horse.<br />Respect..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com