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These paper pushing leeches present in MOD and upper Jurnail echelon need to face the firing squad right now.
These paper pushing leeches present in MOD and upper Jurnail echelon need to face the firing squad right now.
Keep on getting new dates then, if you think anything will change in PSU it will not, now I not blaming the talent, most of the guys are very talented and will be swooped up by private industry but the culture in there is just not changing.
If you think TEJAS mk1 is just being delayed because of GE, then they are taking you for a ride, it’s one of the problems not the only problem.
Well of course all blame is not on PSU and there is user issues as well but you have to start from somewhere.
kickbacks are everywhere in some form or other you just need to equip Indian private industry enough to do that for generals to prefer them.
This is something no one will say openly but will end up happening
These paper pushing leeches present in MOD and upper Jurnail echelon need to face the firing squad right now.
MRFA was also Plan B for in case the LCA Mk-2 program failed or took a long time or was sub optimal. Once the Mk-2 won the confidence of the IAF , GoI perhaps thought the MRFA can be junked & 72 nos can do the trick for the time being. In case the need was felt 18-36 nos could be ordered later.These paper pushing leeches present in MOD and upper Jurnail echelon need to face the firing squad right now.
What's puzzling is why did the damn MoD & GoI not go in for the additional Rafales in 2020 itself once we started receiving deliveries of the first lot of the 2016 order particularly since we paid for 2 bases to be modified ?
It's a goddamned mess that's what it is. In any case the decision seems to have been made . These moves are just eyewash .
Tejas MK1 has been delivered we are waiting for Tejas MK1AKeep on getting new dates then, if you think anything will change in PSU it will not, now I not blaming the talent, most of the guys are very talented and will be swooped up by private industry but the culture in there is just not changing.
If you think TEJAS mk1 is just being delayed because of GE, then they are taking you for a ride, it’s one of the problems not the only problem.
Well of course all blame is not on PSU and there is user issues as well but you have to start from somewhere.
kickbacks are everywhere in some form or other you just need to equip Indian private industry enough to do that for generals to prefer them.
This is something no one will say openly but will end up happening
One of the less discussed/known reasons behind acquisition of just 36 rafales initially... the then defence secretary in an interview said they had plans to procure upto 150 rafales in a phased manner... why phased manner? To avoid block obsolescence as happened in case of SU-30MKI where the last of the MKIs delivered by HAL in 2019 was on exact same specifications as those delivered in the mid 2000s. The last of the MKIs delivered were below "state of the art"... & now the entire fleet is in need of upgrade all at once.
This situation was to be avoided with phase wise induction of rafale with each successive lot being better than the previous.
But... Italian pappu came in between.
Remember this post @DumbPilotBuddy, I also know all the jargons of different tracking mode in a radar.
Infact you talked about burn through
And here I'd mentioned the same thing
Every single day we're improving the SWaP of systems. Every single day somewhere someone is getting closer in miniaturising something. Each day we're finding new ways to do the work of humans using machines.
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Same is for AWACS too; no matter how much you and I argue on its efficacy, throw jargon to prove our superiority in knowledge...it's just a matter time before we see more and UAV based systems appearing everywhere. It has already happened in other arenas, it'll happen in AWACS too.
Mark my words
It's unfortunate that we as a nation, as an air-force, as a MIC have failed to catch this train in time but this doesn't mean others are also lagging behind.
The writing's on the wall.
Buddy, I also know all the jargons of different tracking mode in a radar.
Infact you talked about burn through
And here I'd mentioned the same thing
Every single day we're improving the SWaP of systems. Every single day somewhere someone is getting closer in miniaturising something. Each day we're finding new ways to do the work of humans using machines.
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Same is for AWACS too; no matter how much you and I argue on its efficacy, throw jargon to prove our superiority in knowledge...it's just a matter time before we see more and UAV based systems appearing everywhere. It has already happened in other arenas, it'll happen in AWACS too.
Mark my words
It's unfortunate that we as a nation, as an air-force, as a MIC have failed to catch this train in time but this doesn't mean others are also lagging behind.
The writing's on the wall.
Remember this post @DumbPilot
Just witnessed history being rewritten infront of our eyes by unmanned systems
View: https://x.com/TheDeadDistrict/status/1873999695867240684?s=19
An unmanned naval surface vessel downing a manned aerial platforms for the very first time
This changes everything, for decades ASuW aircrafts have prowled the seas unchallenged but now they've a threat. It's also extremely concerning for us too as we'd be facing the ghost fleet of Chinese Navy armed with such USVs.
Option 1 : Import F 35
Lets say India negotiates (begs) US to allow purchase of 36 F 35 aircraft throughout 2025-26. Finally US agrees and in 2026-27 a deal is signed for ~$8 bn.
The deal will include US weapons like AIM 120 C7, JDAM, etc and WILL be subject to US rules and regulations regarding intended usage. Also, India will have ZERO access to IP and will need to reply on US contractors to service these aircraft.
The first aircraft will be delivered 4-6 years after the signing of the deal (2030-2031). Then the rest over the next two years (2032-2033).
Option 2 : Persist on AMCA
By comparison, AMCA rollout is scheduled for 2026, which is reasonable given titanium bulkhead cutting and other small scale part manufacturing started in 2022.
First flight, depending on how many subsystems are installed in the AMCA will be 2027-2028. Then add another 3 years of tests (weapon-radar integration, certification, flight envelope tests, manuals, troubleshooting, compatibility) and by 2030-31 you have a somewhat ready IOC capable fighter.
Another 2 years 2032-2033 you have a FOC capable AMCA. If we sign GE F414 engine deal in 2025 (hopefully) and it takes 2 years to build the facility while we import some GE F414 engines as part of the deal, then by 2027 facility is ready. By 2028 domestic assembly of GE F414 commences and by 2031-32 everything is in place for AMCA to be mass produced and inducted.
Conclusion :
In both cases, India won't receive a 5th generation fighter before 2031-32 at the earliest. Bear in mind that it will take another 2-3 years to have at least 2-3 operationally ready squadrons of the F 35/AMCA so ~2034.
India needs to produce more SU 30 MKI, mass produce Tejas MK2, finish the 180 Tejas MK1A and missile-radar max until the mid 2030s.
1. That is a UK Parliament report from January 2024. Test firing a missile vs certifying the same is different. Even Astra MK2 has been test fired from Su 30 MKI but isn't considered ready for operational use.
2. These are NOT HAL-ADA timelines but a sort of guesstimate based on their track record and delivery schedules/ guarantees of GE and LM.
3. Tejas MK2 is scheduled for a rollout late next year (October 2025) which is perfectly reasonable since project sanction was in September 2022 and prototypes take 36 months to build. First flight is in 2026.
IAF has commited to 100-120 Tejas MK2 (final numbers ~200) which will be need since Mig 29 and Mirage 2000 will reach retirement in mid 2030s.
The Tejas MK2 helps build the industrial pathway (GE F414 engines, MIDHANI titanium forgings, HAL Titanium 50000 ton press, etc) to ease the AMCA's production. It doesn't matter what China inducts since we are the ones playing catch up and not them and they are already nearing 6th generation platforms.
4. I really think this is too absurd to even entertain. IAF has issued a RFP to HAL for these 97 aircraft. The idea is to have 180-220 low end interceptors to replace Mig 21/Mig 23/Mig 27/Jaguar.
The plan was on hold due to the GE F404 engine delay which is now showing signs of getting resolved. The engine production line has restarted and by mid 2025 (March-May/June 2025) new GE F404 engines will start reaching IAF.
Even older GE F404 102/103 engines are available as 'reserve engines' by GE to deliver the Tejas MK1A to IAF and then swap out with new built GE F404 IN20 as available.
5. India is NOT a partner nation to the F 35 program. If your country's flag is not listed below then you are not a priority for deliveries.
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However if Singapore and Czech Republic can get F 35s then India can atleast hope for vanilla F 35s but these won't arrive before 2030-2031.
There were no construction activities taking place 5 years ago (i.e. 2019), the design configuration of the Tejas Mk2 itself was only frozen in 2019.The point of this whole argument is that HAL or DRDO would deliver AMCA by 2034. That assumption is completely wrong. If you are struggling to deliver a 4.5G Tejas Mk2 from 5 years ago, the most realistic assumption is that they would try to deliver it by 2040.
If someone gave me a F-35A, each time a new committee or panel was set up then today I'd have had 25 squadrons.HAL forms panel to negotiate GE-F414 deal with US, aims to ink it by March 2025
Tata is a production agency like Hal let’s see how many they deliver before their deadline, I guess all c295 will be delivered on time And in the next gen transport requirement they will become system integrators and will have a design of their own.It is better to ((( keep getting dates ))) rather than chop up and throw DRDO, HAL to suit-boot wolves, with that after the dhandhos have finished digesting and shitting out whatever they had, you will get absolutely nothing, atleast at the end of Tariq pe Tariq you will get an IOC Tejas or Prachand or Arjun or ATAGS even if Genrols don't place big order.
Private sector dhandhos cannot compete with phoren orgs in terms of bribes and favors, max is they will do screwdrivergiri like Tata is doing in an attempt to eat the crumbs that fall from Foreign Vendor masta's table
I don't blame the dhandhos, they have to see their profit, revenue and all, no point fighting with Genrols and Air Marshlols since they have no skin in the same and are better served by doing screwdriver giri of Impoorted platforms which get the profits
Ask Baba Kalyani, the old man has made like 6 different artillery systems including like 2 self propelled ones, but the only order he has got till now is for the screwdrivered version of South African MPV Mbombe 4 called Kalyani M4 in Import Army service.