Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

[Corvus Splendens]

I didn't know that Turkey handed S-400 over to NATO. When did that happen? For the sake of India, I really hope that the version of S-400 sold to Turkey was of a downgraded version, the vanilla type, not the advanced version.

Plenty of chatter in Washington recently to bring Turkey back into the JSF program. Getting their hands on the S-400 system after Turkey bought them was always the plan. War in Ukraine put plans into motion.

In a 22 September report, Greece’s Kathimerini newspaper claimed the US made a detailed proposal to Turkey on the matter over the summer. Under that proposal, Turkey could keep the S-400 systems on its soil but under American control and supervision in the US section of Turkey’s sprawling south-eastern Incirlik Airbase.
In return, Washington would readmit Turkey into the F-35 program and lift sanctions it slapped on Turkey’s defence industry in 2020 under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, CAATSA.

Notably, the purported offer follows a similar proposal allegedly made by Turkey during the same period. According to an August report in Turkey’s Cumhuriyet daily, Ankara suggested it could “put them (the S-400s) in boxes, you (the US) inspect” in return for regaining access to F-35s.

Talks on S-400 seen nearing a compromise | eKathimerini.com

During the summer, the United States submitted a detailed proposal for the resolution of the issue regarding Turkey’s acquisition of the Russian S-400 air-defense system.

www.ekathimerini.com

 

[Spitfire IX]

How close is Turkey in getting its own engine? Turkey is still reliant on western nations for the engine powerplant.

They are running and testing their 6,000lb thrust engine. It is reported that it has been run yielding quite a lot more than 6,000 lb thrust. They are working on a 10,000lb thrust afterburning version. Has it been run yet? I don't know.

I have no idea how far they have got in designing and building their 35,000lb thrust engine. I believe that it is aimed to have it tested in a KAAN testbed in 2028/2029.

 

[Azaad]

They are running and testing their 6,000lb thrust engine. It is reported that it has been run yielding quite a lot more than 6,000 lb thrust. They are working on a 10,000lb thrust afterburning version. Has it been run yet? I don't know.

I have no idea how far they have got in designing and building their 35,000lb thrust engine. I believe that it is aimed to have it tested in a KAAN testbed in 2028/2029.

Good luck to them . China's spent decades & billions of USD & has successfully managed to replicate Russia's TFs with suitable improvements.

India's still struggling to develop a suitable TF to power the Tejas after 4 decades.

Let's see what Johny come lately Turkey manages in a decade & a few billion USD.

 

[Azaad]

View: https://youtu.be/4ddfOnTP3dw?si=PpHRUkKq5P57Dh8K

If you think the IAF is in a bad shape , listen to Clutterji's analysis . It's worse than what was previously thought. Plus the IA after demanding huge CAPEX isn't able to spend all of it . It regularly surrenders almost a third of the amount allocated.

And we're most likely to go head on against the Chinese in around 5 years.