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Leave the kid alone...
Absolutely shameless by Indian media
Su-30 mki is better than F-15Excellent press briefing, that how it should be done. I remember Air Marshal Bharti as a Group Captain and SU-30 MKI pilot who came on a NatGeo documentary about the IAF. His explanation about the dog-fighting abilities of the SU-30 in the documentary was interesting. To sum up- thats how press briefings should be.
No country will help us develop our own engines . Even the Chinese have struggled after copying and stealing Russian and Western tech . It requires huge investment to attract the trained personal to work in this field . The Indian govt can do it , but it can't be as a part of the DRDO , they need to start a dedicated organization and fund it lavishly .What I can summate from this is this.
1) We are not ready for a 2 front war,not economically stronger to withstand the pressure of powers be.
2)We must accelerate the domestic production be it howitzers or drones or LCA or even sukhois ( super sukhoi upgrade ).A nation that can replenish losses fast will win the war.
3) Got to be very serious on indigenous efforts in jet engines ,I guess kaveri cold section will be good enough for uav but for anything manned we need more efforts.No nation is going to help in hot section despite stupid claims of media.GTRE will prove to be insufficient and we need a dedicated special program with different salary structure on par with global giants to achieve it .How we do it ....I don't know.
4) The big elephant in room...5 th generation ,atleast as a stop gap.2 squadrons of su-57 asap.Even with al-41 engines will do but we need them in next 3 years.AMCA will take atleast 10 years.
5)Upgradation of mig-29k.I was listening to everyone in last 3 days to use the carrier.Our mig-29k has very old radar and ew .An old zhuk slotted aray radar.Asap we need either uttam aesa / indigenous equivalent or just get the zhuk ae( not even in Russian production so may be tough to get).
Old F16 spares , junk which America does not make anymore. But gold for a beggar country like Pakistan.Could be F16 spares that either are too costly from America or America has refused to provide, maybe.
Did you watch the press conference and the answer to the question of loss of aircrafts? If yes you don't need to ask these questions. Also the IAF on the 7th may not have been too keen on engaging the PAF as their targets were the camps.![]()
Military operation in Pakistan reveals weaknesses of India's air force
New Delhi has begun to acknowledge the loss of several fighter jets during 'Operation Sindoor.' Military experts suggest that at least one Rafale may be among the destroyed aircraft. This would mark the first loss in combat for the French aircraft.www.lemonde.fr
French are in on the propaganda?
2025 India–Pakistan conflict - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Wiki has been edited accordingly. Under "Aerial skirmishes" Head. Can someone add some information to it? Like how the Pakistani Minister cited "Social media" as "Proof" to the claims?