Abhi

as far as i remember it was in the movies beginning when they showed tomcat doing takeoffs and landings.

thats good.

PAULO, One thing is sure you are really crazy about migs. i have some good photos of IAF migs and i will send them to you .

the russians are cash crunched,they will now sell weapons to everyone,even USA.

thnx to all you guys there.

The winner’s jackpot could soon become even bigger in what is already the world’s most lucrative fighter aircraft tender: India’s proposed purchase of 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) for an estimated Rs 51,000 crore ($11 billion). The reason: a breakdown in India’s long-running negotiations with French aircraft manufacturer, Dassault Aviation, for upgrading 51 Indian Air Force Mirage-2000 fighters. According to senior IAF sources, Dassault has flatly refused to reduce its quote of Rs 10,000 crores (US $2.1 billion) for extending the service life of the IAF’s Mirage-2000 fleet by fitting new radars and avionics. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) considers this price --- Rs 196 crores (US $41 million) per aircraft --- unacceptably high, given that the airframes and engines will not be changed. In comparison, each of the 126 brand-new, next-generation MMRCAs will cost some Rs 400 crores (US $87 million) per aircraft. That includes the cost of technology transfers, as well as capital costs for setting up a manufacturing line in India. Once those costs are amortised, additional MMRCAs would be significantly cheaper. Dassault’s India head, Posina V Rao has not returned multiple phone calls from Business Standard. MoD sources say that Rao is engaged in last-ditch attempts to salvage the deal. But, the MoD is veering around to the viewpoint that the Mirage-2000 fleet should continue service in its current form. After six squadrons (126 aircraft) of MMRCAs have entered IAF service, an additional two squadrons of MMRCAs would be built to replace the 51 Mirage-2000 fighters. That amounts to a 40% rise in the MMRCA’s numbers. Israeli aerospace companies have reportedly entered the fray, offering to upgrade the Mirage-2000 for half the price being quoted by Dassault. The MoD, however, is not inclined to accept that offer. Price negotiations for the Mirage-2000 upgrade have travelled a rocky road over the last two years. Initially, Dassault quoted Rs 13,500 crores (US $2.9 billion), which it brought down to the current level of Rs 10,000 crores (US $2.1 billion) after the IAF diluted its upgrade requirements. But the MoD believes Dassault’s reduced bid only reflects the diluted requirements, rather than any flexibility on the part of Dassault. The IAF, traditionally a staunch supporter of Dassault and the Mirage-2000 fighter, is apparently changing its views. Dassault, say pilots, has badly damaged its credibility during the recent negotiations by arm-twisting the IAF over the supply of spares for the Mirage-2000 fleet. The Gwalior-based IAF squadrons that currently fly the Mirage-2000 are Number 1 squadron (Tigers) and Number 7 squadron (Battle Axes). Five of the six contenders for the MMRCA contract --- Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Eurofighter, Gripen and RAC MiG --- know they could reap handsome gains, through larger fighter orders, if India chooses not to upgrade the Mirage-2000. The sixth contender, Dassault Aviation, realises that failure to negotiate the Mirage-2000 upgrade contract could seriously damage the chances of its Rafale fighter in the MMRCA contract. The fighters in contention for the MMRCA contract are sequentially undergoing flight trials and evaluation, which the IAF expects to complete by April 2010. It will take another six months to finalise the trial report and submit that to India’s MoD. The MoD will then announce the winner of the contract. -as reported by ajay shuklas blog 'broadsword'.

at least the Brazilian govt is doing something (btw $100 million is very huge money for a police dept.,are they trying to arm every policeman with G-36's).

WELL I dont know what eject is trying to prove by writing about english. but one point is sure oz refused to join the quad,maybe their inherited dislike or more accurately to say disgust for Indians. they treat us like a threat not as a friend. regarding my english ,generally we at CA dont take much care of the language or grammer,after coming from college i ve only 5 min to write that. and most of the time i write without looking at grammar .US and UK guys here also commit spellings mistakes bcoz we have little time to look at our language. its very funny that the topic starter himself is going off topic. and yes,REMEMBER THIS IS NOT A COMMUNICATION SKILLS CLASS.

yes,its the cheapest and meets all the IAF specs,second it can be integrated with any kind of weapons(i ve heard that after installing russian avionics it can also fire russian weapons) super cruise,low cost and ToT. only problem is its payload as compared to other counterparts. but in gripen ng these issues will be fixed. saab says if it wins the contract india can manufacture their own versions. IAF in near future is not going to prefer russian fighters except sukhois.and gripen is the best choice. range is not a issue as the targets are not very far away.(Pakistan- China) if there will be no pressure from US (which is not going to happen,they banned Israel from exporting avionics to gripen in the mmrca) then gripen is the clear winner.

the chances of MIG WINNING is very less as IAF prefers western fighters(maintenance issue)

yes yes i do remember that.

what i am seeing is a act of stupidity,rafale is already short on some specs and now this? dassault is acting against its own.

due to good economic relations i think there will be not any large scale war,however skirmishes will continue. the article says India is encircling china by forming an alliance with US,Australia,Japan. however this was started by the US not India and Australia simply refused. Indians leaders are well aware that we can not match china but we are just focussing on our defence. the change in missile strategy shows this,earlier emphasis was laid on making missiles which can strike inner china but now we are developing anti ballistic missiles to counter Chinese and Pakistani missile threat. second despite its hostility china is indias second largest trade partner a war will also damage the chinese economy.

surely thats q-5,its also available at combatace.

the recent downing of a police helicopter in rio may hamper its image.

India and Russia after negotiations and glitches,are now going full steam ahead to finalize the joint project for the stealth fifth gen fighter aircraft(FGFA),Which will have super maneuverability and super-cruising. the Indian FGFA will based upon the single seater Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA being currently developed by Russia. indution date is speculated to be around 2017. India and Russia will then also ink the fresh inter-governmental agreement on military cooperation to extend their strategic partnershipby another 10 years. among other projects are brahmos 2 hypersonic cruise missile,50 more su-30mki's in addition to the 230 contracted,more mig-29k for the Indian navy,smerch MLRS systems,K-152 nerpa submarine,1,657 T-90 MBT's,gorshkov aircraft carrier,stealth frigates and some reports even indicate India's willingness to acquire the S-400 Triumph SAM systems. while it is obviously good news for the russians as China decided to go solo in its 5th gen fighter program,russia was also unable to persuade Brazil in the project.

till now i haven't come across any images of k-15 only trucks with canisters are displayed. wikipedia reports that SL brahmos is undergoing trials.(read article brahmos in wikipedia).

the K-15 sagarika SLBM and SL brahmos will be added,AFIK.

yeah i also saw that, Wikipedia says that the trial flight is scheduled in end of 2009.

after watching mustang tutorials i noticed that we can unwrap only low detail models or may be iam wrong. please explain unwrapping step by step as decal making is shown.

Iwas wondering If anyone can tell me about whats new in SFP2E . first i thought it will be same with some new planes and campaigns but when i saw new mods being released separately for it i got to know its different. what i want to know is improvements in game engine game gfx new units (both airplanes and ground objects) etc. if the topic is already discussed please provide the link.

last and final qestion,whats the price.

so which game to buy SF2 OR SF2E. Ive heard that thirdwire games are only available on online store.

how can i do this,by downloading patches from tw?