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defenceman

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GiantPanda said:
Cdr Sandeep Dhawan(R),Naval Maritime Pilot

(Delulu is the state of Indian professionals and officials not just randoms, IMHO!)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1993337616113258905

Full video of the Tejas crash from WL Tan:
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Hi,
Goodluck with meteor integration try to get asap in maximum numbers for Rafale then lure
French govt to give you source code for meteor to integrate with Tejas( which is highly unlikel)
at least not until French fulfill back log for other customers and supplied india with their rest of the
order for Rafale
thank you
 
Gloire_bb

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Clango said:
they were considering buying the tejas?????????? why is it because the azerbaijani bought JF17 block 3s???
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Tbf, Tejas is a practical match for Armenia.
Provided it works.

-It's small and fits in old mig-21 penals, and overall is relatively easy to hide;
-It's modern enough to prosecute PD intercepts/deliver tactical stand off strike - and other than certain lack of p:w, it fits exact Armenian needs well (it was built just for that);
-It's affordable, and India is desperate enough for first customer to offer one hell of a deal, maybe even compared to ODKB internal ones;
-It uses key Russian weapons or almost certainly can be made to accept them very fast(original Astra seeker comes from Russia).

It's certainly more reasonable procurement than huge Su-30sms, which are completely out of place in a country you barely can switch on reheat over. The main con is of course exact same why no one other than Armenia buys Indian weapons. They, excuse me, s*ck, and for decades struggle to show visible improvement.
It doesn't mean all is lost, and at some point bad reputation usually stops matching reality, but first customer needs to be in despair to place such risky bets.
 
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sheogorath

sheogorath

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Gloire_bb said:
Tbf, Tejas is a practical match for Armenia.
Provided it works.

-It's small and fits in old mig-21 penals, and overall is relatively easy to hide;
-It's modern enough to prosecute PD intercepts/deliver tactical stand off strike - and other than certain lack of p:w, it fits exact Armenian needs well (it was built just for that);
-It's affordable, and India is desperate enough for first customer to offer one hell of a deal, maybe even compared to ODKB internal ones;
-It uses key Russian weapons or almost certainly can be made to accept them very fast(original Astra seeker comes from Russia).

It's certainly more reasonable procurement than huge Su-30sms, which are completely out of place in a country you barely can switch on reheat over. The main con is of course exact same why no one other than Armenia buys Indian weapons. They, excuse me, s*ck, and for decades struggle to show visible improvement.
It doesn't mean all is lost, and at some point bad reputation usually stops matching reality, but first customer needs to be in despair to place such risky bets.
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Honestly, what happened with Ecuador's Dhruvs and how India handled it should be a cautionary tale to not buy anything bigger than small arms and munition from them, no matter how desperate you are.
 
_killuminati_

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Gloire_bb said:
Armenia is less than one step away from invasion, as Zangezur corridor issue is at hand.

First of all, country is split. Their previous Karabakh relationship was deeply corrupt, but current one, while more popular, is seen by good chunk of country as outright treacherous.

Russia, main safety provider, is astranged by Armenian pro-western leadership and Armenian nationalists; it's also preoccupied. Not enough? Look at what Azerbaijan now buys from everyone. Heavy AA. There's literally one country in the entire region who's calculus is affected by AA procurement.

Iran, the only realistic help should things turn really bad, is equally estranged by same western overtures, it is defeated(and for it next conflict with Israel is not if, it's when), and cut off by the very same Zangezur corridor.

France and US? Haha, what else can be said here. Not like they're genuine in the first place, and even if they were - geography is tough, Azerbaijan is more valuable.

Armenia is actually desperate now. And light fighters could potentially make a difference for them.
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Why not just buy from China then? JL-9, JL-10, K-8, or even J-10. Armenia has some militaries ties with China; the latter provides the former with small sums of military aid.
 
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