They can technically return it to Russia or sell them to Ukraine.
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They can technically return it to Russia or sell them to Ukraine.
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The Indians seem to want to sell them to other 3rd countries first. Because it looks more "prestigious" to sell hand-me-downs to other smaller militaries.
But of course Russia and Ukraine may definitely want those T-72s to replenish their own stocks. I just think that if those T-72s were somehow sold to Ukraine, then India is really starting to troll Russia.
They can try. The thing is all the tanks produced have their own chassis number and these people are dumb enough not to remove these. Bulgaria is one such example. They initially claimed they did not send tanks to Ukraine but they left all the signboards in Bulgarian inside and got caught doing it.
The Indians would have to carefully think if backstabbing Russia is that profitable or not.
This article claims the exports would be done in cooperation with Russia. So Russia would supposedly have some kind of input on where the tanks end up.
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why they didn't give the guy on the left a proper gun? Going into battle holding a tiny pistol like that..
Most militaries do not use SMGs. They are basically useless at stopping people wearing modern body armor.
At best it will be used by special forces in certain hostage rescue situations and the like. To reduce hostage fatalities in case you shoot someone by mistake. Military police might also use them.
My guess is the Indian guy with the pistol loaned his SMG to the American guy and used his backup pistol instead. Because that SMG is an MP9 that AFAIK is not used by the US Armed Forces. Not that I know of. But Indian special forces have limited numbers of them. The pistol he's using seems like a Browning Hi-Power 9mm licensed copy the Indians still use.
At best it will be used by special forces in certain hostage rescue situations and the like. To reduce hostage fatalities in case you shoot someone by mistake. Military police might also use them.
My guess is the Indian guy with the pistol loaned his SMG to the American guy and used his backup pistol instead. Because that SMG is an MP9 that AFAIK is not used by the US Armed Forces. Not that I know of. But Indian special forces have limited numbers of them. The pistol he's using seems like a Browning Hi-Power 9mm licensed copy the Indians still use.
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Great! Now they're actually exporting weapons that other countries are willing to buy!
Yep, they have been clever to wait for the best price they can get. Nato will be desperate to buy them at nearly any price and send them to Ukraine.
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"the engineer"
Will need a ton, a literal ton of fabreeze. Who got money for that?
Some insight on Indian RnD effort toward engine and overall challenges facing them, there is however a part i disagree
Regardless one have previous experience or not, it's actually quite normal process for an engine to be developed concurently with the platofrm, say Su-27 was developed together with AL-31F and in US F-100 was developed with F-15's. F-135 and 136 developed for JSF/JAST program and of course EJ-200 developed for Eurofighter program.