But he has a 56'' chest?!
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Yes, here he had Xi beat cause he can only do 54"
Lethe
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Building a modified Vikrant is a more sensible route for India to achieve its carrier availability goals than embarking upon the previously mooted generation-scale project to produce a 65k-tonne, nuclear-powered, EMALS-equipped carrier would've been. It's a decision that should've been made several years ago, but at least it has now been made.
A possible future stumbling block is that TEDBF may well not meet schedule or other project goals and at some point IN may be tempted to go back to Dassault for another small-scale Rafale order, at significantly greater cost than if they had negotiated either a larger number of airframes in the first place, or at least included option clauses for additional airframes in the contract.
A possible future stumbling block is that TEDBF may well not meet schedule or other project goals and at some point IN may be tempted to go back to Dassault for another small-scale Rafale order, at significantly greater cost than if they had negotiated either a larger number of airframes in the first place, or at least included option clauses for additional airframes in the contract.
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Agreed. This reminds me of the naval arms race between Brazil and Argentina. A pointless waste of money.
I've gathered that the payload capacity of Tejas MK1A exceeds the Tejas MK1 by 1000-1200 kg, accomplished by eliminating dead weight and utilizing superior composite materials. This enhancement implies a potential increase in Tejas' range and maneuverability in the upcoming production iterations. The missing element remains the indigenous Kaveri turbofan Engine. Once integrated, Tejas will become immune to Western sanctions. While pre-emptive acquisition of engines and spare parts can safeguard against American sanctions, reliance on an Indian engine will render it impervious.
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As far as i understand, at least the initial mk1a have Israeli/american parts in literally all the key components(propulsive - engine, SA/Offensive - radar, defensive - EW suit), +Martin-Baker ejection seat(UK).
Wasn't Kaveri program as an Indian indigenous program cancelled after too many challenges and changed to simply using M88 from Safran/SNECMA?
M88 is a suitable sized and powered engine for the Tejas but certainly not quite in the thrust class of engines like RD-33, F-404/414, WS-13, WS-19/21 (forget which is the next gen engine for J-35).
Switching Tejas engine from F-414 to M88 would seriously degrade its performance and require a fair bit of redesign and manufacturing retooling. Unless Safran is willing to completely develop another engine for Kaveri, Tejas will be sticking with F-404/414 and India can simply play politics with the US for securing supplies.
M88 is a suitable sized and powered engine for the Tejas but certainly not quite in the thrust class of engines like RD-33, F-404/414, WS-13, WS-19/21 (forget which is the next gen engine for J-35).
Switching Tejas engine from F-414 to M88 would seriously degrade its performance and require a fair bit of redesign and manufacturing retooling. Unless Safran is willing to completely develop another engine for Kaveri, Tejas will be sticking with F-404/414 and India can simply play politics with the US for securing supplies.
Lethe
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Folks who are interested in Indian military procurement matters but struggle with the nomenclature of AoN, SQRs, DAC, CCS, etc. may find epic tome useful.
The mooted GTRE-Safran engine is planned to be derived from M88 technology but developing significantly more thrust (+50%) than the current M88-2 used on Rafale. It is likely that some of this uplift will come via increased size (M88 is smaller and lighter than F414). That may be the plan, however the history of both Indian turbofan development and JVs with real technology transfer is a ruinous one, so I would not get too excited at this point.
The mooted GTRE-Safran engine is planned to be derived from M88 technology but developing significantly more thrust (+50%) than the current M88-2 used on Rafale. It is likely that some of this uplift will come via increased size (M88 is smaller and lighter than F414). That may be the plan, however the history of both Indian turbofan development and JVs with real technology transfer is a ruinous one, so I would not get too excited at this point.
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Vikrant got her MF Star Radar. and behind her Indian testbed platform for a large Phased array radar system.
What benefit is it to France to have India as a co-developer? Germany is a major industrial, technical and scientific hub of invention and innovation. India is still in that 'several decades behind, catching up' phase. I mean, what could India contribute to any project that the French don't already know? Decades of Indian partnership with Russia could not co-produce anything major, what will change now?