Might be splash damage.
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Might be splash damage.
JF-17 pilots got an award for hitting S-400, Indian crewman got award for fixing S-400 launcher under enemy fire.
It's pretty clear that the JF-17s struck the S-400.
Hi,
probably the same launcher get repaired which been chosen by IAF
for Modi‘s speech which been publicised by local media
thank you
probably the same launcher get repaired which been chosen by IAF
for Modi‘s speech which been publicised by local media
thank you
Lethe
Captain
Just thought I would share this intriguing photo that to depict the visit of an Indian delegation to General Electric's plant in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1985. Folks may spot some familiar figures on the left. While I have not been able to directly confirm that this visit took place, it is entirely plausible, in that there was substantial US-Indian diplomatic activity in 1985 under Reagan and Rajiv Gandhi, including in relation to the transfer of , and S. Jaishankar was indeed posted to India's embassy in Washington at that time. Moreover, GE dates its own involvement with India's LCA program .
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The Kaveri and LCA (everything from FBW to the radome nose cone) have had massive amount of help from both the West and Russia over four decades to get to the heights of where they are today:
A MiG-21 equivalent point defense fighter in 2025 that still waits on a foreign powerplant and a domestic engine that still can't power it.
Some more info here about the visit,
- Only had enough money to buy 12 F-404, no tech transfer.
- Names of visiting officials.
- RB199 was considered first but terms unsuitable.
- Russians refused outright.
Lethe
Captain
I haven't read anything to suggest that technology transfer was ever sought for F404 to equip LCA Mk. 1 IOC/FOC/1A. It is still not sought in relation to the second tranche of Mk. 1A production that is currently being negotiated. These are acquisition contracts only. The notion was that F404 would power LCA across the development phase before being substituted with GTRE's Kaveri engine, similar to how developmental Rafale first flew with F404 before Snecma's M88 engine was ready. Ongoing lack of progress with GTRE's Kaveri engine led to F404 being progressively further integrated into LCA production plans over the course of the 2000s, but still on an acquisition-only basis. The technology transfer saga begins only in the late 2000s, amidst the clear failure of Kaveri and in relation both to paths forward for that program, and requirements for future programs such as LCA Mk. 2 and AMCA.
This link was in my previous post....
Incidentally, this visit appears to have occurred in September 1985:
V. S. Arunachalam is fourth from the right in the photo above.
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