What the Indian Air Force ought to do if Narendra Modi had a Spine

[nahtanbob]

The problem with IAF is that they want every platform to be the best of the best. They could have easily kept SU-57 but left the project when the platform was ready. I agree okay it may not be same capability and quality as J-35 or F-35. But still it is better then all the other platforms indian airforce have and all of the platforms PAF operates. Even with Tejas, they will not induct it despite many modifications by HAL.

The problem is not with Modi, the problem is unrealistic approach by IAF.

Su-57 ready ?? please

 

[nahtanbob]

@Archer Archer

How did this wet dream work out for you?

F-35 for India? 'US didn't even let Indian Air Force near it': IAF Chief's humorous response to US fighter jet offer

He clarified that contrary to reports, India has not received an official offer for the F-35 from the United States

www.theweek.in

what is the point of participating in air force exercise on Indian soil ?

 

[nahtanbob]

F-35s are not, and never have been, on the table for India. That is why Lockheed had to go through the whole F-21 tasmasha to convince the Indians to take an F-16.

The very fact that India is talking to Russia on SU-57 shows you why US will never allow F-35 anyehere near India. To the point when one had to make an emergency landing in Indian (Royal Navy F-35), the Brits rushed guards to the plane and it was forbidden to be taken inside a hanger and could be observed by Sats at all times.

 

[RescueRanger]

Now China is moving towards 500 to 1000 stealth aircrafts .

Holy obsession batman...

India should be moving towards 400 to 800 stealth aircraft by 2035.

Better use 35 billion to buy out all of Dassults Stock. Hostile takeover.

No, what we ought to do is go for both the F 35 and Su 57. 200 to 400 of each, produced in India by 2035.

At 80 million dollar a piece for the F 35 A and cheaper for the Sukhoi. We should not repeat the mistake of the 1980s. The US gave Pakistan F 16. We responded with both the Mirage 2000 and MiG 29. The mistake we made was that we did not manufacture them.

The highest level collaborator in the F 35 program is UK and even they dont have an assembly line for the F 35. But we will be targetting 400 aircraft.

Trump will cut a deal.

Speacially if we threaten them

My lower numbers are on the verge of possiblity.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Holy obsession batman...

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I can tell you've been away far too long.

 

[RealNapster]

Su-57 ready ?? please

Help me rank them.

Tejas, Jaguars (which india is buying older airframes to keep them in service), and SU-57.

 

[Yasser76]

what is the point of participating in air force exercise on Indian soil ?

PR mainly I imagine, IAF loves that

 

[Yasser76]

Emergency landing, they then placed British guards around it so no Indian could go near, what is your point here?