Then what exactly are they planning to retire 2028 onwards ? Initial plan was to retire all non DARIN III upgraded FA from 2030-35 & DARIN III upgraded FA by 2040 . Then came reports that all Jaguars would be retired between 2028-35 . Now this.
Kuch bhi. Jump around based on claims by random tweets. Only 60 or so will be upgraded to D3 remaining will be retired from 2025.
Maybe the ones with old Uk imported engines.
well a good chunk of their annual revenue come from ROH operation, and there are always small customer centric upgrades are sought, like moving map generation in gps. This sort of stuff cause some delay. A good part of the call they face question on ROH front every time. So this repair & overhaul business is something they always keep some work in hand as a fallback when big ticket projects are not realised in time, say we are now within 12-18 months of election year, so the next quarters there may be reluctance on part of the Govt to spend too high, or have high fiscal deficit. On counter they can also choose to spend on the stuck up projects too. So these revenue generating ROH work come handy in case some projects are not realised timely. That in turn hurts speed of needed upgrade projects.
And without OEM approval that's not happening. Usual DPSU PRO overselling stuff.
Nice Pics but not the UPG. Missing the spine fuel tank, refueling probe and the new box type accessory (RWR/EW not sure )in the tail. Anyway the old one looks better on the eye .
