Sukhoi Su-30MKI
- Thread starter Ashwin
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We can split the upgrade into 2 parts, do the one early?
Like radar / missiles / jammer initially.
what about their and J16D with PL12 BVR and EW variant? They have also upgraded it for full over 1500km combat radius.
Ap would like to see atleast i derby Er get integrated and inducted ASAP in few months ..
Its the not the article content but the intent. They seem to be pretty salty ,surprised no one in state dept even offered the f-16. They seemed to resigned to the fact India will never consider it even under any duress.
I agree. They are very desperate for India to buy strategic items from them. And even from their perspective, 33 fighters is a pretty big number for a country to just casually buy.
Look at the level of arrogance as well. They are practically insinuating the IAF has no clue what they are doing, while also completely ignoring the fact that the Chinese also have Flankers that operate from air fields that are 1000m above Leh.
yeah casual order & loss of chance to make easy $$$ seems to have pissed them off. They seemed to be riled due to the fact irrespective of bad russian service and american enticement we still dont consider them credible/dependable. Some soviet era bureaucrat in south block must be having a amusing laughter while thinking about wats next on Indo-US coop.
Realistically, they do not have any room to complain. We are merely buying stuff that was readily available, the Mig-29s, while the MKIs were attrition replacements. It's not like these two requirements suddenly poofed into existence after the 16th. A google search would have revealed that.
What is the defence budget of USA & what is the defence budget of India? How much is the capital budget of IAF? Do you think USA is desperate for India to buy their weapons and get some $$$?
China is on the borders and killed 20 soldiers in brutally.....at least at this moment, PLEASE wake-up and smell some coffee....
India is not buying American strategic weapons because India does not have the military strength to face Chinese actions (Chinese do not like American weapons near it's borders).......India just want to keep China in good humour........but obviously, that strategy did not work.......Please do not make a virtue out of inability.
USA will loose nothing if India buys zero weapons from them.......