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Actually india plans to buy 50 single seat russian version (pakfa) and 200 twin seat (fgfa) fighters.

For your information, the usaf won't be inducting any more f-22s. Of course the f-22s already in service will continue to be in service well beyond 2020. Perhaps you meant the f-35? And when did i say that no countries are developing and inducting 5th generation fighters? Even india is planning...

@mumbaiindian you really need to look up the meaning of the word troll in the dictionary. It does not mean someone who does not agree with your views.

As far as i know ucavs have a lower development cost and unit cost than conventional fighters. They take much less time to develop too. That is why many countries are now developing uavs. So i think the aura is a much better option than the amca. The amca project is just too late. By the time it...

So you think russia included india in the pakfa project because of our experience designing aircraft? :lol: Russia couldn't fund the entire program by themselves. So they were looking for a partner who could share the development costs.

I cant believe you can say such a thing. sancho is one of the most knowledgeable indian members on this forum. He has the respect of a lot of members.

Watch the following video from 0:55 to 1:20 There's your source. The official in the video goes on to say that the J-20 is more comparable to MiG 1.44 and Su-47 5th generation technology demonstrators (which he himself says is not truly 5th generation) than American and Russian 5th...

:lol: Whos the fanboy here? Care to back up your statement with some real facts? And I cant see how the J-20 can be "lightyears" ahead of the PAK FA when 40% of its components are from Russia. And it is a well known fact that Russia does not give China access to its latest technologies fearing...

Wrong. F-14 was not the fastest interceptor in aviation history. The F-14 had a top speed of about Mach 2.35. The MiG-25/31 had a top speed of Mach 2.8+ with typical intercept speeds around Mach 2.35 ( which is the F-14s top speed) to increase engine life.

No aircraft has failed the technical evaluation. It was just a rumor and it IAF later confirmed it to be false. oh really? Please care to elaborate

I was not referring to air-to-air engagements in general. I only posted that because DBC said thrust-to-weight weight ratio was not important in a dogfight and acceleration is the deciding factor in "all dogfights". I just said maneuverability is a key factor in turning fights - I didn't even...

It's true I forgot to mention drag, but all aircraft are affected (though not equally) by this. However, I fail to understand why you are deviating the discussion to lift.:what: So your point is the F-18SH can go up like a rocket and the Rafale can't??:blink:

Do you really think that all Indian military purchases and strategies are formulated keeping only Pakistan in mind? There are much bigger players in our neighborhood.

Wrong... Some WVR engagements start with a high speed head-on pass. Immediately after the 'merge', a pilot can either stay and fight or simply continue straight ahead and try to 'bug out'. IF the pilot decides to stay and fight, he would try to maneuver his aircraft behind his opponent (the...

Country-specific approach will lead to arms race: IAF India's military development has to be capability-specific and not country-specific as such an approach would draw it into an arms race, IAF chief P V Naik said on Friday amid concerns over military build-up by Pakistan and China...