Slater Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Guess they must be satisfied with this aircraft's performance thus far: https://www.dsca.mil/sites/default/files/mas/India_21-13.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Up to six more, yes they seem to deliver Also without "make in India"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Wow! 18 total. That's quite the fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Who are they going to survey? meanwhile their population is screwed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 2 hours ago, busnproplinerfan said: Who are they going to survey Likely for armed maritime patrols against their favorite enemy, Pakistan, and their new emerging foe, China. China's maritime capabilities are expanding considerably, and the Indian government is wary of them, even if there are no bilateral maritime disputes as such. Their land border disputes are quite real. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: Likely for armed maritime patrols against their favorite enemy, Pakistan, and their new emerging foe, China. China's maritime capabilities are expanding considerably, and the Indian government is wary of them, even if there are no bilateral maritime disputes as such. Their land border disputes are quite real. I have nothing against either country as a whole, but I don't know what goes behind borders and closed doors. My concern is the people on the ground. The governments like to play. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 On 5/3/2021 at 11:08 PM, TheyJammedKenny! said: Wow! 18 total. That's quite the fleet. but they'll never sound like a Tu-142 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 hour ago, RidgeRunner said: Tu-142 True. Nor a Lockheed Constellation with a dustbin radome for the ASV radar, nor a B-24 with the same... India has had quite the choice of MP aircraft over the years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 9 minutes ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: True. Nor a Lockheed Constellation with a dustbin radome for the ASV radar, nor a B-24 with the same... India has had quite the choice of MP aircraft over the years! They certainly have. And of course there is the IL-38! Great stuff! I remember seeing them in Goa a few times as well as the Tu-142s at Yelahanka as part of the opening flypasts. Fantastic! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 13 minutes ago, Beermonster1958 said: Hard to disagree but, people rarely look beyond the shiny new toys. John Quite true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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