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RAFFALE shows bankruptcy if Indian technological capability after 70 years what have to show buying arms form country like Israel with 1 crores population . Noise channels were telecasting Like Lord Ram is returning to Ayodhya on Pushpak … look at China JF17 could do reverse engineering .
(1) Rafale represents a political compromise from conception to delivery and completely ignores the defense requirements of India, and the imperative of getting the best within the economic constraints.
Modi Sarkar chose it for the following reasons:
(a) The Sonia-Maunmohan-Honest Antony parivar that loots together to stay together had selected it so there was less likelihood of opposition recrimination (!)
(b) It was chosen instead of the far superior Swedish Grippen which is a third as expensive and delivers better capabilities that the almost obsolete Rafale, because it would bring a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council (France) closer to India while walking a middle path between Russia and the US while Modi was pursuing a policy of distancing himself from Russia to bring the US closer and as part of his “Multi Appeasement Policy” (*)
(c) Because of choosing Rafale India has had to expand the variety of weapons it uses to include NATO war weapons for which the Rafale is designed such as Hammer and Meteor and give up both its own and earlier weapons such as the Israel Spice multiplying the logistics problem and the cost of holding stock piles which “expire” at regular intervals.
(d) In recognition of the fact that the Tejas which has been fifty years in development is a born obsolete fighter based on the obsolete Mirage 2000 air frame and a GE (US) Engine which was designed for completely different aircraft but is the only way Tejas can fly but which renders its combat performance sub optimal putting the pilots at risk. Thus promoting it to a multi national failure from being an indigenous failure
(2) It does not have any strategic value and is NOT a game changer as is being touted by the Beta-Babu cracy and their Brass Hats.
It is a fighter which can be risked in operations and tactics.
It does not have the range or the payload necessary for strategic interventions. Its weapons are all operations except that it is capable of carrying Nuclear Arms which promotes it for possible tactical use restricted, however, by its rather short range when loaded with tactical weapons, to limited tactical use .
I have been arguing for India to buy the Russian TU160 for several years now. This bomber would have had strategic value as it can carry heavy pay load nuclear and conventional bombs for very long distances at high altitude and supersonic speeds thus threatening Peking, Shanghai, the Three Gorges Dam etc and bring Strategic military pressure to bear on China.
India has no conception of military strategy and air or sea power as it is entirely restricted, since decades, and only to the extent that the Neta-Babucracy will permit, to defending India’s land borders, while making do with whatever is thrust down the throats of the Armed Forces by India’s corrupt, incompetent Neta-Babucracy from whatever equipment is available abroad.
(3) From the point of view of actually defending India (including carrying the battle to the enemy) with the greatest possible economy, my recommendations from a previous discourse of mine on Quora:
The most effective aircraft for India’s defense requirements at reasonable cost would be:
40 Squadrons of Grippen E (Sweden) for interdiction, defense and close ground support, which is the most efficient and effective, maneuverable, future proof single seater Light Combat Aircraft in the World apart from being the least expensive and lends itself to excellent strategic, tactical and operational deployment due to its flexibility, minimal ground support requirements, excellent communication and joint operational capability enabling wide dispersal and instant swarming and rapid turn around times for rearming, engine change, refueling etc as well as proven capability to deal with all kinds of climatic conditions and terrain. AND
20 Squadrons of SU-57 (Two seater Stealth Medium Combat Aircraft: which was initially being jointly developed with India by Russia) to carry out deep penetration, reconnaissance, and heavy weapons delivery while being able to defend itself effectively when deep into enemy air space, ;AND
1 Squadron of TU 160M (Russia) and orders for 1 Squadron of PAK DA (Russian Stealth Bomber under advanced development) for strategic bombing missions such as taking out China’s three gorges dam, Peking and Shanghai and returning home to tell the tale.
However, India is attempting to buy weapons as an extension of Modi’s “Multi Alignment” Bribe Diplomacy from all UN Security Council Members and empty pride in non existent indigenous technological and design capability with scant regard for Military Efficiency, Effectiveness and affordability. Completely divorced from any real situation assessment as is the case with ALL Modiform laws and policies which are nothing but the last seventy years rehashed, tweaked, rebranded and relaunched. So Boeing may get a look in as part of Modi’s larger Nehruvian Gandhistry of “multi appeasement”
TU-160:
Its predecessor was TU-22M [Back Fire: NATO Code] was offered to India by the erstwhile USSR almost free of cost after 1971. That desk flier ACM PC Lall didn’t appreciate its strategic value in IOR and refused the offer.
The Rafale fighter is a formidable addition to the Indian Air Force. Going forward, India will be using its close defense ties with the United States, Israel, France, and other nations to enhance its own military capabilities. This is the singular focus of the BJP government which should have been India’s objective since 1947. When it comes to defense, it is never too late. The Print should be applauded for this honest and unbiased reporting.
India got its first five RAFALE (4th Generation) or RAW FAIL fighter planes, so does have Qatar Air Force (36 Rafale) and Egyptian Air Force (14 Rafale). Does it make Qatar and Egyptian Air Force lethal and strong Airforces? Indian hyper exaggerated jubilation is a fake, and a drama to fool its masses. India Airforce can not even face Pakistan Airforce (27th of February/2019, Pakistan Airforce shot down Mig 21 and SKU 30 of Indian Airforce, and captured IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan. And after that incident Indian PM Surrender Modi uttered that if India would have Rafale, the outcome would be different. Well, Indians, you have RAW FAIL now, go ahead and have a surgical strike against Pakistan and China. By the way Rafale (4th Generation) were built in 1986 (Quite old) and Pakistan JF 17 (4.5th Generation) was built in 2003 with all the advancement and new technology. IAF can not compete with Pakistan, let alone IAF can go against India.
Lol, Rafale built in 1986 in France and JF-17 built in 2003 by pakis with all the help from chinkis??? That’s it self is the biggest advantage we hv
“Rough All” if combined read together sounds Rafale . India government and specially Modi Brigrade is under great compulsion to put before public the exaggerate qualities and capabilities of it as Modi ji himself all alone bargained the deal by paying three times more the price what Congress succeeded to get agreed by Company in 2009
Great article, Thanks for being unbiased, I have observed the Rafale Deal and the false allegations made on it since beginning and concluded eventually that all claims were fake, Now some left (So called Liberals) are targeting Print for being Biased but the truth is that they don’t even follow Print properly, I have seen articles from last year where many left wing point of views were kept which were alleged by opposition regarding Rafale deal but eventually all their claims got fake and even French Government slammed Rahul Gandhi and Congress for their false claims, Even Rahul Gandhi misused the visit to Ex-Defence minster for political gains against Rafale and there also he got banged up. And those who are telling that online media is just covering Rafale then you must know that its the sole job of Media to report each and everything happening and Print also reports everything, I hope and pray than The Print always remains Unbiased because even I have seen many Left Supporting Articles by Print but I never complained like Librandus.
Though, I am not writing about this article, I still thought, I should share my views.
Sir, what it takes to report truthful information without any biases either to the opposition or to the government/ruling party. What I have observed is that you are all reporting with an agenda! Why is the newspaper business is like this in India?
Was this publicly available information ?
Why did it need to be published ?
Have the lessons of ‘breaking news’ from 26/11 been forgotten ?
Or is this good old fashioned feel good propoganda masquerading as a T20 match because there’s nothing good to report about Covid19, the economy, the floods and we all love tamasha ?
Yes, the general public really needs to know all these details. Under the cover of free speech and journalism these anti-national b@stards at The Print can slip in 1 or 2 critical operational details to their paymasters across the border.
Blind hyper nationalist idiots like you are a burden on this nation. Other nations doesn’t have to read “The Print” to find out these information
Just do a simple Google search. Most of this information is available freely. And this is true for all military aircraft that are traded. Don’t be an andh bhakt.
nice…very informative..kudos to u all
RAFFALE shows bankruptcy if Indian technological capability after 70 years what have to show buying arms form country like Israel with 1 crores population . Noise channels were telecasting Like Lord Ram is returning to Ayodhya on Pushpak … look at China JF17 could do reverse engineering .
(1) Rafale represents a political compromise from conception to delivery and completely ignores the defense requirements of India, and the imperative of getting the best within the economic constraints.
Modi Sarkar chose it for the following reasons:
(a) The Sonia-Maunmohan-Honest Antony parivar that loots together to stay together had selected it so there was less likelihood of opposition recrimination (!)
(b) It was chosen instead of the far superior Swedish Grippen which is a third as expensive and delivers better capabilities that the almost obsolete Rafale, because it would bring a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council (France) closer to India while walking a middle path between Russia and the US while Modi was pursuing a policy of distancing himself from Russia to bring the US closer and as part of his “Multi Appeasement Policy” (*)
(c) Because of choosing Rafale India has had to expand the variety of weapons it uses to include NATO war weapons for which the Rafale is designed such as Hammer and Meteor and give up both its own and earlier weapons such as the Israel Spice multiplying the logistics problem and the cost of holding stock piles which “expire” at regular intervals.
(d) In recognition of the fact that the Tejas which has been fifty years in development is a born obsolete fighter based on the obsolete Mirage 2000 air frame and a GE (US) Engine which was designed for completely different aircraft but is the only way Tejas can fly but which renders its combat performance sub optimal putting the pilots at risk. Thus promoting it to a multi national failure from being an indigenous failure
(2) It does not have any strategic value and is NOT a game changer as is being touted by the Beta-Babu cracy and their Brass Hats.
It is a fighter which can be risked in operations and tactics.
It does not have the range or the payload necessary for strategic interventions. Its weapons are all operations except that it is capable of carrying Nuclear Arms which promotes it for possible tactical use restricted, however, by its rather short range when loaded with tactical weapons, to limited tactical use .
I have been arguing for India to buy the Russian TU160 for several years now. This bomber would have had strategic value as it can carry heavy pay load nuclear and conventional bombs for very long distances at high altitude and supersonic speeds thus threatening Peking, Shanghai, the Three Gorges Dam etc and bring Strategic military pressure to bear on China.
India has no conception of military strategy and air or sea power as it is entirely restricted, since decades, and only to the extent that the Neta-Babucracy will permit, to defending India’s land borders, while making do with whatever is thrust down the throats of the Armed Forces by India’s corrupt, incompetent Neta-Babucracy from whatever equipment is available abroad.
(3) From the point of view of actually defending India (including carrying the battle to the enemy) with the greatest possible economy, my recommendations from a previous discourse of mine on Quora:
The most effective aircraft for India’s defense requirements at reasonable cost would be:
40 Squadrons of Grippen E (Sweden) for interdiction, defense and close ground support, which is the most efficient and effective, maneuverable, future proof single seater Light Combat Aircraft in the World apart from being the least expensive and lends itself to excellent strategic, tactical and operational deployment due to its flexibility, minimal ground support requirements, excellent communication and joint operational capability enabling wide dispersal and instant swarming and rapid turn around times for rearming, engine change, refueling etc as well as proven capability to deal with all kinds of climatic conditions and terrain. AND
20 Squadrons of SU-57 (Two seater Stealth Medium Combat Aircraft: which was initially being jointly developed with India by Russia) to carry out deep penetration, reconnaissance, and heavy weapons delivery while being able to defend itself effectively when deep into enemy air space, ;AND
1 Squadron of TU 160M (Russia) and orders for 1 Squadron of PAK DA (Russian Stealth Bomber under advanced development) for strategic bombing missions such as taking out China’s three gorges dam, Peking and Shanghai and returning home to tell the tale.
However, India is attempting to buy weapons as an extension of Modi’s “Multi Alignment” Bribe Diplomacy from all UN Security Council Members and empty pride in non existent indigenous technological and design capability with scant regard for Military Efficiency, Effectiveness and affordability. Completely divorced from any real situation assessment as is the case with ALL Modiform laws and policies which are nothing but the last seventy years rehashed, tweaked, rebranded and relaunched. So Boeing may get a look in as part of Modi’s larger Nehruvian Gandhistry of “multi appeasement”
TU-160:
Its predecessor was TU-22M [Back Fire: NATO Code] was offered to India by the erstwhile USSR almost free of cost after 1971. That desk flier ACM PC Lall didn’t appreciate its strategic value in IOR and refused the offer.
The Rafale fighter is a formidable addition to the Indian Air Force. Going forward, India will be using its close defense ties with the United States, Israel, France, and other nations to enhance its own military capabilities. This is the singular focus of the BJP government which should have been India’s objective since 1947. When it comes to defense, it is never too late. The Print should be applauded for this honest and unbiased reporting.
India got its first five RAFALE (4th Generation) or RAW FAIL fighter planes, so does have Qatar Air Force (36 Rafale) and Egyptian Air Force (14 Rafale). Does it make Qatar and Egyptian Air Force lethal and strong Airforces? Indian hyper exaggerated jubilation is a fake, and a drama to fool its masses. India Airforce can not even face Pakistan Airforce (27th of February/2019, Pakistan Airforce shot down Mig 21 and SKU 30 of Indian Airforce, and captured IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan. And after that incident Indian PM Surrender Modi uttered that if India would have Rafale, the outcome would be different. Well, Indians, you have RAW FAIL now, go ahead and have a surgical strike against Pakistan and China. By the way Rafale (4th Generation) were built in 1986 (Quite old) and Pakistan JF 17 (4.5th Generation) was built in 2003 with all the advancement and new technology. IAF can not compete with Pakistan, let alone IAF can go against India.
Lol, Rafale built in 1986 in France and JF-17 built in 2003 by pakis with all the help from chinkis??? That’s it self is the biggest advantage we hv
“Rough All” if combined read together sounds Rafale . India government and specially Modi Brigrade is under great compulsion to put before public the exaggerate qualities and capabilities of it as Modi ji himself all alone bargained the deal by paying three times more the price what Congress succeeded to get agreed by Company in 2009
Great article, Thanks for being unbiased, I have observed the Rafale Deal and the false allegations made on it since beginning and concluded eventually that all claims were fake, Now some left (So called Liberals) are targeting Print for being Biased but the truth is that they don’t even follow Print properly, I have seen articles from last year where many left wing point of views were kept which were alleged by opposition regarding Rafale deal but eventually all their claims got fake and even French Government slammed Rahul Gandhi and Congress for their false claims, Even Rahul Gandhi misused the visit to Ex-Defence minster for political gains against Rafale and there also he got banged up. And those who are telling that online media is just covering Rafale then you must know that its the sole job of Media to report each and everything happening and Print also reports everything, I hope and pray than The Print always remains Unbiased because even I have seen many Left Supporting Articles by Print but I never complained like Librandus.
The Editor, The Print
Though, I am not writing about this article, I still thought, I should share my views.
Sir, what it takes to report truthful information without any biases either to the opposition or to the government/ruling party. What I have observed is that you are all reporting with an agenda! Why is the newspaper business is like this in India?
Food For Thought!
Update as on 1 August (from Print’s previous articles)
1. Jets have arrived – empty.
2. Meteor rockets purchasing process – started in March 2020 /
PO is pending
3. Air Force now asking France for urgent delivery of Meteors
4. France may release 3 Meteors from stock.
Rest has manufacturing / testing lead time of 6 months
–xx
As on date: 3 Missiles required to deter Chinese on our borders are still in France
Like us, Beijing, 3000 kms from our border, are waiting for further updates.
It is a fantastic aircraft for IAF
and it can give a slap to CHINA &PAKISTAN. JAI HIND.
Was this publicly available information ?
Why did it need to be published ?
Have the lessons of ‘breaking news’ from 26/11 been forgotten ?
Or is this good old fashioned feel good propoganda masquerading as a T20 match because there’s nothing good to report about Covid19, the economy, the floods and we all love tamasha ?
Yes, the general public really needs to know all these details. Under the cover of free speech and journalism these anti-national b@stards at The Print can slip in 1 or 2 critical operational details to their paymasters across the border.
Blind hyper nationalist idiots like you are a burden on this nation. Other nations doesn’t have to read “The Print” to find out these information
Just do a simple Google search. Most of this information is available freely. And this is true for all military aircraft that are traded. Don’t be an andh bhakt.