“We need Russian systems, not Rafale and Ukrainian missiles,” says Indian Air Force veteran

On Friday, the head of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Rakesh Kumar Bhadauria said that 36 Rafale aircraft, purchased in France from France for $ 2019 billion in 7,8, are not enough to fully meet the needs for combat aviation. According to him, the political leadership of the country needs to draw deep conclusions, drawing attention to this problem.

The main thing is “filling”

IAF veteran Vijinder Takur explained to Sputnik that the Rafale is definitely the best aircraft in service with the Air Force. However, such a decisive adversary as Pakistan is able to turn the tide by deploying farther Chinese PL-15 missiles on an updated version of the JF-17 jet.

The technical advantage gained by the Air Force through the acquisition of Rafale will be transient, as it will be based primarily on the Rafale weapons systems and equipment.

- noted Takur.

According to him, two decades ago, the air forces of the country already faced a similar problem, relying on platforms, rather than their "stuffing." As a result, during the conflict in Kargil (1999), it was necessary to make emergency purchases of laser-guided bombs and their guidance systems.

Bet on Russia

The appearance in China of the UR PL-15 caused at one time serious concern in the United States. So, the US Air Force said in 2015: "we must be able to surpass this missile." According to Takur, it is necessary to pay close attention to the advantages of a potential enemy in means of destruction. In February 2019, New Delhi was already surprised when faced with a longer-range weapons and better Pakistani Air Force management capabilities.

The IAF allowed themselves to be outplayed, focusing on acquiring the platform, rather than upgrading weapons systems and equipment. With sufficient combat foresight, the Air Force could arm its Su-30MKI with longer-range air-to-air missiles purchased from Russia, and not continue to rely on less long-range missiles ordered several years ago in Ukraine

- concludes Takur.

Apparently, we are talking about the acquisition in 2013 of medium-range aircraft guided missiles R-27 from an independent one, the issue of which was carried out by the Artem State Chemical and Chemical Complex. As Takur explained, after the aggravation of the situation in the Balakota in 2019, it was necessary to purchase a large batch of Russian missiles (contract from 2019 for the supply of R-27 and R-73).

At the same time, New Delhi is developing its own Astra SD, which, it is claimed, will be able to hit highly maneuverable targets at supersonic speeds.

TTX UR, produced by "Artem"

Comments

[Same lech]

Contacting the French will cost more ... they can then put a pig in the supply of components ... all of a sudden, the United States will impose sanctions on India for some reason and the French will instantly submit ... and the example of the Mistrals is confirmed by France as an unreliable partner.

[TermNachTer]

Not the only example. How they "threw" Argentos on the eve of the Falklands or Hussein. The Indians play with fire, and then have to wipe the bloody snot.

[Victor_B]

Well, Rafal, apparently, the machine is good, but expensive ...
You can buy twice as many Su-shek for these grandmas.

[Hartakolo12]

Poor country india. People live poorly. Why spend billions on airplanes

[Chaldon48]

Then, why Russia is wasting on their production, enemies around.

[Neutron Retarded]

Poor thing? Well, actually the 3rd economy in the world. And if you do not have military muscles, then you are no one in this world.
Germany is the 5th economy so far, and no one is calling. I am not saying this in terms of the internal well-being of the citizens of these countries. And from the point of view of their influence on world affairs.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: Hartakolo12

Poor country india. People live poorly. Why spend billions on airplanes

Jews and Arabs are one nation, BUT ... Gods are different. So they gnaw at each other as they remember themselves.
Ukraine and I have the same story - they are trying to bring us hostility from the outside for the millennium.
Well, India is the same people with the packs (although the Indians themselves believe that they have their own people in every village - but what! In a neighboring village they don’t comb their beards like that, it means a different people) and they don’t remember fighting all their lives because of which. It should be so - fathers and grandfathers bequeathed.

Then they arm themselves. Then it goes like this - they will also arrange a small, "kitchen" nuclear war with the packs.
And more to the Indians, there’s no one to fight with.

[bessmertniy]

Yes, India will not pull against China. China is somehow slowly annexing the disputed territories. And with Bangladesh and Myanmar - there is no reason to get involved with such a poor person.

[unhappy]

They have such a caste - the untouchables (synonymous with despicable). Ethnically, they differ from the bulk of the population, presumably these are descendants of the indigenous population (like Indians in America). They lost the war against alien aggressors and began to live like slaves.
"Woe to the vanquished"! (C)

[Incvizitor]

medium-range missiles R-27 near

You should have bought rockets from Somali pirates

[rotmistr60]

Eternal disputes between the Indian military and officials from whom, what and how much to buy. But if you remove the corrupt component from this chain, then 100% quickly and without "massacre" solved this problem.

[Miron]

Given the fact that the Su-30MKI pilot was able to fend off a missile launched by Pakistan's F-15 using a Russian short-range missile, India was completely and indescribably delighted with Russian missiles. In fact, Russian cars were invulnerable to the enemy. Not only that, the price / benefit was ten times higher than that of Rafal.
But what was really missed is the deep integration of the capabilities of the Air Force with the warning systems of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
In turn, these problems cannot be resolved without integration at the level of 5th generation machines. And these are complex works, with guarantees of mutual obligations.
So far, there is no political will to create such ties on the side of India. And the moment when to enter into such a mutually beneficial alliance on financially more or less soft terms, India missed.

[Sky strike fighter]

fend off rocket launched by Pakistan F-15

Pakistan Air Force F-16.

[Bratkov Oleg]

Quote: Zoldat_A

...
Well, India is the same people with the packs (although the Indians themselves believe that they have their own people in every village - but what! In a neighboring village they don’t comb their beards like that, it means a different people), but they don’t remember fighting all their lives because of which. It should be so - fathers and grandfathers bequeathed ...

India was an English colony, and when the British were driven out, before leaving, they divided India into Pakistan and India, deliberately creating conflicts for the future. Before the British there they lived peacefully among themselves, in one common country.

[Zufei]

Quote: Bratkov Oleg

Before the British, they lived peacefully among themselves, in one common country

Idylls, pastoral and grandeur.

[Eug]

Judging by the overload shown in the table, the R-27 - especially its "energy" variants - is not at all intended to engage maneuvering targets. And in the Pakistani Air Force, if there are any, then they were not involved, but maneuverable fighters ..