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FUTURE OF MMRCA 2.0

 The indian air force on 28 August 2007 initiated a program MRCA or  Multi role combat aircraft to procure a total of 126 fighter aircrafts at a cost of 55,000 crore rupees or $7.7 billion and the programme was to fulfill the gap between the Lighter fighter i the indian air force i.e the LCA Tejas and the heavyweight fighter SU 30 MKI The contest featured 6 fighters from all around the world and they are as follows American F 18 and F21 which was the upgraded variant of the american F 16  which is also used by Pakistan , French Rafale , European union's Eurofighter Typhoon , Russian Mig 35 and t5he swedish SAAB Gripen   . On 27 April 2011 after a rigorous tech evaluation by the Indian air force the Eurofighter Typhoon and the French Rafale where selected but since both the aircrafts where of the western origin , They had very high cost and the budget exceeded the  allotted fund for the programme . And at the same time the Indian air force had ver

The Indian Navy Tender For 4 new Helicopter Carrier

Later this week the Indian navy on 24.8.2021 for four new landing platform dock but if we look at the specifications which are been released by the indian navy to increase its capabilities to transport and land ashore a combined arms force of the indian army and the secondary role in which these carriers will be used to undertake Out of Area Contingencies (OOAC) through its inherent capability to transport and deploy forces ashore, ability to arrive quickly in area, and sustain operations at sea for prolonged durations. LPDs will act as Command Centre for the Commander, Amphibious Task Force, Landing Force Commander and the Air Force Commander and also undertake Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Missions.  image for representative purpose  as of now the indian navy is operating just one LPD which is INS Jalashwa which is just 16,000 tons and was bought from the United States whi9ch is a austin class amphibious transport dock  which limits the offensive amphibious

IS THE NORTHERN ALLIANCE THE ONLY HOPE OF THE AFGHANS

  As we know that on 14 august 2021 taliban forces surrounded Kabul from all sides and by 15 august the president of afghanistan Ashraf Ghani resigned and fled from the country and with his resignation the military commanders also resigned and within a matter of 24 hours the country came under the direct control of Taliban  HOW WAS NORTHERN ALLIANCE 2.0 RAISED AND WHAT IS THEIR STRENGTH ? But on 15 August there was one guy who was still standing against the taliban he left the capital and took refuge in the nearby province of Panjshir which was still free of the taliban forces and there he met Ahmad Massoud the son of the legendary fighter Ahmad Shah Massoud who is known in Afghanistan for his hate and fight against the taliban . And on 15 August the vice president declared himself as the caretaker president of Afghanistan as the President Ashraf Ghani resigned and fled the country and together the new President Saleh and Ahmad Massoud raised a force of 9000 which basically included t

Tejas mark 2 the new 4++ generation aircraft of the Indian Air Force

The HAL Tejas mk 2 or the medium weight fighter ( MWF ) is a Indian single engine , canard delta wing , multi role combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical development Agency ( ADA) in collaboration with the Aircraft Research and Design  Centre ( ARDC ) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Indian air force  It is the third edition of the made in india aircraft Tejas after the Tejas mk 1 and the Tejas mk 1A . The tejas mk 2 is being designed and developed to replace the aging aircrafts such as the mirages , jaguars and the mig 29 in the indian air force inventory   The first flight of the Tejas mk 2 is been estimated to commence by 2023 with the series production in 2026 and at the present stage the aircraft is undergoing metal cutting stage as of feb 2021 The main focus of the developers in developing this new aircraft is to improve the aerodynamics , range ,  maneuverability , internal fuel carrying capacity , etc of the Tejas mk 1A and sinc