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Maybe it is good for cruise missile.Kaveri bypass ratio = 0.16:1A "leaky turbojet" indeed.
Very low indeed, bypass look to be more for cooling on that Kaveri than helping thrust.Kaveri bypass ratio = 0.16:1
"Setback For India’s Pinaka? Report Says France, Once Keen On DRDO’s MBLRS, Is Working On Its “Own HIMARS”
France will test a European analog of the vaunted US-origin High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in 2026, months after it expressed interest in the Indian ‘Pinaka’ Multiple Barrel Rocket Launcher System (MBLRS).[...]"
France will test a European analog of the vaunted US-origin High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in 2026, months after it expressed interest in the Indian ‘Pinaka’ Multiple Barrel Rocket Launcher System (MBLRS).[...]"
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Some rumblings about a possible further G2G order of ~40 Rafales for IAF:
Of course this is only a rumour, but I note that it is precisely the path forward that I suggested for IAF/IN a couple of years ago. Not that "buy more of the thing you have already bought" requires any brilliant insight. Think of it as a variation on Winston Churchill's famous aphorism about America: New Delhi eventually being forced to choose the sensible option, all other possibilities having been exhausted.
Of course this is only a rumour, but I note that it is precisely the path forward that I suggested for IAF/IN a couple of years ago. Not that "buy more of the thing you have already bought" requires any brilliant insight. Think of it as a variation on Winston Churchill's famous aphorism about America: New Delhi eventually being forced to choose the sensible option, all other possibilities having been exhausted.
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Common sense is not very prevelant in Indian military procurement strategy or operational tactics...
According to French media, the due to constant disagreements between the French, Spanish and Germans!
Not sure if French aerospace executives and officials will find working with India's legendary bureaucracy any less frustrating, but it'll probably make for an entertaining business school case study on how not to pursue a JV.