There was an Indian MKI that crashed near the Chinese border several years ago of unknown causes. Investigations showed complete loss of communications and ejection seat failure (or not attempted). Chinese EW interference was suspected.
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Obvious answer is that there's no international waters in question. Aka intercept can happen only if border is crossed, which is a major accident. Sides can fly around on their sides of the border, and the border there isn't exactly conductive for meddling with each other (Himalayas are high enough to interfere with air ops).
And yes, in practice Canadians and Australians are more hostile towards China than India. As they willingly cross from afar to mess around.
Aka, Indian hostility to China is historical and tied to actual areas with very uneasy history. "Eyes" and NATO create problems very much on purpose, even when just reaching these areas is a significant undertaking.
Wait! That Rafales needing to stay on deck passed over my head in the first reading (the arresting gear issues stem from the Kuznetsov so it is sort of known and not surprising.)
But now I am very disappointed that they are not doing the tilting the aircraft sideways or making the wingtips removable solution and instead just giving up on moving them into the ship's hangars.
Those solutions were written about for years. I really wanted to how those solutions would have worked out. It would have been epically comedic to document in a real world environment.
Rocket engines are actually easier to develop than aerospace engines because they are one-time used.
Iran also has a space program that sent a monkey to space.
Any country that can produce ballistic missiles can launch things to space. India just has the national ego to spend huge money on vanity projects like Space program and aircraft carriers, while vast majority of their population lack education and basic amenities like a proper toilet.
PM Modi celebrates Diwali on board the INS Vikrant.
Complete with singing performance, day & night air show, and fireworks show.
Complete with singing performance, day & night air show, and fireworks show.
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Arguably, India's greatest achievement in space -- launching an orbiter around Mars -- was matched by the UAE.
That brings up the basical differences in an aerospace industry vs a space program.
India launches literally only a handful of rockets every year between 2 and 7 since 2020.
You cannot compare building 2, 5 or 7 rockets with the need to builds scores if not hundreds of aircraft when you put in an fighter order for your air force.
The rocket comparison is meaningless unless you are manufacturing spacecraft in volume.
Only the US (mainly SpaceX) and China are manufacturing like an industry for space. If India has a space industry that is launching in volume then maybe that would be an anomaly for the poor performance of their aircraft industry. But their space capability is pretty much on par with their aircraft industry. Neither is really good at scale that represent actual industrialization of the process.
If you look at the current launch numbers for 2025, China had 63 to just 3 for India. One is becoming an industry with an mass production eco-system nearing economy of scale while the other is literally less than a handful of projects.
Honestly, India has made some achievements in space, though they're still not as impressive as they boast.Iran also has a space program that sent a monkey to space.
Any country that can produce ballistic missiles can launch things to space. India just has the national ego to spend huge money on vanity projects like Space program and aircraft carriers, while vast majority of their population lack education and basic amenities like a proper toilet.
For India, the space program can build national confidence, foster consensus, and earn foreign exchange by securing international contracts (a crucial development for India).
This is one of the few projects in India worthy of praise.
