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India-Pakistan
US, India look into co-production of fighter aircraft
2016-04-10
A team from the US Department of Defense is holding negotiations in India on potential co-production of fighter jets, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said on Friday, according to Sputnik.
This is going to curl some slippers in Islamabad...
"Members of my team... right now, as we are here in New York, in India [are] looking at the potential co-production of fighter aircraft," Carter stated at the Council on Foreign Relations.

India has recently signed a number defense deals with the United States, but Russia still providing about 70 percent of India's weapons, according to the US-based geopolitical intelligence firm Stratfor. RHowever, several deals between India and Russia have recently stalled, including an attempt to co-produce a multi-role transport aircraft and supply 100 Kamov-226T light helicopters to New Delhi.

In January, an independent Russia-based project scrutinizing the global arms market, Center for Analysis of World Arms Trade, said that Russia will retain its share of Indian arms market despite US advances.
If you really want to upset both Pakistan and China, set up a co-production agreement for some Lawn Darts F18E or F16V models. The U.S. side earns royalties and profits, the Indians learn how to build a 4.5 generation fighter. Win-win, except for the bad guys in the region...
Posted by:Steve White

#8  Apparently THANG,

It has been the stupid assed logistics package that has FUBARed the whole show from the beginning.

I don't understand why they just can't do maintenance like they always have, which is very damn good, instead of this monstrosity that wants to measure probe and ruminate over every micron of wear in an aileron bushing or rivet.
Posted by: Bill Clinton   2016-04-10 22:18  

#7  I also think the Israelis have the right idea about that damn logistics software cr&p.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2016-04-10 21:31  

#6  It's going to work Snowy, in spite of every damn thing it's going to work. Marines deploying squadron to Okinawa later this year. Squadrons already embarked on America and Tarawa class.
Posted by: Shipman   2016-04-10 20:53  

#5  The more I read about it, the more I'm convinced the 35 is a good airframe with lousy software, which the administration uses as an excuse to keep it in LRIP and disarm us by goldbricking.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2016-04-10 16:02  

#4  ...India is quite capable of building F-16s - but the standards for building -35s might be a bit beyond them yet. On top of that, their maintenance standards are occasionally iffy - they have some very, very good people but it's not unknown for them to say, "We know better -", and then when things don't work, blame it on the machinery and/or the designers thereof.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2016-04-10 08:24  

#3  Reopen the F-86 line.
Posted by: Shipman   2016-04-10 07:39  

#2  As they say Bill, "Where's the graft in that?"
Posted by: CrazyFool   2016-04-10 02:17  

#1  F-16???

I was hoping the Indian engineers would bring some sense to the F-35. Of course who in the F-35 program wants anyone around spouting common sense and sound engineering logic.
Posted by: Bill Clinton   2016-04-10 00:56  

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