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2006-06-03 India-Pakistan

India offers to help safeguard Malacca Strait

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Posted by john 2006-06-03 11:43|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 And just in time...

Air Force version of BrahMos getting ready

HYDERABAD: The design and initial development of the Air Force version of the BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile have been completed. The system is to be fitted into Sukhoi-30 by the end of next year.

A. Sivathanu Pillai, CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace, an Indo-Russian Joint Venture, told The Hindu here on Friday that the feasibility of incorporating the Air Force version of the missile was complete. The army version would be inducted in two years.

He said the missile had already been installed on one ship and all ships in the future would be fitted with it.

As a first step, three Talwar class ships being built by Russia for the Indian navy would be fitted with the missile.

Posted by john 2006-06-03 11:47|| 2006-06-03 11:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Mukherjee said "other Asia-Pacific countries like Japan, China and South Korea are more dependent on the safe and secure passage through the Straits, where in recent years piracy has posed a major challenge", and hoped maritime terrorism does not follow closely behind".

indeed, on both points.

Posted by lotp 2006-06-03 12:06|| 2006-06-03 12:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Good, more proof that India is ready to step up and be a major regional player.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-06-03 12:47|| 2006-06-03 12:47|| Front Page Top

#4 We need to sell the Indians the Kitty Hawk when it is retired. True, it will not carry the most modern naval aircraft, but the ones it can carry make it ideal for the Malacca Strait. Plus, it would piss off the Chinese to no end - the Indians being the first ones with a functional area coverage carrier in the Strait.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-06-03 17:07|| 2006-06-03 17:07|| Front Page Top

#5 and the only non-amusement park carrier in the region!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-06-03 17:31|| 2006-06-03 17:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Read Phil_B's book "Sea of Fire" It deals with this area and is an excellant read. And, no, I haven't been paid to push the book. It is a good read.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2006-06-03 19:49|| 2006-06-03 19:49|| Front Page Top

#7 Iff the Commies-Maoists and aligned succeed in taking over India, + THailand + Malaysia-Indonesia, "INDIA" = NORTH KOREA, [etal?] > same as saying COMMIE CHINA controls or helps "secure" the Malaccas.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-06-03 21:31|| 2006-06-03 21:31|| Front Page Top

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