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2008-02-23 India-Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2008-02-23 11:51|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 According to one report, the US has proposed equipping the 7 Project-17A warships of the Indian Navy with the AEGIS combat system

Posted by john frum 2008-02-23 12:02|| 2008-02-23 12:02|| Front Page Top

#2 US invites India to join hands for missile defence shield

New Delhi: The American sea-based missile defence system, Aegis, couldn't have got a better marketing push. The system used to shoot down a wayward spy satellite on Wednesday is at the heart of a renewed US invitation to India to join hands in putting together a missile defence shield.

The US has proposed that the Aegis combat management system be installed on seven Indian frigates under a programme code-named Project 17 A.

India's Larsen and Toubro and the Hyundai Heavy Industries have been roped in by American Lockheed Martin to present a joint bid for the Aegis to India.

The shooting down of the satellite was however, the perfect marketing demonstration for the Aegis-based missile defence system.

The flexibility of this system would allow for the integration of Indian missiles on a collective missile defence shield, should New Delhi so decide.

Posted by john frum 2008-02-23 12:07|| 2008-02-23 12:07|| Front Page Top

#3 There are longstanding Indian news reports that Russia would like to keep the carrier for their navy. Refit using OPM, of course...

Posted by Pappy 2008-02-23 12:33|| 2008-02-23 12:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Looks like someone in the White House read my editorial about the US selling the mothballed JFK to India, and decided to do it one better.

Thus simultaneously sticking it to both Russia and China. Ya gotta love it.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-02-23 12:49|| 2008-02-23 12:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Indeed. India may find that its billion dollars went down a black hole.

Posted by john frum 2008-02-23 12:50|| 2008-02-23 12:50|| Front Page Top

#6 If the Russians wanted the Indians to keep buying, they could have, you know, not screwed them over and kept their word. Russians have always been pretty weak on this point, though.

Posted by gromky 2008-02-23 13:20|| 2008-02-23 13:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Kitty Hawk to India . . . and maybe sell the JFK to Japan?

Imagine a US/Japanese/Indian joint task force--full-size carriers and Aegis escorts.

Cool.

Posted by Mike 2008-02-23 20:55|| 2008-02-23 20:55|| Front Page Top

#8 Hu Jintao would probably have a heart attack at that thought....

Posted by john frum 2008-02-23 21:50|| 2008-02-23 21:50|| Front Page Top

#9 What's the downside, John F.? ;-p

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