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2011-10-25 India-Pakistan

Russia loses $600 mln Indian attack helicopter tender

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Posted by john frum 2011-10-25 19:15|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 This notification is being made in advance so that, in the event that the Boeing- U.S. Army proposal is selected, the United States might move as quickly as possible to implement the sale. If the Government of India selects the Boeing-U.S. Army proposal, the Government of India will request a possible sale of 50 T700-GE-701D engines, 12 AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars, 12 AN/APR-48A Radar Frequency interferometers, 812 AGM-114L-3 HELLFIRE LONGBOW missiles, 542 AGM-114R-3 HELLFIRE II missiles, 245 STINGER Block I-92H missiles, and 23 Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensors, rockets, training and dummy missiles, 30mm ammunition, transponders, simulators, global positioning system/inertial navigation systems, communication equipment, spare and repair parts; tools and test equipment, support equipment, repair and return support, personnel training and training equipment; publications and technical documentation, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics support to be provided in conjunction with a proposed direct commercial sale of 22 AH-64D Block III APACHE Helicopters.

The estimated cost is $1.4 billion.

This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to strengthen the U.S.-India strategic relationship and to improve the security of an important partner which continues to be an important force for political stability, peace, and economic progress in South Asia.

Posted by john frum 2011-10-25 19:34|| 2011-10-25 19:34|| Front Page Top

#2 http://www.dsca.mil/pressreleases/36-b/2010/India_10-62.pdf

Posted by john frum 2011-10-25 19:35|| 2011-10-25 19:35|| Front Page Top

#3 ...did not meet the requirements of the tender on 20 positions

You mean like having to kickback even more money just to get the crafts flying for more than 10 minutes before needing serious maintenance above the original contract? /rhet question

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-10-25 20:06|| 2011-10-25 20:06|| Front Page Top

#4 So IOW Indjuh is reserving its Pilots' right to qualify for their PLA "Ace" Wings by self-crashing the more expensive US-NATO stuff, eh - okay-y-y, iff thats what Indjuh wants?

On a separate, more serious note ...

* INDIAN DEFENCE FORUM > CHINESE "GLOBAL TIMES" CONTINUED THREAT [repeat]: DON'T TAKE [China's] PEACEFUL APPROACH FOR GRANTED | [China should = be willing to]TAKE MILITARY ACTION OVER SOUTH CHINA SEAS DISPUTES.

SCS Nations should "prepare for the sound of cannons" iff they refuse to resolve the disputes diplomatically.

* SAME > TAKE MILITARY ACTION AGZ INDIA OVER [Disputed] SOUTH CHINA REGIONS: GLOBAL TIMES.

* SAME > [Asahi News = 2010] PLA PLANS TO SEIZE SOUTH CHINA SEAS ISLANDS BY SURPISE.

Again, RISING CHINA = sees itself as the SOLE = ONE-N-ONLY SUCCESSOR TO THE "WEAK/DECLINING" US SUPERPOWER - whether it publicly or officially admits or not, ITS GOVT = TOP MILPOL LEADERSHIP KNOW IT WILL NEED OVERSEAS LAND, AIR, NAVAL, + SPACE? PORTS TO PROJECT POWER + INFLUENCE. IT WANTS "SOLE" MILBASES THROUGHOUT THE "FIRST ISLAND CHAIN" [+ beyond], FROM NE ASIA TO SOPAC TO THE INDIAN OCEAN, + ITS NOT TAKING "NO" FOR AN ANSWER.

IMO ARTICS > Taken collectively, it appears the GT is trying hard NOT to say or infer that ANY CHINA-INVOL MIL CONFLICT IN SAME WILL LIKELY BE A MULTI-FRONT WAR, where the sufferance of potentially massive combat casualties by the PLA is secondary to post-US Beijing's need/requirement to forcefully simultan break various strategic bottlenecks along the "First Island Chain". CHINA MAY ATTEMPT BLITZKRIEG WAR BUT ISN'T AFRAID TO USE THE PLA AS EXPENDABLE "CANNON FODDER" AS PERTINENT.

* CHINA > ECONOMIC "EEZ/SEZ" IS SYNONYMOUS WID "SOVEREIGN STATE/NATIONAL TERRITORY" - as the various SCS = ASEAN States slowly but steadily modernize their armed forces, espec wid US-Western MilSys/Techs [Russia?], it will become that much harder for China per se to enforce its overseas claims of sovereignty.

SUB-SUB-IOW, GLOBAL TIMES = is indirectly saying that its BETTER FOR CHINA [post-US interests] TO FIGHT ANY SUCH WAR(S) SOONER THAN LATER, i.e before Year 2020-2025.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-10-25 23:02|| 2011-10-25 23:02|| Front Page Top

#5 #1 John Frum = could you be more specific?

/Just Kidding

Posted by Frank G 2011-10-25 23:17|| 2011-10-25 23:17|| Front Page Top

#6 indirectly saying that its BETTER FOR CHINA [post-US interests] TO FIGHT ANY SUCH WAR(S) SOONER THAN LATER

Interesting. I suspect that the Chinese, being practical people, are likely to do it.

As for could you be more specific? , it just tickles me that, for whatever the subject, somebody here seems to have the inside dope. Go, Rantburg U!

Posted by SteveS 2011-10-25 23:33|| 2011-10-25 23:33|| Front Page Top

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