Indian Air Force : Updates & Discussions

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We've signed multiple FTAs with EU, UK, Aus, NZ in just the last couple years.

Because of Covid and later Ukraine war when tariffs by Trump were enforced, Indians were forced to sign it in haste. Not from own will. You should literally thank Trump which led Indians to speedify the trade deals with other nations otherwise, babus were sitting idle.

Look at how they're treating Canada, fellow Anglo-Saxons. India is not even in the same league.

We are shifting away from the topic of GE engines now.

 

[screambowl]

BTW, by 'holding us hostage', I meant the Tejas program. But by squeezing F404 supplies, Trump's not doing himself any favours. We're not going to buy F-15/16s to eventually 'pave the way' (as he puts it) for the F-35.

US has not held you hostage, Indian government and it's freebie priorities is holding the development of Tejas Mk1 hostage. We have all the technology to even develop as super cruise capable engine. What we don't have a centralized policy and funds.

 

[Speedster1]

Because of Covid and later Ukraine war when tariffs by Trump were enforced, Indians were forced to sign it in haste.

Not true. FTA negotiatons don't happen overnight + terms need to be ratified by Parliament.

US has not held you hostage, Indian government and it's freebie priorities is holding the development of Tejas Mk1 hostage. We have all the technology to even develop as super cruise capable engine. What we don't have a centralized policy and funds.

When Kaveri was decoupled from the Tejas program yrs ago, it fell behind in the list of priorities. That was ~20 yrs ago. Now the chickens have come home to roost, KDE notwithstanding.