Originally posted by Oracle
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India doesn't have a trillion dollar of cash reserves. So, the first buys would concentrate on safeguarding military assets. Then comes protecting major centres of economic activity, which is metros like Delhi (also because the top decision making political brass sits there), Mumbai, Bangalore etc. Thereby saving the population too. Mind you, India's nuclear retaliation strategy also is counter-value.
Again, are capabilities overlapping? Yes. But it is a gradual process. Now, does post #676 make sense?
Again, are capabilities overlapping? Yes. But it is a gradual process. Now, does post #676 make sense?
And ofcourse, if we do have NASAMS protecting our cities in wartime, I hope we also have a backup to plug the gap in case we are hit by US sanctions. NASAMS is Norwegian only in name. Both the Sentinel radar and missiles (AMRAAM) are American in origin.
Read here what can happen when you rely on American weapons: Kargil Conflict and Pakistan Air Force
F-16 CAPs could not have been flown all day long as spares support was limited under the prevailing US sanctions. Random CAPs were resorted to, with a noticeable drop in border violations only as long as the F-16s were on station. There were a few cases of F-16s and Mirage-2000s locking their adversaries with the on-board radars, but caution usually prevailed and no close encounters took place. After one week of CAPs, the F-16 maintenance personnel indicated that war reserve spares were being eaten into and that the activity had to be ‘rationalised’, a euphemism for discontinuing it altogether. That an impending war occupied the Air Staff’s minds was evident in the decision by the DCAS (Ops) for F-16 CAPs to be discontinued, unless IAF activity became unbearably provocative or threatening.
Those not aware of the gravity of the F-16 operability problem under sanctions have complained of the PAF’s lack of cooperation.
Those not aware of the gravity of the F-16 operability problem under sanctions have complained of the PAF’s lack of cooperation.
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