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Indian Air Force inducts natively developed light combat helicopter ‘Prachanda’

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Post by sofixa »

TomK32 wrote: post #9
stenly wrote: post #2

Made me dig around for more info: Attack Helicopters Fleet Strength by Country -- https://www.globalfirepower.com/aircraft-helicopters-attack.... Helicopter manufacturer countries -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_manufacturer

Wonder if those strength numbers are pre-war. The Ukrainians claim to have downed over 250 Ruzzian helicopers, half their fleet.

Oryx reports "only" 57 confirmed helicopter losses:

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/03/list-of-aircraft-losse...

The real number is probably somewhere between the two, but in any case a massive chunk of the Russian Air Force is destroyed/inoperable.

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Post by walrus01 »

sorokod wrote: post #6

Wikipedia entry https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Prachand Sounds like some French technology at its core.

French turboshaft engine: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safran_Ardiden

If my understanding of history is correct the Indian military was one of the biggest historical customers of the Alouette helicopter, so this is continuing a long historical track record of India buying this tech from France.

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Post by sofixa »

noipv4 wrote: post #3

Is it based off of a Soviet or Nato helo or is a clean drawing board product?

According to Wikipedia it's based on the previous Indian helicopter, the Dhruv, which was developed with German help (MBB, now Airbus) and uses French engines (Turbomeca, now Safran).

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frontman1988 wrote: post #14

India could benefit greatly from restricting the emmigration of her top talented people. Right now the smartest Indians work abroad. The increasingly anti-west foreign policy might be early indications of steps towards that.

> India could benefit greatly from restricting the emmigration of her top talented people.

Why should the smartest Indians live in India and not move to developed countries?

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Post by twixfel »

frontman1988 wrote: post #14

India could benefit greatly from restricting the emmigration of her top talented people. Right now the smartest Indians work abroad. The increasingly anti-west foreign policy might be early indications of steps towards that.

If people want to leave your country, it makes more sense to make them want to stay rather than force them to stay. Besides, in the end, emigration is good for India. Indeed one of the things that India wants from the UK for a trade deal is relaxed visa rules.

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Post by dmix »

sumedh wrote: post #15
frontman1988 wrote: post #14

India could benefit greatly from restricting the emmigration of her top talented people. Right now the smartest Indians work abroad. The increasingly anti-west foreign policy might be early indications of steps towards that.

> India could benefit greatly from restricting the emmigration of her top talented people. Why should the smartest Indians live in India and not move to developed countries?

Because they were told to at gunpoint?

Obviously there should be a better reason than that. But hard leaning nationalists tend to lack better ideas.

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Post by eklavya »

dmix wrote: post #18
sumedh wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> India could benefit greatly from restricting the emmigration of her top talented people. Why should the smartest Indians live in India and not move to developed countries?

Because they were told to at gunpoint? Obviously there should be a better reason than that. But hard leaning nationalists tend to lack better ideas.

All love is irrational. I would still rather love. Some people stay because they care, no need to be disparaging of them. You and I would not enjoy the peace and comfort of the modern world without it because somebody is irrationally willing to live/die for you and me.
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