I see the Indians are now fitting the Derby missile to their FRS51s and a pulse doppler radar, giving it an equivalent capability to the FA2s. No engine upgrades. I'm not at all convinced that this much hyped upgrade was ever needed. Sounds like a nice to have and an excuse for Strike Command to axe the Shar when it was told to get rid of a combat a/c type. The Shar could continue for another 6 years in its present form without any major money being spent on it. More new Liabour cr@p.
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Not to worry, we've still got an old bomber with short range missiles to defend the fleet, not to mention the Harrier GR9.
I was talking about it to some USN folks in Philadelphia over the weekend and they think we are stark raving mad to be losing not just a platform but a complete capability.