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Cancelling his visit to Sri Lanka, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif arrived in Karachi on Wednesday following the attack on Ismaili community members in the city. could be because of the importance of Karachi to the Army now. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/27/us-pakistan-kar...

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Some sane thoughts. http://theconversation.com/the-real-winner-of-the-ukraine-crisis-could-be-china-37574 Longer term, the US needs to think about how to be a triangular great power. Most US strategic thinkers agree that it is China, not Russia, that poses the most significant 21st century geopoliti...

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This is absolutely accurate - in fact the initial operation started even before 'a fortnight'. There is a big fear now in an agency that the intel channel has been exposed - similar to Musharraf recordings during Kargil. Lets wait and see. What if Praveen swami is trying to get maximum informtion o...

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deejay
Post subject:
Re: Breaking news: Coast guard intercepted terrorist boat
So what was really happening:

There is a chance of fake currency smuggling , but that also do not require martyrdom

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http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/crisis-in-siachen-two-crashes-in-nine-months-army-troops-face-transport-crisis/ Comment worth quoting from above article. A Concerned Citizen >Air Warrior • 14 minutes agoDear Air Warrior, Let's please stay focused on the point that I am making. Th...

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[quote]Don't know if this has been posted earlier. The image in the news article is of course wrong. ALH Siachen problems[/quote] Misleading article. and the comment on this is worth quoting here. A Concerned Citizen >Air Warrior • 14 minutes agoDear Air Warrior, Let's please stay focused on the po...

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/03/world/europe/crimea-offers-showcase-for-russias-rebooted-military.html?action=click&contentCollection=Europe&region=Footer&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=article “Second, the development of these rapid deployment forces,” he said, “to deal with any kind...

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what if it safely landed on the ocean and then slowly sinked ( thought tragic it is) .... then the black box will not give off signals? http://www.independent.ie/world-news/asia-pacific/malaysia-airlines-jetliner-flew-into-indian-ocean-investigators-now-believe-30106446.html "The working assump...

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^^^
Hope the retired ones are not for sale

Gun's Picture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GAU-8 ... Type_1.jpg

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Good read on adv. of A10 for CAS

http://defenseissues.wordpress.com/2013 ... -replaced/

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/02/24/hagel-proposed-budget-will-reportedly-shrink-army-to-pre-wwii-numbers/ Good Bye 'Warthog' ...flying Tank. Under Mr. Hagel’s proposals, the entire fleet of Air Force A-10 attack aircraft would be eliminated. The aircraft was designed to destroy Soviet tanks ...

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Prasad wrote:
Mars Orbiter Mission twitter a/c wrote:Cryogenic Upper Stage .!
Integration of the 2nd stage of GSLV-D5 has completed & that of the cryogenic is on 9 Dec.

Next step should be reusable launch vehicle.

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Mythbusting India's Mars Mission It is also one of a small number of nations to have successfully recovered a satellite from space. Indian satellites are used in communications, weather observation and land management. This vast nation would be much worse off without the benefits of its space progr...

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What is the launch cost of ISRO compared to SpaceX's reusable rocket which is in development.

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All these accusations and finger pointing is the labor pains experienced on their First born. Let him come out and it will be much easier with subsequent ones.

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Hope those who matter hear this , One of US's strong pillar of growth was the Defense industry. We should support our defense industry with continued funding and nurturing , and judiciously spend what the country save by hard work. http://ibnlive.in.com/blogs/sauravjha/2976/64794/.html Nevertheless,...

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Leakage can happen due to multiple reasons ... eg:- http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/rockets/4328638 During weeks of preflight tests, salty Pacific air had corroded an aluminum nut in the engine. Just before liftoff, when the propellant valves opened, the nut failed and caused a leak . ...

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http://www.ptinews.com/news/3853680_India-s-2nd-nbsp-moon-mission-Chandrayaan-2-stuck India's second mission to Moon appears headed for a prolonged delay following uncertainty over availability of lander from Russia even as the 'desi' rocket to launch the space odyssey would take time to become oper...

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Any idea if the claim is right about the advantages of Burnelli ESTOL design

http://www.combatreform.org/goodbyeftr.htm

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http://www.airwar.ru/image/idop/aliner/cby3/cby3-2.jpg ?? Hint : Search with the registration number. Burnelli CBY-3 This is a very different looking aircraft and that prompted me to search more ... http://www.combatreform.org/goodbyeftr.htm the above link provides the advantages of Burnelli ESTOL ...

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/longrange-sams-cruise-missiles-for-all-platforms-avinash-chander/article4775965.ece Referring to the schedule for induction of LCA, he said: “It is a major challenge and we are gearing up for it. From today, we have to do 40 flights per month.” we can compare ag...

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http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-new ... 59328.aspx

The crash was apparently due to whiteout conditions, in which snow and clouds change the way in which light is reflected and only dark objects are visible. The army has ordered an inquiry.

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http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=95278 The Government has assessed the requirement of Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) that would be required for defence preparedness.The requirement for Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) for defence preparedness has been assessed and laid down in the Long Term Integrate...

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I think the link might have been posted earlier, if so appologies. LCA-Tejas (LSP-08) takes off on its maiden flight http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/lca-tejas-lsp-08-takes-off-on-its-maiden-flight_838934.html "The performance of the aircraft was flawless and with this, the Initial Operatio...

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http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-10/india/37597707_1_arjun-tank-t-90-punjab In reply to a question related to shortcomings of Arjun tank, Saraswat said that during trials the tank was found better in mobility and accuracy in comparison to Army's mainstay T-90 tanks . "During ...

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http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-07/bangalore/36971731_1_lca-tejas-light-combat-aircraft-test-pilot "Everything is a test till the system is perfected," said Suneet, about the recent failure of the LCA in high-altitude tests. "We didn't fail but we found faults and ...

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/ja ... rison-town

Lost a soldier..

How else to justify the loss of a soldier so quickly, and the knocking out of a Mirage 2000 fighter jet against people with only Kalashnikovs."

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Per Livefist

http://livefist.blogspot.in/2012/12/f-3 ... chief.html

F-35? We Want The LCA Navy: Indian Navy Chief

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http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/chennai/chennaiman-wins-defence-award-806 G. Munusamy, proprietor of Fluoro Carbon Seals, an equipment manufacturing company, received the award from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for developing and manufacturing high-pressure piston seals for the hydro...

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went for concurrent engineering where the development, user and production agencies worked together from day one. Within two months of proving the prototype, the production model went for user trials,” he said

only if we follow similar approach in other areas as well.

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It is a matter of time before prosperity reaches the maoists places too. Painstakingly building up local law enforcement and political systems is the only way against maoists. Military ground forces just provides a certain protection for the local enforcement, to remind these brave folks that they ...

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Is it just a coincidence , Paki's have started this firing after the meeting on Siachin failed(india didn't give any concession to Pakis)

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The DRDO has not fixed any time frame to fully develop the Kaveri Aero Engine for the LCA..........

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=83706

It is planned to commence flight trials for Technology Demonstration of Kaveri Engine with LCA Tejas Mk-I in about 3 years time.

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http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensen ... %20Variant

in flight photo with with landing gear extended

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I found some good reading on British Challenger 2 & Hesh round and Rifled gun. http://www.tanknutdave.com/component/content/article/47 Telic 1 Challenger 2 history was best known for a Royal Scots Dragoon Guards tank throwing its tracks and getting stuck in a ditch, which was reportedly hit by 1...

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Is it possible for govenrment to extend the Army chief's tenure, any rule that prohibits extension?

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any complaint should be given in writing right? . Every employee in any Govt or Pvt establishment require applications, complaints in writing. Even for a leave application you need to put them down on a paper or email , and forward to your managers. Here AKA was simply asking VKS to give the complai...

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Thanks a lot RaghuK for the News

and advanced Happy B'day.

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The Chinese army occupied a strategically important slice of Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh in 1986 and has remained entrenched in the area since then as successive governments in Delhi have denied the army permission to evict the intruders for what are being quoted as “pragmatic” reasons. I...

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First private plane to be be tested by Diwali this year from Mahindra. http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-s-first-pvt-plane-nears-test-may-cost-Rs-1-8-cr/Article1-732287.aspx they are fast and as per another article "Mahindra's plane to cost 20 percent less than Cessna’s" hope they start ...

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