Bharat Rakshak

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If the Minsk 2 was actually implemented by the Ukrainian side. This war could have been avoided. However, by not implementing the accord, the war had become inevitable. If the Russians get serious, they have the power to overwhelm the Ukrainians. NATO efforts, in the absence of direct military acti...

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But what if we have UAVs (even LEO sats) act as the sensors? Then, the shooters could be ground-launched. Example: we can have a juiced-up Pinaka, with a PHH + MMW seeker and INS/GPS guidance being guided to its destination by a UAV. You can even launch a salvo, to increase the kill-probability. An...

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Important to keep in mind that a China without colonial baggage is India's interest and not a fractured China. Beg to differ. An independent Tibet, Xinjiang and Taiwan are very much in India’s interest. India borders Tibet, not China. Indian Army should be at the border between Tibet and China (to ...

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Portraying her as our own is like painting a target on the backs of all Indian/PIO folks who are in positions of power in Silicon Valley or elsewhere. I am sure a majority of the folks are for India, not against it. Why make them the fall guys/gals by owning Gadde and Agarwal? I don't understand th...

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https://twitter.com/TheLegateIN/status/ ... 0898368512

Pakistani soldier captured and beheaded by Taliban in Bannu district.

At first I thought this was Af Taliban. But after searching for Bannu on a map, TTP it is. Please look at the comments on the tweet.

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Khan has lots of such de-risking entities like DRDO, which are run under NSF, DARPA or entities like Kirtland Laboratory, Springfield Arsenal, China Lake etc, where most of the basic physics is proven and de-risked by fully governmental entities. France has their Technical Grand Corps (l’armament b...

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Northrop Grumman live stream for unveiling of B-21 Raider. from the first few seconds of unveiling, looks like a B-2 with compressed and stealthier intakes and engine housing. Will not be supersonic, but the strength is supposed to lie in better subsystems, especially for network warfare, MUMT, and ...

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B-21 Raider unveiled.
Live stream from Northrop Grumman
https://www.northropgrumman.com/what-we ... 21-raider/

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Bala Vignesh wrote:Per Wiki, only SPG uses P90 in India, basis that this would be SPG using JVPC.

No P90 in this pic. Only JVPC and micro Tavor

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IAF Chief interview to Business World: https://www.businessworld.in/article/IAF-Chief-Calls-For-Foreign-Collaborations-On-Futuristic-Fighter-Jet-Programme-/25-11-2022-455446/ Perhaps, the words of IAF Chief were over-amplified by media to push their own agenda https://twitter.com/Firezstarter1/stat...

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mody wrote:https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/lt ... r-AA14uuEN

Asim Munir commanded the Gujranwala based XXX corps of the paki army and was also the ISI chief before Faiz Hameed. Currently was the

They have a XXX corps

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The most prudent move for India, in case China invades Taiwan, would be to retake all of PoJ&K. We need to prepare for a 2-Front war, but take the initiative when situation allows us to.

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Change that to 2 sqn of Tejas Mk2 per year till AMCA arrives. Given that Mk2 is not exactly favored by IAF procurement bureaucracy, AMCA will be inducted the day it is ready.

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My guess from all the material refering first hand HAL sources (HVT, Jayadeva) is that it will employ Kaveri / HTFE . Like some posters have have mentioned above, it is not filling any real requirement set by IAF. Guessing that HAL is now aiming for a fully Indian jet fighter/trainer as a feasible e...

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I think BanglDesh is still manageable. Mind you Bangladeshi are a but different and hardworking folks I have Bangladeshi friends that tell me that BD is very similar to Pakistan in the way that ex armymen control large economic enterprises. The coups post liberation, and elite status of armymen all...

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Well after weakened Russia where are we going to go ? We end up with US French duopoly, one will kick and deny us the other will pull and squeeze us of more money. There are no good outcomes, we will have to adopt Chinese model and grab whatever we can whichever way we can WRT to a weakened Russia ...

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Kersi wrote: Aren't we now going for the advanced version the AT4 ?

AT4 being single shot cannot replace CG

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That is a strong argument in combat arms where unit cohesion is based to a large extent on linguistic and cultural similarities between the troops. Less so in Combat support arms. Even in All India all Class regiments like the Guards these matters are considered I believe and are important. It also...

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When these recruits join, they will be 10th pass. Most will come from rural backgrounds and vernacular medium education and may be unlikely to qualify for college. For them, the alternative to Agnipath is unemployment. After Agnipath, they will have 11 lac, a CV that makes them a lot more job ready...

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Meanwhile DRDO spent years on PAFC AIP system. All that effort going to be wasted?

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Atmavik wrote:are these centurian tanks ?

Looks like Vijayant

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@ernest we r all learning. But one thing that I have learnt is that things are not simple and the response to any question has many nuances. Your question prompted a discussion with my old man who spent time in Demchok. Now he made some interesting observations but the upshot of it was ATGMs are no...

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The army knows exactly what kind of weapons it needs and how it will employ them. It will be more useful if you could look at how we would fight defensively in say Ladakh. Usage of ATGMs then forms part of a spectrum of responses to the options the Chinese have and could exercise. Any weapon system...

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One lesson for IA to take from the destruction of Russian armor is the vulnerability to drones and anti-tank missiles of various types; guided (Javelin) and unguided (NLAW). I am in favor of more ATGMs / Nag variants, but with certain caveats. The effectiveness of ATGMs will vary between our northe...

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Starting 2032? As per the article IMRH will start entering Service in 2027 and will replace all MI 17s by 2032 LUH took 5-6 years from first flight to induction and LSP. IMRH will likely take a couple of years more. If the first flight happens in 2024-25, then induction is likely to begin 2031-32.

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My prayer is being answered, all too quickly :shock: :D https://twitter.com/singhshwetabh71/status/1515160540536094722?s=20&t=E03dWOBkVggLCfSE3U5zrA Days after Navy indicating they might order more ALH Mk3, Indian Air Force has now indicated it might go for more ALH MK4s (ALH-WSI Rudra). With He...

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Thank you gents for confirming the numbers. I was hoping for the higher count to be true. Given our huge mountainous borders, we can certainly use more of Dhruv class helis.

That is already OT. So, will stop my daydreams here

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Video on twitter of a Baloch attach on train carrying FC jehadis

https://mobile.twitter.com/Aryan_warlor ... 7381970951

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Does anyone know about the number of Dhruvs produced by HAL so far? Wiki links to this article giving a number of ~330 https://www.businessworld.in/article/HAL-Signs-Contract-For-Export-Of-Dhruv-Helicopter-To-Mauritius/19-01-2022-418261/ I am not sure if it includes the number of Rudra, or is that s...

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Referencing a certain pakistani news report

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Atmavik wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9aQ3NKucdw

Twin IAF LCH. we want more of these..

Are those AAMs on the outer pylons? Mistral?

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I read AS dulats book which hardly mentions the Hindu Genocide. All I read was a passing reference to it when he was having vodka and kabob and heard some noises Not sure why I read the book but all I read was how the separatists were appeased and him driving the president in Hong Kong and paki Sen...

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So West has pretty much weaponised any tools it has access to hurt Russia...of course it is Russian people ... I was thinking of switching over to PhonePay from GPay but the recent controversy of PhonePay founders leaves a bitter taste in mouth. Any other Indian Payment App based on UPI members her...

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It got back so many fond memories of possibly the greatest BR forummer ever (IMO). Have always been meaning to ask: I know Shiv garu departed BR precipitously (Mods - I’m living dangerously now haha) but can someone PM me as to his whereabouts? Search for "Bennedose" on Twitter, "cyb...

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The stray menace affects the poor in the hardest way. The poor often have to leave small children unattended, who play in fields and streets, and are the easiest target for dogs. One of my family's domestic help had her small child picked from just outside her home by a pack of dogs. Luckily the chi...

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Sirjee, you explained it far better than I did in that blurb of a post. Well said. +108 to you! Thank you for the supportive words. Like other forum members, request you to not address me as Sirjee, even in jest. Just doing back-of-the-napkin calculations and I am coming to a 60 - 80 build program ...

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Truly the start of a new era for Indian MIC. The growth in missile exports should be exponential in the next few years given how our systems have matured. My gratitude to all the people who are enabling this shift

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If it is just an issue of keeping the Tejas lines active (during or post Mk1A production, till the Mk2 is ready for production)...then instead of additional Tejas Mk1A, I would rather go in for the Tejas SPORT. They can join the Tejas Mk2 units (as conversion platforms) when the squadrons are raise...

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On the topic of sensors for chain before calling in SMART, I hope we have plans for a variety of long endurance UUVs. They can stationary buoy type to mini subs that can lurk in contested waters identifying sub threats. A satellite based network for real time inputs and data fusion should already be...

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Jai Hind and Koti Koti Pranaam to our CDS हतो वा प्राप्यसि स्वर्गम्, जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महिम्. तस्मात् उत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चय:॥ The Veer Son of Mother India has attained Veergati in service of the Nation. He shall be remembered for his service, especially in leading the Armed Forces dur...

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