Bharat Rakshak

Haridas

We as Indians have the old world 'poor' mentality of keep using the old product as long as possible. Need to get into consumerist and mass production mode. Your aircraft has an expiry date, just like your shoe and smartphone. Scrap the old and maintain a constantly running production system to repl...

Haridas

If only IAF had ordered few squadrons of Tejas IOC/FOC in 2010-2015 timeframe, we could have retired Mig-21s earlier. Instead IAF chose to call it a 3-legged cheetah and wanted Mk2 instead. Ironically, IAF does not want Mk2 now. IAF leadership in last 20 yrs has chosen to stew in its own juice. Why...

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A few posts about the Battle of Longewala ...... .. The GOC Southern command later became Army Chief after Field Marshal Manekshaw. The same officer chickened out in LAC in 1967 where he withdrew and PLA promptly occupied the pass. OTH Lt Gen Sagat Singh stayed put at Nathu La and gave the PLA a bl...

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The Chief himself is standing next to his son in the first picture. If there was any risk, he would have advised against taking pictures. There is really nothing in those pictures of the Rafale that will raise any alarms. Hardened air shelters of the Indian Air Force have even come up in Bollywood ...

Haridas

See CAT-3 performance against naked eyes. https://www.flir.com/discover/rd-science/can-thermal-imaging-see-through-fog-and-rain/ Quote: Some fogbanks are denser than others because the water droplets have grown bigger through accretion. In fog conditions, droplets can absorb more water and grow cons...

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Terrain warning with audio and visual alerts is already available on the ALH &LCH for quite some years now. Thanks for the insights Hari Nair ji. Both of them also have FLIR in the nose. Given the same conditions of fog woudnt they be in a better position than an Mi-17V5 to look through it. Won...

Haridas

Sharaddha Suman from heart to our bravehearts army lead by great General Bipin Rawat.

I have felt his loss like losing an elder brother.

Dhanya hai Bharat Maata to have a warrior son like you sir.

Haridas

I am sad at the passing away of CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat when Tibeten border is at flashpoint against Chinese, and military reorganization metamorphosis is not yet complete. But Bharat must soldier on.... My salute and shraddanjali to the departed Veer Yoddha Gen Rawat, and all other officers & offi...

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https://englishtribuneimages.blob.core.windows.net/gallary-content/2021/3/2021_3$largeimg_64550571.jpg For me he is the biggest IAF Air Warrior Wg.Cdr Padmanabh Gautam, Maha Vir Chakra & Bar, Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry) https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/features/remembering-the-co-of-16-squadron-...

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In 20 years from now, we will be discussing on BRF, India getting some used Rafale jets from UAE to shore up squadron strength while waiting for AMCA/TEDBF/MFRA/WHATEVER... ? I sincerely hope not ! Man is defeated in mind, such defeatist people will be defeated in battle. You are creating defeatist...

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They claim to but Group Captain Abhinandan citation and Vir Chakra ceremony clearly state he communicated to other IAF fighters and GCR regarding PAF ambush positions. PAF had to state the total jamming story as they could not say he came there and took down a F16 Does enemy use of jammer prevent c...

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The plan for the AMCA has always included 40 mk1 and rest being Mk2. The mk1 is primarily on account of the GE414. Though it has never been specifically stated what the Mk2 will have different other than indigenous engine's. But it's quite strange that the IAF is so certain that we will not have in...

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On AMCA intakes, sorry it's in Hindi: Bharat ki dur-dasha hai, jab Hindi kay video kay liyey "sorry" kehna padey. :evil: After all Engligh gives legitimacy to be recognized as brown sahib, and some substance. :rotfl: Just saying. Moi only a Inglis sepeaking succesfool Silicon Valley Kali-...

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^^^ Puppeteer is the principal enemy, not the puppet !

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China biggest security threat, says General Bipin Rawat TNN / Updated: Nov 13, 2021, 05:00 IST NEW DELHI: China is the biggest security threat facing India, "much bigger" than Pakistan and the country is prepared to deal with "any misadventure" on "the land borders or the h...

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LCA vs MWF base size.. https://defenceforumindia.com/attachments/img_20201129_091939-png.68197/ Where'd the canards go? In all other respects it matches what we know of the MWF.. slightly smaller radome than the Tejas Mk1 and Mk1A, intakes no longer shielded by the wing, wing tip mounted missile py...

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vera_k wrote:In this kind of test, is the nuclear payload recovered from the ocean?

SAF is fully excercised. Warhead using non fissile core. So it disintegrates due to fission explosives lenses and the very high > 15 Mach speed.

Haridas

@Rudradev
Saar I plagiarized your and Ramana's words in the twitter post, all for a good cause.

Haridas

Namo namah to the great Bharat-putra See twitter thread here: https://twitter.com/HaridasKukkur/status/1450559047707463684?s=20 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCFntCyVUAIeKZp?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCFrX4YVcAIlYMt?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 https://pbs.twimg.com/me...

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Om Sadgati. Om Shanti to Atma of Shri Vepa Kaushal Garu. Kaushal Garu was a Guru and knowledge of the truth for many people in Bay Area apart from BRF. To start with see this talk that he presented on the launch of the non-profit "India Research Foundation" he was the founding president o...

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^^^ On similar line let us connect together.
I will be in Bharat in Feb.
Anyone in Delhi or Calcutta to get to see face to face?

Haridas

To be honest I did a detailed scan of the budget and can openly state that there is no way in heck we can afford a MRFA right now, Unless GOI really opens the purse strings. And if it does that, bye bye MWF. Sincerely doubt we can run three programs together, MRFA, MWF and AMCA. It's best the GOI i...

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This is where we miss personas like Parrikar ji. Kadi Ninda is not suitable for RM but we have strange benchmarks in political circle to decide the post. Current DRDO chief Mr. Reddy must be given RM post and see the difference. Or Mr. V K Singh ? ++100% Need a person who has some technical knowled...

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Another may be gibberish qn, With Rafales why can't we go for 15 instead of 18 as sqdn strength? With total of 90+ it will give 6 sqdns to us. Is it going to make too much difference in sqdn capability? On plus side we can have 1 more airbase with 2 sqdns of Rafale. Why not consolidate two squadron...

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Very sad to hear this news. Kaushal was a very knowledgeable poster many years back and I thought he was relatively young at the time some 20+ years ago. How old was he? Imho Dr Kaushal Vepa retired from IBM in early 1990s. He lived a very full life, even if one considers at only the time when he w...

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Om Shanti to great soul. I wasn't fortunate enough to meet these great souls, all I have learned and understood the core Indic values are from the present BRF veterans, and I can only imagine that if these very great men are saddened by the loss of Kaushalji, it can only be a very serious loss to a...

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Very very sad to know Dr. Kaushal Vepa garu has left us. He was instrumental in my education on indic centric religion, geo politics. A truly well read and erudite scholar. I had good fortune to meet him so many times. Wonderful family he had. So many times last 2 years I had yearning to pay him a v...

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....In 2014, India was in an extremely delicate financial situation. I heard it (almost) first hand from somebody who was told how bad the situation was six months into Modi admin. The admin big wigs were not sure about the effects of deep cleaning at that time. TFWIW Yes at was very bleak. Modi de...

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^^ Yes $1 million budget for the AoA project would do wonders for Porkistan education of way of the Popat.
Afeem acchi hai..

Haridas

What’s wrong with. Russki engine or French one on mk2? Ghee or nothing? Changing the engine in a fighter program this late in development when the design is frozen and the first prototype a year away from being rolled out would be disastrous. The program would get delayed by years and probably fail...

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They don't need to buy Athos, they can lease ! Sure here is my quote for the lease: 1) 20% of list price/ yr for first 5 year, layer Yeats it drops to 15% /yr. 2) Lease period of 5 years, thereafter in 4 year increments. Lease cancelation terms: upon full payment due for the contracted lease.

Haridas

Indranil wrote:If a big tree fell in a forest and nobody heard ....

And the earth shakes so emotions overtake human. Paraphrasing an ex Prime Minister.

Haridas

Air India should be having about 15 a 320 from the original Indian airlines connect from the late 80s. There is the added complication of the intended sale of AI. How many of the A319's which the DRDO needs have been included in the list of assets to be sold? Remember there are two separate governm...

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India to conduct first user trial of Agni-V missile https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2021/sep/13/india-to-conduct-first-user-trial-of-agni-v-missile-2357942.html 13 Sept 2021 Bit difficult to believe its just two MIRV for a nation that parked more than two dozen satellites in orbit in...

Haridas

Wouldn't larger fins create extra lift, there by helping with the range? I would presume larger fins would be quite useful during the coasting phase. I have little knowledge of aero structures, but logic tells smaller fins would be useful during the powered phase(due to reduced drag) and larger fin...

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https://twitter.com/GODOFPARADOXES/status/1432668437428514821?s=20 ---> Akash Mk1S. IMO, Akash Mk1S employs a dual guidance scheme with a unique combo of 1. Ku band active radar seeker 2. C & X band command guidance What's unique here given it's been in vogue in AAM, and taught in text book and...

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An old question that came up. https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/indian-air-force-tejas-light-combat-aircraft-cant-protect-indian-skies/ IAF talked of 59 minutes of combat endurance for Tejas vs 3 hrs for Gripen and ~4 for F-16. and payload of ~3 t for Tejas vs 6+ for Gripen and 7 for F-16 Seriously, ...

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Wuhan virus has resulted in much reduced tax revenue, people need support,, while needs and expenses of nation has not reduced. So available money is being used in best possible balance. We should avoid being holier than pope. Atmanirbhar Bharat is reality and committed. If you will say thr is no m...

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There was never a FOC Naval-LCA, IIRC they were all prototypes and after Navy rejected that path, all in stand still. Now asking for FOC is moving teh goal post on an already stretched HAL that is struggling with Tejas-Mk1A, Mk-2 and AMCA. Dont have time for NLCA FOC. Just take more of what Cdr Mao ...

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Najunamar wrote:Haridasji, does this not mean ignition occurred and continued as expected for nearly 44s before this 'anomalous behavior' was observed? would eliminate ignition as the root cause?
From that link 04:56 to 05:40 functioned normally as we also saw the path tracking to expected...

Yes.

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