Bharat Rakshak

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Obviously you did not read that article

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Russia, Central Asia locked in tug of war over Ukraine recruiting … Drawing on Central Asian manpower -- including people who are already in Russia -- offers Moscow a way to ease the pressure. Last December, Uzbek-language recruiting ads on Moscow public transport caused a stir, although they were ...

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Russia to recruit 16,000 fighters from Middle East for Ukraine war

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That’s that person’s first hand account. He got blown up a few times but was lucky to have survived. Other foreigners account also verify that they are thrown to the front while Russians sit back further. There are about 600,000 Russians at the front and probably 2000 foreigners of all nationalitie...

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^^^ 8-10 hour is exception not the norm. Plenty of russians have served to full expiration of their contracts and are rotated as well. That’s that person’s first hand account. He got blown up a few times but was lucky to have survived. Other foreigners account also verify that they are thrown to th...

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First hand account of the brutal fight that is going on in Ukraine by a Chinese fighting on the Russian side. He mentions Chinese, Cubans, Africans, Nepalis, Indians along with the Russians and dying in droves. Survive for 8hour to 10 hours once sent to the frontlines, especially street fighting. Dr...

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sanman wrote: ↑24 May 2024 06:46 US considering lifting ban on use of US weapons to attack inside Russia! Crazy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6WeJ3A_t9s

No “red lines” left … other than nuclear weapons.

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Minimum 32 months for R&D.

Then production and installation.

So looks like we can expect the first lot of EW upgraded Su-30MKI around 2028.

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^^^ https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcROhA22qefU6ImgcX64YqRjFctRjepVGxm9Dg&usqp=CAU https://twitter.com/manupubby/status/1349654464047636480 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/LCA-Tejas_Production_Partners.jpg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LCA-Tejas_Pr...

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Su-30SM2 with R-37M (300km) https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSV2Mo0Oq8uNs2gZWps7h-1x1bxwFAy_WwVWIi_mCvcXlgzxhm_ZTy7--s&s=10 https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2024/05/22/russian-su-30sm2-fighter-gains-range-with-r-37m-lraam-integration/ Also, notice that there are no CCM in the a...

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We have also seen the limits of what current generation of cheap FVP drones can do. Basically, they are good for 5km radius (maybe up to 10km). Enough distance for mechanized infantry to get close enough to defensive lines. Whereas 152/155mm artillery radius of action is around 20-40km. Engage enemy...

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This German idea might take off … First proposal starts at 70km from Ukraine’s Western borders, then likely slow expansions Eastwards. Don’t be surprised if Ukrainian F-16s fly off from airbases in Poland and Romania for air defense operations of Western parts of Ukraine. German politicians suggests...

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Russia has around 510,000 troops in Ukraine and recruiting 20,000 - 30,000 more every month.

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Insight into how the FVP drone units are integrated into the Ukrainian battalions. Consists of 3 groups: warhead prep team -> donated or captured warheads repurposed for drones; make it light as possible drone assembly team -> put together drone from factory parts and test them throughly; repair wha...

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Sanman,
Please discuss your Nuland in the other geopolitical thread.

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What is amusing is that both sides are coming up with similar daily casualties figures of the opponent!

Yet both sides continue to fight on

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Looks like the IA’s ATGM vehicle mounted requires a 3-man crew.

Appropriate sized vehicles to accommodate 3-troops plus reload ATGMs would rule out small ATVs.

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Ukraine’s MIC expanding to $20 billion capacity but the government only has $6 billion in funds for 2024.

They are going to come out as one of the top defense exporters.

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Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine) Undisputed Heavyweight Boxing Champion https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRiGxdsbVUZiv6KXzrxgNYf5AVTlJUjk5QZK4AZpAH-4Gi254dOtoxzego&s=10 https://www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/1cvas94/ukrainian_boxer_oleksandr_usyk_defeated_tyson/ These people are f...

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AFAIK, last minute request was for Software Defined Radios (SDR)

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Next evolution of drones … autonomous hives Hives For U.S. Drone Swarms Ready To Deploy This Year … technology for the military to operate mixed swarms of small drones with minimal human involvement. They are integrating battlefield drones with a system known as a Hive which can launch, recover and ...

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This is slow walking into WW-III. Didn't US-Vietnam start the same way? We are potentially looking at a 20+ year engagement. For the US, war is a money making business … https://usafacts.org/articles/how-much-money-has-the-us-given-ukraine-since-russias-invasion/ … Will Ukraine have to pay the US b...

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^^^ Typical production ecosystem lead times of 12-36 months have come to pass. NATO now should be able to produce quantities they have promised. AFAIK, there are two artillery 155mm ammo initiatives: NATO -> 1 million rounds production Czech Plan -> 1.5 million rounds purchase worldwide There is ac...

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Let’s put it though many rounds of trials
summer
winter
desert
plains
high altitude
hot
humid
dry
wet
flood
mud
water fording
et al

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As Russia Advances, NATO Considers Sending Trainers Into Ukraine NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war. Ukraine’s ma...

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Typical production ecosystem lead times of 12-36 months have come to pass. NATO now should be able to produce quantities they have promised.

AFAIK, there are two artillery 155mm ammo initiatives:

NATO -> 1 million rounds production
Czech Plan -> 1.5 million rounds purchase worldwide

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Freeze the Mk1A design. Mk1A was quite a major upgrade and testing of some subsystems still ongoing.

Let the production continue and stabilize over the next few years.

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One very surprising revelation is that Russians don’t seem to have hardened aircraft shelters on their airbases! https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRaAAVi2Mw3Ky9U_O1CBRcAUEmZUno0ogJ_OA&usqp=CAU https://www.rferl.org/amp/crimea-russian-air-base-attacked-satellite-images/3198254...

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I find it strange that the RM is talking about building 5-6 carriers when we don't have a destroyer pipeline (not to talk about submarines). What timelines are we talking here? Is this a 50+ year vision? Current position (last few decades) has been to have 3 carriers - 2 active and 1 in refit/reser...

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Has HAL been paid yet by the IA/IAF for those 15?

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+1 for lives and morale of troops!

Often, it seems decisions are instead based on “penny-pinching” attitudes on small things that do matter.

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Maybe RAW agents could pose as foreign defense consultants/contractors and praise indigenous products as “state-of-the-art” (brochure-worthy) in their meetings with IA top brass

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^^^ The whole system needs to act in unison with weapons “auto” aligned. Manually, not that easy for each individual to shoot down these drones. Sure, the system should be detachable and applied as per threat density. How much cost should be allocated to safeguard a $4 million dollar MBT? Similar qu...

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Every tank needs to have an anti-drone EW jamming for soft kill as well as hard kill mechanisms (laser, gun and APS).

If can’t afford to, then have less tanks but have them well equipped.

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To take a city the size of Kharkiv, it is estimated Russia will need at least 300,000 troops.

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Russian Defense Minister Shoigu is out. Apparently he had been in that position for almost 15 years.

FSB head has also been replaced.

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Yes takes a long lead times to set up production ecosystem and scale up from orders being placed. Usually it is anywhere between 12 months to 36 months.

And sometimes even longer when original vendors go out of business.

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There would also be a need to at the minimum license manufacturing of core replacement parts for regular wear and tear. For example, gun barrel.

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Excellent summary of drone warfare in the Ukraine-Russia war GAME OF DRONES … Next-generation drones with AI In response to the increasing challenges posed by EW systems, both Ukraine and Russia are racing to develop drones guided by artificial intelligence. These drones identify and lock onto their...

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FPV drones https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT9xqwpIhbOZ3cvJWabVMM2ethjbxkqewb02VVx__dgUzsWJ2oRGYX2t-s&s=10 https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/1bi92lw/evolution_of_fpv_drones_in_almost_two_years_of/ Plus, there are also big multi-use rotor drones. Maritim...

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