Bharat Rakshak

Philip

The hulls being upgraded right now are IN hulls both in Russia and at HSL! If they were crap why would the IN upgrade them? Stop using intemperate lingo,argue on merit offering better alternatives.Do we have a ready desi diesel/ AIP sub available? NO! We haven't even tested our AIP system aboard a s...

Philip

Is this accurate? We have integrated P-8Is, and other US milware for some years now without any Ru protest.I am sure that the Reaper drone acquisition can bf done while protecting our other tech. of Ru origin.

Philip

The point made about our unified commands and " missile testing" is interesting because there is a push in the US for greater production and induction of missiles especially in the face of the PRC threat,growing more audacious by the day.What the PLAN has done in the Indo-China Sea sending...

Philip

Gents,in our debates about pros and cons of Arjun vs T-series,we're perhaps ignoring the "woods for the trees".MBTs are part of the jigsaw of armoured warfare which involves more than just the merits of an MBT,forgetting its accompanying AVs protecting infantry advancing on the battlefield...

Philip

Point.Can the Romeo's fit into all hangars of our surface fleet assets? I'm not so sure.The carriers, larger DDGs/ FFGs that operate Sea Kings, yes, but the other warships? Why the req. is there for the med. ASW helos. It's also going to take a long time before a successful ASW variant of the desi M...

Philip

Yes,only in India will you find both west and east,though,surprisingly,do many know that German U-boats use an Ru. navigation system?! It's used universally in the maritime sphere.Over 100 German naval vessels use the Ru. Navi-Sailor 4100 system ,says the German Bild paper. V.interestingly is the la...

Philip

Lakshman,I think that all contracted MKIs have been completed. That was made official.The extra 12 MKIs ( plus 21 MIG-29s) to be xcuired from Ru. in the report last year was clearly specified for attritions.That's perhaps why the no. of sqds. has remained at 12(?). Nasik is waiting for the SS upgrad...

Philip

Peculiar story.For models of the aircraft! Let the water,sorry wine of this French report find its own level and be flushed down the drain. However, while at least another sqd.of Rafales is v.welcome, the price of a Rafale is v.v.high and the last statement from the CDS about budget costs must be ke...

Philip

We should go full throttle at intl. defexpos offering a wide variety of warships and other naval milware,apart from Tejas,missiles,etc. We are now building a class of around 750t+ shallow water ASW corvettes. Corvettes are the most sought after class today as not many nations can afford larger friga...

Philip

12 AAMs on an MKI. What is the max that the Rafale can carry?
Another point, can the MKI theoretically carry the Kinzhal hyper- AAM?

Philip

The visit of FM Lavrov to India has reportedly gone well.Discussions included Afghanistan, where the Ru. head of the Afghan issue accompanied him, plus discussions on the visit of Pres. Putin to India.Also hinted in the media,were discussions on further mil. cooperation,new deals despite US threat o...

Philip

These are cost-effective replacements for old boats.3 are brand new,3 upgraded.They are better than Chin subs,armed with the 2500km Kalibir missile and Klub variants. They are being built in 2 years time,6 new boats 3 delivered to the RuN for their Pacific fleet. Since we've operated them for a long...

Philip

Where are the errors? Sorry if they exist.
Post- Balakot we supposedly took 21 days to locate it,an Agosta AIP boat,sent to Pak's western extremities for survival!

Philip

What about the 100+ ASW helo req.? 24 Romeos won't fill the huge req. Once we operate 2 CVs, the bulk of them would operate from them being the most valuable assets of the surface fleet. That would leave not enough for the 20+ DDG/ FFGs. The Talwar series operate Kamovs so are fine. Therefore we mus...

Philip

Nikhil,did the paanwallah tell the dhobiwallah the same,that the IAC-3 will be a multi-role amphib? If that's so,I couldn't be happier,as it validates my postulating for aeons for the same. AIP boats are find for the littorals,shallower waters,but for true- blue ops, N-subs with their 90+ day endura...

Philip

Being "brainwashed" is not an allegation of corruption,but the years of IN and USN carrier interaction and huge USN pressure for the 3rd CV for the IN,mirroring the USN's sea control/ expeditionary warfare doctrine, which in reality was a push for the IN buying US carrier tech like EMALS a...

Philip

Can the F-15EX whatever carry BMos., both ASM and AAMs. Nein my fuhrer! So big deal about its superior radar .It just makes the A/C for for the AEW job! Jokes aside,an upgraded SS would be a much better bet in every sense.Could be capable of carrying the Kinzhal LR AAM too if reqd.And certainly chea...

Philip

Good analysis Adit. It does appear that the GOI wanted to teach Pak a lesson,Balakot, and not escalate matters further into a free-for-all where it is common knowledge that both sides cannot fight an all-out war for more than a week with disastrous eco. consequences. The scale of the Paki riposte ce...

Philip

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Philip

The IN could've ordered at least 1 sqd. of NLCAs adding to numbers for the 2 exg. CVs, plus also basing it on land if required, giving some slack to the IAF where 29Ks are/were doing duty in Himalayan skies recently. As said umpteen times,it could also be used on our 2 amphibs planned if redesigned ...

Philip

They're leveraging their amphibs using F-35s.

Philip

10 to 15 years reinventing the 4th-gen. wheel.A waste of money developing and building a mere 50 to 60 fighters which when they arrive will cost a bomb. The 3rd.CV will not arrive for another decade+ at the earliest.The IN wisely putting its priority in N-subs given the latest info. That too only 3+...

Philip

Said elsewhere that any future naval carrier fighter for the IN should be a naval AMCA, plus UCAVs. The TEDBF will be reinventing the 4th-gen. wheel in an era of 5/6 gen. fighters operating along with drones. Upgrading the 29Ks during this decade, plus adding an extra sqd. to keep numbers happy will...

Philip

The DRDO has been busy in recent times developing a variety of PGMs,anti-radar missiles, glide bombs,etc. of decent range which can be carried by the 29K, in addition to the range of existing Ru missiles aboard,esp. those of the KH series.BMos- NG is also on the anvil in a few years time. 2 to be ca...

Philip

I am sorry if I quote / post views by Lts.General who have been v.specific on the subject,which still are unacceptable to some ,there is little point in debating the issue if minds are made up without understanding both sides of the issue. We can agree to disagree. But I am v.sorry and strongly obje...

Philip

Cost.V contextual for the IN which has budgetary limitations. Developing a TEDBF of barely 3 sqds. with almost zilch export options too, instead of leveraging like the NLCA a naval AMCA,a more sophisticated aircraft with development costs shared with the IAF. Adm.Greenert's words have much commonsen...

Philip

The IAF truly have their knickers in a twist with so many a/ c programmes simultaneously,bordering on the impossible. ORCA,MMRCA 2.0, LCA Mk-2, AMCA not to mention the IN's TEDBF and LCA Mk-1A yet to fly,80+ ordered. With the plethora today of highly accurate PGMs of increasing range, as former USN ...

Philip

It took years for Adm.Gorshkov to persuade the Sov. politburo to build flat- tops,that too hybrids, given the scorn of them by the land-lubber generals.I think it was Marshal Malenkov who described the carrier as the " fifth hind leg of a dog"! Given this attitude, Gorshkov dramatically st...

Philip

With CV#3 on the shelf in favour of SSNs, the need for the 50+ carrier strike aircraft will also be redundant. How this isgoing jo afffct the TEDBF/ NLCA plans remains to be seen.

Philip

Media today,SSN numbers cut to 3 +3 later being forwarded for approval. With the lease of Akulas,we may see a total of 6 SSGN/SSNs plus a similar number of SSBNs in service by the next decade.

Philip

The intro of the SU-35 and F-15 EX whatever are the two jokers in the pack.I think both are really " dummy" candidates as in our elections.Both truly questionable when we have 270+ SU-30MKIs in service,with over 200 to be upgraded to SS stds. The only thought I can bring to bear is that th...

Philip

Shaun, as many forget which I repeatedly point out is the cost factor too. Around $3 to $4M for a T-90 compared with $9.7M for Arjun in the latest order! In addition,most of Arjun has imported content,esp.A-1,for which spares from abroad have become problematic. The support for hhe first tranche has...

Philip

The point the good general made was that in the light of the IA's extra reqs.,the DRDO/ CVRDE should've told the IA that weight penalties would make it impossible to achieve the original intention,a T-72 replacement,the constraints,etc. They should've got the IA to sign on for the same making it the...

Philip

Look at the concept,not where it comes from.Be objective,ignore bias. If you have read my posts for years you'll understand better. A large CBG reqs. a support cast,as Gen Rawat correctly observed, and will cost around $15-20 B the minimum. Here we will have two extra flat tops that can be used for ...

Philip

Clarity on the Quad from the Army Chief.Gen.Naravane. http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2021/03/quad-wont-be-military-alliance-but.html QUAD WON'T BE MILITARY ALLIANCE BUT THERE WILL BE MILITARY COOPERATION AMONG MEMBERS: ARMY CHIEF MM NARAVANE SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2021 BY INDIAN DEFENCE NEWS Xcpt: &qu...

Philip

The Phillippines,now Chile and S.Am nations. http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2021/03/brahmos-in-demand-chile-eyes-indo.html Chile v.keen to acquire BMos,as well as sev. other S.Am nations. Sources told Financial Express Online that “There has been lot of interest for ship and shore-based platforms. ...

Philip

http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2021/03/wanna-check-out-russias-new-stealth.html Russia's new "MIG-41" Mach 5+ stealth fighter programme. XCpt: According to a report by Russian news outlet Izvestia, The MiG-41 will carry a “multifunctional long-range interceptor missile system capable of h...

Philip

We have a 2 amphib req. cut down from 4 for budgetary reasons.I've been for aeons saying we should leverage out IAC-1 design into a multi-puprpose amphib.,that also has light CV air power too using aircraft and UCAVs. Now the Nevskoye bureau of Ru has done just that with their new concept,the "...

Philip

I've been saying for a decade+ that we need a multi-purpose flat top with ability from amphib ops to light carrier air capabilities. Finally someone has thought on the same lines.The Nevskoye bureau of Ru has come out with a new concept of flat top that does just that exactly.The "Varan Univers...

Philip

6 SSNs will cost 75% of CV-3, without the additional cost of escorts,etc. There will be additional moolah for another 6 AIP SSKs too. In addition, a fleet of UUVs/ mini subs could greatly assist in sanitizing the ANC . I agree that mirroring the PLANs DDG with a 12,000t cruiser class warship is the ...

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