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Kanson wrote:
sgopal wrote:Is'nt Arihant's sonar spherical?
I guess, the current Arihant nose cone is based on Akula, so whatever Sonar Akula supports can be expected in Arihant. This is for current Arihant only.

Sonar will most probably be Indian or French..............?

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When will our guys ever learn? It was initially selecting an American partner instead of a European one that set the LCA program back at least a decade(due to sanctions after Pokaran-2). Now our guys want the Americans again as consultants. Sheeeshhhhhhhh.

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Engine research in india has been driven by results or end applications. Can someone tell why a country like sweden which rolled out series of successful military aircraft dint go for a indigenous engine? why Israel didn't venture into engine manufacturing,even after successful in many other milita...

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Give private players like L&T a chance. They can get the required foreign expertise.

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Above TOI article is first time mention is made of a 65,000 ton IAC II. That would be the largest carrier in the world after the US super carriers. The new UQ carrier(s) would equal but not surpass this tonnage. Impressive to say the least. No info given on propulsion, conventional or nuclear God s...

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Will the purchase of 40 new MKI's bring the number up to 230+40=270?

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Thought that the P-17A RFI was a dead thing with the IN deciding to go in for a local design with help from DCN???????????????????

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Whatever sketchy reports that have been coming out even in the past indicate that the tank crews prefer the Arjun to the T-90.

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Looks like the Arjun is whipping the pants of the T-90 in the trials. That's why the trails have now become " non comperative" since the two tanks are from "different classes "

:D:D:D:D:D:D

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True.Money for the armed forces is never a problem. The problem is spending the alloted money in time .

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Dudes just had a thought. Maybe a European aircraft will be chosen for the MMRCA. The thought process being that the AF wants a western aircraft . At the same time India does not want to piss of Russia to much. Going for an American aircraft would surely do that. So maybe India will take the middle ...

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These are some piss poor choices by those in power, when the refusal comes I doubt it will be based on technical evaluations, which means the russkis will be pissed. This of course, would require adequate compensation. Thats all. But then again, may be this is all part of a chankian plan, perhaps th...

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Wasn't Brahmos two supposed to be a 1500 km cruise missile?

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Instead of the MCA being a feeder for the FGFA it should be the FGFA which is a feeder for the MCA.

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The ULWH has been especially bought to equip the mountain formation on the Chinese front. May be, as numbers grow, formation in Kashmir may also receive them. And inspite of PA having the WLR during Kargil, how many guns did we loose in CBF? And that too in restricted space where real estate was a p...

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Well I guess the LCA will always be called the LCA like the F-16 is called the F-16 rather than the viper. "Tejas" just dosent have the punch or the depth.....

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What were the other two names besides Tejas that were shortlisted for the LCA?

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Why dosent India partner with Israel for a long range sub launched nuclear cruise missile? They have them on their Dolphin's dont they?

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http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=12288 The picture in diesel submarines is even more dismal. By 2020, all boats built before 1990 would be gone, leaving us with just four. Six Scorpene submarines are on order, two through import and the other four to be built at MDL. The imported...

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Willy wrote: What good is the LCA without a radar???????????? Who told you that it will not have one ??????????? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The article above mentioned that it would be without a radar at IOC. Another Jag or 27 the IAF needs not !!...

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A caveat first. what constitutes IOC and FOC depends on AF. simply put, IOC is the minimum level of performance at which the aircraft can operate as an usable fighting machine for the AF. FOC is the level at which all required performance parameters set by the AF are met, IOW it's the configuration...

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Arun_S left BR

:(:( taking all his missile drawings with him

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Times like this makes one wish if JC, GJ, Arun S & B Harry and other old BRFites were still around to share this joyous moment with us. did anyone noticed that until now no major Indian newspaper has announced this test or is covering this in detail. Times Now has a small video clip on this. Ot...

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The trainer is an absolute beauty! Is it just me or does the 1st look at the trainer reminds of Gripen ?

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Lol... That was my first impression to

:):):):)

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Why cant the LCA have a dropped nose for all the variants. It will give the pilot better visibility. The pics of the LCA-N with the dropped nose make it look like one s**y babe

:):)

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When are we going to get on into this project????????????????????

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In India its never to late to cancel a deal

. If a company other than a US or Russian one wins I wouldnt bet on the deal getting cancelled due to some "scandal". The Russians and the US are masters at this.

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Expect another govt-govt contract with the US on this in the future. The US is quite good at muscling out competitors. They did it with the copetor deal. Dont be surprised if the copter deal goes to the US also.

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Why is it that Indian Ships have just one main gun while most navies have two main guns on their ships.

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About high time. In the current sad situation we cant crib on who got knocked out and which was the best guns - as long as some are coming in at last. This whole defence procurement rigmarole of tendering and trials is just not working. Not one major purchase has gone through , through this route. T...

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Dont the Russian's currently have bigger launchers than both the US and the Europeans?

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A Whisky Echo Tango meet on Republic day? Its a dry day mates

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Is the space page offline? Anyone can point to any writeups on the UNIFIED MODIFIED thingy ?

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durgesh wrote: First indigenous Shivalik class frigate to be inducted in April Why is it taking us 9 years to build each Shivalik class frigate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivalik_class_frigate ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yea India hai mere bhai :mrgr...

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Dudes for all the table thumping about the GSLV MKIII isnt it going to be able to lift only 4 Tons into geo orbit? Our satellites are going to cross the 4 Ton threshold in the not to distant future. We need a far heavier lift capability not just for ourselves but also if we hope to corner a part of ...

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There is nothing in the Pak or Chinese armoury that can touch the MKI in the A2A role and neither will there- be in the near future. So would the IAF go for the Typhoon which is more of an A2A superiority aircraft ? IMHO the IAF is looking for a mudmover. That gives planes like the F18 and the Rafal...

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Why dont they design the Kaveri with Thrust vectoring now itself. If its going to power the MCA that should be one of the pre-requisites.

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Looks like the British Carrier to India was a bit far-fetched. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That was probably just to get a handle over the Ruskies on the Gorky price negotation. Dosent make sense to buy the British carrier specially when repo...

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May his soul rest in peace.

He used to admonish me on keypublishing for getting into flame wars with the paki's and chinese.

:):)

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Will the soyuz be mated to the GSLC-III? I doubt it. A launch vehicle has to be proven a number of times before it can be used for manned flight.

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