Bharat Rakshak

rakall

Here is what intrigued me in the WalkTheTalk at HAL.. when Coupta asked Air.Cmde.Muthanna about integrating Meteor BVRAAM, he said LCA can't carry meteor as it is too heavy.. But why? The innermost pylons (station numbers 1 & 2) are qualified for 1000lt drop tanks, BVRAAM, Bombs & LGBs. In t...

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Karan M wrote:Thanks Deejay!

Karan - a correction required in section 4: "Mig29 vs PAF F16"

""Chased away PAF MiG-29s". Quoted by Wing Commander PK Singh" says the text.. May please be corrected to "Chased away PAF F16's"

Excellent writeup..

rakall

http://www.oneindia.com/india/govt-indian-airforce-have-full-faith-hal-says-manohar-parrikar-2130046.html?utm_source=article&utm_medium=tweet-button&utm_campaign=article-tweet When a reporter asked the defence minister as to why this project had been delayed, he said that there were some is...

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Atleast 2 Pak army tanks are reportedly destroyed..

The causalities on Pak side are apparently higher than 30..

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Kartik wrote:Why, oh why isn't HAL making a big deal out of the first flight event? No good video, no good pics, nothing!

Karan M wrote:they have learned from IJT perhaps. much ado at that time.

This is unofficial first flight..

I think more PR will follow the official first flight attended by some big wigs..

rakall

Suvarna Raju (HAL Boss) congrats the entire HTT40 team (Tarmac tweets). Many thanks Rakall. Another Mango question alert. I wish someone can quote similar statistics for Pilatus Trainer vs HTT40, at least cost of PC-Mk2? Is HTT40 a suitable replacement of Pilatus? Is it likely that HTT40 maturity (...

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Mango question alert - Why not use Hamsa for basic training purpose then? I mean it sounds much cheaper than 32 Cr. Both are vastly different applications with different requirements/specifications. Hansa has speed (210kmph), range (~850km), Cieling (10000ft) are much less than those required for m...

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Can a commercial variant be derived from the HTT-40. ? Would turn out to be too expensive.. HTT40 is priced at 34crore. A two seater Hansa from NAL was priced (estimated) around 50Lakh in 2000. A stretched version of Hansa called NM5 that NAL & Mahindra designed+manufactured together was priced...

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Thanks keshavchandra, sivab. Really love the simplicity & sheer determination of this guy! I simply love the way he is able to reel off the names of all projects from missiles to guns to airplanes including the timelines of various projects/inductions.. At 19.42 when he says "it is much mu...

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Thanks for the update.. but even in that intent of the IN was clear.. that IN will facilitate the required stuff while allowing him to be dedicated to the LCA-Navy program.. the fact that IN did not use the 1yr sea time as an opportunity to terminate his detachment to ASTE, and instead let him go b...

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Vishal Jolapara wrote:What's the symbolic value of Kiren Rijiju flying in a Rambha?

Apparently impressed with his passion for IAF planes during a conversation, CAS extended an invitation for a sortie which was duly accepted by Rijiju.

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All Tejas test pilots are serving IAF (& IN) pilots on deputation to ASTE for 2-3yrs. AirCmde Rohit Verma was a Chief test pilot in 2011 quit service as IAF overlooked him for promotion apparently citing Blr as plum posting. OTOH, Navy has kept one test pilot (Cmd.Maolonkar) dedicated to LCA-N ...

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MoS Home Kiren Rijiju flew a sortie in SU30MKI today..

https://twitter.com/sachinsingh1010/sta ... 4199244800

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Would ACM Raha be the first serving IAF Officer to fly the Tejas or are there IAF pilots on deputation to ASTE? All Tejas test pilots are serving IAF (& IN) pilots on deputation to ASTE for 2-3yrs. AirCmde Rohit Verma was a Chief test pilot in 2011 quit service as IAF overlooked him for promoti...

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PratikDas wrote:How long have we waited for this?

Salutations to the LCA team. I'm thinking tears will have been shed.

Source: https://twitter.com/jcmenon/status/732508246687158272

15years 4months 13days !!!

rakall

"It's a good aircraft to fly and fit to be inducted into our fleet," the air chief said on landing at the Aircraft Systems Testing Establishment. http://www.thestatesman.com/news/latest-headlines/iaf-chief-flies-tejas-trainer-in-bengaluru/142939.html Air Chief Raha carried out simulated a...

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fanne wrote:Two seater?

Yes.. Has to be a two seater flown by a test pilot..

No way he can fly solo without being type qualified..

rakall

Breaking News !!!

IAF chief ACM Arup Raha will tomorrow take his maiden flight on LCA Tejas in Bangalore..

Hope this is true.. and everything goes smoothly..

Will be a great confidence booster + huge push to the program..
and a big Lungi dance moment for all of us at BR forum..

rakall

shiv wrote:What's the thing on the pylon?
Austin wrote:Red Flag Alaska

ACMI pod..

Records the aircraft flight & maneuvering data for analysis after sorties..

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Army Officer, 8 Of His Men, Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Smuggled Gold http://drop.ndtv.com/albums/uploadedpics/small1/colonel650x400_635980789490886281.jpg A senior army officer and 8 armymen have been arrested for allegedly stealing gold bars seized from smugglers in Mizoram. In December 2014,...

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What happened to Target #9?

The LGB from Su30 hitting Target #9 was not shown??!!!!

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Somehow the feeling is not the same watching the Hawk-Suryakiran as compared to the 9 "Kiran" aircraft "Suryakiran" display team..

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Karan M wrote:Is there an online link?

this is working for me..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85GUYk5507o

and normally this must work.. (though on my PC I have some problem connecting to this)
http://webcast.gov.in/live/

rakall

The Govt must simply retract/retrace this PF tax idea in totality..

and make up to middle class by increasing IT limits in next budget..

A huge self goal in terms of perception..

rakall

LRSAM test from INS Kolkata today/tomorrow - Navy PRO reports on twitter

https://twitter.com/CaptDKS/status/681820762974453761

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I think, that is the reason to keep Mk2 behind the design window, and focus on the Mk1a. Once IAF 'becomes a user', things can be re-assessed based on their actual ops feedback. Mk2 will become AMCA. :) [think like m4k, and we know the history and influences] IAF never conceptualized Mk2.. IN has.....

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^^ True , A strategic purchase can also mean G2G purchase without the need to go through RFP and in double quicker time etc and I suspect thats what DM went In that DD interview Manohar Parrikar clarified that when he uses the word strategic, he really means "critical" purchase.. He clari...

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Looks like the Maharastra CM was at the SAAB facility in Sweden some time hours back. Comments, gurus? http://s16.postimg.org/bee2s82id/Capture.png This taken along with "possibly another single engine airplane in MAkeInIndia route" as mentioned by RM. Manohar Parrikar in DD interview - i...

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The problem as I see is not the Tejas that IAF needs but how much it can get per year from its production agency , I am not here to bash HAL but if we go by the sole agency production of MKI which is the biggest thing it did in past 15 years , even very late they couldn't make more than 12-14 aircr...

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Recent Astra's launch looks similar to this test. What gives? http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1bWlNbZVpBE/Tu8Q5d589hI/AAAAAAAAGmw/zZngD_3Ra_o/s1600/Astra+bvraam+flight+trials+for+the+first+time+from+a+Sukhoi+%2528Su-30MKI%2529+fighter+during+%2528Mk-1+50+km+%2526+Mk-II+100+km%2529+MICA%252C+Meteor+%2528b...

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in these airborne tests is the Astra seeker used in LOBL mode , or there is some integration with the su30 weapon system to provide it the initial waypoint before firing and it goes active later? since line su30s are offered by iaf periodically I guess there is no integration yet with su30 or any o...

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IIRC the picture shows an inert A-1 round used for testing the TELAR. Boys is this a "refined or revised" version of Agni1.. Previously Agni1 has 4 aft fins.. this picture shows Agni1 without the aft-fins -- similar to the 1st stage of Agni4. Looks like Agni1 is undergoing further refinem...

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Boys is this a "refined or revised" version of Agni1.. Previously Agni1 has 4 aft fins.. this picture shows Agni1 without the aft-fins -- similar to the 1st stage of Agni4. Looks like Agni1 is undergoing further refinements - incorporating the new tech validated on Agni4. Sooper & very...

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Will Manohar Parrikar scrap the long-pending deal for hi-tech South Korean warships? Very interesting, given that he's from Goa and GSL was supposed to be building those MCMVs. It is not "Goa" that is the key.. It is "Make in India" that will drive decision more then "Goa&q...

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Apart from changes like weight reduction, new systems, (probable) improved layout of LRU's inside for better space management & Center of gravity management which cannot be seen from pictures there is a highly significant change that improves performance of TD3 over TD1 & TD2 a lot... - the ...

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Viv S wrote:^ Caption please. Mockup or prototype?

IMRH - definitely Mockup..

Possibly for AeroIndia coming up in Feb

rakall

No flight of fancy by T.S. SUBRAMANIAN Link: http://www.frontline.in/the-nation/no-flight-of-fancy/article6541263.ece . The sky was clear at 10-05 a.m. at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) near Balasore, Odisha, when Nirbhay lifted off from a mobile launcher, a TATRA truck. This is the sequence of it...

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^^^The went just below the silver band on the booster seems to be the one which allows missile to turn into a particular direction post launch. The change of direction was smooth & gradual (unlike Brahmos) - seems more like a aerodynamic control.. - no smoke or jets seen coming out of there dur...

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RKhanna, the farticle got the order wrong... NIA is conducting the investigation, NSG is assisting it withperforming the forensics of the explosives...or whatever is remaining of it after the evidence was destroyed by WB cops. NSG is helping with search operations (detectors, sniffer dogs etc),fore...

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from Siachen pioneers !!!

Do we need that Arunachal road at all?

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