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Badar

Kailash wrote:Bangalore lab to suit up Indian vyomanauts

WTF with astronauts, cosmonauts, taikonauts etc etc, one different word for each nationality. Lame.

Badar

If the succession plan is legal why don't you announce it? Why conduct the farce of a Selection Board when you have already decided the winner? The plan might be about desired outcomes rather than a set in stone list. For instance one car crash or heart attack will put paid to all such plans. I ass...

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Thanks chaanakya, that was incomprehensible and made my eyes glaze over. I'll take your word for it that it implies that a succession list is illegal.

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Actually there could be no legal basis for such a plan. If you select one and announce him, you take hell of risk. Besides Constitution does not permit such a plan. All the time you need a panel of equally meritorious and senior people from whom you can select COAS, need not be senior most, though ...

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Gurneesh, For longer ranged missiles (like variants of Mica or R-27) the radar might be needed to setup a shot or to provide MCU.

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chaanakya wrote:Does AG's Notings qualify as a proof?

Sure, I'll accept it. I am looking for something to convince myself, not what might be suitable for a court of law.

I believe AG mentioned a plan of succession. That it was for a nefarious reason is what is still conjectural.

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Karitk, thanks. One wonders if air forces under wartime conditions might not be as punctilious as airlines in commercial operations.

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Leaving aside the dismal story of the VKS DoB saga for a moment, I am trying to understand the line of succession issue itself. I haven't paid much attention to the conspiracy theories (all presented as conjecture with no evidence to back them up) about succession plan. I wonder why people are again...

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nelson wrote:
shiv wrote:Then what honor is he fighting for now?
He is contesting that, the then Chiefs promised to reconcile the date issue in due course, which did not materialise.

Then the case is of breach of promise/cheating etc. Nothing to do with his honor. No?

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GE wanted India to agree to pay liabilities in case the IAF used aircraft powered by these engines to carry nuclear weapons and in case that crashed in Pakistan . I say abhi der nahi hui - ditch GE, aim for Snecma Kaveri (9 ton engines) on every batch after the initial 40 that are being powered by ...

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"The most limiting factors of the Gripen design were the operating time, the flight performance and the maximum weapon load." This is not a deal breaker as far as IAF goes. The Gripen is an outstanding bird (but for the US content) for the lower tier. Acquisition and OAS costs are its cru...

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Kartik, thanks for your reply. If you will indulge me with another question that struck me as I was reading your reply. What is the state of the art wrt batle damage of airframes? In the good old days you called up your squadron carpenter, tailor and perhaps the tinsmith and your camel would be good...

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It is obvious that the Brits. (the English actually, since the Scots, the Welsh and the Northern Irish are considering how best to jump from the English bandwagon) are such bad losers. The Limeys have been whining pathetically ever since the Indian decision was announced. And their language is gett...

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What are the possibilities that VKS thinks its morally right to resign , puts his paper but the government would not accept his resignation and let him continue till his due date ? I mean the government has no obligation to accept his resignation even though he may want to quit ? If you see my list...

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Austin wrote:Technically and Administratively he has every right to stay.

Agree.

Badar

Austin, against that must be held the way he pursued his case - publicly, administratively and legally - he showed lack of judgment. His moral authority has seen significantly dented.

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makes sense to me - the USN will give them away cheap, they can use facilities in pearl for any nuclear plant related stuff while doing the rest in Australia, training will be easy, and the 688I boats are still among the best....much more utility than collins subs tied up dockside methinks. It's in...

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Mate - i was just quoting another poster ..but for some reason it didnt come out the way it was....my response is only is only the last two sentences

I understand. Socket puppet quote withdrawn. No issues with you sunnydee.

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6. GoI kicks out VKS. Most unlikely. If I may....may I suggest not using words like 'kicks out' etc. If such a sentiment has to be expressed by a poster, this could, perhaps, be better rephrased as 'GOI compulsorily retires VKS'.... Whatever the personal opinion of a few BRF members on Gen.V.K.Sing...

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Badar mian, those who earn honor in service and war, do not lose it in a game of dice, let it be a lesson to those who do not understand honor. There are dime a dozen people who lost all honor gained in service and war. You simply choose to characterize everyone who disagrees with you as 'haters'. ...

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^^The government can decide to refuse his resignation if they really want only a certain officer to be COAS. I understand the spectrum of possibilities are (in increasing order of improbability) 1. Reject resignation, asking VKS to continue his full term till May (this option will paper over the ta...

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“The idea of this petition is not to stick to office. As counsel I cannot say certain things.” Lalit hinted at other reasons for his agitation. To this, Justice Lodha shot back: “I will not use the expression dirty linen washed in public. But if it has come to such a stage, you can wash". :rot...

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Interesting news for F-35 proponents and opponents. "India made three different requests for information to the U.S. government over the last several years about sea-based versions of the F-35, and somehow nobody in Washington ever managed to answer any of them. Not surprisingly, the Indians ev...

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I highly doubt the Viraat will ever host the NLCA or any other aircraft besides the Harrier. It is up for retirement as soon as the Vikramaditya is operationalized and what's left of the Harriers will serve till then. I meant Vikrant not Viraat. Corrected it above as well. The NLCA will most likely...

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So there are three views on nLCA. 1. A long term backup alternate for MiG-29K (in itself a 'forced' choice for Gorshkov). Seems eminently reasonable. If so what priority could one resonably expect from ADA for nLCA. i.e. must-have AF version vs plan B naval version? 2. The 'ADS' carrier doctrine is ...

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Sanjay wrote:I do not know if the moderators will permit a purely legal perspective from me on this. Please let me know if this will be permitted. Thanks

I would be most interested to hear your views.

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Assume the nLCA program had succeeded, was on time and in capability roughly equivalent to the AF LCA Mk-I. So for mumble billion dollars for the carrier, escort group and support tail we would be able to throw at the enemy - all of a couple of dozen nLCA. Unlike the AF where the LCA would form the ...

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VKS has been arm twisted to take back the writ. :shock: :shock: You stated yourself Badar ji there was eventually no judgement. The SC made its opinion most clear. It gave VKS the opportunity to withdraw (which his team promptly took) before the SC made the adverse opinion a judgment. Yes, but only...

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Sanku wrote:Why was SC so queasy about the dirty linen. Let the dirty linen be brought out. Enough is enough.

Sanku, Please note that SC was ready to pass the judgment. VKS withdrew his petition not the government.

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To me, it appears that the SC bench simply wanted to save the Govt from embarassment. On the contrary. The SC seems to have allowed the COAS the figleaf of a withdrawal. The interesting development now will be to see if VKS will serve out the remainder of his term or not. I give it even chances eit...

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So henceforth for all UPSC personnel their UPSC records will supercede their matric certificate , while for others the Matric certificate is the autoritative document as far as DOB is concerned ? No that is an unwarranted conclusion I think. VKS correct DoB remains 1951 as acknowledged by the SC/Go...

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I am surprised people are saying no judgment has been made. A clear decision seemed to have been made but the General was given an opportunity to withdraw before the Bench made it official. IANAL but looking at the fragmented reports on the net this was my take of the situation. SC Bench: "Gene...

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For people advocating more funds for the LCA program: Is the bottle neck for the LCA program insufficient funds?

Sridhar, this could be the usual case of 15% change requiring 85% additional work? Both IN/ADA look at the 15 percent number and take way very different things from it.

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Kartik, point taken about the design teams constraint to give the best possible product satisfying the ASR and no more. Frankly the burden of guilt shifting from ADA to IAF due to inadequate payload margin in the ASR doesn't make me feel any better. This weight growth should have reasonably factored...

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Chances of a third choice other than nLCA/MiG-29 in IN service are not negligible. nLCA is {sigh} ... well moving on to the fulcrum the MiG-29K was a forced choice as we had to buy a Russian air group if we wanted the "free" carrier. Given a free choice and the likely non-arrival anytime s...

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I would leave NAL alone - it should be left as a pure civilian tech only organization and hopefully Embargo Proof. Ideally the two design houses and two production houses should also be completely independent of each other so as to work in whatever combination necessary. The raising of the second pr...

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Apropos the second Rafale line: I have suggested before that we might need an manufacturing organization parallel to HAL for the explicit purpose of serving as its competitor. India is likely to manufacture aircraft in enough numbers that it can afford the cost and complexity of a second "facto...

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Thanks for the insight marimuthu.

So it wasn't a simple issue of weight at all!

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That is because the Su-30 is going to carry the Brahmos only on the central pylon. Also you might have equally found it interesting that the 'non-structural' changes in the Su-30s are taking 2 years. They did drop the twin carriage plan because of wing structural limitations. But don' tell Kartik :...

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Badar sahab ... who told you that the Su-30s don't need any change for carrying Brahmos? Not "any changes" indranil saab, just no "structural changes". http://aeroindia.org/reports-4489 " An expert committee from the DRDO and the Indian Air Force (IAF) has ruled out any str...

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