Bharat Rakshak

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PIB fotus http://pib.nic.in/release/phsmall.asp?phid=33667 http://pib.nic.in/release/phsmall.asp?phid=33666 http://pib.nic.in/release/phsmall.asp?phid=33665 http://pib.nic.in/release/phsmall.asp?phid=33653 http://pib.nic.in/release/phsmall.asp?phid=33652 http://pib.nic.in/release/phsmall.asp?phid=3...

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With thanks to Rahul Devnath. Notice the parallel lines in the design, intended to ensure that reflections are controllable http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/7018/amcaparallellines.jpg Notice the difference in horizontal stabilizers :?: :?: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_o_no4M2xEPY/TVTdLT9PCHI/AAAAAAA...

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Dear Wen panda, despite trying my best not to respond to your deeply insightful posts.. I can't stop myself from saying this - If in a 1:1 fight five of your Su-30 got kicked by junk-10s, AND the BEST SU-30 Piolt in CHINA was just able to save his a$$ and run.. then it only proves one thing that yo...

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5)During China's internal military excreise, J-10 (short distnace coupling canards) have always beaten the crap out of convetional layout Su-27/30s, for instance: 1 J-10 vs 4 Su-27s, 4:0 http://mil.jschina.com.cn/2009/1105/1664.htm 2 J-10s vs 4 Su-27s, again, 4:0 http://dh.jgjy.gov.cn/shownews.asp?...

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GeorgeWelch wrote:
SriSri wrote: Doesn't the Swedish foreign policy mandate the same --> No exports to a warzone
But if there was a war, would Sweden embargo India?

Only if they don't love SAAB

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Interesting development regarding Eurofighter's future in India: Germany Will 'Contribute to an Arms Race,' Charges Opposition Selling fighter jets to India would violate weapons-export guidelines, say members of the German opposition , who are criticizing a trip by Defense Minister Guttenberg to I...

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3) The undercarriage layout and the mount points are going to be different in MKII from MK1! . I think the MKII will have a Mig29/Su-30 /F-14 style undercarriage placement, basically the edge of the inlet trunking/ wing root and fold into the wing, rather than into the fuselage as present! This obv...

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I made a follow up from my one of my last post on unit price and maintenance cost to compare the mmrca contenders. Unit cost: Rafale: ~US$84.48 million EF: ~US$83.16 million F-16IN: US$50 million F/A-18E/F: US$58 million Gripen NG(IN): US$48 million MiG-35: US$38.5 million ....... For 10 000 hours ...

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same design rules as the raptor has been followed except the wingtips where raptor has one extra clipped edge. http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/fighter/f22/f22_schem_01.jpg Appears more like F15 to me (except intake) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/F-15A_Eagle_drawing.png As ...

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I'll love to see a Howitzer with Made in India tag. But imvho as on today DRDO neither have the initial technology nor manpower with relevant experience to embark and deliver a competitive product in time to compliment IA's battle readiness. A better option will be to split the numbers, have some qu...

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few yrs back there was a report china had offered france a deal for 200 rafales if france could work and get the EU embargo lifted. even though 200 rafales may not make military sense for china they would do it to pay off france and prove a point as to rich rewards to be made - germany, italy and s...

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Baldev, I agree that the full story should come out. I doubt that will ever happen :) And if the person has done more than "cheat on his wife" then he should have to answer for his actions. That would be irrespective of the involvement of others (who should also be put behind bars). But t...

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Can somebody put some light on fact why IAF settled for Zhuk-ME even though Zhuk AE/ASE was available? Even Zhuk-MSFE PESA variant was a better choice! The Zhuk-AE is still in development. A mature radar can't be expected until 2015. The MiG-29s have just about fifteen years of life left in them an...

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Marten wrote:Singha saar, saw the three Sarangs now. What a morning. Jags shook up the house!

Something else is rumbling... either that's another flight landing or a neighborhood tractor with a tweaked exhaust.

they would have brushed up my roof if flying any lower

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This explains how Russia have enough to be happy about despite 'almost' being out of the mmrca race.. We are going to get the Mig-35's after all :D Russia tests upgraded IAF MiG-29 fighter Domain-B Russia's MiG corporation said Friday it had carried out the first test flight of a MiG-29 fighter upg...

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just saw a tejas roming above bellandur.. it took a vertical circle then turned left finished one and half horizontal circles.. and vanished in clouds..

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Maybe the crash of INS Vindhyagiri was carried out intentionally, what I have come to know it was one of the oldest ship in IN and anyway it was supposed to be decommissioned next year. The crash may be a crash test carried out by IN the way the automakers test Cars for their durability. IN might w...

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This is the reason that he had stopped the elta to offer AESA to Tejas, whereas he would like to take the big cake and eat it too. pass the touche. I feel it has more to do with delaying India's indigenous AESA program, lessons Unkil learnt from the sale of green pine and phalcon. Once Israelis sig...

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TSP and Panda is understandable. but Iran!! Last time I checked we had a friendly posture towards Iranians :!: The answer is in the headline "The US is guest No. 1" This is insane.. Iran is a natural ally to counter Pakis, to safeguard our interests in OPEC, we have common interests in Af...

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Sad day.

Have learnt a lot from his writings. RIP.

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Has MoD convinced the Russians? Contenders for Indian fighter deal to show in force at Aero India 2011 http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110202/162414414.html All six participants of a tender to supply 126 light fighter jets to the Indian air force will showcase full flight displays at Aero India 20...

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At Aero India, China, Iran blacked out, US No. 1 guest - IE The organisers have implemented strict regulations for issuing At Aero India, China, Iran out, US is No 1 guest of tickets and passes for the show — marketed as ‘Asia’s premier air show’ — that will effectively bar any Chinese national fro...

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IAF better think of swaping existing Mig-29s to 126 Mig-35s and Mirages replaced by 126 rafales all problems are solved we will have modern fighters and upgrading cost will be saved and can be invested for Tejas Mk2 Although its not going to happen, but its good to see an innovative option. However...

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But News is MiG-35 is not packing their bag to come to Aero India 2011. If you think a little you can figure out why they are doing so. When everybody else is sending two aircraft each. Boreas, you stand corrected ;) Cross posting.. Air Force MMRCA Competition Contenders to Turn Out at Aero India 2...

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So ??? So, Is it logical to have all out dependency on ruskis? So, if we are already partnering in FGFA, won't it be better to have knowledge of western technology as well? Why is IAF then evaluating their aircraft still ? Why is IAF clearly not stating that Mig – 35 is out of race and we are evalu...

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Mig – 35 is out of the race !!! When ? Considering Mig - 35 as an next iteration of Mig – 29 which India has the experience of operating. When India signed the FGFA deal with ruskis, and when service chief said we don't want to put all eggs in one basket. Is it logical to have all out dependency on...

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US says can sell top-notch F-35 stealth fighter to Indiat Because of the dramatic transformations in combat aviation technology currently underway, the Indian government should select the least expensive , mature , combat-proven fourth-generation fighter for the IAF as a bridge toward procuring mor...

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It’s true that US fighters will not be allowed to attack Pakistan since it is its non NATO alliance but it can be used against PRC. IMO, this is the problem - more severe than the age of the teen platforms or commonality with TSPAF. Tomorrow, if Khan makes complete peace with the red devil, we will...

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Loud thought here.Could a Gripen buy by the IAF see a possble JV/cooperation between Sweden and India for the AMCA? For the future,Sweden too would want a stealth fighter and use the experience/tech of the Gripen for the same.A single nation developing an aircraft imposes huge costs.Sweden could jo...

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If India builds good relationship with US Govt. then it can ask F-35s & F-22s to counter PRC's numeric capacity. Presently US needs a country which is economically and militarily cooperate. It’s true that US fighters will not be allowed to attack Pakistan since it is its non NATO alliance but i...

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^^^ it is increasingly difficult for TSPA to share Unkil's info... there are usually a large number of Unkil's people on the ground in military installations who have to certify that all eez vell... ofcourse, this system can be defeated by fair means and foul but we can't doubt panda's commitment f...

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This one is for Shiv for when he posed the good question: How come the chinese went from a 3 gen fighter plane to Gen 5 with stealth etc in such a short time. Its called stealing apparently It is also called assisted stealing. Just like they were helped in launch tech in the 90s - they are being fe...

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" Indian Army Eyes Larger Aviation Corps " Times are changing and getting more wings is the way to go for IA. Agreed b) Air Artillary - AC 130 gunships. Would be able to support a wide battle field area quickly. AC-130 needs to be escorted. In Vietnam US used 3 Phantoms to escort each AC-...

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I just loved the article from above, yellow journalism still exists eh. "With election of his hand-picked successor, Dilma Roussef, Brazil's first female president and a former Marxist guerrilla, many observers expected the $4 billion program for 36 fighter aircraft to be terminated in favor o...

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Dmurphy wrote:Just heard on twitter that Col. Imam has been killed!

"To the one who dealt the first blow."

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