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by saptarishi
14 Dec 2011 22:16
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 2
Replies: 3977
Views: 870822

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

i am not bothered about mmrca,i am bothered about the attrition rate of the air force.still can't get over the fact that a sukhoi crashed.it is very painful to see my favourite bird go down. :(( , it is very hurting to see a sukhoi crash. very painful . mmrca result will be out soon thats for sure. ...
by saptarishi
07 Dec 2011 20:55
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 2
Replies: 3977
Views: 870822

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

i do not know why people are assuming that gripen is still in fray for this mmrca. this is absurd.gripen guys are doing their publicity stunts.thats it. I would like to join the band wagon of people who would like to see MMRCA killed and go for LCA-Mk2. As this deal is already late ( 1 decade for se...
by saptarishi
07 Dec 2011 20:45
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion
Replies: 3965
Views: 1225620

Re: AEW&C News & Discussion

cabs ,drdo and embraer should be given the degree of MASTERS IN AESTHETICS. what a bird? :P but it is to be seen how it performs in tests when the indigenous systems are integrated. many a times drdo delivers the goodies only to be rejected by armed forces. trishul missile failed, arjun mk1 wasn't g...
by saptarishi
06 Dec 2011 11:00
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 2
Replies: 3977
Views: 870822

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

I got the odd feeling that India is getting ready to get out of the MRCA deal and go for its own planes. Nothing else expalins the Grippen being back in play, JSF etc. In other words confusion. you too are playing into col ajai shuklas words. mmrca deal cannot be abandoned now. it is in its last ph...
by saptarishi
06 Dec 2011 10:56
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
Replies: 5409
Views: 734912

Re: Indian Naval Discussion

http://idrw.org/?p=5674 Bell Boeing to brief India on V-22 Osprey The US Bell Boeing collaboration on the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor is to brief India on the aircraft sometime early next year. In a meeting held at the Dubai Air Show last month, Minister of State for Defense, Mallipudi Mangapati Pallam R...
by saptarishi
05 Dec 2011 12:43
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 2
Replies: 3977
Views: 870822

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

I guess you folks are taking his preference for a particular system over another in a negative manner. Everyone has a right to arrive at an opinion and stick with it, that doesnt mean he has been sold out. He holds some strong views so what? Ours is a free country and it is left to you to take it o...
by saptarishi
05 Dec 2011 03:15
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 2
Replies: 3977
Views: 870822

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

'Combat aircraft contest not over' Ajay Shukla - Business Standard India’s has decided differently, short-listing the Typhoon and Rafale over the Gripen NG in New Delhi’s ongoing selection of 126 medium, multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA). But, visiting Linkoping, Business Standard sees little desp...
by saptarishi
04 Dec 2011 12:31
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
Replies: 5409
Views: 734912

Re: Indian Naval Discussion

Not too great news: Navy hits blue water block In what may eventually hurt its blue water ambition, many strategic projects of the Indian Navy, ranging from expanding a major naval base on the west coast and manufacturing of many more killer submarines, are nowhere close to realisation. The latest ...
by saptarishi
04 Dec 2011 12:08
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
Replies: 5409
Views: 734912

Re: Indian Naval Discussion

goof-up man. maybe navy feels within next few years porkistan will be conquered and there jets will be ours. :D :rotfl:
by saptarishi
04 Dec 2011 12:05
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Autos Thread
Replies: 3776
Views: 711291

Re: Indian Autos Thread

a4 is rocking,my friend friend's father just got it.he bought it as a replacement of the old c-class merc. suspension is great,interiors are top class.but i would recommend camry or accord if price becomes an issue cause these to cars have all the goodies of a4,sans the german brand name.even teana ...
by saptarishi
04 Dec 2011 12:00
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
Replies: 5409
Views: 734912

Re: Indian Naval Discussion

by the way happy navy day to all,
by saptarishi
03 Dec 2011 16:24
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
Replies: 5409
Views: 734912

Re: Indian Naval Discussion

iac-2 will be of same size as iac-2 ,that meanss it will have stobar and not catobar as american carriers. that is why navy is looking for shore based aew aircraft. iac-3 will be 65000 tonne carrier :roll:
by saptarishi
01 Dec 2011 23:55
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA News and Discussions
Replies: 3947
Views: 1023096

Re: LCA News and Discussions

Ravi, you can show what stuff you are made of.. and need not show how you are made of. the same way. The whats will give the necessary warnings to the enemies - can't you read that way? right, show what you have even though that may not be as powerful as it is projected. hitler's nazi general erwin...
by saptarishi
01 Dec 2011 23:44
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 2
Replies: 3977
Views: 870822

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

people, this bad mouthing stuff got a little too far and took this mmrca/ india selects raffy/typhi discussion a bit too far. what i feel is that this is india.here no matter what is wrong we will get the best jet. babus might get their share of kickbacks :P , BUT IAF WILL GET THE BEST JET COZ IAF K...
by saptarishi
01 Dec 2011 18:22
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Replies: 3959
Views: 1288941

Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc

chackojoseph wrote:I heard that Pakis are now admitting first fire and want a formal apology. (isn't it already offered?) Pakis regularly fire across the border in Afghanistan and US has been killing them for some time.
usual pakistani habbit,fire first the get killed
by saptarishi
01 Dec 2011 18:19
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 2
Replies: 3977
Views: 870822

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

i don't think the swiss decision will have any bearing on mmrca. if rafale comes out cheaper in total of eight levels of price ( starting from m1 to m8) then i don't think why they can't make it. rafale still has lots of frontiers left uae,brazil and india. but you never know. dassault guys play spo...
by saptarishi
29 Nov 2011 02:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): 31 Oct 2011
Replies: 2841
Views: 290271

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): 31 Oct 201

IF ANYone here ever attended pakistan defene forum,he would know how the porkis act..their public always acts as if indians are aggressors...its their army and government which projects this thing .most pakistanis still think they won 1965,1971 and 1999 wars..very funny..last night i was banned FRO...
by saptarishi
29 Nov 2011 00:42
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-China News and Discussion
Replies: 431
Views: 56137

Re: India-China News and Discussion

Another take on the Buddhist meet. http://www.samachar.com/India-China-battle-it-out-over-Buddhism-Comment-ll1qLbedfde.html?utm_source=top_slot_top_stories&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=samachar_homepage The sudden decision of India and China to drop the meeting of their special representativ...
by saptarishi
29 Nov 2011 00:38
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
Replies: 3918
Views: 928978

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread

Is there any basis to arrive at the conclusion that ERA on Arjun Mk2 is that of T-90? Kanson , Check for Frontline or Hindu report by TSS , the DRDO persons mentions initially they would use the Russian ERA K-5 and later on they would use Indian ERA when its developed. but isnt the kanchan armour a...
by saptarishi
29 Nov 2011 00:36
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA News and Discussions
Replies: 3947
Views: 1023096

Re: LCA News and Discussions

tsarkar wrote:^^ I recall PV3 had the radar installed. Might be mistaken though
lsp-3 has the hybrid mmr
by saptarishi
29 Nov 2011 00:31
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 2
Replies: 3977
Views: 870822

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

Taygibay wrote:Lets choose one and extract the maximum cooperation
this is only possible in case of eads,,in case of rafale we will cease to be a customer,,but with typhi we will be partners,,,but still i prefer raffy.....charles eldesteine plz be active in negotiations
by saptarishi
29 Nov 2011 00:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): 31 Oct 2011
Replies: 2841
Views: 290271

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): 31 Oct 201

LA Times: Pak denies having fired first Must be takiaya on afterburners. Playing the victim to the hilt! The pakis just need to convince their own population which is already used to playing the victim! If not the US, then it's zionists, if not then it's jealous SDRE yindoos. Its always a conspirac...
by saptarishi
29 Nov 2011 00:08
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 2
Replies: 3977
Views: 870822

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

Look,like India,the Swiss also have long traditions of operating French aircraft.Therefore,as I said before,well knowing the IAF and its traditions, doctrine and warfighting expectations,it is upto the French to "lose" the contest! It is upto Sarko and his govt. to crack heads at Dassault...
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 18:25
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Replies: 3959
Views: 1288941

Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc

chackojoseph wrote:It seems that Afghan soldiers called for fire after "Pakistan Army along with militants fired at them." Afghans have always said that Pakistani Army and militants operate together.
chacko sir it was a punishment for pakistans double game... :cry:
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 18:23
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Replies: 3959
Views: 1288941

Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc

^^^ Good target practice for K100 ? :mrgreen: k100/ks-172 is dead .russians held a competition for developing an ultra long range missile between novato r and tactical missiles corporation jsc ,in which the design of tactical missiles corporation came on top and its export version is now called rvv...
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 15:06
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): 31 Oct 2011
Replies: 2841
Views: 290271

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): 31 Oct 201

rogue nation number one,the pakistani army looks for an opening, in kargil war they refused to take the coffins of their own soldiers..24 soldiers died..this is not the issue..issue is the oppo :rotfl: rtunist pak army,making an issue out of this whole issue which makes the west to issue an apology ...
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 15:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Replies: 6071
Views: 1288552

Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis

a hard stand against west seems to be putin's mantra to win over the public and demonstrate that russians are powerful enough to be reverred still now
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 15:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II
Replies: 3078
Views: 382609

Re: The Jan Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare, and Baba Ramdev II

http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=742760 Anna Hazare has been given permission by the local civic body to stage protest at the Ramlila Maidan here from December 27 if a strong Lokpal Bill is not passed by Parliament during the ongoing Winter session. The activists had applied to the Mun...
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 14:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 26/11/2008: Never Forget. Never Forgive
Replies: 757
Views: 493811

Re: 26/11/2008: Never Forget. Never Forgive

We also learned that people will re-elect the same people who through their laxity allowed 26/11 to happen. Rigged EVM elections dont reflect true public sentiment, even the cheaters know that. it is ironical that both the mass murderer kasab and the master planner saeed are alive and government is...
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 14:48
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA News and Discussions
Replies: 3947
Views: 1023096

Re: LCA News and Discussions

First flight in 7 years and replace 29s and Mrages in 10 years!! Wow! seesm like my son would be having similar discussions on MCA in 20 years that LCA attracts today. Either the plane should be put together now or better have flown atleast once for things to work out in the timeframe being mention...
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 14:44
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas
Replies: 4574
Views: 544874

Re: Discussion on Indian Epics, Texts, Treatises & Kathas

Oxford University Press under pressure over Ramanujan essay row The empire strikes back? Oxford University Press is under growing pressure to explain its role in suppressing A.K. Ramanujan's essay, “Three Hundred Ramayanas,” as the renowned indologist Sheldon Pollock and a number of other leading a...
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 14:42
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
Replies: 3918
Views: 928978

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread

How many units, do you reckon will be in service past 2020? More than 1000 i would recon , the second part of more comprehensive update has not yet started and its under trials , you can reckon that once it get its own life the upgraded tanks will have a service like of atleast 15 years or more the...
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 14:40
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 2
Replies: 3977
Views: 870822

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

Singha wrote:pakis are sure to be scared by both sets of data though.
nope they are not ,ignorance is a bliss,,so it is bliss for pakistanis who think that jf-17 can take on anything from mki to eurofighter :lol: :lol: :rotfl:
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 14:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): 31 Oct 2011
Replies: 2841
Views: 290271

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): 31 Oct 201

its their luck that powerful nato states are apologetic. stupid porkis .when they kill indians they dont make issue....when they lose their people then only crying starts,,,
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 14:34
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
Replies: 3918
Views: 928978

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread

cut the number of t-90s spend more and get more arjun mk2...army procurements are always jinxed,.army should take lesson from the professionalism the air force displays in all its deals,,be it su-30mki,mmrca.c-130j etc,,if the russians are making noise punish them and order 600 arjun mk2. simple
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 01:09
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 2
Replies: 3977
Views: 870822

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

In switzerland only the rafale successfully passed the technical evaluation when the gripen and typhoon failed : gripen fighter jet with unsatisfying grades Basler Zeitung , Nov 27 Two Switzerland 's secret evaluation reports advise against purchasing the Swedish Gripen aircraft. [...]This is shown...
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 01:05
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Interests
Replies: 6458
Views: 855836

Re: Indian Interests

johneeG wrote:Btw, is that 'exhorcist' openly calling hinduism as devilish?
ridiculous :cry:
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 00:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-China News and Discussion
Replies: 431
Views: 56137

Re: India-China News and Discussion

The WAPO has a take: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-india-perform-dangerous-new-dance/2011/11/22/gIQAMdFrzN_story_1.html?sub=AR "A 15th round of talks between leading diplomats from both sides originally scheduled for Monday was called off at the last minute, with India...
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 00:57
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Replies: 3959
Views: 1288941

Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc

seriously pakistan is yet to be punished heavily 24 is nothing
by saptarishi
28 Nov 2011 00:52
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA News and Discussions
Replies: 3947
Views: 1023096

Re: LCA News and Discussions

Update on LSP-7, Naval Version, & AMCA. Tejas LSP-7 to be flown in next month It will be in the final configuration of the fighter plane The Light Combat Aircraft, ‘Tejas' LSP-7 to be flown in the first fortnight of December will be in the final configuration of the fighter plane and “almost cl...