Bharat Rakshak

Thing aren't the greatest in this country when it comes to spotting and so a lot of factors come into play. Read This

As world airports & communities move forward embracing & encouraging the already Mega-Popular hobby, Babus here (still stuck in the Stone Age) regress further into outright STUPIDITY.
The world's most security crazy country (Israel) - Tel Aviv has 2 Big distinct spotter groups.
Checkout what they shot last week. Heck, spotters even get their wedding photos done rampside

It depends really. Whenever that calling in your heart gets stronger, we go..........

Also when there's something new/exciting.
Like last month was a major spotting extravaganza due to Air India's 787 DREAM)LINER's arrival, i missed all of that as i was shooting it from the tarmac

This month is big because of the Hajj season, Saudi leases some insane a/c's from the world over. Like this one shot by my friend yesterday, read the remarks.


IMO, its THE Greatest Hobby after Flying ⇒ Examples


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Shiv you should subscribe to ⇒ PlanesTV on YouTube they'd fill your appetite aplenty!

Somebody's got lot of $$$$ !

Those look like $5000 lenses....

Too bad there is no envy emoticon. Its about the right time to use it.

Vishal, one thing I always wanted to know. Just how do you get permission to photograph these flying thingys? I mean official permission in that you are not sneakily taking photos from public roads but taking it from the tarmac/apron/runway side, etc.

just stumbled upon this photo

tha caption is really interesting -

Douglas DC-3 N347DK at Weston, Ireland

Formerly G-AMSV and recently arrived to take up residence at Weston. However in June 2011 it was sold to the Indian Air Force Historic Flight and flown to Kemble for restoration.

Yes. The officers can use the cars for private use also. So they have to cover the stars and the red beacon at that time. They are uncovered only when the officer himself is in the car.

Vivek mian, In case of conventional hostilities breaking out between India and pak or china, there would be an step wise escalation of the situation, which would reflect in the number of security rings thrown around the base. Also we need to consider the fact that the civil aircrafts also operate from the same base, so the real deal should be hidden in so that every tom, dick and harry doesn't see what the real measures are. What you have seen may just be what you need to see not what is actually there..

X Posted from the Indian Naval Discussion thread.

Two photos out of many taken by Clinton Wyness on Indian navy ships participating in the currently ongoing Trilateral IBSAMAR III naval exercise in South Africa.

INS Delhi Oct 21, 2012:

INS Delhi

INS Deepak Oct 21, 2012:

INS Deepak

New kit for the BSF as evident at least to me from a picture captioned “ An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier holds an Israeli manufactured X-95 Assault Rifle during a patrol at Border Pillar No 1175, the last international border pillar along the horizontal segment in the Rann of Kutch region”:

What is the tracked vehicle in the picture Something supplied by Sweden's Hagglunds ?

Picture

looks like the Bandvagn 206 and the Sisu Nasu, but I think it's latter one as Sasu Nasu's wiki page shows India as a user.

Oh my what the flurk is that vehicle?

That is eerily similar to the Saab Arthur Artillery Hunting Radar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgRiyDauBGs

useful for icy, marshy,sandy areas

Indonesian Red Cross seems to use exactly the same version though the trailer part can be modular I guess

DT-3P

It's not the DT-3P. That much bigger, it's the Sisu Nasu

Hahaha... you should see how regular tyred vehicles get stuck in the White Rann. It especially gets worse as the tide is coming in and can be very deceptive. The water first soaks underneath before you see it on the surface. Tourists go there to see the tide coming in and park on the salt. On the way back when they put the vehicle in 1st gear, whoops they sink the minute the tyre turns!

On the other hand what is the use of such gun in desert where thing can be ugly from far not from close they should adopt 7.62 assault rifle like our Old work horse SLR.

Right place to post these and more?

Apache


C130J


C17 Cockpit

INS Teg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/angad84/81 ... otostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/angad84/81 ... otostream/

hi-res pics of the KUB operating off the Vik

http://www.aame.in/2012/10/indian-aircr ... r-ins.html

cool stuff..... mig29 on vik

when deployed with Indian Navy it will be a potent platform & game changer ..........

just look how professional & cool the platform looks with weapons load..

Nice Pics Hiten, thanks.. would have loved to see IN Mig-29Ks on the Vik... now we have to wait for one more year for the that sight.

NSG Snipers @ Ramlila Maidan:

^^ Arent they a bit too far to take an accurate shot?

Shouldn't judge from a wide angle lens photo

Oh my what is "flurk" ? Never heard of it. A new super doopper PAF/PLAF/PLAAF/PLAAAAAAAF aircraft ?


Kersi

P.S. I have heard (and used!!!) similar sounding words. Any relations ???

Sir are you referring to carnal relations? Please note that you are talking about someone being "on top" but better to stay on top-ic.

AM,

Any idea when the C-130J and the C-17 were built?

The IAF versions should be far more advanced - specially the C-17 cockpit.

Service photographs of Pilot Officer Anand Singh Giri
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Galle ... 0s/ASGiri/

China repatriating Indian POWs
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Galle ... 1962/POWs/

If I'm not mistaken Jagan Sir is in-charge of the IAF section at BR. Great job.

^^ I hate to say this but flight deck on this ship is just too narrow. In a bad weather it will be a nightmare to land planes on this small deck.

Harrier jump-jets are more suitable for this platform then Migs.

Why do you hate to say this? Your warning to the Indian Navy will be well taken I am sure. I bet they didn't have a clue. I am sure they can now start looking for a wider deck which will be safe in bad weather just like all land based airfields are safe in bad weather.

^^^ Shiv Garu I have a post addressed to you in Missile Tech thread please take a look.

The width of the flight deck is why Mig-29K and N-LCA are ideal for this ship and not Su-33. The harrier is a relic and belongs in a museum.

Just because Navy took the decision of purchasing this carrier does not make them right, or does it?

You don't have to jump on every one on forum who are critical of armed forces decisions.

^^^ Is it just me or a part of the flight deck in the above pic appears to have been taken off? Is that where the boilers are? I would have assumed that the boilers were further down towards the props.

Indian Navy Pilots Posing In Front Of The MiG-29K Fighter Aircraft

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/W ... directlink

Sorry. I don't see the problem. I said the Indian Navy is wrong and you are right. I am agreeing with you. What is it that you are upset about?