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by k prasad
08 Apr 2023 12:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 810
Views: 536671

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

That is nearly 1100 kg weight saving for the aircraft. The three legged Cheetah was superior to any thing that we have in inventory today. I am looking forward to the four legged Cheetah. Is it 800 + 300 kg or is the 300 kg part of the 800 kg? In any case, this is a weight loss akin to Adnan Sami :-)
by k prasad
23 Feb 2023 02:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6372
Views: 1983987

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

I've seen it used interchangeably... that said, more informed aero-engine guroos could inform us whether there's any subtle difference between the two. https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/88737/why-is-turbine-inlet-temperature-called-tet suggests so, atleast vis-a-vis turbine engines for po...
by k prasad
22 Feb 2023 02:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1115
Views: 612023

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

(DRDO) successfully flight tested the indigenously developed ITCM missile successfully flight tested in DRDO terminology == it flew only == failed. not sure, why DRDO is struggling with Nirbhay and ITCM, when it has succeeded in many other missiles. I suspect, engine problems with new Manik engine....
by k prasad
22 Feb 2023 02:42
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Radar - Specs & Discussions
Replies: 1148
Views: 414952

Re: Radar - Specs & Discussions

X-Post from Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion thread... such a wonderfully informative post, Maityaji! Thank you for the detailing. My expertise is with radars, so not familiar with the engine & materials side of things beyond the basics. K PRASAD JI, few questions on Radar,(answe...
by k prasad
21 Feb 2023 13:39
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6372
Views: 1983987

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

such a wonderfully informative post, Maityaji! Thank you for the detailing. My expertise is with radars, so not familiar with the engine & materials side of things beyond the basics.
by k prasad
21 Feb 2023 11:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6372
Views: 1983987

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

On a related note, pls refer to this HTSE poster (posted by Rakeshji in the AI'23 thread) ... It says SC HPT Blades + EVPVD Coating but a 1493K TeT for the HPT ... which should be a food-for-thought for us in BRF. So about 400-800 K below state-of-the-art. Snecma M-88 TeT is 1850 K (probably higher...
by k prasad
15 Feb 2023 04:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6372
Views: 1983987

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

K_prasad-ji: You would be quite wrong on your cost estimation to set up a hi-altitude testing capability -- at a minimum by an order of magnitude. Note that more than the facility itself, there are experience and technology capabilities in Test & Validation techniques also that require developm...
by k prasad
15 Feb 2023 03:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4028
Views: 1639455

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

I saw only three bridges on the road between Bakhmut & Kostyantynivka: two small ones (60-70 m span) over a canal and a small river that can be easily bridged, and a longer one near Kostyantynivka over the rail yard, which shouldn't be an issue to cross, since it is not a water obstacle. Plus, I...
by k prasad
15 Feb 2023 02:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6372
Views: 1983987

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

This is major milestone : https://twitter.com/DefenceReach/status/1625514718671810561 #ReachDefence #EXCLUSIVE Kaveri Dry Engine has successfully completed high altitude trials at the Russian facility, this is a milestone in engine development program It was tested at various conditions of pressure...
by k prasad
11 Feb 2023 14:15
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Siachen News & Discussion
Replies: 3045
Views: 468385

Re: Siachen News & Discussion

Hi Prasad Your Chulung La pin appears to be correct but I could not figure out how to read coordinates in your annotated map. Here's where I am placing it, which should tally with your pin: 35° 1'8.96"N, 76°59'34.37"E Based on that your Pt 5770 appears too far to the west. Descriptions of...
by k prasad
09 Feb 2023 15:42
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Siachen News & Discussion
Replies: 3045
Views: 468385

Re: Siachen News & Discussion

SNIP... Y I Patel, Rohitvats... you both might be the perfect folks to answer my questions. I've been trying to create an annotated google map of the region (especially the road & rail projects), and I've been looking to fill out more info about the key passes in the Siachen region. Note: All o...
by k prasad
25 Jan 2023 16:45
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2336
Views: 797190

Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion

I am a avid Arjun supporter. But before we dish out the T-90 (or we saved them bohuhu) let's consider some facts 1. Arjun is 45% heavy than T-90, a different class of weapon. ... 3.It is 2x-4x more costly than T-90 1. Agree on the weight saar, but one point to consider (more relevant to deserts, bu...
by k prasad
25 Jan 2023 16:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1741160

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

BRO Starts Process for Building Crucial 135-km Road Near LAC from Chushul-Demchok in Next 2 Years Bids Invited Yesterday Chushul-Dungti-Fukche-Demchok Road to run alongside Indus with 3 new bridges https://twitter.com/AmanKayamHai_/status/1617832455599443969 -Ankit Thanks for sharing, Ankitji... I'...
by k prasad
28 Dec 2022 12:05
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1741160

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

If we're at the point where PLA troops are attacking an airfield with a heli-assault, we're well past the point of spiked clubs.
by k prasad
27 Dec 2022 19:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1741160

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

I don't believe that Rohit is referring to a PLA heli born assault from Tibet against our ALG. He might be refering to such assault from Burma against the assets. An initial assault with subsequent airbridge operation can cause tremendous damage. It might just be enough to dis balance our force suf...
by k prasad
27 Dec 2022 04:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1741160

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Agree to previous roles of Garuds. Baba Benaras guy was saying there is an enhanced threat to forward airfields and helipads. So they are being deployed there. Please do not rule out Air Assault by the PLA using their substantial helicopter assets to take Advanced Landing Grounds (ALG) in considera...
by k prasad
19 Dec 2022 10:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1741160

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

We significantly outnumber the PLA all along the LAC. What we need to focus on is increasing the firepower of our formations and improving infrastructure, so that we can concentrate force. Good point Deans. Let's not forget we will also have airpower parity (if not superiority) compared to PLAAF th...
by k prasad
15 Dec 2022 01:47
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1741160

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

That is true, in a politically dictatorial army, things may happen just to show off and it may not necessarily mean there is a sane military objective. However, these show-off events (if they are show-offs) generate a lot of media and political circus in India. How do we avoid it is the question? T...
by k prasad
14 Dec 2022 01:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1741160

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Something does not add-up. Lets assume this entire ops went successful for PLA - then what would have they gained ? What would have they shown to their masses ? That we overwhelmed a local post and physically captured it scuffling with IA ? And if they indeed wanted to show that then why not escala...
by k prasad
13 May 2022 11:38
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 393689

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

Arguably, a stalemate is actually better for the west, because it keeps Russia bogged down and distracted, while strengthening NATO.
by k prasad
13 May 2022 01:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 1688
Views: 704956

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021

Edwardd Luttwak on the USS Ford and its Cost due to EMALS. Do you have a link for this, sir? Edward Luttwak : Look. The last U.S. aircraft carrier, USS Ford, cost thirteen billion dollars. Its predecessor, don’t ask me why … CVN, aircraft carrier nuclear. Ford cost thirteen billion, the predecessor...
by k prasad
13 May 2022 00:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operational Art or War Doctrine
Replies: 120
Views: 51466

Re: Operational Art or War Doctrine

I think Pak based its attacks in. 1965 on Blitzkreig technique and it lost to IA war of attrition in Asal Uttar. An excellent analysis on the Asal Uttar: Part 1 - https://medium.com/indian-defence/battle-of-asal-uttar-1965-part-1-background-86d289cd6798 Part 2 - https://medium.com/indian-defence/ba...
by k prasad
12 May 2022 23:47
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6372
Views: 1983987

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

FGFA - while vaporware - is the entire package (airframe + turbofan + radar + sensors), while components (just turbofan) is not. So for bean counters, sinking money into FGFA is more worthwhile than in components. The US $250 million spent on FGFA - while tragic - is not something that bean counter...
by k prasad
07 May 2022 01:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5263
Views: 1741160

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

think we should forgo exploring other planets and focus more on our borders.. ... phew 100% Agree Why? That would be exactly what our adversary nations want. To keep us bogged down in COIN. Army, RR & other paramils seem to have things well handled in J&K. And last I heard, ISRO doesn't do ...
by k prasad
05 May 2022 23:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Replies: 1949
Views: 703090

Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion

Of the total imported SIG716’s, the army had received 66,400 rifles, the Indian Air Force (IAF) 4,000 units and the Indian Navy’s Garud Special Forces the remaining 2,000 weapon systems. I stopped reading Bedi's article at this point. No wonder BRF doesn't respect him. [EDIT] I kept reading, and fo...
by k prasad
05 May 2022 23:15
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 713
Views: 190180

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

Interesting. Maybe a way to get both Karambir Singh & Naravane in the mix? IF they were split without the DMA reporting to CDS, I'd have been a bit more worried, but since DMA reports to CDS, it sounds like maybe they want to empower the CDS a bit more and add an extra rank to reduce the burden?...
by k prasad
03 May 2022 10:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3201
Views: 1750082

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

I think we all are honestly missing something in the procurement process with these guns. There is no way army can stall so much without legitimate issues. I so so wish that were credibly the case. But there's a catena of indicators to suggest that many instances of stalling have little to do with ...
by k prasad
01 May 2022 13:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6372
Views: 1983987

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

https://twitter.com/TheLegateIN/status/1519893789430607872?s=20&t=hzUeiHEVqD_Qv_cjn-uRvQ ---> Report: Kaveri dry engine hit by delays due to lack of testing facilities in India (no high altitude testing facility or Flight Test Bed). Kaveri dry engine is going to be used onboard Ghatak UCAV. For...
by k prasad
28 Apr 2022 12:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2336
Views: 797190

Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion

Perhaps, we are not accounting for the defensive capacity of the DCB and the canal network inside TSP. Or they have considered the TSP nuke redlines and decided that Delhi or Mumbai are not worth it. Or we have a bigger problem in the mindset of the Indian army. Wouldn't Option 1 (DCB) be equally p...
by k prasad
28 Apr 2022 11:57
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2336
Views: 797190

Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion

Actually it is not possible to build a modern tank under 60 tons with excellent passive protection. The absence of M1 in service with RATS. Made Arjun immaterial in Indian service. There's really no other way to look at it. What most members including myself don't accept is that the Indian army cho...
by k prasad
28 Apr 2022 01:34
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 393689

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

We are concluding too many things without the perspective of long term strategy. So far Russia has kept the regions which it invaded - Abkhazia, Ossetia and Crimea. The portions of Luhansk, Donetz are as good as gone. Odesa, Mykolaiv and Transnistria are remaining to be taken out and eventually Ukr...
by k prasad
23 Apr 2022 11:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 393689

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

Is there a cogent reason why the Euros and US Deep State want to flood Ukraine with their weapons and prolong the war even further. This is another "half clever" scheme which is going to end up in failure and more destruction of Ukraine. They don't care if Ukraine is destroyed. As Meirshe...
by k prasad
23 Apr 2022 11:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 1688
Views: 704956

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021

Question for the guroos here... Given that we've already built or are building 4 Arihant-class subs, and will be building 3 more SSBNs (S-5) and 6 SSNs (Project 75-Alpha), what technologies and expertise do we need to gain to build our own attack submarines? I'd assume that the conventional engines ...
by k prasad
19 Apr 2022 22:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions
Replies: 713
Views: 190180

Re: CDS Appointment & Command Restructuring: News & Discussions

it is hypothetical to state. I feel Gen Navarane may not ( want to) become CDS. In this regard, I think this news article popped up. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/both-serving-retired-officers-likely-to-be-considered-for-cds-appointment-sources/articleshow/90893863.cms Allowing all this...
by k prasad
19 Apr 2022 22:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 5236
Views: 1447698

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

That is correct. But the leathal modern battlefield has upended such a consideration. A 20 to 100 K ATGM can kill a several million dollars tank. The economic ratio is completely in favour of a light force equipped with good ATGM. In order to function and survive on such a battlefield, armies need ...
by k prasad
18 Apr 2022 10:00
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2252562

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

Vips wrote:So for the 4 Notams that were issued (valid for 12+ days), we just tested one type of missile - Helina?

Nothing on the Pop-Up test of K5 :(
We ANNOUNCED the test of one type of missile. Doesn't mean others weren't tested.
by k prasad
14 Apr 2022 10:45
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 393689

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

Important learning: More discourse, debate and democratic sunlight improves military capabilities. Works in India's favor. Expect good results if dragon tries a misadventure. There might be some mild correlation, Saar, but I'm not sure it is so cut and dried. The democratic sunlight COULD ensure mi...
by k prasad
13 Apr 2022 12:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 5236
Views: 1447698

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

vimal wrote:^^ Will this be considered winter or summer trials ?
Probably Spring trials. Then come summer, autumn, and winter trials.

[EDIT] Mods, please feel free to delete this (with my apologies) if this isn't a relevant or useful comment.
by k prasad
13 Apr 2022 09:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 2338
Views: 971875

Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread

From rohitvats' video, it appears Pakistan would be having overall 1000-1500 pgm of all types clubbed together. A large number for the aircraft they can put up in air. For a benchmark of sorts, according to the article linked below, Russia has fired around 1200 missiles into Ukraine, although the a...
by k prasad
13 Apr 2022 06:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 810
Views: 536671

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

The IAF has got a winner on its hands. If only the IAF leadership supported that winner to the maximum extent possible! Any other country in our position would've ordered 60 Mk1s, 200 Mk1As and 250 Mk2 aircrafts, and pushed exports to every possible market. We're still dreaming of 42 sqns and holdi...