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Is there no way the MoD can get hold of Jet Airways' grounded A330s, they had 8-10 of them (various sub-types).

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Happy Independence Day and BRF is back. What a day !!

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India launches first defense satellite GSAT-7 From: BBC News Aug 30, 2013, 07.33 GMT Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-23894646 What? :eek: no one-liner on how 70% of people in India are below proverty line, and how they earn less than a dollar a day. BBC is loosing its touch :cry: :c...

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Lilo wrote:
RajitO wrote:Folks...it's Sandeep Unnithan not Unnikrishnan. Let us not go the DDM way!
My bad but these days one hardly finds an Indian reporter whose name is worth remembering

The mistake is understandable, Sandip Unnikrishnan is a much more famous name, specially for BRFites.

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Thanks, a very eye opening article.

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When the Dam in Maithon (DVC) was inaugurated by Pandit Nehru, the actual ribbon cutting was done by the oldest labourer who was employed in building the dam. The PM was standing beside, clapping. Not trying to glorify any one person, but I have never seen such gestures from any VIP in my lifetime.

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The Flying Bulls are coming. Its been updated on their website now.

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From the article above: The big ship, weighing 21,000 tonnes can transport a battalion and house 900 helicopters. The duo is offering three ships of this type to the Indian Navy. DCNS had bagged a contract from the Russian Navy for two such ships valued at $1.1 billion. 900 helicopters in one Mistra...

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they should have gone for all out full-range shot to the shores of antarctica with this one. no more pussyfooting around. but they love playing games, perhaps they hope to extract some mythical psyops value from constraining it to chinese range only, though everyone who is anyone knows the true ran...

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SNaik wrote:Vikram underway for de-Gaussing
http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/snake65/?action=view&current=detail177097.jpg

What is that light house like structure behind the island, or am I seeing things.

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Hmmm, LSP-7 has just 1 initial flight. Wish LSP-8 takes off and both these birds start getting tested by the AF. My guess: LSP 7 is getting a coat of Tipnis grey before heading to Sulur. LSP 8 will have its first flight "soon" (by 2013/2014), and it will be "very close to the actual ...

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Congrats Raghu, and happy B'day. Will LSP 8 be close on the heels, or is there going to be a wait for that too. Pls. disclose only if appropriate.

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This would be a nice Holi gift if successful.

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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ycFOO1IGef4/TzuDdXexURI/AAAAAAAAIuA/OOah43LdHz0/s1600/ICGS_Rajshree1.JPG Is that INS Kamorta (P28) in the background? Looks like a lot of work still left, no radar/weapons installed yet? Source: Chhindits blog. Edit: Main gun has been installed. Photo on clicking the link ...

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chackojoseph wrote:Name the ship behind. If you guess it correctly, pat your own back

ICGS Rajshree at GRSE

Since its GRSE, it should be INS Kamorta or any other P 28. Saw this pic on chhindits blog too and posted in Naval thread.

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Is that INS Kamorta (P28) in the background? Looks like a lot of work still left, no radar/weapons installed yet?

Source: Chhindits blog.

Edit: Main gun has been installed.

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Thanks chako ji for opening this dhaga.

2011 has been a year of missed deadlines and promises.

Hoping for a better 2012 for the aam jingo.

Happy new year!!!

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chackojoseph wrote:Hull of the second indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette INS Kadmatt launched

Chako ji, could you please correct:

The ship has high-stealth features that makes her less invisible to the enemy above and below the waters.

Thanks

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At this rate, by the time they retire, there will be no airframes left for last flypast/gate guardians/museum pieces etc. Since they are crashing anyway, why not gift a few Type 96 airframes to DRDO for research on UCAV tech. etc. At least lives will be spared (in the air, on the ground, not so sure).

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IAC update from Business Standard

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Shri can you please not post in each and every thread...currently what you are doing is suffocating and irritating me at least... This is getting ridiculous: 1. The guy has not broken any posting guidelines, so stop haggling him just because you cannot keep up with his post count. 2. You are not an...

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Russia has this joy ride for money? anything like that for desis? Gromov has this joy ride for all aircraft that it has designed (Mig series). I am not sure any joyride is available for Sukhois. Anyway, we should only have joyrides for the aircraft we designed. Maybe someday, when PV5 and NP1 are o...

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:x that means more delays :( :rotfl: I knew someone will bite that. Sameer mate, Arjun Dosen't use torssion bar. It's a old joke. This is not a joke. Remember even for MK 1, there was no torsion bars, but the DDM reported broken torsion bar in one of the tests. History may very well repeat itself. ...

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Do you think 2013-14 would be enough for development trials, user trials, validation trials, comparative trials, brak the suspension trials, leak the engine trial, hit the target trial, float on water trial, float in the air trial, ride on the railway wagon trial, cross the bridge trial, AUCUR trial...

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Nice to see dhruvs in IN service. Wish they ordered more.

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Boeing P-8I In NauSena Livery The first image, recently released with "nausena" painted on, is a closer depiction of what the IN P-8I will really look like. The Indian government will shortly exercise options for four more P-8Is from Boeing, taking its total order to 12 airplanes. The P-8...

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Juggi G wrote:Hunt Begins for Refuelling Aircraft
The Indian Express

IMHO Nice ploy by MOD. By including life-cycle costs, they can make the IL 78s look almoast as costly as the A330s, and maybe the MOF will take the bait.

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Hi spetsnaz,

The mods seem to be taking a chia biskoot break. Otherwise, the first Hellphire would take out your name. As per BRF, it should be human sounding (like spetsnaz-al-moskva).

Oh yes, IB4TL

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In the Flight Global pic, the undercarriage doors are persent. This was not so in case of the rollout pic. Could it be that the rollout prototype was the static test airframe that everyone is referring to?

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<OT rant> Recently NDTV India has been reporting on the styles of Aaj Tak and India TV. If you listen to the style of Hindi, you will notice it. Its very different from the reporting of NDTV 24X7. I don't know how there can be two such different methods of reporting in the same organization. Maybe V...

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Is this Arihant, really? Where is the hump we were promised? It looks more like the Kilo. And what's with all the gold plating??

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ARMS TASS -> Russian Commander says two Akula's :) :) :D Two nuclear submarines of project 941 "Shark" will remain in the Navy of Russia until 2019 NOVOROSSIYSK, May 7. (ITAR-TASS). The two remaining nuclear submarines of Project 941 "Akula" will remain in the Russian Navy until...

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suman sharma in her blog post today promises first ever photos of the Arihant. I would post a heron uav on her blog to report any activty. Chhindits blog will go off the public view due to Arihant pics. Now the generous mohtarma will invite other worthies for the pics only. I am sure I will not be ...

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Chhindits blog mohtarma is reporting she has exclusive pics of Arihant. Worth a watch?

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I have been following her blog for some time now. I would like to post my opinion here, mods please delete if inappropriate. Her posts are usually of 3 types: 1. Highly feminist and opinionated posts regarding some obscure event in millitary circles, e.g. "Dr. So & So of DRDO receivng achie...

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Just a minor issue worth note. There is perennial shortage of accommodation. Officers have to share accommodation. If there are women, they cannot be expected to share accommodation with a male. In bunkers, there is hardly any space. In a combat situation, men sleep almost cheek by jowl while someo...

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The most informative part of the Hindu article:

LCH would also have a weaponised version, similar to ALH.

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Will settle for pictures and videos instead of chapatis and dal for tonight's supper.

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I can see MP5s and a M4 in the last pic. What's the type in the third pic??

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Looking at the video, there is no doubt that this is the flying LCRA Rustom. But is this the one which was supposed to make its first flight? I doubt this because the new Rustom MALE design displayed in AI09 was very much like conventional MALE UAVs.

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