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If schedule in the below article is being followed, then it should be F4.2 as the first Indian Navy Rafale M has to be delivered to the customer by May 2028. Latest-Generation Rafale Fighter Enters French Air Force Service https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2023-03-07/latest-generation...

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Mod Note: Guys, if you see anyone on twitter make big claims about some action on the border or aerial engagements etc. please check who they are and what their source is before believing any of it and especially before posting here. Rumors of everything from Sialkot being bombed to Akhnoor-chicken...

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What I meant was an effective "no-fly zone" for civilian commercial aircraft headed into Paastan - meant to cripple the Paastan economy further in a way similar to the maritime commercial blockade. Let the Paks operate their military aircraft within their airspace, thereby shortening thei...

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^^^ In Libya (2011), Rafales used AASM Hammers to take out SAMs (SA3). In the more recent Ukraine War, we have seen effectiveness of Storm Shadow/SCALP against S-300/400 systems. AASM makes sense against short ranged SAMs like the SA-3. For anything better than that you need a longer stick. That's ...

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I personally think the time for "brawls" and "skirmishes" with the Pawkees is over. What is the point in needlessly wasting our military resources to deliver a punch that isn't a knock-out. The Pawkees are never going to improve. Instead our armed forces could launch a large-sca...

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The lack of an anti-radiation missile on the Rafale is the only major capability gap (for a 4.5 gen fighter). Wonder why the French never prioritized it. I suppose their way of doing SEAD would be to locate the emitting radar using Spectra and then send a SCALP to destroy it. Far more expensive prop...

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Koschan: is extensive use of IAF fighters really needed in the early stages of a conflict with Paastan? PAF infrastructure seems very vulnerable to destruction with missiles or artillery. Their air force may not be able to get off the ground effectively. We have extensively used air power in every ...

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ABV believed that he could make peace with the Pakis. Perhaps post Kargil his mind might have changed. However he also took the decision to not cross the LoC during Kargil A lot of factors at play then. We were not as powerful as we are today. We had just tested nukes. The world was against nukes. ...

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drnayar wrote: ↑29 Apr 2025 02:02 boss this has happened in apparently past few days !!

Like we said before, there are a lot of rumours, speculation, propaganda and psyops doing the rounds on social media. Some of it might be true, most is not.

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Easy or difficult, I do not know, but revocation of Article 370 took significant planning and effort. https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/jammu-kashmir-amit-shah-abrogation-article-370-fallout-anniversary-security-peace-12956792.html/amp Yes, removal of Article 370 was orders of magnitude more dif...

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I have not seen any video of India mobilising troops. Troop movement when it happens cannot be kept under wraps when everyone has a camera phone & cheap data plans. However there are enough videos of Pak mobilising Self propelled artillery & tree top helicopters practising. What am I missin...

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One less F16 to shoot down for IAF :( https://x.com/Griezmenace/status/1916882597604450696 ^ Twitter also reports loss of J-10C, a crash, during exercises. 2 planes lost during exercises? What's cooking. Why did Martin Baker post on Twitter abt 7718 lives saved for J-10 C and suddenly it disappeare...

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Excellent! We definitely need those considering we only have six tankers. Six + 2 more wet leases are coming. One is a Boeing KC-135 and the second is a A330 MRTT. I don't think wet leases can be used during war. The crew isn't IAF so they won't fly into danger. They can reduce usage of the IL-78's...

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Nachiketji Pure and simple Check who was EAM 1999 to 2004 : Jaswant and Yashwant both sold us down the river. Defence was : George Regardless of Shri Atalji's tolerance and Abhorrence to violence, None of the the above mentioned guys are War-time Consigliere's Not street smart and no spine (sorry t...

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Interesting. Wonder what this equipment is. Maybe it is just additional stocks of weapons. Good that we included this in the Navy deal. Common sense but that is often in short supply when it comes to our Defence deals. News reports state in-flight refueling capability (from one Rafale to another) i...

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https://x.com/VishnuNDTV/status/1916819015630000528 ---> This is an extraordinary platform ... in many respects superior to the F-35 - payload, performance, etc. Seems the armed forces are betting on this. It is also reasonably stealthy, in some aspects. Something not spoken about enough. https://x...

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Indian Navy to Acquire 26 Rafale-M Fighters from France in ₹63,000 Crore Deal Amid Rising Regional Tensions https://www.illustrateddailynews.com/india/indian-navy-to-acquire-26-rafale-m-fighters-from-france-in-63000-crore-deal-amid-rising-regional-tensions-834377 28 April 2025 The statement said th...

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If suspending IWT was so straightforward I have to wonder why it was done post 26/11. 26/11 is still the worst terror attack on India by Pakistan and it was an open and shut case as far as Pakistan's involvement is concerned. Forget IWT suspension, what did we do post 26/11? Nothing. A month later ...

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They always choose the best time for them to strike (i.e. when they are stable and/or prosperous). We are always left having to respond in the aftermath. And don't forget the snakes in our own country who use the slogan that a stable Pakistan is in India's interest. Exactly why I used that term. Bu...

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Mass resignations are being reported in Pakistan Army as morale is at its lowest under Asim Munir’s leadership... Amber G please post a link to the tweet where you got the image from. Also it seems to be fake. Zindabad/Jindabad spelled as Jinabad, signature looks to be photoshopped in. Edit: DG ISP...

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India mulls Indus Waters Treaty dispute exit, seeks legal view - ET Sridhar ji one of the unfortunate consequences of the treaty was the CoA decision regarding the Kishenganga project in 2013 where it forbade India from using drawdown flushing to desilt the reservoir. Pakis had hailed that as a big...

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The ideal time to carry out a serious operation to capture territory and/or seriously damage the credibility and fighting potential of the PA would have been when their internal political and economic instability was at its peak with the Army and Imran Khan going head to head, forex coffers going em...

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.... Of course, the Pakis would be expecting us to try something like this, so we should do this when we have an element of surprise. So, nothing immediately, even do kadi ninda for a few months but then suddenly execute before they even realize what's happening. Given the sensitivity of the area, ...

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There was news that INS Vikrant CBG was sailing in the Arabian sea, off the coast of Karachi. I was under the impression that the AC did not have aircraft and was waiting for the Rafale M (which is quite a few years away). Are the Mig 29 Ks being used on the Vikrant? Not true. The Mig 29K's were in...

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https://x.com/TheRealDharm/status/1916017309618938291?t=73P_abU0EHx4rqTou7UMzw&s=19 A massive operation could be launched within 48 hours as India prepares to take strong action. The Indian Army is fully prepared, reports Zee News. Something big is coming.. See the Zee news clip in the link. On...

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Medical visas should have been stopped long ago. I remember in Sushma Swaraj's time, a visa applicant had to produce a letter from the Pak govt that the desired treatment was unavailable in Pak. Pak H&D did not permit such a letter being issued. I'd bet my last penny that not all the visa holde...

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A sobering thought if we are looking at military action. If it happens, it will most likely be across the LOC, since it is now disputed area. That will mean infantry. There is no place along the LOC where we can use mechanized forces. The area is Jammu where we can, is the International border. The...

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vera_k wrote: ↑23 Apr 2025 23:28 A reduction in Pakistan diplomatic staff in India has been announced. Will Canada again have more diplomatic presence in India when compared to Pakistan?

We should correct that imbalance immediately and expel some Canadians and annul their positions so that they can match their paki brethren.

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Let's also assume that its a limited war. The world community get both sides to restrict military action to the area across the LOC (our actions are confined to POK) and avoid escalation by not using air power. Rules of engagement similar to Kargil, except that the army can cross the LOC. Artillery...

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Rakesh wrote: ↑12 Jul 2024 21:26 Forgot to mention this, but the BR Main Site has been updated. Been a few weeks now. Sorry!

https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/

The link to the Squadrons page is broken: https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/iaf/cate ... drons.html

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ARDE has developed a new 30x165mm shell for counter drone applications. https://x.com/Ray70409890/status/1913971216878322086?t=FeKRYtgF73XP_MSL0TCxbQ&s=19 Wonder if it can be fired from BMP and the Medak gun? Can the PF be repackaged for the 23mm shell. The AK 630 uses electrically primed ammo ...

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The MiG-29K/KUB have been a disaster for the Navy. Having said that Yes, disasters in terms of maintenance, availability and just plain pain the butt as systems were taking a hit due to the corrosive sea environment with many systems not being sea ready. Derated take off loads due to heat, etc. It ...

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Need to destroy Pakistan. Diplomacy side, India should invite the Balochs to set up a government in exile in India; and an unofficial mission. Diplomatic recognition to follow. NRIs, your local Indian grocery store carries products from Pakistan. Tell them you need them not to stock anything from P...

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.... It is a shame we are paying everyone else to make new rifles for us based on those designs, something a country of 1.4 billion people should be able to do on its own. Nachiket sir, a few out of those 1.4 billion people are well capable of doing it on their own.. they have proven it as well. Th...

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Thanks Rakesh. I have moved all posts about the attack from other threads here.

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Is Caracal a UAE design house or somewhere else? I know it is based there… how did they manage to get so far so quickly? By paying western designers to develop rifles for them. The CAR 816 was designed by one of the guys who developed the HK 416 and another guy who worked on the SIG 516. The basic ...

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“ Wet Lease of Flight Refuelling Aircraft” :cry: :evil: Stellar planning right there. Leasing something that one needs for an extended period and is relatively unchanged over that period… Wet leasing means it comes with the crew, who will obviously only fly it in peacetime. Completely useless in an...

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^^ FWIW, can't find Business Today article. https://www.eurasiantimes.com/su-30-mki-shot-down-amraam-missiles-fired-from-pakistans-f-16s-indian-air-force/ The Indian Airforce says that it shot down AMRAAM Missiles fired from Pakistan’s F-16 Fighter Jets. The AMRAAM Missiles allegedly missed their i...

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See this post from KaranM... ---> https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=2337688#p2337688 ...and I am highlighting the relevant portion here.... And all AMRAAMs fired at Su-30s miss. Here are the options. 1. Clearly the F-16 radars did not guide the missiles in. So either they were jamme...

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Rakesh ji, some questions. Do you mean SU-30 used the SAP-14 escort jammer to counter F-16? I thought they were used only for the protection of a relatively large group of fighters. Also recently several members here commented about how having the large SAP-518 SPJ severely restricts the hard manoe...

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