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by Shameek
19 Jul 2025 05:35
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3509
Views: 1306408

Re: Military Flight Safety

We lost 2 pilots and an aircraft in a training sortie and within a week the media/people have moved on. Yet, possibility of an aircraft loss with no loss of life in a war continues making the rounds. Power of propaganda...
by Shameek
10 Jul 2025 23:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3509
Views: 1306408

Re: Military Flight Safety

A routine training mission turned tragic on Wednesday afternoon when a twin-seater Jaguar trainer jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Bhanoda village in Churu district, Rajasthan, killing both pilots on board. The incident, which occurred around 1:25 pm, marks the third Jaguar crash this...
by Shameek
10 Jul 2025 08:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3509
Views: 1306408

Re: Military Flight Safety

Sq Leader Lokender Singh became a father a month ago CHANDIGARH: One of the young pilots of Indian Air Force (IAF) who died on Wednesday in IAF’s Jaguar aircraft crash in Rajasthan, Squadron Leader Lokender Singh had become father a month ago. He was originally a resident of Dev colony area of Rohta...
by Shameek
17 Jun 2025 23:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1784
Views: 469681

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

"In total, the Pakistan Air Force reportedly lost "well over a dozen aircraft," according to French sources." From the June 12 edition of the French L'Opinion It has also been learned that during the previous clashes between the two countries in 2019, the Indian Air Force lost a...
by Shameek
13 Jun 2025 06:31
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Replies: 628
Views: 154480

Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War

Israel launches preemptive strike on Iranian nuclear sites, military targets. The IDF has started to attack dozens of Iranian nuclear sites. Warning sirens have been set off to get the public ready for potential Iranian counter attacks of ballistic missiles on Israel. Iran has not yet fired ballisti...
by Shameek
09 Jun 2025 06:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4761
Views: 3256270

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

^^ Thanks, does not seem to have had any effect. But these were also FPV drones flown by operators so would not work in this scenario.
by Shameek
09 Jun 2025 00:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 10672
Views: 3941888

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Why America sides with Pakistan over India In this in-depth video, we explore the complex geopolitical landscape behind why the United States appears to be aligning with Pakistan over India. With tensions rising across South Asia and shifting alliances in the global power dynamic, we unpack how hist...
by Shameek
08 Jun 2025 22:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4761
Views: 3256270

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Couple of YouTube videos with footage of the drone attack across multiple air bases. Some points to note: - Tu-95, Tu-22, AN-12 and A-50 aircraft appear to be hit. - The 2 A-50 aircraft seem to be non-operational - rust all over and missing engines. - Lot of aircraft had tires placed on them. Not su...
by Shameek
06 Jun 2025 19:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2700
Views: 1501968

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

^^ Our defence reporting still leaves a lot to be desired. Created a new term 'fighter helicopter'. Also, there are random nuggets thrown in about the Apache being the first helicopter that can hit and destroy targets deep inside enemy territory. And who describes a helicopter as 16 feet high and 18...
by Shameek
30 May 2025 09:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1784
Views: 469681

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

^^ There is no analysis available in public domain unless it is from the other side. It is best to focus on what was achieved over those 3 days. Losses if any are part of a war and the goal is to achieve our objectives - which we did with flying colors.
by Shameek
13 May 2025 18:37
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1784
Views: 469681

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

There seem to be many people here that are back to usual theatrics: - Trying to get validation from Western sources for our claims/victory. - Even worse, believing what the enemy says and somehow expecting that they are going to accept their losses and validate our claims. - Working this like a numb...
by Shameek
27 Apr 2025 22:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Replies: 1184
Views: 243384

Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion

NIA has started investigating the area. Initial estimate is there were close to 15 over ground workers that performed recce and provided real time intelligence on the presence and movement of tourists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxXQ1zKC5_E
by Shameek
25 Apr 2025 02:57
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion
Replies: 1184
Views: 243384

Re: Pahalgam Terror Attack: News & Discussion

Udhampur encounter updates: An Indian Army special forces para commando was killed in action, and two others sustained injuries during a fierce encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday, two days after the Pahalgam terror attack, sources said. The gunfight broke ...
by Shameek
13 Mar 2025 20:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 825
Views: 671655

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

^^ They also have half of the 'stealth' Blackhawk used in the actual operation... :D
by Shameek
01 Jan 2025 20:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: US military, technology, arms, tactics
Replies: 3289
Views: 1415798

Re: US military, technology, arms, tactics

^^ Reading through some material it seems like there was a break in communication or mistake made on USS Gettysburg. It is part of the same carrier group that these F-18s were trying to land on and there should have been multiple layers of protocols followed as the planes approached the carrier into...
by Shameek
01 Jan 2025 20:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Replies: 2140
Views: 1225502

Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion

Showcases all current guns and manufacturing processes. Inside SSS Defence: A Closer Look at India's Cutting-Edge Defence Industry DefTech on The Chanakya Dialogues with Major Gaurav Arya provides an exclusive factory tour of SSS Defence, a company specializing in the manufacturing of weapons and hi...
by Shameek
23 Dec 2024 08:21
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: US military, technology, arms, tactics
Replies: 3289
Views: 1415798

Re: US military, technology, arms, tactics

2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says https://apnews.com/article/mideast-wars-yemen-us-navy-pilots-houthi-95a792daae3b0120186bfc6c66e1b6fe 22 Dec 2024 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red ...
by Shameek
22 Dec 2024 23:12
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 3016
Views: 1075000

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

Five Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists — including one of the outfit’s oldest commanders — were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir in the early hours of Thursday, officers aware of the matter said, adding that two Indian soldiers also sustained injuries during...
by Shameek
22 Dec 2024 23:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 26/11/2008: Never Forget. Never Forgive
Replies: 770
Views: 626206

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

Recent interviews by ex-Marco Praveen Teotia: Link Link Some excerpts about 26/11. Before getting to the Taj - The Marcos did not have CQB weapons and only had AKs with no sights available. - Grenades were in short supply. - No helmets were available and BPJs were not capable of stopping AK rounds. ...
by Shameek
11 Nov 2024 05:37
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 3016
Views: 1075000

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

Updated news on the operation above - As per reports, contact was established with the terrorists in a forested area. They ambushed the search team from 3 locations and injured 4 soldiers from 2 Para SF - they were airlifted to the hospital and Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar did not make it.
by Shameek
10 Nov 2024 21:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 3016
Views: 1075000

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

2 terrorists were killed couple of days back in an encounter. Large quantities of ammunition recovered. Since then, 2 village defence guards were abducted and killed and their bodies mutilated. Encounter ongoing in Kishtawar and we lost Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar - 2 Para SF.

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by Shameek
27 Oct 2024 21:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 3016
Views: 1075000

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

4 attacks in 7 days: How terrorists are unleashing fear and chaos in Jammu and Kashmir. There have been four different terror attacks in the past week, the last one occurring on Thursday evening (October 24) when two soldiers and two army porters were killed after terrorists attacked an Indian Army ...
by Shameek
19 Oct 2024 18:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Replies: 628
Views: 154480

Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War

As per some reports, the Israelis ran into 3 people while they were conducting a house-to-house search and one of them was Yahya. The 3 then split up and went into different buildings that were all attacked by some sort of explosive. They then sent a drone to verify - that is the video circulating. ...
by Shameek
28 Sep 2024 19:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 693
Views: 614842

Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

Injured soldier evacuated from Israel by Indian Army Medical Team NEW DELHI: A team of Indian Army led by a doctor conducted a well-coordinated medical evacuation of an injured Indian Army personnel from United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) Golan Heights by C130 Air Ambulance. The Cri...
by Shameek
04 Sep 2024 02:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians
Replies: 244
Views: 123097

Re: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians

^^ Not arguing who was responsible. I watched a couple of episodes, so I don't know how the rest of it plays out. The first/second episodes show the ISI agent in Nepal handing the bags with weapons to all the hijackers and also ensuring they get through airport security. Just wanted to clarify since...
by Shameek
04 Sep 2024 00:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians
Replies: 244
Views: 123097

Re: Psy-Ops techniques employed to sucker Indians

The show uses the names that the hijackers themselves used during the event. The show did not make up those names. Link In January 2000, the Indian government revealed the names of the hijackers, who used code names to refer to each other on the flight. The then Union home minister LK Advani said in...
by Shameek
02 Sep 2024 20:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 3016
Views: 1075000

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

Soldier shot at near Jammu’s Sunjuwan military station, security forces launch search op The Army and the Jammu Kashmir Police have launched searches near the Sunjuwan Military Station in Jammu after a soldier was allegedly wounded in gunfire that came from outside the camp. Meanwhile, security sour...
by Shameek
30 Aug 2024 02:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4761
Views: 3256270

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Top Ukrainian pilot killed when US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed A top Ukrainian pilot was killed when a US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed on Monday, just weeks after the long-awaited planes arrived in the country, a Ukrainian military source told CNN. The Ukrainian Defense Forces do not believe pilo...
by Shameek
15 Aug 2024 08:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 3016
Views: 1075000

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

We lost another braveheart yesterday. Captain Deepak Singh from 48 Rashtriya Rifles killed in Doda. M4 carbines with some type of advanced sights found on the terrorists. Link An Army captain was killed during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Wednesday, according to officials. Th...
by Shameek
11 Aug 2024 20:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 3016
Views: 1075000

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

The bleeding continues. 2 soldiers and a civilian killed. Terrorists seem to have got away. Link "Security forces had information regarding the movement of terrorists in the upper reaches. A search operation was being conducted in the Gagar-Mandu area. Security forces spotted the movement of te...
by Shameek
03 Aug 2024 20:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011
Replies: 4784
Views: 1125684

Re: India Nuclear News and Discussion 4 July 2011

^ District heating can help most of North India in Winter to avoid people running personal heaters and worse, lighting fires to keep warm.
by Shameek
03 Aug 2024 19:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Jammu Terror Attacks
Replies: 24
Views: 10299

Re: Jammu Terror Attacks

^^Unbelievable. The fact that such a person is alive, at home and free to move about at will speaks volumes.
by Shameek
10 Jul 2024 04:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 3016
Views: 1075000

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

The patterns continue to repeat: - Attack on convoys targeting the driver cabin first, immobilize the vehicle, short firefights with maximum casualties and disappear. - Attack bases with 30-60 min engagements and disappear. - Retreat to difficult terrain and force a search operation. - Attack/ambush...
by Shameek
09 Jul 2024 09:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 3016
Views: 1075000

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

Rajnath Singh condoles death of 5 army personnel in Kathua terror attack
Five Army personnel were killed and as many were injured on Monday when a group of heavily armed terrorists ambushed a patrolling party in Kathua.
Link
by Shameek
19 Jun 2024 04:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1781
Views: 6812814

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

^^ In addition, I think our media hurts by mostly being clueless. There are seldom any journalists or media houses that will investigate these items and write an insightful article or create a video that questions these decisions. The few journalists that have an idea are content to just report but ...
by Shameek
05 May 2024 19:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 3016
Views: 1075000

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

Is it not possible to have the driver cab and windshield be armored so in an ambush the driver is not hit and able to drive away from the site? They seem to target the driver first to immobilize the truck and then it's a stationary target in the middle of the road.
by Shameek
03 Mar 2024 20:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Multimedia - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 2243
Views: 705047

Re: Military Multimedia - Indian Armed Forces

MILAN 2024 - International City Parade

by Shameek
08 Feb 2024 00:49
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 1890
Views: 1287589

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021

25T Bollard Pull (BP) Tug "Mahabali" delivered to #IndianNavy, #02Feb 24, in presence of RAdm Subir Mukherjee, ASY(Kochi).
Constructed by M/s Shoft Shipyard Pvt Ltd, an #MSME, the Tug is a proud flag bearer of @makeinindia initiative of GoI.

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by Shameek
08 Feb 2024 00:39
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Multimedia - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 2243
Views: 705047

Re: Military Multimedia - Indian Armed Forces

75 Years of National Defence Academy

by Shameek
28 Dec 2023 01:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping
Replies: 78
Views: 37727

Re: Houthi/Iran drone strikes on Gulf shipping

HT reporting that initial indications are of the Iranian Shahed 136 drone being used.

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