Bharat Rakshak

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^^ Yes, patching in the pilot is a practice at many airshows. Its after all the person behind the machine that makes the difference!

I have heard the Suryakirans do something similar in the past.

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^^ This probably varies from city to city, but I have not heard of mass vaccination sites in India. Some private companies had offered to set up similar 'camps' but don't know if that will be implemented. From my parents experience, they are not able to get the Cowin site to work reliably. They cont...

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Chinese hackers target Indian vaccine makers SII, Bharat Biotech, says security firm A Chinese state-backed hacking group has in recent weeks targeted the IT systems of two Indian vaccine makers whose coronavirus shots are being used in the country’s immunisation campaign, cyber intelligence firm Cy...

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First world problems...but also an indication of why more vaccines are needed. Based on anecdotal reports from family and friends, this is also happening in India. There is a fair set of doctors/healthcare workers that are wary of or downright refuse to take the vaccine. When they speak to their fa...

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AkshaySG wrote:Not sure if this is the right thread for it but do you all know some good resources for a deep dive into the history of the Indian Intelligence community ?

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Try B Raman's Kaoboys of R&AW

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Just watched the DD telecast of the aerobatics and it is frustrating as usual.

Constantly cutting away to the crowd as the narrator describes a maneuver, no focus or showing random bits of sky. Why they can never get this right I don't know.

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Greece, France sign $2.8 billion fighter jet deal Greece signed a 2.3 billion-euro ($2.8 billion) deal with France on Monday to purchase 18 Rafale fighter jets, as tensions remain high with neighbor Turkey. Florence Parly, the French defense minister, signed the agreement in Athens to deliver 12 use...

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The report I read says it had a technical snag. Hopes and prayers for the other pilot.

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U.S. Says China’s Repression of Uighurs Is ‘Genocide’ Link WASHINGTON — The State Department declared on Tuesday that the Chinese government is committing genocide and crimes against humanity through its wide-scale repression of Uighurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic minorities in its northwestern r...

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On the occasion of Army Day.

Army Day 2021

Galwan ke Sher

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Excellent news! Proud moment for all of us.

From the days of staring at the first Tejas on the ADA calendar to this day!

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Some aircraft like the F-16, F-18 or MiG 29 blow out the canopy prior to ejection. But the Tejas, Harrier etc. have through canopy ejection. Remember seeing the Tejas ejector seat and canopy detonator setup many moons back.

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I'm not 100% sure about that because every F-16 and JF-17 squadron seemed to be muli-role with only this tail chopper being mentioned as air superiority. But I haven't found anything which confirms how are the planes configured differently from others. A plane from this unit crashed not too long ba...

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The 14 squadron Tail Choppers is for air superiority. There is a 2017 Dawn article (not posting link) that confirms it. The inauguration ceremony was held at Kamra.

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Never forgive or forget. Our thoughts and prayers are with every family that lost a loved one that day.

I will start reading Sandeep Unnithan's book again. Been a while.

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^^ He narrated the same incident in the video below. If that grenade had worked, potentially all the terrorists in the Taj would have been killed or injured and the whole scenario would have been different!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHfgJ1jZZDI

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Well made animation of the first day of the ground war during Desert Storm. The sheer magnitude of ground/air forces used against Iraq is amazing.

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^^ Great video. Nice to see the Bahadur and Mi-17 there.

Found another pic of the Mi-17

https://www.flickr.com/photos/faramk/28945953426/

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Great pic! Must be a Flogger of some kind that took the pic.

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DRDO's Dare to Dream contest is open again.

https://www.drdo.gov.in/dare-dream-20

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People's Bank of China picks up 0.006% stake in ICICI Bank through QIP MUMBAI: The People's Bank of China has picked up 0.006 per cent stake in ICICI Bank by investing Rs 15 crore in the private sector lender's Rs 15,000 crore qualified institutional placement (QIP) exercise which concluded last wee...

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Simulation of the recent tragedy.

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^^ Interesting article. Always amazes me how the Chinese keep copying and Russia keeps selling them new stuff to copy.

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^^ The BVR part is true, but the coalition had overwhelming superiority both in terms of numbers and technology. They had 10's of AWACS and a full overview of the battle space. Even then they lost aircraft on the first day. Such is the fog of war.

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Here is the image.

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Happy Independence Day to all! Jai Hind!

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One Marine dead, 8 missing after training 'mishap' off California coast One U.S. Marine has died, another is in critical condition and a rescue operation is underway for eight more after a training exercise "mishap" with an amphibious assault vehicle off the coast of Southern California on...

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I know people are annoyed by some of the celebrations and some of them are over the top. But these are expensive national assets purchased with our hard earned money and people should be rightly proud of them since its our people that will fly them into war. We need to build the excitement so every ...

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Wonderful to see the enthusiasm from the people on the street. We need a generation of people that run to the nearest window or clearing when they hear a jet overhead. Reminds me of the time the first Su-30K came to Pune. After years of seeing the Fulcrum in the skies, the sight of her elder sister ...

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#HEAR: Indian #Rafale contingent establishes contact with Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata deployed in Western Arabian Sea.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1288384263901966336

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Two more from the link above.

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Indian Air Force appreciates the support provided by French Air Force for our Rafale journey back home. https://twitter.com/IAF_MCC/status/1288052402583527427?cxt=HGwWhoCjwb61iuAjAAAA https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EeAUxkfUEAArUlu?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EeAUxwbUYAE6jBP?fo...

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^^ SAKO is the Finnish company that makes the gun in the picture.

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Boeing Lands F-15EX Mega Deal Link The Air Force has awarded Boeing a nearly $1.2 billion contract for the first lot of F-15EX fighter jets, the service announced July 13. The new mega deal between the Pentagon and the aerospace giant includes an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract tha...

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One of the first scale models I had built was the Flogger. It struck me then how slim the wings were! The video above reminded me of that. While they need to retire and go into the history books, part of me is sad to see them go. The MiG 21 through 29 were the heroes of my childhood!

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US bans PIA flights

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Transportation said it has revoked permission for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to conduct charter flights to the United States, citing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concerns over Pakistani pilot certifications.

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Look at what they have been doing in the South China Sea. Building artificial islands and bases over the years and claiming more territory by building proper infrastructure. Tearing down a tent is easier than breaking up a concrete structure. And then they paint others as aggressors if they try to a...

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Almost 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses, aviation minister says More than 30% of civilian pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses and are not qualified to fly, the country's aviation minister revealed Wednesday. Addressing Pakistan's National Assembly, Ghulam Sarwar Khan said 262 pilots in...

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When wearing/not wearing a mask has taken on political connotations what else is to be expected? When you have people argue that being asked to wear a mask is a violation of their rights while turning a blind eye to the rights of others to not get infected, the US gets not what they need, but certai...

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Worrying scenes at Puri for the Rath yatra. I hope we are not undoing all the good that the lockdown did by rushing to open everything.

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