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Bala Vignesh

And probably add Apaches to the not to buy list. What about the platform for Desi Chapati's?? that has gone quite Rakesh what about V22 Osprey for both Navy and Airforce ?? Potential for CSR/Supply/E-2D I wouldn't touch the Osprey with a bargepole! With due credit to its Engineering brilliance, its...

Bala Vignesh

Wow!! The Randi rona starts everytime there is a new piece of information or media bite is seen in mainstream media. Folks need to understand that we live in a real world, not an ideal one. There are limitations to what can and cannot be done for many reasons, some beyond our ken given our limited p...

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rajkumar wrote: ↑11 Jun 2025 12:38 It's not eco terrorism. I was recently witness to a lorry fire, and the lorry was towing a container full of EV batteries which just went up in flames. The fire brigade couldn't get near it and simply decided to let it burn itself out.

Sorry for OT, but where was this?

Bala Vignesh

While i am equally, if not more, excited to hear about the performance of Tejas in Op Sindoor, I wouldn't take this article seriously considering the source of the article.

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webmaster wrote: ↑28 May 2025 20:33 @Bala Vignesh, @Vayutuvan, @arshyam - The Cloudflare rules have been updated you should be getting the verfication messages less frequently.

Rakesh wrote: ↑28 May 2025 20:40 @webmaster: Working way better for me now. Thank you so much!

Same here, @webmaster

Bala Vignesh

I am getting a cloudflare verification everytime i refresh a page or jump between forums and threads.
No such errors while posting fortunately.

Bala Vignesh

Just saw a video from Sirsa, Haryana. The blast seems much bigger than a drone. Could it be a missile? Link: https://x.com/himalayanboyy/status/1920933488259207510?s=46 Edit: another video: https://x.com/nikhil2006jain/status/1920926470664278341?s=46 Appear to be SAMs being launched to intercept.

Bala Vignesh

Come on, guys!! Assuming that the fighters and the AEW takedowns were false reporting, does it take away anything from what was meted out and disclosed so far? The hardware that they have lost is going to cost them dearly to replace since they are broke and will take time. Even Ergodan will not be a...

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Nothing military except for the same old drone attacks and counter attacks, cross border shelling and porkies opening airspace for civil airliners to cover their own movements.

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ritesh wrote: ↑09 May 2025 15:23 Is this legit video??
https://x.com/Savit12/status/1920777910236905780
From Karachi bandar

Nope, it is not. It clearly looks like graphics and not real life.

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Rakesh wrote: ↑06 Mar 2025 06:12 https://x.com/elmihiro/status/1896374457528426874 --->

This one hits hard...

Bala Vignesh

https://x.com/somnath1978/status/1894808418256593365 ---> Wont be a bad idea to reserve a few posts in HAL, incl that of the CEO, for IAF officers. At the very least, all the "HAL is bad" excuses will stop. Bit like shipyards - they are the worst in Asia. Yet Navy does not complain, as th...

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sanjayc wrote: ↑31 Jan 2025 13:18 Can the coast guard be involved outside the territorial waters of India?

Yes, the Anti-Piracy Act of 2022, under the UN Convention on Law of Seas(UNCLOS) to which india is a signatory, gives both IN and ICG the authority to engage in anti-piracy operations both within and outside indian waters.

Bala Vignesh

Anti-piracy is Law and Order issue so under the ambit of Coast guard, who may have been on board but once it became a military situation with hijack, the Marcos may have been called in with additional equipment. This is just like in Captain Philips situation, where there were multiple assets, but on...

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Pratyush wrote: ↑24 Jun 2024 16:56 INSAS bullpup redesigned by Colonel Bansode. Video published by Sandeep Unninathan. Published on 23 June 2024.

Damn, that looks sleek!! Alas it will never see the light of the day.

Bala Vignesh

No ji for me. Yes, I was implying that. CG is not restricted to EEZ when needed. It's not like the "boats" stop once it crosses the EEZ. The major limitation of the Indian coast guard equipment is that the ships are mostly for operations in India's immediate periphery. They don't have shi...

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^^^ Excellent observation, we have multiple high end warships and offshore petrol vessels running arround performing such rescue operations. This only underscores the requirement of a larger fleet for the Indian Navy. My personal opinion on this is to have a an lengthend Saryu class with the below ...

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Well we currently operate the 40 odd MiG29K's from the original 45 in 2 squadrons and 1 flight(INAS 303, INAS 300, A flight of INAS 551), if memory serves me right. So that would make it 18 per squadron. But only 15 from the squadron are may be embarked at any time, I guess.

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V_Raman wrote: ↑05 Nov 2023 05:48 Well it is time France paid back for us letting them get inspired by Marut !!

Say what now?

Bala Vignesh

Litening pods have been on Jaguars since the late 1990s. I believe delivery started in 1998 (?). Admiral saab, The presence of LDP from 1990's i was aware of, but this Jag had its starboard side 30mm canon removed and faired over, where this LDP is now mounted. Wasn't aware of this upgrade being ma...

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Is the LDP station a new fitment on the Jags?? Dont remember seeing them earlier..

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I am also saying the same. There could be 1-2 squadron with just 2 seaters for conversion plus lift training. We have 18 LCA 2 seater on order, we may need another 20-40 (if all our rookies get additional LIFT training then 40) double seaters. That's not what I am saying, fanne ji. It won't be a de...

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There is also a trainer manufacturing facility with some 3 or 4 planes a year. Maybe that will be churning these planes. Once Mig 21 is gone, and lateral movement of fighter pilot reaches a tipping level, fresh pilots would be joining LCA squadrons first (currently you have experienced pilots, so s...

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fanne wrote: ↑27 Sep 2023 19:53 We have 260 air refuelers currently flying.

Not unless you want to denude our force of their heaviest strikers and most dominant fighters.

Bala Vignesh

Can an Indian aircraft carrier group work in the Champa Sea (south china sea) and gain sea dominance without persistent attacks on the Aircraft carrier group? This has happened with USN destroyers too when doing FONOPS in SCS and Taiwan straits. So to expect PLAN to go meek when operating in their ...

Bala Vignesh

sorry without satire let me make my case - We need heavy lift capability - in very high numbers. These are all IL-76 ++ capacity aircraft (and associated range). If you look at the number, we should try indigenous effort. 1. Transportation - some 30-40 numbers ( We have 11 C-17 towards it and shoul...

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There used to be a Litening-IV pod fitted on a dedicated 8th pylon, in front of the center fuselage hard point on the right edge of the fuselage. Over the past couple of years, hardly any photos have been seen with the same. Has this option been discontinued? The Litening-IV was to act as LDP, FLIR...

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Most probably American. This was, iirc, Red Flag 2016.

Bala Vignesh

There used to be a Litening-IV pod fitted on a dedicated 8th pylon, in front of the center fuselage hard point on the right edge of the fuselage. Over the past couple of years, hardly any photos have been seen with the same. Has this option been discontinued? The Litening-IV was to act as LDP, FLIR...

Bala Vignesh

Actually the 321 has lower range with respect to 319 due to its higher overall weight. But given that the aircraft will primarily have a regional role for us, the range and endurance will be more than sufficient for our needs.

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The new prototype NP5 will soon undertake field and carrier operations from both INS Vikramaditya and INS Vikrant, ADA said, adding it will incorporate all improvements identified during exploitation of NP1 and NP2 is a production ready aircraft. It will also incorporate the production standard air...

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She flew today, per my paanwallah!!

Bala Vignesh

Thank the gods! The dumbest tanker + AEW plan is dead!!! How is the A330 tanker & AEW the dumbest idea? I rate it as having better capabilities than the US version. Really?? Which mission profile would it give priority to? There are some conflicting requirements for each of the profiles that ca...

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Kiran from bangalore, I am guessing ASTE. Glad to know no loss of life or limb..

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When it is a staged show, like this news bit, the best kit will come out. But that said, their proficiency seems to indicate rigorous training across multiple types of rifles and guns.

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ramana wrote:https://www.thedefencematrix.in/mig-21i ... of-service

Thanks, Ramana garu!! This was an interesting read!!

Bala Vignesh

Given pakistan's current state, it would either be just getting back on its feet(best case) or become a complete failed state(worst case). In either situation, i dont think they will be able to afford to get this, unless Turkey willingly donates these to them and given their current economic situati...

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Yelahanka, TTW.
Chandigarh
Bagdogra.

Bala Vignesh

This could be due to the fact that they are getting a larger new engine, which requires different flow characteristics over the current design.

Bala Vignesh

What if this is a directive from the top?

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