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by Bala Vignesh
02 Feb 2024 09:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 1688
Views: 705642

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021

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...
by Bala Vignesh
02 Feb 2024 08:37
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 1688
Views: 705642

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021

^^^ 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 ...
by Bala Vignesh
26 Dec 2023 12:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF): News & Discussion
Replies: 769
Views: 337206

Re: Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF): News & Discussion

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.
by Bala Vignesh
05 Nov 2023 23:52
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF): News & Discussion
Replies: 769
Views: 337206

Re: Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF): News & Discussion

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?
by Bala Vignesh
25 Oct 2023 22:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 728870

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

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...
by Bala Vignesh
24 Oct 2023 01:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 728870

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

Is the LDP station a new fitment on the Jags?? Dont remember seeing them earlier..
by Bala Vignesh
12 Oct 2023 00:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 812
Views: 538147

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

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...
by Bala Vignesh
11 Oct 2023 20:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 812
Views: 538147

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

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...
by Bala Vignesh
27 Sep 2023 20:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 812
Views: 538147

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

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.
by Bala Vignesh
27 Sep 2023 19:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC 2): News & Discussion
Replies: 196
Views: 75860

Re: Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC 2): News & Discussion

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 ...
by Bala Vignesh
21 Sep 2023 23:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Transport Aircraft for IAF
Replies: 4067
Views: 761244

Re: Transport Aircraft for IAF

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...
by Bala Vignesh
05 Sep 2023 12:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 812
Views: 538147

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

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...
by Bala Vignesh
03 Sep 2023 07:52
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 728870

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

Most probably American. This was, iirc, Red Flag 2016.
by Bala Vignesh
29 Aug 2023 19:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 812
Views: 538147

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

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...
by Bala Vignesh
26 Aug 2023 23:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion
Replies: 3965
Views: 1168226

Re: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion

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.
by Bala Vignesh
18 Aug 2023 23:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Naval Tejas Mk1: News & Discussion - 03 January 2020
Replies: 669
Views: 230767

Re: Naval Tejas Mk1: News & Discussion - 03 January 2020

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...
by Bala Vignesh
22 Jul 2023 12:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion
Replies: 3965
Views: 1168226

Re: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion

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...
by Bala Vignesh
03 Jun 2023 00:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3349
Views: 813393

Re: Military Flight Safety

Kiran from bangalore, I am guessing ASTE. Glad to know no loss of life or limb..
by Bala Vignesh
16 May 2023 00:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Women in Combat
Replies: 578
Views: 133108

Re: Women in Combat

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.
by Bala Vignesh
15 May 2023 00:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military FAQ Thread
Replies: 145
Views: 82052

Re: Military FAQ Thread

Thanks, Ramana garu!! This was an interesting read!!
by Bala Vignesh
14 May 2023 22:42
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
Replies: 2802
Views: 1278637

Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018

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...
by Bala Vignesh
09 Apr 2023 20:45
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Transport Aircraft for IAF
Replies: 4067
Views: 761244

Re: Transport Aircraft for IAF

Yelahanka, TTW.
Chandigarh
Bagdogra.
by Bala Vignesh
08 Apr 2023 00:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Replies: 2699
Views: 1028215

Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019

This could be due to the fact that they are getting a larger new engine, which requires different flow characteristics over the current design.
by Bala Vignesh
01 Apr 2023 09:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2221
Views: 778041

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

What if this is a directive from the top?
by Bala Vignesh
22 Mar 2023 21:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Humor and related
Replies: 580
Views: 193618

Re: Military Humor and related

This is true outside of military too..
by Bala Vignesh
27 Feb 2023 21:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion
Replies: 3965
Views: 1168226

Re: Airborne Early Warning & Control: News & Discussion

Is it the same balance beam as the one on the Netra Mk1? Given the extra real estate and power, one would assume that the BB would be extended a bit more.
by Bala Vignesh
08 Feb 2023 19:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Naval Tejas Mk1: News & Discussion - 03 January 2020
Replies: 669
Views: 230767

Re: Naval Tejas Mk1: News & Discussion - 03 January 2020

Rakesh, I have to listen to full 1.5 hours to get the answer (that is on top of, I have already heard it many months ago). Can you do few lines please on the reason? Fanne, If memory serves right, there were fuel system issues and landing gear over weight issues. The cost involved for rectifying th...
by Bala Vignesh
30 Jan 2023 17:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Aero India 2023
Replies: 155
Views: 31752

Re: Aero India 2023

I miss the BR meets that would happen during the AI timeframe. Anyone planning one?
by Bala Vignesh
25 Jan 2023 15:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 927
Views: 426372

Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021

Prasad wrote:If you meet any of these guys walking around during any event and ask to photograph their patch, chances are they might just give you the patch. It isn't some super secret item that they guard ferociously.
I have an experience that counters this. Fortunately it ended well.
by Bala Vignesh
16 Jan 2023 10:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
Replies: 2815
Views: 852136

Re: Indian Naval Aviation

The missing IFR probe seems like a glaring mistake to me. All the renders I have seen so far do not show an IFR.
by Bala Vignesh
11 Jan 2023 10:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Transport Aircraft for IAF
Replies: 4067
Views: 761244

Re: Transport Aircraft for IAF

An32 could be various couriers that IAF flies as part of its logistics ops to ferry parts, modules and assemblies back and forth from various bases. An32's also operate as part of ASTE so it could just be routine ops.
by Bala Vignesh
26 Dec 2022 18:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
Replies: 2815
Views: 852136

Re: Indian Naval Aviation

Isn't this system provided by the Russians? Did they design and provide us with a different system, from what is used on the Kuznetsov? Or it is an indigenous designed system. It would be part of the aviation complex, I believe. So I guess it would be very close, if not exactly the same system used...
by Bala Vignesh
01 Dec 2022 22:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: INS Vikrant: News and Discussion
Replies: 3269
Views: 796235

Re: INS Vikrant News and Discussion

According to Cdre Maolankar, making the NLCA a proper combat trainer entails significant investment, which I don't think the Navy wants to do, letting the fruit rot on the tree.
by Bala Vignesh
01 Dec 2022 17:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: INS Vikrant: News and Discussion
Replies: 3269
Views: 796235

Re: INS Vikrant News and Discussion

JTull wrote:I look forward to N-LCA being qualified to operate from INS Vikrant from the get go.
To what end? The navy is refusing to acquire it even in token numbers.. Even that requires significant work in the aircraft..
by Bala Vignesh
28 Nov 2022 22:52
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Replies: 1949
Views: 703355

Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion

ernest wrote: No P90 in this pic. Only JVPC and micro Tavor
Damn!! I misidentified the other weapon!! My bad!!!
by Bala Vignesh
28 Nov 2022 20:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Replies: 1949
Views: 703355

Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion

Per Wiki, only SPG uses P90 in India, basis that this would be SPG using JVPC.
by Bala Vignesh
25 Nov 2022 14:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
Replies: 4657
Views: 1463044

Re: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016

ks_sachin wrote:
Admiral what tech?

I thought the prevalent idea was that it is all screwdrivergiri.
My doubts are the same!! I am of the impression that the whole MRFA scrufufle was supposed to a quick screwdrivergiri job to boost squadron numbers, with no ToT and stuff, except for some lip service.
by Bala Vignesh
25 Nov 2022 14:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2221
Views: 778041

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

basant wrote:We can simply stipulate that only those firms will be considered that never missed any deadline. That should do it.
Don't forget cost overrun..
by Bala Vignesh
17 Nov 2022 21:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Coast Guard: News & Discussion
Replies: 552
Views: 184443

Re: Indian Coast Guard: News & Discussion

Cybaru wrote:The nose houses a radar?
Yup!! A surface search radar, if memory serves me right.