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Christopher Sidor wrote:We know that 3 follow on SSBN are planned. And most probably the second and third, i.e. S-2 and S-3, SSBN will carry the 1500 km SLBM.

This has been clarified many times in the past - S-2 is Arihant. & there are 2 more planned S-3 & S-4. S-1 was the test hull.

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I guess this is potentially a relevant topic. Maybe that is why there are not too many IB4TL posts. Mods / guru's any thoughts on this thread.

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:twisted: Pentagon: Trillion-Dollar Jet on Brink of Budgetary Disaster The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the supposed backbone of the Pentagon’s future air arsenal, could need additional years of work and billions of dollars in unplanned fixes, the Air Force and the Government Accountability Office rev...

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Very good take down of Khan/Nicholas Burn's hypocrisy by an American - Read in full. :D Is India Being Irresponsible? The money quote And look, Burns is making a very solid point. If India wants a good relationship with the United States, they shouldn't do business with America's enemies. After all,...

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it is depressing saar! I've read that article before. can't get myself to comment on it. but it is definitely good that a mainstream newspaper is carrying this kind of stuff. definitely better than the english media. but still depressing and disheartening. :( Yes it is depressing, but I am glad tha...

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No comments on the Andhra Jyothy article? I would think this is quite significant to actually have a mainstream newspaper talk about coerced/forced conversions so openly?

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Read in full :) Jonathan Kay: The Pakistan problem isn’t just the government. It’s the people Jonathan Kay Feb 18, 2012 – 1:32 PM ET | Last Updated: Feb 18, 2012 6:15 PM ET Since the Taliban resurgence began gaining force in 2005, a common refrain in the West has been that Pakistan must “do more” to...

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Didn't find an Andhra specific thread so posting here. Andhra Jyothy seems to have carried a series of articles on Religious Conversions by EJ's http://centreright.in/2011/12/andhra-jyothy-proselytizing-unlimited/#.T0HNKvXOpZg I don't follow Telugu so wanted to ask fellow members here. How big was t...

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The IDRW article seems to indicate that while India wants to use Israeli systems, France / Dassault will not allow it. Unless we have more hard information that India will get its way on this, expecting an MKI'sation of Rafale seems unrealistic. We also have M2K upgrade deal, where we ended up with ...

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IMHO, we should be happy that the EF consortium is trying so hard, it will keep Dassault on its toes. Lets not forget Dassualt is quite talented at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. If anything we should use EF to wring out more concessions on the ToT esp right to upgrade independent of Das...

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That article by Tarmak, is probably a response to the Naval Chief outburst, it is dated Feb 9th.

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Pakistan's future is with India and not against India. ... Hakim sahab, I presume you are talking from an economic perspective. I think most people in TSP believe that China is a better bet than India. Would be nice to get an understanding of the comparative strengths of China vs India for TSP. Has...

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Flight test update LCA-Tejas has completed 1774 Test Flights successfully. (02-Feb-2012). (TD1-233,TD2-305,PV1-242,PV2-211,PV3-330,LSP1-67,LSP2-198,PV5-36,LSP3-46,LSP4-43,LSP5- 63 ) LCA-Tejas has completed 1773 Test Flights successfully. (01-Feb-2012). (TD1-233,TD2-305,PV1-242,PV2-211,PV3-330,LSP1-6...

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Now that we have chosen Rafale, would it make sense to cancel M2K deal & replace them with additional Rafale?

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suryag wrote:Ahhh Arun ji you beat me to it, no AK phyrr until LSP7/NP1 flies for me despite Katrina

... just dumb luck that is all.

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Flight test update LCA-Tejas has completed 1771 Test Flights successfully. (27-Jan-2012). (TD1-233,TD2-305,PV1-242,PV2-211,PV3-329,LSP1-67,LSP2-198,PV5-36,LSP3-46,LSP4-43, LSP5-61 ) LCA-Tejas has completed 1770 Test Flights successfully.(24-Jan-2012). (TD1-233,TD2-305,PV1-242,PV2-211,PV3-329,LSP1-67...

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Congrats to Rafale - how can we figure out if the contract will ensure that Dassault does not hold us to ransom in future like the M2K deal?

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Ramana, in my cousin's opinion he says there is no corruption - Devas offered a lumpsum upfront & a revenue share afterwards to Antrix. If the decision was wrong, it was not malafide, but a genuine mistake on their part nothing more. I did not want to grill him too much :). On the debarring thes...

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Spoke to my cousin, who is in a senior non technical role at Antrix for many years now & personally knows all the people involved. His take is that there is no corruption involved, & all the people are quite honest, but did not follow procedure correctly. He says the current ISRO chairman is...

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as Sir Humphrey says "In the fullness of time, when the right moment arises" ...

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Edited, as requested. Ramana - that info widely available, I'm just a messenger.

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Flight test update - with apologies to Surya. LCA-Tejas has completed 1770 Test Flights successfully.(24-Jan-2012). (TD1-233,TD2-305,PV1-242,PV2-211, PV3-329 ,LSP1-67, LSP2-198 ,PV5-36,LSP3-46,LSP4-43, LSP5-60 ) LCA-Tejas has completed 1765 Test Flights successfully. (11-Jan-2012). (TD1-233,TD2-305,...

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^^ This jingo has no problem with India going soft on TSPA overtly .... as long as we are going hard covertly

& finally lay the ghosts of IK Gujral to rest.

A question though, would going hard covertly cause problems for our overt strategy?

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Any update on the CCS meeting yday - did it happen at all?

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The news channels are reporting that the Govt has letters from the Army Chief where he accepted his DOB as May 10, 1950. Looks like the Govt is win this one... sad stuff.

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Bala Vignesh wrote:Its saddening to see the current state of affairs where a serving general of the nation's army has been forced to take the Govt of the nation to court..
But someone needed to teach the babudom and politicos their lessons. For that, the good general gets my whole hearted support..

+1

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Livefist: Countdown To MMRCA? We're square in the time window now for an announcement on the M-MRCA competition. The last ten days have been thick with rumours of a Eurofighter victory (the company has wisely stayed away from comment). It's an incredibly delicate situation now. Last night, Reuters ...

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n00b question, why is the Judiciary support the Army? Is it just a case of justice is blind, which I find hard to believe.

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Not so good news - looks like all the UPA giveaways have started to impact Defence !! Will China threat last beyond 2 yrs? Finance stalls military expansion The second phase of the government’s ambitious military expansion plan — worth Rs 65,000 crore — has run into rough weather. The finance minist...

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^^ well it is still rumours ... lets wait & see. Hope to see a decision soon.

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^ for a change am happy to "see" our babooze actually try a chanakiyan strategy. Am sure there are more such events that we are not aware of ....

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livefist - just posted a correction saying the Pilatus deal has not been approved by CCS but will be happening soon

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Newsflash from chindits blog - CCS clears Pilatus Trainer Contracts in addition to the MICA Missile contract. Good news on Pilatus, hope they sign quickly.

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INS Arihant is itself S-2. Rest of the 2 which are under manufacturing are S-3 & S4. Cheers!!! Bumping this - if I remember correctly S-1 was an experimental hull that was built for experimentation. S-2 is Arihant, S-3 & S-4 are the new subs. So we will have 3 subs & not 4. This was dis...

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Army dithers over futuristic tank, DRDO pursues engine Summary * Army has not finalised FMBT specifications * Tank required by 2020, when T-72s start retiring * DRDO has begun work on 1,500 HP engine * Ricardo, AVL are potential design consultants * Indian industry partner will manufacture engine *...

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CJ Ji ... please dont tease, we cant wait

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From Livefist India's SLYBIRD Mini-drone Payload Flights Soon The National Aeronautics Lab (NAL) Slybird drone, first revealed earlier this year on Livefist is shortly to begin a second phase of trial flights with a videocamera/IR payload. Its first phase of launches was completed in July this year....

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Regarding logistics there are very very smart people in Armed forces whose only job is logistics for the men on the frontline. I trust them to figure out a way. India will manage and emerge victorious. However smart the people in Army logistics are they cannot work around the geography!! The only p...

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Hu Jintao tells China navy: Prepare for warfare China's navy should speed up its development and prepare for warfare, President Hu Jintao has said. He told military personnel they should "make extended preparations for warfare". China is locked in territorial disputes with several other n...

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partha wrote:http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bopa ... 62095.html

Bopanna dumps Qureshi for Bhupathi, former Pak partner 'shocked'
One more proof that Yindoos have small heart.

well both are christians ... so no yindoo conspiracy.

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