Bharat Rakshak

yossarian

^ Sounds like masked ASAT testing, if they are aiming to hit targets at 300 Kms...

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http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NEWS/newsrf.php?newsid=12547 Based on this article, Russia's exports are more to China than to us (35% as opposed to 24%). On BR, we have seen a hue and cry about the French, German, US etc supplying to both warring sides (w.r.t TSP). With our huge defence deals with R...

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Have they completed root cause analysis for the Agni-II failures last year? According to India Today, Feb 22nd Issue, (Quoted from Avinash Chander, Programme Director AGNI), YES. Apparently both failed tests were due to quality issues in production. One was due to 'poor quality wiring' and in other...

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That was with reference to anti-ship ballistic missiles and not cruise missiles. I understand. However, the naval chief suggests the difficulty lies in spotting and identifying targets in High seas as the primary problem (the accuracy/type of missile whether ballistic/cruise is not the doubt). My q...

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Chinese crude shipments are already subject to 2 Indian chokepoints. India needs to build up Fortress Nicobar - It needs at-least 2 squadrons of MKI's with their attendant refuelers. Its needs a major IN base to control everything that moves past those straits. It needs land based BRAHMOS II's with...

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http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/daw ... sile-ha-02

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I am not sure how correct it is but I will answer this with a personal incident. In my first year at Aerospace Dep at IITB (about 3 and half years ago) we had one reputed (I am sorry forgot the name) DRDO sceintist (who was presonally involved in our missile program) come and talk to a few students...

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I have an idea for the stall. Considering the volume of DDM we see in the indian press, how about we take up the charge to clean up the articles for them. A committee of Gurus could be formed to look at these and distribute amongst us lesser mortals for the dog work. We do a scan of the articles and...

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Is it possible that, we can use MRCA contract to get a "political package" with US and Russia along the following lines - 1. India get recognition as Nuclear Weapons State in NPT 2. India signs CTBT once US ratifies it and both Russia and US share simulation of cold nuclear tests. Russia ...

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brahmos block II -- 300km range brahmos variant with improved seeker characteristics.
brahmos-2 1000km range missile in development.

Ok... if 1000 KM Brahmos is under development, does it eliminate the need for Nirbhay with the same range (being subsonic)? Someone please explain...

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I dont understand.. the latest TOI article seems to suggest that captive flight trials haven't even begun, and says the testing has been done only for 45KM range Astra and not the 80 KM one.... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Astra-tested-but-no-induction-yet-/articleshow/5434798.cms For on...

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AFAIK, the captive trials haven’t even commenced as yet

Captive trials were complete in November 2009, Source Wikipedia and link below:

http://beta.thehindu.com/sci-tech/techn ... e41575.ece

yossarian

Shiv, This is becoming a mountain of a mole hill. No one challenges your knowledge or your support to any organization. But a view that is slightly divergent from yours cannot be squashed in the way you do. Its the tone I don't appreciate (the tone which says I have been here longer, its my way or t...

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India is going to take Britain s place in the new century as America s foremost ally. Ha ha ha :rotfl: and you are proud of that? I mean I love the bargains we may get too, but to be an ally is something much more than we asked for or we would even like. Being an ally of US would mean letting go of...

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Well this is not DRDO, its IISc which seems to be doing the talking. That could be lent some credibility....

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Ray - Sto.... indulged in... A fellow Catch 22 fan I see. Reading through all the grim conversation, the name made me smile. :) Extremely OT, but loved the fact that at least one got it.. Grim? Well laughing through it was the only way to stay awake actually :) Ray - I know I am testing your patien...

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Ray - Stop warning.. start deleting posts...including this one...I spend a few precious hours in a day trying to browse BR forums to keep myself updated and this talk has been the most wasteful read I have ever indulged in...

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even India's response would have been different when it comes to tacking a non nuclear TSP.

Why assume anything different in an Indo China scenario?

yossarian

The pudding we have been eating may be similar to the one we ate between 1947 and 1962. Also for the folks who claim we have been eating the pudding of nuclear deterrence need to be reminded that we didn't have nuclear weapons and capacity to deliver it for much time after 1962. So how can you eat ...

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Abhiti, Its been a pleasure reading your posts and the counter attacks. However, if you could please clarify something for me? What constitutes the audience for your (satisfactory)deterrence? Any deterrence fails if there is a man/woman who is willing to lose all (a lot or a little then just doesn't...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_first_use 1) Contradiction: Suggests China has NFU policy as of 2008, but then quotes "backpedaled" in 2005. 2) Both India and China follow NFU and TN is essential for (only)second strike capability, doesnt it follow that we can wait (do I dare say comfortab...

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You're not suggesting that we 'black mail' the world into submitting to our demands? And what are those demands?? No sanctions. No treating of India like some upstart. No ignoring like Obama has been doing. No pressure on 4-letter Treaties. No crowning of PRC as the Asian Emperor. The point is we s...

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Just wondering why NDTV doesnt believe this is any sort of news? There has not been a single report, denial, confirmation or otherwise. Ofcourse they are running an exclusive on how BJP is infighting and another on a tribute to Michael Jackson, I would call that an NDTV 'Fizzle'. Mr. Som, is Mr. Roy...

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avinash.rd wrote:Philip,
Lakhs and lakhs of engineer pass out every year from Indian engineering colleges. I cant make out what is the problem!!

If only you saw the quality of engineers....me included.

yossarian

Why speculate??????????????Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh its going to be the S.H. Uncle is just to strong politically and will demand payment for the nuke deal via this order. It the IAF decides to go for a single engined fighter then it will be The F-16. Though that might not be so bad if the JSF is thr...

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The true answer is a fully operational BMD system (accelerate the development and induction of PAD and AAD). I think in the current state of affairs, a BMD with WMD is the true deterrent. Stockpiling nuclear weapons can only achieve MAD policy... which might not be enough...

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I dont understand how such a prolonged discussion on the primer is contributing to the forum...

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The final price does not include the 16 MiG29 K deck-jets that India plans to buy for the carrier

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BTW, the rediff article feels that China will attack between 2010 and 12. Great timing for India I would say. I am not sure if that was sarcasm from you, but that will be horrible timing for India. We will still not be up to the sanctioned 39.5 squadrons, no carrier, no credible decapitating second...

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According to a report in the Israeli daily Maariv, Medvedev has announced that if Israel wishes to prevent the sale of S-300 missiles to Iran, it must either buy them itself or work to have another country purchase them How many of these systems do we have? Wiki claims 4. We could go shopping aroun...

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India's home-built nuke sub The original idea was for the PM to finish his independence day speech and then travel to Vizag to launch the submarine,' a senior official told The Straits Times, using the abbreviation for Vishakhapatnam, a city on India's eastern seaboard. 'But that was not considered...

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shiv wrote:
yossarian wrote:Just did some searching and couldn't quite find any videos or snapshots of the LCA in acrobatic displays(apart from the sole inverted flight video)

Have you seen these:

Thanks.....

yossarian

Just did some searching and couldn't quite find any videos or snapshots of the LCA in acrobatic displays(apart from the sole inverted flight video) demonstrating agility, while JF17 seems to have attempted and shown off quite a few moves. Wouldn't ADA release such displays (and after 1000+ test flig...

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There have been conflicting reports in the media about the US-Russian Plane. TOI indicates it was a US hired russian plane. CNN-IBN indicates it was a private plane. No one is sure if IAF jets were scrambled. Just wanted know whats the protocol and response time in such scenarios? And what is the cr...

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Assuming the LCA is inducted(partially) by 2015, what would it match up against and beat convincingly w.r.t PLAAF and PAF? How long will it be in service and remain competitive against upgrades of match ups in PLAAF and PAF? I am new and I think I am dumb...I anticipate brickbats, so please feel free.

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