Bharat Rakshak

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Long overdue: Mumbai Cops get a grip on hi-tech guns Mumbai: The wait is finally over for the city police. After getting flak for using outdated arms to counter terrorists in the 26/11 attacks, the officials have received the first lot of modern weapons and equipment that were on their wish list. A...

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Friends we are not facing any threat from any 5th gen fighters from our hostilities as of now. We are investing heavily in PAK-FA and MCA, which should address our 5th gen concerns. We already have a better aircraft(MKI) compared to our neighbours. Considering this I strongly feel that MRCA should b...

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this version of MSMC looks a lot different from its original avatar. much more refined. RM, are full auto carbines really needed by police forces in India ? in 95% cases the SLR or INSAS will suffice IMHO. carbines can go to the select HR/QRTs. SLR or INSAS are not required for most of the police u...

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^^ IIRC Gepard is already in use by IA.

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Go Fulcrum go........Invest what remains in L/MCA
I'm a little canjooos too....

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I have read it that Hezbollah tried to use stinger systems against Israel's F-16s and attack choppers, but they would not lock on to any of them due to some in built logic. I'm really worried that in times of conflict the weapons purchased from USA could have similar characteristics. But a still maj...

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rkhanna wrote:
Does India use Blimps, are we doing any research in this area?
Blimps = Aerostats? Then yes. India has just bought a bunch from Israel.

NO.
Blimps are the cheapest of UAVs and Aerostat is the costliest of radars.(relativity please)

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for air delivered nukes, having a hypersonic attack vehicle is best means of ensuring SAMs cannot get to it and have minimum time window to react. If hypersonic speed is critical in aerial delivery, IRBMs and ICBMs would achieve higher speeds at terminal phase. Wouldn't it be better to use random t...

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Down Periscope.

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An interview with a Russian diplomat.

http://www.business-standard.com/india/ ... e\/365376/

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I think US made a blunder by pumping in billions into F22 program. That money could have been used to create much more powerful drones which are the future of air force. With F22 they are stuck with a super expensive plane which they are afraid to use and lose. In addition, while stealth is very ex...

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ERA also possesses one more issue. A T-90 may take one APFSDS hit but not two carl-gustaf hits.:-(
This does not hold true with Arjun by the way.

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Raveen, I dont have anything against F-18 (please no f-16, Pakistan has it), but NO EUMA. If F-18 comes with the same amount of strings as Mig-35 or Rafale, it is a good buy. But with the EUMA, it becomes something which has to be trashed. I don't support this argument that we should avoid F-16 as ...

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Which other missiles could be coupled to the Spyder system(Akash or Astra)?
I mean with its Radar, Command Control setup, vehicles etc. And not pushing them through its canisters.
(And yes, I know Spyder= Python+Derby)

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It is said that each 150mm round costs around 40,000. What would be the cost of each rocket in the Pinaka or Smerch or Grad system. (Trivia: I've recently spoken to an Ex-para. He said he never heard of BM-21 or grad or MRLS etc....after little demonstration he said " Aaah.... woh Chalees round...

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Guys i have always been wondering has there ever been a missile that is fired from an aircraft that is being pursued, this missile could then attack/force the aircraft that is pursuing ti make evasive maneuvers. Guess it needs a rear facing radar and a couple of hardpoints dedicated for missiles th...

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Just wondering.. ERA tiles on tanks decrease the effectiveness of APFSDS rounds. This is done by causing the ERA tiles to explode on the sabots impact. Now what happens to the ERA tile if it i hit with lower caliber ammunition like 5.56, 7.62 and 12.5 mm. I was wondering what it(ERA) would do to the...

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The biggest of the three deals to be inked is the project to buy 43,318 `close-quarter battle' (CQB) carbines off-the-shelf from abroad for around Rs 4,400 crore, which is to be followed by the indigenous manufacture of another 1,16,764 similar guns under transfer of technology. 1,16,764 + 43,618 c...

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AFAIK the third deal will be for TAR-21. Iv'e seen it with para SF some time back. Maybe they were evaluating that rifle then and have finally agreed for that. You saw them because a lot of them are already in service for some time now and have been used in many combat operations. They are official...

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koti wrote:There is supposed to be an evaluation going on for selecting a carbine for IA. What happened to that?

And any news about Excalibur or Kalantak or MSMC ??

Though BRF guys ignored this post, looks like the MoD didn't miss it. And I'm proud that IA is getting better guns because of my post.

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This is the biggest relief I had in recent times. Finally, our soldiers have something to cheer about. It must have been really embarrassing for these soldiers to find themselves with WW2 vintage sterling guns when their enemies on the other side are fielding MP-5 and other advanced carbines and SMG...

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Jamal K. Malik wrote:Overhauling of T-72 Tanks

How many T-72's have been upgraded so far?
And can any one suggest a link to the upgrades the tank is receiving?

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There is supposed to be an evaluation going on for selecting a carbine for IA. What happened to that?

And any news about Excalibur or Kalantak or MSMC ??

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Aah, I quite understand. The UAE M2k-5/9s are already the most advanced mirage 2000s around. The IAF vajra can be brought to a similar standard. I am sure there will be a small degree of customization for the IAF but the refurb/upgrade for the UAE birds ought not to be nearly as extensive as the IAF...

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10 Billion$........ I am strongly feeling that spending 10 Billion on a single military deal like MMRCA is not worth the investment now. The MMRCA is supposed to be a low performer to the SU-30MKI and high performer compared to Jaguar, Mig-27, M2k and is required to fill the numbers. This can be sub...

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I think this is a new contender for the army's LWAV platform. According to reports this id currently undergoing army trails. And from what I've deciphered from the article, it is already ordered(??) for paramilitary forces. http://mku.tradeindia.com/Exporters_Suppliers/Exporter19522.321535/C-8.html ...

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I have never seen any shotgun with our SF, CI units or with NSG. Anyone have any info about some kind of a shotgun in service with IA or NSG?

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Is there any way we can couple one or two Nag's on Abhay? Or is it too much to ask for in terms of weight, sensors and space?

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just came across this link http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4181134&c=SEA&s=TOP India is hopeful that Russia will deliver by year's end two Akula-class nuclear powered attack submarines, Indian Defence Ministry sources said It mentions two Akulas. This is the second such in recent time...

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The US carpet bombed Afghanistan with its "strategic bombers" and guess what? The Taliban are still there. And the Taliban are taking pot-shots at the US at longer ranges than the US M-16s can reach. The "body count" ratios can't look good if this keeps up. So someone is saying ...

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It seems most of regular IA units have adopted the new camo. Why aren't the special forces not doing the same.
Or is the new camo only for the army...
Also SF equipped with Tar-21's fielded the old camo during R-day parade.

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Maharastra ATS maybe.

The third guy from left looks funny by the way.

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People worrying about possible US arm twisting in case of any conflict should note that MMRCA is primarily to deal with China. There are more then sufficient(Quality and quantity) aircraft to deal with any future threat from Pak. The SH will be the best bet to cripple any aggressive formation by ene...

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Guess BR folks must have seen this earlier. SAAB's ad anyways here its is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDh9BiLZRBk&feature=player_embedded TSP has this :shock: IIRC it is a wrong choice by TSP. ERIEYE (datalink?)is not compatible with most of PAF aircraft. And don't you worry, Phalcon is mile...

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Does any one have any update on the status of Nirbhay?

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That looks like INSAS, from gun on right side we can see the trademark rifle holder over the translucent fiber magazine. The barrel seems to be too short for insas. It is Insas indeed. It appears the barrel is cut off in the picture. You can confirm this by looking at the scope mount of the rifle.

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^^ Why is the US not willing to sell India its M777 towed howitzer or the M109A5 self propelled howitzers...given the lucrative Indian market for this it is surprising that the Americans are not willing to join the fray. I don't think there was a RFI sent for these guns. Moreover Bofors, Denel are ...

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