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A_Gupta wrote: ↑26 Jul 2025 09:11 ^^^ Doesn't India conduct air force exercises with some NATO countries?

So does Pak.

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Rakesh wrote: ↑22 Jul 2025 19:34 https://x.com/ShivAroor/status/1947548146902700488 ---> BREAKING: Indian Army's first AH-64E Apache attack helicopters arrive. Love that desert camo. They'll be based out of Jodhpur.

I thought all six were the longbow variant…

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Hotter temp, heavier loadout, wind direction...Could be anything...

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What telemetry is recorded? Switch position from the switch itself or from some fuel pump controller/ECU?

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Isn't that Iranian Shaeed less than 100k and with more than 1000km range? The warhead seems to be bigger here...

edit: Wiki says the cost is around 10,000 and range is 2500km...

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Cyrano wrote: ↑03 Jul 2025 19:55 Any examples in the aviation world where a high performance fighter plane changed engine? That would help appreciate where your confident estimate is coming from.

SU57, J10, J12, JF17 on top of my head.

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Because they can and its relatively inexpensive for them. What else would their "agents" do? @pravula, @Leonard's post is a correct analysis of the worn of gramophone record being played here by some folks who are ignoring externalities to JCPOA. JCPOA doesn't live in a vacuum. IAEA's rol...

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Vayutuvan wrote: ↑02 Jul 2025 06:08

https://www.forbes.com/sites/leokamin/2 ... re-donors/

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If Iran was "years" aways from nukeclear detergent -- would Mossad expend so much capital/resources targeting Scientist's -- losing precious "agents/sources" - that take YEARS to develop ? especially in a Closed Jihadi Country like Iran Because they can and its relatively inexpe...

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B2 bombers also carry nukes...

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After US-Iran strike, India may be developing its own massive bunker busters - ET It was a logical choice for a bomber nude country like us. I had suggested the same... Also, we should start looking at a Starship level delivery platform. It can deploy 250 tons to LEO, so should be able to deploy ar...

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https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/up-front/story/20250707-a-make-in-india-snub-2747046-2025-06-28?utm_source=story_twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=storyshareurl However, in a volte face, HAL in March 2025 decided to put in radar and EW systems from ELTA, the supplier for the first ...

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Hangers cost money, and so do tarmac parking. Hangers cost more...MOD might be penny pinching or out of cash...

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As I had theorized, they are starting with only one box at a time... There are two boxes, AFAIK, they both collect the same data points (its designed in that way to increase the chances of finding atleast one). In this event, both were recovered, so I would expect only one will be unsealed initially...

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Agree, think Bell Labs . Companies are driven by profit and competitive edge, but policy should exist to reward it. "carbon sequestration" is one such program. Why would anyone invest in developing it when that coal plant can just buy carbon credits from EV/Solar companies? There is more ...

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https://www.nber.org/papers/w29260 Abstract below: It is widely believed that university and corporate research are complementary: Companies invest in research in part to develop the capacity to absorb the knowledge emerging from universities. However, as we show in this paper, corporate research i...

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An alternate theory is Fordow entrances were buried to stop any spec ops raid.

https://www.twz.com/air/tunnel-entrance ... -2-strikes

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Lindsey Graham's proposal is to impose 500% tariffs on any country that buys Russian energy. India, along with China, buys roughly 70% of Russian energy exports. https://m.thewire.in/article/trade/us-senator-lindsey-grahams-russia-india-import-crude-sanctions-bill/amp Graham was quoted as having sa...

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If Iran managed to spirit away bulk or some of the enriched Uranium then where did it disappear?? How safe is it?? Where is it kept and who is guarding it?? More importantly can a 60% enriched U be used for a Dirty Bomb?? A Dirty Bomb is a dangerous scenario isn’t it?? But that region is full of de...

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Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-ea ... 025-06-23/

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We will probably see a NoKo redux. Iran is trying to protect its current regime with a dramatic de-escalation...

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Apparently Iran has moved/hidden their 60% enriched uranium. So what now? troops on the ground to hunt for WMD? Iraq-redux?

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There are two boxes, AFAIK, they both collect the same data points (its designed in that way to increase the chances of finding atleast one). In this event, both were recovered, so I would expect only one will be unsealed initially and the second one will be used to validate the conclusions.

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Also, we should start looking at a Starship level delivery platform. It can deploy 250 tons to LEO, so should be able to deploy around 12+ MOAB RVs along with decoys and a bus. B2s are expensive and will never get them....

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The recent Iran-Isreal would be a case study in this. Iran has zero aircrafts attacking or defending. Isreal has just ballistic/cruise missiles to contend with and can launch their payload without much opposition (even with supposed S300 batteries).

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No one will know how the fight will end up before launch.

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Jay wrote: ↑22 Jun 2025 01:12
A Deshmukh wrote: ↑21 Jun 2025 11:11 So Su-57 MakeII will come.
Absolutely dumb decision if we put our chips with SU 57.

We absolutely will. All said and done, none of the other 5th gen aircraft on offer/plan is gonna be as good as F-22/Su-57 in WVR knife fight.

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Private companies are staring to launch smaller rockets. I wondered the purpose. It seems to me India is seeking an efficient production of rockets that can be used in suborbital weapon delivery. This would help mitigate the asymmetry of accessibility India has with respect to China. Much as Pakist...

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We've been hearing about the brahmos NG for about 2 decades now. The missile is fast but the program seems slow... Isn’t that just ToT from Zircon or Kinzhal ? Doubt that. It might use the engine or propulsion system from those programs, but it will not be a copy based on how they did BrahMos I

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BTW are BRF forums hosted on US servers :?: used to be france, i see that it has been moved now https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/blog/desk/bharat-rakshak-origins/ Where is the BR server hosted? The BR Server is hosted on a web server that is located in the France – Earlier it used to be in UK closer ...

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Imagine Pakistan getting some Fattah missiles from Iran, instead of the cheap Chinese stuff. If Iran has got these from Russia in turn, there are probably some checks in place. Sure, now imagine BLA expanding to Iran's Baluchistan and we don't even need any new unknown gunmen, motorcycle riders who...

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In fact they use two MOABS - one to blast a big crater and the second follows immediately and hits at the center of the crater where the hole dug by the first MOAB is the deepest. Why MOABs? They can use Brahmos using Navic precise to 45 cm (<.5 m) accuracy down a vent chute to do the job. Nur Khan...

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I don't understand why something like 404/M88REX can't be used for initial prototypes and even for operations for AMCA. Don't even need 414 for AMCA if there are delays there. SupreCruise and all can come in due time. Get the prototype flying and sort out the million other issues. Don't stall the p...

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No, the people who set them up initially are probably long retired or will not remember. Granted, there will be some efficiencies and will not run into big unexpected production engineering issues, but there will be some new stuff. Like say a particular grade of steel not being made anymore and will...

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The jigs would have been either removed or scrapped. The line would need to be reset, all the tooling needs to be reconfigured, sub contractors will need to do the same, then there will be QC checks. The setup cost is usually high...Look at the GE 404 fiasco...

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drnayar wrote: ↑19 Jun 2025 02:18
pravula wrote: ↑19 Jun 2025 02:15 Aren’t MOABs B2 only?
Right its the bone !..corrected that

If so, they have been there for a few months now, since April.

https://www.twz.com/air/b-2-spirits-ama ... ter-debate

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Aren’t MOABs B2 only?

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Trump warns Iranian capital of Tehran should 'immediately evacuate' in social media post : : In a social media post on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump warned that Iran's capital Tehran should be evacuated "immediately ." : : : Wonder if it is like last call kind of thing!!! Well, IRGC...

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That picture was much clearer. Thank you @Rakesh

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I guess it can always jettison the external jugs and dump some fuel. I was more concerned about that AsHM hitting the deck. It looked way lower than other pylons. Must be optical illusion based on the photo angle.

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