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by stephen
12 Mar 2024 16:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3361
Views: 876163

Re: Military Flight Safety

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-ne ... 08395.html

Seems like a Tejas has just crashed. Thankfully no loss of life
by stephen
08 May 2023 18:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
Replies: 2937
Views: 1025027

Re: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech

"These 2, apart from IA's Swarm Drone order from NewSpace, make up our loitering munition kit from local industries. Totally, about 2000 drones are in various stages of procurement. This is one area of procurement & Atmanirbhar that our Armed Forces are getting right[/quote] Now if they wou...
by stephen
06 May 2023 12:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2896
Views: 825152

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

Bakis are emboldened by the lizard on our LAC. Let’s just do the simple things that we know cause pain. The new Jernail of Pindi should also be made to stand cap in hand suing for peace. Gosh the script keeps repeating every time as we keep fiddling And since the lizards are now also busy with thei...
by stephen
28 Jan 2023 12:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3361
Views: 876163

Re: Military Flight Safety

https://www.timesnownews.com/india/su-30-mirage-2000-crash-near-gwalior-air-force-base-article-97392993 Reports saying of 2 aircrafts crash. Hope the pilots are safe. Crash site is near Morena, MP. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sukhoi-30-mirage-2000-aircraft-crashes-in-madhya-pradesh-mo...
by stephen
20 May 2022 16:13
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7942
Views: 2218234

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Since the Paki Fauj is the biggest consumer of the budget, can the IMF put requirements that Pakistan should slash its defense spending for more bums, missiles and aircraft. Despite their economy tanking, they acquired the J-20 from iron-brother. Where is the money coming from? Just conducting Bala...
by stephen
11 Mar 2022 19:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 2341
Views: 1010993

Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread

Seems to be Brahmos missile... Yes, Based on speed and range profile it seems so, hoping that it is just a a wayward malfunctioning missile that burned off its fuel in pretty quick time leading it to speed up at an extraordinary rate. But that's just my guess. Will have to wait till the Govt. comes...
by stephen
11 Mar 2022 19:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 2341
Views: 1010993

Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread

jokes aside MOD accepted that this was indeed our missile..quite freakish..or something else https://twitter.com/sidhant/status/1502267945938227200/photo/1 Now the question is which missile was this and what are the secrets that the pakis can glean from the wreckage. As, according to the Pakis, thi...
by stephen
14 Feb 2022 14:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion
Replies: 1961
Views: 757661

Re: Small Armaments & Infantry Equipment - News & Discussion

Thakur_B wrote:More like the helmets of Sikh soldiers from medieval era.
Add goggles and a mandible protector and we will have Darth Vader.
On a serious note, it will be very conspicuous.
by stephen
09 Feb 2022 15:11
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8445
Views: 2999907

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

I am not sure but if a good road connection can be made from Tura down to the Brahmaputra, then even Garo hills will get connected..... (I think now I am just happily day dreaming!) Tura already has a road that connects it to the Brahmaputra. The shortest route would be to Mankachar. You can take a...
by stephen
05 Feb 2022 14:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5264
Views: 1780143

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

123 I still stick with that number. This is based on actual accounts plus bodies that floated this side. Yes for obvious reasons GOI will not publish the photos, but it is what it is. While the Chinese keeps on releasing images after images from these fights to bolster their propaganda,showing post...
by stephen
03 Feb 2022 12:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7942
Views: 2218234

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Namo's visit is linked with improving ties with India, the main reason for which is to improve their economic condition, not because they have any love for the banias but only for self preservation. If Namo is visiting Pakistan in a month's time it means normalization of ties and their business folk...
by stephen
03 Feb 2022 12:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7942
Views: 2218234

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Wow, their economy really must be in a bottomless shithole if they have to resort to selling an imaginary Modiji's visit to Beggaristan to buoy up their morale. “If things improve between the two neighbours, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi could visit Pakistan in a month,” the chairman of Nishat...
by stephen
02 Feb 2022 16:15
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MoD: Defence Procurement Policies Issues and Discussions
Replies: 293
Views: 93230

Re: MoD: Defence Procurement Policies Issues and Discussions

Question is, what is that 47k crores for FY22-23 going to cover by way of CAPEX projects? It suggests some big ideas at work... Does this mean that Submarines + IAC2 are both on the cards, or is it going to go towards a larger number of capital ships - destroyers and frigates, that is? I wonder wha...
by stephen
31 Jan 2022 18:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2338
Views: 819166

Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion

Its a see-through of your armor and not the enemies :-) The mast behind the turrents captures and projects the 360 degree live images either on a screen or on helmet mount. Anyone advise how this works? In simple English please, for mango abduls like myself :) I believe the Israelis have been worki...
by stephen
29 Jan 2022 17:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 2341
Views: 1010993

Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread

It isn't impossible to reach 50 km with a RAP round and using a 155/52cal system. The US Army's currently in development RAP round will extend the range of the 39 cal M777 out to 40 km (should go well beyond 50 km when launched from a 52 cal system). LTKhwfYgoqY Thanks Brar, I knew about the US pla...
by stephen
28 Jan 2022 17:02
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Replies: 860
Views: 376659

Re: Indian Agriculture and Agro-based Industry

But why would India need hydroponic farming? It is not as though India lacks the soil suitable for cultivation. All that aside, a lot of taste in fruits and veggies comes from the nature/composition of the soil. Along with essential nutrients, lot of other minerals are absorbed by the plants as wel...
by stephen
28 Jan 2022 12:12
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 2341
Views: 1010993

Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread

Don't know. Just reading the India khabar link listed above, quoting the range with extended range and guided rounds. It will be what ever the PRC has developed. Lazer guided is based on USSR tech. GPS equivalent guidance should not be that hard to achieve by PRC. "The SH15 has a maximum firin...
by stephen
27 Jan 2022 15:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 2341
Views: 1010993

Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread

Seems like the pakis are actually getting their hands on new 155s and 300mm from their iron brother based on the report below, the part about the hypersonic weapon should be taken with a fistful of salt as it will be several years before the lizard shares it with the beggers. They are also getting t...
by stephen
20 Jan 2022 12:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]
Replies: 5804
Views: 939659

Re: Eastern Europe/Ukraine [Feb 6th 2015]

So if Russia does invade Ukraine, what are the immediate implications for India? If there is a widespread sanctioning on Russia, the US and Europe will definitely put a stop to India importing further S400 regiments or make it mighty painful to India in terms of restrictions and sanctions too. Russi...
by stephen
15 Jan 2022 17:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
Replies: 2817
Views: 875440

Re: Indian Naval Aviation

X-Post from the Light Utility Helicopter thread... This is music to our ears. Kudos to the PM, RM & the late CDS! Now lets hope bulk orders for Indian systems are placed, given that the other door has been firmly shut With LUH, cancellation of Kamov makes perfect sense, even Klub as Nirbhay is w...
by stephen
10 Jan 2022 14:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2896
Views: 825152

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

Prem Kumar wrote:
Not that we can't do this today, but S-400s will give that extra escalatory cushion
Order enough ATAGS/Dhanush and we can have one 155MM reserved exclusively for each of the Paki post along the LoC and IB :)
by stephen
11 Dec 2021 18:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3361
Views: 876163

Re: Military Flight Safety

Is it not possible to start using the AW101 that have already been paid for and are lying parked in Palam airport? We had sat on the Bofors blueprint for decades due to the controversy and we seem to be doing the same with the AW101, all said and done there is nothing wrong with the machine, just pu...
by stephen
09 Dec 2021 12:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2896
Views: 825152

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

I think the villagers attacked after the bodies were bought to the nearest army camp (which means that they did not try to hide bodies, army was following its SOP of treating the injured and identifying the dead, neither of which can be done in the middle of the forest at night. If, army being attac...
by stephen
08 Dec 2021 13:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2896
Views: 825152

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

If the vehicle did not stop, it strengthens the assumption that it's carrying militants. Those militants know the army is going to fire at them for not stopping. The army knows they know. Whoever fires first gets to live. In that situation you wouldn't want to fire at tyres, while the enemy aims at...
by stephen
07 Dec 2021 15:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2896
Views: 825152

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

"The vehicle description matched the intel. The miners had not stopped at a previous checkpost as they were carrying an illegal hunting rifle. When Para SF fired warning shots at wheels, one of the miners pulled out the gun and all ended up getting suicided by Army in a hail of bullets.[/quote]...
by stephen
20 Nov 2021 18:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2962852

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

I think Modi has decided that this is a fight that he dosn't want to continue right now. Most probably he will let the states decide on promulgating their own laws or perhaps tackle it in his next term. This decision to repeal the law has caught everyone by surprise, most of all the agitation farmer...
by stephen
07 Aug 2021 13:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5264
Views: 1780143

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

"I don't see Pak moving any troops east to do mischief in Afg, just because there is a ceasefire in the West. In any case, its not the Army's job to prevent Pak from acting in Afghanistan. Unkil has to do that. The ceasefire on its eastern border has given the pukes some space to concentrate on...
by stephen
25 Jun 2021 15:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2797182

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

here are many who are extremely gullible among the educated, upper/middle-class as well who are falling victim to anti-vaccine movements that are running unopposed on platforms such as Telegram. 'The vaccines along with 5g will help track individuals physically' When eminent personalities such as Ju...
by stephen
25 Jun 2021 13:17
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2797182

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Has there been any studies done on when we might hit the vaccine hesitancy wall? As the supply of vaccines improves and everyone who wants to get vaccinated has their shots taken, there will be a point where we will have a supply and demand mismatch. Based on the few stories coming out in the media ...
by stephen
04 May 2021 17:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Replies: 14441
Views: 2797182

Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread

Got myself vaccinated yesterday in Delhi, in the under 44 category. Had been refreshing the CoWin app repeatedly since the 1st to find a slot for myself. Wanted to let you know how it all went. The vaccination center was in a Govt. School, in Saket, Sector G, which was hardly 2 km from my house. Ini...
by stephen
28 Jun 2020 00:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
Replies: 2896
Views: 825152

Re: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion

It is a shame that a country which spends billions on fighter jets, cant afford to equip all it's troops with optical sights. I bet even the newest SIG 716s will be deployed without optical sights -- pure bhikaaripanthi of the highest order![/quote] I think a lot of downright basic stuff like elbow ...
by stephen
27 Jun 2020 23:34
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
Replies: 4440
Views: 1289445

Re: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014

I read in some obscure article that Naga Regiment carries the dah too. Although I do wonder how easy it is, I believe the dah is much longer than the khukri or the standard issue bayonet. Then again, I haven't seen any pics or references to Naga Regiment's dah anywhere else, so it might be DDMitis.[...
by stephen
18 Jun 2020 09:26
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1592502

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

So in all these, where is our RW NGO's ? Shiv Sena, VHP, Shri Ram Sene Wrong thread and wrong characterization. Shiv Sena is not RW and not NGO. Yes, you are right, basically wanted to convey that our rabble rousers have been much quiet these days on such an important issue. Was expecting more from...
by stephen
18 Jun 2020 00:40
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1592502

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

So in all these, where is our RW NGO's ? Shiv Sena, VHP, Shri Ram Sene and a whole host of forgotten organisations who are so good at raising such hue and cry over matters like valentine's day or some stupid movies. Why are they not on the street setting fire to chinese products, breaking a few vivo...
by stephen
17 Jun 2020 10:32
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1592502

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

This whole "chinese betrayed us after talks" almost sounds goofish. This is the part that irritates me the most, whether it is spoken umpteen times by our news channel or by politicians or for that matter anyone else, the Chinese did not betray us, they are just being Chinese,, this is ho...
by stephen
16 Jun 2020 23:50
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1592502

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Maj Gaurav Arya 20 Indian soldiers have attained Veergati and so far 43 Chinese soldiers have been killed. Spoke to an Army friend. Morale is sky high. https://twitter.com/majorgauravarya/status/1272934092577763328?s=21 2:1 kill ratio, when they are the aggressors. This is one guy i will really bel...
by stephen
16 Jun 2020 23:37
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1592502

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

The most influential parts of the world will be waking up, if we want our narrative to dominate then the govt. should put out a presser explaining the relevant facts so that it is the one that is reported, the chinese are already at a disadvantage in putting out facts, by virtue of being chinese, so...
by stephen
16 Jun 2020 22:54
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1592502

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Edited. It does not matter how they died, but they died fighting with an enemy they thought would just roll over like the others, so unless the CCP decides that these men died while going for a swim in the cold lake, there is going to be a reaction from their people, so their leadership will now ha...
by stephen
16 Jun 2020 22:29
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1592502

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

Maybe this is the best time to see how the new China reacts when they start losing men in battle, does it come as a shock to them that a country that they feel is inferior to them has pushed back, that their shock and awe videos and shining equipment does not cause their enemy to just give up. That ...
by stephen
16 Jun 2020 21:32
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020
Replies: 8042
Views: 1592502

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020

first of all om shanti to the souls of martyred. Secondly, asking for a kungfu unit is the stupidest thing i have heard on the forum in my stint going two decades. Let's not speculate till we have full details, but chinese need to be given some medicine for sure... Honestly, if we are allowed to on...