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'Coz the T 90 engines have been in use for close to 20 years

And ..higher HP engines usually have different transmission systems...

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this is wrong info being peddled. MES reports into the Engineer-in-Chief of the Corps of Engineers, Indian Army . He is a qualified engineer, always. You dont get to be an officer of the Indian Army's Corps of Engineers without being an engineer!!!

Divyakriti is a gasbag.....

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Flock of birds....

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ssridhar-why do we prefer a NE over an arbitrator? what is a NE were to decide against us?

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I agree with the sentiment on R&D spend and the need to increase that level. But I think, there is a need now to separate out R&D from Manufacturing at scale. The tendency to have mostly DPSUs build platforms, and limit the private sector is leading to negative fallout. With the investments ...

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Spares are already stocked by the Qataris and for any future needs, IAF will approach Dassault and they'll have to try to find more ex-French Mirages to cannibalise. Kartik - Airframe spares are held by the user. Systems spares and consumables are provided by the manufacturer since these are shelf ...

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...close the negotiations on this and induct those 12 Mirages as fast as possible. Have you considered that perhaps the Qatari offer is linked to France's green signal. The spare parts and sustenance will be provided by French companies. And that the Mirage authorization is actually linked to a bul...

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hnair, Rakesh- contribution, prolific or otherwise is welcome. But using terms like MUTU is uncalled for. I'm sure people can conjure up similar insults for propagating French and Russian and British products. I see this visceral reaction by Rakesh whenever someone speaks up for a US product--and pe...

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Rakesh- I'm going to report your post for casting aspersions on other members by using terms as MUTU. People are free to express their opinion about military products whether American or French or Russian. Visceral reaction from you, as a forum moderator is uncalled for. At the very least, give up y...

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On Stryker/Kestrel, I think we are getting the story wrong. The intent is to get the transmission from Allison and the engine from Caterpillar. Both these will be manufactured by Tata through existing or new JVs. The items left are the hull and the cannon. The hull will be built in India. The cannon...

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de-industrialized state citizens Boss- this isnt just de-industrialized state citizens. Look at Karnataka and free bus service for a section of the population, and the impact it is having on KSRTC's finances, while shutting down private bus operators there. Same thing in Delhi where the AAP Govt ha...

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Thank you Fanne for introducing a dose of realism here..

Qatar is holding 8 veterans hostage, and we have people bloviating here about sourcing M 2000s from there...

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hguptaji--i agree with you. We should focus on engine development. No two ways about it. There is a reason though that there are about three decent engine makers in the world while there're numerous airframe makers. One more thing -- its very difficult to mate western engines with Russian avionics o...

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KSingh/Abingdonboy/Kuldeep19XX/ KhaliPaki In the last 24-36 months, the MoD and affiliated agencies have mobilized on various programs, at different stages. These being: LCA operational deployment Prachand initial operational deployment Marinized ALH orders from the Navy & CG Design approval for...

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^^^^^^^^ This approval follows linear logic-- Tejas Mk1 induction, F404 engine agreement, F404 manufacturing in India, establishing of stable rate of manufacture for the Mk1, building up of supply chain in Tier 2 and Tier 3 levels, agreement between IAF, HAL on the configuration of the Mk1A, Operati...

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Rakesh wrote: ↑31 Oct 2023 22:46Just awaiting DAC clearance to award contract to HAL and start the production.

Can HAL actually start production though, even if they get DAC approval? Subsystems including major engine parts come from Russia. With Western sanctions in place, don't think those systems could still be imported...

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unlike the case of a converted freighter, the CG of a tanker changes mid-flight, multiple times. That impacts the load and balance. The Flight Control System needs to update itself mid-flight. The OEMs have access to the FCS. Unauthorized third party converters will not have access. Hence, usually, ...

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KS_sachin: curious to know what you think the role of the two inf bdes in a RAPID are vis-a-vis the Armd bde?

BTW, Mech Inf comes under DGMF

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ks-sachin: The mot inf bns are not mech inf. These battalions are not being transferred from Infantry Regiments to Mech Inf/Guards. They are using the 4X4s for mobility. One of the challenges in the RAPID divs has been that while one bde is mech/armd, the other two conv inf bdes and cant keep up wit...

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KS_sachin- yes, that is indeed what i'm saying. These are Tatra 4X4s hi mobility vehicles, and are organic to these mot inf bns. AFAIK, some of these inf bns are part of SW Command especially X Corps

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Rohit- i thought we had a few mot inf battalions in Rajasthan as well with Tatra 4X4s. Thats where the concept was test-bedded about 5 years back. The Ladakh version is the next iteration.

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i think Pravin Sawhney is a true patriot.
His business model is based completely on drawing eyeball revenues only from Pakistanis and Chinese alone. its most Dharmic!!

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water table is quite high in Bihar compared to UP and Orissa. Bihar is practically criss-crossed with multiple rivers.

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the ENGRS would participate only once in three years is that true though? To the best of my knowledge, Engineers participate every year; its just that they rotate amongst the three engineer groups- Madras, Bengal and Bombay. BTW, ENGRS are also, I think, the only contingent that gets three columns-...

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would love to hear shyamd's views. Wonder why he isnt on the board these days?!

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Rakesh- This has got to stop. You are misusing your moderator rights. Mort Walker has been an effective contributor. If anything he has been articulate and polite. Your actions are unfair and unfortunate. This is the second effective forum poster you have suspended. I remember the Tsarkar episode. J...

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Shyamd- thank you for sharing your insights. Could you perhaps share some more on the UK's role in this? Are they the real power behind our Pindi marshals?

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GOI vision is to become a SK or Japan deep down….

if we can become like Japan/S Korea with their per capita income multiplied by our population, the possibilities are quite a few...

shyamd: with all the attention on the northern part of the LAC, what is happening on the eastern front of the LAC?

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shyamd- your insights are always helpful. would welcome your comments on the latest on the northern borders. and please post more, if possible

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Guys, Those are not Tanvi's words. The original twitter feed is from Seema Sirohi

Tanvi is actually a credible analyst. And represents the Indian PoV quite effectively. Why dont you all take a quick gander at her actual twitter feed and body of work before going off...

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Yes CI / CT ops have taken away from our war training efforts but at the same time this relentless tempo has made our army extremely battle hardened.. i think we're conflating two different things. Battle inoculation from having operated in a livefire environment like CI/CT is always welcome. But o...

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Hi, i support Kirpal Basra's sentiments on this. We cant go around condemning our countrymen like this. Sometimes it Punjabis. At other times its Bengalis, Keralites, Tamilians, Harayanvis ...pretty much every community across the country gets targeted on the forum. We need to stop inflaming each ot...

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vsunder - my point is simple. Its good to help neighbours but no one likes to be told that they're being helped Would it have been so difficult to paint the locos in BR's colors? The 1958 Alcos you mentioned all came in IR's colors of that time And your attacks on me dont do justice to your age and ...

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Sometimes its best to be understated while gifting/helping neighbours. This was one such occasion. I wish IR had atleast taken the effort to paint the locos in BR's colors. The locos still have the names of IR's host loco sheds on them! Dont get me wrong, I really like what IR is doing to help our n...

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have we examined the possibility that the IA had actually placed the orders way back,and its been sanctioned only now because BEML's order book is light, and the DPSU needs to be fed orders?

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vsunder, arshyam sirs--thank you very much for your response. As always, your insights and nuggets are very illuminating Seems to me that within the next 5 or so years, we will have sufficient North-South linkages; starting with the west coast and going east, we'll have Konkan Railway (patch doubled...

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^^^^^^^^ vsunder sir- Thank you for that detail rich explanation. May I request you to also shed light on the status of the Indore/Mhow- Khandwa gauge conversion, and the Khandwa- Akola link status? Also, if you dont mind, could you kindly share your thoughts on the Indore-Mumbai rail link. This was...

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Singha- would you mind sharing your thoughts on the recent infra and economic developments in Assam and the NE, post your trip there?

You have a great way of writing and I was wondering if you could pen some thoughts down on developments in Guwahati, Assam and NE

Thank you

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I would much rather a prefer a gun that can double as a point defense the FAC will very likely have a couple of MANPAD launchers on board. These have longer range and have the flexibility to be deployed both in the prow and the bow, rather than a fixed mount gun system. The 30 mm Medak gun + 2-3 MA...

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There is something specific about the S-X00 ADS that makes the US cr@p its pants. Per Pramit Chaudhuri on twitter, India will have to upload IFF signature of all its airplanes on to the S 400 system library so that Indian planes are recognized and not shot down. Apparently, the apprehension is a fu...

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