Bharat Rakshak

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Navy-to-begin-expansion-at-Dabolim/articleshow/5598132.cms "The STOBAR system will help arrest both the LCAs and the Mig-29Ks safely," he said. He said that India is the second country in the world to have a 'wire arresting' system, besides Ukra...

http://indiadefenceonline.com/1654/hal-to-supply-p-8i-weapons-bay-doors/ HAL To Supply P-8I Weapons Bay Doors On Feb. 11, Boeing announced that it has formally signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), for the India-based manufacturer to provide weapons bay doors for eight P-8I lo...

http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories475.htm India's HAL supplies parts for US fighter jet New Delhi. In a first of sorts, an Indian company has started supplying fuselage parts for the formidable Boeing F/A 18 E/F Super Hornet fighter jet. The state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has already sent...

http://chhindits.blogspot.com/2010/02/t-90-vs-mbt-arjun.html T-90 vs MBT Arjun 1. Mobility Summer/winter. Summer/winter. Fuel consumption varies Accused of being fuel hungry. 2. Fuel Tank Capacity 1600 liters 1610 liters. 3. Protection System Kontakt-5 explosive reactive Kanchan armour made armour ...

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Some more LCA trainer pics from livefist blog!! What a lovely beauty it is!!!

Meanwhile, the Arjun is ready for production in larger numbers, with a production line at the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) near Chennai established at a cost of Rs 50 crores. Capable of producing 20 Arjuns annually, it has already equipped India’s first Arjun unit, 43 Armoured Regiment. Now, a seco...

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Chinas-share-in-Russian-arms-export-dropping/articleshow/5510099.cms China's share in Russian arms export dropping MOSCOW: Buying of arms by Russia's one-time biggest customer, China, has seen a decline and such trend may continue, head of the country...

Could the Russians also end up selling PAK-FA to the chinese? not possible now since India is a partner. we had no say on the Su-30 because we simply bought a variant customised for us. In this case, we'll be putting up a large portion of the funding, so no chance of any Chinese sales. I dont think...

Can somebody please explain why does JAS Gripen (C/D Version) carry more weapons payload of upto 6000kg than LCA Tejas Mk1 which can carry just 4000kg of weapons payload. I am wondering how does the older version of Gripen carry more 50% more payload despite the LCA Tejas being lighter than it but y...

Recently China conducted a Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) test ON 11th January 2010. Some media reports say that China is the second or third country to posses this ABM technology after USA and Russia. I was just wondering how true this was because it is well known open fact that Israel and India alre...

My first ever post over here. So please forgive me for for my naiveness. Can some one please tell me why was Arjun MBT designed to have manual loading gun and not a automatic loading gun as it is in some other tanks? Is there any advantage of having manual loading gun or a automatic loading gun ? Li...