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by VinayG
25 Feb 2012 03:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 4208
Views: 1112540

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

Expectations: Defence Sector FICCI has highlighted the following proposals for the Defence Sector in its pre-budget memorandum. • As per the DPP, for all Buy Indian, Buy and Make (Indian) and Make procurement, Foreign Exchange Rate Variation (FERV) is allowed to DPSUs for all nominated orders and t...
by VinayG
09 Feb 2012 05:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous
Replies: 4126
Views: 851023

Re: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous

I have always wondered did we ever tried to invent our own piston or turbo props engine? Is there any project in pipeline or undertaken to build our own turbo prop engine so that we can design our own light transport to medium comparable to Dornier and an32? is there any such project which will be u...
by VinayG
06 Feb 2012 13:55
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions
Replies: 5222
Views: 696757

Re: Raffy wins - Go Katrina!

please tell me the raffys we are getting are fitted with retractable fuel probe the fixed one are a real eye sore
by VinayG
05 Feb 2012 15:03
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army: News & Discussion
Replies: 3467
Views: 503357

Re: Indian Army: News & Discussion

Etiquette, deference, tradition and tea amid an unsung tour of duty In the shadow of Guantánamo Bay and Abu Ghraib, the default liberal view of US troops in Iraq was often of stoned, cowardly rednecks shooting innocents for sport. But when I spent time as an embedded reporter with the US army in Ba...
by VinayG
31 Jan 2012 19:15
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions
Replies: 5222
Views: 696757

Re: Raffy wins - Go Katrina!

LUNGI dance PEEPS



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by VinayG
31 Jan 2012 17:56
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 3
Replies: 716
Views: 92309

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

i think 80 birds may be for the Naval Air arm and might go to different vendor . IF the KHan is in this then i believe this will be for navy and the jets will be f-35
by VinayG
31 Jan 2012 17:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 3
Replies: 716
Views: 92309

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

neerajb wrote:I am so happy that atlast they selected a plane. Somebody pinch me, just to make sure that I am not dreaming. :)

Cheers....
i pinched u neeraj ji :mrgreen:

France's Dassault lowest bidder for India jet buy: sources
by VinayG
30 Jan 2012 14:34
Forum: Military Issues Archive
Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
Replies: 5409
Views: 691379

Re: Indian Naval Discussion

Cain Marko wrote: Where are those damned backfires? :twisted:
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2 squadrons with Rambas support i think it will be enough to sink any chnini carrier group
:mrgreen:
by VinayG
27 Jan 2012 05:16
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Replies: 4358
Views: 541815

Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion

any update / induction date / info /detailed info about prahaar please
by VinayG
26 Jan 2012 13:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 754990

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military

yup the recording is up same link
by VinayG
26 Jan 2012 12:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 754990

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military

the webcast sucked i am waiting for the recording
by VinayG
26 Jan 2012 10:02
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Happy republic day
Replies: 77
Views: 13538

Re: Happy republic day

ramana sir server is too slow too much buffering is there any alternative link please
by VinayG
26 Jan 2012 07:32
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Happy republic day
Replies: 77
Views: 13538

Re: Happy republic day

HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY! to all my fellow BRFites
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by VinayG
25 Jan 2012 05:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 754990

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military

like jagan sir said still a low pass
by VinayG
25 Jan 2012 03:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 754990

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military

hawk low level passes courtesy jetphotos.net

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by VinayG
21 Jan 2012 14:07
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread - Jan 12, 2012
Replies: 4308
Views: 576352

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread - Jan 12, 2012

Well let me kick off the new year and the new thread by what I found. This is what T-55 can look like. Notice the gap between the first and second set of wheels. More Information Here. http://www.military-today.com/tanks/jaguar.htm Apologies if this has been posted before but it was new to me. INFO...
by VinayG
19 Jan 2012 09:53
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA News and Discussions
Replies: 3947
Views: 1004868

Re: LCA News and Discussions

i agree with philip saar comment "GE,SNECMA,ELTA,EADS..." It looks like a classic case of "too many cooks ,spolis the broth"! but i am not suggesting to worsen it further by adding Russian chefs . since things are not moving ahead or getting delayed in our LCA programme so why d...
by VinayG
19 Jan 2012 04:37
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Replies: 3959
Views: 1275722

Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc

cross post from BR site feed back Balochistan: Pakistan's other war

by VinayG
15 Jan 2012 18:30
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 3
Replies: 716
Views: 92309

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

i wonder they got money for an uber expensive mirage upgrade deal but none for the important ones. The Mirage remains one of our premier nuclear strike aircraft. It will have priority over MMRCA or the basic trainers, no? Oh by the way, Gripen anyone? :D agree with you Badar But In the absence of a...
by VinayG
15 Jan 2012 14:20
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 3
Replies: 716
Views: 92309

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

Basic Trainer is a must must necessity. Spending billions on Mica and Mirage upgrades and prioritizing it over Basic Trainer really kicks me off. Its the highest level of mis-management I have seen in any GoI. I don't know who or what advises them on their decisions. Its really a :( state of affair...
by VinayG
14 Jan 2012 04:26
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Part 3
Replies: 716
Views: 92309

Re: India selects Typhoon & Rafale for MMRCA shortlist - Par

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awst/2010/02/15/AW_02_15_2010_p34-203443.xml&headline=French%20JF-17%20Deal%20Could%20Anger%20India&channel=defense This AWST report if true will kill the Rafale,make no mistake.It also brings into stark examination our decision to up...
by VinayG
12 Jan 2012 12:55
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army: News & Discussion
Replies: 3467
Views: 503357

Re: Indian Army: News & Discussion

Aditya agree with your points but what makes me angry and helpless because these fools are the first ones to run away and hide in bunkers in case of any attack where the men in uniform defending their country facing all odds. i know our babus are corrupt and never thought they are soo deep it starte...
by VinayG
12 Jan 2012 12:27
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army: News & Discussion
Replies: 3467
Views: 503357

Re: Indian Army: News & Discussion

We cannot fund programmes when our coffers are empty, thats why have we spent so much on C-17's, C-130's when the MMRCA was not purchased. We have a problem with priorities . Aditya_V then how do we expect to save our nation from all the threats if we don't spend money were our defense PSU's laggin...
by VinayG
12 Jan 2012 11:58
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army: News & Discussion
Replies: 3467
Views: 503357

Re: Indian Army: News & Discussion

time to get that lunatic FM out of his post for god sake why even defense deals would have to get clearance from FM if the DM himself have approved it , or does the FM is in dreamland thinking that the lizard will wag his tall and our armed forces will will need to fight wars with stick and stones. ...
by VinayG
12 Jan 2012 07:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Humor and related
Replies: 582
Views: 204112

Re: Military Humor and related

translated :mrgreen: Pakistan's nuclear attack on India - in Ahmedabad blast of Anubm. Million deaths . . . . . In the dream I was watching TV one day. Suddenly, the scene disappeared from the screen and Some characters on the screen began to emerge, which were as follows ... The screen on the lead...
by VinayG
11 Jan 2012 15:28
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
Replies: 6593
Views: 1244426

Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011

Chinese tank units training in snow conditions in Xinjiang an armored regiment under the Xinjiang Military Area Command (MAC) of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) took its troops to the snowy Tianshan Mountains to practice maneuvering, coordination, protection and resistance in lifelike ba...
by VinayG
10 Jan 2012 23:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Multimedia - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 2238
Views: 597463

Re: Military Multimedia Content

If anyone has seen 'Mirapakaya' telugu movie, you'll see dhruv in awesome colors in the ending scene. Couldn't find it on youtube :( the helicopter in that scene is not dhruv it is Eurocopter EC 145 the only difference from this picture to the one in the movie is nose cone is in black color and als...
by VinayG
10 Jan 2012 00:05
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Aircraft Recognition
Replies: 1014
Views: 295366

Re: Aircraft Recognition

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Which AC is this ?
by VinayG
09 Jan 2012 12:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Naval News & Discussion
Replies: 3868
Views: 1066957

Re: International Naval News and Discussion

VinayG wrote:Fire on a nuclear submarine "Yekaterinburg" (location of the accident). Video

from this video i posted one can clearly see the firefighter are pumping water into the torpedo hole at 0.40 rather than an external spray
by VinayG
09 Jan 2012 12:18
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Military Aviation
Replies: 4004
Views: 1183454

Re: Indian Military Aviation

http://vpk.name/news/63011_plyusyi_i_minusyi_modernizacii_indiiskih_istrebitelei_mig29_i_mirage2000.html Translated to english Pros and cons of upgrading India's MiG-29s and Mirage-2000 The Forum of Indian military portal bharat-rakshak.com deployed heated discussion about the pros and cons of upgr...
by VinayG
06 Jan 2012 14:42
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Artillery Discussion Thread
Replies: 3882
Views: 798994

Re: Artillery Discussion Thread

surya ji

all i could find is it is a derivative of a naval gun modified into an anti tank gun and we bought some 350 of them currently in reserve according to BR land forces page

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORC ... Orbat.html
by VinayG
05 Jan 2012 03:11
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
Replies: 3918
Views: 914557

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread

to all the arjun bashers and my last post on the topic THIS HOW MERKAVA BEGAN ITS JOURNEY http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/Mekava.htm The first Merkava Mk. 1 tanks were supplied to the IDF in April 1979, nearly nine years after the decision to produce the Merkava Mk. 1 tank was taken. The Merkava Mk....
by VinayG
05 Jan 2012 02:00
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
Replies: 3918
Views: 914557

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread

after reading long and lengthy arguments and pages of data all i can say is i can give more reasons to go for arjun in Indian army than tin cans the reason i am bringing T 72 is i want to prove or give one of the most sane and valuable reason to go for more arjuns since its better to have a new hors...
by VinayG
04 Jan 2012 12:10
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
Replies: 3918
Views: 914557

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread

krishnan wrote:why not integrate one of the guns that is being produced. Those 39/45 caliber once that army will be testing soon
the video is in Russian sorry couldn't find a better one in English but a nice video which show everything about a modern SPH

watch the video from 2.25

by VinayG
04 Jan 2012 10:03
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Artillery Discussion Thread
Replies: 3882
Views: 798994

Re: Artillery Discussion Thread

There used be 3 types of 75mm gun, the Yugoslav one, the American one (pack howitzer), and the Indian 75/24. The 100mm field gun which I took a picture of on a recent trip to Devlali. From the second picture, the gun was phased out in just 2 years :eek: looks like a token order to satisfy the bear
by VinayG
04 Jan 2012 07:52
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
Replies: 3918
Views: 914557

Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread

Queschun to gurus Is it possiable to replace gunner with an auto loader and convert arjun into a 3 man crew ? in doing above customization can the size and weight of the tank be decreased without any compromise in protection ? how feasible it will be if we buy a multi purpose tank ammo or build our ...