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Dear experts, I just found this clip Made by a CRPF trooper. https://twitter.com/bhaveshsaspara/status/1276188880463486976?s=21 He is mentioning that he is heading for the border towards Palin something. Palin is in Arunachal Pradesh. My questions are: what would the CRPFs role be in this case? I wa...

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I am watching the parade here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hayJ81ZuA2c and I saw that there are some foreigners sitting in the audience. Now at 1:19.58 there seems to be sitting a happy French officer which made me smile for good reasons. Does anyone know what's the deal with his presence, and per...

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indranilroy wrote:Video of the 16-tonne heavy drop system (HDS) being air dropped from an IL-76 aircraft.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=510038499093480

Amazing sight. Reminds me of the Russians airdropping a complete tank with its crew inside

can't wait to see that happening on Indian soil.

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Of course my list was not exhaustive. Other options are also possible, for example the options give by you :) With specific agreements I talk about possible contracts or agreements in which it says what to do after a certain plane retires. For example, it happens sometimes that aircraft that are bei...

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govardhanks wrote:I have small question what happens to old aircraft which are decommissioned?

Depending on the specific agreements and the degree of airworthiness they are either put in storage, used for target practice, scrapped, or distributed as static displays.

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Well interesting sounds better than 'surprising'. I think your statement came across a bit negatively. You should look at the context in which we operate. A lot of people use the US as a benchmark (sometimes gleaned from tom Clancy I suspect). What works for them may not work for us. And they learn...

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By that I mean the way how the Indian forces display themselves as a result of their way of making decisions or choices. For example the fact that a platoon commander in the Indian Army usually is a JCO whereas in other armies it's usually a LT. Or, the unique composition of the Indian air force inv...

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Thanks for the extra inputs and clarification Akshay. It is interesting to see the differences with different navies. The Indian armed forces are always a surprise in all aspects.

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suryag wrote:Thanks Amma thats a good beginning, no wonder TN police are efficient and most feared

It's really great so see the TN Police doing a good job by constantly developing in the right direction. Time that forces from the rest of the country take this example.

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Great to see the INS Vikramaditya finally join service. Usually, the commanding officer of big IN ships has the rank of Captain. But I read somewhere [cannot remember where :-( ] that the INS Vikraaditya would be commanded by a Commodore for the first few years. What is the possibility of that happ...

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Hilarious - Mint's article has used the photo of a slightly different (and somewhat bedraggled) Vikrant! http://www.livemint.com/rf/Image-621x414/LiveMint/Period1/2013/08/13/Photos/vikrant--621x414.jpg So typical this. Probably went something like this: "old Vikrant, new Vikrant, ki farak pend...

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I guess it's a PR session to show off their new gear/weapons

Like Mr. Rohit said it would make no sense to use these in open terrain at long distance.

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I was always fascinated with the Bears (Tu-142) but, I have read the operational shortcomings of this aircraft especially with respect to crew accommodation. Now, I heard that one of the things missing was a lavatory. Now I was always wondering, is it really that hard to install a lavatory in that a...

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Prithviraj-ji looking really awesome

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India to give power punch to Jaguar fighters The Jag was already retired for the Tornadoes in UK and other services. Okay, it has got significant avionics upgrades and stuff, but all the same, the platform is long in the tooth. This might be last remaining dedicated strike aircraft for the IAF. But...

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aniket wrote:Why is the water being sprayed, to clean the aircraft or for ceremonial purposes ?
Man she looks beautiful

It's for ceremonial purposes; usually for inauguration or for example when a captain retires. They also do this for boats.

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-15044151,width-400,height-300,resizemode-4/economic-development-of-up.jpg How did the guy on a bicyle get on an expressway ? :lol: Is that a bicycle lane or a service lane? Also interesting is the fact that the expressway has a minimum speed limit. So ...

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Maybe someone can shed a light on this. I always have noticed that Indian trains do not drive with their lights on at the front part of the train; only when its dark or hazy, foggy etc.. Visibility. Drivers cabin is dark and the driver adjusts his/her vision when it gets darker. With light on one c...

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http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120510/jsp/nation/story_15473003.jsp#.T6u-dOuMo2t CRPF for Parliament security IMRAN AHMED SIDDIQUI New Delhi, May 9: An elite unit of the CRPF will take over the security of Parliament, now protected by the central force and other agencies under Delhi police’s comman...

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Aditya, What you are talking about is spatial recognition. 90% plus of run over accidents happen due to misjudging the speed/distance of approaching train. No amount of Honking gives people information on how fast train is going and how far it is. That is a major reason for keeping the lights on. I...

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I believe, and science will be with me, that it will certainly increase safety for both the driver(s) and general public. Any more explanation as to why this is required? Any way during the time of poor visibility (i.e night, fogs etc.) the drivers do switch on the head lights. But why is it requir...

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Maybe someone can shed a light on this. I always have noticed that Indian trains do not drive with their lights on at the front part of the train; only when its dark or hazy, foggy etc... In the west certainly, the trains always have their lights on. I believe it should be mandatory (if it is not ye...

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Dmurphy wrote:Waiting for someone to come up with the idea of buying F-35s for the BSF

It seems that over time the BSF will be transformed in a unit which is in line with the US national guards/ air national guards

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Austin wrote:Must be quite intimidating even for the the SPG protectee to have those huge tall armed men around you all the time

My thoughts exactly

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Home ministry plans to modify police uniform The conventional khaki shirt and trouser, woollen caps and archaic leather shoes don't quite make up for an attractive uniform, and so, our police force is a tad too boring to look at. But all this is set to change. The country's police will soon get a m...

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A simple pooch. What difference will 22 Apaches make for us considering we have such a long border with Pak and China. Shouldn't we have procured a larger number? Like the guru's have mentioned these machines can be assist in giving the necessary punch at the battlefield. I also know that these mac...

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abhinavjo wrote:How can that be an IL 76. IL has wings starting over its fuselage. Unless someone was trying to pull off a chatt-ride like they do on overloaded buses!
My money is on Boeing 737

Yeah I agree, seems an B737.

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Thats a photushop of the iwo jima picture isn't it ? So what. How many know that in India anyway :) ^^ That's not the point. Its disrespectful to the armies of both the Nations. Do we have dearth of proud military history so that we have to borrow from others? We could easily have displayed the pic...

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jimmy_moh wrote:http://www.bcmtouring.com/forum/travelo ... t31715-10/

nice pics of nathula pass

Really awesome!

I noticed that none of the soldiers was carrying visible arms. The general atmosphere, at least in these pics, seemed quite non-hostile.

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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8LmmtZacP90/ToU72mQHMUI/AAAAAAAAB5A/b3QgKp9VKgQ/s1600/P8I%2Bfirst%2Bflight.jpg In this picture, I see that the new P8-I has a "Window" that is close to a size of a door. Can some one ID why an ASW would have such a big window? Observer window There are five side-...

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tushar_m wrote:what's that tank in the middle doen't look like t72 is it t55 ????

Yes it is

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ASPuar wrote:It was one hell of a rifle in its time. But no good for police work. Too powerful!

Indeed a good piece of equipment, but rather inefficient these days. Too bulky for police work.

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sum wrote:^^ Are J&K policemen allowed to have beards in service? Most of the cadets in the pic above look unshaven even on a PoP day..

Perhaps it is based on the law concerning freedom of religion.

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Ok here is another good one: Put those K's in the Ayni or Farkhor base in Tajikistan

No but seriously, speaking of these Su-30K's, I though that they are converted into MKI's as also mentioned before in this thread.

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I was thinking whether police in India has access to aerial support (for example helicopters) or not? As far as I know, none of the police forces in India have their own 'departmental' helicopters. Forces involved in naxal hunting, have been provided helicopters from the Air Force. I am not too sur...

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While noticing this recent article on Hindustan Times about a man hunt with 600 police personnel to find a car with suspected physical abusers in Delhi, I was thinking whether police in India has access to aerial support (for example helicopters) or not? I could not find much regarding this, perhaps...

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Agreed

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Gaurav_S, I do not know about this particular case, but talking in general terms, IA has a very robust intelligence setup in J&K. For eg: JAKLI TA is mostly comprised of ex-militants who are very highly regarded for their information gathering capabilities. I guess that BSF and J&K police a...

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Regarding the memorandum issue concerning the P8I, does anybody know how this was in the old days (around 50's and 60s) when India used to fly American-made equipment such as the C119 and the "super conny"?

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parshuram wrote:NDTV video Featuring IAF C -130 First Flight

Embarrassing moment at 1.41

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