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All major indian air bases are within pak missile range. Some well aimed or lucky strikes can end up damaging large number of exposed aircraft. It doesnt matter if this has eaten into their countries progress. We still have to face this infrastructure if we go to war. Btw most of their military fund...

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Hate to say this this, but PAF airbases have a much larger number of Hardened Aircraft Shelters, more than the number of aircraft they have. For the IAF, the situation w.r.t the Su-30s is even more grave - they are exposed most of the time, parked under thin-skinned sun shelters or outside the inade...

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Yes, i had already noticed that ... as do a few other websites (mostly inconsequential ones) ... but I highly doubt it ... would have surely seen or heard more of them if they had really been in Indian Army service...

ramana wrote:Wiki says 110 2S1 with India

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2S1_Gvozdika

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From all their airspeeds, they look like basic trainers / cessna type general aviation aircraft... Check Live Flight Tracker. Something happening over Mardan. North of Nowshera and NNE of Peshawar. What could be one refueled wrongly designated as an Emirates A380 and 3-5 other aircraft (SMK *numbers...

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I am struggling to keep up with all the new terminology - especially loving the word "Payload"

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Our men in white must be straining at the leash, waiting for their turn

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Am so glad to see our military commanders being given the freedom to devise and deliver appropriate responses. A less obvious benefit of the earlier surgical strikes and these airstrikes is that it will push our military planners to develop even more options, capabilities and technologies to deliver...

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Am pretty sure all 3 targets would be struck more or less simultaneously by splitting the 12 aircraft into 3 groups. IAF planners would have wanted to minimise the time they spent in enemy airspace. Not to dispute what you are saying that the bloody pakis are cowards :D Closest PAF base to the targe...

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Closest PAF base to the targets is Chaklala (assuming it even bases an ORP) is 90 km away. Next closest PAF base is Minhas-Kamra a further 20 km away. Furthest target Balakot is just about 50 km from the LOC (other 2 targets are within artillery range of the border). Factor in the standoff launch ra...

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Any pics of the 2S1 in the Indian Army? Couldn't find any through Google. In which year did we acquire them? Frankly was surprised to read it was in service with the Indian Army. Till date had only read about / seen the Abbot and Catapult in the SPG category.

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High time some truck bombs go off in Muridke, Bahawalpur and Clifton

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@Nishn Letting myself get into this discussion, only to make the point that its best to keep quiet when there are so many unknowns, and/or we are not eye-witnesses ourselves and MOST IMPORTANTLY we don't know the ins and outs of the engineering or the piloting of this aircraft. I know enough to be a...

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Equally importantin the Livefist article, I feel, is the mention that India is exploring the acquisition of the Brimstone. While it talks about it only for the Hawk, it is something I would love to see being employed with the Tejas and Jags, which would be tasked with most of the CAS and BAI mission...

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This article is a piece of crap

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Would like to understand how you have eliminated other potential causes like 1. Loss of power due to a bird hit or or any number of other mechanical reasons 2. A burst tyre causing a fire 3. An engine fire Lets be patient and wait for the official report. Considering all external variables....(heavy...

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The writer of the Deccan Herald article has no basis to claim what he is claiming. At this time there is just no way of knowing what was the problem they faced, whether they had options or even if it was the pilots that forced the plane back down, All he has done is look at the map to see what lay a...

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To my knowledge in a FBW aircraft like the mirage there is no mechanical linkages between the stick and control rods etc which needs to be locked into place. If there are, please let me know. The writer also mentions that it has happened before, so would request him to share such cases as I would li...

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Really? In a FBW aircraft? Really hope it's not because of an un-tagged control column/( stick) lock, that missed the check list. It's happened before and it will continue to happen. Imagine trying to stop or lift something in full after-burner thrust and suddenly finding it impossible to rotate the...

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Please help me understand what exactly does "...but what is the deployment based on the role" mean? Also, 1. What exactly is the benefit of keeping them under the IAF vis-a-vis the Army other than historical legacy? 2. Extending the logic, should all choppers be under the IAF? ( Or somethi...

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I agree with the COAS' views... Whether deployed in the anti-helicopter role or the anti-armour role, the bulk, if not all, of the Apaches should ideally be with the Army. The paki cobras and hinds will be out there harassing Indian troops and armour. Isn't it better to give the Indian Army the reso...

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Mirage 2000 appears to have serial number of KF125 and from No 1 Tigers Squadron. The SHAR is from No 300 White Tigers Squadron. Probably a squadron meet of the Tigers, based on name. Someone commented in the tweet, that the location is likely Vizag. I believe that is a Remora ECM pod on the Mirage...

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Also, SJha answered one of question : are we on track for 12 this year? Question is coming bcoz just 1 have been produced till now in current year. https://twitter.com/SJha1618/status/1044851828649848833 ---> HAL says it is. We still have six months to go before we come to end of fiscal 2018-19. le...

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Folks, shared some thoughts on the recent photograph that depicted own soldiers dragging the body of a dead terrorist. May have a look. By the time this photograph was taken, the body would have already been checked for booby traps / concealed grenades. My reasons for believing this are 1. Dragging...

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It is odd that the paramilitary forces are getting MI-17s but the army whiose requirement is 10x larger has to struggle to convince policy makers to get itw own fleet of med-lift choppers and even anti-armour Apaches

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We can laugh and mock China’s progress at our own peril. The fact remains that they are a couple of decades ahead of us in most technologies and in industrialisation of that. Sure they have failures and some of their equipment is overhyped and rushed into service, but that is also an indication of t...

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Prashant, Do look up the opening war sequences of Desert Storm and OAF. Apaches were used to destroy early warning sites. Pakistani radar sites have been a bug bear for IAF in 1965 and 1971. I think IAF plans to use them for their own missions and roles. I did consider this possible role (and menti...

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Could also be an RPO. However I thought the size of the explosion seemed much larger than the ones in all the rpo videos on youtube. But i could be wrong. Hope someone with field contacts can confirm the weapon used. Btw does anyone knows why the SF in the 'surgical strikes carried carl gustavs and ...

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Bravo! Loved how all the smart phones are whipped out to capture the moment...
From the explosion, it seemed to me to be from something fired from ground level, not something coming down from the air... wont be surprised if it was a field gun in direct fire mode from close range

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Not really. IA needs support in the strike corps. Those helicopters will be organized into flights and assigned to the corps. All anti-armor role. IAF are for attack/strike role. Support secondary. Both services know this. Let's leave it at that. Can you elaborate on "attack / strike" ple...

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So, how is the Hardened Air Shelter(HAS) program going for the IAF to upgrade aircraft hangers? I have given up on fast progress on this front. Will believe something is happening when i see it with my eyes on google earth. Have fretted about this particular vulnerability of the IAF for long (as it...

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This is a patch for 10 sqn

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Progress (or lack of it) can be viewed in planet.com's satellite imagery, which is updated once a month. The free, low-res imagery is sufficient to see that nothing has come up. Quite a good update of the helicopters. The Tumkuru facility start is now two years old . What's the progress? Tejas Line ...

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Rakesh wrote:if you google the above term in images, you will find it. Please do some groundwork and not expect others to do it for you.

Have done that, and thats why i asked. There are close to nil good views of its cargo hold on the internet.

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does anyone have a clear pic of the inside of a Dhruv's cabin? and if so, please post or share a link.

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shiv - from what I have read elsewhere about mig21 handling: it has fantastic acceleration, agility and raw dogfighting ability coupled with high speed sprinting to and from targets, tight turning circles, etc. which make it a phenomenal - small and agile fighting platform: this is why pilots love ...

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Can someone share the coordinates for the VLF facility a.k.a PNS Hameed, would like to check it on google earth

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My 2 bits.... i find it very difficult to comprehend how after decades of crying out after each attack that we will retaliate at a time and place of our choosing, we hardly ever have. For this i can think of no one else but the army leadership to blame. What capability have they developed to retalia...

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Karthik S wrote:May be, but you can see the IAF Roundel.

roundel was noticed... as were other clues in the background...

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Mihir wrote:http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Galle ... M.jpg.html

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Galle ... 2.jpg.html

i might sound like a sceptic but to me the pictures seem like they were taken in israel....

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Delivered. I recently went to Bangalore & next to Manekshaw parade ground, saw an Army billboard showing Spyder fired from Tata truck. while there may be a poster of the Spyder (photoshop?), there isnt a single photograph of it in service at any location... no announcements of its induction... ...

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