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Harsh Vardhan Thakur @hvtiaf · 21h 414 would be used on AMCA. AL-31FP of Su-30MKI is manufactured in HAL & has 125kN thrust. But bigger dia. Image-i-Nation @2nd_whiskeyjack Replying to @hvtiaf Sir, given the substantial number of GE F404/414 engines we are going to use in the future, I am surpr...

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The infected rate indicators are lagging indicators - they manifest around a week or so after the infection spread. So, I'm hoping that by end of this week, we should start seeing a drop in infection rates wherever the lockdown has been effective. Now, because of this migrant issue from Delhi to UP/...

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As I said before my thoughts make no sense because nothing in India moves fast. And yes, a decision like this will take the same time to arrive at as the development of MWF. But why do you think Mig35 would be inferior to Mk1A/MWF in BVR if both have the same radar and avionics package. In fact, th...

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[...] That means, from having 33% day-on-day increase in cumulative case count, it is now about 20%. But the more important metric, I feel, is the ratio of day's increase to previous day's increase. This has to fall below 1 for the surge to peter out. Italy seems tantalizingly close to 1 (which is ...

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What exactly does "test more" mean, anyway ? Pick a few random people off the street and draw blood ? I understand that there are asymptomatic carriers, but they either manifest the symptoms in say 14 days or beat the infection. Given the lockdown, they aren't likely to spread it too much ...

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Is IFR optional ? Can IAF choose to fly the Tejas on a sortie with the IFR probe removed ?

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If we deploy S-400 in say Pathankot. S-400 range is according to internet sources up to 400km. Distance from Pathankot to Sargodha is 280 km. Does this mean we can shut down the airspace to PAF between Pathankot and Sargodha? Naliya to Karachi is 260 km. Could S-400 in Naliya shut down the airspace...

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This is huge. Om Shanti to the fallen. Hopefully, there will be a quick counter strike. https://www.news18.com/news/india/bodies-of-17-jawans-found-24-hours-after-they-went-missing-during-encounter-with-naxals-in-sukma-2546121.html Bodies of 17 security personnel, who went missing after a major enco...

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Make in India: OFB, DRDO to develop fully indigenous Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle in 3-5 years A fully indigenous Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) is being developed by Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Defence Research Development Oranisation (DRDO) for the use of the Indian Army. Te...

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IR and other gurus two questions. I presume the gun hasnt been fired till date in air, true/false? Second, in one of the LSPs the small little hole on the spine(pardon my terminology) close to the vertical stabilizer was have a rounded clam shape however, nowadays they have gone back and made it re...

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https://twitter.com/I30mki/status/1230568579621257218?s=20 ---> OFB designed Air Defence Gun! Ugly, but good if it works as AK-630 is locally produced by OFB. Rate of Fire is 5,000 rounds per minute. Effective/Flat Trajectory range is 4,000 meters (13,000 ft). Ammunition storage is 2,000 rounds. 20...

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I think we've done a great job so far. I returned to India from a US trip around 2 weeks ago. I filled up the health form at the airport. Now, for the past few days, I'm getting an automated recorded call from Dept of health, Govt of Karnataka - twice a day - asking me if I have symptoms. and has IV...

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Yes but ak 630/ before L70 shells are much cheaper than missiles and can easily take out multiple slow moving drones Don't want to go too much OT, but pantsir also has dual 30mm autocannon - more than capable of handling the drones. We need to dig deeper and find out why they failed to intercept tu...

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One of the big things happening in Italy is the doctors having to choose who lives and who dies. They are prioritizing the younger vs older. Now, I wonder, if it gets to that stage, whether doctors will start prioritizing the whites in western world? Here's the link: https://www.theatlantic.com/ide...

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Other alternative is Naval type CIWS, these will eliminate the drone swarm at a much cheaper cost Assuming that these are slow UAVs, I don't believe that rate of fire would have been a constraint. So, no need to have the AK-630 style gatling guns. Normal Pantsir should be able to handle them easily...

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^^^ Should be IMF, not World Bank

And while I read the reports of that, is it official ?
Second, in the overall analysis, is it a good thing for them or bad thing ? Exports becoming competitive vs CPEC loans becoming more expensive ....

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I'm concerned about the spread in US. I came back to desh last week after 2 weeks in the Khan-dom, including Bay area (including RSA Conf) and Mid-West. There was nothing in US, if you exclude the hand sanitizer at the United checkin kiosks. OTOH, entering India, there was the typical form filling ...

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Quick note here. You do NOT need hand-sanitizers like Purel, etc. to keep the coronavirus at bay. Regular hand soap is equally good. Hand sanitizers are mostly alcohol-based. This makes them superior to ordinary hand soap for killing bacteria. Why? Because, briefly, the exterior structures of bacte...

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Have people here heard of AD flights composed of Kiran MkIIs? Come on Deejay-ji, spill it and educate us... clearly no one has and we're all scratching our heads ! I can speculate it as a jugaad anti-UAV, anti-chopper type AD "home guard" ... perhaps an older construct before armed helico...

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A colleague at work in BLR is shipping facemasks (normal ones, not the N95) to her son in Seattle, because apparently, they've run out of masks there. What's going on out there ?

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I'm concerned about the spread in US. I came back to desh last week after 2 weeks in the Khan-dom, including Bay area (including RSA Conf) and Mid-West. There was nothing in US, if you exclude the hand sanitizer at the United checkin kiosks. OTOH, entering India, there was the typical form filling b...

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On MMRCA, I think there is a difference between the govt objectives and IAF objectives. I'm using the term "Govt" in a pretty nebulous way here. IMO, the Govt doesn't have money to buy 100+ aircraft in an open contest where Rafale may again be the winner. I don't think it intends to anyway...

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The biggest financial impact will be on airlines and tourism. First, there are probably no takers for Cathay, Thai, Singapore and Korean airlines. For the rest, cancellation of South east Asian flights and general reduction in travel in an already slim margin industry will be a serious issue. Even t...

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It most likely won't be an assembly line as was intended with MRCA 1.0. Dassault would only set up an Indian assembly line if the numbers justified it from their point of view, and the number in their mind was close to 100 units. These local assembly lines always work the same way- first 2-3 dozen ...

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I recommend watching "UK Border Force" tv series on Youtube on how the Bartania treats the people coming there.

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You don't cancel it by mail saar. It would be marked as cancelled in a central database and a notification email would be sent by email. I also think that the visa status can be electronically queried by airlines also.

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The issue with the peninsular command to me is wrt Navy. While the peninsula can be a single theatre, the bay of Bengal and Arabian sea are different theatres (think 1971 war) having their own fleets. They each have their own requirements. Arabian sea is where many naval engagements are going to be ...

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Bipin Rawat latest on Theatre Commands 1. Navy’s Eastern and Western Commands to be merged under a Peninsular Command (ETA end 2021] 2. A new Theatre Command solely for Jammu and Kashmir (including IB) 3. IAF to helm Air Defence Command (ETA early 2021) - includes all long range missiles in additio...

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One question: when ordering fighters, how much is usually paid upfront and what percent is paid on delivery?

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And by the way, when I say stretch the design or enlarge the design in the Vikrant, I am not referring to stretching every room size in the Vikrant. Rather enlarging the two most valuable pieces of real estate aboard an aircraft carrier - the flight deck and the hangar. That's it. There will obviou...

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^^^
IAC-2 or IAC-3 ?

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^^^Wait ... Su-33 ?

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^^
That's a good point.
But by the same logic, we don't need additional jets too (for the 3rd carrier that is). We only need enough for two carriers (with war-time allotment) + buffers (to account for aircraft undergoing repairs/maintenance).

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^^^
A stretched Vikrant with higher tonnage will require new engines, adjusting of CoG etc - something that's bound to be a high lead time activity, which is going to cause delays later on.
Unless something is badly wrong with Vikrant class design, we should get one more of same design, no ?

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I suggest we open a thread suggesting India's future aircraft carrier a replacement for Vikramaditya and discuss emerging technologies and threats. If the IN lays the keel for a stretched Vikrant design in 2020/2021, she can have it ready by 2030 for trials. A 50,000 to 55,000 tonne vessel would be...

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I really hope this works out. And I'm really concerned that P75I is in trouble. The SP Model of one winner who wins bigg and competes with MoD shipyard, has serious political risks. Also, with P75I being the pioneer of the SP Model, it'll be filled with process glitches that will bog the process dow...

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It is still mind boggling why we chose Ak203 over AK308. Or AK203 over TAR/Ghatak. AK308 uses a 7.62x51mm round, so not a direct alternative to AK203. My presumption is that the Army has decided to use 7.62x39 for COIN and 7.62x51 for regular infantry. Never know, we may switch to 6.8mm after a few...

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From ACM Dhanoa's comments, reading between the lines ... . If it was a kill-all destroy-all mission, we would have used supersonic low level Brahmos missile, to which Pakistan did not have any answer./quote] I think the government will hit them again. This time harder, and take out the buildings al...

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So if Navy is unlikely to get its 57 fighters, will the existing 45 Mig 29Ks be enough once INS Vikrant also gets commissioned? How many aircraft can be accommodated on Vikramaditya and Vikrant together ? Wiki uncle says 26 fixed wing aircraft each, but I'm not sure if that is for peace time or war...

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