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^^ I presume this would have an SFDR motor to increase the range (like Astra Mk3). And a dual-mode seeker (like Stunner missile).

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I don’t understand the conspiracy theories. Having watched dozens of Air Crash Investigation episodes, there are only a few occasions where malice caused a crash. The Swiss cheese theory says there are usually a lot of process failures that leads to crashes like this, and not a single cause. Hope th...

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I saw one video which said that pilots could have retracted flaps by mistake instead of landing gear

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We should have had more faith in Paki-ness.

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I was looking up the Kishenganga project and I was struck by an idea: since the Kishenganga water is diverted into Jhelum and to Wular lake, can't you just increase the capacity of the Wular lake ? Like take up desilting etc. And some Google searches later, I found that someone has already written a...

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^^ I don't know if the 105mm light gun is relevant anymore. I've been following the Ukraine conflict and it looks like anything till around 10km is taken over by FPV drones.

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Looking at his Twitter timeline … I wish he could get deported to UK or Canada …

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The more I read about Hydrogen, the less I'm convinced about the logistics. I think it might be much better to convert "Green" Hydrogen to a more storage friendly form such as "Green" Ammonia (if it is possible efficiently) than use in the raw H2 form.

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An efficient nuclear battery would be ideal for submarine AIP.

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They want mineral deal with Trump in return for more alms. They know they are better beggars than Ukraine and avoid mistakes of Zelensky

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I always thought that Akash NG was a desi version equivalent to Barak 8, with all Israeli components replaced with desi ones.

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^^^ Which expenditure do they need to reduce to balance the reduction in receipts ?

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One set of sanctions go and another set comes in ... Proposed US restriction on AI chip export threatens India's AI hardware plans: IESA The US administration has proposed a new framework that restricts the import of artificial intelligence chips due to national security concerns about the technolog...

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Yes in this case the cost of the missile will be very low - the seeker is a miniaturized seeker and will use target matching algos to perform a proximity kill. Something as simple as a closed loop chip with a optical sensor is good enough for this. Considering the range at which it shall operate it...

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^^^ To put it in chess terms, the Jeans-gate was a gambit opening from Carlsen, which put FIDE on backfoot since most people sympathized with Carlsen. Then, Carlsen fell into a trap by accepting the piece sacrifice by FIDE and lost tempo. Now, everyone is wary of Carlsen's influence on world chess. ...

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UKR introdues powerful EW to counter Russian FPV drones. Russians already have drones with fiber optic links, but not in numbers. Terminal autonomous homing is the way I see this going forward.

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The reason that Mk2 is being questioned today is because there was never a case for it. Mk2 happened because supposedly because Mk1 was too heavy and therefore it needed a more powerful engine. That would make sense if the Mk2 had the same or near the MTOW as Mk1 but that didn't happen. Mk2 is MWF w...

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Two British Indian community leaders stripped of honours by King Charles; One had shown support for Bangladeshi Hindus, the other “accused” of supporting PM Modi https://www.opindia.com/2024/12/british-indian-community-leaders-stripped-of-honours-by-king-charles-amid-free-speech-row/ I'm really cur...

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^^^DAC only saar not yet at CCS level

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I don't understand this tradition of "calling the result" by the media, and one of the candidates conceding the election.
Doesn't the US have an independent election commission to announce the results?

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Why do I have a feeling that they will only want it to supply Ukraine?

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What we have now is indeed an imploded Pakistan. We don't want that cess pit to explode and splash all over us. Actually, I'd be ok. Let it implode first, we can handle it. I don't want the fear of "what are we going to do" to stop us from giving a nudge to them to implode quicker when th...

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Reading up on all the fake bomb threats to the flights esp Indian carriers, which results in massive waste of time and money, I'm wondering: historically, how many of the bomb threats have turned out to be true ?

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Awesome interview with founders of SSS Defence

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I'm trying to find a suitable WW2 parallel to the Kursk attack. Is it ... a) The battle of Kursk (original edition): where Wehrmacht attacked a fortified region, fell into a trap and lost its combat potential and opened itself for counter attack ? b) The battle of Bulge: the last gasp of a dying arm...

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We missed the bus in 1971!! I dont know if I am right but maybe we should have integrated the East Bengal into India instead of un official infiltration into India. Paki+Chini must be celebrating. Paki anlcysts on Al Hijra pontificating :rotfl: :rotfl: The bus we missed in 1971 was to keep the Chic...

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Not sure about the LCA fitment but its time to move beyond the fact that the RD-33 engine is very smoky. Improvements and refinements have significantly improved the engine smokiness, the same are manufactured in India. I see it repeated again and again and wanted to call it out. Anyone pitching RD...

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I'm deeply concerned about the democracy in America. This attempted assassination is the latest in a series of political intimidation of the opposition leader that is vehemently opposed to the ruling regime. This and the fact that only two parties are favored in the political process raises grave do...

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It’s all bakwas. Until: Sikhs return to west panjab, thanking Hindus for their hospitality since 1947. Sikhs boycott Hindu jobs, Hindu educational institutions, Hindu states and cities and Hindu water, Hindu demand for grain. That will certainly demonstrate the level of earnestness and Hindus may w...

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Since when did ISI require approval from the govt to do its snooping ?

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What's wrong with trying to reduce the pension bill ? The pension liabilities are overcrowding the capital budget. The defense of the nation is at stake.

I'm still waiting for even a single veteran who is proposing an alternative to the disastrous OROP.

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Has anyone tried using a (big) RTG as AIP in a diesel sub ? It is nuclear but not in the conventional sense ...

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This is going to hurt us. It will bring sea trade with Europe via Suez Canal to a halt. That means the trade will need to use longer sea routes ( around Cape of Good hope) or multi modal over land (like IMEC or INSTC) which gives intermediate nations control over our trade.

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One advantage of VLS is that you can fire large diameter missiles that don't fit into 533mm tubes.

My guess is that with Nirbhay delayed, the Navy had no choice but to go for Brahmos.

Though, it might have been easier to go for 650mm tubes rather than VLS.

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Regarding Tapas, requiring a propeller plane to fly at 30K ft seems to be brochuritis to me. Looking at wiki specs for other MALE UAVs, only Hermes 900 seems to have 30k service ceiling, but service ceiling would not mean cruise altitude and there would likely be huge limitations on the payload.

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Not clear who is encircling who ...

This is the channel (with pro-russian bias) I use to get daily conflict updates

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Kharkiv offensive has allowed the West to lift restrictions on weapons being used on Russian soil because it is now seen as “defensive” operations. UK and France allowing Ukraine to use their 250km Storm Shadow/Scalp to hit targets inside Russia. US allowing strikes with its weapons up to 200 miles...

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^^^ There are rumours of force concentration near Sumy in the north which is probably tying up even more forces

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^^^
Good, they are making the case for UCC much better !

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Really concerned about the state of democracy in America. The persecution of the primary political opponent to the ruling regime raises doubts on the independence of judiciary and other institutions. I hope that America gets back to the path of democracy.

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