Bharat Rakshak

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by dsandhu: His IC # is too high in the 26----, can this be a typo. IA is not known to fast track at such a super speed. What about the guys in 23---- and 24----. How about some of the other batta...

orbat.com reports in its most recent senior commander update that Kilo Force is headed by Maj. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma.<p>And if you will look at the Republic Day honours list, you will see at No.10 of AVSM awardees the following:<p>IC-17244 MAJ GEN NIRBHAY SHARMA,VSM, PARA, HQ CIF (K)<p>and at No. 16 o...

Elevenses with BS <p>Sorties into the past<p>Arjan Singh, the first Marshal of the Indian Air Force shares reminiscences about his formidable flying career over tea and biscuits with Gaurav Raghuvanshi<p>http://www.business-standard.com/today/lunch.asp?Menu=16

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by pennathur: ... In UK the five star ranking officer is the operational chief of the service concerned. The 3 five star officers, Admiral of the Fleet of the RN, Field Marshal of the Army, Marsha...

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by jrjrao: OKay, BR tank connoissuers, play the detective here. From this smallest glimpse of a tank barrel, can you tell what tank this is? (I obviously don't know..) <p> web page 1 ; web page 2 ...

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><BR><STRONG><BR>Raj Malhotra:<BR>1. kindly provide the link for the excerpts, as I will love to read them in detail.<P>---------------<BR>Nitin :<BR>Hi,this is a paliamentary report...while i 'dlike to.there aint a...

<A HREF="http://www.outlookindia.com/20000821/affairs4.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.outlookindia.com/20000821/affairs4.htm</A> <P>Good article to summarise all the key points we are discussing.

Dear Michael,<P>I hate to argue with you as you evidently know more about aviation issues and I am trying just to distinguish facts from alarmist blabber.<P>You said, "It's quite simple. Over the last several years, the IAF has lost 60 out of 500 Mig-21's in service over that time, leaving pres...

Dear Michael,<P>In this forum of progressives, let me not become an oldie but let's have some perspective on the Mig21 crash figures. IAF maintains 400 Mig21s, officially 16 squadrons(326) of A/F and (5 squadrons worth)92 in training roles at Migoftu/Tacde. You claim "each Mig-21 squadron is lo...

Nandai, you said " that is exactly what air forces all around the world is trying to achieve, if they can afford it, if they cant they either up-grade or buy small numbers of modern fighters and hope that they will be enough to scare of any potential enemies."<P>Exactly, my friend, if one ...

Nandai, by smartness, I mean the following.<P>Smartness Law 1: Take what you can afford. 1000 Mig29s and Mirages, my friend, methinks the Indian budget can never digest.<BR>Smartness Law 2: Never, ignore one link to strengthen another.<BR>Just hear what IN people say about an ultramodern IAF at the ...

Div, I completely agree with 90% of your rebuttal and most of the facts, but I still disagree with some aspects and your fundamental point. Yes I agree that the military readiness can never be an 'experiment' and if the experiment fails, the military ought to be be given the full right to do things ...

What about the LCA ?<P>The MFs and FLs (~ 150 in number) are still there today because LCA is so late and they will be replaced only by LCA. LCA's specs have been designed based on these parameters.<P>One thing your discussion ignores is that all the non-mig21 planes are much expensive to operate, m...