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- 11 Feb 2019 00:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
- Replies: 1508
- Views: 472235
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
China to sell aircraft carrier to Pakistan https://nation.com.pk/10-Feb-2019/china-to-sell-aircraft-carrier-to-pakistan The Chinese government has decided to sell its first and only aircraft carrier to Pakistan. More specifically, the Liaoning will be sold to Pakistan for a yet-undetermined price i...
- 06 Feb 2019 00:38
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Small Arms Thread
- Replies: 4653
- Views: 1026264
Re: Small Arms Thread
https://www.armyrecognition.com/defexpo_2018_india_news_show_daily/insas_1c_assault_rifle_to_partially_replace_predecessor_in_indian_army.html INSAS 1C assault rifle to partially replace predecessor in Indian army In early 2017, it was announced that INSAS rifles were to be retired and replaced by ...
- 18 Dec 2011 08:54
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
- Replies: 3918
- Views: 680604
Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
SaiK wrote:
Poorest photoshop job I've seen.
- 30 Aug 2011 11:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: CT & COIN Operations in India: News, Images and Discussion
- Replies: 2515
- Views: 474303
Re: CT and COIN operations in India: News, Images and Discus
This video is the end of a major operation for which we do not know the details. And the IA is showing PR incompetence by failing to give the full flow of events. The finding of the grenade should have come out right away and should have been the first thing they said to the press. I am neither surp...
- 30 Aug 2011 11:14
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
- Replies: 3950
- Views: 1033902
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
I'm missing what the bright side is. If the shipyards were in such a rusty state, why were such optimistic delivery schedules agreed upon?
- 04 May 2011 08:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Aircraft Recognition
- Replies: 1012
- Views: 214099
Re: Aircraft Recognition
Looks like it was built for stealth: definitely for sound reduction but probably also for radar reduction.
http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/mysterious-helicopter/
http://cencio4.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/mysterious-helicopter/
- 15 Mar 2011 12:21
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
- Replies: 3918
- Views: 680604
Re: Armoured Vehicles Discussion Thread
Video of a TOW missile destroying a tactically loaded T-72 Couple of things in this video struck me (no pun intended): - No-contact missile strike -- are debates over armor configuration overrated? Even when a missile like the Nag hits, its kinetic energy could probably flatten a tank regardless of...
- 20 Dec 2010 14:59
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion
- Replies: 4918
- Views: 790906
Re: International Aerospace Discussion
Astounding footage of Mirage 2000s in flight, from the movie "Les Chevaliers du Ciel"
According to the wikipedia page, this was filmed in the air from a camera housed in the fuel pods of a mirage and also from a lear jet.
According to the wikipedia page, this was filmed in the air from a camera housed in the fuel pods of a mirage and also from a lear jet.
- 14 Dec 2010 23:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Naval News & Discussion
- Replies: 3561
- Views: 613409
Re: International Naval News and Discussion
Cracks plague Ticonderoga-class cruisers Their superstructures are made of aluminum alloy 5456, a material used on numerous U.S. warships since 1958. The alloy, according to NAVSEA, relies on approximately 5 percent magnesium as an alloying element to develop strength. Over time, the magnesium leac...
- 03 Jul 2010 09:19
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: INS Arihant (ATV) News and Discussion -2
- Replies: 4158
- Views: 816699
Re: INS Arihant (ATV) News and Discussion -2
VikB, check out the discussion from about 6 pages back and extending several pages after that. Quite a bit of analysis, photo manipulation, and whatnot emanated from that pic.
- 18 Jun 2010 23:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Naval News & Discussion
- Replies: 3561
- Views: 613409
Re: International Naval News and Discussion
Videos of the Phalanx CIWS failing to hit a fast boat. If this is typical performance, one has to wonder about the effectiveness of CIWS against boat swarms, cruise missiles, and the like.
- 05 Apr 2010 23:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Military Discussion
- Replies: 2974
- Views: 452575
Re: International Military Discussion
Well, well... what do we have here?
Pakistan army accused of extrajudicial killings, human rights abuses
Pakistan army accused of extrajudicial killings, human rights abuses
- 16 Mar 2010 03:02
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military
- Replies: 3954
- Views: 1617370
Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military
I doubt if its a balidan badge. The Balidan badge is worn on the right chest. And my experience with Army veterans is they are real sticklers or rules - even after retirement. Remember that the picture could always have been L-R flipped to go better with the webpage it was published on. Any high re...
- 15 Feb 2010 11:46
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA news and discussion
- Replies: 2897
- Views: 853837
Re: LCA news and discussion
From prior reading, I believe one of the main purposes of the rear dorsal inlet is to cool bleed air. This bleed air, taken from the engine after it has passed the compressors, is used for [many purposes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleed_air) from de-icing to pressurizing the cabin. However, if th...
- 08 Feb 2010 05:02
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Naval News & Discussion
- Replies: 3561
- Views: 613409
Re: International Naval News and Discussion
I was under the impression that the Russia doesn't buy a screw for its defence forces from outside, let alone a warship. If the thing can carry 16 helicopters, its practically an aircraft carrier albeit for helicopters. No kidding. Looking at the Mistral , its a helicarrier made for large scale amp...
- 05 Nov 2009 07:55
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation
- Replies: 3926
- Views: 997999
- 20 Oct 2009 03:49
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military
- Replies: 3954
- Views: 1617370
Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military
Looks like smoke - very likely marking the drop zone.
- 07 Oct 2009 02:47
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Chandrayan-1 moon mission
- Replies: 1807
- Views: 349341
Re: Chandrayan-1 moon mission
The mini-rover will be one of two indigenous rovers, but the second will remain at the satellite centre as a working scale replica of the first. "The second rover will operate on the lunar surface model to match the movements of the rover on the moon in near real time," the scientist said...
- 01 Sep 2009 01:23
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Chandrayan-1 moon mission
- Replies: 1807
- Views: 349341
Re: Chandrayan-1 moon mission
From the aforelinked bbc article: The Indian mission was in certain respects much more challenging than the Chinese maiden lunar mission which was a simple national orbiter. Its a bit unfair to call the maiden Chinese lunar mission a simple national orbiter. We can surely celebrate our success witho...
- 26 Aug 2009 09:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Follow Bharat-Rakshak on Twitter and Facebook
- Replies: 167
- Views: 28847
Re: Follow Bharat-Rakshak on Twitter and Facebook
Hey, I sent a request on facebook: Soumya Ray
The FB join request did not permit me to send a msg with my BR handle, so I sent it in an email to pgbhat as well.
Thanks all!
The FB join request did not permit me to send a msg with my BR handle, so I sent it in an email to pgbhat as well.
Thanks all!
- 24 Aug 2009 00:40
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation
- Replies: 3926
- Views: 997999
Re: Indian Military Aviation
Russia Delivers First of 3 AWACS to India http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4244142&c=ASI&s=TOP Another report of this: http://www.avionews.com/index.php?corpo=see_news_home.php&news_id=1108404&pagina_chiamante=corpo%3Dindex.php Is someone confusing the mainstay with the phalco...
- 04 Aug 2009 21:37
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: Indian Criminal Justice System reform
- Replies: 140
- Views: 12554
Re: Indian Criminal Justice System reform
India’s ‘Colonial’ Police Weaken Rule of Law, Rights Groups Say http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=aIp0PVBDQweU India is short of police, deploying an officer for every 1,037 residents, compared with a global average of one per 333 citizens, said the Human Rights Watch report. ...
- 28 Jul 2009 05:10
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion
- Replies: 4918
- Views: 790906
Re: International Aerospace Discussion
Pictures of a Russian Su-35UB deliberately flying w/o a canopy, and then having the nav pilot eject:
http://englishrussia.com/?p=3524
Unique pics. Exhilarating.
Note: seems like the ground pics are of a Su-27UB painted with the same serial #
http://englishrussia.com/?p=3524
Unique pics. Exhilarating.
Note: seems like the ground pics are of a Su-27UB painted with the same serial #
- 25 Jul 2009 03:23
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: INS Arihant (ATV) Launch News and Discussion
- Replies: 945
- Views: 189016
Re: INS Arihant (ATV) Launch News and Discussion
Anant wrote:This is a submarine, specifically the USS Jimmy Carter, undergoing magnetic silencing....
FWIW, there is an interesting history to the magnetic degaussing of ships:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degaussing#Degaussing_ship.27s_hulls
Do modern battleships/submarines use this still?
- 08 Jul 2009 09:38
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
- Replies: 2936
- Views: 784724
Re: Indian Missile Technology Discussion
Nimrod weighs twice as much as Nag, has six times the range, Hellfire is is in the same weight class (if there is such classification) as Nag but has double the range and costs half as much as Nag (if we believe 50L as the eventual cost of Nag). I thought the Hellfire was solely air-to-ground - how...
- 17 Jun 2009 03:37
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
- Replies: 512
- Views: 338630
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
Andrew, SKrishna was referring to the P8I (not p8A) having a MAD, DIRCM, aft radar, charges etc.... integrated, hence the extra cost!! What part of that didn't you get. so if these things were not included in agreement signed which is 2.2 billion, so govt has to pay extra for these. Is it your spec...
- 11 May 2009 20:35
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missile Technology Discussion
- Replies: 293
- Views: 21704
Re: Indian Missile Technology Discussion
The news report on Astra test-firing said that it was launched at an imaginary target. If so, how could an Active Radar seeker have been tested? Dont you need a real target for that? This bothered me as well -- the whole purpose of testing an active seeker would be to see how well it detects an act...
- 22 Mar 2009 02:27
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: International Military Discussion
- Replies: 359
- Views: 43711
Re: International Military Discussion
Sri Lankan Battle Progress Map
http://www.defence.lk/orbat/Default.asp
Interactive map of the battle against the tigers, showing military elements and a dynamic time-line map (button on right) of the progress of the offensive. Quite an impressive little map.
http://www.defence.lk/orbat/Default.asp
Interactive map of the battle against the tigers, showing military elements and a dynamic time-line map (button on right) of the progress of the offensive. Quite an impressive little map.
- 19 Mar 2009 00:41
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: International Military Discussion
- Replies: 359
- Views: 43711
Re: International Military Discussion
Russia's military rethink
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/7950224.stm
Russia is quietly shaking up and restructuring its armed forces. Some good commentary; even better footage.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/7950224.stm
Russia is quietly shaking up and restructuring its armed forces. Some good commentary; even better footage.
- 09 Mar 2009 05:16
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: BR Forums Feedback
- Replies: 1566
- Views: 214779
Re: Site Suggestions & Forum Feedback
A little gift for BR folk: For those people who are tired of clicking 'next' to page through BR forums and topics, consider installing AutoPager - a firefox add-in that automatically loads the next page when you get to the bottom of a current page: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4925...
- 07 Mar 2009 02:44
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: ABM/Missile Defense Discussion
- Replies: 1941
- Views: 444016
Re: ABM/Missile Defense Discussion
I suppose this answers my earlier question: The interceptor used for the first time a manoeuvrable warhead called gimballed directional warhead (GDW), which can rotate 360 degrees The warhead can rotate in 360 degrees - it does not fragment in 360 degrees as the wording the The Hindu had me thinking...
- 06 Mar 2009 22:07
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: ABM/Missile Defense Discussion
- Replies: 1941
- Views: 444016
Re: ABM/Missile Defense Discussion
When the directional warhead fragments in 360 degrees all round, the target missile coming in from only one direction is sure to be blown up. I keep seeing this quote from the hindu getting posted. My impression is that if its a gimballed directional warhead, it shouldn't fragment in 360 degrees, b...
- 05 Mar 2009 01:37
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Indian Missile Technology Discussion
- Replies: 518
- Views: 39792
Re: Indian Missile Technology Discussion
More details... http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/05/stories/2009030555111100.htm Informed sources described it as “a difficult mission” because the target was just 50 km away instead of the normal range of 290 km. Besides, the missile had to perform “a discriminatory role”: it had to hit the desired tar...
- 02 Mar 2009 09:14
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: A Nation on the March
- Replies: 790
- Views: 211358
Re: A Nation on the March
India Retains Optimism and Growth [nytimes]
While most of the world grapples with a crippling financial crisis and a recession, optimism reigns in much of India as its economy continues to grow.
While most of the world grapples with a crippling financial crisis and a recession, optimism reigns in much of India as its economy continues to grow.
- 20 Feb 2009 00:11
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: A Nation on the March
- Replies: 790
- Views: 211358
Re: A Nation on the March
Along the lines of Acharya's post...
Bollywood dance classes drawing big crowds (in US)
Workouts mix traditional Indian folk dances with hip-hop moves
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29278667/
Bollywood dance classes drawing big crowds (in US)
Workouts mix traditional Indian folk dances with hip-hop moves
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29278667/
- 09 Dec 2008 21:07
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: India nuclear news and discussion
- Replies: 2908
- Views: 279952
Re: India nuclear news and discussion
Hidden Travels of the Atomic Bomb use bugmenot.com to get a registration if req'd. Article argues that virtually no major power developed their nuclear weapons by themselves. Proliferation paths to several countries are drawn. Interestingly, only India is not mentioned as a recipient or proliferato...
- 29 Nov 2008 21:46
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: MARCOS & NSG ops in Mumbai Attack (News and Pics ONLY)
- Replies: 176
- Views: 112140
Re: MARCOS & NSG ops in Mumbai Attack (News and Pics ONLY)
Shyam_K wrote:Dilbu wrote:Indian Forces; ATS, NSG & Marcos
Photo feature on India's SF
The picture used for "ATS" is that of a Chinese police force. The Garud picture too might not be accurate, unless it was taken during Red Flag 2008 (though I doubt it).
Terrible. I just sent a comment to the editors.
- 20 Nov 2008 00:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Navy and International Anti-Piracy Ops
- Replies: 1192
- Views: 219014
Re: INS Tabar destroys pirate mothership
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/gunboat-diplomacy-somalistyle/2008/11/19/1226770542557.html US warships are monitoring the Ukrainian-flagged merchant ship Faina, loaded with tanks and other weapons and still under the control of Somali pirates who seized it in September. Lieutenant Christensen did...
- 19 Nov 2008 00:22
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Chandrayan-1 moon mission
- Replies: 1807
- Views: 349341
- 07 Oct 2008 02:20
- Forum: Technology & Economic Forum
- Topic: India's Contribution to Science & Technology
- Replies: 741
- Views: 178073
Re: India's Contribution to Science & Technology
Another article on the Indian wootz steel used in Damascus swords. And an explanation of the distinct patterns and strength of the steel, and why the art died out.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Myste ... 1611003676
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Myste ... 1611003676