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- 21 Jul 2025 16:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Light Tank: News & Discussion
- Replies: 156
- Views: 109660
Re: Indian Light Tank: News & Discussion
I agree. GIving the only entity that has learnt from the K series Vajra production, co-developed the prototype, has submitted a bid, will only get 57 tanks. WTF moment honestly. We just don't know how to go bold and go all in. I agree with Vinod on twitter. They should get orders and funding based o...
- 21 Jul 2025 15:55
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1783
- Views: 6813374
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
What happened of those aircraft that were fitted with category B engines? Are those now being passed off as new deliveries? Two things might happen Tanaji. 6 are fitted and test flying with B engines. 12 new engines are coming. I have a feeling they are going to keep them with B engines and show de...
- 15 Jul 2025 13:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Can't join BRF due to no work/ISP email ? Read this.
- Replies: 418
- Views: 1393422
Re: Can't join BRF due to no work/ISP email ? Read this.
New Facebook forums group opened at
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- 15 Jul 2025 13:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: BR Main Site Feedback
- Replies: 480
- Views: 522528
Re: BR Main Site Feedback
New Facebook forums group opened at
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- 14 Jul 2025 16:06
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 2052
- Views: 932617
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
New Facebook forums group opened at
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- 14 Jul 2025 16:04
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: BR Forum Feedback
- Replies: 1299
- Views: 705594
Re: BR Forum Feedback
New Facebook forums group opened at
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- 14 Jul 2025 16:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: BR Forum Feedback
- Replies: 1299
- Views: 705594
- 29 May 2025 17:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF): News & Discussion
- Replies: 849
- Views: 526432
Re: Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter (TEDBF): News & Discussion
Lets get real
there is no TEDBF there is no ORCA.
Its just Mk2 tejas (stalled) and AMCA (proposed).
Rest all is gaming yaar.
there is no TEDBF there is no ORCA.
Its just Mk2 tejas (stalled) and AMCA (proposed).
Rest all is gaming yaar.
- 29 May 2025 17:50
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2982
- Views: 1696710
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Our only salvation lies in the development of Kaveri for the AMCA. With that in mind, can we truly be free then respectfully engaged else we shall forever be trapped in the 3 way scrap begging that Pakistani Air Force finds itself in. After that sixth seventh generations will be achieved just as the...
- 29 May 2025 17:45
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2982
- Views: 1696710
- 28 May 2025 14:45
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2982
- Views: 1696710
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
We are genuinely up the creek without a paddle with Mk2.
We are going to get coerced into MRFA or MMRCA 2.0 big time.
We are going to get coerced into MRFA or MMRCA 2.0 big time.
- 27 May 2025 16:56
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: BRF Project: India's Kaveri Engine Saga (No Discussions)
- Replies: 78
- Views: 445274
Re: BRF Project: India's Kaveri Engine Saga (No Discussions)
Mod Note: Please read the title of this thread.
- 27 May 2025 16:55
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3536
- Views: 3066417
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
The good general has been oblique before many times and is beginning to garner a reputation for himself unfortunately. If you ever want to re-affirm or confirm your stand on the matter, just look at the prevalence and absence of Military Industrial complex that is casting its own shadow of the Russo...
- 27 May 2025 16:50
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1783
- Views: 6813374
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Can't see its a new delay. I think the existing FUBAR continues until July and then begins to turn.
Yep fund the goddammn Kaveri for LCA MK2 and AMCA.
This tamasha will kill us
Yep fund the goddammn Kaveri for LCA MK2 and AMCA.
This tamasha will kill us
- 27 May 2025 16:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2982
- Views: 1696710
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Lets hope our Pradhan Mantri Jee do not go for a visit to the white house.
I am sure both the PM and President will end up with migraines.
Just watching the debacle of Zelenisky and then the South African president.
I am sure both the PM and President will end up with migraines.
Just watching the debacle of Zelenisky and then the South African president.
- 27 May 2025 16:46
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: HAL CATS Program: News & Discussion - 11 January 2025
- Replies: 30
- Views: 26065
Re: HAL CATS Program: News & Discussion - 11 January 2025
A working engine now working for a platform in development. Lets see how this goes.
WIshing them the very best.
WIshing them the very best.
- 27 May 2025 16:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2700
- Views: 1502122
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Not yet done ? OMG.Rakesh wrote: ↑22 May 2025 22:30 https://x.com/Defencematrix1/status/1924876559304806528 ---> HAL to Integrate SDR on IAF's IL-78 Tankers.
About time.
This 80 hrs conflict is probably the best thing for Indian Air Force and Indian Army.
- 23 May 2025 17:13
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
- Replies: 1790
- Views: 470521
Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Apologies but if posted already, the article just completely resonated with me on my take on the Day 1 strikes and why IAF did not escalate. Ready On Is China the winner in the India-Pakistan conflict? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w3dln352vo 20 May 2025 The four-day conflict between arch-riva...
- 07 May 2025 13:40
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2938
- Views: 604775
- 21 Apr 2025 11:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
- Replies: 2967
- Views: 1282341
- 27 Mar 2025 15:17
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
- Replies: 2957
- Views: 2115830
Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
King Kim Jong Un recieves a global hawk from his friend Donald J Trump, as part of the transfer of technology and builds the locally license built version of global hawk. (Yes I am being very sarcastic - but damn that build quality bro) https://www.nknews.org/2025/03/kim-jong-un-inspects-larger-new-...
- 27 Mar 2025 15:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
- Replies: 2957
- Views: 2115830
Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
King Kim Jong Un Kicks ass show how to stand up an AWACS when you have no rice to feed the entire population. Damn those are roomy interiors dog. you sure know how to do roomy white spacey interiors my dear Kim ;-) https://www.twz.com/air/first-north-korean-airborne-early-warning-jet-flies-kim-shows...
- 27 Mar 2025 13:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3536
- Views: 3066417
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Khalsa ji, haven't we gone through at least 4 hot wars? Thats the problem. Those wars were short and intense, which is what our forces are predicting. A long drawn war (like Ukraine or WW1 or WW2) would require a strong local MIC You nailed it Saar. Now imagine a protracted 4 year war with China on...
- 27 Mar 2025 13:21
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Prachand LCH: News & Discussion: 03 October 2022
- Replies: 262
- Views: 423845
Re: Prachand LCH: News & Discussion: 03 October 2022
Agreed, I believe we should develop the next iteration of our combat helicopter after atleast 5 years of using Apache.
I believe there are lessons to be learnt from flying and absorbing it.
I believe there are lessons to be learnt from flying and absorbing it.
- 27 Mar 2025 13:18
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1783
- Views: 6813374
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
@Rakesh Admiral Saar. I completely had the same skepticism in my heart when I read that article of the GE website but here is Programme Manager in me is saying. Don't allow the b4stards that excuse. Place your orders correctly with no ambiguity. Our future is Tejas No. Great, as of today we know tha...
- 27 Mar 2025 13:14
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3536
- Views: 3066417
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
.... Sometime I really wish the unthinkable, a war on India to teach us the required lessons, because we certainly are the idiots who are refusing to learn by watching a live war burning a country down since 2022. (Ukraine). Khalsa ji, haven't we gone through at least 4 hot wars? Agree Sir and we b...
- 26 Mar 2025 14:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Prachand LCH: News & Discussion: 03 October 2022
- Replies: 262
- Views: 423845
Re: Prachand LCH: News & Discussion: 03 October 2022
Har Har Mahadev.
The Prachand has finally arrived in numbers.
I do sometimes wonder if the 6 for the army are meant to be the bar for running a complex chopper - armoured corps model and slowly work towards that using our prachands.
or I am giving way too much credit here in advance.
The Prachand has finally arrived in numbers.
I do sometimes wonder if the 6 for the army are meant to be the bar for running a complex chopper - armoured corps model and slowly work towards that using our prachands.
or I am giving way too much credit here in advance.
- 26 Mar 2025 14:38
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: HLFT-42 Lead-In Fighter Trainer: News & Discussions: 02 August 2022
- Replies: 72
- Views: 40378
Re: HLFT-42 Lead-In Fighter Trainer: News & Discussions: 02 August 2022
I am not a regular poster, but a daily reader. The Chinese have used their jf17 to great effect to pull smaller Air forces into their fold. And having an entire ecosystem of fighter aircraft development in house or in control has a value proposition in itself. Arming a Sri lanka or Myanmar with us ...
- 26 Mar 2025 14:35
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3536
- Views: 3066417
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
There is an incestual two way relationship between the offices of DGMF/artillery and the Chandigarh lobby. Despite being there for a long time, Kadi Ninda had completely failed to stomp this out. I wish it was just the Chandigarh lobby. Retired directors of Artillery open criticise Indian efforts a...
- 26 Mar 2025 14:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1783
- Views: 6813374
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Please read the coloured bits thoroughly. If true, I am truly worried about the 97 Mk1A, for which we have not yet begun ordering. The 404 is end of life product for the yanks with them eyeing newer engines for their 5th and 6th gen fighters. Once again, we continue to be self created victims of our...
- 16 Feb 2025 15:54
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
- Replies: 3303
- Views: 1178962
Re: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
Su-57 is going to be the worst choice. Better to reopen the SU-30 MKI factory line IMHO. Here is my proposal while all of us are going for it. Buy 5 X F-35 squadrons Kill the MRCA Tejas Mk2 is the MRCA. Kill any chatter of further rafales for the Air Force. No more upgrades on the Rafales - EVER !! ...
- 16 Feb 2025 15:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Naval Tejas Mk1: News & Discussion - 03 January 2020
- Replies: 686
- Views: 312369
Re: Naval Tejas Mk1: News & Discussion - 03 January 2020
https://x.com/connect_rishav/status/1888150741979676960 LCA-Navy with DRDO ASPJ pod + belly 720 litre fuel tank + inner-wing Astra BVR + mid-wing 800 litre fuel tank Good configuration for max air-to-air mission: 2 x 800 litre tank 1 x 720 litre tank 2 x Astra BVRAAM 1 (or 2) x ASRAAM 1 x ASPJ 1 x ...
- 16 Feb 2025 15:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: HJT-36 Yashas Intermediate Jet Trainer: News & Discussion - 24 April 2019
- Replies: 205
- Views: 231420
Re: HJT-36 Yashas Intermediate Jet Trainer: News & Discussion - 24 April 2019
I have a feeling it could go the other way. But yeah a beer is on the cards.
- 13 Feb 2025 15:26
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1783
- Views: 6813374
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Is the 40 aircraft in 40 years a myth that is being perpetuated? From sources: The IOC contract for the Tejas was signed in 2006, with a completion date of December 2011. The contract was for 20 aircraft. The IOC was received in December 2013 Per my understanding the clock starts ticking after an o...
- 13 Feb 2025 15:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Naval Tejas Mk1: News & Discussion - 03 January 2020
- Replies: 686
- Views: 312369
Re: Naval Tejas Mk1: News & Discussion - 03 January 2020
Please ernest, no jee for me. Just khalsa is fine.
I hope the Navy does.
I hope the Navy does.
- 13 Feb 2025 15:22
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2523
- Views: 1319861
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Thanks for that , I did not realise they had asked for surplus engines.
- 11 Feb 2025 14:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: HJT-36 Yashas Intermediate Jet Trainer: News & Discussion - 24 April 2019
- Replies: 205
- Views: 231420
Re: HJT-36 Yashas Intermediate Jet Trainer: News & Discussion - 24 April 2019
I still remember his interview on what was then LCA SPORT. Really ahead of its time. Bingo !! We need to pitch that for the Naval Tejas Mk1B version for acting in multiple role to augment the Naval Squadrons. Our carriers need to punch well above their weight. My 2 cent pitch here https://forums.bh...
- 11 Feb 2025 14:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1783
- Views: 6813374
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
@Admiral @Rakesh
I think we need an update on the Mk1 page and a clarification from yourself and our other esteemed BRFites.
How many Mk1 Trainers have been delivered and the trainers at AI-25 are they Mk1 trainers or Mk1A trainers ?
I think we need an update on the Mk1 page and a clarification from yourself and our other esteemed BRFites.
How many Mk1 Trainers have been delivered and the trainers at AI-25 are they Mk1 trainers or Mk1A trainers ?
- 11 Feb 2025 14:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1783
- Views: 6813374
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Don't see why not and I was thinking that too.
- 10 Feb 2025 15:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2982
- Views: 1696710
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Agree. The PT1 must rollout this year for a take off.