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by YashG
25 Nov 2023 23:15
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667911

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Parrikar is deeply missed and 100/100 to modi for making that appointment.
by YashG
22 Nov 2023 18:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667911

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

This is where Modi has err'ed, though its an error of omission He thought that the babus, generals etc would change colors by simply seeing how selfless their PM is That, by passing diktats like Atmanirbhar from the top, people will just obey He assumed that carrot-n-stick was not needed He thought...
by YashG
22 Nov 2023 06:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667911

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

RoyG, Is it the civil services, that has created the confusion within the Indian army about what guns it wants? Or is the generals themselves? I am sorry but, in this situation, the army is to be blamed 100%. Both are working together to import. Many of the IAS officers are in habit of making huge ...
by YashG
11 Nov 2023 19:49
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Replies: 2333
Views: 794650

Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion

US and India to co-produce armored vehicles to counter China Why Stryker? When the US army itself is dissatisfied with the vehicle. Especially, when India has developed a perfectly serviceable vehicle for our needs. So that MoD officials can make some commission and their appendages in armed forces...
by YashG
08 Nov 2023 09:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
Replies: 2937
Views: 982382

Re: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech

A win for commission-khor MoD and import lobby. Buying this through emergency route. Emergency route is to keep pockets of the import lobby full. Armed forces contract more long endurance drones from Israel under emergency procurement https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/armed-forces-contract-more...
by YashG
02 Nov 2023 21:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 855
Views: 2897747

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

I hope Jaishankar will be able to unlock one export order for LCA. He is the only minister who will not go into inaction in election year. Jet sales is somewhat geopolitics and part curry favors. SoKo are great at it - that is how they are selling it big. SoKo has both good product + good sales tea...
by YashG
27 Oct 2023 07:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
Replies: 191
Views: 56739

Re: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion

Qatar has a lot of support from US. Qatar's action could also have american/chinese nod - just to maybe pressure India in an int'l diplomatic situation and get India to know its place. Otherwise oil blocade and all will cost India a dent in its peaceful rise story. So mostly we should be looking at ...
by YashG
26 Oct 2023 22:20
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
Replies: 191
Views: 56739

Re: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion

https://x.com/TimesAlgebraIND/status/1717502888250155250?s=20 ---> Qatar court sentences eight former Indian Navy personnel to death after detaining them for more than a year. All proceedings were held secretly. Entire world is shocked. Indian Govt said it is deeply shocked over the verdict and is ...
by YashG
25 Oct 2023 14:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 855
Views: 2897747

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

I hope Jaishankar will be able to unlock one export order for LCA. He is the only minister who will not go into inaction in election year. Jet sales is somewhat geopolitics and part curry favors. SoKo are great at it - that is how they are selling it big. SoKo has both good product + good sales team...
by YashG
11 Oct 2023 23:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667911

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

No they wont import anything. But they wont buy anything either, thats my point. Besides IA has shown a marked willingness to relax requirements for foreign equipment in hope that it will come later. Refer to T90 saga. The Chandigarh lobby attitude is that if I don’t make money, let everything burn...
by YashG
09 Oct 2023 12:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

I havent seen a repeat of 70Km in rear repeat of lancet. Post the Mig29 attacked by lancet in rear, it was expected to see more rear strikes but havent seen lancet deep strikes as of now.
by YashG
09 Oct 2023 11:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

The number of Lancet strikes increased 10X by august but have now reduced to 1/3rd....For some reason either not enough lancets or being stockpiled for future.
by YashG
08 Oct 2023 14:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667911

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

The import lobby is the real 0.5 front. It is hollowing our war preparations even before going to war.
by YashG
28 Sep 2023 20:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667911

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

If the procurement process is 10 to 20 years long. Then who exactly is making money from procurements? This is something that needs to be asked? Rule is whatever get bought while you're at desk - you're entitled to make 5-30% on it, given how many players in chain. So if you sanction a flyover in y...
by YashG
28 Sep 2023 10:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667911

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

unless the commissionkhors in MoD and their appendices in defence procurement are not completely dismantled. But the problem of commissionkhors inside MoD is that these are career IAS officers - they have become habitual of making money in the departments they are posted. They are good at it. You ca...
by YashG
19 Sep 2023 20:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Military/Defence Exports
Replies: 294
Views: 136929

Re: Indian Military/Defence Exports

Manish_P wrote: 18 Jul 2023 09:52 ^ Barter while possible, seems difficult (non-viable) as their exports are not really that much in demand (not worth importing) here.

Their main exports are Soybean, Corn, meat etc while their main imports are vehicles, machinery/electrical equipment, pharma.
Can we buy a lithium mine with it ?
by YashG
19 Sep 2023 20:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

My analysis of Russian casualties in my latest blog post. https://rpdeans.blogspot.com/2023/09/ukraine-war-part-5-how-russia-fights.html Deansji, ssee if you have some time for an analysis of relative combat power bw russian ukraine going forward. Following things are happening: US funded Ukraine f...
by YashG
18 Sep 2023 22:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622065

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

Pakistan Exported Weapons To Ukraine As A 'Quid Pro Quo' For IMF Bailout https://www.eurasiantimes.com/us-brokered-pakistani-weapons-transfer-to-ukraine-in-lieu/ Headquartered in Wah Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan, the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) have provided a range of arms and ammunition to the U...
by YashG
16 Sep 2023 20:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622065

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

^^^ No the article itself does not state that Ukraine will cut off crimea - it only quotes high on hopium ukrainians saying so. Yes bbc is very partisan on ukraine but this article was just a mish mash - it wasnt blasphemous. I have seen more egregious articles including quotes from US military 'exp...
by YashG
15 Sep 2023 12:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Entry of NK's arsenal (is not as low consequence as I imagined) if it does might be able to shift the pitstops on ground. Some of their +50/+100 Km artillery will be very useful - if comes in enough numbers and IS accurate ( I doubt this very very much). Lobbing anything at those ranges if not accur...
by YashG
13 Sep 2023 21:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622065

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

it says russia is going to produce 200 tanks this year against 100 last year. 200 is a joke - it is war expenditure for 3/4 months.
by YashG
08 Sep 2023 17:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Starlink terminals are cheaper. Also they know Russia will try to hack and jam the network. Better let them try all that on starlink than regular US comms assets that are much more widely used all across the world. Last year, Ukr and US DoD refused to pay some 7 M$ or so for Starlink services and t...
by YashG
04 Sep 2023 13:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

^^^ Lot of fog of war, according to some urban legends, russia has 100K + troops in north ready to go in. If that is true, russia is just wasting ukrainian armor right now in the zapo cauldron. Ukraine is commiting cz they have to show thr report card by mid - oct. Otherwise Ukraine wudnt be committ...
by YashG
03 Sep 2023 12:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

^^^ On twitterverse there was a video of lancet hitting troops. With someone implying that this is due to 10X reduction in cost + Increase in supplies. https://twitter.com/RWApodcast/status/1687157072725491716 As per the recorded data july saw 136 Lancet strikes vs 22 in beginning of year. Gong by ...
by YashG
02 Sep 2023 13:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Military/Defence Exports
Replies: 294
Views: 136929

Re: Indian Military/Defence Exports

we can send a rocket & rover to moon but the import lobby wants us to believe that we cant make our own rifles and ATGMs. Its ridiculous what we as a nation are ready to go along with.
by YashG
01 Sep 2023 22:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667911

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

Sad to see these articles with the same content but different authors every three years. If the old system continues, the IA (Indian Army) will ensure that in a couple of years such articles will simply be generated by AI :( With all the import lobby drivel available - AI can already do that. You w...
by YashG
27 Aug 2023 00:21
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

:) Other than that are there any good reasons why Ukr is so anally focused on F16s only? Why not some other NATO fighter? 1. The earliest versions that Ukraine will get have some stocks available waiting to be retired 2. F16 will have a morale boosting effect on troops - when it will fly above the ...
by YashG
27 Aug 2023 00:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

[url] Secondly this 750+ west effort of outfitting Ukraine is culmination. They will never be able to replicate this. "“The American advice is based on the calculation that the surge of equipment the US has funneled to Ukraine…is enough for this offensive and is unlikely to be repeated at anyw...
by YashG
25 Aug 2023 21:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 855
Views: 2897747

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

I hope/expect more orders, probably a 100 more. But my fervent hope is that Mk1A has a total of atleast 250 orders + 150 from export orders. Since many parts are same as Mk1, Mk2, therefore economy of scale for many subsystems will be ~600+ systems. > this leads to reduction of unit cost by 40-50%. ...
by YashG
25 Aug 2023 20:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

It was either him or the ones he hold dear. Why do you think he didnt reach Moscow with his convoy ? He could not have reached Moscow. Part of his 8000 man force with Progozhin was in Rostov (surrounded by 10,000 Russian and Chechen troops who would have killed them) and the other half was halted n...
by YashG
24 Aug 2023 18:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Prigozhin dead. Bomb in his private jet is the most likely reason. His no 2, Utkin, who really founded Wagner, was also on the aircraft and dead. As I have maintained since the coup attempt, treason is not something Putin will ever forget - every Russian knows there can be only 1 penalty for being ...
by YashG
21 Aug 2023 17:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

My question is this NATO, Satellites, AWACS, Surveillance Drones have logged in lots of hours over 18 months, Crews, Fuel, spare parts, Airframe life much of it would have been used up. At some point it will start to give in and gaps will appear. Basis map all of these are not ISR flights in suppor...
by YashG
18 Aug 2023 12:19
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Putting up a show for their masters in US ? So senate passes 24 Bn USD for Ukraine!
by YashG
18 Aug 2023 12:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667911

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

some commission-khor in MoD is thinking if they place a massive order for artillery shell now how will they some foren shiny toy. For sure all mangoes in MoD arent rotten but many are terribly rotten and they have woven into cooperation with them high ranking defence forces officials, retired offica...
by YashG
15 Aug 2023 20:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3200
Views: 1667911

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

So today Kalyani flagged off teh first 3 ATAGS for Armenia. Twitterverse was making a point, when outside customers buy indian products before Indian Army. They are right something is not right in our system we always know. The commission khors stifling india's defence industry are the real desh-dro...
by YashG
12 Aug 2023 21:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

David Axe writes very pulp fiction kind of news. He has the ability to make an analysis of war basis a single incident on battlefield. However taurus will be transferred - its just that west will transfer ATACMS, F16s and more. Slowly as they realise they are losing in Ukraine, they will try too hard.
by YashG
10 Aug 2023 17:52
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622065

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

Im amazed sometimes by the echo chambers people live in US. TStKaEXtC2k Hear the former US ambassador saying that China attending the recent ukrainian lead peace summit paid by the saudis means China is chipping away from Russia. While Russia and China do a freedom of navigation sail near alaska tog...
by YashG
09 Aug 2023 17:12
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1525839

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Okay, so an explosion main military optics plant in Moscow. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/08/09/powerful-blast-at-optical-plant-near-moscow-triggers-total-evacuation-a82098 So just when Russia seems to have figured out the optics issue and there was visible uprise in output. Sounds so convenie...
by YashG
09 Aug 2023 16:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622065

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

This is early days. Western resolve and bloody mindedness should not be underestimated. They will keep committing for sure but not in same measure. When US, UK and EU got into this gamble they were not in recession. Germany is in recession (not official yet) , UK is posting near 0 GDP growth & ...
by YashG
09 Aug 2023 09:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622065

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

there are russian flags in burkina and niger gatherings. Somehow africans find some resonance with russians against the west. Ukraine was has probably sown seeds of a growing movement of de-westernisation of global thought process. West has lost so much political capital in this war along with actua...