Bharat Rakshak

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I have followed him for more than a decade. Feels like a personal loss. A very unamusing man!!
Pabhu apko sadgati dein!!
Om Shanti!!

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That Hushkit guys criticism is that LCA took more time and is costly than Bandar!! No Sherlock, you are right, but that is how it was supposed to be - It is a generation or two ahead of Bandar and hence costly and took time. We did our own Bandar (perhaps better than bandar) - It is called Mig 21 UP...

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Please see picture below and then read further on. https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B8F9D4X4k94/Wq0mdkbFcPI/AAAAAAABrYk/Omm-gbgfbPApxSmxVKLIcSgrjGh3S7qdACLcBGAs/s1600/Rafale_Cost_Breakup.jpg I am going to go with an additional 36 Rafales, based on the table above. * 36 Rafales x $105 million (unit cost) ...

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I cannot put my finger, but this was perhaps the last straw that broke the camel's back across India. This was different, I think people do not realize, that day India changed!! something snapped!! Of course the BIF, the sold out media, the clue less politicians, the unintellectual intellectual, the...

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AIM 120 has grand total of 10 kills over its many decades (30 years approx. and not 40 I guess I am too tired to count). Many from 2 miles to 6 miles distance, that too incoming planes...mainly against Serbia/Iraq. It has also scored few friendly fire kills (hence the importance of restrictive ROE)

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Sorry if I sound patronizing...but the way we are covering BVR fight is very bookish. Please see below video (from say mark 1:30 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lqKEn3ptoE The effective range of AIM-120 or R-77 is very less. They only have few second of powered flight (AIM 120- 4 seconds, ...

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Btw people claiming Mig 21 bis are old, life wise, some of our Mig 21bis are younger than Mirage 2000 (yes we were making it after we got our Mirages). Design wise yes 1960 vintage, but then based on real usage/war time lesson learned and after multiple upgrades, the bisons are the most sophisticate...

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Rahul/Singha please delete original post

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short range of Mig 29 (as in past) was not a M2k problem. I think within the covers where M2K scores (speculation alert) 1. Reliability (as you mentioned) with machine. With over 90% availability, training, mission planning etc. all gets better. 2.Relability with armament (the AA will work every tim...

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or simply what in spite of what appears on paper (where Mig 29 is evenly match to Mirage 2000), maybe Mirage 2000 is way better. Who would know - ask IAF, it has 35+ years experience in both and time after time it has chosen Mirage 2000 over Mig 29 for fighting war (Flying over Sri Lanka during LTTE...

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the JF-17 was on full afterburner and dispensing flare? Why, the dude was shit scared, wanted to run as fast and as far as possible (hence after burner) and avoid the heat seeking that maybe incoming with flares. So we must have locked (and maybe fired)

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BTW how are you deducing the plane dropping flare is JF-17. I see canards (in the limited light)? But only 1 engine on afterburner

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Jai ma Durga!!

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M2000 has always is the choice for IAF - In Srilanka, Kargil and today. These are great planes, welcome Rafale. Now I understand why these planes, even if 2-3 times costly than counterpart are worth in gold.

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I do not want to be the one to whine first in this very new and auspicious thread, all power to MWF. We have truly made a copy of Mirage 2000 (-9 avionics wise, which is just now entering service). But the MWF is almost performance wise very same like Mirage 2000 (a 40 year old design, ours is littl...

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My guess is someone is quietly setting this up for failure. Making it USS enterprise, capable of doing everything - A2A, A2G, DPSA, Air Superiority, Long range.., stealth will be demanded later, I guess laser weapon too at a later stage if it somehow manages to do all this (even cook noodles, make c...

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I wonder if LCA mk2 can do all this, what will SU30MKI, Jags and Mirag200 upg will do (maybe the plan is to retire them or maybe run CAP over our bases while valiant LCA-MK2 flies 1000s of KM with full load and bomb Quetta or deep in Tibet)?

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napaki getting frustrated, or anxious - can they launch pre-emptive strike?

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I don't think people calling for P fat on terrorist is because they hate the religion, but because per the doctrine of the said religion, you become 'impure', unworthy of 72. If there motivation is to get 72, and if this act stops some from joining, why not?

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interesting to note that both ranges of LCA and Mig 29 not given (the upg range is mystery). That keeps the tactical surprise.

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Tejas dropping LGB in Vayushakti-2019. https://twitter.com/DDNewsLive/status/1096755097990647808 From the video, it looks like after the bomb has been dropped, Tejas just moves on (i.e. it is not lasing the larget; unless it is an optical illusion due to bad camera work). Was the target being lased...

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A story that goes unreported is that an IAS babu, raised the objection, submitting that it cannot be a repeat buy, it will violate xyz and should be rebid. He felt very proud at his retirement that he stopped the mighty IAF from acquiring the Mirage 2000-5.

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When LCAMK2 is made, will it's wing be of the same shape and size (or they also correspondingly increase?) as LCAMK1?

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It’s a fairly clean plane, not heavily loaded, most likely single seat, did not go through any barrier. Not this accident

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I seriously doubt it is video of this crash. It is very different from what happened from reports.

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Overhaul and new aircraft have to be tested from somewhere. More likely than not (and an armchair guess), they will have mission abortion. Can not these activities be taken to places where the runway is big enough, surrounding area uncongested so that both the plane and the pilots have more options....

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My God give them sadgathi!! Depressing!!

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These are gap fillers so that SU30MKI lines keeps on humming. 18 additional is actually only 10 more (as we have lost 8 so far), but perhaps 1 more year of work for HAL till IAF decides should it order more or not.

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Disdain was towards I am senior so show respect to me and I am always right... Ajit Doval breaking headset could be that the call can never be traced/intercepted. But then how do someone call you, of course you can call. Btw the dialogue 72 hoor (in trailers) has been changed (at least in US of A) t...

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I think I am going for the third time- first in my life, cannot have enough of it.

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I saw the movie twice (First Friday and 2nd Friday), both time by US standard the crowd was good. Even the second time, I was at the edge of my seat, same suspense, only that second time I found my self praying that one tragedy does not happen (please do not fall in the booby trap). It is intense an...

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Add 2 + 2, Rafale base prep money is 2 billion and then some India specific enhancement. I think, not all is still mentioned. Then also recall, our PAL was so open that all major powers knew where the 'maal' was. Perhaps French help is more than acknowledged and Raul baba is doing this drama less fo...

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Low AR winged ac have very poor tolerance of prevailing turbulence, high overall drag increasing fuel consumption, very high initial turn performance, poor sustained turn performance where drag rises very rapidly and cannot be countered by engine thrust, etc. Low speed performance is poor and they ...

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URI is great, did not take bathroom break (the need was great, believe me). Planning one more time

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Didn't we have LCA parts make to some 10 micron standard? Aren't we there already?

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I would imagine that 2052 has already been integrated with LCA

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How many tank motorable roads/front are there b/w India and China?

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It is a big achievement, it is not just a check box. We are producing a battleworthy 4th gen fighter. Also from rumor, the 4 trainer will be in FOC config (against planned in IOC).

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Lets wait for Jan 4th and hope Dileep is right. I don't think that MK1A is far behind, now that we have ordered 83 2052 radars with the EW Suite. MK1A is no different than LCA FOC except for few things ( a list of 4 main items - radar, EW, AA refueling and rearrangement of parts for better serviceab...

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Ya old news what is new or surprising?

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