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I am just saddened that no SAMs and other non aerial systems got any kills that day. It would have been great to blood the akash that day.... well for some other day. Civilian air traffic negated their use. The UIA 752 flight shoot down proves that SAM systems cannot be used with civilian traffic a...

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Just one small question, is this Ret Air force pilot Vijender Thakur the same pilot Raghu Nambiar refers to as a Mig 25 pilot who flew a Mig 25 low and slow to get a high resolution picture of Batalik sector which made the Mantho Dhalo Air Raid possible? No thats Wg Cdr PK Thakur. I think you mean ...

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^^^^
I was thinking about the Arjun program when I first saw that movie.

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A study by Citi group few years back said that India with around $86 Trillion GDP will be the no.1 economy in 2050. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/with-85-trillion-how-india-can-become-worlds-largest-economy/articleshow/10699821.cms) If both China and India keep the %GDP...

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Thanks you for the detailed explanation and I understand and agree with your points. They are valid, and I completely agree with the projection and capabilities that carriers bring to the fight. When I wrote my question, I was thinking in a hypothetical sense of two opposing fleets meeting in the oc...

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An aircraft carrier goes wherever it wants. The AC can be parked outside the A&N to lend its airpower or accompany an Indian flotilla towards the straits of Malacca. It is a potent tool. As to "hating the Ocean, rather be in the air", look up the battle of Midway or even Pearl Harbour...

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What do you mean by landing will not be a problem? On an episode of "Mighty Planes", they talked about the design of the wing airfoil and placement of the engines, so that the C-17 can approach the runway at a slower speed, hence have a smaller stopping distance. If the runway is paved, t...

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Sirji this I know off. But can it do so with a 68 ton tank? What weight penalty does the altitude impose on the C17? Landing with that weight at high altitude is not a problem. Only taking off with that weight at high altitude is a problem, will need very long runway, if it can be done at all. Exac...

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ks_sachin wrote:
Manish_Sharma wrote:
C17 regularly lifts Abrams tank, so it can lift Arjun too.
Wah.....

We are talking about Ladakh not some comfy landing strip in your backyard...

C17's have landed in Ladakh

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/amid-st ... er-1621046

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How are they getting the T-90s into Ladakh? The IL-76s were barely able to take off from Chandigarh with stripped-down T-72s, so I'm curious if they have up-engined the IL-76s to lift heavier T90s or they are transporting major components separately? FWIW, the tanks that fly to Ladakh never come ba...

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Ah! So you’re wanting a comparison between t90 and Arjun, is it? Two words. Mobility. Maintenance. I’ll leave it that. I’m not cav. Someone else can answer specifics beyond basics. Well Arjun is superior in both criteria. The army trials of the tank in comparison to the T90 established that quite c...

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I was watching a doc on the 2018 CDG midlife refit, and they talked about the carrier becoming a 100% Rafale operation. One thing that stuck out to me was that the Rafale-M does not have folding wings, thereby taking up more hanger space. I think this will have an impact on the decision for the futu...

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The cost of around 40 for the RuAF was $4B. Jordan was supposed to have bought a stretched variant for $50M. Other heavy aircraft: A C-17 is $150M, A-400 $100-120M, and an A-330 $250M. Even if the price exceeds the $50M figure by a little, it's still 1/5th. the cost of an A-330! Only some mathemati...

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The major similarity between space capsules and deep sea submersibles must be life support systems. I am not very well versed with bends but isn't that problem in submersibles? That problem doesn't exist for space capsules. Well, I looked up De-Compression Sickness (DCS) which is also known as bend...

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Charges being energetic is an indirect way of saying the barrel cannot manage pressure a little over than usual? If it was a Indian product, we would been asked to make the barrel thicker. Making the barrel thicker would mean that the finished product would be heavier, plus added material and manuf...

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Can't the government create a black list of countries with whom industry cannot partner with in regards to Public Works/Military tenders? I feel that this would save time when it comes to projects being completed since, scenario's like the one with HSL and the Turdkey shipbuilders can be avoided.

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Paqistan can take tons of measures to come out of the FATF blacklist, its easy to do. Until this stranglehold is there, Paqistan will go from bad to worse, until it becomes like Somalia or Rawanda, and then it will break apart and its own army will scoot for cover from the abduls and jihadi groups....

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I remember seeing a link to a webpage with definitions for terms/slang used in the forums on BRF, I was wondering if a link can be provided? In the meantime, can some define screwdrivergiri?

Thanks,

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What is that thinggy, protruding slightly above the deck, called, the one which is seen here right above the wing..? Is that the control room for the Arrested Recovery wire system..? That could be the LSO Platform. https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2017/12/04/643798-ins-vikramadit...

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Looks like the "Sick Man of Europe" is still suffering from cancer

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Do not try and see what the Mig-35 has or hasn't. That is impossible. Instead, realize the truth. There is no Mig-35. Then you will understand that it is not the aircraft that is new, only the name. (with due apologies to the writers of the Matrix :mrgreen: ) Damn, Then what the hell did the Ruskie...

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mmasand wrote:Any truth to the rumour floating around that China is looking to 'sell' its first aircraft carrier to TSP?

I hope they do! That AC in the Pak Navy will ensure that the TSP economy gets bankrupted, let alone drain the budget for the Pak Navy.

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@tsarkar @marko @john @brar If the NGD is just a fanboy dream then what is the next destroyer class supposed to look like? Our destroyer had been trending up from around 5K-tons in the Rajput, 6K in the Delhi and 7.5K to 8K in the Kolkata and Visakhapatnam. It would make sense that the next one wou...

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cant find another source for that article but anyway , how was the sea launched prithvi launched , as far as i know it had a sea launched version ? https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/prithvi/ "Some reports indicate that the Prithvi-III is intended to be a sea-launched ballistic missile, an...

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Project-18 class destroyers will have following armaments Ballistic missiles and hypersonic Bramhos-II: I'm skeptical regarding the technologies pointed out in the article like the Laser CIWS and Railguns, but adding ballistic missiles to a DDG? That I find really hard to swallow. Ballistic missile...

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Excellent news!

Are there any plans to construct on dry dock of the same dimensions on the Eastern Seaboard?

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Looks like Christian Missionaries in Australia are behaving like ISIS militants when it comes to honouring ancient artifacts, sites, etc.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-20/ ... l/11527402

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Karan M wrote:
IAF has used Su-30 MKI in BVR in most exercises. I had a huge post on it someplace..

Bars has had a training mode for many years now.
https://www.livefistdefence.com/2008/11 ... -hand.html

Thanks Karan!

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I wonder how Pakistan plans to defend Lahore if the war was to break out between India and Pakistan. With its Eastern limits now crossing Batapur Or Dograi, this city is effectively undefendable. Will the Paki's leave the citizens of Lahore to their own accord in case of war. At the same time, the ...

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I was looking through a few posts by a certain user to whom Karan had responded to and shut down (in a good manner), but the user's post did raise a certain question which I was hoping that the gurus could shed some light into it. From all that I have read regarding the Su 30 and the combat exercise...

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Another question; will the CDS be a five-star rank? If it is, the chances of seeing an Admiral of the Fleet greatly increases.

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Will there be a mandatory term limit for the CDS? If there is, will be as short as 2 years like the COAS or as long as 3 years like the CNS, and CAS?

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Karan M wrote:$15-20 Bn for the aircraft alone likely..

Spread over many years, since it will probably take ~10 or more years to churn out the 200 aircraft.

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. . . as far as I know, there are no under-sea (or aerial) 400 Kilo Volt (KV) electrical transmission lines between India and Sri Lanka. These transmission lines (cables) would have to be massive, probably much bigger and much more secure than under-sea telephone/Internet communication cables that ...

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This is a snippet from "The Intruders" by Stephen Coonts. The protagonist (naval aviator) has been transferred to a Marine Attack Squadron and his colleagues are chatting about the Marine aviators. Tricky was a wiry, dark, compact man. Now his brows knitted. “Knew a Marine fighter pilot on...

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India’s Cabinet Committee on Security approves procurement of 464 T-90MS tanks. Interesting. What is the role of a T-90 in today's (post-Syria) battlespace? Can they survive in a space infested with TGMs and attack helicopters, not to mention air-launched guided weapons? I was thinking of the Ukrai...

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Cant we have aerostat style radars for 24/7 coverage? I think they would be easy targets, since they would be stationary and need to be tethered to the ground. In addition, Radar Coverage in the Himalayas is difficult because of the peaks shielding planes from radar detection, if the planes fly low...

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Kartik wrote:Amazing patch collection!

There's a phenomenal "Deep Penetrating Strike Pilots" patch for Jag crews with a babe transposed next to a Jag

The "Surprise Shock" caption on the Garud badge perfectly rounds it off as well

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But, I have always wondered if a Mig-29UPG like solution is possible. You brought back memories that I have fought long to suppress. But functionality wise, I think the UPG version would make refueling a bit more challenging, since the probe is right beside the cockpit (left hand side I believe), i...

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