Bharat Rakshak

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That clause should have been amended to say GE414 or its likewise alternative such as M-88-4 or Rolls Royce engine. No engine manufacturer will mate their turbofan to an aircraft, without a signed contract. That is why there was a contest between the GE F414 and the EJ200. The former won. If the sw...

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IIRC, a naval squadron is 12 planes.

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Russia needs to step up its electronic jamming and SEAD game. And they need to get its stealth fighters and bombers out as fast as possible. This war has completely shown the value of stealth bombing and aerial electronic warfare, not to mention anti-satellite warfare and satellite jamming.

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+1008 India needs to strike back hard against US antipathy for Hindus.

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And they still have vestiges of the colonial mindset. Look at the French territories and how they still demand reparations from the former African colonies. I wouldn't go too far to trust the Frenchies, only their motivation and greed for money.

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Su-34 plane is not a very manueverable plane at low altitude. Besides this war shows that flying at low altitudes in this day and age of modern AAMs is just plain suicide. Long range standoff weapons are the order of the day.

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Cyrano wrote: ↑23 Dec 2023 11:11 good move by India to liberate European countries from servitude of the US. France is the perfect wedge, I only hope Macron is smart enough to see it.

He is not. He is throwing everything including the kitchen sink into supporting Ukraine instead of knowing when to cut losses and move on.

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That clause should have been amended to say GE414 or its likewise alternative such as M-88-4 or Rolls Royce engine.

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In any case, to justify the R&D expense of developing a new plane, purchase orders must be at least 100 planes. So IN needs to order at least 100 planes. And that makes sense because that means 26 planes per ship and if you want 3 ships you need 78 planes and you need 22 planes for training, res...

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MDL submits bid for over Rs 20,000 crore project to build 3 new Kalvari class submarines https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/mdl-submits-bid-for-over-rs-20000-crore-project-to-build-3-new-kalvari-class-submarines20231213215425/ 13 Dec 2023 At the current rate that is about $800M per b...

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Of course he is coming because he knows that he can scalp India for high prices on French weapons. We are paying $6B!!! $6B!!!! for 26 Rafales. $230 million dollar per plane.

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Vayutuvan wrote: ↑23 Dec 2023 00:17 Sandman ji, one problem is that banks will do what is good for their bottom line. Why would they listen to GoI, especially the private banks.

They will once they find out that GoI will not enforce the terms of the loan.

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Did DRDO/HAL develop their own 3D software or did they use SolidWorks which was developed by Dassault Rafale and later commercialized? If they used SolidWorks, it means that their work is security compromised as any work you do is stored on their server and they can peer at the work you do and basi...

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Did DRDO/HAL develop their own 3D software or did they use SolidWorks which was developed by Dassault Rafale and later commercialized? If they used SolidWorks, it means that their work is security compromised as any work you do is stored on their server and they can peer at the work you do and basi...

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India needs to quickly disabuse Trudeau of any notion that India is softening on its stance on Khalistani elements in Canada. India needs to indict several Canadian and US citizens.

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X-posting from the Understanding China thread: Unless India secures its own energy supplies, produces its own engines, and semiconductors, India will remain a small player despite its size and economy. It has to show that it is capable of withstanding blackmail attempts and still achieve its nationa...

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Unless India secures its own energy supplies, produces its own engines, and semiconductors, India will remain a small player despite its size and economy. It has to show that it is capable of withstanding blackmail attempts and still achieve its national goals. That means Modi cannot buckle under th...

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^^Yes I can partly confirm to the point of paper 2D drawing being replaced by computer 3D modelling. Having seen first hand, my father-in-law standing for hours and drawing for HAL, we have moved or should I say leapfrogged. Did DRDO/HAL develop their own 3D software or did they use SolidWorks whic...

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Unconfirmed reports that Trudeau called Dawood Ibrahim during his last moments to discuss unknown men & poisoning. He expressed concern & spoke about India & the importance of upholding - and respecting - the rule of law. Dawood's last words - "Ya Allah - will you ever shut up?&quo...

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The TOT clause was to give GE incentive to get Congress approval. It's not like GE is selling F414 like vada pav all over the world. That's done. No need for r/d. Yes SD is making things difficult and is to be expected seeing geopolitics. This too shall pass soon. As that it may be but it is never ...

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Aisha Wahab(i) was the sponsor of the California caste discrimination bill CA SB 403 which was vetoed by Gov Newsom on the grounds that it discriminated against Hindus.

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Added: anyone who can go into depth into this? The claim is that inflation in India is because of Modi-aided corporate price gouging. https://thewire.in/economy/india-inflationary-tax-poor-corporate-greed-price-gouging Just read the bylines and you will have enough info to dismiss it entirely. It i...

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Has anybody from the Kaveri program ever try to get to Modi and explain what needs to be done in order to keep India independent and strong?

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is there a way that we can shoehorn RD-33MK engine into Tejas Mk2 if we have to as a backup option? We got the license production rights. Turbofan has to fit inside the engine bay of the Tejas Mk2. If it does not fit, it would be pointless. RD-33: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klimov_RD-33 F414: ht...

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The best way to counter that is to announce an official $10M reward dead or alive the capture of Pannu and his accomplices.

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is there a way that we can shoehorn RD-33MK engine into Tejas Mk2 if we have to as a backup option? We got the license production rights. Great way to reduce availability rates, and restart the import cycle! DId you not read the above quote? I said we got the license production rights to RD-33 engi...

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is there a way that we can shoehorn RD-33MK engine into Tejas Mk2 if we have to as a backup option? We got the license production rights.

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And now we are not even sure if we will get more GE404 engines. SecState Blinken and his lackeys are an enemy of India.

The writing is on the wall. The Kaveri program must be funded and pursued to success at all costs. And IAF marshals must be taken to task for not ensuring that.

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The dogs are barking louder and louder: (posting without the link) The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent federal government commission, said “recent efforts by the Indian government to silence activists, journalists, and lawyers abroad pose a serious threat t...

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Indian babus and military leaders should have saw that based on the experience with the Marut fighter program and how it failed because of no engines, that India should be 150% committed to the Kaveri program and produce a working engine that the LCA could use and future platforms could be based upo...

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Avik regardless of the merits of your arguments the fact remains that India fighter program remain reliant on a foreign made engine and that instead of persistently pushing and funding no matter what, we resorted to the cheapest way of trying to develop an indigenous engine using all sorts of shortc...

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#LCAMk2 Update The CCS clearance for the project [given on 31 Aug 2022] had a conditional clause that the funds can be utilized only after the ToT for F-414 engines between GE-HAL was inked. https://twitter.com/writetake/status/1735918454392393819?t=5zVmIr8J4exh3p-85IUnRg&s=19 This is such a st...

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Interesting. There were reports of glitches in the Sig rifles purchased earlier. Now they are going for another batch of 70k. Looks like the glitches were not major It had to do with the unsuitability of the Indian produced ammo for the guns. Now that has been sorted out and IA felt more confident ...

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Adani allegations as well were dismissed by SC. Gay Marriage petition was sent to trishanku. I'd take the current over his predecessor any day. Enjoy the Mohini Attam show. What is wrong with Gay Marriage? Hindu scriptures are not anti-gay even though they may not explicitly encourage it. It is the...

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No one will believe him. He has lost all credibility.

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I hear the new Cong Govt in Telangana has changed the top bureaucrats heading EVERY state run PSU. So the loot begins... We need citizens to file ROI and FIR for malfeasance and interfering with the lawful conduct of duties or something to that effect. Bring the Telegana gov't to a standstill. Put ...

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It is both - ship crew training and air crew training. The ship does not have to go too far out. Just retain enough seaworthiness to be able to train on the high seas not too far from India's shores. It also serve as a backup carrier in times of war.

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.... It is up to the Navy to decide what they want to do with INS Vikramaditya. The plan is retire the ship sometime in the next decade. If they want to extend the life of the ship, by another decade or two, then more power to them. It will boil down to how much money will have to be invested to ma...

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We should not retire Vikraditya. We should turn Vikraditya into a carrier training facility. That allows IN to put less stress on her engines, thus being able to be operational for much longer than before without requiring recurring manpower extensive maintenance. That way it can continue to serve i...

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This has the same vibes as of Mola Ram in Temple of Doom: Mola Ram: The British in India will be slaughtered, then we will overrun the Muslims. Then the Hebrew God will fall! [pours the blood into Indiana's mouth and down his throat] Mola Ram: And then the Christian God will be cast down and forgot...

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