Bharat Rakshak

Barath

The RAFs high casualty rates weren't from nap of the earth missions per se. They were from the weapon they deployed for their mission set taking out runways. They had to go right across the runway and use cluster munitions called the JP233. Made them vulnerable. A nap of the earth fast jet with lon...

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The nominal training syllabus would indeed have that IJT. The IAF nominally follows a III stage syllabus (1- Basic, II - Intermediate and III-Advanced) followed by operational training https://www.aviatorsbuzz.com/blogs/understanding-the-universal-jet-trainer-lca-tejas-lift/ Basic training would be ...

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As per this video, the contest for the Rafale M or F-18SH is over in favour of TEDBF. I have not read this news anywhere else. So need confirmation.... I hope wiser minds prevail and the naval fighter contest is cancelled News here is relevant - follow the link for more https://forums.bharat-raksha...

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https://stratpost.com/indian-navy-has-a-new-plan-to-buy-fighter-aircraft/ Indian Navy has a new plan to buy fighter aircraft Subtitle : But some of the aircraft it's considering can't operate from aircraft carriers The IN plan is to buy 26 MRCBF , down from 57 This is taking into account the TEDBF p...

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. Civilian aircraft have terrain avoidance system . Do helicopters have something like that ? Would they detect things like trees/boulders in the path? Would it be possible to use that for normal/VIP flights (outside of training/war times)? https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/iaf-mi-17v5-helicopter...

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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/chopper-crash-inquiry-complete-cfit-probable-cause/article38084094.ece Disorientation of crew in poor weather likely cause of crash that killed Gen Rawat and 13 others. The findings of the inquiry have been sent for legal review after which they would be submit...

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what is also called close air support or army support. I include riads on PAF airfields near the border as those are to reduce PAF close air support. ramana ji - Just a level setting: You have close air support, where your friendly forces/ground forces are close to the target being bombed and deep ...

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Maybe. But I have not found Wolfpack unreliable in past. And to give credence to the report, the IAF ACM is in Korea now and met their Minister of Defence and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1476558376272203780 How serious is different question. Maybe the ACM was given...

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https://mobile.twitter.com/TheLegateIN/status/1476754750880509955 WolfPack suggests that a prominent Korean news outlet has reported IAF interest in the KF-21 Boramae. Haven't traced the original report so it is difficult to judge degree of interest, seriousness. IMHO, KF-21 Boramae is very analogou...

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Ajai mentions range of 60-70KM for ASRAAM. That is hard to believe, ASRAAM is Short Range AAM. Yes, ASRAAM is analogous in some ways to MICA. Higher range, IR guided fire and forget missile. And it will be on DARIN III Jaguar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASRAAM#ASRAAM_P3I ASRAAM is intended to det...

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That error was mine. Thanks for pointing it out The previous suggestion holds - possibly the change in performance might also have something to do with new quartz radome spec and even the change in supplier. Ie radome changes might not be restricted to dimension alone. Anyway, the new design won't b...

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Thanks Bharath. The Mk2 will come, no matter what this Air Chief says or does not say. The concern at Air HQ is that if their meagre CAPEX are diverted towards committing towards Tejas MK2 - at this juncture - would mean no funds for 114 MRFA (basically more Rafales). The reality is that there is n...

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https://twitter.com/Indrani1_Roy/status/1476023987637420033?s=20 ---> LCA Mk2’s nose cone is smaller in length (~10%) and diameter (~10%) than Mk1s even though it will house a more powerful radar and internal IRST. In this thread, I want to show you how this is ONLY possible by build, learn, repeat...

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The deafening silence on the Tejas Mk2 is shameful to say the least. The IAF has accepted Mk2 CDR, clearing way for HAL to start issuing fabrication drawings for the prototype. Work continues. The IAF chief is seeing a window open for his 114 MRFA RFP and is fighting for that. This doesn't necessar...

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https://www.ajaishukla.com/2021/12/air-force-clears-tejas-mark-2-design.html?m=1 has information on Mk1 and Mk1A. eg Details of the 25 concessions given for Mk1 FOC. 12 have been addressed or to be validated. Excerpts included below The Mark 1A is being fitted with an active electronically scanned a...

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Air force clears Tejas Mark 2 design, production begins in 2023 https://www.ajaishukla.com/2021/12/air-force-clears-tejas-mark-2-design.html?m=1 The Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) acceptance of the Comprehensive Design Review clears the way for Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to start releasing drawings...

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https://bestfighter4canada.blogspot.com ... d.html?m=1

Examples of conformal and semi recessed.. including the 2x conformal mica on rafale.

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Prem Kumar wrote:8 tail-fins. Haven't seen that on any of our BMs before. For maneuvering I suppose.

Does this apply ?
https://twitter.com/GODOFPARADOXES/stat ... dHdNA&s=19

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Quite Frankly, we need more 155mm, 52 cal is like 5th gen fighter, it needs specialized rounds, 39 cal are mud movers, we needs lots of 39 cal 155mm backed up with 52 cal Guns where we need the extra reach. 39 cal guns are more transportable in narrower mountain roads. What actually stops you from ...

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Way back in the 1990s, Adm Ramdas wrote that three of a kind is Economic Order Quantity for Indian shipyards. Looks like IN forgot that rule. . In the 1990s the biggest warship built was INS Delhi. The tonnager of the entire class and the cost (in 2020 $ of about 1 billion) of the entire class was ...

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sum wrote:Is that a real one or just some photo-shopped SM pic?
Anyways, with TSP, lines usually blur and wont be surprised if true

Also, the actual letter says that AFM-01 has no clear instructions.

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I always wonder about conformal hard points. Why didn't France opt for them ? Rafale does have conformal fuel tanks - they flew back in June 2001 https://www.defense-aerospace.com/dae/sponsors/sponsor_rafale/img/fox3_2.pdf https://twitter.com/amitraaz/status/1189555726135377922 https://www.flightgl...

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MBDA fined for not fulfilling Rafale deal offsets https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/india-imposes-penalty-of-one-million-euro-for-offsets-delay-in-rafale-aircraft-deal-7852091.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafale_deal_controversy There are separate offsets agreements with Dassault (plane...

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https://mobile.twitter.com/DfIlite/stat ... 7947845633

Tweet with purported info of Rudram II details.

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Current configuration of Kaveri produces 50 KN thrust, is this not enough for a commercial jet airliner that can desi made ? What stops HAL developing one ? There should be a commercial spin off too with defense developments. Any comments ? (my first post, I am a newbie ! ) Commercial jet engines f...

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Pratyush wrote: Because people like me only connect the dots as they appear from snippets in the media.
In the absence of official confirmation. I have no means to know if what I am thinking is correct or not.

Similar here. All we can do is apply logic and analogy and a degree of analysis to media snippets

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If 190Mw reactor is ready then then Indian design attack submarine will be ready soon…….. Am I right? There is no AoN for the detailed design phase yet. And the budget will be from IN budget. With all the challenges and delays that implies. So, no, assuming ready = commissioned /operational @Pratyu...

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Not just the Typhoon. A number of other Russian/soviet submarines had dual VM reactors (othesr had single reactor). [BTW, there's been considerable speculation that the Arihant reactor draws to varying degree on a VM variant design. Some go so far to say that it is a clone . However, Kakodkar says t...

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Milan 2T is an anti tank tandem warhead guided missile license produced by BDL from MBDA missile systems, France https://www.livemint.com/news/india/indian-army-to-get-4-960-milan-2t-anti-tank-guided-missiles-from-bharat-dynamics-11616140671479.html Invar is a laser beam riding anti tank guided miss...

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I thought it might be helpful to post an old article on "The benefits and challenges of using GaN technology in AESA radar systems" https://militaryembedded.com/radar-ew/rf-and-microwave/the-benefits-and-challenges-of-using-gan-technology-in-aesa-radar-systems It's not just a question of m...

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France calls them brèches; you can see an example on pg 10 as well as schematics. Brèches are rectangular hatches of sufficient dimension to permit loading and unloading of heavy equipment. The photographs and sketch [on pg 10] define and illustrate these brèches. They can be described as portions o...

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Expect the French proposition to include both SSN and Project 75I. Double the opportunity space, high commonality between P75I conventional VLS subs and SSN VLS subs. And France gets to skip the RFP, by offering a proposition only Russia can match. This is still France making a phone call, and not I...

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DRDO conducts successful test of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology from a defence facility off #Odisha coast. Many critical technologies validated during the test conducted for a shorter range signalling the development of new air-to-air missile. https://twitter.com/TheHemantRout/status/14...

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It is quite possible that there may be some fixed underwater sensors at various locations hearing for the subs and they may be used to generally locate the subs and they hunt for the specific areas with various platforms. https://resonantnews.com/2020/07/03/indian-submarine-surveillance-network-rea...

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France Set To Offer Barracuda Nuclear Submarines To India
http://www.businessworld.in/article/Fra ... 21-414965/
17 Dec 2021

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https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/iaf-to-showcase-use-of-indigenous-aesa-radar-101638924141445.html About Uttam and Tejas Mk1A based on interview with Dr Seshagiri of LRDE The first 16 Tejas MK 1A aircraft will be fitted with Israeli ELM 2052 AESA radars and the remaining will be fitted with...

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We will face a challenge maintaining them to begin with. We are literally buying used airframes from France to maintain our existing 50 Mirages. The best approach is to buy the Rafale and bulk up on the Tejas. Buying out of production fighters is setting ourselves up for a challenge down the road. ...

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https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/frances-macron-nears-uae-rafale-fighter-jet-deal-2021-12-03/ The 80 Rafale will likely replace UAE's Mirage fleet, which was upgraded (or at least agreed to be upgraded) recently. Chance for India to buy UAE Mirages on the cheap to augment falling s...

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https://theprint.in/defence/armed-force ... es/775405/

Yet another reason why the "negative list" tamasha has been bad intersection of PR and bureaucracy.

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Yup. INS Shalki it is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INS_Shalki_(S46)

Commissioned in 1992

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