Bharat Rakshak

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GoI : Hal to make first 4 LUH in 2022-2023. In 2 batches of 2. IA and IAF to split them .

8 more LUH from HAL in 2023-2024.

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20 thousand rupees? Why is this even in news? :oops: I think you obviously know the answer. They accidentally dropped the word crore. 20,000 crore rupee deal to buy 56 C295s. Though some say 22000 crore inr deal. The DRDO rwr press release references it. And that drdo subcontracy price is not menti...

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The entire FTB setup will not cost a single rupee from Tax payers money. Everything can be set up by simply selling off part of Air India's prime real state in Delhi or Mumbai to raise couple of crores for instrumentation and transfer a single B747 to DRDO to be used as FTB. After the deal , the go...

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vsunder wrote:What about minesweepers? .

Every ship can be a minesweeper - once

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Indian Navy to commission Scorpene-class submarine INS Vela on Thursday

https://www.timesnownews.com/amp/india/ ... day/834876

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Can anyone explain to me what is the purpose of the Indian Aircraft Carrier (IAC) fleet? 1. Don't forget that India imports a lot of oil from the middle east, and does not have sizeable oil storage (Unlike china). Protecting indian trade lines may not be sexy, but it is important. This is one of th...

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https://twitter.com/SJha1618/status/1460593788313686022?s=20 ---> Anyway, the first of the 'new' Sandhayak-Class large Survey Vessels, being built by GRSE, Kolkata, is due to be launched in early December 2021. Image courtesy: Indian Navy. 4 units are being built. Can't this design be modified for ...

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PAF officers visiting Tejas at Dubai

Per Vayu Aerospace, IAF officers visited JF-17 at Paris Airshow 2019

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Navy to tweak its aircraft carrier plan to accommodate surveillance and attack drones https://theprint.in/defence/navy-to-tweak-its-aircraft-carrier-plan-to-accommodate-surveillance-and-attack-drones/766877/ 16 Nov 2021 This is an encouraging sign. Prioritizing and planning capability in accord wit...

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https://www.timesnownews.com/india/arti ... rdo/829654

Black Shark heavyweight torpedoes for Scorpene and Oto Melara 127 mm naval gun for Project 15B etc ought to be incoming soon

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ks_sachin wrote: As long as the ammo is OFB we will have strikes.!

If the ammo isn't from OFB, we will have strikes. Though i don't think the GoI is as worried about labor strikes..

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The way the system is set up now is that the CDS will have to clear whatever the service chiefs want. The DAC and the CCS are the responsible parties. Not the service chief or the CDS. And it is the job of those folks at the DAC/CCS to decide what can be done for the security of the country given t...

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Sorry if this has been answered earlier, but is there a definitive timeline provided for transitioning from the Elta 2052 to the Uttam on the Tejas? Not a definitive timeline per se, but there is a statement that (after the 10 trainers), the 1st 20 Mk1A will have Elta 2052 and the rest 53 will have...

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There is no Mk1B. Any new version will take longer now to be ready than the Mk2 especially if it involves an as yet nonexistent new engine. You can think of it like this. Mk1A = elta 2052 [1st 20 ] MK1B = uttam radar [last 53 planes] (maybe integrate meteor etc later) You can give it different name...

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The point is that the GoI has not said no. No one formally said "there's no money for this". There is no position paper, no force structure review think tank, no public assessment The procurement system (from RM down) finds it far easier to delay than deny.. After all, who gainsays the IAF...

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@pratyush - you are mistaken. Single engine fighters are not banned. LCA Mk1A import is banned. Not even all light combat aircraft https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1644570 A single engine fighter via MRFA would be not LCA Mk1A, not a light combat aircraft, and one made in India via ...

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Please don't forget indian precision weapons coming in to help win the economy war. Current imported precision weapons are very expensive and hinder democratization of use..

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https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/261021/assembly-of-pslv-stopped-to-involve-private-sector-in-space-missions.html The reason given is they wanted instructions to proceed further. And the article says this could be because of the re-organization where the private sector was supposed to...

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Per Janes Malaysia wants 8 lead-in-fighter training planes and 10 light combat aircraft to replace their existing BAE Hawk 108 and 208 (light attack leveraging the Hawk trainer platform) and Aermacchi MB-339CM trainers. With a possibility of a repeat identical order down the road. Mig 35 has no LIFT...

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https://twitter.com/TheWolfpackIN/status/1451551352593788933?s=20 ---> Delay in integrating AESA radar with FA-50 may cost S. Korea the Malaysian fighter jet tender, with India's HAL Tejas having an edge: Korean media. May not be as simple as aesa alone. Per Janes , Malaysia was looking for 8 train...

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. So now, you are concurring with me, that it's 250 missiles for 12 launchers. OK. Not *now* - always. The natural reading since day of the report is that the army procured a limited number of missiles after RFP selection. That through an emergency basis. Why ? Will 250 missiles and 12 launchers ma...

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P8i in Seychelles https://twitter.com/hci_seychelles/status/1450443986582315015 Good to note ! ----- BTW Adm Arun Prakash responding on the sub kerfluffle https://twitter.com/arunp2810/status/1450635387823554562 A submarine with its schnorkel up & periscope showing is declaring its presence. It ...

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@Aditya : The IAF is taking 5 upgraded mirages there https://mobile.twitter.com/j20slayerr/status/1450544401294393345/photo/3 Indian Air Force pics including Dr Jaishankar IAF aloft and in formation in the sky after the elephant walk https://www.aninews.in/news/world/others/iafs-mirage-2000-squadron...

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https://theprint.in/defence/army-bets-on-technology-not-more-troops-on-ground-in-eastern-command-to-deal-with-china/752788/?utm_source=JioNews&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=JioNews&amp Technology over asking for more boots on ground. Just the start, if they have the mind and the will ...

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Availability 80% next only to Rafale?

https://twitter.com/themave7/status/144 ... 25635?s=20 ---> Tejas availability is well above 80% - At par with Rafale & Su30MKI. In terms of weapon delivery : It is the best aircraft in IAF after Rafale. (As per Air Marshal R. Nambiar).

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https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/i ... 2015-11-28

Reports that the kilo class/ ushus did well against a US sub in the Malabar exercise

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You can strike multiple deals. Each deal in itself is subject to the 300 Crore cap. But the report itself is dubious. I sincerely doubt we are buying 250 missiles per launcher. Its more likely we sought to procure 250 missiles and 12 launchers. You aren't going to get 3000 missiles for Rs300 Crore ...

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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/trijunction-not-in-boundary-pact-bhutan-signed-with-china/articleshow/87047037.cms Bhutan, China sign bilateral pact on 3 step roadmap for border talks, India takes cautious note. Sources say this does not include trijunction which would require cons...

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Two months after the Taliban takeover of Kabul, New Delhi is planning to engage regional powers on the future of Afghanistan. We are at least six months late on this, It's not that there were no thoughts of reaching out before. eg https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/aug/13/afghanistan-cris...

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https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2021/10/17/argentina-reveals-talks-with-india-on-tejas-will-ejection-seat-shoot-down-a-deal.html Argentine Air Force had received offers for new fighters from Russia and China, but was also awaiting proposals from the US and India. Isaac told Infodefensa that Argent...

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We don't have any firm details on the number of IGLAS purchased under emergency purchase do we? https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/army-invokes-emergency-powers-for-missiles-deal/article26984091.ece Under the emergency route, the Army is looking to procure about 12 launchers and around 250 miss...

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Defence budget is always pegged at %age of GDP. Our GDP has been doing pretty badly since 3-4 years or Salaries and Pensions (and OROP) have hurt the capital budget even more. Indian Army is now the most numerous in the world. That is not a good thing. You need to free money up for modernization, t...

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Bharath, I read it differently - if it was a failure they wouldn't be going for emergency purchase. The Spike also reportedly cleared trials later. The point is that fixing issues later, and demonstrating later are all against the spirit of RFP which is supposed to assure a level playing field and ...

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This makes for grim reading provided it is true. It claims the trials were a sham. Provided the details are true - most likely sourced from one of the competitors. https://stratpost.com/indias-vshorad-program-off-flight-path/ It is the basis of the protests filed. https://www.thehindu.com/news/nati...

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What does gaming the number of planes in a squadron get you ? Do air actions happen in unit of squadrons ? No. Maintenance equipment may be at base, and spreading that across more home bases, might marginally increase maintenance costs or reduce effectivity if you increase number of squadrons while ...

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Mk2 is a natural progression from the Mk1 just like the Gripen E/F is from the C/D. And the Rafale is in a different tier/progression from the Gripen E/F (eg ~3t more payload) and therefore of Mk2/MWF. [Due warning : Speculation follows - how I try to make sense of it] The MRFA is a trade-off of co...

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@chetak

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