Bharat Rakshak

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What a truly bizarre process so they have ZERO skin in the game until after the jet is fully certified? This is the same airforce that was more than happy to fork over $2BN (a hefty chunk of the LCA’s entire development budget to date) to the French for just 13 enhancements to the Rafale which woul...

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Ramana Interesting post, but the most likely explanation is that Badr began as a low level tactical incursion that took on a life of its own. The operation as envisaged, and then as executed were probably different. Do not read too much into unclear maps - incursions and land grabs have happened eve...

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On the budget - ADA is working with money that was sanctioned for a up engined (GE414 instead of the 404) Tejas MK1 for now - you may call that part of the MK1 program, but that is the MK2. That money will run out, and more money will be needed for the prototypes. Re-emphasis :.[/i]" I think w...

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Re.[/i]" Why is that IAF cannot be part of the solution ? ., when IN can ? Well, it can be - but the entity that should fund part of the prototype construction is HAL - why not put some capital at risk in the program. Typically ADA would be partly within HAL and partly within the IAF. The curr...

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On the budget - ADA is working with money that was sanctioned for a up engined (GE414 instead of the 404) Tejas MK1 for now - you may call that part of the MK1 program, but that is the MK2. That money will run out, and more money will be needed for the prototypes. Money must come from the MOD. IAF w...

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Rakesh The Tejas MK2 is funded - there is no hold up in the development path. The IAF played its role in the design review in December. In a good system, no individual can deny a product it’s day in the sun. The MK2’s future will be decided in 3-4 years time. Past and present CAS may have strong, an...

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Probably the wrong place, but nevertheless - The IAF cheered the Tejas quite strongly after Gagan Shakti in 2018. If they are moving away there is likely to be one of two key reasons: 1. The IAF is disappointed with HAL's delivery rates or the Mk1. Its been surprising that the Mk1 IOC squadron is st...

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I am sure you have your sources, but the fact is that a depleting fighter fleet has been one of the IAF’s biggest issues.

This would mean a 27 or 28 squadron force.

Don’t see that happening.

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Lot of emotion. Till around 2035, we will need to replace nearly 350-400 aircraft. Mig 21, Jaguar, Mig 29 and Mirage 2000s.

Room for the imports, the Mk1a and the vadda Tejas. Imports are needed.

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The M777 was entirely designed by BAE Systems. Not much interest from Europe or the UK where the faith was in self propelled artillery. The US took serious note of the gun after the Gulf war when a US presence was needed very quickly with no close base. Long story, but had Saddam been more aggressiv...

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The use case for such long distance artillery is quite limited. Limited by the ability to locate targets and observe impact - this kind of ammunition is part of a very complex loop where the ability to locate targets, engage and evaluate impact is hard. The use of long distance MBRLS like the HIMARS...

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Not sure what is the wider point we are discussing but here is some background on the M777. 1. The basic design effort was to provide a weapon that had similar performance specifications to the M198, with far greater mobility. Now mobility is a many splendoured word - and its not captured by a singl...

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Mr.Rao Truth is that the M777 has never been battle tested. Until the Weapon system meets actual operating conditions, no manual should be taken as the gospel . Before Ukraine, the M777 has only seen action in very limited numbers in Afghanistan. A lot of what we know about the systems peculiarities...

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I doubt this would be done lightly. Wonderful news.

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How is an old gun like FH77B so reliable when newer ones like m777 seem to be substandard? nobody said M777 is substandard, we were discussing maintaince and associated cost plus what charge a maintenance cycle impose on M777 fire rate. on teetar when countries started announcing weapon as.aide to ...

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I doubt any new demands have been made by the operator. Just shows how hard the task was - always felt that the system was underestimating the complexity in implementing multiple changes where each change was relatively simple but the whole is far more than the sum of the components. Anyways - they ...

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Any news on whether the first flight of the MK1 A, going to happen in June?

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Here is a good update of the tactical situation on the ground, as on 09 Jun, by the Australian Royal USI (United Services Institute): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9NmBgTx5sc&ab_channel=SkyNews • The Royal USI analyst makes a valid point on deployment- the Ukr forces should have from a milit...

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At the end of the day the key is that in a war of attrition, the Russians can replace their equipment losses far more effectively than Ukraine. Compounding that is the fact that bottling up the Black Sea locks up a large amount of Ukraine exports and lastly the war is being fought in Ukraine so the ...

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M777 has some limitations. It’s not designed to sustain high rates of fire - the gun has a specific role, and the reduction in weight using titanium has resulted in a frame that can’t absorb the shock of sustained fire rates. It’s a great tool for very effective highly mobile artillery support that ...

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That is a realistic statement

Defence production capability is a process, not a destination and we are very early in the process

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NRao wrote:
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This could go on for a long time, but momentum seems to be shifting.
Shifting at which level?

We tend to look at very granular levels. .

Away from the Ukrainian forces. They are now being pressed on the field and economically too.

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For the record: 2439 were inside Azov steel, but almost another 2000 surrendered earlier in the battle for Mariupol. Russia has provided names to the ICRC. Given that there were over 4000 POW, it strengthens the Russian claim that there were around 10,000 defenders (36th Marine + AZOV brigade + Par...

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Most of the information you have referenced is about getting the missile to a point where the active seeker can take over. The hard part in targeting and hitting a manouvering target comes after that. Is it really so hard when the relative velocity of the target wrt incoming missile makes the targe...

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Any records of a Brahmos being fired on moving targets- say a manouvering ship? After nearly 21 years (first test was on 12 June 2001) of test firings, if the missile is not capable of striking a moving target, then... :mrgreen: I have not come across such a video myself, but maybe other posters ha...

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Any records of a Brahmos being fired on moving targets- say a manouvering ship?

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On the Moskva 1. General shock at the fact that 2 subsonic ASMs could hit and sink the ship. Regard for the ship’s sensors and ECM capabilities is reasonable. Possible reasons are that the ship sailed with some sensors out of order (seems common in the Russian navy), CIWS was on standby, tunnel visi...

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ShivSji then what is point of joining NATO. I am a little confused. Location and reaction time are at stake. Parking subs of NY is limited in scope compared to a barrage from land based systems.[/quote] 1. I am reminded of my age each day I shave - don’t add to that :) 2. It’s a defensive alliance w...

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Configurations can be varied across models and for missions, not fixed.

Happy to leave it as a point of difference too

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Russia has ICBMs, boomers and nuclear torpedoes - they can have nukes 200 km from NY with no need of parking them in any country.

A country that joins NATO need not have nuclear arms located in it. Territory for closer location of nukes is 60s, not relevant now.

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What happens if Russia uses a tactical low yield nuke on a military target in Ukraine ? Then asks Ukraine to enter into serious negotiations. NATO will most likely not hit Russia with a nuke, fearing a nuclear exchange. war. This would be truly awful. It’s going to be a long 6 months where many thi...

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Rudra can carry 8 passengers in the cabin depending on the configuration. May not carry a full weapons load with a full passenger load.

The last version of the Dhruv has put all high altitude issues to rest.

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Deans - it was a joke. I don’t believe NATO senior command is trapped in Mariupol. Brar - this is the combination that will see more employment- tactical drones and long range artillery interdiction. We used to work with a effective horizon of 4-5 km. Even if that grows to 10-15 km the role of heavy...

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Tom Clancy indeed :) The Moskva was preventing the evacuation of the NATO senior command trapped at Mariupol and had to go! No doubt about it... Jokes apart, if the Ukrainians took it out using a Neptune then they ran a superb operation and are to be complimented on it. An accident should not be dis...

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The Neptune is basically a modernized version of the Harpoon. Neptune is an Ukrainian moderinzation of Kh-35 Uran...not Harpoon...and it entered service only around May 2021 :) For what it’s worth the Uran is called the Harpoonski :wink: It was based on the Harpoon’s performance but that’s not the ...

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This event is puzzling. The Neptune is basically a modernized version of the Harpoon. That means its sub sonic, carries a smallish warhead and uses an active radar seeker in the terminal phase of the flight profile. A ship of this quality should have dealt with one or two missiles of this type quite...

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Why is Russia losing so many tanks in Ukraine? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/why-is-russia-losing-so-many-tanks-in-ukraine/ar-AAW5XIW My comments: Despite overall tone, it has lessons for India. PLA also has Combat Batallion Groups as the main formations. Armour units expect a certain failur...

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Looks like severe weather might affected the FCR radar performance? The Moskva has giant blind spot for its S-300 system only 180 degree coverage it uses outdated OSA Sam to cover that blind spot. It’s ironic Russia noted they shot down a drone a day ago by Grigorovich class frigate (Talwar class s...

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The Maverick - that’s an old name with memories. One of the finest weapons in the US arsenal and along with the LGB a true game changer for the air strike capability of the US. Sad to see it go.

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Excellent summary. A few points, JSOW was only partially a result of wanting more range. Range alone could have been gotten by simply strapping additional kits to the JDAM (the JDAM-ER approach). However with that the sponsors (US Navy) wanted stand of range, plus a path to a smart seeker (it has I...

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