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Hope the IAF dont keep Tejas MK1A grounded till Meteor is integrated. Hopefully induction process is initiated and soon a handover ceremony is to take place. https://x.com/InsightGL/status/1993337616113258905 @InsightGL -While #Pakistan is busy making memes & #China spreading propaganda #India’...

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I am not aware of any version of Derby being tested on the Mk1A. As far as Astra was concerned, the proposed upgrades post last trials were pending for approval. Not sure of the current status.

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FIGHTER @FighterPiloting Multiple successful firings of Astra Mk1s & ASRAAMs from Tejas-Mk1/Mk1A prototypes & production planes of IAF by HAL-ADA resulted in the largest all-aspect operational envelope ahead & behind any combat aircraft in India, clearing all major hurdles for op induct...

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Alpha Defense™🇮🇳 @alpha_defense MUM-T demos on the LCA aren’t new; these exercises have been ongoing for years and are now routine with other strike fighter. However, the teaming concepts DRDO and IAF are pursuing today are far more complex and ambitious this is just a start. 1:16 PM · Oct 27, 2025

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Insightful Geopolitics @InsightGL -Huge achievement -#IndianAirForce & #DRDO successfully demonstrated advanced Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) capabilities -TEJAS fighter jet networked with 2 UAVs -Trials validated command & control, sensor fusion & precision strikes -Trial occurred du...

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Admiral, I have long lost respect, and frankly interest, in our Servicemen (leadership only). Very few mean business and are upright like Mao sir. To begin with, this NUH business sounds like Arjun. I mean, if you want to have Arjun, you'd build the infra by the time it joins the service, not the ot...

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chetak wrote: ↑24 Aug 2025 12:03 to what end, uddu ji.

There is no trust anymore, either in the manufacturer or the product

any potential export markets would have dried up completely

Respect your handle (name) pl! Weren't Apaches, in production over 50yrs, grounded last year too?

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VishnuS wrote: ↑23 Aug 2025 10:19 With six squadrons of Rafale coming in, do we have place for TEDBF or will it get axed like HF 73!?

I'd be perhaps happier if it gets axed (due to unavailability of suitable engine) like HF 73 rather than like NLCA.

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+10 to the Admiral

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Well, one utility that is money's worth is in getting first hand insights into Apaches to better our products such as LCH. Like what China did with Russian equipment. Of course, ours would skip the unnecessary reverse engineering step.

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I wish LCA Tejas was built around a Russian or French engine, but I guess planners got obsessed with tech specs of engines (in which GE engines are the best) and did not consider strategic aspects. That was poor decision making. I am dead certain that LCA Mk-1, Mk-2 are not only designed with F-4X4...

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Let's not count chickens before they hatch. Today Trump threatened more measures within 24 hrs. Now the IAF can sit in a corner twindling thumbs or continue whining and badmouthing ADA and HAL to their heart's content on all occasions. Be it China or the USA, many BRF armchair analysts sadly have be...

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If we are serious at all, design Mirage 4K like dual-engine, Kaveri powered LCA. It will be faster and force IAF to purchase it. Left to itself, IAF will keep sabotaging the indigenous programs with spurious SQRs, delays and khayali pulao engines that, if exist at all, are prone to sanctions or supp...

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The complete upfront sentence would be, ‘We know while signing contracts systems will never come on time and yet we cause years of delay in ordering'.

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Gaming is what IN is doing with the fighters. Cancelling programs. Even after scrapping NLCA, it could directly have asked for stealthier version. It didn't, saying they are pragmatic. Funny as the same would have meant that it should have gone for NLCA Mk2, even as per the then ADA Director Cmde CD...

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...Kaveri 1.0 needs to improve the T/W ratio from 6.5 to 8.0 AFAIK, this does not give full picture. What happens if TWR is 6.5? It puts certain constraints. So what are they? Are they worth consideration? What's the point of having an engine with great TWR and is not supplied at all? The airframe ...

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Wish the viral trend was #TEDBFwithKaveri. Would have been great a service. The last I heard is that TEDBF is on the back burner. Navy wants a stealth 5th gen, deck based fighter. They got their Rafale M and no longer want the TEDBF. Something like this ----> TEDBF-S (Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter...

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We are genuinely up the creek without a paddle with Mk2. We are going to get coerced into MRFA or MMRCA 2.0 big time. The MRFA is coming, in some form or manner. If there is any doubt, please see this post ---> https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=2648137#p2648137 Sorry I got confused ...

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Now heaven only knows what Safran has proposed to the Indian Govt as part of the AMCA turbofan JV. Could Safran offer to develop the M88-3 and M88-4 as alternatives to the F404 for Mk1A and F414 for Mk2? It is possible, but the question is will the Govt take up the offer? Perhaps they are only offe...

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We are genuinely up the creek without a paddle with Mk2. We are going to get coerced into MRFA or MMRCA 2.0 big time. Yes. The beauty is just like with Tejas Mk2, we are building TEDBF/ORCA also around an engine that our current Kaveri cannot match. Though it should be possible to have Rafale like ...

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It's 50kN/75kN admiral. Even F404-IN is better.

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Safran has no engine that can power the Mk2.

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Probably cost and other factors. Source: Interfax-Ukraine news agency, citing Ukrainian Air Force Spokesman Yurii Ihnat Quote from Ihnat: "Oniks missiles were designed to destroy boats and warships. It flies at Mach 2.6. This is more than 3000 km per hour, so the speed is considerable. It can c...

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CAT's Warrior has BVR armed externally, not good for stealth. SAAWs are in the internal weapon bays though.

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webmaster wrote: ↑21 May 2025 14:20
ritesh wrote: ↑21 May 2025 09:10 Guru and Admin log, getting connection is not secure error. Pls look into the same.

We made some changes to the DNS record. Please allow until end of day today. If the issue still presists then let us know. Thanks

Works with Reliance now!

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FWIW Revelation: India destroyed 20% of Pakistan's air power in one night! - The role of Rafale Satellite images that have come to light have shown that India allegedly inflicted a crushing blow on the Pakistan Air Force on the night of May 9. Within hours, the Indian Air Force launched attacks on 1...

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HAL to Deliver 12 LCA Mk1A Fighter Jets to Indian Air Force This Year Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the government-owned aerospace and defence manufacturing enterprise, made a key announcement on Friday. With engine supplies commencing from American tech giant General Electric, HAL expressed...

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This is far more significant than just 2x ASRAAM and 2x Astra. This is an LSP Tejas equipped with an IRF probe, a new WVR missile, and an indigenous BVR system, a clear indication that all existing LCA variants (IOC/FOC) are likely to be upgraded to Mk1A standards. Credit : Praneeth Franklin (@Pran...

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More actually, elsewhere. To quote:... One has to be high on a AAA grade of cocaine to believe the horseshit above, which Bharat Karnad obviously is. One example --> Even the non-export version of the PL-15 does not do 300 km. The export version (PL-15E) does 145 km onlee. So he just doubled the nu...

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That's pretty much what Bharat Karnad is saying. Although the man seems to have a strange grudge against Rafale and MoD. Points #3 and #4 is important and in future we must force them to ground civilian airliners else they are fair game. More actually, elsewhere. To quote: “Saab Erieye AWACS patrol...

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At 25min, Bharat Karnad revealed that an Israeli pilot once said that if only they had Tejas, it would have been sufficient.

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'These people' now know Punjab would be clobbered and Pindi will be decimated next time. It's no more just mujaheeds or Shia battalions. That is a big takeaway.

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ritesh wrote: ↑09 May 2025 11:50
ritesh wrote: ↑28 Mar 2025 08:52 Mods, for last few days unable to connect using Jio data sim.
@Rakesh and other Admins
This is still unresolved. Pls look into the same.

+1

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There are multiple wrong assumptions, IMO. Also that IAS officer doesn’t have complete grasp over the subject. First MES has doesn’t deal with military flight safety (the topic of this thread). I am no one to verify but because the video specifically talks about military safety, I posted here. The ...

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... Due to this being a first-time effort to design and develop a carrier borne fighter aircraft, there was conservatism in the platform leading to a mass increase by about 400 to 500 kg. This is why the thrust available for deck take-off fell short of mission objectives. It was thus decided that t...

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Army Re-Deploys Grounded Dhruv Helicopters For Counter-Terror Ops In Srinagar In the wake of the deadly terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam, the Indian Army has redeployed its Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv fleet for counter-terror operations in Srinagar and adjoining areas of Jammu and...

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Mods, could we please have this plugin available? It will help post media from different places, esp X (twitter).

https://www.phpbb.com/customise/db/exte ... ediaembed/

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Read about helicopter safety and maintenance (apart from others): Chauhan @Platypuss_10 Vikas Divyakirti (ex IAS) talks about corruption which happens in Military Engineering Services (MES) MES is also a Part of corps of Engineers Watch till end! Source: https://x.com/Platypuss_10/status/19116581508...

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The deadline for publishing this news was April 1. Probably was delayed due to CCS clearance.

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Provide the funding and then the above will surely work. GOI has to provide the funding. The GOI is the one that needs convincing. Please allow me to conclude my thoughts and this will be my last post on this topic. I do not wish to absolve the GoI for the insufficient funding of the Kaveri project...

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