Bharat Rakshak

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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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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.

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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).

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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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Why not SNECMA M53-P2? It's almost identical in performance wrt F414.

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Certification is for engine components sir, as I understand.

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Congratulations to GTRE for the certification! Elsewhere it would already have been under integration into some platform for evaluation. Hopefully this would be the tipping point that it so badly waited for.

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maitya sir, TEDBF is not a religion and there is no blasphemy in revising specs. Nor was that true with LCA Mk2 (F404->F414 upgradation) that through series of MCAs settled again as Mk2. The following pic shows the evolution you are well-aware of. Using the same engine, payload was increased from 4....

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pravula sir, Admiral and maitya sir, that's what I have been trying to convey. Stick to the expected performance achievable for Kaveri and design a/c with those specs. It could be K9 or even K8, so be it. It won't be a world beater, but it will fly and teach us the art of making an engine at commerc...

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drnayar wrote: ↑23 Dec 2024 22:10 looks like IAF now faces a 3 and half front !!

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... What foundation do we stand on with the Kaveri, that we can claim with the Tejas Mk1? TEDBF has yet to receive sanction of funds for a even single prototype. Why to build castles in the air, when we do not want to fund the program? No point in making tall claims and at every Aero India Expo, ro...

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I am sorry, are Kaveri and TEDBF past to abandon? How does Kaveri compare wrt the Rafale's powerplant?

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Why would GoI fund hundreds of crores on an engine that is not acceptable as 'next gen' is sought by the Services? If GTRE can deliver a Kaveri from scratch for flight testing by the time of IOC of Tejas, why can't (couldn't?) we fine tune and get the engine certified in the next 10-20 years? You ha...

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If Kaveri generates more power than Rafale's M88, why would that be an issue?

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I still can't understand why TEDBF was not based on Kaveri. The engine could have been certified by the time of first flight or there about. And a dual engine fighter would have been a very safe option. More than LCA, TEDBF was a bigger backstabbing to the desi engine.

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Wouldn't it be better to go for higher thrust even if it means higher weight with available tech? It is prudent to design an aircraft around an engine rather than design an engine for an a/c that requires next-gen technologies given our immediate requirements. In such a case, a redesign of TEDBF wit...

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Gorshkov was offered as part of a package deal with the MiG-29K.

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