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R.Adm Pillai (R) weighs in on the legacy of the Gen. Sundarji, focusing on institutional transformation and how it falters unless built up through training and career progression incentives. While the lessons may have been forgotten or diluted by administrative workarounds within the IA's organizati...

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https://youtu.be/cpu93zWMSbs?si=dljUuOKQpdV16znQ The US has spent almost 50% of its Patriot, THAAD and Precision Strike and 30% of Tomahawk and 20% of JDAM missiles in 2 months in the war with Iran. There's a major lesson in this for how a poorly conceived operation can seriously weaken oneself wit...

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A critical look by Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai (retd) at the opportunity cost of delays on fleet availability. India’s Journey from Periscopes to Indigenous AIP https://radmsudhirpillai.substack.com/p/indias-journey-from-periscopes-to?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=i1g62&triedRedir...

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https://youtu.be/sQAT5OZXPNc?si=n7Q-WMUSoWJX6mqj

A good primer on RDE in general and an update on the progress made by D-Propulse.

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In terms of targeting accuracy, I would recommend reading Vishnu Som's book on Op Sindoor. He highlights how critical it was for the pilot to delay delivery until the last possible safe moment to ensure accurate strike, and how an electrical failure required a reset and a second (successful) attempt...

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https://open.substack.com/pub/radmsudhirpillai/p/two-blockades-no-law-d64?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=72cns1 Fascinating piece by R. Adm Pillai (Retd) that traces the historical and legal context of blockade. Of immediate concern to India: The ceasefire technically expires on 22 A...

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https://swarajyamag.com/technology/navi ... uld-fix-it

Paging AmberG for comments on the new clocks for NavIC. Thank you in advance.

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How would this work practically ? For instance, will the Army generals report to the IAF Air Marshal in the Western Theatre who might be junior to them (assuming that Theater commander will also be a 3-star officer) ? Or will they "work" the system to ensure that the senior most commander...

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https://youtu.be/T4Lp-DuL-WU?si=-JNTZIqYvkPC2tyc

Account of an Indian on the Russian-Ukranian frontlines. Quite an eye opener - lucky are the ones that survived to tell the tale.

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India has ordered 31 MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones for around $3 billion, suggesting a unit cost of around $100 million. https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/indian-navys-mq-9b-sea-guardian-purchase-puts-pakistans-subs-on-notice/ The US has lost 16 such drones so far to Iranian SAMs. https://defencesecur...

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Amber G. wrote: Raychaudhuri is famous for the Raychaudhuri equation, fundamental to the singularity theorems of Hawking and Penrose

An interesting connection with BRF - the late Brig. Raychaudhuri, who used to post as RayC here, was a nephew of Raychaudhuri.

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Follow up on the pressure boosting engine concept to aid hypersonic engines.

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https://youtu.be/Z1GaSg_Odxo?si=P8OzkXVRx0ItTyEJ

This interview by Vijay Kumar, former DG CRPF, then security advisor to MHA and architect of the anti-naxal movement, is a masterclass in clarity, brevity and deft sidestepping of politically leading questions. Definitely worth the watch.

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https://youtu.be/H87-zTv2BZA?si=HQE2SfKhgIPFca-F

A good description of Se La feature and its tole in 1962. Explains how apparent tactical advantages (location and height) can prove to be an administrative and psychological trap if care is not taken to protect its flanks.

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https://youtu.be/0sycSnyxUR4?si=KqwibVIRzshClZZy Interesting lessons from the recent wars on AI generation of target sets, integration of civil infrastructure with military data. Also, any info on the pressure boosting engine Jha is working on? I didn't realize he was leading a tech company in addi...

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There was no way to order more than a tranche of 40 for a Mk1 version at that time - when, as the Mk1A which is yet to arrive is itself a compromise of the GSQR - so that's not the issue here. If true, it points to a yet to be mature manufacturing process, perhaps for composites.

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Posting here to invite comment on an extraordinary claim at the 23:20 minute mark, that the 40 Tejas Mk1 were essentially bespoke "hand made" items rather than an output of an assembly line of standardized tooling and practices. I find that hard to believe m but if true, the challenges to ...

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Vsunder et al., what steps would be taken to prevent VBIED attacks in these critical tunnels? I assume the impact of such an attack would be catastrophic. Is the plan to physically inspect every civilian vehicle before it passes through? Would those delays essentially negate the benefit of reduced t...

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https://youtu.be/n7SjLBgcB1A?si=5uQj_YADJ4SsoUjw

Tom Cooper claims, based on social media video evidence from Pak and speaking to confidential sources, that IAF hit Kirana Hills.

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In the interview above, the Def Secy confirmed that not all QRs have been met on the Mk1A variant, yet. It squares with HAL's statement that major QRs have been met. It would be in the IAF's interest to start induction and wait for incremental capabilities to be added in later tranches.

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Details of the Astra Mk3. Astra Mk-3 'Gandiva' | India’s Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile India is all set to get the Astra Mk-3 ‘Gandiva’, a very long-range air-to-air missile that will significantly boost the Indian Air Force’s beyond visual range combat capability. Developed by DRDO, the Gandiva use...

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https://sinocism.com/p/chinas-policy-and-intellectual-debates?utm_source=substack&publication_id=2&post_id=186554606&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=1nptx1&triedRedirect=true Sinocism (Bill Bishop's ...

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https://youtu.be/AJc6Tzl8igosi=d7PZoABOiwDLjf3i

Not military related but the light weight frame and VSTOL features have promise for last mile logistics.

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In an interview with Sandeep Unnithan, V. Adm Thakare mentions how MDL now needs to switch to the old welding process for HY80 steel for the German submarines from the HLES 80 steel used for the Scorpenes. Apparently the two steels have different requirements related to their work-over characteristi...

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https://youtu.be/RqMM_33oBDY?si=iJed4CM-oXsfUvlH

An excellent overview of the inefficiencies in our DAP and the proposed remedies.

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Discussion on AI in air combat. An interesting option is the vertical launched and recovered unmanned vehicle, making runway denial less damaging.

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I think the CCP is unanimous in their attitude towards Ondia viz. India must be contained and relegated to a lower status vis-a-vis China. Where differences may arise is on their priorities vis-a-vis the US and Taiwan. In that respect, a US-China detente may be more harmful to India by way of less e...

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https://open.substack.com/pub/sinocism/p/forever-xi-jinping-perhaps-not?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email Forever Xi Jinping? Perhaps Not He may put saving the regime from itself above vainglory, and even recovering Taiwan - Guest post by Chris Johnson This a guest post from Chris Johnson, CEO...

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Quite an impressive assembly line with a high degree of automation and quality control for small arms ammunition at Adani's factory in Kanpur.

https://youtu.be/tGOiduX5T1g?si=UzcwFHLLTMfKkJ43

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With Imran's banned PTI candidates still getting 105 votes, with no street campaigns, no election symbol, no PM candidate, it points to how much anger there is towards the PA and disillusionment with the other parties. Their economic survival is now solely dependent on Chinese largesse, and as the C...

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It is a sign of the times that this thread doesn't even report the news of the formation of a coalition government in Pakistan. Truly Pakistan has vanished from most Indians' consciousness, to be remembered only during a cricket match or a terrorist attack.

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Anoop · Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

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https://youtu.be/Cbg11ActFBY?feature=shared

Looks like the Premier is now on the way out. Xi must be as paranoid as Mao.

Surprisingly these are his hand-picked protégés.

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https://youtu.be/fGG-qfCUO5A?feature=shared

Another sign that the liquidity crunch is hitting banks and personal deposits.

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https://youtu.be/meJItedDm2Y?feature=shared A look at the interplay between population decline and economic downturn. What I found interesting is the almost perfect storm of factors that underpinned population decline - (a) lack of accounting for already declining fertility rate in the 1970s even b...

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No Way Taiwan Will Accept Reunification with China: General Naravane

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Back To The Future: Air Chief’s SWOT Analysis Of The IAF https://bharatshakti.in/back-to-the-future-air-chiefs-swot-analysis-of-the-iaf/ 02 Sept 2023 From the above article: Apart from this, 30 IAF airfields had been upgraded under Modernisation of Airfield Infrastructure (MAFI) Installation with N...

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My main takeaways from the interview were: 1. The PLA's written doctrine explicitly states that their BRI infrastructure is dual use. With caneristerized missiles on warships, that eliminates the disadvantage of their lack of military bases and poses a great challenge to the US (and of course, India...

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