Bharat Rakshak

AkshaySG

Good spot. But this would have been known from Day 1 to both IN and Dassault, If it didn't fit then why would they even bother with the whole charade. I'm assuming it's a tight fit and requires a much longer time to enter and exit the hangar but Dassault is hoping that the commonality with IAF is en...

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vijayk wrote:.

I hope that results in just as many actual orders too.. "Booking" only requires a fee of 15-20,000 rs and people usually book multiple high in demand vehicles but buy only 1 whichever suits their timelines, desire etc the most

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The delay in appointing a new CDS is disappointing https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/the-delay-in-appointing-a-new-cds-is-disappointing-101660308083658.html Agreed. Even if any or the existing Chiefs or candidates didn't measure up to the brilliance or ideas of Gen Rawat it would have still be...

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Aamir Khan's 'LSC' Breaks Into US Top Box Office Charts While Continues To Struggle In India, According to Box Office Mojo, the film has collected $314.8k on day one of its release in the US & is positioned at 10th spot with way better average per screen amongst other films in the list. https:/...

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https://twitter.com/TheLegateIN/status/1557399361687920640?s=20&t=Q78EhJpPzU6hLcXoRYFbiA ---> Just In: The deal for 30 Predator (MQ-9B) UAVs with the US is expected to be finalised soon. The Indian Navy has been pushing for the deal and it will be done soon. Total cost almost $3 billion. Though...

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The Aircraft Carrier Connundrum and India's Dilemma https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gL2grmDK1MATIW-tOmfrdFDSzsrsW0hk/edit By Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd) - Former Chief of Naval Staff, Indian Navy The joint helicopter command as mentioned in the article is also a great example of interoperabilit...

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^^^^Ridiculous. Why is all of this on HAL?? They are a business.. They can't just produce extra stuff every year out of thin air with no serious investment.. And I'm talking billions of dollars Its not just HAL involved here.. There are tons of subcontractors who would all need to be paid in advance...

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The "brass" its actually red.. They have blood on their hands, As does everyone else who maliciously delayed Tejas and keeps pushing the import lobby. As per Shiv Aroor " The older pilot was flight commander at his squadron. The younger, just getting into the thick of fighter ops"...

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I don't mind keeping it under government control but its operating mandate and focus should have been narrowed. I don't think there's any point investing huge amounts in urban areas where its services and facilities are bound to lag behind private players like Jio and Airtel As I see there are 3 mai...

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this is likely to use BSNLs vast infrastructure to provide 4G all through India especially the rural regions that likely won't be covered by 5G and poor coverage by private companies. A welcome development similar to rails and road infrastructure., every Indian should be able to access 4G upwards T...

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https://twitter.com/IndianTechGuide/status/1552254901538893825?t=NrGNFM5AiveEk5cGunNCrg&s=19 20.5 Billion $ investment to revive BSNL announced. In a period of disinvestment from PSU's and getting rid of loss making lumbering enterprises this represents a massive investment in a public firm. Add...

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. Nobody is giving away the precious Engine IP for a one time order of Jets.. Not the Russians, Not the Americans and not the French You may get some MRO facilities set up or even some simple TOT but neither of that will help us understand how to make these engines on our own or use that tech with ...

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It seems like the exercises with the Americans have had a big impact on the IN psyche... They saw US Supercarriers dominate the seas with their CBG's, a extremely capable fixed wing force and decided this the way to go for India too But we simply don't have that requirement from our Navy... We're no...

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When the Indian economy was small it was easy to keep Pakis as competitors, now as India keeps growing, its becoming 2 costly to make sure Pakis compete. Actually they are not doing too badly though. They compete because it is in the interests of US, EU and China to not let the gap become too big b...

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Re: In flight refueling Tankers based out of Naval Air Stations in A&C, TN, LK and GJ should be able to cover quite a significant amount of the operating area of Indian Aircraft Carrier Operations Besides we have a base coming up in Seychelles along with multiple logistics and info sharing agree...

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Damn that's chilling. Wonder how many more of our scientists and experts since then have been targeted this way. Were the likes of Nambi Sir also carefully chosen and pushed out by foreign intelligence?? No matter how many agreements we sign with them or how much social cooperation there is.. The ar...

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I sincerely hope someone at IAF is thinking of OPEX as well and not just Capex... It seems to be common sense but with our procurement process you never really know I'd love to know how they plan to operationally afford, maintain and upgrade a force that has 140 odd Rafales, 250 Su 30s and 120 fifth...

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He is just playing the cards he got well. One in hand vs 2 in the bush. Every service chief is different and we may get the next one who pledges his support to Tejas Mk2. As much as we need Tejas Mk2 in large numbers, we will also need a minimum of 4 more squadrons of MRFA. 2 events need to happen....

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I think the only non critical assessment of the IAFs treatment of the Tejas can be that the force is extremely reluctant to have a large chunk of it's fighter fleet powered by the US GE engine. At a strategic level they may have taken into account the possiblity of Indias growth and penchant for a ...

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... So we're looking at 2028-9 at the earliest for an actual deployment for Vikrant with either Rafale or Shornets Wonder if the Mig29ks can be eeked out until then or will these ships essentially become Air Defense Ships/Helo carriers till then rather than a true Aircraft carrier. I would have lov...

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An important point here is that Bojo hasn't resigned as Prime Minister ( yet) he has just resigned as the head of the Conservative Party and wants to serve as PM for a few more months until the next leader is chosen

Interesting to see if they let him stay on or not

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Kohli doesn’t seem motivated at all and is merely going through his motions. He should seriously question himself as to why he is playing. Right now there is no way he deserves a spot on the team. I sincerely pray he is not in the T20 team. At the risk of being sexist, his marriage has done him no ...

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Barath wrote:
With a pic from behind

That's a US Navy UCAV.

Its also significantly larger and a different design

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I had spent the last couple of weeks laughing at the state of the American Supreme Court but I had forgotten just how entitled, out of touch and misinformed our own "hizzonners" are Victim blaming of the highest order. Now beheading an innocent is acceptable as a response to what someone s...

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Why do we always seem to think that these are pushed by "handlers" in Pak/ISI or some foreign NGO I think it's time people realize that the perpetrators, the people they follow on social media, the the people that instigate this and the "maulvis" that flame this hatred are all bo...

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In the last week or so Teesta Arrested RB Sreekumar Arrested Zoo bear arrested Rana Ayyub and a few other BIF accounts start getting their tweets/accounts blocked Moosewaala's video blocked There has definitely been a more aggressive response to these BIF folks, both online and in person than we've ...

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So much for the supposed shining beacon of human rights that acts as Hall Monitor to all other countries. I do hope the Indian RW stays away from all the abortion ban drama though and not try to copy the Republican talking points .. In most situations it is a medically critical procedure that has sa...

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So unless we bag a significant export order (2 sqd+) or the IAF decides to do a 180 and orders further Mk1/Mk1As to fill the gap then it's hard to see why HAL would need to increase rate beyond 8 per year. With the additional Mig29s and Su30s possibly being out of the picture now a follow up order o...

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With due respect Admiral Saab, is it the primary job/responsibility of the fighting arm of the military to worry about arms export (or lack thereof). Does King khan/the Russians give their armies sales targets? I am a big time bhakt of desi systems, especially the troika of Arjun, Tejas and LCH, bu...

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Deutsche Bank has now ceased Russian Operations following the likes of Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan. This is beyond just "woke" corporations virtue signaling... These banks have no issues dealing with the worst of the worst and exploiting whatever they can in the pursuit of profits. But eve...

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A sad day for all cricket fans indeed. He was an outspoken commentator and never away from controversy but by the man had magic in his hands, Watching him set up batsmen and fall into his trap was one of the best pleasures of watching cricket in the late 90's - Early 00s. Even in his twilight years ...

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Another evacuated student going off against the government. https://twitter.com/ankitakashyapp_/status/1499630847032397827?t=5_BH0n_U9UTqfRFt61DnyA&s=09 These folks have little to no sense of geopolitics, no sense of the decisions a country has to make for its own interests and their only inform...

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Nachiket: which brings up the question that's been nagging me from the beginning of the AMCA program. Are we falling into the Light/Medium self-inflicted trap again? If we want a powerful engine + large internal weapons storage, why didn't we design a heavy stealth fighter to begin with? Too much w...

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Just the news coming from Germany is worth a thread in itself.. Some really dramatic happenings over the past 48 hours showcasing a shift in foreign policy. 1. They have agreed to send arms and ammunition to. Ukraine after dithering for such a long time, Germany hasn't sent this much arms to a confl...

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Since even OFB firms are exporting in big numbers I'm guessing all issues of ammo availability/reserves for army that came out a few years ago are now resolved.

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I am very sure that there is a connection to the ukraine situation and some misguided ameriki babooze's idea of pressuring India. no matter what the "official" reason given, India has definitely come under pressure and this is likely the first casualty. this is a $3Billion deal onlee Feb ...

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The simple way to avoid this was for the US to agree to the Russian request that Ukraine be declared a neutral country so that neither side would draw it into a security alliance nor place offensive weapons on it's soil. That was the exact status that Finland and Austria had during the Cold War. Th...

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Twitter back to their tricks https://twitter.com/OpIndia_com/status/1496892687953367064?t=MkZv2CgxbTOnZlde5pMT3w&s=09 Suspend multiple RW/Pro government accounts based on their own definition of " violations" Accounts suspended include the very popular Skindoctor, Megh Updates, Befitti...

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of course stating the obvious., where was HAL SPORT or Tejas ? Hard to sell a trainer when your own country isn't actively using it or even has a clear road map to start using it. Until IAF starts using SPORT/LIFT as their trainer it is unlikely HAL will be able to convince other nations to be the ...

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Western view, Eastern view, Russian view etc etc should matter little to us right now... What matters is what affect this has on India and from that perspective its hard to see any positives no matter what turn the conflict takes if it keeps on dragging It will be harder for us to play "both si...

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