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by Sumeet
15 Jul 2025 04:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
Replies: 2967
Views: 1282259

Re: Indian Naval Aviation

For foreseeable future our need is not power projection world over. We will be more of coastal Navy in our own region (500-600 miles) from our coast line. Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and parts of Indian ocean close to us is what we need to secure. A land based AWACS with good aircraft range should su...
by Sumeet
09 Jul 2025 00:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1785
Views: 469693

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Looks like China has adopted the Vedic concept of माया Maya. माया Maya is deemed as नास्तित्वं non-existent and अस्तित्व existent at the same time. The chinese माया Maya (अध्यस्त adhyasth superimposition / disguise) cloaks/hides China (which is अधिष्ठान basis) selectively. माया Maya has त्रिगुण tri...
by Sumeet
08 Jul 2025 23:47
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1785
Views: 469693

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Government orders were clear: target terror infrastructure. That covers PA, PAF and PN. ‘India lost one Rafale fighter jet due to…’: Dassault CEO rejects Pakistan's claim during Operation Sindoor https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-lost-one-rafale-fighter-jet-due-to-dassault-ceo-rejects...
by Sumeet
07 Jul 2025 11:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 1124
Views: 848290

Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021

I am very well aware of ASPJ project. I am talking about escort jamming, its different. We need those along with weapons like Spear EW to penentrate IADs.
by Sumeet
06 Jul 2025 11:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 1124
Views: 848290

Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021

We need to invest in dedicated jamming platforms.

If not that then atleast dedicated escort jammer like Scorpius EW system. Upgraded Super Sukhoi could be the best platform for this.
by Sumeet
21 Jun 2025 02:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1785
Views: 469693

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Dulat is an embarrassment to even common sense, how did he get to the top post in RAW ?
by Sumeet
19 Jun 2025 03:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 2959
Views: 1227189

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

A_Gupta wrote: 19 Jun 2025 02:53 I think earlier versions of this report had the Khalistan section deleted by Trudeau as a favor to the Khalistanis.
yeah date modified carries todays date: 2025-06-18. But no idea what changed.
by Sumeet
19 Jun 2025 02:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 2959
Views: 1227189

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

Amber ji, Here is the public link to the report: https://www.canada.ca/en/security-intelligence-service/corporate/publications/csis-public-report-2024/intelligence-operations.html#moc10 I agree it was recently released. But it does have a section on Indian Foreign interference. Actually, more surpri...
by Sumeet
16 Jun 2025 23:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
Replies: 108
Views: 28508

Re: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion

https://x.com/DefenceDecode/status/1934491216684400834 ---> The Indian Navy Rafale M deal: 26 Rafale jets to be delivered to the Indian Navy. Deal signed in April 2025 for ₹63,000 cr ($7.4 billion, deliveries by 2030). 22 single-seat M variants + 4 dual-seat B variants (land trainers) TASL will bui...
by Sumeet
14 Jun 2025 00:28
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 2959
Views: 1227189

Re: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)

Amber G. wrote: 14 Jun 2025 00:20 BIG(IMO) : India and Canada Reach Deal to Share Intelligence on Terrorism, Crime
Source ?
by Sumeet
13 Jun 2025 06:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 10672
Views: 3941891

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Saw news flash that Israel conducted air strikes against Iran

Rubio clarified that they are unilateral without any US involvement
by Sumeet
05 Jun 2025 04:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1785
Views: 469693

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

6 or 5 ? Mr Social Media should have been asked to clarify. These guys are beyond hope. Even after surrender of 93K soldiers, loss of country these folks think they still won 1971. The fundamental issue is their delusional thought that being descendants of muslim invaders they cannot be defeated by ...
by Sumeet
30 May 2025 06:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1785
Views: 469693

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Meanwhile: ... suddenly Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif is singing a brand-new tune—“Let’s talk, yaar, for peace’s sake!” All it took was India unleashing Operation Sindoor and turning nine terror launchpads and eleven airbases into smoking craters. Poof—diplomacy unlocked! At summits in Azerbaijan an...
by Sumeet
30 May 2025 00:35
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2700
Views: 1501968

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

Here it is, the full speech of IAF chief. We need a big time private=public sector involvement to bring up tech R&D in this country to state of the art level.

by Sumeet
23 May 2025 22:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1785
Views: 469693

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Karan Thapar: "Just to make it absolutely crystal clear for the audience listening to you, just as you believe India lied in 2019 about shooting down a Pakistani F-16, you believe Air Marshal Bharti has spoken an untruth when he claims an unspecified number of Pakistani planes were shot down; ...
by Sumeet
14 May 2025 02:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2700
Views: 1501968

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

Jay wrote: 14 May 2025 01:49
Sumeet wrote: 12 May 2025 23:13 Fanne,

Add 5-7 AWACS (EL 2090) and as many Netra as we can add. We need a fleet of 20.

50 more Rafale F4.2[/list]
20 AWACS might be an overkill. Also, as good as Rafales's are, we need Tejas MK2 pronto.
Given how many fronts we could be fighting at and our landmass area we need those many.
by Sumeet
14 May 2025 01:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1785
Views: 469693

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Tom Cooper with Navika Kumar in English. This is a good 1-1 video. I wish someone with better understanding interviews Tom Cooper etc in more depth and detail. I will summarize it later but one thing that stood out is Tom mentions Indian govt should have attacked air bases and launch facilities of ...
by Sumeet
14 May 2025 01:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1785
Views: 469693

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Tom Cooper believes in the 90s India's armed forces was a superpower but the political dispensation was not willing to use the Indian assets.,, Yes, and that gives reason to believe that this period's politico-bureaucratic dispensation (irrespective of party affiliation) is compromised. If we had a...
by Sumeet
12 May 2025 23:19
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1785
Views: 469693

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

TSP achieves an unachiveable under normal circumstance for India. P Chidambaram praises Narendra Modi. Operation Sindoor: Congress' P Chidambaram Lauds PM Modi For Strategic Approach Post Pahalgam Attack Congress leader P. Chidambaram commended Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his measured and strat...
by Sumeet
12 May 2025 23:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1785
Views: 469693

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Karnad is an idiot who does not understand that besides the limit imposed on export version there are other issues as well. The effective range varies depending on launch platform's speed and launch altitude, plus range is different for a Refueller/AWACS/Transporter type target vs a nimble agile sup...
by Sumeet
12 May 2025 23:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2700
Views: 1501968

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

Fanne, I will just add following (not in 6 months) in next couple of years: Add 5-7 AWACS (EL 2090) and as many Netra as we can add. We need a fleet of 20. Add procurement of NGARM, SAAW (and in a later block increase their range to more stand off distances) Procurement of escort jamming equipment S...
by Sumeet
10 May 2025 18:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

We should have made handing over of Lashkar & Jaish left over top brass to India as a precondition for agreeing to ceasefire. This does not looks ok to me. IG made a mistake in 1971 and we are yet to see if Modi repeated that in 2025. On IWT, the US has no say. Also, no need to sit across and ta...
by Sumeet
10 May 2025 13:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Why de-escalate now? It has been demonstrated that Indian air defense can stop their projectiles and they are unable to stop most of ours. Good way to punish them and also demonstrate the quality of our military hardware to potential buyers... Problem is now Pakis know our strength and generally th...
by Sumeet
10 May 2025 12:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

TSP calls India at DGMO level. Developing story .....

Seeking respite and de escalation

CNN News18 -- Rahul Shiv Shankar
by Sumeet
10 May 2025 00:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

I am annoyed as heck too but fact is drones are just aerial terrorists… and GoI has the thickest hide in the world when it comes to loss of life. Drones are finite compared to madrasa Abdul. As long as low level guns and local maal can take care of them, don’t think a big escalation might be consid...
by Sumeet
10 May 2025 00:21
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Suggestion from VatsRohit, https://x.com/KesariDhwaj/status/1920535721980404044?t=N_Dhkx6q0OK8WmPvrk1M2Q&s=19 Modi ji, about time to start a GoFundme page with multiple options: (1) Rafale (2) S-400 (3) MRSAM (4) Drones (5) Awacs. (6) Tejas (7) ATAGS (8) Pinaka Rs 1000 per head (rich pay for po...
by Sumeet
09 May 2025 22:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Well the Pukes have suffered humiliation of attacks on Sialkot, Muridke, Bhawalpur and they are yet to recover. Op against Pakistan is a marathon war. On any good day it will involve military action but on average or routine basis it should mean: 1) No medical help to any TSPian 2) No visa of any so...
by Sumeet
09 May 2025 03:45
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Meanwhile in the USA JD Vance says this, what a shame! At this point if US and other major powers say, "none of our business" that is good. We can take care of the problem as we wish. :D Exactly that is what matters the most. If India has to rise in stature worldwide we need to fix TSP pr...
by Sumeet
09 May 2025 01:52
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

So far we’ve had claims of 3 AWACS down, an F16 down, a coup against Munir, BLA taking Quetta, Karachi burning, a pilot captured, two JF 17s shot down - any guesses how many are true? I can only hope Breaking news: Hafiz Saeed converts to Hinduism at Sharda temple, begs for mercy, requests Indian v...
by Sumeet
09 May 2025 00:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Republic is not worth watching at this moment. I have switched it off sometime back.
by Sumeet
09 May 2025 00:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Dilbu wrote: 08 May 2025 23:59
fanne wrote: 08 May 2025 23:57 Dilbu Sir reverse JINX PLEASE
Why sir? Trust our forces.
But luck factor also matters. Your anti jinx counters bad omens and bad luck.
by Sumeet
08 May 2025 23:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Man all this is good news (3 AWACS and many planes down, TSP pilot) but we need official confirmation and I will wait for that
by Sumeet
08 May 2025 23:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Republic TV reporting that the India gate area in Delhi is being evacuated. That is because every night there are lots of people who go there for relaxing and engage in family activities, eat ice cream etc.. If there are Jihadi sleeper cells it could be an attractive target. Indian authorities want...
by Sumeet
08 May 2025 22:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

williams wrote: 08 May 2025 22:49 Lahore is burning
What does this mean ? Be specific if possible and also include source.
by Sumeet
08 May 2025 22:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Dilbu wrote: 08 May 2025 22:43 Su MKI involved in bringing down paki AWACS it seems
Awesome MKI + Astra + Bars and BNET combo. Love it !!!
by Sumeet
08 May 2025 22:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Arnab saying three SAAB AWACS destroyed by IAF -- Sargidha, Faisalbad and Multan.

Most likely Astra, Meteor and S-400 doing the work

I hope all this is true. Will wait for official govt sources to clarify.
by Sumeet
08 May 2025 22:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Hopefully, everything is not S-400 some should be eaten by Astra Mk1 or Meteor .
by Sumeet
08 May 2025 22:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Aditya_V wrote: 08 May 2025 22:28
Sumeet wrote: 08 May 2025 22:28 Republic says TSP surveillance plane shot down. Don't know which !!!
SAAB Erieye, Chinese AEW has been decommissioned a few years back
Which AWACS do they use now ?
by Sumeet
08 May 2025 22:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

Republic says TSP surveillance plane shot down. Don't know which !!!

Hopefully everything is not S-400 some should be to Astra Mk1, Meteor or MICA IR/RF.
by Sumeet
08 May 2025 22:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604380

Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!

I would like to see how Meteor performed. Hope Erieye becomes its target.