Bharat Rakshak

VishnuS

Maitya bhai, you've patiently explained a lot of info related to Kaveri and Indian Aero Engines! I have a question on KDE that has not been implemented yet! If possible, can you explain why we didn't choose this route?? Kaveri is a low bypass turbo fan engine, 0.16 closer to 3rd gen engine interms ...

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4th/5th largest economy in the world being drip fed fighter engines one in a month ... tragic comedy at best :P The US will never allow a peer competitor to develop, promise the moon, do nothing. Problem is not US or GE, it is us who still refuse to re engine it with another suitable jet engines. I...

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Software is ADA’s responsibility, right? Not quite! HAL is... Because they're the lead integrator. Any changes made, has to go through their validation. Ada might have developed the software, they also might have updated it, tested it on the iron bird, validated it, but it is HAL's responsibility t...

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Group Captain Ahalawat gives a great interview on samvad. He says the issue with Mk1A was interference between the EW and the radar which curtailed weapons firing. I am sure based on what we have heard recently, this issue has been overcome. Timestamped video linked below. Is India committing BIG m...

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How long before India can start storing water and generating power from these projects? They need to be pushed through on an accelerated timetable. Full diversion is at least a decade away, partial diversion is at least a couple of years away.... But the brilliance of IWT abeyance is not in water d...

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Sir, is KDE a one to one replica of Kaveri Engine in terms of metallurgy or newer materials used!? I remember reading one of your post where even after development of K9, newer materials were developed, but they were not used because it could disturb the existing setup (sorry, but this is how I rem...

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With six squadrons of Rafale coming in, do we have place for TEDBF or will it get axed like HF 73!?

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Bhai, I met one of the directors of HTFE during 2020 DefExpo. He had a long conversation, I couldn't find the audio clip of that conversation. But one thing I clearly remember was that Hot section of HTFE doesn't have any Rehenium. He said it is not possible to add Re as the 3D printing doesn't all...

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apparently latest batch of 16 kaveri engines (not derivative) has generated 102 kn thrust in high altitude tests in Russia. No news on printed media confirms this but flurry of youtube vids like this. the 16 kaveri engines sent to russia included the kaveri 2.0 as well, and this was a highly guarde...

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maitya, the sx blades are from dmrl. Must be - though I think they are CMSX4 (2nd Gen SX) based, which in turn would mean ~1075-90 deg C raw-metal-temp capability. But do note 1493deg K (1220deg C) TeT, is way too low for a SX-based blades that employs both , film-cooling* (~250deg C adv) and also ...

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Maitya ji, I have a question... I remember reading a rumor that we had Al 31 engine shortage during late 22 and early 23s. We had used our knowledge gained on Kaveri to manufacture spare parts. I am not sure whether this is true or not, but can't we use this at least to improve the quality of RD - ...

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Where will the bankrupt Pakis find money to buy fifth gen fighters. It doesn't mean the Chinese will simply give it to the beggars because they can threaten us. Baki's already owe the Chinese > 20 billion USD. If Internet chatter is to be believed, the J-10C was sold under an 80 percent soft loan /...

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Anti Stealth VHF Radar, jointly developed by LRDE & BEL, was today officially flagged off at BEL-Ghaziabad. The radar system boasts of advanced surveillance capabilities, including staring capability, which enables it to detect stealth targets at long ranges. Bhaijaan...ab hum aapke J-31 ko...

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^^^ US funding for Pakistan's F-16 Fleet; What It Means For India https://www.indiandefensenews.in/2025/02/us-funding-for-pakistans-f-16-fleet.html?m=1 In a significant move, the Trump administration has released $397 million to support Pakistan's F-16 fighter jet fleet as part of a broader $5.3 bi...

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AIP submarines to new warships & focus on SLBM, how Pakistan Navy is carrying out ‘surprising’ expansion https://theprint.in/defence/aip-submarines-to-new-warships-focus-on-slbm-how-pakistan-navy-is-carrying-out-surprising-expansion/2385450/ 03 Dec 2024 Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi puts t...

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So, the entire SU-30 fleet will be fitted with this new indigenous wing tip jammer. But, wing tip jammers will affect hard manoeuvring. Only with SAP 518 wingtip pods! They're heavy, bulky and power hungry PODs, Su 30 with SAP 14 (Centre Pylon) and 2 SAP 510 (Wing Tips) convert it into a bomb truck...

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Upping the thread, with a few tidbits on Kaveri program updates: Recently there were a few reports that the Brahmos Aerospace has completed development of the AB for the Kaveri Dry engine , and that it's producing 29KN of "additional" (read Wet) thrust - the context of this "news&quo...

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Even the Koreans show off their SLBMs, this jingo wants a proper one at least after the 3rd sub is in service… may be GoI waiting on some negative overtures before showing off I agree with you bro... It (as in submarine service itself) earned the reputation as a silent service for a bloody good rea...

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Whoever said that putting AL-31F in MK2 doesn't know a thing about A/Cs!!

The air mass flow of MK1 is 78Kg/s and this limitation is the reason we didn't put GE F414 & thus MK2 was born!!

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The ELM-2052 is an upgraded version of the ELM-2032...if Mark1 are flying without problem what could be the issue with M1A's 2052. The jaguars are flying with which 2032 or 2052? This is as silly as saying Windows 7 is an upgraded version of Windows 98... There is a world of difference between both...

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A genuine question - the Light Tank will of course be a cheaper vehicle to procure than a Medium or Large MBT. Apparently will have a decent armour suite and an engine which is designed to work in the hot/high conditions. 1 - How difficult will it be to adapt such a tank to 'desert'/ jungle warfare...

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pravula wrote: ↑18 May 2024 08:03 For frack's sake, build out a B-52 style bomber fleet, put 8 K8 engines on it...

Not worth the design/development costs.

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The very same baboons are glad to shell out $7.5mil/engine for full-imported F404s , which in itself struggles to keep with the Kaveri, purely technology-wise - (betw also hearing that these same worthies are "vigorously" negotiating with the same OEM, for the asking rate of $11mil/engine...

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April is end of year tax month, hence it's always the highest of the year. I am looking forward to 2 lakh crores in other months. I guess we will cross 2L crore per month from Jan 2025. Oct 2024 could be an outlier, but we can't say for sure. Our yearly GST for FY 24 is over 20L crore. For FY 25 it...

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https://www.eurasiantimes.com/nuclear-armed-pakistan-threatens-israel/amp/ The nuclear-armed country that has been threatening India with Nukes has been tongue-tied when Israel declares it won’t stop short of destroying Gaza lock, stock, and barrel. People ask where is Pakistan’s much-trumpeted “Is...

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Do you know Russia uses us as a counter weight to China. This isn't something Russia does it today, the first sign that I noticed was RIC, which latter morphed into BRICS. ^^^ Russia doesnt trust China; No country does. Russia trusts India; Many countries do. But Russia received a lot of material h...

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India might have tried to remain neutral in this war but China has helped clandestinely. When India locks horns with China, china will get russian support too. Whatever support from west we will get will be useless - goldplated armaments that will not last a month. West has little to offer to us in...

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basant wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024 12:19
VishnuS wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024 11:23 Do we have any confirmation that Virupaksha uses GaAs and not GaN TRMs...
Should be GaAs for Mk1A. That was the version tested extensively.

Virupaksha is the radar to be used in Super Su 30MKI. I wanted to know whether we're going with GaAs or GaN.

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https://x.com/Duorope/status/1775959024661614742 ---> Uttam AESA radar has completed 125 flight tests on the Tejas Mk1 with few more remaining. The 41st Mk1A is expected to be equipped with the first Uttam radar - Director ADA. https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/1776213516787057116 ---> The Uttam A...

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Vishnu Ji, We already paid for the India specific enhancements as part of the initial purchase and there will not be a need to pay again. Those enhancements don't include Astra MK1 and MK2, SAAW, Rudram Series, Air launch Nirbhay or Brahmos MK2, our own LGBs and probably some other stuff that I am ...

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There was hope for NLCA as a training squadron. Maybe between 12-18. Sjha didnt say much about that. If 189 is Rafales, then it probably includes the naval orders in it. No way IAF gets 189 of those puppies. No budget for that. NLCA will come IMVHO. The Navy will need it for the lack of a twin seat...

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Any update on the weight reduction of MK1A!? There were also few LRUs that were getting worn out frequently in MK1, any update on them!?

PS. It would be great if Indranil ji writes another article about the Tejas MK1A or revision his old article (only if there are any changes)

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The TDP thing is a bad move in the long run. But if TDP is ready to give 10 seats in Lok Sabha then we will see. CBN is well known for backstabbing and will try his level best to do the same to NM and AS. Lot of fun if he does that. Primary reason for adding TDP is not for Lok Sabha, but for Rajya ...

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https://news.sky.com/story/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-putin-election-nuclear-sky-news-blog-latest-12541713?postid=7382549#liveblog-body Russia 'jams signal' on plane carrying Grant Shapps - report Russia is believed to have jammed the satellite signal on an aircraft used by defence minister Gr...

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If Trump gets elected. Still won't be easy. Trump can and will do only so much. At the moment he is just being Imraned. If he strays too much he might get JFKed. And he knows it. I don't think Trump would be JFKed, there are red lines even for the CIA. CIA can do anything they please till the trust...

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In fact, every year the war prolongs Ukrainian military is becoming more and more “NATO like”. All their equipment and tactics increasingly reflect NATO. . Srai Bhai, I don't think that's the case. Becoming a NATO army means adoption of NATO Tactics and maybe NATO Equipment. That's not the case. No...

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Vishnu ji, A great many important people in the afghani setup are sustained by the drug trade , in terms of being income dependent from the direct and indirect off shoots of the business. This situation just cannot be changed overnight, especially since the taliban themselves are major patrons, pro...

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I was speaking with a Pakistani car mechanic and the frustration at economic situation was pretty evident, He said if we can get some political stability we can least start growing the way Afghanistan is growing, They are now seriously competing with Afghans. Brad Goodman ji, The afghans grow the p...

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...I will not be surprised if the US announces the gift of a couple of squadrons of F-35 to Pakistan citing the ‘threat from Iran’.... F-35 unlikely F-16s highly likely. Including one extra to cover the one lost I doubt they'd get anymore F-16s, but their existing F-16s would be refurbished and som...

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Looks like long term trench warfare being setup … https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQZXHSVygReGYyBHQ5d-yRm52PNMnHrNhhqlw&usqp=CAU https://metinvestholding.com/Content/Entities/NewsItem/207718/ru/img.jpg https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR0G2k6JKSIiD0NkBEu...

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