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Kakkaji

This is a wet lease. The purpose of this lease is to save the remaining hours on the current IL-78 refuellers of the IAF, before a new set is ordered.

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^^
Good analysis khalsaji!

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^^Agree 100%

I think the Javelin will be procured in large numbers under the 'Make in India' veneer.

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Instead of shooting for a 110KN engine, I think the first priority should be the development of an 85KN Kaveri derivative engine to replace the GE404-IN20 when they come in for replacement. At least 400 of these engines will be needed for the 2 engine replacement cycles of the Tejas Mk1A. GE may not...

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I suspect this helicopter will be purchased in place of the LUH.

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IIRC, the ELM-2052 was chosen for the first lot of Mk1A because the Uttam would not have been ready as per the original delivery schedule of the Mk1A. Of course, with delays in the delivery schedule, now Uttam is ready before the first Mk1A has been delivered. I agree that, even while they are testi...

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^^ But the Turkish population is now genetically closer to Europeans than to the Central Asians where the Turkish civilization actually started. This is because of their conquest/ conversion/ assimililation of European people living in Asia Minor and Eastern/ Southern Europe during the centuries of ...

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Can the Vikram chip replace some imported ones in Indian missiles, or is it for space use only? Space use only , (replacing imported chips in satellites and rockets.) Developed by ISRO -- SCL) for space missions -Designed to withstand: -Vacuum, High radiation doses ,Extreme temperatures in rockets ...

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Can the Vikram chip replace some imported ones in Indian missiles, or is it for space use only? Which chips? Do you know the number? No I don't, and I don't want to. All I want is as many imported high-tech parts be replaced by indigenous ones as possible, as soon as possible, to ensure strategic a...

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Can the Vikram chip replace some imported ones in Indian missiles, or is it for space use only?

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^^
Thanks Amber G.

I will work on the 2-page brief.

Regards

Kakkaji

Thanks for the comments above, and sorry for my late reply. VT ji My brains are now old and fossilized, so I can’t keep up any more with the with the high fundas in the Maths thread. My suggestion for speeding up disinvestment in PSUs will free up a lot of funds for the Government which, if invested...

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Hasn't Embraer offered to convert one of its newer model jets for Netra Mk1A? I think that will be a better option than looking for older EMB145s.

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With this policy, the IN will always be short of submarines with more retiring than new ones being built.

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Whatever happened to the 3 additional Scorpenes that were close to being ordered? Price negotiations and contract signing with Germany will take at least a year before production starts at MDL. In the meantime, the MDL production line is idle. They can start building the 3 new Scorpenes much quicker...

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... Suraj San: Thank you very much for your detailed reply. Sir, I am not at all upset that I did not get a reply from the PMO to my message. I was not expecting any. I knew it was a one in a million chance of anyone in the PMO will respond to my message. Still, I sent it because I am frustrated wi...

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In the US, one can buy t-bills and treasury bonds from your investment broker company. For example, say you have an account on Fidelity. You also get a schedule of when the bonds are getting sold at what maturity. But you would not know the coupon rate (AP yield). Fidelity bids for a large chunk at...

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Got it. Thanks

So, how can the government ensure that it is selling at the highest possible price, given that nobody can predict when the price will be highest?

Kakkaji

Thanks for your comments Suraj San! I agree that continuous sales will likely depress prices for existing shareholders but, after the sales are compleetd over a year, the prices will recover. As long as no new shares are issued, shouldn't the market price of existing shares eventually reflect the tr...

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Paging Suraj San and other ECON Gurus of BRF:

Can you please review my post on "PSU Privatization/ Strategic Disinvestment" and comment?

TIA

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Cybaru wrote: ↑21 Aug 2025 03:59
Kakkaji wrote: ↑21 Aug 2025 00:52 ^^^^
Prachand is not the LUH. So you have posted it in the wrong thread.
its got both... so its correct thread. it can also go in the prachand thread, but the footage of LUH Is more.

Got it. Sorry for commenting without watching the video in full.

Thanks

Kakkaji

Even after contracts are signed with GE for engines for the new batch of 97 LCA Mk1A, I think India should simultaneously start working with France to integrate the new version of M88 that the French say can substitute for GE F404 in this aircraft. It may take 2-3 years to integrate and certify this...

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^^^^
Prachand is not the LUH. So you have posted it in the wrong thread.

Kakkaji

So, will the IA even consider the T-72 to supplement/ replace the Sig716 for the frontline forces? IIRC, the Sig716 was inducted in a hurry under emergency procurement. Did it go through the Desert/ Mountain trials before induction? I had not heard of any major army besides India using it as its mai...

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Paging Suraj San and other ECON Gurus on BRF: I wish to share my thoughts and seek your opinion on an issue that has been bothering me very much lately, i.e., the glacial pace of disinvestment in public sector companies by the GoI. I have been following news about disinvestment by the GoI for a long...

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What magic can Russia do with the REE in Alaska that the US can’t?

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Vayutuvan wrote: ↑15 Aug 2025 02:00
A lot of nominations are languishing in the senate as the Dems are conducting a non-cooperation campaign against Trump admin.

That is an irrelevant point as Trump has not even nominated anyone for the post yet.

IMHO India is irrelevant in Trump’s worldview.

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What if a twin-engine naval jet is designed using the Kaveri 2.0 (with the afterburner)? Will it be able to replace the Mig-29K?

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What is the above post? Why is this here? How is it useful? :?: :?: :?: It is useful because Modiji is sending a message that he cares more about his own people and his domestic priorities. He is not available at a superpower’s beck and call, unlike some other ‘leaders’ in the neighborhood who are ...

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In India, even if the police cordon off an area, the crowds will hang around the periphery transmitting videos of what the police are doing. Pretty soon the local journalists will show up and set up their video vans.
No way you can hide a plane crash in or near any village in India.

Kakkaji

NDTV is reporting that the GOI has directed Indigo Airlines to terminate its wet lease of 2 aircraft (flying Delhi-Istanbul and Mumbai-Istanbul) with Turkish Airlines. They have been given a 'final grace period' of two months, so that the pasengers with already booked tickets don't get inconvenience...

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Folks following that Vemuri kid incident in MIT? https://www.jta.org/2025/05/30/united-states/mit-disciplines-student-commencement-speaker-who-condemned-schools-ties-to-israel-as-complicit-in-genocide CT - I feel desi kids particularly girls are specifically targeted to such propoganda for social e...

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Lot of YouTube channels reporting India has finalized a deal for SU-57, and that 5 of these aircraft have already arrived in India. I am not going to post any links. Since no one on BRF has reported it yet, so I know it is fake news. But why suddenly this rumour is popping up on so many channels? An...

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Welcome back SaiK! Long time no see

Kakkaji

I think that the biggest pro-India lobby in the US is the US business lobby. They know they can make money in India by participating in India’s growth story. They also know that Pakistan is a basket case and a sinkhole for anyone who invests money there. The more US companies invest in India, the st...

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Revoke the MFN status of Turkey on national security grounds. Ban Turkish citizens from serving as crew members on any domestic flights in India. Ban Turkish Airlines from landing or taking off from India. Indigo should find a new partner, and build a new hub, in a country friendly towards India. Ma...

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The big takeaway for me from Op Sindoor is that India must plan to fight its future wars with indigenous weapons only. The Cost/ Benefit ratio of imported equipment is too high. Numbers matter, both for offense and defense; and the only way to afford sufficient numbers is through 'Make in India'. Tw...

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Folks, do not engage sohamn, he is under watch for now. Kakkaji, you are senior poster, desist from same track. IAF pilots are not known to park their craft in POK after an operation and walk back to Indian side. So don’t speculate like that and certainly don’t engage with my post too. Move on. We ...

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It has been over a month since GE delivered the first engine for Mk1A. April has come and gone, but where is the first Mk1A for the IAF?

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