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by ldev
24 Sep 2023 09:14
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406575

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

I wouldn't agree. For the US security state the utility of India is as part of the alliance against China. The Modi Government, which is cohesive and done more to advance defense cooperation with the US as well as confronting China is about as good as it gets. A melangerie of 28 opposition parties ...
by ldev
24 Sep 2023 08:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406575

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

The timing of the incident reveals conspiracy against Modi in the upcoming elections. That's how I see it with the active participation of the Biden administration in the whole episode. I wouldn't agree. For the US security state the utility of India is as part of the alliance against China. The Mo...
by ldev
23 Sep 2023 20:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406575

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

They are talking about intercepts of conversations between Indian diplomats in kaneda, humint, sigint, and a 5eyes ally (so far unnamed) which has provided some of the intelligence What were multiple countries doing placing Indian diplomats in kaneda under illegal surveillance and in how many other...
by ldev
23 Sep 2023 19:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406575

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

My bet is Trudeau is a China/Jagmeet Singh stooge. Trudeau has been reluctant to investigate more than credible claims of Chinese interference in Canadian elections favoring Trudeau’s party. China was going after Conservative MP Michael Chong’s extended family in Hong Kong; Canadian intelligence kn...
by ldev
22 Sep 2023 00:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406575

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

How the Khalistanis and Jagmeet Singh captured the New Democratic Party (NDP) is a fascinating story. Canada has three national parties, the Conservatives, Liberals and the NDP. The NDP never has and never will get enough votes to form a Federal Government and and as a result internal party processe...
by ldev
20 Sep 2023 23:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India - Canada - News and Discussion. (2018)
Replies: 1858
Views: 406575

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

Still do not understand why this fool is seeking support from Five Eyes? A White Supremacist thingie? On the face of it this would indicate either a partial or whole GOI communication being intercepted by the SIGNIT network operated by the 5 eyes. Thus it cannot be fully shared with others includin...
by ldev
21 Aug 2022 10:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769480

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

More importantly, if the IAF plays its cards right, it can add offensive power like anything with a Tu-160 fleet capable of both mission sets. https://www.af.mil/News/Art.aspx?igphoto=2000266703 An assortment of 500-pound and 2,000-pound joint direct attack munitions are connected to a multiple eje...
by ldev
21 Aug 2022 10:47
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769480

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

First, nobody shot down the possibility of the Tu-160 being useful against the Chinese IADS network. Please dont use your lack of awareness around the topic to make dubious assertions. In fact, in my post, I clearly mentioned a small Tu-160 fleet can carry enough ASMs to actually saturate a S-400 c...
by ldev
21 Aug 2022 09:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769480

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

ldev stop with your trolling. Everyone here knows clearly what import pasand means in BRF context: importing a foreign weapon by ignoring an identical Indian system. I disagree, import pasand in my vocabulary means importing a foreign weapon system by ignoring an indian solution to the imported sys...
by ldev
20 Aug 2022 23:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769480

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

There is more than one way to skin a cat. You do not necessarily need a maritime strike aircraft, specially one supplied by a sanctioned, funding constrained Russian aircraft manufacturing complex and that too obtained in small numbers where maintenance will be an expensive proposition. The original...
by ldev
18 Aug 2022 18:38
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 2782032

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

A survey of Indian public opinion on national security issues conducted between April 13 and May 14, 2022 by the Stimson Center via phone with 7000 persons in 12 languages Confidence and Nationalism in Modi’s India A new 7000-person survey conducted by phone in India between April 13 and May 14, 202...
by ldev
17 Aug 2022 18:45
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Replies: 2685
Views: 1018935

Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019

The GE 414 has room for further growth. See GE 414 EPE/EDE. In fact, the selection of GE 414 for AMCA Mk1, I believe might add an extra layer of risk reduction for AMCA Mk2. Besides which the selection of a different engine / higher thrust engine often comes with trade offs. eg Higher weight, highe...
by ldev
14 Aug 2022 21:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769480

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

B-21 have numerous changes increased processing power from new chips, new ECM suite, improved wing design and modified inlet design all which reduce its RCS and lower its heat signature. Few folks have noted B-21 is optimized for high altitude but I question that assessment I believe it’s flight pr...
by ldev
13 Aug 2022 19:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion- Post PM appointment crisis
Replies: 1755
Views: 390877

Re: Sri Lanka - News and Discussion- Post PM appointment crisis

Chinese "Spy" Ship Cleared To Dock At Lanka Port Amid Concerns In India Colombo: Sri Lanka's government has granted permission for a controversial Chinese research vessel to visit the island despite India's concerns that it could spy on New Delhi's military installations, officials said o...
by ldev
13 Aug 2022 05:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769480

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

What exactly does the IAF expect this strategic bomber to do? Penetrate China? The USAF is retiring it's B-2s because in the future is expects only the upcoming B-21 bomber to be able to penetrate China's integrated AD network. If the USAF is not confident of even the B-2 penetrating China's AD netw...
by ldev
13 Aug 2022 05:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft: News & Discussion - 30 August 2019
Replies: 846
Views: 398559

Re: Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft: News & Discussion - 30 August 2019

Looks like Prashant Bhadoria got into some official trouble after putting out that AMCA WTT pic. His twitter handle is not loading anymore..:( Isn't this the second transgression? There was that photograph of the Rafale hardened shelters which would enable somebody to figure out from the thickness ...
by ldev
11 Aug 2022 21:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1523941

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

Most likely this was a salvo of MM-140 ATACMS missiles with a 300 km range which can be fired from Himars as well as the ML-270 MLRS. Officially Ukraine has not received any of these missiles but then again there was no mention of the AGM-88 HARM either being supplied until fragments of one with mar...
by ldev
11 Aug 2022 19:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 3952
Views: 1523941

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

‘We Need to Get Out of Here’: Fear Grips Annexed Crimea After Airbase Attack The war has come to Crimea and it's beaches, the historical holiday spot for Soviet and Russian leaders and citizens. The Saki airbase used by the Russian naval aviators and before that Soviet naval aviators to train for c...
by ldev
11 Aug 2022 06:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769480

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

Many moons ago on BRF when the first P-8s were being delivered I had posted that India should keep the IL-38s and convert them into missile carriers. The identical aircraft i.e. the TU-95 bomber fiown by the Soviet and now Russian Airforce has been re-engined and fitted with new radar and avionics. ...
by ldev
10 Aug 2022 11:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769480

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

But IF it is procured, it will come with a long range weapons system - either desi or russki. In any case, the US maintains ~ 100 B-52s in service. These are older, and significantly less survivable than the Tu-160, but they're still in active use and being re-engined. Why? clearly there are roles ...
by ldev
10 Aug 2022 10:15
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769480

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

The question that nobody is asking is what will India do with a TU-160? What is the primary use of the TU-160 for Russia? It's primary mission is as a long range cruise missile carrier to launch cruise missiles targeting the US over the North Pole while staying out of the range of NORAD's radar cove...
by ldev
08 Aug 2022 22:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769480

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

A flight of TU160 in even partially contested space is still a good target practice, not shitting experience to enemy. AD of today is nothing like what it was 15 yrs ago. Eventually hanger queen doesn't scare even telibunnies. :rotfl: Very true!! The Russians do not even dare to send the TU-160 ove...
by ldev
05 Aug 2022 09:39
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Replies: 2685
Views: 1018935

Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019

And what of things that we dont know of like maintenance requirements and cost to operate? What ADA has delivered is in line with what IAF has asked for. As we have seen with ATAGS, applying their "own thinking" and over-delivering is no guarantee Indian designers will have a product that...
by ldev
05 Aug 2022 05:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Replies: 2685
Views: 1018935

Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019

The engine for the Mk2 should have at the outset been an outsized engine capable of supporting future growth in power hungry systems, besides providing higher payload capacity and better thrust to weight resulting in faster acceleration. Instead of the GE-414 with ~60KN dry thrust and ~ 100KN with a...
by ldev
04 Aug 2022 08:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769480

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

We need jets of a certain capability in certain nos.... For this certain capability, Mk2 itself is enough... If we have Nos., we can always ramp up production rate of Tejas Mk2... I think it will be helpful to list these capabilities which the Mk2 will have i.e. propulsion, range, payload, munition...
by ldev
03 Aug 2022 06:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
Replies: 1287
Views: 318505

Re: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses

Unification of all "Chinese lands" is an emotional goal for the Chinese Communist Party in general and for Xi Jinping in particular. He wants to be remembered as the leader who finally re-united all Chinese lands. Taiwan is a priority but Zangnan which translates as South Tibet in Mandarin...
by ldev
01 Aug 2022 18:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 855
Views: 2890177

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

This is also important for us, as we have never mass produced any domestically developed and manufactured high technology product. Mass production of very high quality and high technology product remains our Achilles heal, as a nation. In the future if we want to be able to produce 24+ Tejas MK2 an...
by ldev
01 Aug 2022 00:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses
Replies: 1287
Views: 318505

Re: Understanding New China After the 19th and 20th Congresses

Joe Kernen of CNBC's Squawk Box in an irreverent moment last week (I'm paraphrasing): " Nancy Pelosi wants to go to Taiwan to check up on and review her investments in tech stocks!!" "Joe Biden does not want her to go to Taiwan because it will result in a kerfuffle with China which wi...
by ldev
31 Jul 2022 22:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
Replies: 1994
Views: 547476

Re: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3

fanne wrote:
No wonder AIP is a game changer.
Not just any AIP, but fuel cell dependent AIP, that is what makes the difference. AIP technology in the French Agostas provided to Pakistan does not provide that kind of dramatic increase in range.
by ldev
31 Jul 2022 22:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
Replies: 1994
Views: 547476

Re: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3

L dev ji wha is the source of that graphics? https://breakingdefense.com/2022/07/south-korea-offers-aussies-new-subs-in-7-years-to-close-collins-gap/ This is one slide from a presentation done by Daewoo (DSME) to the Australian Navy. It is interesting the huge increase in operational radius they ha...
by ldev
31 Jul 2022 09:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769480

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

The past crash record of the Mig-21 is irrelevant. The issue is the aircraft being flown way past its use by date despite an indigenous alternative being available. Even if the past record was stellar the fact does not change that the aircraft is clearly unsafe right now. As far as the Mig 21 being...
by ldev
30 Jul 2022 09:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2209
Views: 769480

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

Two single engine lightweight, Mach 2 interceptors introduced during the Cold War by the US and the USSR. The F-104 Starfighter prompted the USSR to quickly design the Mig 21. Both had similar thin and long fuselages, small trapezoidal wings for the Starfighter, small delta wings for the Mig 21, bot...
by ldev
29 Jul 2022 09:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622005

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

The problem in Ukraine is that it is a military conflict run by a group in the West who are neither military persons, nor diplomats, BUT, have gained control over much of the diplomatic (and economic) apparatus, under a very weak political leadership. And facing them, the conflict on the Russian si...
by ldev
29 Jul 2022 09:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Replies: 2709
Views: 622005

Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout

Just chatted with a friends ex who lives in Mainz, close to Frankfurt.......... A few points. I don't claim to be an expert on Germany or German affairs but having traveled there a few times these are my views: Against Turks who came in as guest workers and now are the single largest group of "...
by ldev
29 Jul 2022 08:49
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
Replies: 2792
Views: 1220580

Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018

NASA's plan for Mars soil sample retrieval An amazing mission to Mars by NASA. In 2027 NASA will send an Orbiter spacecraft to Mars followed in 2028 by a lander cum ascent module. This lander will contain 2 helicopters, pretty much like the present helicopter they have on Mars. After the lander is ...
by ldev
28 Jul 2022 22:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
Replies: 1994
Views: 547476

Re: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3

Like I said earlier, the China factor is one issue...but another equally important issue is the sustainment of the British nuclear submarine yard ---> i.e. BAE Systems Submarines at Barrow-in-Furness, England. It is all about JOBS. It is about sustainment of the skill and technology base in nuclear...
by ldev
27 Jul 2022 06:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 621
Views: 255076

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

Thanks, great find. I suspect the J-20 surpassed what was planned for it, RCS wise, based on current data . If not, we can fight it with almost all our existing platforms. I would agree. A good confirmation of that is what the US is preparing for: China facing US F-15Cs based in Japan have been out...
by ldev
26 Jul 2022 18:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 621
Views: 255076

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

^^ the fall of the USD is the wet dream of Russia and China. Will it happen in 10 years? Who knows. What is important is that as of today the US can raise virtually unlimited amount of funding for any purpose that it chooses. Check and see how many people from India are willing to park savings in ru...
by ldev
26 Jul 2022 17:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 621
Views: 255076

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

Biden's $40 billion for Ukraine was borrowed from China - via the DoT. Trillions of $$ for Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Ukraine (pay packs) is from china via DoT. China's holdings of US Treasuries have been declining since 2017 when they reached their high water mark. In the first half of this year t...
by ldev
26 Jul 2022 04:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 621
Views: 255076

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

A study from 2003 – now available and translated into English – contains fascinating insights on how China has approached the development of it's first 5th generation fighter. The author is the former Chief Designer of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation which is developing China's second fifth generation...