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by Jayram
30 Jul 2025 06:24
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1784
Views: 469668

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Required watching for the description of how the govt took down the Phalgam terrorists and the lengths they have gone to confirm the ballastics of the weapons from the terrorists. Required watching for the epic take down of the Cong led govt. No one was spared in this 90- minutes barrage from the HM...
by Jayram
16 Jul 2025 11:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1781
Views: 6812812

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

Thats a 2020 news article!! Anatha K's beard was still in its infancy
by Jayram
10 Jun 2025 06:53
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
Replies: 4955
Views: 2141705

Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)

This one is more illuminating. Prof Madhavi Latha requested and responded to this post as well. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-srinivass-mantrala-78b8b111_chenab-bridge-key-people-who-were-behind-activity-7337373929801453568-LVU5/ Truly a humble team of country wide professionals that is building...
by Jayram
03 Jun 2025 07:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604378

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

Chatgpt summary of Shiv Arror's take on CDS interview. Echoing what I/we have been saying in the forum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5abvmyeO4GU 10 Major Takeaways 1. Acknowledging Aircraft Losses CDS admitted India lost aircraft during Operation Synindur. Losses are part of high-intensity mission...
by Jayram
01 Jun 2025 14:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604378

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

Ironically this CDS was the DGMO during operation Balakot - Looks like lessons were not learnt or if learnt not applied in this day and age. Really disappointing to see this lack of ability of the our military leaders to attempt to shape the narrative to our benefit. Admitting to tactical errors whi...
by Jayram
01 Jun 2025 06:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Replies: 2937
Views: 604378

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

All he had to say was media speculation on Indian Jet losses were overblown (because 'overblown' is in the eye of the beholder). Can be interpreted many ways. And if he was feeling generous he could say we made tactical adjustments through out the conflict and the proof is there for all to see - PAF...
by Jayram
25 May 2025 20:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1774
Views: 1542104

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

A few question on this collab. Why is Russia not using Brahmos in the fight in Ukraine? Yes it is a joint missile production after all but no use so far. If Russia is using a local version based on P800 Oniks then how has been the performance of that missile in the Ukraine theater? Is it being inter...
by Jayram
17 May 2025 22:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indus Water Treaty
Replies: 3395
Views: 1014670

Re: Indus Water Treaty

Hmm one thought. Our maximal position If Pakistan wants the IWT resumed India could demand Pakistan break all ties with China! And become a defacto vassal state to India. POK border has to be removed. All access to Afgan and Iran gas pipelines have to granted. We get to redraw maps without blood and...
by Jayram
17 May 2025 22:35
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1784
Views: 469668

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Something interesting This is the original tweet from Damien Symon (who exposed Paki and Chinese photoshopping of hits on our airbases) on the hits of Nur Khan airbase https://x.com/detresfa_/status/1921506114182545738/photo/1 The interesting background to this in Vishnu and Shiv's channel not cover...
by Jayram
16 May 2025 09:05
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1784
Views: 469668

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis


https://youtu.be/UjHPAUyFZe4?si=yAFA5aLqQewhHn3r

Talk about Navic use and accuracy from a defense startup.
Here it is
2 ft by 3 ft in other words target the size of a door and providing updates while in flt to ensure real time updates for this accuracy.
No wonder the world is gobsmacked!
by Jayram
15 May 2025 12:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1784
Views: 469668

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Too vivid and clear not to share like HiDef clear from John Spencer https://x.com/SpencerGuard/status/1922492011526996012 Some excerpts Operation Sindoor: A Decisive Victory in Modern Warfare This wasn’t just tactical success. It was doctrinal execution under live fire. Strategic Effects Achieved 1....
by Jayram
18 Nov 2024 06:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1774
Views: 1542104

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

Good article for the basics - Seems we have tested the rocket booster propelled HGV. Paradoxically the further these missiles are launched from the target the harder they would be to intercept during the boost phase (dues to distance and time to intercept) and therefore better for long range securit...
by Jayram
03 Nov 2024 03:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 10672
Views: 3941886

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

Seems like she is talking about POK and it is not the Indian side. So carefull parsing those statements and be responsible for spreading more FUD everywhere.
by Jayram
25 May 2024 07:33
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: China Poll - Timing Question
Replies: 39
Views: 56409

Re: China poll- Timing question.

Unlikely. However salami slicing will continue as long as India does not do territory take over in turn. Talking after the fact is not budging the Chinese. Chinese do not want international coalitions to solidify against them and will not do anything overt. They will build their infrastructure oppos...
by Jayram
25 May 2024 07:29
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: China Poll - Timing Question
Replies: 39
Views: 56409

Re: China poll- Timing question.

Repeat post below
by Jayram
20 Mar 2024 20:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 1890
Views: 1287589

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021

CNN no less..
Pirate ship capture showcases India’s world-class special forces, analysts say
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pirate-ship- ... 09608.html
by Jayram
12 Mar 2024 16:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1774
Views: 1542104

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

Some more interesting info here https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-notches-mirv-tech-success-in-agni-v-firing-pak-failed-3-years-ago-101710215090461.html Three years ago, Pakistan attempted to develop the multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle (MIRV) technology using 2.750 k...
by Jayram
05 Dec 2023 07:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3331
Views: 964656

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces

INS Kadmatt at Yokosuka port, Japan. Copyright Weiqi106_oz (X formerly twitter) From the author.. I heard about the illuminations and went to take pictures. Indian Navy Kamorta-class corvette P29 Kadmatt (Kamorta-class corvette INS Kadmatt, P29) The tricolor decoration of the Indian flag on the gan...
by Jayram
01 Sep 2023 10:47
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1361
Views: 1141766

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Podcast discussing Chandrayaan-3 and also Luna-25 https://mainenginecutoff.com/podcast/257 Interesting observation on the precise orientation of the ch3 lander achieved at landing to maximize solar light available for operations as well as hopefully wake up from Lunar night. That's why the space co...
by Jayram
25 Aug 2023 08:09
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1361
Views: 1141766

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

The reddit post on this is has a clearer image at touchdown THe altitude in this screenshot reads 3.46m at landing. time is shown as 0.00. The entire lander is only 1.1m high and yet Altitude is 3.46 m and it has 'landed'? Measurement error (unlikely, a 3 meter error is too large) or something else...
by Jayram
25 Aug 2023 02:36
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1361
Views: 1141766

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Wow!! And since this is the moon we are talking about would it be accurate to say this is equivalent to dropping an object from a height of approx. 12 inches on the moon? (Due to moon gravity being 1/6 that of earth?)
by Jayram
25 Aug 2023 02:09
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1361
Views: 1141766

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

That image has confirmation also of retargeting that occurred at landing that started at 1095 secs and lasted 50 secs. Engines E2 and E4 firing with higher thrusts than the other two. Wonder if that was due to weight distribution imbalances in the Lander or real time angle corrections or both. All i...
by Jayram
25 Aug 2023 01:58
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1361
Views: 1141766

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

incoming landing telemetry - Nothing official yet from ISRO though https://twitter.com/debapratim_/status/1694778793574158559 Saying #ISRO nailed the landing is a severe understatement!! The Vikram Lander touched down with a vertical velocity of 0.983 m/s and a horizontal velocity of 0.053 m/s. Faaa...
by Jayram
20 Aug 2023 04:03
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
Replies: 1361
Views: 1141766

Re: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions

Re Luna -25 Around the same time, another Telegram channel Yura Prosti claimed that a computational error led to the final engine firing to be 1.5 times longer than required and thus resulting in deorbiting and crash of the spacecraft on the Moon. from here https://www.russianspaceweb.com/luna-glob-...
by Jayram
21 Jul 2023 00:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Replies: 4761
Views: 3256270

Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy

This is a great unbiased summary of the offensive operations from a western perspective. A grinding stalemate acting much against Ukraine objectives. Russians effectively countering everything Ukraine is throwing at them for now. https://www.yahoo.com/news/sobering-analysis-ukraines-counteroffensive...
by Jayram
27 Jun 2023 05:02
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8953
Views: 4069818

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

The range is dependent on the amount of batteries packed into it which in turn drives the price of the car. So I expect range to be calibrated based on price point in India after they decide what makes sense in an Indian context and the number of charging stations. So Delhi to Mumbai is 900 miles by...
by Jayram
20 May 2023 01:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Prachand LCH: News & Discussion: 03 October 2022
Replies: 262
Views: 423834

Re: Prachand LCH: News & Discussion: 03 October 2022

All this when the enemy aggressively moved to capture our land recently and our endless sessions of chai biscoot going nowhere. Where is the urgency and where is the national outrage? But if economy is growing bas thats what matters.
by Jayram
09 May 2023 13:55
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3509
Views: 1306408

Re: Military Flight Safety

I can understand that metals have a fatigue life and beyond that they are no longer fit for safe operations. It is possible that the control rods were certified for certain flight hours. But due to manufacturing issues, they are failing before time. But to make the claim that the control rod is a p...
by Jayram
07 Mar 2023 23:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1774
Views: 1542104

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

Interesting thread here on detection of Brahmos firing detection via open source data including speed of the missile via acoustic wave anomalies tracked at tow different ground stations.
https://mobile.twitter.com/rrichcord/st ... 3600877569
by Jayram
01 Sep 2022 03:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 5343
Views: 2086550

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

I see this repeated in the drone sector. Iran for example is supplying drones to Russia. Iran !!? Turkey has developed drones that are cutting edge. Where is India? Drones represented an unique case where the engine tech is not a showstopper but the rest of the package is more important and none of ...
by Jayram
05 Jul 2022 03:52
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

[quote="vijayk"] https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/watch-first-flight-of-indias-stealth-flying-wing-technology-demonstrator-carried-out-successfully Watch: First Flight Of India’s Stealth Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator Carried Out Successfully [quote]In a critical step towards the de...
by Jayram
10 May 2022 04:06
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 1124
Views: 848289

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

Is it possible that entire fleets of Russian equipment may go idle in Indian military due to lack of critical spares? Except of course for cannibalization. That would be a good reminder if there was one needed to get started on build/make at home.
by Jayram
08 May 2022 12:04
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 753304

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

This one is a must watch. Shows the attacks captured at night by a strategically loitering TB2 drone (undetected!) and the stricking effects of delayed explosions - looks like ammo dumps going up or delayed fuzes. Hollywood would be proud.
https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/statu ... 1525966848
by Jayram
22 Apr 2022 06:54
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 753304

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

This New Yorker interview is a damning indictment of Russian state of war machine. US Retd Col describing all that is wrong with the Russian war effort. https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/is-the-russian-military-a-paper-tiger?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_brand=tny&utm_soc...
by Jayram
29 Mar 2022 10:29
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics
Replies: 1204
Views: 753304

Re: Russian / Ukranian Combat Tactics

Appropriate for this thread. A good but edited video of a Russian BUK being spotted by drone and being taken out by some missile even after moving after detection. Lots of lesson for future wars for IA. Surely there is someone watching over Bharatmata with these invaluable lessons of Russian technol...
by Jayram
04 Sep 2021 22:10
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Replies: 4237
Views: 1473931

Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir

Ordered the book to my parents address in India. Looking forward to reading it in time.
by Jayram
23 Feb 2021 10:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5344
Views: 2301856

Re: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2

Remember this timing. It is the lunar new year. China went back post haste to send conscripts back home? Needs to be considered as they came in after the new year last year and went back on the dot of new year this year. China essentially shuts down for one week at this new year time. There would be...
by Jayram
12 Jan 2021 08:46
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry
Replies: 6769
Views: 2084131

Re: Indian Sports and Entertainment Industry

Watched final session. Ashwin and Vihari were superb and Ausies were back to their white paki mode. Once Paine realized the game was up he sledged Ashwin in a way only an Aussie can all caught live on the mic for the world to hear. He called him a him a dickhead and Wade aggressively charged Ashwin....
by Jayram
08 Nov 2020 22:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2020 US election results discussion
Replies: 901
Views: 176999

Re: 2020 US election results discussion

One thing I noticed in Bidens acceptance speech last night he mentioned Kamala as the first women VP from India - caught himself just in time and said SouthAsia instead. He was being teleprompted obviously but it will be interesting to see how this Indian connection of Kamala work itself out to wher...