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- 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...
- 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
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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!
- 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....
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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
- 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
Pirate ship capture showcases India’s world-class special forces, analysts say
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pirate-ship- ... 09608.html
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 25 Aug 2023 11:08
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Chandrayaan 3: Launch and Discussions
- Replies: 1361
- Views: 1141766
- 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...
- 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?)
- 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...
- 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...
- 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-...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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
https://mobile.twitter.com/rrichcord/st ... 3600877569
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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
https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/statu ... 1525966848
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...