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Here is an interesting video (around 15.30 onwards) of the Smerch being reloaded. Looks like a very slow and painful process:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiG6VfF_fZk&t=1104s

Hope the Pinaka dedicated Loader-Replenishment Vehicles do a faster job.

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UP: Rajnath Singh, CM Yogi flag off first batch of BrahMos missiles produced at BrahMos Aerospace Vcl0W9JcWeg People seemed to have missed the most important part of his announcement: Rs. 4000 crores worth of export orders for the Brahmos have been signed with two more countries (after the Philippi...

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SSridhar wrote: ↑14 Oct 2025 12:05 French Army chief keen on Indian long-range weapons

Let the Rafale/Scorpene contracts get signed, bet all the interest in acquiring Indian weapons will disappear immediately afterwards..

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Army places an order for emergency purchase of 6 AK-630 systems. More systems expected to follow. If the system has passed tests, why are only 6 being ordered, even for the first tranche? With the number of locations to be defended, why can't a large order be placed for the first lot itself to enco...

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https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/pakistan-us-boost-defence-ties-washington-approves-advanced-missile-sale-to-islamabad-exclusive/ar-AA1O02Lz?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=68e4bd1493cd437eb5ad339bf4fade92&ei=77 So the PAF will be getting the AIM-120D-3. Given that this version has a r...

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Some light at the end of the tunnel: I can understand rotor issues, but not sure what is the insurmountable problem with an imported FCS. In the sense that obviously an indigenous FCS would be better, but when the alternative is a completely imported helicopter? IAF, Army LUH Helicopters May Hit Ski...

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Nothing very new in it, but around 10 min into the video he gives some interesting insights into the S-400s forward deployment, and how the systems high mobility (combined with tracking movements of hostile satellites), helped avoid any counterstrikes. IAF Chief AP Singh drops truth bomb on Op Sindo...

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Ok, at least that has some logic to it...

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Which is why the anemic order for Astra-1 by the IAF is grating! So is the sloth of HAL to get the Astra-1 certification for Tejas Which makes one wonder - do they even have any Astra-1's available for the Tejas Mk1A squadrons even if integration is successfully completed? With ~500 missiles ordere...

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Zorawar has undergone extensive trials in desert terrain. Could anyone provide clarity on why a tank meant for mountain operations needs to be tested in the desert? I could have understood if they tested it on the Eastern Front for Bangladesh-type terrain, but the desert?? DRDO successfully conducts...

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As lesson from Op Sindoor, Indian Air Force to focus on inducting long-range missiles https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/as-lesson-from-op-sindoor-indian-air-force-to-focus-on-inducting-long-range-missiles20250812202123/ 12 Aug 2025 It's good that the IAF is looking at long range missile...

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The army is refusing to take delivery of 141 more Sharang guns after facing multiple quality issues with the 159 guns already supplied. Indian Army rejects Sharang artillery guns; questions raised on manufacturing standards https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/incoming/indian-army-rejects-substandar...

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They have learned that they (not just the jihadi tanzeems, but the "conventional" armed forces of Pakistan) are completely overmatched in a traditional contest with India and cannot hope for anything more than to be crushed, even in a contained & limited conventional war. Their best o...

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Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari's presentation at the NDTV Defence Summit covering the IAF actions during Operation Sindoor. It's a rare occasion where a serving armed forces officer is sharing such details in a public forum. In his presentation he covers - a) Sequence of Events Leading to Operation...

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Coming back to the ACM's lecture, some points which don't seem to have been discussed enough: 1. No mention of the Meteor at all. In fact there has been no mention of Meteor usage in any source if you discount some bunkum articles claiming that India did receive the Meteor in the first place. Very i...

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Frankly, its the US which has pushed India to re-engage with China, mostly thanks to the tariff issues it has created both for India and the rest of the world. Given a possible economic slowdown in India, there is no choice but to engage with China to at least ensure continued supply of rare earths ...

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For those people complaining that the Pakis will never admit to being defeated, it's nothing unique to them. From the WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/denial-runs-from-egypt-in-1967-to-iran-today-middle-east-98febfd4?utm_source=spotim&utm_medium=e-mail&utm_campaign=replied-message#comments_s...

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He never unequivocally stated that Pakistan lost—any such suggestion was buried in vague or cleverly worded phrasing. While I agree that we should not give too much credence to Western accounts and I don't agree with everything TC has claimed, he did mention it's a "clear cut victory for India...

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^^^^^^ No that appearance would have been under various conditions. It had a lundberg lens on all the time. This is different. We can call the shots before letting it go. Alpha Defense mentions that the F-35 did have Luneberg lens installed (with photo). If I'm not mistaken, it is standard procedur...

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SUPARCO’s space projects receive Rs5,418 million budgetary allocation Among the new space exploration projects, Rs. 600 million has been allocated for the ambitious “Pakistan Manned Space Mission” program and Rs. 400 million for development of the “Pakistan Lunar Exploration Rover” (PLEXR) for the ...

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The QR-SAM's purpose is well known. However with all that, I still can't figure out the price tag. For another comparison, the order for 83 Tejas Mk1As was for 48,000 crores.

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Indian Army to get Rs 30,000 crore QRSAM air defence missile system boost https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/indian-army-to-get-rs-30000-crore-qrsam-air-defence-missile-system-boost20250609191201 That works out to around $3.6 billion for 3 regiments. Considering we paid $5.3 billion ...

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V_Raman wrote: ↑01 Jun 2025 12:59 Such bad communication from CDS!!! What is not important - why is important? WTF - how did this guy become the CDS!!!!

Personally, I would much rather have a CDS who can win wars than one who is good at giving interviews.

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J-35 is a certainty for the PAF, along with the PL-17. And the Chinese are not in a generous mood to be "gifting" this to Pak. All favours from the ChiComs come with expensive invoices, that Pakistan will never be able to repay. And the ChiComs know it, but they will still give it. Becaus...

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Calibrated Force: Operation Sindoor and the Future of Indian Deterrence https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/calibrated-force-operation-sindoor-and-future-indian-deterrence 21 May 2025 Dr Walter Ladwig It's a good analysis. Best part is, our media is calling this a Russ...

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Why are we publicly talking about our Ammo Quantity :cry: ? Actually this brings up interesting point. With 3 days of intense shelling and border firing, we only had 16 civilian and 5 military casualties? Given the destructive power of modern artillery, this does not seem right, unless...they did n...

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This is very well known to readers of this forum and is not a new behavior. One thing about Pakistan is that it always was Pakistan. Sir, You are missing the point. Earlier, at least, there were some repercussions from such 'victories': Ayub Khan got deposed by Yahya Khan after 1965, Yahya Khan mad...

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Meanwhile the Pakistanis have established an interesting playbook after Balakot and Op Sindoor: deny all losses and claim a victory using photoshop. This means that the next time (and there will be a next time) around, we can skip the niceties and directly wipe out their fighters/ AWACS/ AD infrastr...

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Arjun Subramaniam on Op Sindoor. Having read his books, I find his take to be particularly interesting:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VipMVL2I-v8[/youtube]

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https://x.com/AnchitGupta9/status/1921863849956848029 ---> Tom Cooper is one of the most respected Combat aviation historians in the world. Austrian analyst, prolific author, and expert on air wars from the Middle East to South Asia. So when he calls India’s air campaign a clear-cut victory — the W...

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The ATAGS order may not seem too big, but if we look at the overall orders placed, the artillery modernization seems to be on track: 307 ATAGS, 114 Dhanush, 180 upgraded M46 (Soltam), 300 upgraded M46 (OFB Sharang), 190 K9 Vajras and 145 M777. That brings the overall number of 155mm howitzers ordere...

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Does the Mk1A have a cannon? Asking because the one on the Tejas does not seem to be operational even now.

vonkabra · Re: Aero India 2025: 10 - 14 February 2025 This clarifies, thanks

This clarifies, thanks

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Question: given that the DRDO anti-stealth radar was present at Aero India, would they actually have turned it on to see if it could track the F-35/ Su-57? Not sure if such actions are prohibited by any code of conduct, but what an opportunity...

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So apparently no real options then. Specific to the options part, I don't think it is strictly a matter of aircraft/SAMs. Stealth aircraft have to be based somewhere and if enemy airfields can be neutralized, then the advantage of stealth can be nullified. To take a historical context, despite bein...

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Deans wrote: ↑12 Dec 2024 21:46 My latest blog post comparing terrorism in Pak vs Kashmir.
https://rpdeans.blogspot.com/2024/12/pa ... oblem.html

Very impressive analysis. Policy of a thousand cuts seems to have backfired spectacularly.

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ernest wrote: ↑05 Dec 2024 10:01 Damn, we can repeat Op Trident without sending out a single ship today.

Something I have wondered about. In the next war, can we simply blitz Karachi with Gujarat based Brahmos missiles?

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ashishvikas wrote: ↑25 Oct 2024 08:25 Make way for the Boss

Is this a real image or CGI? Also no CCM in the loadout?

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Not sure I follow this point: Only SSNs on long-range patrols, will be able to make life really difficult for all such CN attempts ... neither ACs nor SSKs are capable enough to counter such aggressive deployments consistently. In fact, 1 is simply not enough ... Submarines do not advertise their pr...

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Mukesh.Kumar wrote: ↑17 Oct 2024 14:52 P.S. @VonKabra does JLT, MADSAM and FRAX mean anything special to you?

Yes, an onrush of nostalgia

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