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by Rakesh
24 Apr 2024 19:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Joint Military Exercises: News & Discussion
Replies: 604
Views: 215141

Re: Joint Military Exercises: News & Discussion

With Rafale, the Air Force will go to India-Athens-S.Delhi send a message in all directions https://directus.gr/me-rafale-tha-paei-i-polemiki-aeroporia-stin-india-athina-n-delchi-stelnoun-minyma-pros-pasa-katefthynsi/ April 24, 2024 By Kostas Sarikas Rafale fighter jets from the 332 Falcon Squadron ...
by Rakesh
24 Apr 2024 19:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Humor and related
Replies: 584
Views: 208592

Re: Military Humor and related

Major saluting a constable :rotfl: https://x.com/TimesAlgebraIND/status/1783099995299975287 ---> Md Farooq Sheikh caught for posing as an Army Major to smuggle liquor from Maharashtra to Gujarat. He used to do smuggling in an army uniform. So he could easily cross the Gujarat-Maharashtra border by f...
by Rakesh
24 Apr 2024 19:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval History Thread
Replies: 158
Views: 50135

Re: Indian Naval History Thread

https://x.com/indiannavy/status/1782989248859185204 ---> Remembering the enduring Legacy of Operation Trident. The Title Launch of the Movie "Operation Trident", was held at the Nausena Bhavan, New Delhi, in the presence of Admiral R Hari Kumar, CNS. Based on the Indian Navy's daring attac...
by Rakesh
24 Apr 2024 18:14
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: LCA Tejas Mk1 Picture Thread
Replies: 216
Views: 140834

Re: LCA Tejas Mk1 Picture Thread

CGI from Kuntal Biswas. Something seems amiss in these renderings. IMVHO, not up to Kuntal's usual standard, especially the 4th picture. Nice to see HVT Sir in the CGI :) https://x.com/Kuntal__biswas/status/1783078485025759425 ---> So here it is folks. Tejas in Suryakiran livery. Kudos to @RishiChat...
by Rakesh
24 Apr 2024 18:09
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 561
Views: 294411

Re: Indian Army News & Discussion - 23 March 2021

https://x.com/ANI/status/1782990019331752279 ---> Army Chief, General Manoj Pande says, "Indian Army indigenous procurement including light vehicles and bullet proof jackets. Night fighting capability of Indian troops is being enhanced through night vision devices and communication systems are ...
by Rakesh
24 Apr 2024 17:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Naval Procurements & Acquisitions: 02 April 2024
Replies: 10
Views: 6200

Re: Naval Procurements & Acquisitions: 02 April 2024

https://x.com/VivekSi85847001/status/1781958591806914682 ---> L&T SOV-400 Submarine. L&T's Diesel Electric Mini Submarine (SOV-400). It's just 25 meters shorter than the Scorpene Submarine. > 45m long > 4.3m Pressure head diameter & 5.9m height > Displacement 500 Tons, 550 Tons submerged...
by Rakesh
24 Apr 2024 17:35
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1009
Views: 4356674

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

HAL, NAL sign tech transfer pact for Tejas engine day door production https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/hal-nal-sign-tech-transfer-pact-for-tejas-engine-day-door-production-12694231.html 22 April 2024 With the signing of the technology transfer for Bismaleimide (BMI) Engine Bay Door (EBD),...
by Rakesh
24 Apr 2024 17:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
Replies: 2818
Views: 883957

Re: Indian Naval Aviation

https://x.com/NewsIADN/status/1782615644921291091 ---> Upgraded Ka-28 helicopters to soon rejoin Indian Navy. Russia has delivered 2 Ka-28s - out of 10 - after overhauling in 2023. They are getting advanced sensors upgrade now in India.
by Rakesh
24 Apr 2024 17:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2272
Views: 861464

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

https://www.msn.com/en-in/autos/news/india-successfully-tests-new-250-km-strike-range-air-launched-ballistic-missile/ar-AA1nwITS?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=EDGEESS&cvid=2a901af44827476996006056defc0ea6&ei=24 Report about the test of air launched missile. Not sure which missile has been tested. Th...
by Rakesh
24 Apr 2024 17:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2272
Views: 861464

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

srai wrote: 24 Apr 2024 05:11 It seems ROCKS and Rudman-II are kinda similar.
Please put image source when posting pictures.

The picture has been removed.
by Rakesh
24 Apr 2024 02:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 669
Views: 320848

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

:lol: Chinese maal scares only the MUTUs on BRF

China’s new H-20 stealth bomber ‘not really’ a concern for Pentagon, says intel official
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GL1ylpLbIAA ... ame=medium
22 April 2024
by Rakesh
23 Apr 2024 21:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2272
Views: 861464

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

https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/1782788426313638240 ---> Crystal Maze II is already in IAF service. Going to be Manufactured in India under MAKE-III category. Qty 100 missile *will be* procured.

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by Rakesh
23 Apr 2024 21:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2272
Views: 861464

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

https://x.com/AdithyaKM_/status/1782785716113789241 ---> IAF tests ROCKS ALBM from Su-30MKI in A&N, range >250 km. IAF is now planning to get lsraeli missiles in large numbers through Make in India as it gives a unique capability. Role: Strike high-value stationary & relocatable targets. htt...
by Rakesh
23 Apr 2024 21:39
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2272
Views: 861464

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

Isreal hit Ishfan with Rampage. IAF procured them too. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/israel-hit-iran-with-half-ton-rampage-supersonic-missile-report-2024-4%3famp India successfully tests new 250 km strike range air-launched ballistic missile in Andamans https://www.aninews.in...
by Rakesh
23 Apr 2024 19:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1182
Views: 718829

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/1782773508751450184 ---> A successful launch of the new variant of a Medium-Range Ballistic Missile was carried out under the aegis of the Strategic Forces Command on April 23, 2024. The user launch has proven the operational capability of the Command and validated...
by Rakesh
23 Apr 2024 19:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Replies: 2272
Views: 861464

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

Decoding Present-Day Air Combat and How Air-to-Air Missiles are Gamechangers

by Rakesh
22 Apr 2024 21:21
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 669
Views: 320848

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

Everyone has to blame for this mess. Air HQ does take a huge chunk of the blame. But successive Govts have been equally complicit. But that still does not takeaway from the fact that we don't have our own turbofan. And that is not an IAF issue, but a Govt issue. When SSBNs (ATV program) were require...
by Rakesh
22 Apr 2024 20:47
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 669
Views: 320848

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

First Indian produced F414 will roll out in three years, once contract is signed. HAL and GE are still negotiating. Assuming a contract is signed tomorrow, the earliest we are looking at is 2027. What will be the annual production schedule for these 99 turbofans? Any discussion on another 99 more fo...
by Rakesh
22 Apr 2024 20:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 669
Views: 320848

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

Purely on GDP PPP basis & 2028 horizon (next 4 years - for a likely war by 2028 or before), we should be making 80 per year , to match & cover the backlog of 450+ planes. This will leave us with exactly half of chinese inventory. But china would have also added a lot more J20 and we would h...
by Rakesh
22 Apr 2024 00:02
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Siachen News & Discussion
Replies: 3050
Views: 501667

Re: Siachen News & Discussion

Siachen saga: Forty years since PM Indira Gandhi captured it, the glacier remains a military priority https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/features/siachen-saga-forty-years-since-pm-indira-gandhi-captured-it-the-glacier-remains-a-military-priority-612928 21 April 2024 https://x.com/ajaynewsman/status/...
by Rakesh
22 Apr 2024 00:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Siachen News & Discussion
Replies: 3050
Views: 501667

Re: Siachen News & Discussion

Siachen world’s only nuclear triangle https://www.newindianexpress.com/explainers/2024/Apr/21/siachen-worlds-only-nuclear-triangle 21 April 2024 Guns kept blazing every day from that day till 2003 when India and Pakistan agreed on a truce. Significantly, Siachen sits on the nuclear tri-junction of ...
by Rakesh
21 Apr 2024 23:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's Border Security with China and Pakistan-2020 - Part 2
Replies: 5265
Views: 1794612

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

Click on link below for pictures... https://x.com/NatureDesai/status/1782016953567330461 ---> In a significant development, Chinese road has breached the border at Aghil Pass (4805 meter) and entered the lower Shaksgam valley of Kashmir, India with the road-head now less than 30 miles from Siachen. ...
by Rakesh
21 Apr 2024 23:45
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Multimedia - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 2239
Views: 602560

Re: Military Multimedia - Indian Armed Forces

Video from Digital Combat Simulator (DCS) World...

VIDEO: https://x.com/raavan_47/status/1782045465955180602 ---> LCA Tejas firing Astra BVR and Python 5 CCM.
by Rakesh
19 Apr 2024 19:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6378
Views: 2068072

Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion

VIDEO : https://x.com/sidhant/status/1780826183397179637 ---> US defence secretary Lloyd Austin says co-producing jet engine, armoured vehicles with India; terms it revolutionary. https://x.com/rv_srivatsa/status/1781013415575851142 ---> Someone get the Kaveri rolling ASAP. These guys are feeding u...
by Rakesh
19 Apr 2024 19:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Iran-Israel Conflict: News & Discussions: 14 April 2024
Replies: 72
Views: 19417

Re: Iran-Israel Conflict: News & Discussions: 14 April 2024

https://x.com/spectatorindex/status/1781215615291941145 ---> BREAKING: Iranian official tells Reuters there are no plans for retaliating against Israeli strike.
by Rakesh
19 Apr 2024 19:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1009
Views: 4356674

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

https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/1781314812565426203 ---> DRDO hands over first batch of indigenous Leading Edge Actuators and Airbrake Control Modules to HAL for the 83 LCA Tejas Mk1A order.

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by Rakesh
19 Apr 2024 16:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 669
Views: 320848

Re: Chinese Armed Forces: News & Discussion

China’s High-Altitude WZ-7 Drone Has Appeared Near The Philippines https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-high-altitude-wz-7-drone-has-appeared-near-the-philippines 18 April 2024 This looks to be the first time a WZ-7 has been seen near the Philippines and follows the deployment of a new U.S. Army missile ...
by Rakesh
19 Apr 2024 02:46
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1009
Views: 4356674

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

srai wrote: 19 Apr 2024 02:32 ^^^
Rakesh wrote: 18 Apr 2024 19:54 * Missile Approach Warning Systems (MAWS) on Tejas Mk1A ...
Are we sure about this bit?
Saar, that was my bad. I have edited my post.
by Rakesh
19 Apr 2024 00:41
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
Replies: 1695
Views: 775664

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021

https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/1781029247957471537 ---> Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi appointed as the next Chief of the Naval Staff. He takes over after the retirement of incumbent Admiral R Hari Kumar.

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by Rakesh
18 Apr 2024 22:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Military/Defence Exports
Replies: 300
Views: 159096

Re: Indian Military/Defence Exports

https://x.com/ritu86sharma/status/1780933532409557007 ---> An IAF C-17 and an IAF IL-76 will take off tomorrow towards the South China Sea with an important cargo that will be balancing China's increasing might in the region. An official - condition of anonymity - confirmed to the EurAsian Times, th...
by Rakesh
18 Apr 2024 19:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1009
Views: 4356674

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

How anyone call the Mk1A a marginal improvement over the Tejas Mk1 behooves logic! * EL/M-2052 or Uttam AESA radar on Tejas Mk1A versus the EL/M-2032 radar on the Tejas Mk1. AESA versus Doppler i.e. Optical Zoom versus Digital Zoom. AESA radars are inherently more reliable than pulse Doppler radars....
by Rakesh
18 Apr 2024 19:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1182
Views: 718829

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

https://x.com/dperi84/status/1780906847886787037 ---> DRDO conducted a successful flight-test of an “Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile” off the Odisha coast. The missile followed the desired path using way point navigation and demonstrated very low altitude sea-skimming flight. The missile is als...
by Rakesh
18 Apr 2024 19:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1182
Views: 718829

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

VIDEO : https://x.com/livefist/status/1780904648414474543 ---> And here's a video of today's Nirbhay ITCM test, powered by Indian turbofan engine Manik. https://x.com/ShivAroor/status/1780906739837329521 ---> THIS IS BIG! India tests Nirbhay cruise missile — for the first time with an Indian propul...
by Rakesh
18 Apr 2024 19:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1009
Views: 4356674

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

His opinions are essentially a bus driver's criticism of how TATA buses are noisy and have poor AC etc. His criticisms are relevant, but only as feedback for iterations...it should not alter TATA's long term vision of manufacturing and selling buses globally. That is a top-down vision. All the pilo...
by Rakesh
18 Apr 2024 01:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
Replies: 2810
Views: 1447848

Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018

AI Is Now Dogfighting With Fighter Pilots In The Air
https://www.twz.com/air/ai-is-now-dogfi ... in-the-air
17 April 2024
The breakthrough in autonomous aerial combat made by the X-62 test jet is set to have far-reaching impacts well beyond dogfighting.