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by Singha
14 Jun 2019 11:46
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
Replies: 5322
Views: 1858265

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016

US will keep pushing like a errant child trying to see how much ground it can get. "parents" need to push back. then child will know its sandbox and be ok. do IAF transport planes have a periodic pingsy inmarsat transponder the kind that was used in attempt to locate the vanished malaysian...
by Singha
14 Jun 2019 11:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The next war in the Persian Gulf
Replies: 294
Views: 84961

Re: The next war in the Persian Gulf

iran may have to swallow its pride and invite russians into the warm waters of the persian gulf to setup a few bases in localities like bandar abbas and kharj island :mrgreen: its onlee short flight from southern russia across the caspian. for perhaps the first round is a scripted cruise missile bar...
by Singha
14 Jun 2019 08:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The next war in the Persian Gulf
Replies: 294
Views: 84961

Re: The next war in the Persian Gulf

Houthis are also in the melee
A missile hit the pax terminal of abha airport injuring 26 people
by Singha
13 Jun 2019 22:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
Replies: 4150
Views: 902513

Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)

Mansoor khan fled to dubai night of june8 per sources

Shivajinagar is in turmoil after this. From beggars to ashrafs all were invested in ima
by Singha
13 Jun 2019 21:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The next war in the Persian Gulf
Replies: 294
Views: 84961

Re: The next war in the Persian Gulf

one the tankers was struck by a large mine / torpedo / explosive pack boat(uss cole type) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7136333/Oil-tankers-targeted-explosions-Gulf-Oman.html oil tankers have sectioned bulkheads and compartments and oil imparts good reserve buoyancy. they might just let t...
by Singha
13 Jun 2019 21:38
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8518
Views: 3119045

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

perhaps good tax breaks for locally made solar , wind and battery is in order.
by Singha
13 Jun 2019 17:59
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2361435

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

to close to 20km against a continuous stream of amraams is tough unless you are a ELO fighter like f22. needs very strong jamming platform like growla i expect. it also gives pakis the luxury of firing amraams and then running away gleefully even as we start the chase. for scare tactics, Mig31BM arm...
by Singha
13 Jun 2019 14:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Iran News and Discussions
Replies: 3301
Views: 598708

Re: Iran News and Discussions

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -Oman.html

two oil tankers hit in gulf of oman by mysterious explosives
by Singha
13 Jun 2019 14:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6214
Views: 1900005

Re: Internal Security Watch

poverty is not a real factor in islamic radicalization anywhere. infact it can be argued the poorer radical will be more busy ekeing out a living and less time to be online and scheming with other radicals.
by Singha
13 Jun 2019 14:25
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Replies: 3611
Views: 1277705

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018

for hyundai it would be just routine work, among 1000s of pending orders in their main shipyard. unless we ordered 50 tankers they would not even open one eye.
by Singha
13 Jun 2019 13:44
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8518
Views: 3119045

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

lots of shadow boxing in MSM about "crisis in economy" based off the ex CEA report and car sales growth curve. Govt is also spreading panic with some aggressive goals on EV. when rich countries are ready to transfer battery tech at very cheap rates and guarantee the raw materials for MII b...
by Singha
13 Jun 2019 11:51
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Replies: 3611
Views: 1277705

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018

istanbul has recently opened a gigantic airport. they do execute projects well. navantia allegedly their partner on the design and hand holding front. erdogan is a owaisi kind of islamist - using islam for political power and managing his sheeple than being hung up on dogma. he uses a potent mix of ...
by Singha
13 Jun 2019 11:48
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2361435

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

tsarkar sir, the grapevine is the Agni1 booster did not reach the desired height and altitude so was terminated or ran out of steam and crashed. hence the hypersonic payload was not activated and fell into the sea. I hope we have some explosive attached that is triggered by water immersion to preven...
by Singha
13 Jun 2019 10:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1820583

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

powerful paintball guns were in use by police the kind that leave a big bruise where it hits.
by Singha
13 Jun 2019 10:37
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1820583

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

the entire central and admiralty area of HK island which is the financial and office district, along with high end shops was in turmoil and swarming with protesters.

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/12/asia ... index.html

by Singha
13 Jun 2019 09:08
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: China Military Watch - Sept' 2016
Replies: 4649
Views: 1846570

Re: China Military Watch - Sept' 2016

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/opin ... e=Homepage

xinhua criticizes the sissy pants new era mens culture. asks all to be real men.
by Singha
13 Jun 2019 08:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6214
Views: 1900005

Re: Internal Security Watch

guruppanpalya another malsi ghetto in jayanagar blr is another example of area domination by occupying roads for namaz. pretty much every house slaughters sheep/goat/camels in bakr id and lets the blood flow on the street as it were. i wuz taking a shortcut walk to my office from madivala side on ba...
by Singha
13 Jun 2019 08:29
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)
Replies: 4150
Views: 902513

Re: Islamism & Islamophobia Abroad - News & Analysis (9-8-2014)

https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=595962 Bengaluru, Jun 11: The fact that some people have been doing yoga exercises at Cubbon Park has given rise to a dispute. Some have opposed practice of yoga inside the park. There has also been a demand to permit offering of namaz inside t...
by Singha
12 Jun 2019 20:05
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Transport Aircraft for IAF
Replies: 4075
Views: 810239

Re: Transport Aircraft for IAF

japani C2++ then, as usual they are in loop of no exports and high unit cost. being a non lethal product should raise less political noises there.

by Singha
12 Jun 2019 19:54
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2361435

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

why is isro playing with scramjets which are sub orbital and need air to work? https://www.isro.gov.in/launchers/isro%E2%80%99s-scramjet-engine-technology-demonstrator-successfully-flight-tested the drdo scramjet is laying the groundwork for brahmos3. i am not sure where this gent fits in . there ar...
by Singha
12 Jun 2019 19:50
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2361435

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

I am all for HGV also, as the depressed trajectories and sine curve paths will be good to complicate the attack tracks of BMD interceptors.
by Singha
12 Jun 2019 16:45
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9021
Views: 2632618

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

^^ the comments are interesting. all of them are converted zealot evangelists. a couple of pakis mixed in.
by Singha
12 Jun 2019 16:34
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Transport Aircraft for IAF
Replies: 4075
Views: 810239

Re: Transport Aircraft for IAF

imo the embraer KC390 is nearing the IOC. we should sign up a Embraer to borrow the KC390 design but upsize it by 50%. the only other option is the japanese kawasaki c2- again upsize by 50% https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawasaki_C-2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_KC-390 HAL has made nothing b...
by Singha
12 Jun 2019 15:13
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2361435

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

so we are proceeding to our own avengard. this would be a good RV for 1-warhead missiles like A4 and A5.
by Singha
12 Jun 2019 12:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Key Military Strategic Issues List 2017-2018-2022
Replies: 16
Views: 7139

Re: Key Military Strategic Issues List 2017-2018-2022

a new space weapons section under DRDO has been approved. will work with the newly formed space command. apart from missile seekers of various hues , i would rate the following items highly for next decade - turbofan engine for nirbhay - some useable fighter engine from kaveri base even if it featur...
by Singha
11 Jun 2019 20:57
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9021
Views: 2632618

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

The s400 deal can easily go ahead by using stuff that russian state importers buy from indian state exporters

We need to make a point to massa to stfu and gtfo
by Singha
11 Jun 2019 17:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3375
Views: 919999

Re: Military Flight Safety

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mechuka+Village+791003/@26.7216919,94.1624713,1154m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3741df1161dd911b:0x3f797ac464303a58!8m2!3d28.581493!4d94.124275 jorhat afb. transport command base. you can see expansion work going on at one end of the runway. and lots of radar and miss...
by Singha
11 Jun 2019 17:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3375
Views: 919999

Re: Military Flight Safety

if it crashed 16km north of lipo, it was off the line to mechuka the destination which is along a valley to west of lip. maybe it was avoiding some storm cell and trying to work around. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mechuka+Village+791003/@28.6380381,94.1401761,52230m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3...
by Singha
11 Jun 2019 10:38
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2361435

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

what is the diff between the sea guardian and the base reaper drone? does the US model reaper have classified SAR / ELINT sensors for A2G role that are deleted in the sea guardian and remarketed as a naval patrol drone?
by Singha
10 Jun 2019 23:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - May 1, 2019
Replies: 2903
Views: 855236

Re: Terroristan - May 1, 2019

pitamah of malaysia showing his leopard spots.
by Singha
10 Jun 2019 23:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Terroristan - May 1, 2019
Replies: 2903
Views: 855236

Re: Terroristan - May 1, 2019

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday said that his country has the right not to extradite controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik to India, since the fugitive evangelist claims he will not get a fair trial back home, according to a media report. Naik, a 53-year-old rad...
by Singha
10 Jun 2019 22:05
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Roads Thread
Replies: 3351
Views: 766801

Re: Indian Roads Thread

>> Really dont understand why the real-estate guys are not keen on opening up the vast spaces towards Mysore via a huge greenfield expressway? mandya sugarcane farmers and gowdru clan took care of that. the NICE expway to mysore abruptly ends 2km from the ring road due to that issue. it has no use a...
by Singha
10 Jun 2019 22:01
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2361435

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

but in exchange we do not get any concessions on iran front, just more threats.

trump is a classless and thankless kind of leader. its better we distance ourself from his naked highness and go our own way. fan the flames on the china-us fight if we can.
by Singha
10 Jun 2019 22:00
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Replies: 9021
Views: 2632618

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV

the organized MSM is like symbianOS , at the dawn of ios and android. :mrgreen:
by Singha
10 Jun 2019 20:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3375
Views: 919999

Re: Military Flight Safety

the two major transport command bases in NE are guwahati and jorhat. the routes from there to forward areas have not changed in decades. we should long ago have installed some ground based system and radars to keep a track on ac along these routes as also the operation areas of the Tezpur and chabua...
by Singha
10 Jun 2019 20:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7669
Views: 1801569

Re: Understanding the US - Again

I am sure UK is fanning the flames in HK from the shadows. they lost a crown jewel in 1999.
by Singha
10 Jun 2019 15:59
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7669
Views: 1801569

Re: Understanding the US - Again

we can agree to disagree for now and recheck in 6 months. the fight has just started in right earnest. in other news worldwide bookings of semi manufacturing equipment has seen a drastic drop https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1334792 Global billings for chipmaking equipment during the firs...