Bharat Rakshak

Mihir

He mentions Python 4/5 in current IAF inventory for Jaguar and Tejas, I know navy had Python 4 for SHAR's and IAF Python 5 for Spyder Air Defence system, never knew that Python 4/5 for Tejas and Jaguar, in fact I thought Python 5 had failed flutter tests on the Tejas? Anyone can throw any more ligh...

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Karan M wrote:^^ We do have stuff that is comparable and probably not the best time to discuss it either.

What stuff? There is no stuff. We are going to lose onlee

Mihir

Interesting video this. The people in it clearly are shouting about 2 parachutes. Now there is audio and video confirmation of the downed f16. So far the most convincing unofficial piece of evidence imho. This is by far the most convincing video evidence that I have seen which supports the assertio...

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Prasad wrote:Anyone know what happened to the JVPC trials by CRPF ?

They were taking deliveries starting September 2017.
https://twitter.com/crpfindia/status/905796340046643200

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I didn't even know that cesspool existed. Seems to be full of jobless JNU students. Sorry for the OT, but r/india was very centrist a few years back. Then came the purge after 2014. Anyone nationalistic was banned and political shills of certain political parties took over. Full of Pakistanis prete...

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Thanks Rakesh saar! Rohit's piece was superb, and his analysis of the cost escalation clauses top-notch.

Mihir

I wrote a piece pointing out some glaring error's in The Hindu's report for Newslaundry.

Five claims in The Hindu’s Rafale report that don’t quite add up
https://www.newslaundry.com/2019/01/19/ ... ont-add-up

Mihir

Kengsley wrote:I'm from Botswana

Mihir

Thanks Ramana. Good point about the boost in capacity!

Mihir

Karan M wrote:JayS, you'll find this interesting.
https://cag.gov.in/sites/default/files/ ... pter_9.pdf

Thanks for that link, Karan. I summarised some of its points in this twitter thread.

Mihir

Katare wrote:This was a weight reduction exercise by making a integrated hull (whatever that means) as per DRDO publication earlier but i don’t think weight would go anywhere near 50 ton with the crew of 4.

I hope this doesn't mean they're building a tank destroyer

Mihir

darshhan wrote:I cannot understand IA's obsession with tank cannon fired atgm. What exactly is the point.?

The Mango is an old design that lacks range as well as penetrating power against modern armour. Hence ATGMs.

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Mihir or anyone, what types of tank ammo is there for Indian tanks? Hi Ramana, I believe Rohit Vats' last article is still accurate. There were some rumors floating around some time back that the Arjun's FSAPDS round was lacking in terms of penetration, since R&D on it had basically stalled. No...

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The Centurion was the best tank of the Cold War until Leopard I which in turn was the best until Abrams and Merkava. The Cent was a great tank for its time, but so was the T-55, which weighed 10 tons less despite having excellent armour. The Leopard 1 was unimpressive -- it just about had enough ar...

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No, no, no, no. Let’s be realistic here. If superior armor could be lighter then the world’s heaviest tanks would not all be in the West where technology levels are the highest. What makes you think that technology levels were highest in the West? Until the M1A1 entered service, Soviet tanks were b...

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Manish, superior armour could be heavier, but doesn't necessarily have to be. The T-64 and T-72 were better armoured than their NATO counterparts while still being lighter. They achieved this by eliminating one crew member and using composite armour. Now with ERA and APS going mainstream, raw armour...

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I think just like the airforce there must 600 tank heavy weight category tanks seperatly filled by Arjun. Lighter tanks should form most of the armoured regiments. Arjun type heavies can be kept mainly desert sectors Heavy fighters offer advantages in terms of more powerful sensors, greater payload...

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Indranil wrote:Brahmos is not the right tool for the job. Harris’s ji has captured is best in “jiska kaaj usi ko saadhe”.

BrahMos is the new blockchain. It will solve everything.

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Tsarkar, excellent posts. Like many others, I use to view standardisation as a sine qua non for military effectiveness. But I'm coming around to your view now.

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Singha wrote:https://thediplomat.com/2018/04/us-pacific-fleet-reveals-new-high-end-strike-group-training/

years of mundane missions in mid-east had made them sloppy....now they are being worked into cold war ship shape

There are serious issues with the US Navy's training as well.

Mihir

To celebrate completion of 65 years of commissioned service and 50 years since assuming my first command of an operational unit, visited the Flying Daggers for tea and crew room Gup. The boys are all experienced pilots. Boys come from varied backgrounds. M2K,Jaguar, Mig29, Mig27 are all represented...

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It might have something to do with Boeing's earlier offer. https://www.livefistdefence.com/2016/11/boeing-unveils-an-amca-sweetener.html ...Boeing proposes that the manufacturing facility and supply eco-system that it builds up for the F/A-18 in India in the event it is chosen, could be used to prod...

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Yes it is large. But it is not inefficient . It is powered all throughout unlike solid rocket based missiles which coast for very long periods of flights. You don't want to be painted by this thing. I don't think this is correct. The sustainer motor on the SA-6 has a burn time of about 20 seconds. ...

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Kartik, Rakesh, thanks!

It was pointed out on Twitter that the Dassault-RDL JV was signed in 2012, before Modi even took office. Also, good point about the Meteors!

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I wrote a piece on the contrived nature of the Rafale scam for Newslaundry: https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/02/09/ ... y-dassault

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What range can these drone swarms operate at? 20 minutes of endurance isn't much. They might prove useful in attacking targets at or near the frontline, but anything deep in the interior would be out of reach, wouldn't it? Couple that with their limited payloads, and you see that they may not amount...

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But we have carriers and the battle group needs a protector like the Ticonderoga cruiser that the USN uses at the core of its CBG’s defense. The Ticos were for defence against massive (division-sized) SNAF raids, which were expected to launch more than a hundred supersonic cruise missiles at NATO c...

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Akshay Kapoor wrote:I would now like serious posters to show us how all of these principles were followed in that classic prepared defenses company battle – xxxx

The Battle of Longewala

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How on earth does a open hatch happen in a billion $ N-sub when when a simple car has a alarm for a open door or hatch? It probably wasn't a hatch, but a valve or vent of some sort for the heat exchanger. Pubby contends that water could have entered the piping. An open "hatch" would see i...

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Karan, my guess is that the SARH seeker makes it easier to upgrade the batteries that have already been deployed. You could swap out the seekers in existing missiles and still use the remaining support systems. Also, it's likely enough for a 25 km range missile. For an Astra that needs to hit target...

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I guess that would depend on whether this new RF seeker is passive or active? It will have less dependence on Rajendra's capabilities if it is an active seeker. Karan M and other gurus, is my understanding correct? It is most definitely an active seeker. And you are quite correct it makes the whole...

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Funny thing is, Gupta published the Su-30 story just a few days back, and used it to argue that the Rafale deal shouldn’t be questioned on the basis of BS claims. And now Pubby comes out with this…

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That story is BS. Why would Eurofighter offer a price that's €59 million lower than the Rafales? They've obviously excluding items that the Rafale contract contains. Like weapons, spares, sustainment, etc. etc. It's evident from Ajai Shukla's report that the planes themselves cost €138.9 million - a...

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What is HAL supposed to do with those 404s when the airframes they're supposed to power are still in production?

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I mean think about it F-16 maintenance is 3 hours per flight hour, Gripen's 6!!! Who writes such stuff? If IAF did this in an official reply, it will be a shame! They seem to be quoting LCA's endurance on internal fuel only. That too realistic numbers with reserves etc. If LCA could only fly 59 min...

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Hi Manish, was the book "Attrition: Forecasting Battle Casualties and Equipment Losses in Modern War", by Col. Trevor Dupuy?

Mihir

Very interesting post. This encourages me to put a point that I have been thinking over for a while now, which I didn't dare putting on BRF before looking at how even Doval was poopooed when he said that tank battles is a thing of past (to be frank even I was not convinced at that time about what h...

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Interesting that you mention the "Ek goli, ek dushman". How does it apply to automatic assault rifles that IA wants to procure ? The motto isn't to be taken literally. It showcases an emphasis on individual marksmanship, but marksmanship is not seen as a substitute for sustained suppressi...

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Bharat Karnad is no better than Prasun Sengupta. Most of these so called defence consultants make friends with PRO of services, DRDO, DPSU & MoD during press meets, events like Aero India and Fleet Reviews, and they try to get information over drinks. I discovered his depth when he posted INS A...

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Ramdas, first of all, that was then, this is now. Today, a tested, weaponised design exists. Even if it is not multi-megaton thermonuclear bomb. Even so the Shakti tests were expensive for our economy. While aggregate growth might not have faltered, some sectors of the economy suffered. For instance...

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