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Condemnations: Spain, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Cuba, Iran, Russia, France Liberty advances: Argentina Concern: European Union Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu congratulates US President Trump for capturing Nicolás Maduro "Congratulations, President Trump for your bold and hi...

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S_Madhukar wrote: ↑03 Jan 2026 19:03 Pappooz are the option premiums being paid… to hopefully one day be able to call them and start the loot again. When grubby B$ are on the table such millions are peanuts. We have a 1000 year problem to solve, certainly half-breeds won’t be the solution

Half breeds? Really?

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The first Mk1A squadron is not ready. We have received a grand total of five GE F404 turbofans to date (Source: https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=2667658#p2667658). Hopefully by the end of the financial year, at least 12 air frames can join No 3 Cobras Squadron, which is the first M...

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Both Mk1 squadrons are up & running. i believe Cain MArko saar was implying almost one sqdn of mk1"A" is ready - showing the "testing" phase of close to 10 aircraft as per the visual of the Mk1A standard Yes yes Bharatji. Bilkul. That's what I meant. Mk1a. That's a lot of ai...

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Rakesh wrote: ↑29 Dec 2025 05:32 https://x.com/DefenceDecode/status/2005 ... 50301?s=20 ---> A Jaguar flies in formation with two Tejas aircraft.

Does the bird at the bottom have a chrome radome? Looks really shiny and cool.

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Rakesh wrote: ↑01 Jan 2026 04:53 https://x.com/officialTatya_1/status/20 ... 43017?s=20 ---> LCA Tejas in the making. Only publicly spotted airframes are marked.

So almost one sqd of mk1 is ready. Wow! Have all the engines been delivered for these birds and integration of sensor suite/weapons completed?

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Their only option is to take what is given to them, so they can "move" fast. We are stuck in a analysis-paralysis-kickback loop Exactly..the more choices you have the difficult the decision is ..add the Indian procurement process into the mix !! Actually the choices are quite straightforw...

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Rakesh wrote: ↑20 Dec 2025 19:56
VinodTK wrote: ↑20 Dec 2025 18:31 Indian Defence Updates: 50 Fighter Squadrons

MoD Weighs Raising IAF Strength to 50 Squadrons; Big Boost for Tejas Mk-II
Excuse to purchase 114 MRFA. That is what this squadron boost is about.

Or a few gen 5 birds vanilla.

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drnayar wrote: ↑27 Nov 2025 22:07 I would have thought the S500 complex would have made a better choice than the S400 ? Was the reason cost ? i know the project Sudarshan and Kusha has evolved missiles and radars as well

Quicker integration is my guess. In time they'll upgrade and have local systems.

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I thought Tejas' main long ranged AAM was the iderby extended version? Isn't this like a meteor lite? We don't have any i-Derby ER. What the IAF has is ex-Navy stocks of the standard Derby BVRAAM that were bought with the Sea Harrier LUSH upgrade. Astra Mk1 and soon Astra Mk2 will be the Tejas Mk1 ...

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BrahMos at Dubai Airshow 2025: India’s Supersonic Edge Takes Global Stage https://www.aviation-defence-universe.com/brahmos-at-dubai-airshow-2025-indias-supersonic-edge-takes-global-stage/ 18 Nov 2025 ADU: Has the Indian Air Force already committed to the BrahMos-NG? Praveen Pathak: Yes, the IAF ha...

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https://youtu.be/gC-eL1k4iaQ?si=rpQgv7j6B-0LLrR1 The 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI 2025) began with an unforgettable cultural moment as South Korean Minister Jaewon Kim took the stage at the opening of the first Waves Film Bazaar. After greeting the audience with “Namaskar” and “N...

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Russia ready to offer Su-57 tech transfer, says Indian demands acceptable https://www.business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/russia-ready-to-offer-su-57-tech-transfer-says-indian-demands-acceptable-125111900431_1.html 19 Nov 2025 If Ukraine and Russia peace deal goes thru, it ...

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uddu wrote: ↑22 Nov 2025 11:51 Now will be sent to Spain for structural modifications.
A321 Netra MkII: India’s Most Powerful AWACS Yet! | Complete Analysis

How many?

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I thought Tejas' main long ranged AAM was the iderby extended version? Isn't this like a meteor lite?

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Maitya sir, what do you think of the offer of 117S engines for the Su-30MKI upgrade program? Pls refer to one of my earlier posts , on this aspect!! Aanyway, my understanding wrt various contemporary Russian TF technology is: AL-31FP < AL-41F-1S (Izdeliye 117S) < AL-41F-1 (izdeliye 117) < AL-51 (Iz...

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That said, I saw Prof. Akhil Amar on TV once before when he was part of a panel debating the invasion of Afghanistan (or was it Iraq). The panel was on what is a just war. His arguments were very sophisticated and impressive. Since Katyal was his student, I would say Katyal is also quite sharp desp...

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At this point I wonder if the Indian Navy is really even concerned about SSKs. Maybe they don't see too much value here since they are thinking of blue water ops and there is nothing locally to challenge it's capital assets. The emphasis seems to be on maximizing sub hunting capabilities with p8i (m...

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1) Air HQ definitely wants more Rafales, especially after its performance during Op Sindoor. But any large scale purchase (i.e. 114) of the Rafale is risky politically, due to the scandal drummed up by the opposition in the first Rafale deal of 36 aircraft. And without HAL's involvement (reportedly...

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It is not really abaout what I want and what I don't want... It is about what IAF was planning... The above squadron composition is what IAF has been planning... Unless they increase authorized strength beyond 42 squadrons , this will more or less be the force structure... It seems they did. To 57 ...

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India-US defence deal US, India ‘open new doors’ to ties after sealing ‘ambitious’ defence deal https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3331048/us-india-open-new-doors-ties-after-sealing-ambitious-defence-deal 31 Oct 2025 The devil is in the details, as the saying goes. Yeah. I haven't se...

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https://x.com/shreedharsingh9/status/1984318436554784962 @shreedharsingh9 Finally some one has asked about Meteors?. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4m3GhGbQAEpYfj?format=jpg&name=small https://x.com/ShiroBarks/status/1984314508635152582@ShiroBarks "Meteor will finally complete what was promi...

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India-US defence deal

US, India ‘open new doors’ to ties after sealing ‘ambitious’ defence deal
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-as ... fence-deal
31 Oct 2025

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Despite tariffs related bad blood, business as usual continues:

US India Defence pact

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.scmp.c ... fence-deal

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Rafale 114 Fighter Deal Hits Pause: Defence Ministry Flags 'Incomplete' IAF Proposal, Seeks More Talks with Dassault https://www.timesnownews.com/india/rafale-114-fighter-deal-hits-pause-defence-ministry-flags-incomplete-iaf-proposal-seeks-more-talks-with-dassault-article-153027781 20 Oct 2025 Heh....

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L. I've been hearing about how Mk2 will help with AMCA. I don't understand. Mk2 doesn't have serpentine intakes, doesn't use radar absorbent material. True, it has IRST and MAWS and indegenious OBOGS, but those can be tested and certified on Mk1A instead. Between Mk2 and AMCA, AMCA is much more imp...

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Dunno if this discussed here not our man, Ashley Table Tellis was arrested in the US for giving China classified info from the DOD.

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Dear Sirs, What could be our preparation to prevent asymmetric attacks on our deep airbases - similar to what we saw in Russia in "Operation Spider Web" or the Israeli strikes on Iranian Air assets from within the Iran itself. This is a concern, since many of the IAF's airbases have vast ...

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Any lip service statement violates the no-mediation-with-Pakistan stand. Even a true and seemingly innocuous "Trump never spoke to us, but we are told that Trump spoke to Pakistan and made them see good sense" is an admission of mediation. Im not so sure. There wasa lot of chatter happeni...

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How does India resist? By not compromising on its core values of independence, sovereignty and strategic autonomy; and by finding ways to climb over the resulting obstacles. When there is no compromise on core values, then there is a costs vs benefits to be considered carefully. Also, I am a firm b...

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srin wrote: ↑04 Oct 2025 22:23 ^^^ Looks goddamn ugly and jugaad. Why can't they put this on the WhAP ? That would keep its height low and more camouflageable.

This is excellent for a low end fly swatter. India plucks low hanging fruit as it should. Repurpose naval systems to do the job vs drone swarms and such.

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The only reason for this shift from the scorpene line has to be that the Aussie leaks truly compromised these subs. I don't see any other viable reason for this madness. It stands to reason that the govt can't really talk about this in public. Jmtp The Aussie leak did not compromise these subs. If ...

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Looks like Rohit , Shiv and others are caught up in a debate about the path and rate of development of Tejas vs JF-17 etc. And its beginning to spillover into why do we or should we care about the Mk2 and go straight to the AMCA from Mk1A. Not realising that we have pages of this debate and rationa...

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The only reason for this shift from the scorpene line has to be that the Aussie leaks truly compromised these subs. I don't see any other viable reason for this madness. It stands to reason that the govt can't really talk about this in public.

Jmtp

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^Agree. But SSNs are the most effective counter to the Chinese CBGs - and the news about the 200MW reactors is good. In parallel, we need to develop that base in the A&N Islands quickly as well. 40 SU-30MKIs with Brahmos and a carrier there - will allow us to dominate the Straits of Malacca. In...

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CM Ji, JSF is out of picture for India. Su-57 will require heavy investment from us to make it worthy -- think of all of above mentioned avionics and sensors we will have to put into it. I don't know how mature is engine tech for it and how to address issues IAF had earlier when it pulled out of th...

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Rumor has it that the iaf has sent a new assessment to the CCS for a.30% increase to it's total squadron strength requirement of 42. New number is 57sqds.

This increase is reflective of the larger that posed by the double front of China and Pakistan (I'm guessing they are also gaming the West here)

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https://x.com/ByRakeshSimha/status/1969958646244372670 @ByRakeshSimha MAGA supporters on 4Chan launched "Clog the Toilet" operation to block Indian H1B workers from returning to the US by reserving flight seats without paying. Flight prices spiked. A 4Chan post urged, "Clog the fligh...

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Sumeet bhaiyya, the amca will come good I'm sure. But it will take at least until 2045 to start seeing sqd service. In that interim period, Iafs going to need some high end door breakers and deterrents. That's why I think mrca/mrfa needs to be a mix of 2-3 fighter types. Elite sqds doing mixed sorti...

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Shouldn't this help Indian students currently in the US? I sure hope so. Yes. That is why I put them in blue. While signing the proclamation, Trump clearly said that we need those educated in the US to stay and also added that the US needs workers. Essentially it is tailored to bring middle-class f...

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