Bharat Rakshak

Apparently, the blacklist applies only to working with OFB and not other entities. So the Rheinmetall Skyshield AAA deal with TATA can go on according to the Trident-Trishul blog guy. Lets see.

Two things I want to bring up to put some prespective into this debate of Nuclear energy safety. Per unit of energy produced, Nuclear energy is by FAR the safest. http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/03/deaths-per-twh-by-energy-source.html The danger of Nuclear radiation is vastly overestimated. http://nex...

Anyone in to Micro 4/3 cameras here? Espacially around Hyderabad.

I use a Lumix GF1 and have all the right glass. My Fav is the Voigtlander f0.95 25mm(yes 0.95 f stop!). Amazing camera, superb lens. But I do miss the low light performance and bokeh of the new range Nikons (D7000).

Thanks vina. Logged in to say, this made my day. Change is in the air. Once me have 50% in middle class, India will surge ahead. Cheers and Jai Hind.

Hi guys, I have a Lumix GF1 with 14-45 and 20mm 1.7 lens. Will be getting the voiglander 25mm 0.95 f-stop lens in a few weeks. Any other M3/4 users? Would love to exchange lenses for a while. Espacially any of the wide angles.

In the Guardian photos of the crashed halicopter, the tale section(picture 4) is clearly not of the old UH-60 Black hawk but a new stealth design.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery ... 90&index=3

I have 5 years of experiance in IT(PeopleSoft) and I make over 10L/Y. I hope to move into the 1L/m bracket this year end! There are 23 year old guys straight out of MBA's making 16/y in my company(Its a big 3 consulting firm). I think we have a huge property boom ahead guys. The job market, espacial...

This is ridicules! The oil bonds are defect through the back door. WFT, the UPA gets worst by the day!

The speed issue with the Akash is not as much a issue as it seems as it is powered throughout its flight as opposed to a launch boost of Mach 4 and glide for the next 3/4 to max range - so the time to max range may well be less than most other SAM's, this is why its such a heavy missile for its rang...

Guys, Check this out: http://drdo.res.in/labs/lastec/director.html He has been at the hub of the development of complex and sophisticated test systems for seeker heads of electro-optically guided Precision guided munitions (PGM) which are successfully utilised by DRDO laboratories to test laser seek...

Yay, the Indian Govt gets 2X as much as it had estimated from the 3G auction. Wow, now our highly intelligent govt luminaries can take this money (which is being reallocated from one of the most transformative and dynamic sectors of the Indian economy) and you know, can put it really good use and sh...

Revolution in South Asia
A Naxal sympathizers Blog. Quite disturbing that they seem to operate in the open. Read the comments. I found this one on Reddit.
http://southasiarev.wordpress.com/2009/ ... -adivasis/

A little tit-bit for you guys. Over the weekend, I spoke to an America air force pilot currently on deputation/exchange program with the IAF. I had no idea such co-operation was ongoing. We chatted over a few drinks at a friends place, nice guy. He is a liberal and not a crazy gung-ho maniac like so...

Hi Vishal, Count me in.
ID: Kib_Reddy

About Micro lending - I have a LOT of friends working in the sector. A lot of them are foreign Ivy League students looking to put this on their resume. They all say the same thing – Micro Finance its not magic bullet to cure all ills. And despite a very robust load quality assurance mechanism and ve...

And thats just half the story. Commercial real estates are a time bomb waiting to go off and will be as big as the housing crash.

Done The Barak 8 The Barak 8 (also called Barak NG) missile is a joint collaboration between the India and Israel to develop an advance SAM for the Indian Navy under a USD $480 million program agreed to in early 2006. This missile will form the basis of a similar system for the Indian Air Force unde...

Here you go guy, proof reading and alterations/additions please. I know one of you took a picture of the Barak 8 mock up during Aero-India. We can use that to avoid copy write issues. I will be sending a mail to Defense-Update for the MR-SAM pic and any additional details they can provide. The artic...

Well here’s a gem. Turns out 'Piff-Paff' is an actual a technical term. A French acronym for "Pilotage induit en force—Pilotage aérodynamique en force". Basically thrusters used for maneuverability as we suspected. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBDA_Aster Maneuverability New control system:...

EL/M-2248 MF-STAR Naval Multi-Mission Radar http://defense-update.com/products/m/mf_star.htm The Israelis claim it is superior to AEGIS. The above page says the same radar is used for both missiles. I don’t understand the point in changing the missile rocket engine or wing configuration for the IAF ...

Would it be copy write infringement to take the pic off the pages posted above? I'm sure they wouldn’t mind.

I would like to once and for all clear the confusion over the Barak 8 / NG / MR-SAM. From the Israeli site defense-update (a reliable site on Israeli defense issues): http://defense-update.com/newscast/0707/news/150707_mrsam.htm India, Israel to Jointly Pursue Medium-Range Air Defense Missile Coveri...

Mumbai confession 'was coerced' From the above link: The leading suspect in the Mumbai (Bombay) attacks trial has retracted his confession. WTF. And Two Indians, Fahim Ansari and Sabauddin Ahmed, are also on trial, accused of being members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group and of scouting for t...

Arun, I have serious question, not sure you have had your say on this yet. All of the new missiles coming out of DRDO right now have thrusters. I guess they got the tech from Brahmos as it was the first to use them (ISRO was technically first user in India). Agni 3, K-15/Shourya, PAD all use the tec...

Do any of you have this dolt's email ID. I posted it in the comment section but I does not appear on the page. Thanks Prem for the proof reading, I am dyslexic and useless with spellings. I agree this should be sent to every defense correspondent in India, if nothing else then to piss him/her? off. ...

I don’t believe the PAD was performing energy bleeding maneuvers. For one it’s a liquid fueled missile, there is no need to bleed energy, just turn the engine off at the right moment. Initially, I thought the reason they went in for a liquid first stage, is it gives them the freedom to ignite the se...

I am disgusted at the anti-Chinese gloating and sheer childishness in this post. Sure we see the Chinese as competitors and the Chinese government does every thing it can to undermine us, but what good will come from this? You will drive out real discussion from this important post. Please keep it c...

I have been saying it for years, this economic exuberance for the past few years in the US is totally irrational. They are not going through an other IT revolution creating jobs and new opportunities; they are not exporting anything, only importing more. But their housing market was going through th...

It’s quite clear the Indian military deliberately understates the rage of its missiles, an unnecessary and ineffective subterfuge. From the pic, it looks like the K-15 uses thrusters at the nose for stabilization at takeoff, like the Brahmos. Wonder that the true range of these two missiles are? The...

I have heard time and again that the real range of the Brahmos missile is well over the MTCR limit of 300 Km, even an article in Jane's a few years back said so. Can anyone estimate the real range of the missile given it's perimeters/dimensions?

Please do not club me with the DG Kongress netas and their sycophantic minority apleasement when I say – let the man keep this beard. I am an atheist and don’t really give a **** about beards and talismans but it’s a simple matter of personal freedom. In no way would a beard prohibit him from do his...

Still holding my breath for a confirmation of success.