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- 02 Jan 2022 21:58
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2407
- Views: 1116960
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
Why do you believe the F-16 has failed? The early model F-16s are around 40 years now and they once had low serviceability issues, due to lack of spares. But I believe even that has been resolved. Let me rephrase my words to fizzleya f 16 have failed as seen in swift retreat or they are unaffordabl...
- 02 Jan 2022 21:49
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: General Bipin Rawat, 1958 - 2021
- Replies: 53
- Views: 400921
Re: General Bipin Rawat, 1958 - 2021
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- 02 Jan 2022 21:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2407
- Views: 1116960
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
I think the main reason why J 10 is being bought is because the F16 has failed. There is a spare parts crisis which can also be leading to this.
- 02 Jan 2022 21:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2407
- Views: 1116960
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
Found this interesting image in this dawn article The photo is very badly photoshopped reapat very badly. Note the folding of the pocket with the name tag. They have added name tag and bullet proof armor to the photos. I feel that they are ashamed to show normal photos and are adding bullet proof ar...
- 06 Apr 2021 13:29
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1309560
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
I have a simple query Does any source refute that 1. Indian Air force attacked a target in Pakistan. 2. Indian Air force engaged and countered fizzleya fighters that tried to bomb us. 3. Does this not show a doctrinal change? If yes then it matters much more than any other aspects. This will cover a...
- 04 Apr 2021 23:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Who’s who of the PSX-Dawn article Few data points to consider Out of total market capitalisation of the Pakistan Stock Exchange of Rs7.95 trillion on March 18 Fauji Foundation holds majority stakes in Fauji Fertiliser Company, Fauji Fertiliser Bin Qasim, Fauji Cement, Askari Bank, Mari Petroleum an...
- 04 Apr 2021 22:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Regarding the bakistani debt bonds Well, then the question is "Why are Pakis doing this" My theory is bakis are laundering cryptocurrency and investing in their debt bonds. The basis of my theory is https://www.dawn.com/news/1613320/govt-plans-to-build-pilot-cryptocurrency-mining-farms-in-...
- 07 Mar 2021 14:07
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
- Replies: 14441
- Views: 3039077
Re: Wuhan Coronavirus Resource Thread
Parents got vaccinated with covaxin couple of days back in Ahmedabad Gujarat. The whole mechanism is very first world. Kudos to the centre and state government. The message of vaccination with details like nurse name centre of vaccination etc received on phone.
- 07 Mar 2021 12:57
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Military/Defence Exports
- Replies: 333
- Views: 188502
Re: Indian Military/Defence Exports
GRSE - Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (@OfficialGRSE) Tweeted: A contract for delivering 01 Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) was signed between Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) and Government of Seychelles. The Fast Patrol Vessel will be delivered to Coast Guard of Seychelle...
- 07 Mar 2021 12:55
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Military/Defence Exports
- Replies: 333
- Views: 188502
Re: Indian Military/Defence Exports
GRSE - Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (@OfficialGRSE) Tweeted: “SCGS Zoroaster”, a Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE), Kolkata, a Mini Ratna Category 1 & leading shipyard of the country, was delivered to the Coast Guard of Seyc...
- 11 Feb 2021 20:59
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
- Replies: 1533
- Views: 760659
Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
Belated Congratulations to the team LCA and the airforce.
- 11 Feb 2021 20:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2796
- Views: 1227100
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Yes, so it is a very sensible approach. Worst case scenario if the technology is not brought to fruition, it would not hold up the fighter development.JTull wrote: Plenty of things to do in the meantime. Priority would be to re-qualify CLAWS with change in CG, canard, more fuel tanks, hardpoints etc.
- 11 Feb 2021 20:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
The Chinese were also said to be concerned about “local politics” delaying the return on China’s infrastructure investments. Add to this the recent praise of Shahbaz Sharif by an outgoing Chinese diplomat. This would mean that Chini abbu wants noon league back in power. Especially with the complete...
- 11 Feb 2021 20:26
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 2796
- Views: 1227100
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Very informative interview Prasad. One thing everyone is missing is first few prototypes of mk2 will be for baseline which can then be improved by induction of newer technology. This is to buy time for under development technologies like irst retractable probe etc and qualify the basic airframe simu...
- 10 Mar 2020 17:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Bakistanis migrating to India is a real danger. And hence the protests against CAA and future NPR/NRC/UCC. The nuclear bomb Bakistan has is its useless population. They are better diverted towards Qatar or Turkey or Iran and towards Cheen than over to India. It is already happening. What do you thi...
- 08 Mar 2020 19:01
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 23 February 2019
- Replies: 3885
- Views: 2020984
Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 23 February 2019
Thakur ji saying next week flight of sp 21, egr done and low speed taxi trials ongoing
https://twitter.com/hvtiaf/status/12359 ... 73504?s=20
https://twitter.com/hvtiaf/status/12359 ... 73504?s=20
- 08 Mar 2020 18:46
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
- Replies: 3611
- Views: 1327112
Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
After reading Commodore Maolankar's article on LCA, I feel we need to have a three carrier navy. Not because of it's capabilities as a force projection but rather about the result of this induction to promote indigenous capabilities. The amount spent on maintaining a carrier can be compared with mai...
- 28 Jan 2020 20:00
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 23 February 2019
- Replies: 3885
- Views: 2020984
Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 23 February 2019
I think there is a comma missing after both.
That is munitions both indigenous and others, our own odl and sdr.
That is munitions both indigenous and others, our own odl and sdr.
naird wrote:new guided munitions from both, our own ODL and new radio
- 01 Jul 2019 06:54
- Forum: Military History Archive
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1532758
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
Please also post the name of paper and authors. This article is just a trial balloon. It is based on unnamed source talking about reduced infiltration and also makes an assumption that the tip off from Pakistan is from the establishment. Mainly a trial balloon for security agencies have also warned ...
- 30 Jun 2019 00:02
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Flight Safety
- Replies: 3416
- Views: 983553
Re: Military Flight Safety
The Jaguar aircraft had drop tanks and practice bombs.mmasand wrote:Hindustan Times just put up the video released by IAF MCC on YouTube and called the drop tanks a 'practice bomb'. Matlab kuch bhi..
It dropped both drop tanks and practice bombs.
- 18 Jun 2019 14:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Pakistan would be also used and be benefited from this.abhijitm wrote: Against Iran staging area would be Saudi Arabia not pakistan.
- 17 Jun 2019 13:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Sir, Jacobabad base was used for ops in AFG, not for US-Iraq war. CSF was for supporting operations in AFG not in Iraq. Sir why do you have to select Iraq over Afghanistan. The crux of the matter is that pakistan received money when a neighbouring country is invaded. Whether that country is Afghani...
- 08 Jun 2019 14:27
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Naval Tejas Mk1/Mk2: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 688
- Views: 426502
Re: Naval Tejas Mk1/Mk2: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
There is one arrested landing, with the aircraft coming to a complete halt. And some technical analysis of it
- 06 Jun 2019 11:25
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
This news is actually misleading. It is a voluntary cut on increase in budget. Budget of Pak fauj will still increase, just the amount of increase is reduced.
- 06 Jun 2019 11:18
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
- Replies: 6664
- Views: 1470631
Re: 2019 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Did my part for 543
- 06 Jun 2019 10:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
How? Did US-Iraq war benefitted Pakistan. It may lead to completely opposite of what you mention. Oil prices will go through the roof leading to more pressure on Paki economy. with Saudi backing US and Pakistan backing Saudis Paki will see more internal conflicts between Shia and Sunni. Plus if US ...
- 20 May 2019 15:00
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
The only thing that can save Pakistan is a war between US and Iran. Similar to the war on terror in Afghanistan.
- 04 May 2019 22:51
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
The above Figure of Terroristani Reserves being US$8.805 billion is BALDERDASH. COBBLERS AND PIFFLE PAFFLE! I I stopped "Posting Terroristan's Forex Reserves" :rotfl: Cheers http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/beer.gif Lol Note that the "official" figure of 8.8 is even ...
- 04 May 2019 22:39
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Crunch time for universities Cutbacks for scientific equipment, reduction in travel grants for conferences abroad, fewer government overseas scholarships, and elimination of research grants for fresh PhDs are now happening. Construction work on some new university campuses has stopped. Although the...
- 04 May 2019 21:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
This seems to have escaped from the cheel ki paini Nazar Khasadars protest non-payment of salary WANA: More than 1,400 personnel of the Khasadar Force boycotted duty and abandoned their checkposts in Wana, the headquarters of South Waziristan tribal district, to protest non-payment of salaries for t...
- 04 May 2019 21:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Central bank’s forex reserves down by $196mn Foreign Exchange reserves held by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fell by US$ 219 million to US$8.805 billion , a data released by the bank said on Thursday. It said during the week ending April 26, the SBP’s reserves decreased due to external debt servicin...
- 17 Apr 2019 06:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2407
- Views: 1116960
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
After reading the other links, I have changed my opinion, fizzleya may have 6 erieye now. With chinese chapati the total aewc will be 10.
- 17 Apr 2019 06:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2407
- Views: 1116960
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
And from the same linkBart S wrote:Incorrect.K Mehta wrote:Saab 2000 != Erieye. It is a jet aircraft
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erieye
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_2000
- 16 Apr 2019 22:56
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2407
- Views: 1116960
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
Saab 2000 != Erieye. It is a jet aircraft
- 16 Apr 2019 22:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2407
- Views: 1116960
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
Quwa news is a fake news site run by ispr. It has done this before. This news is in connection to the revival of awacs program by India.
- 14 Apr 2019 20:13
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Utility Stores running out of food items ISLAMABAD: Over 10 companies have stopped supplying their food products to the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) as it owes them over Rs8 billion. The USC has asked the government to pay 10% to 15% of this amount to the companies and also sought a 75% advance...
- 08 Apr 2019 00:28
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 907434
Re: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
Some observations of the press con squeals of Qureshi 1. Entire conference was in khaalis Urdu, meaning it was for local audience. 2. The words "kaarvai" and"naatak" were from Hindi. Infact kaarvai was used repeatedly. I may be wrong but generally they would use an Urdu alternati...
- 06 Apr 2019 22:51
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 907434
- 06 Apr 2019 22:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
- Replies: 7989
- Views: 2414798
- 03 Apr 2019 20:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Bharat Ke Veer - GoI Website for Braveheart Martyrs
- Replies: 25
- Views: 40942
Re: Bharat Ke Veer - GoI Website for Braveheart Martyrs
https://mobile.twitter.com/rajnathsingh/status/1110136079510835200 A delegation of CRPF Wives Welfare Association (CWWA) led by Dr Manu Bhatnagar presented a cheque of Rs 40 crores as contributions to @BharatKeVeer today. I deeply appreciate the efforts made by CWWA to collect contributions for sup...