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Has this been posted before? https://www.theweek.in/theweek/specials/2020/02/28/hit-and-run.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true Excerpts: The exact date was left to the political leadership. February 26 was tentatively picked, though we knew we could get better weather two days later. The weather was...

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^^^From what I remember, IA's Apache requirement is 39 units. More will come. Irrespective of chest-beating by usual suspects, that is a reality. As is the induction of LCH. It will happen. The whole future of combat aviation in the army is hinged around LCH. It is the only way IA will have 1 squadr...

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There is simply no argument which supports import of artillery guns at this stage. Even if we assume that local 155/52 caliber options are not mature. This is the time to go full throttle on indigenous solution and ensure that apart from tracked SP gun (for the moment), every other gun comes from do...

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The missile is indeed TOW from PA.

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On Indian Navy and ALH, from ex-CNS Arun Prakash: Not factual. IN issued LoI for purchase of 120 ALH fr ship ASW/SAR early 1990's provided HAL could install blade-folding kit. Since hyd/elect wz not feasable we settled for manual. After decades we hv clumsy system of unbolting & lifting rotors. ...

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^^^Oh! Even I remember that cover as well...with LTTE fighters standing next to the bodies and inspecting them.

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Time to extend production run of Tejas Mk1 by at one more squadron. Good for IAF numbers and production.

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^^^ How come people forget that the biggest issue with FICV program was OFB muscling in as a vendor? The whole idea behind FICV program was to involve private sector in partnership with a foreign OEM where two short-listed vendors were to present their design. OFB was not to be involved. But then, h...

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^^^Agreed.

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In terms of radar at higher altitude, which a aerostat provides, we should actually consider deploying a high powered radar in one of the J&K region at say.. 17000 feet! If we can create a engineering marvel in Siachien... at 20k feet.. even better :D A radar which looks along the length of Pak...

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<SNIP>On Feb 27, everyone was in surge mode and all assets were in the air. That is where the IAF AEW coverage deficiency became glaringly visible.<SNIP> And how did the lack of AWACS or AEW&C impact the outcome of the air battle? By all accounts, the PAF strike package was detected the moment ...

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“The need for more AWACS was acutely felt post the Balakot air strike, with Pakistan being able to deploy its SAAB AWACS 24x7 in the north and south sectors and India being able to cover the two theatres only for 12 hours each day,” one of the officials cited above said. A good example of how in th...

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my guess is IAFs priorities lie in obtaining western platforms for maximum baksheesh and safe sorties . I mean a pilot has to log x flying hours any given year, and their reasoning may be rather than using russian or Indian systems the best, most risk averse and safest possible option is to use wes...

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- ramana, you need to add one more aspect to operation in Kutch. - Pakistan wanted to use it to draw down Indian reserves into this sector. Indian military leaders resisted this temptation. - Imagine, Indian reserves drawn down from Punjab or hinterland to Kutch? What is Indian reserves from Souther...

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^^^AFS Bhisiana, close to Bhatinda, is missing from the map. You've a Su-30MKI squadron there. Along with NETRA AEW&C squadron.

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Some very interesting food for thought, ramana. On similar lines, the repeated, albeit periodic, attempts by US (or should we say, US State Department) to supply Pakistan with modern weapons is an attempt to create a Muslim state which is key to Middle East, Afghanistan and Central Asia. From CENTO ...

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Karan M, in this BVR vs BVR missile discussions, the lacunae exhibited by our side's ADS in challenging these morons creeping towards LOC is getting drowned out. One of the big concerns raised by someone I talked to is "What the heck were the AD guys doing?". His point was it was not the ...

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Excalibur test - one test where the target was a tin she'd was in air burst mode. The video show above is explosion after penetrating the ground. Excalibur comes with a three way programmable fuze - air burst, ground penetration and standard impact.

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^^^US Brigade Combat Teams based on Stryker were not created as an alternative to any existing format. It was introduced to give mobility to infantry formations which were not mechanized. This was US Army's effort to create motorized infantry. As for how many heavy infantry, armor or Stryker BCTs to...

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Can we please simply give a link to these historical foreign policy documents with some excerpt? Such long texts are quite jarring if even from a simple scroll down perspective. Just a suggestion. Thanks.

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^^^OFB upgrade of M-46 itself borrows heavily from the kits supplied bu SOLTAM for Phase-1 upgrade of 180 guns.

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Folks, RohitVats said R F P - and he's precise with his words (i.e., its not an RFI) Not a new fishing expedition, its progress that concrete proposals are being asked for now... still late, but better than the alternative Sorry, my mistake. Its an RFI - https://www.indianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/...

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- Recently, IA came out with RFP for 198 Wheeled AFV (8x8). - I'm surprised it has not been mentioned on BRF yet. - Before the usual shit-storm about import-pasand army hits this thread on this new requirement, putting out the context of the requirement, as gleaned from RFP: - Army wants 198 Wheeled...

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Some thoughts on Spike missile induction: (1) Recent images of IA testing the missile in Mhow shows that we've imported the Spike LR (long range) version (2) By doing so, IA has imported a missile which DOES NOT overlap with DRDO's MPATGM (3) Spike LR has a 4+ km range and the most unique thing abou...

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So, a former Director General of Artillery, who was also the main force behind Dhanush seeing the light of the day, is just another opinion on Twitter? And guys on this forum, quoting stuff from web are more knowledgeable?

Sigh!

No wonder the quality of discussion is pits!

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From Twitter handle of Lt Gen Shankar, ex-Arty DG, who led the whole Dhanush effort; I had asked him about weight issue of ATAGS: Too heavy. major issues involved. Accuracy and consistency suffers badly. Future Range increment from ammunition technologies, not from barrel lengths or increased chambe...

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I dont understand this discussion at all because I don't have knowledge of the context. But, your response surprised me. How can you build a 23 ltr chamber volume without commensurate increase in weight and length? The chamber volume is actually 25 liters. And here's the most brilliant part - IA di...

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WoW! As is typical of BRF, love the way people disregard and wave-off operational issues. ATAGS is 4 tonnes heavier? So what? Simply get a more powerful FAT! Never mind the dimensions of such a FAT or the dimensions of gun itself. For example, barrel on Bofors has a length of about 19.5 feet while A...

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The last road mentioned in the above report will improve the lateral connectivity between theaters and also give depth to Indian communication axis in the zone. Consider this: - First road will go from a place about 30 km before Keylong in Himachal Paradesh (this is after crossing Rohtang La Pass) a...

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As one reads more about 1965, one thing becomes clear: - the decision to attack into Pakistan in the Lahore sector (even before the Sialkot Sector on 8th September), had a much wide ranging implication than simply taking the pressure off the Chhamb sector. - It most probably prevented the proverbial...

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One nugget in OWR is 75% of Indian casualties were due to shell fragments! This is in Notes section of Chapter 12. I had seen this somewhere else. The finest artillery to emerge from WW2 was the US Army. And Pakistan Army's artillery regiment was trained to very high standards by US Army. They abso...

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One of the most critical requirements specified by the end-user is that the gun, as well as the missile, should be able to engage aerial targets both with and without the fire control radar. Is that feasible? This is where the electro-optical channel(s) come into play. While both Russian and South ...

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On the Marut manufacturing - When Dr Kurt Tank came to India, he brought with him his core team, most of whom stayed with him. Guess which guys did not stay? The one who's expertise was in production!

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Ya All*h! Look at the Lt. Gen.! Stands head and shoulders above the TFTA oiropeans, and what a nice friendly sdre face. You want to be coming over the Yellow Sea and see THAT? :eek: <SNIP> That Lt General is 15 Corps Commander and goes by the name of Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon or more famously as 'T...

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ramana wrote:<SNIP>BTW with 45th K-9 delivery that is 1 regiment plus 9 for next regiment.

2 x Regiments (18 guns each) and 09 for the next one.

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You're misreading SJha's tweet. From what I remember, he mentioned that it won't be long before we start looking at 6.8mm and not that we're already looking at it.

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Each Division in Indian Army has an organic Artillery Brigade which used to have a break-up like this: 1 x Medium Regiments (130/155) 3 x Field Regiments (105mm) 1 x Light Regiment (120mm Mortar) But in due course of time, most Field Regiments became Medium Regiment when we bought 130mm M-46 guns at...

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^^^NSG hub was not set-up in Bangalore because a Para (SF) battalion was located in the city. As for location, its not co-located with PRTC. The Military Farm, located adjacent and north of Hebbal lake, was closed down (as part of overall closing down of Military Farms establishment) and this became...

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Read some claims that Pinaka has been used. Won't be surprised if it has been actually used.

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VSunder, Sir - I had not seen your post before I posted mine. Later I read through your post and realized the mistake! Coming to the equations themselves, to put it mildly, I'm mathematically challenged to fully comprehend and use these equations. Even though, I really want to. For sometime now, I'v...

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