Bharat Rakshak

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One interesting point to note is that Su-57 5th gen fighter does not fly around with Luneberg lenses. AFAIK, F-22, F-35 & J-20 are all spotted with such lenses during regular operations. Luneberg lenses are used to increase the RCS of stealth aircrafts during non-combat flying...basically enabli...

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So in the recent podcast of Control Alt Defence by Vishnu Som & Shiv Aroor, the specifically talk about statements made by CDS at Singapore. Topics included IAF losses, "Tactical Mistakes" & Rational players statements. Just posting excerpts on the losses part: 1. Vishnu Som does m...

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I read this Tweet probably a year ago... https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMlgVRtXIAAFsn0?format=jpg&name=small Indian Railway Silently Launched Upgraded WAP7 Locomotive Call WAP-7HS, WAP7 Runs On Broadgauge & Work Horse Of Indian Railway, Upgrades >> 1. Up-rated To 9000 HP 2. Speeds Up-to 180 KM...

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Tactically, the recent Ukrainian Drone usage is genius. If we are to go by the events given on Twitter, these drones were assembled in Russia, transported using trucks to around 100m vicinity of target airbases, remotely launched & operated and targeted expensive bombers. Given how some of these...

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Congis are setting up a new narrative... They're saying something like this--->"Modi did a scam and bought 'sub standard' Rafales, which were easily downed by Pakis..." It is what Telangana CM Revanth Reddy said yesterday... These buggers are just waiting for a Rafale loss to start their ...

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I was thinking how will Unkil ensure its munna does not get humiliated in the next conflict. Just read that IMF is providing loans up to $40 Billion to TSP...knowingly well that TSP will use much of the funds to buy new military hardware. Expect Unkil to look the other way as TSP will ask Turkey to ...

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Some good news for Railfans from the South...SWR has finally given clearance for all eligible trains to run at 130 Kph between Bangalore & Chennai (subjected to MPS restrictions in different sections as defined by Railway Safety Commissioner). Double decker & diesel loco hauled trains are st...

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We need to find a way of eliminating freebies...the amount that we spend on freebies is immense with very little RoI. In fact, what we get is a populace that is drunk on freebies and lazy. Not an attitude for an upcoming or developing nation to have...sure we have a huge population that can offset o...

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AFAIK, except Rafale...no other aircrafts in IAF inventory has MAWS. Indigenous MAWS is in development for DRDO; probably in trials...Our induction process is PITA for developers/OEMs...lots of trails and ensuing delays (can have pages worth of discussion about this)...but when the product goes on t...

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Apparently, India used Banshee supersonic target drones and probably modified its RCS to mimic different aircrafts like Su-30, MiG-29 etc., during the night of first strike. TSP's ADs probably targeted these drones and "counted" them as bringing down 5 IAF jets. As of now, there is no evid...

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Next time Turkey faces a crisis, there should be no help from India...sounds callous but let their "brothers" help them out...just like Turkey did this time. Behind the scenes, Russia may have supplied some emergency weapons...but publicly, Russia stance was not overly pro-India. I feel Ru...

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Really happy with how our services performed, especially desi-MIC products (Akash, L70, Shilka upgrade, Drone jammers etc.) and other indigenous products by IAF (SAMAR etc,). I had seen these products being mocked on other places but when the yellow hit the fan...the performance of these products sp...

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What after ceasefire? I believe Indian military & Pak military officers are meeting on May 12 for talks. I hope we make severe demands such as handing over Hafiz Saeed among others. I have little confidence on TSP giving up their doctrine of bleeding India by a thousand cuts which means no stopp...

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It seems like so far only VB & Amrit Bharath (AB) trains are allowed to do 130 Kph on the entire Bangalore-Chennai route. Checked the train timings on IRCTC site and the Chennai (MAS)-Bengaluru (SBC)-Mysore (MYS) VB between MAS-SBC takes 4hrs 5 minutes while the MAS-SBC VB takes 4 hrs 30 minutes...

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So IR CRS issued a permanent speed certificate of 130 kph operation speeds between Bangarpete & JTJ (with many speed restrictions along the way of course) back in late Jan or early Feb. This would make the entire SBC-MAS route 130 kph fit. It is April and AFAIK, the speeds between Bangalore &...

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Chronic under-investment in the IR system is showing up as cracks as the system is being pushed beyond its limits. Increasing the Capex (by adding additional tracks & signal upgrades) to increase frequency & speeds are gonna take time. Yes, the Govt has been in power for 10+ years but the sy...

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Seems like USAF is not doing flying demo of both F-35 & F-16 after recent Trump's orders.

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vsunder saar, how long does it usually take for Railways to issue a speed certificate after inspection? Its been close to a month since SBC-JTJ 130 kph speed trails were conducted...no announcement of an official go ahead from Railways yet.

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@vsunder saar, congestion is apparently a major issue on IR networks forcing speeds reduction. Apparently, all trains (including Gatiman Exp which used to run at 160 kph for a short distance) speeds have been reduced to 130 kph and like you have probably mentioned, networks where 130 speeds have bee...

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This is where I am not very happy with current RM. Ideally, these kinds of BS should be called out by MoD/DefMin (I am hoping it is happening behind the scenes but looking at the piece meal orders being placed on ATAGS & other indigenous products...the optics says that I'm placing token orders t...

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Modi is definitely one of the best PMs we have had in a long time. After a long time, feel like a leader whose heart beats for the nation rather than self. Having said that, there are several areas where he has not shown the strategic long-game vision required by a great leader. Defense is one of th...

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I am getting Marut 2.0 vibes a lot lately. For a country which is supposed to be wary of US, we sure do have a lot of projects with them compared to others. With France, our relationship is more of a buyer-seller relationship rather than co-development and France is supposed to be a lot more reliabl...

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I saw videos on Twitter about the new Cuttack railway station which looks like an airport. I remember a similar vibe when Bengaluru's satellite terminate SVMT was opened around 5 years ago. In fact the terminal station was modeled to look like Bengaluru airport. I have not been to the station to ver...

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SWR had conducted Whitefield-Jolerpettai 130 Kph speed increase trials back in 2023 or early 2024. Apparently, railways refused to certify many segments for 130 speeds. So the time saved due to increase in speed was negligible. SWR decided to rectify issues found and another round of speed trials we...

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India has many corrupt institutions and Judiciary ranks among the top ones. With the recent Atul Subhash case, where a lady judge was allegedly involved in mocking Atul & extortion is just one case among many where the Judiciary has shown it is not beyond human vices. The fact that no FIR has be...

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This freebie culture is hurting and slowing our chances of climbing towards the next echelon of economy. We need money to be spent on creating more industries, better infra, encourage R&D and better educational institutions. Instead, money meant for development is going towards making people mor...

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Stealth being an important consideration in the design of Su-57; would necessitate internal weapons bay. This would lead to increase in fuselage volume and hence shape/form factor. Result, increase in drag due to fuselage and probably a lower platform L/D ratio (compared to Su-27 series), which woul...

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I think most people have made their minds up on who they will vote...this election was more about personalities rather than policies or who is good/bad for India (from Indians PoV). Anyways, it seems like Dems are happy & a little assured of KH win based on the exit polls so far.

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I did not bother to look up the trade relations, volumes & amount between India-Canada, but it can't be that high. Per my view, Canada is a relatively light-weight country with whom we can afford to have really bad relationship. I'd say go full-on offensive mode...cancel any Air India flights (a...

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I think all the recent polls about DTJ leading was probably put out to scare & motivate voters to go & vote. I feel KH will win albeit marginally!

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Liberal media are projecting that early voting is leaning towards a KH lead...more women are turning up to vote compared to males (and it is projected that women are leaning towards KH)...they do acknowledge that voting day is a big factor.

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Might be liberal disinformation...seeing a lot of tweets all saying that "Trump campaign is in panic mode & they are going crazy over there". Should be interesting...I am still skeptical of DTJ winning.

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^^This is my suspicion as well. I am sure all the groups who don't want DTJ to be the next POTUS have gamed multiple scenarios and have come up with plans. First time in 2016, it was unexpected but this time, in 2024, they are ready.

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Nothing is certain until results are out...margins are small with %error. Here is one article which says that the recent polls are all Republican sponsored to energise a muted morale of conservative voters. 3 tell-tale signs that Harris will beat Trump: Real polls, fake polls, enthusiasm Donald Trum...

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The recent derailment near Chennai has been now confirmed as sabotage. Apparently, the nuts & bolts were removed on the main line which led the train to veer off into the loop line and collide with the stationary goods train. GoI must issue a statement saying that any body calling for sabotage o...

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I was watching Bill Maher's show a couple of weeks back & one of his guests, a CNN or ex-CNN lady made an important point. DJT is hated so much by so many people and they are willing to give an extra long leash to KH/Dems to do whatever it takes to defeat him (albeit legally...at least on face)....

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Many of us thought, having a nationalistic government in the helm, will help in reforming & improving our entire defense & MIC. Things did look up during NDA-1, especially with Parrikar in charge. Post 2019, the MoD seems to be lethargic & just going along with the flow. I am sure there ...

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So most POTUS polls are placing KH slightly to more slightly ahead of DT...Many Dems/liberals are confident that DT is toast this time. I feel its good that Modi did not meet with either DT or KH...kept the visit strictly official & business focused.

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So far the postings on Trump's golf events from a US based liberal forum: 1. The shooter is a white, cis individual...not a black, trans. Probably a deranged & disgruntled Republican voter. 2. I would not be surprised if the whole thing was staged by Trump. Last attempt bumped him a point in the...

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Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar is leaving for US tonight...supposedly has received an official invitation for meet with Obama & Kamala Harris. Shivakumar has said that his visit to US is on a personal basis and not on professional. Rahul Gandhi is also in US now and so is Kamala Hassan. Sub-natio...

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