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Stupid Pakis are at it again. One of their so called eminent weapon/defence analyst posts a picture of wreckage of two missiles and claims that both them missiles are R-73s obtained from Abhi's MiG-21 and hence he could not have fired his missile...hence story of IAF downing TSPAF F-16 is false onle...

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BThe D-29 program on the Fulcrums, has been a real breakthrough as has been Tarang validation on the MiG-27 Upg & now LCA. With the experience from these, we have a good base to take things forward on the rest of our fleet, including the Su-30s, DARIN-3 Jaguars and so forth. Mirage 2000's and R...

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One of the most nationalistic DM we had. The kind of encouragement he provided to Tejas program should be etched in stone. I think his efforts have started to pay off...with Mk.2 MWF etc. RIP Sir.

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Actually, per the IA/IAF/IN press conf, PAF did breach our airspace briefly & also dropped munitions on or near IA battalion barracks. Luckily, the munitions did not explode or were not armed before dropping before scooting off and did not cause any damage.

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Karan M wrote:Our publics crazy produce 10x children logic even if unable to afford them is what is causing half of our problems.

^10+

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I am assuming that Boeing will have to compensate airline operators for loss of revenue due to grounding of MAX fleets? Is this how it works? I think Boeing should scrap NMA program & perhaps should refocus on developing NG Narrow Body. I am not sure how keenly airline operators are looking forw...

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Karan, is D-29 system installed & operational on MiG-29UPG aircrafts? This article, states that, circa 2013/2014, DARE was not able to install D-29 system on -29 due to not effective synchronisation between DARE & IAF. Never mind the article title...I will post excerpts relevant to -29 only....

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AMRAAM/ARH missile launches can be detected by RWR I am not sure RWR can detect launches. It can detect radar lock from the FCR and when the BVR seeker locks on the target. The FCR can probably detect the BVR homing in. Thanks, thats what I meant when I wrote "launches"...can detect aircr...

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AMRAAM/ARH missile launches can be detected by RWR...MANPADS can detect both IR & Radar guided missiles. They are more useful to detect passive missile launches like IR/IIR guided missile. Perhaps MKI were carrying Russian SAP-518 jamming pods on the wingtips which helped them defeat AMRAAM (pur...

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Turkey is moving up the ladder on the attack helicopter. They are introducing ATAK-2 - a 10 ton attack helicopter...kinda similar range of Apache. https://forum.keypublishing.com/filedata/fetch?id=3854181&d=1551593433 Source: Keypub Forums Features MMW Mast mounted radar, DIRCM along with the us...

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I think per the IAF press statement, JF-17 planes were part of the package along with Mirage-3s & F-16s. I do think that PAF cleared up major identifiable parts of the F-16 as soon as it went down. Perhaps would have "sanitized" the area wrt information, which may include, confiscating...

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So far only Mi-17 choppers have received indigenous MAWS. It seems like they are the first airborne platforms to have been tasked to get MAWS. I was thinking the reasoning behind this and it stuck me. A fleet of Mi-17 choppers have been tasked for VVIP transport roles including PM. Of course, the ac...

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I think BEL manufactured MAWS for Mi-17-V5 contract was signed around 2013 & integration should be WIP. Here is the excerpt from DRDO book the same. EW Self-Protection suite, developed and integrated on Mi-17 helicopter is an integrated Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) and Missile Approach Warning S...

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Not an air intake or aero expert but I believe for intakes, the 3 key parameters are mass flow rates (MPR) at different Mach, alpha, betas & combinations, the pressure recovery and distortion (especially at AIP interface if I am right). I can try to find out more in the next few weeks about inta...

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Teetar saying that Pak opened CVF with 105 mm arty and we are replying back with 155 mm shells. Also reports of "snake" missiles being used. Suppose we will get a clearer picture tomorrow morning. PAF (& I suppose IAF as well) are carrying out heavy CAP flights.

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Read some tweets about us using 155mm arty shells along LOC. Seems like Pakis are paying by blood.

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I think in the near future (soon after elections or even before that), one of the immediate priorities should be replenishment of 4+/4++gen airframes. I hope we seriously consider acquiring M2Ks from Qatar & Taiwan (if they are wishing to get rid of it) and start UPG program immediately. It is c...

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Another fresh encounter with casualties on our side? It seems like we have lost 7 of our men today! I understand a war like situation means there will be loses but still get a sick feeling in my stomach every time a solider of ours is lost.

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One paki dude pretending to be a Brit national on Twitter is saying that Paki may make WC release slightly conditional and hence the delay.

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PAF targeted military installation but IAF intercept saved the day , PAF bomb fell in Military compound but no damage done. I think this can be construed as an act of war. Targeting our MIL installations...I hope there is more to come from our forces after we get our WingCo back. But I would respec...

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I agree with JayS that in the photo of piece of wreckage, the ribs are part of internal curvature not external. Doesn't seems like the casing of GE turbine. Would parts get so mangled during crash to become inside out? Hard to say that piece of wreckage belongs to Eff-Solah. We need to trust our GoI...

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Singha opposition showed their true colours today by issuing a joint statement where they said more or less that they won't stand behind current GoI.

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OK. Not gonna post the pic or source here but TSPAF has released pic of their "ace" F-16 pilot who downed our 21. This disproves the rumors that was going around by pigs on certain websites that it was Bandar which shot down our 21 (& also Su-30).

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Western media sources chose to run with TSP narrative for some reason. Many media outlets are still reporting that TSPAF shot down two IAF jets & have captured two IAF pilots. Need better media management from us...

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Chatter on Twitter is that India is expecting a missile strike on one of its bases in J&K. This would be a huge escalation...attacking a mil target of a nation. I seriously hope it doesn't happen...hoping Imran is not a fool even though he is said to be hot headed.

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^^Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation.

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Tweets by Vishnu got me thinking. Are 15 year old non-upgraded M2Ks better than MiG-29UPG? Just curious as to why IAF did not choose 29UPG for strike? My thinking is that it is probably not that 29UPG is a bad aircraft but Russian munitions aren't as potent or reliable as it is claimed. I don't thin...

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No because the radar, jammer, HMD and likely even this display HW are Israeli. Display hardware is Indian sir. And the software has been written in 20 days by our guys at the ARDC. The lead developer is my batchmate and he feels if the hardware obtains certification then the rest is easily doable. ...

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I spoke with the above gent at AI. He is truly a towering personality in real life standing at prolly 6'6". A little OT, a friend of mine who was with me was asking him about Rafale vs Su-30. His opinion was that Rafale bests Su-30 in almost all areas expect small maneuverability envelope. He c...

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Titbit from an insider. ADA is accepting suggestions from its employees onlee, of Indian names for both NLCA & MWF. If anyone here can think of some, may be we can start collecting names (may be in a new thread or newbie thread?) and I can forward it to a few folks. Are you serious? Absolutely....

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I have a feeling that AI-21 probably won't be in BLR.

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Titbit from an insider. ADA is accepting suggestions from its employees onlee, of Indian names for both NLCA & MWF. If anyone here can think of some, may be we can start collecting names (may be in a new thread or newbie thread?) and I can forward it to a few folks.

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Want to inspire Indians to take part in India's development? Get Indian role models. There is no dearth of women pilots in the Air Force, why not get a few of them to mingle with school kids? There may not be many fighter pilots (yet), but mil heptr/transport flying isn't exactly a walk in the park...

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I find it more convoluted to put an infrantry soldier/ babu / CMD of the company (just before retirement) to have a feel of tejas. Also approval of phorren military ppl unless they are buying it isn't a valid reason for the joy ride (pointing massa out here). Gaurav, Gen Rawat may be an infantry so...

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It seems like Astronaut Sunitha Williams is getting a joy ride in Tejas this morning. Any one knows why? How many of our celebrities get joy rides in USAF/phoren air forces jets? Disagree giving joy rides to celebrities, even Indian ones, but I sorta can be OK with it. I am totally OK with giving jo...

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We are experiencing peak summer like temperatures here in Bangalore. Spending just an hour in sun saps all the energy. I guess along with ageing, just did not have the energy to stand & question folks manning the stall unlike previous times. Surely many phoren visitors would have had fun with al...

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From a mango man perspective, both Rafale & F-Solah scored on the wow perspective. Sukhoi has the loudest engine which contributes to wow factor. Tejas is a delight to watch for us jingos but for others, its performance is purely average. I do believe that Tejas performance was much better in Ba...

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Naval Dhruv Pictures https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3541798.html Naval Dhruv is a beauty. I thought folding/unfolding was manual, but HAL really did some magic here by automating it. Indian Helicopter manufacturing has really really matured. Fantastic achievement. The mechanism is automated using hyd...

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The video showing a better perspective of the incident is back up on Livefist:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1097855137991872513

Around 0:13 is when the clash occurs.

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The BVRs are probably Derby. Not sure if they are Derby-ER though... Per this link, Derby-ER is already selected to equip Tejas as its primary BVR weapon. https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/derby-bvr-air-to-air-missile/ Derby’s variants include I-Derby and I-Derby ER (Extended Range). The ...

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