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Assuming the commentary of the person recording is correct, shoulder fired SAM against a low flying receding target?

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During BMD Phase-1 development days, an out of turn Prithvi test was a precursor to Interceptor test, essentially to assess readiness of rest of the elements and achieve an 'electronic intercept'. Night user trial of Prithvi II missile successfully test fired from ITR Hmm is this related to the tens...

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Home minister for Tibetan Govt in Exile makes a case for renewed/additional efforts from India.

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Per NDTV, ETA for next set is November and final deliveries by 2021 (End of the year, presumably).

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/5-rafal ... ts-2293087

asbchakri wrote:So when do the next batch start coming

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Saar, IMHO, the qouted news article reads like rinse-repeat of 'desired state of bilateral relationship' and an obvious lack of consensus on who to blame for recent readjustments. Its status-quo in diplomatese onlee! Looks like Chincom foreign minister and EAM Jayshankar have reached some kind of a ...

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Saar, are you sure of authenticity of this content/company? Cursory look at content of its 'website' and profiles of the 'employees' do not inspire confidence that its a startup ready to test a HGV. https://www.issuewire.com/india-ready-to-test-hypersonic-glide-vehicle-1674805094079904 [b]India read...

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I presume thats a test at lower end of the range envelope (0.5 - 7 KM)

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Is that a failed test? Missile seems to be fallen in the water?

That's the dummy warhead that fell, whole discussion on twitter, they wouldn't release a failed test video for sure.

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... Honestly, the biggest heartbreak is the Nirbhay which was dragged on by a terrible lab like ADE and now when we really needed it, we are rejoicing the fact that R&D has been sanctioned for a LRCM with a decade long timeline( which atleast Mk 1 should have been in service) ... sum saar, per ...

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A request to those of you here who have read my book - `2022, India's two front war'. Though a hardcore military read meant mainly for enthusiasts, such as this forum, sales are picking up due to the current situation. Royalties from the book go to our army battle casualties fund. There is a guy I'...

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Pratyush wrote:IIRC, BiPap machine is for sleep apnea. Don't know how effective it will be for dealing with CCP virus.

Interesting. Likely a case of the distributors pulling a fast one on clue-less hoarders.

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Incredible! Hoarding Extremes of Ventilators. WELL-OFF STOCKPILING VENTILATORS Naman Jain of Teerthanker Mahaveer Traders in Delhi disclosed how high-ranking officials and housing societies are stockpiling portable ventilators, just in case. An assistant commissioner of police, he insisted, was one...

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Fervently hope Powers-that-are are using all technical means available to keep tabs on large-size congregations of last 2-3 weeks and in real time. Especially in hot spot clusters.

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UP govt to house Covid front-line medical staff in hotels

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According to this news report, some of the recent cases across the country have been traced back to this event.

SRoy wrote:In the meanwhile, Delhi Police has cordon off Nizamuddin. Peacefuls in Tableeghi Jamaat gathering were over thousands. Some 300 were found COVID19 positive today.

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CDC has done away with the need to validate test from about a week ago. CDC testing page ^^^ Not really. PResumptive positive means that the patient has been tested and the test came out positive, but the test result is to be confirmed by the CDC (not sure if they re-test a portion sample or just lo...

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C saar, I agree. Initial years of operational service is also where you discover early life failure modes related to Serial Production QA/QC pit-falls, workmanship, etc. Once these are addressed out, random failure modes and wear related failure modes remain. The former get tackled with some proacti...

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Poof. Didnt read Indranil's post about time stamps above.

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Saar, at Vizag, you can watch Mig-29K on landing approach and take-off roll from INS Dega, standing in balconies of most apartment buildings. Earlier this summer, they were buzzing the skies every morning like clock-work. You can also spot them parked under sheds from waiting lounge of VTZ airport. ...

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Apparently edges of any accessible panel could potentially act as reflective edge on low frequncy radars, so practice is to line them up similar to main angles of the jet.

abhik wrote:Probably some sort of antenna, F-35 has a very distinct lighter colored hexagon that is reportedly a GPS antenna.

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Them, twin hexagons on the spine, refuelling receptacle doors? Dont recall seeing them in AI2019 images of Aam-Kha

Rakesh wrote:https://twitter.com/Leopard212/status/1174609089575309312 ---> Rajnath Singh meets the AMCA scale model.

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Yes, according to the news reports, pepetrator was nabbed later that afternoon.

Mort Walker wrote:^^^Has the killer been caught? I can’t tell from the news reports.

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More like a minor irritant to folks who were using one of the 5-odd entrances into the NRG stadium. On my way into the stadium, I could see a stretch of quarter-mile (on a street with total four lanes) cordoned-off for protestors numbering 250-300. By the time event ended they were no where to be se...

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But, nothing can prepare you for 50K compatriots singing aloud Jana Gana Mana . Goose Bumps! PS: I heard from folks watching on TV/Youtube that crowd chanting/responses were not captured. Must be the acoustics of the place or microphones on devices. The kids messed up the Indian anthem, IMHO. Probab...

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There is a rancous one on Kirby south of Westridge at the entrance to NRG Blue lot. Banners, flags and works!

mappunni wrote:Humongous crowds in Houston. No signs of protests. Crowds going crazy.

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CRS saar, Me was waitlisted due to late registration, thankfully confirmed earlier in the week but consigned to nose-bleed section onlee. Looking forward to the event. Yes, I too am traveling from Dallas but I am driving myself, planning on driving tomorrow afternoon. IANT is the organization thru w...

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Vikram Lander's uncontrolled descent.

Karan M wrote:Its ok, no big deal. BTW, what happened on September 7th.

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Mihir wrote:
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*Rubs eyes*

A rare sighting! Could it really be...?

Looks like someone is taking great efforts to revive historic BRF assets!

Apologies gents for crying wolf!

I blame my current bout of posts to despair post-Sept 7th.

Cheers onlee!

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Pretty sad commentary of state of things back then. I wager the developer and intended user were given Hobson's choice: take it or leave it. Developer in this case unwittingly becomes punching bag for auditors. The Week's Article on CAG Observations :eek: Was unaware of this. May I point out one unp...

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Was unaware of this.

Karan M wrote:May I point out one unpopular point, though..the aircraft didn't meet IAF ASR requirements, but was chosen nonetheless (vs other better alternatives).
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Agree. Everyone and their naani know that airframe supplier had to "deal" to win contract with the previous govt. It is rather unfair to put the blame exclusively on them. Have RM issue a "kadi ninda" and a token fine for unethical practices and get the program back online. why c...

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Also, the tactics employed depend on defensive posturing of the adversary. In this case, apparently using rocky outcrops on the slope as shields. No line of sight. Perhaps, lofty trajectory of UBG or mortar helps. Aim for impact right behind the outcrop and radius of impact should get them. With equ...

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Upfront there was a disclaimer that he is not getting into indigenisation of strategic systems. Significant detail on kind of collaboration with academia and industry. Mentions which universities have got what going on. Talked on modes of industrial hand holding: built-to-specs, built-to-design, for...

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Any fellow jingos registered for this Modi event @ Houston?

vijayk wrote:https://thewire.in/diplomacy/trump-might-appear-at-modi-rally-in-houston/amp

Trump might appear at Modi event

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Reminds me of similar such interaction of Dr. Reddy immediately after ASAT test earlier rhis year. The press corps with cameras had full access to all the visuals, but the official cameraman freezes the frame of the DRDO chief. Apparently resident editor/producer has not heard of picture-in-picture ...

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https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/magazine/cover-story/story/20190923-what-went-wrong-with-vikram-1598302-2019-09-13?__twitter_impression=true Raj Chengappa (appears like he bides his time nowadays to write only on 'epochal' events) alludes to potential trouble during 'Absolute Navigation Phase' that wa...

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Interesting comment on sloshing from the good advisor, but I would be really surprised if this issue has not been addressed by rocket-scientists. In other industries, eg: where hydrualic controls are employed, this problem is solved by storing control fluid in accumulators. The pre-charge, typically...

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UB saar, please to refer below from yak's mouth. Lander carried 3x redundant altimeters onlee, 2x ka-band and 1x laser. Gee! Interest dropped faster than the term "Kashmir" from the news. Sep. 15 is still far away. Question: How do they know the altimeter was not off? That is what happened...

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R saar, entire descent was autonomous without any control signal from the Orbiter or the MCC. JayS, What if the 500m shortfall from target landing zone had rocks and caused the lander to tilt sideways. And communications were lost at time of velocity=58m/sec. Maybe the lander went autopilot and did ...

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I presume that cylinder is the payload adapter that Vikram 'sat-on' until the recent separation. The length possibly dictated by the need to keep lander's legs clear off orbiter body/chassis/instruments. From News18: Is that a ‘UGE camera or what? https://images.news18.com/ibnlive/uploads/2019/07/Or...

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Hyderbad US consulate has longest waiting times in India for Visa appointments. Current waiting time for H1B visa appointment @ HYD is in excess of 4 months. They are currently using Chiran fort (Nizam vintage?) in Begumpet. They are literally using windows of the main building as interview counters...

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