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Drevin

As far I am concerned we should make an icbm no matter what. But I think Congress may delay... and delay.... and finally make us forget about it.

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Ok: component integration is complete. Whose the lucky pilot

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Recently returned from a vacation in North India. The catering service on the train was exemplary. They are very punctual and the food is nicely packed in aluminium foil and is steaming hot. You also get a choice of food combos. For chai/coffee they serve almost 8-9 times a day. Soup, snacks packed ...

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Touchable Holography!!

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This thread has become like the Arihant thread ..... speculations are rife without an actual picture of the pak-fa.

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come on Naikji i've been trying so hard to sell the concept and you bomb me from behind. :) no fair. The tech has great potential........theek hai.....u have an eye for beauty :) and someone is from the old-school-of-thought. wind power is beautiful aint it :wink: I bet you LN Mittal will be owning ...

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The problem of China will always be there.

The solution is very simple, deterrence. Make sure they never feel like venturing into our land thru nuclear deterrence.

Why do we need to match their quantity?? India's solution is quality. nuclear triad is the answer.

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VikB wrote:Arihant and Agni XX have surely made the panda eat the humble bamboo.

Let me add to that wonderful statement.

Thats what happens when a panda sees a royal bengal tiger.

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Seven Satellites to Guard India: ISRO ISRO chief G. Madhavan Nair said the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) was being developed "considering security related issues". This is nice. just the concept is original. indian sub-continent gps. very non-intrusive and wide imp...

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Pce amitji. I agree solar is not the way to go for automobiles, no place for panels. :) However solar panels will be used in utilitarian ways by car products like powering the a/c when the engine is off etc.... From the article posted above, The team of engineers and scientists has embarked on the b...

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My dear basher you are forgetting there is a huge difference between automobile and boat. A boat has huge surface area exposed to the sun. Thats how they are built. This is not the case with your automobile. This will result in huge saving in fuel costs. This is not a exhibition technology ..... has...

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You mean the solar panels ?? or are you referring to the electric motors?? the word engine is a misnomer ..... these boats will have no engine :!: Speed is not an issue here 8) these boats can match the regular ones. There no limit to making high power motors. Listen, this tech is huge potential. So...

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With the move towards becoming a large naval center of commerce the indian coastline will have many ships operating from current and new ports distributed all along its large coast. This in turn will imply significant increase in the Indian Coast Guard's patrolling duties to protect these assets and...

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Indian products like Nirbhay, IAC, Arjun, lch, indian slcm/slbm, mirv should do a good job of creating massive paranoia in the chinese stablishment. What they(chinese) have achieved pales in comparison to what we have managed to do in short time. Its just a matter of time before the indian defence f...

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Yes agree with you. Will save NSG lives when up against a AK47 equipped enemy. Imagine complete 9mm ballistic protection. Doesnot impede situational awareness at alll.

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US Army's ACH:Advanced Combat Helmet - Successor to the older PASGT The Advanced Combat Helmet, or ACH, has replaced the old Kevlar helmet. The ACH is 3.5 lbs lighter then the old model and is cushioned on the inside, which sits more comfortably on a Soldiers head. It also has a different suspension...

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The target specs for the Excalibur include a payload of 4 Hellfire missiles and a top speed of nearly 500 mph, which is about 7 times as fast as the current generation of Predator drones. reportedly also has an "autonomous mode" where it can fly by itself without requiring a ground contro...

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Nice video of a Aurora VTOL UAV's recent first flight. Aurora is a top-secret US aerospace company.
Aurora Excaliber VTOL UAV First Flight: Youtube video

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I disagree with you Sanku. Let us atleast agree that we disagree and leave it at that.

As a parting shot ..... The iaf stopped procurring more Mig29's and jumped onto the MKI category of planes. Jumping from Mig to Sukoi is enuf proof for me. facts remain facts.

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So I come back to the same question , does Typhoon,Rafale , F-18 heavy type fighter gives any big advantage that MKI doesnt have or cannot be upgraded to ? I can think of one advantage. Rafale is multi-role plane. It can replace more than one type in the indian inventory. Therefore helping in reduc...

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If our pilots have rejected the MIG-29,why on earth then are we upgrading the whole lot and why too is the IN happy with buying the MIG-29K with at least 40+ to be acquired? Are our Navy Pilots same as Airforce pilots. :?: I knew I have to explain every detail. Those guys dont even know what it is ...

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So coming back to the point , can Rafale or Typhoon or F-18 can provide something overwhelming that an MKI or upgraded MKI cannot do or provide , hence worth the $ 10 billion. I will try to cover points that have not been taken up by abhiti. The govt is committed to the MMRCA. Also no MKI, no Su35 ...

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Austinji budget for the MRCA as of 2006-07 was 10.2billion$ i.e. around 80million per unit. Whats the use in buying a Mig35 for 40 million per unit?? This is definitely a eurocanard affair. We are going for the best tech there is. If you ask me the Mig35 aint worth even 40million$. Su35 is in the br...

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first boat aiming to circumnavigate the globe purely on solar power The point of this boat isn't to set world records, it's to get the new technologies across, and those technologies aren't directed at businesses, but at consumers, yacht owners mainly. Current yachts burn huge amounts of fuel, and ...

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New bunker buster bomb happens to be US army's most destructive non-nuclear bomb. Will be standard ordinance dropped from B52 and B2 by next year. Excerpts: The MOP is 20 feet long and can penetrate bunkers up to 200 feet before exploding. At 15 tons, the MOP is a third heavier than the previous &qu...

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Cant we get these guys less bulkier body armour. ? There job is bloody hard as it is. I am shocked they don't use head protection. Man every soldier in the US Army gets protective head gear. And the elite NSG (far smaller than any army) doesn't use bulletproof helmets as standard gear :shock: :?: I...

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Would we for example send our MKIs into TSP airspace, hoping to get the F-16s coming in towards us, and steadily take down their numbers, so that we can send our Mirages/Jaguars/Rafales in for strikes? India vs Pakistan would be scenario 1 in my post above. i.e. india launches 1000's of nirbhay's f...

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From what you are saying looks like you would have prefered a massive F15E attack :?: Hmm. Maybe it would have worked. But facts say that USAF choose to saturate iraq with thousands of tomahawks first, gain air dominance first with a2a eagles. So in this case (scenario 1)also heavy strike assets wer...

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Nirbhay is terrain-hugging and stealth based cruise missile.

This is a different approach from brahmos-1. Intriguing indeed.

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Ok it seems that the RFP can change things significantly. So I wouldn't eliminate Grippen from the list just yet. For example, the RFP could have explicitly stipulated a different engine for the indian MRCA. This immediately improves Grippen's prospects. Imagine a Grippen powered by a co-developed E...

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Ok read up on the posts on previous page. ManTech seems to be a natural progression. Good stuff. mach 8 is super nice. I hope we remain sensitive to the relationship with russians and tread carefully.

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brahmos is supersonic. We had a discussion long time ago stressing how critical this is for a successful hit. its not about weight its about rate of success.

brahmos2 should get improvements in range, etc..

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vardhank let me slightly change your point of view momentarily. On the first day of war what is the greatest thing in a pilots mind ..... air dominance . To achieve air dominance you need best of breed pilots and best of breed planes .... Thats why you have the F22. Say on the 3rd week of war you re...

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Guys can we please stop trying to neutralize everything ...... We end up saying all 6 are good for MRCA. This discussion goin no where folks. Plz start eliminating .... its more fun. Ok let me start the process ..... F16 is out of competition. It has absolutely no chance from any angle. It has the m...

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I bet ya this is why iaf is putting pressure on hal to keep timelines on mki production. Its the only air platform that can launch brahmos.

The timing of this news is just too perfect.

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How does EUM affect ambiguous products .... like Gripen. just curious. I know it stand almost zero chance considering that the engine core comes from khan.

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in my team, i wont expect anyone to put more than their 8 hours (efficiently) and if they do put more, then they will get time off. overall i dont expect them to put any overtime. if they are - either they are inefficient or I am a lousy planner who didnt cater to the additioanl work load. or the c...

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OK, Beloveds! With Vikram's posts, and vina's post, its now AhA! time. I finally "got it", and Drevin's post resonates cleanly off this titanium-hulled conclusion. Actually i think you may be right. The elegant way in which you have put it makes me inclined to believe it is titanium hulle...

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austin, you must accept .... one thing we managed to extract from you during your charitable moods .... Arihant doesnot have a standard towed array sonar. twisted:

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smarty. Your timing was perfecto. shows self-respect. (I bet that m!@#$ expected you to say Prithvi.)

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