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https://x.com/sidhant/status/1966691655865823745 U.S wants G7 to sanction India. This is something we will not be able to cope with. Stop all Russian oil purchases with wink to Putin. Along with this cease all FTA talks with U.S on a permanent basis and give two months for U.S companies to vacate In...

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Admiral thread ko band Kar do..

https://aninews.in/news/national/genera ... 912193232/

Defence Ministry receives IAF's proposal for buying 114 'Made in India' Rafale fighter jets

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https://x.com/narendramodi/status/19641 ... 28163?s=46

https://x.com/ShivAroor/status/19641827 ... 75/photo/1

Nothing to see here folks. Everybody disperse. It's all over.

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The report says there was a software issue which occurred on previous firing trial (guessing it must have been March/April). This has now been fixed. Final tests with Astra, ASRAAM and LGB to happen soon. HAL to deliver first two Tejas Mark-1A jets next month but contingent on weapon trials https://...

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https://x.com/ShivAroor/status/1962510493941452816

Taco Time

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https://x.com/shivaroor/status/1962326798865490241?s=46 “Brahmins profiteering at the expense of the Indian people,” says @RealPNavarro. Clearly some desi on Team Trump has told him “Sir, the racist shit didn’t really land, let’s try caste.” Attack Dog-in-Chief’s latest right ahead of Modi-Putin mee...

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The media reports says U.S is trying to get the europeans to sanction us. If this happens create our own chaos. Stop all Oil buys from Russia. Open our economy barring agriculture and dairy at the lowest possible tariff to all countries. However ban all American imports and ask all American companie...

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DEF secy speaking at NDTV defence conclave: first two mk1a hopefully will be delivered sep end with full weapons integration. The order for 97 will ONLY BE SIGNED AFTER THIS MILESTONE. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/first-2-tejas-mark-1a-may-be-delivered-by-september-end-defence-secretary-rk-singh-...

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Given the situation that is unfolding with the U.S, iam listing here what I think are the alternate power plant options for the Tejas. I am very hopeful that even if the U.S pulls the plug on both the 404 and 414 GOI will not let the tejas program die. 1. The Safran M88 will be a quick fit since it ...

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Well, yankees have made it now very clear that f414 tot is off the table. Just read Navarro's piece in the FT. We need to move immediately to get tot for the m88 and start the work for installing it in the mk1a. I am sure the f404 supply will stop. The ******** yankees are showing their true colour.

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In Rafale we trust and quite frankly no one can blame IAF for that. The Netra mk2 may also take its own time so maybe 4-5 Saab global eye for emergency purchase? Yes I know porki have erieye. The tejas mk1a and astra mk2/3 combo would also benefit from a longer range targeting link to deal with the ...

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IAF CHIEF gives the full story of sIndoor.https://www.youtube.com/live/OCGwsE_kCms. 6 PAKI AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN by s400. 5 fighters and 1 awacs/elint. Forces decided all the ROEs. Many more aircraft destroyed in hangars by strikes. IAF chief also heaped praise on HAL. Watch the speech if you can. Amaz...

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drnayar wrote: ↑08 Aug 2025 19:09
Bharadwaj wrote: ↑08 Aug 2025 17:43 https://x.com/sidhant/status/1953791206388830469

Reuters already lost its credibility with operation Sindhoor ., its agenda based narratives run by pakis

They came up with the fake story about the rafale and repeated it last week as well.

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https://x.com/sidhant/status/1953791206388830469

Attributable to a Senior MoD Official: The Reuters story on India pausing defense purchases from the US is False and Fabricated.

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https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/india-pauses-plans-buy-us-arms-after-trumps-tariffs-2025-08-08/ Exclusive: India pauses plans to buy U.S. arms after Trump's tariffs India had been planning to send Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Washington in the coming weeks for an announcemen...

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We should let Trump make a fool of himself and destroy his reputation. We should simply target his/his minions personal business and not target America. Hit him where is hurts the most. Speaking of this— there are 6 new Trump Tower projects coming up in Mumbai, Pune, Noida, Hyderabad, Bengaluru &am...

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Tharoor (whose view I respect despite the past) is calling for counter tariffs and he could be right. Orange baboon is feral and any weakness will be preyed upon. Time for GOI to make life difficult for those yankee businesses that are invested in India(coke, Pepsi etc) so that the message gets past...

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Indigo does not have a single Boeing on order so that's wrong. Before going scorched earth, we first need to let Trump JR know he is about to permanently lose access to one of the largest real estate markets. He is buddies with many of our MPs so getting the message across will be easy. I suspect i...

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^^^^^^^^^^ We invested peanuts and expected a tejas powering jet engine in return. That boat has sailed now based on what the def sec said last month. I suspect we will need an engine for Both the mk1a and mk2. The rd93 can be turned into something acceptable if the Russians infuse material technolo...

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Indigo does not have a single Boeing on order so that's wrong. Before going scorched earth, we first need to let Trump JR know he is about to permanently lose access to one of the largest real estate markets. He is buddies with many of our MPs so getting the message across will be easy. I suspect it...

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https://x.com/IndianTechGuide/status/1953314267056263339 Modiji saying that the interests of our farmers and dairy producers are foremost. He says he know he has to pay a heavy price personally for this but he is ready to do so. I think our relationship with the US is headed for complete collapse. M...

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Given the present situation, it would make sense for DRDO to at least have a small team looking at the possibility of integrating the m88. I am quite sure if this scenario heads into secondary sanctions we will lose the f404/414 supply. The state department specifically spoke of secondary sanctions(...

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Suspend all delivery clearances for Boeing aircraft to Indian companies. Get the rostec 177s tot as a back up. It will require a new design of fighter aircraft but we need to be ready for all consequences. Trump does not seem to realise how deeply his company is invested in the Indian market. Let Do...

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Dammm .... you almost got me there.

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https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/how-pakistan-shot-down-indias-cutting-edge-fighter-using-chinese-gear-2025-08-02/ The system allowed the J-10s flying closer to India to obtain radar feeds from the surveillance plane cruising further away, meaning the Chinese-made fighters could tu...

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Once again Reuters is broadcasting paki fantasies intertwined with some percentage of reality. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/how-pakistan-shot-down-indias-cutting-edge-fighter-using-chinese-gear-2025-08-02/ Notice how the made up rafale shoot down is sourced only from the PIGs. ...

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https://x.com/DRDO_India/status/1937004913361355089 It is done. Real Atmanirbharta! Is there any article or video that talks about the operating mechanism and any other details of this gun? Is it a shortened INSAS or something else? The Sandeep Unnithan video did not have any information. From the ...

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Defence Secretary confirms the Javelin talks. So hafta is set. US will deliver two F404 engines per month till March 2026, says Defence Secy https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/us-will-deliver-two-f404-engines-per-month-till-march-2026-says-defence-secy-exclusive-19632829.htm?utm_medium=social&utm_so...

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Sunil Saab on record again committing to 12 aircraft this FY. Let's wait and watch.

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This astra business has me wondering what the test firing which was successful a few months back was about? Normal Mk1 with the 2032 radar? I was under the impression it was a MK1 lsp with the 2052 fitted.

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Nobody here is whining cynical about anything but the fact is a simple upgrade programs is 18 months late. The engines bit one can understand but why has HAL not completed astra integration and handed over the first aircraft yet? Asking this does not make anyone a import Bahadur.

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Look very few countries have the capability and it is USA, Eur,Russia, China interests to keep it that way, they will use all tactics like they did with our nukes and missiles. It is easy to berate HAL but a infosys or Cognizant or IT VT KPO can't deliver this, HAL along with it's assorted vendors ...

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Well ladies and gents I leave the following here for your kind perusal. They still have to complete full Astra integration. I give up. Somebody ping me when the first Mk1A get delivered. Probably September at the earliest. And the 2052 for the rest of the 83 builds is also confirmed. :( :( :( :( Tej...

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What is more important is that we all hope our decision makers know what they are doing in sticking with the 404. This whole Lindsey Graham-Ukraine business has got me thinking very differently about the so called strategic relationship.

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I'll be dammed... the rafale prototype even had ge404 fitted

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It was in a paperback a longtime back. The m88 was not exactly the finished and refined product that it is now.

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The m88 trex is also substantially smaller than the 404 so fitment and intake design will not be as much a challenge as a bigger engine. It will generate more wet thrust so may even have a performance benefit. Fuel efficiency is a wash between the two according to publicly available figures.

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Any examples in the aviation world where a high performance fighter plane changed engine? That would help appreciate where your confident estimate is coming from. Not where it has been seen through but certainly the Rafale where there were issues and a change to iirc 404 was considered well into de...

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A new engine will shift the centre of gravity of the plane. Power lines have to be redone, then hydraulics, the FADEC, then the avionics, the CLAW, depending on the new engine's fuel consumption rate across flight regimes the fuel storage and piping, pumps, some more electricals have to be rerouted...

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Actual given the mastery ADA has over the claw, fitting the t-rex into the Tejas should come down to minor adjustments in the intakes and engine housing. The flight testing should not take that long. Of course like any certification after redesign it will be expensive. Given that the 97 order is yet...

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