Bharat Rakshak

KiranM

Dhruv Marketing video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8p3jMi6yDA Check out this video from 'LCH and other Helicopters Discussion thread' at 6:25. Looks like a Ghatak Platoon sitting cozy. Notice the PASGT type helmets, gloves for slithering, what looks like a Dragunov and an AK with UBGL next to it...

KiranM

Austin wrote:India's regional aircraft could be a jet
By Greg Waldron

Considering that there is no pressing commercial or military need for an RTA; GOI should provide resources to GTRE to set up another team to build a turbo-fan for RTA. Rather than import and strap one on.

KiranM

My wet dreams is more for the round to be used by Arjun or any IA tank. Arjun and other tanks to use an intelligent munition. An inbuilt chip on the shell will be programmed to be switched between HE and Frag mode. HE mode: To be used like any regular HE round. Fragmentation mode: In case of frag mo...

KiranM

I was using google maps to check the nato airbase in ramstein germany . its a incredible piece of work - there are around 200 hardened shelters around the 2 runways for fighters - some are dispersed in typical style (see hindon) and some (dozens) are side by side in rows. two giant parking aprons f...

KiranM

What is the advantage of having an all electric tank over conventional types ? By 'all electirc' do you also mean; 1) The main gun is an E-M rail gun? 2) All electric motor instead of IC engine? Discounting above, should reduce the hydraulics and other mechanical contraptions for controlling turret...

KiranM

Even if Arihant will be restricted to TD status until other classes of SSBN/SSN are perfected, they can still be used for special intel gathering purposes. At that point in time, cram its innards with customized Samyukta and pack off to South China Sea. It will not be expected to sprint at combat sp...

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What is the exact difference between a 155mm 39 caliber shell and a 155mm 52 caliber shell? I know that a 155mm shell will be larger than say a 130mm one and to put in very simple terms cause a bigger explosion. Since it carries more propellant, the range would also be greater. But what is the effe...

KiranM

Somebody who makes a virtue of harangue preaches about 'virtue'. Pah! What a baloney!

KiranM

sum wrote:What is a Green-pine doing in Blore?? ( Blog mentions the radar being at NE of Bengaluru)

To detect and counter Chinese SLBMs targetting the Peninsula perhaps. Lets not forget industrial/ economic density is at the highest in South India.

KiranM

1. Banking or Internet penetration in India. The broadband penetration in India is at pathetic levels and so is access to banking facilities as a percentage of population. Internet in TFTA European countries and even Australia is majorly dial up. So much for India being bad in advanced Internet pen...

KiranM

Folks should understand the art of diplomacy is not just being nice to people, but also kicking a$$ with nice words.

Regards,
Kiran

KiranM

I think the Home Guards need to be trained and roped in for riot control under local police command. CRPF should be made an exclusive CI and CT security force. The recommendations of GOM post Kargil on one force-one function seems to be getting a boot nowadays due to the red menace.

Regards,
Kiran

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karthik wrote:^^^ Doesn't work for riots?!!

Not tested in that role. May be ship one to Kashmir now..

KiranM

^^^ That was not designed for protection from rioters. That is a contraption to prematurely trigger the tandem warheads in anti-tank weapons like RPGs.

KiranM

How technologically feasible is it to hook the HMD with the weapon's TI through something like Bluetooth? Removes wires and frees up field of action. Might be prone to jamming plus it will increase the product cost. From my limited understanding of wireless technology, Bluetooth works on short wave...

KiranM

How technologically feasible is it to hook the HMD with the weapon's TI through something like Bluetooth? Removes wires and frees up field of action.

KiranM

IMHO the difference between operational use of Brahmos and Prithvi is in the type of warheads to be used. Brahmos will use a unitary armour piercing warhead. Prithvi provides flexibility in using from cluster bomblets to FAE to dispersing mines. Not sure if same flexibility can be imparted to Brahmo...

KiranM

Sanku ji, agree with guns being more sensible to deter or defend from amphibious invasion of A&N, but disagree that tanks will not play a role. They will play the role of theatre reserve to counter attack a beach or coastal feature captured by the enemy. And as such the reserve need to be held ...

KiranM

And yes, the IA may want to airlift T-90s to A&N for the same reason the IA is deployed there in the first place. To deter an amphibious invasion onto the place or to use it as a launching point for the same. Well let me be the first to say that they dont need "tanks" for that. Normal...

KiranM

When people say things like fanboys et al, you know that they are resorting to sledging tacitcs because points can not be made otherwise . Earlier I used to get riled up about it, now I enjoy it. Since it makes it clear that there is no answer to the questions raised. The bolded portion of your rep...

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Sanku wrote:
Vina I hate to do this to you, but that was really sad really sad, no content and all bluster.

What an oxymoron!!

KiranM

IMHO, India's stride in aerospace should be in following order in the next 30 years. 1) Progressing on LCA front in several iterations like how F-16 and Mirage turned out. This includes engine tech and different iterations that can be retrofitted into existing airframes as engine upgrades. 2) Differ...

KiranM

Hi Rohit,
Apologies for being a late entrant. I would like to attend. Please email me at <snip>

Added later: Mailed you at rohitvats29atgmaildotcom

Regards,
Kiran

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Viv S, bringing in irrelevant strawmen and digressing from the main topic may be useful strategy when there is no meaningful answer to be given. So as I am wont, let me summarize to get the real issues in forefront once again 1) IAF has NEVER talked about the need for a large Airlifter like C 17 ev...

KiranM

Thus the unit achieved the feat of landing the first ever-tracked vehicles at Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO). BMP-2? Thats the only tracked vehicle in our inventory thats light enough X Posted. Article larded with some interesting bits of trivia about MI - 26 helicopter operations in the IAF: IAF MI-26 att...

KiranM

But what is of concern is the stated lapse on part of ASTE. NAL having chalta hai attitude is not a surprise. But ASTE did not follow same rigorous procedures for SARAS as it would follow for aircraft like Tejas, ALH, etc.

KiranM

Tanaji, almost right, but not Rajiv Gandhi.... :twisted: It took me couple of reads to make the connection 8). The real- kick comes when a story stimulates reader imagination :twisted: . Keep it coming!!! If I got it correctly has to be assassination of Ranasinghe Premadasa and Lalith Athulathmudali.

KiranM

SSridhar wrote:
RamaY wrote:A well-armed TSP is 3.5 friends' non-state actor.

Sorry.. I didn't get the joke. Please care to explain?

Regards,
Kiran

KiranM

I did not know of this. I have some doubt regarding the credibility of the source, but if true, this news is really shocking to me. There is a Wikipedia article on them with plenty of references: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagossian The UK did the dirty work for the Americans. In exchange for .....

KiranM

After today’s test, India has become the first and only country in the world to have a "manoeuvrable supersonic cruise missile in its inventory," he said in New Delhi. Why does Dr Pillai claims that part that we are the first and only country in the world ? AFAIK Kh-22 ,SS-N-22,Kh-15 and ...

KiranM

Intresting. So this interception will take place at an even lower altitude than the previously held Endo-atmospheric tests. Does this imply that we could have potentially 3 layed security against incoming ballistic missiles including Exo, Endo and ADD. I think it was mis-spelt in latter half of the...

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The balidan badge stands out in the pic( due to its extremenly bright colour!!) Must be a ex-SF who is in charge of training the MP "boys"... Yes. But the gun held by him is having me in split minds. The butt looks like that of a folding stock AK-47, but the muzzle looks like that of an M...

KiranM

Something of interest to Indian acquisitions from US.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/usa ... #more-4665

KiranM

I would like to present a different viewpoint on this re-organization. NSA need not have a fixed mandate. They can be altered depending on the situation. Under current circumstances, the present HM is very much capable (and has interest) to handle internal security issues in addition to the administ...

KiranM

Look at the aircraft on the runway to the right. It looks like a C-17. Its definitely larger than the Il-76s which you can see all over the airbase. The C-130s and C-17 must be American. On a stopover for fuel perhaps. Just guessing. BTW, doesn't the Agra AFB have any fighter squadron present? It s...

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Dmurphy wrote:
Kakarat wrote:A-50 AWACS can be seen in Agra Air Force Station in google maps
OMG, you're right! Thanks! http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=27.153894 ... 18&l=0&m=b

Am I seeing C-130 Hercules towards the right?

KiranM

When I look at the smerch trucks, it looks like the launchers can be moved only up and down ( in one direction). So the trucks might have to be put in right direction to launch the rockets. However, on Pinaka, it looks like the launchers can be moved in any direction, so the truck can be in any dir...

KiranM

So all we are going to do is build fences, kill the terrorists after they have killed 100 people, listen in on their handlers calmly telling the to "bring the woman to the door and shoot her thru the head making sure the bullet doesnt stay in her body"; pick up pieces of our countrymen af...

KiranM

It is more difficult than just being "difficult".. :evil: It aint impossible, tht is my point, and if it is impossible under current circumstances then change the circumstances, change the way the game is played, do out of the box stuff , bomb them, someone was talking payload laden rover...

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Mods, regarding the new thread 'Bollywood Errors: Military and Police'; if something good in the movies can be appreciated, is not the 'Errors' misleading? How about something like, 'Bollywood Critiques: Military and Police'?

Thanks.

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