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- 13 Mar 2026 11:56
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Atmanirbhar Bharat in Defence: News & Discussion
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6498
Re: Atmanirbhar Bharat in Defence: News & Discussion
We have one of the highest reserves of bauxite and still we import mil grade Aluminum sheets,ingots !! what is Atmanirbharata then in this case?
- 27 Feb 2026 12:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Prachand LCH: News & Discussion: 03 October 2022
- Replies: 298
- Views: 457924
Re: Prachand LCH: News & Discussion: 03 October 2022
No word so far on the procurement of LCH. If the product is so good, as claimed by HAL why are no orders being placed for it by IAF. Wondering mind,wonders if: - HAL glorified it and reality is something else. OR - IAF has its eyes set on some foreign attack choppers. - have to restrain my thoughts...
- 18 Feb 2026 16:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 2442
- Views: 7099186
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
If you are aware of MMR for LCA ,you will think twice before using UTTAM radar. Are you sure that it has all the 20+ modes for using and operationalization in the production supply of LCAMK1A? HAL is a production agency and cant wait for a product on R& D tables .HAL is taking blame for all the...
- 18 Feb 2026 11:38
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 2442
- Views: 7099186
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
https://x.com/AniketBS/status/2023074163783794696?s=20 ---> Sir, writer of the article here. Just to clarify: Radar-EW issue is being fixed. IAF will soon review if it has been satisfactorily addressed. This is NOT one of the issues HAL has asked concession on, to the best of my knowledge, and as i...
- 12 Feb 2026 12:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
- Replies: 655
- Views: 142796
Re: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
Loar group has bought french company LMB aerospace, France for 433 million USD last year. Is this LOAR group is CIA/ISI linked? Rafale under spotlight after American buyout of French supplier https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Feb/06/rafale-under-spotlight-following-acquisition-of-aerospa...
- 11 Feb 2026 13:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
- Replies: 655
- Views: 142796
Re: Vayusena & Nausena Rafale: News & Discussion
Loar group has bought french company LMB aerospace, France for 433 million USD last year. Is this LOAR group is CIA/ISI linked? Rafale under spotlight after American buyout of French supplier https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Feb/06/rafale-under-spotlight-following-acquisition-of-aerospac...
- 06 Feb 2026 13:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
- Replies: 5364
- Views: 2228179
Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD https://theprint.in/defence/lca-man-ravi-kota-key-in-operationalisation-of-iafs-tejas-fleet-picked-as-next-hal-cmd/2840656/ 30 Jan 2026 https://x.com/india_plus_/status/2017174434893959580?s=20 ---> LCA Teja...
- 15 Dec 2025 12:44
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 2442
- Views: 7099186
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
each chairman retires after every two years and he will be busy clearing the mess or unfinished tasks of the previous regime....so there is nothing to rote from head..
- 03 Oct 2025 14:29
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
- Replies: 309
- Views: 575574
Re: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
Some light at the end of the tunnel: I can understand rotor issues, but not sure what is the insurmountable problem with an imported FCS. In the sense that obviously an indigenous FCS would be better, but when the alternative is a completely imported helicopter? Already an indigenous automatic flig...
- 10 Jul 2025 12:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 2442
- Views: 7099186
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
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 ...
- 05 Jul 2025 16:17
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 2442
- Views: 7099186
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
HAL wants to use EL/M 2052 because its proven Radar and already in use with weapon integration. HAL had a very bad experience with LRDE during the development of multi-mode Radar (MMR) for LCA. HAL is responsible for delivering the aircraft with RADAR integrated with various weapon systems. The stat...
- 25 Jun 2025 15:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 2442
- Views: 7099186
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
“I can assure you that as of today, six aircraft are ready. There is no let up from our side. We are building those aircraft and getting them ready and we will be in a position to deliver (by this fiscal),” he said. These are the kinds of weasel-words that make HAL not trustworthy. When their chair...
- 25 Jun 2025 12:15
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 2117
- Views: 1022912
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
Is there going to be a Kashmir-like situation in West Bengal? some posts seen on Instagram show how local Hindus are constantly living under fear and some ppl are forced to put their homes and lands for sale. In a video, A BSF Jawan in military fatigue was seen thrashing a man selling Bangladesh fla...
- 11 Jun 2025 12:08
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Coast Guard: News & Discussion
- Replies: 568
- Views: 282011
Re: Indian Coast Guard: News & Discussion
The capsizing of two ships recently carrying hazardous materials and Toxic chemicals, is it a kind of eco terrorism by our enemies? Both the vessels caught fire after explosions. https://youtu.be/6aeJ_c-v30I On May 25, the M.S.C. ELSA 3, carrying more than 640 containers, some reportedly loaded with...
- 02 Jun 2025 11:38
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Social Media Watch Thread
- Replies: 2117
- Views: 1022912
Re: Social Media Watch Thread
A teenager studying law from Pune was arrested by West Bengal police on charges of Blasphemy. During OP SiNDOOR's peak she was responding to abuses from paki social media ladiy influencers in kind. Her expletives were as fast as Brahmos. i didn't see any abuse towards Islam or the Prophet by her. Al...
- 09 May 2025 23:44
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
- Replies: 2951
- Views: 785248
Re: Operation Sindoor - Bharat Strikes Back: Jai Hind!
Today night also paki drones started flying into Indian territory. Just before the beginning of drone attack, a civilian plane was flying south to north in the no fly zone of pakistan. Tv analysts say under the garb of civilian aircraft pakistan are sending drones . Any civilian plane belonging to P...
- 24 Feb 2025 11:35
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: BR Main Site Feedback
- Replies: 480
- Views: 547129
Re: BR Main Site Feedback
BR site is running slow for the past 3 to 4 days. Any issue sir..DDOS attack or something...
- 14 Feb 2025 12:57
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
- Replies: 309
- Views: 575574
Re: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
https://x.com/HALHQBLR/status/1888818684917063912 ---> Dr D K Sunil, CMD inaugurated the HAL stall HALL E along with Directors and senior leaders at Aero India 2025. LUH is the highlight of the HAL pavilion. There is an obvious pal of gloom on the faces of HAL directors while HAL CMD is lighting th...
- 14 Feb 2025 12:52
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
- Replies: 309
- Views: 575574
Re: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
https://x.com/HALHQBLR/status/1888818684917063912 ---> Dr D K Sunil, CMD inaugurated the HAL stall HALL E along with Directors and senior leaders at Aero India 2025. LUH is the highlight of the HAL pavilion. There is an obvious pal of gloom on the faces of HAL directors while HAL CMD is lighting th...
- 11 Feb 2025 12:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
- Replies: 3120
- Views: 1637347
Re: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
^^^ Emergency import from USA :twisted: WTF emergency imports sirji from uSA? :twisted: They dont allow even normal requirements, forget about emergency import....have you not read about USA response during all those wars? Boeing is showing its colours by delaying LCA engines export repeatedly... D...
- 08 Feb 2025 13:24
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
- Replies: 3120
- Views: 1637347
Re: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
https://x.com/livefist/status/1887700461366440332 indian army cancels 200 logistics drones from Chennai firm.... :rotfl: do we have any alternative? not a single electronic component is made in India. No Indian company exists to make chip passive and active components, neither for commercial use nor...
- 28 Jan 2025 12:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 2442
- Views: 7099186
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Rakesh sir ji, why there is no LCA and ALH included in the Rday fly past?
- 06 Jan 2025 11:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Flight Safety
- Replies: 3600
- Views: 1419171
Re: Military Flight Safety
Very sad to loose three personnel during Coast Guard ALH crash. ALH crashes have become quite frequent compared to MI-17 helicopters. of course the last MI-17 helo crash took away the precious life of General Bipin Rawath sir. The enquiry should reveal the cause of accident and should be discussed w...
- 25 Sep 2024 12:09
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
- Replies: 5067
- Views: 2326231
Re: Indian Railways Thread (Dec 2015)
There is a reason why large illegal settlements of Muslims are found alongside railway tracks and highways. Will be activated during war. (The same reason why hill states like Uttarakhand are being settled by Muslim migration -- army will find it impossible to reach the border through narrow hill r...
- 20 Sep 2024 13:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 2442
- Views: 7099186
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
The charge amplifiers are used for capacitive type vibration/accelerometer sensors if i am not wrong. These accelerometers/vibration sensors are of 90s origin .New solid state sensors are available from aome vendors, which can be used. only thing is development time and certification is time consumi...
- 20 Sep 2024 13:10
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
- Replies: 7361
- Views: 3452873
Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
we need both HTSE1200 and HTFE25. HTFE25 is more complex than HTSE1200, but this also needs high temp materials. Well the progress on HTSE1200 is praise worthy HAL is silent on HTFE25 which also we need . seems HTFE25 is stuck somewhere technically. Hope new HAL CMD pumps up
HTFE25.development.
- 21 Aug 2024 15:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
- Replies: 309
- Views: 575574
Re: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
MoD has given permission to HAL to demonstrate their products in an international arena. what is the takleef tull ji
ji
- 15 Aug 2024 11:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
- Replies: 2087
- Views: 1764376
Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
The article says self developed 30 HP wankel engine developed by NAL. An IIsc professor developed a Wankel engine for a powered microlight aircraft years ago , which was shown on TV till recently on every science and technology programs of India. may be this one is an upscaled version of the same.
- 10 Aug 2024 17:04
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
- Replies: 1226
- Views: 938555
Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
….. TARMAK Ananatha Krishnan was once employed by HAL as Chief of Media, during Mr.Baweja tenure. He ran a very successful magazine Minsk Square Matters (MSM) for covering and connecting various divisions of HAL and an internal magazine e-connect (???) that covered tech developments. He created a k...
- 27 Jul 2024 11:03
- Forum: The Kargil Archive
- Topic: Kargil Vijay Divas Mubarak!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 67020
Re: Kargil Vijay Divas Mubarak!
Captain Vikram Batra, PVC pranams and remembrance to the Kargil Braveheart who sacrificed his life!!!!
- 16 Jul 2024 15:24
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
- Replies: 7361
- Views: 3452873
Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
AL31FP and RD33 do they fit straight away? RD-33 with its black smoke will then be no different from JF-17. Even china might have replaced RD-33 with WS-10. so,the best option for the Govt is to whip the asses of GTRE and tell them to buck up, form a consortium led by GTRE and joined by Godrej and B...
- 11 Jul 2024 16:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Light Tank: News & Discussion
- Replies: 183
- Views: 132358
Re: Indian Light Tank: News & Discussion
ZORAWAR light tank uses US-origin Engine and Belgian GUN as per WION !!!
- 10 Apr 2024 10:41
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 13314
- Views: 4651152
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
the mysterious deaths of indian students could it be the handiwork of pannun gang with the blessings of ISI and US govt covert support to fix indian govt?
- 26 Mar 2024 12:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
- Replies: 5364
- Views: 2228179
Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
DRDO Biggest Hindrance To Atmanirbharta In Defence
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- 13 Feb 2024 15:21
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
- Replies: 3327
- Views: 1203837
Re: Road to the 2024 Elections in India-1
Indian police block roads to halt farmers marching to New Delhi https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/indian-police-block-roads-to-halt-farmers-marching-to-new-delhi/ar-BB1i8GJM?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=d983db05742b42a3ba44f666c91e2ece&ei=20 Three months before general elections, I h...
- 13 Feb 2024 15:16
- Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
- Topic: Renewable Sources of Energy
- Replies: 517
- Views: 324887
Re: Renewable Sources of Energy
seems all Tesla electric cars are lying around charging stations as the super charger at the stations are not working due to double digit minus temperatures in the USA. so musk has got some homework to do..
- 30 Jan 2024 16:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
- Replies: 7361
- Views: 3452873
Re: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Any good news about HAL Engines HTFE-25 and HTSE-1200 gurus? HAL share value is soaring even though unlike its indigenous Engines program. 
- 31 Dec 2023 16:18
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
- Replies: 3127
- Views: 1882341
Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
TULL sirji, Just dont come to quick conclusions and pass judgement on HAL. This ex HAL donkey had spent 12 years in indigenization and braying that crores of rupees in FE were saved during its tenure. HALs objective is to deliver final product to the customer. customer doesnt see whetehr tyres are i...
- 07 Oct 2023 11:09
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
- Replies: 309
- Views: 575574
Re: Light Utility Helicopter: News & Discussion: 06 Feb 2021
sir, Already HAL developed AFCS for LCH indigenously couple of years ago. control law tweaking also done ,if i am not wrong on LCH. They have AHRS,GPS,Altimeter,AFCS,DGNS etc...only thing is they have to have autopilot computer, which AFCS dupe can do ..
- 05 Sep 2023 16:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Radar - Specs & Discussions
- Replies: 1175
- Views: 607782
Re: Radar - Specs & Discussions
how many of the modes did UTTAM demonstrate....can somebody answer if its not confidential !!! it reminds me of MMR saga...where HAL and LRDE took ride of each other...mostly by LRDE as they were handling signal processors!!!