Bharat Rakshak

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<blockquote>quote:<hr>So who's printing the paise so happily with no control? <hr></blockquote>You cannot rely on the government's self control to maintain the value of a currency.

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An economist is a man who states the obvious in terms of the incomprehensible.- Alfred A. Knopf
Debt is the fatal disease of all republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.- Phillips, Wendell

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Here are some pics;<A HREF="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/nm/20011213/wl/imdf13122001065907a.html" TARGET=_blank>SLR-1</A><A HREF="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/nm/20011213/wl/imdf13122001064216a.html" TARGET=_blank>SLR - 2</A><A HREF="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h...

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Rakesh,Paragraphs are our friends.

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Ajay,You have the right pedigree for the Yakhont, Klub and Brahmos. IMO, we'll just have to wait and see how things stack up. The discussion of this topic (on BR) is only rivalled by those on the AJT.[This message has been edited by Div (edited 20-08-2001).]

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by RonyKJ: This is probably why... <A HREF="http://www.aermacchi.it/Aircraft/aircraft.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.aermacchi.it/Aircraft/aircraft.htm</A> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>...

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Interesting....Aermacchi advertises on defenceindia.com

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I am hoping that when the dust settles, one of these missiles will end up looking like a morphed SS-N-21. A surface/sub/air (I wish) launched subsonic CM with ~2000km range.

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Mohan Raju: Nice pic, Div. Where is it from (i.e. which publication)?.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>It was from <A HREF="http://www.indiatimes.com." TARGET=_blank>www.indiatimes.com.<...

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Some pics... http://203.197.197.8/zoomimg.asp?imid=25075330 BRIDGING HOURS: Children sit atop a bridge overlooking the new Mumbai to Pune expressway, at Kamshet, a town 50 kilometres northeast of Mumbai, Thursday, June 28, 2001. Earlier the road trip to Pune, a distance of 170 kilometres, ...

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The site is slow.I have therefore taken the liberty of posting a couple of pics on my site... <A HREF="http://community.webshots.com/album/15927924ZeuPAbmORN" TARGET=_blank>http://community.webshots.com/album/15927924ZeuPAbmORN</A> (Pinaka) <A HREF="http://community.webshots...

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Excellent site! Just in a few minutes I have found out some interesting facts. For eg, there is a locally made 50 cal spotting rifle for the M46s. Could this be modified to a 50cal sniper rifle? And also, the INSAS sub-machine gun is new to me as well. About time to put the Sterlings away.<...

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Rama, you might find what you were looking for here. <A HREF="http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/smart/bgm-109.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/smart/bgm-109.htm</A>

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Rudra,Good post on the next step in CM technology that India needs to pursue.

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So does BrahMos = Brah_Moskit? Nix that thought...just read the Pioneer editoroial. I guess it gets the name from the combination of Brahmaputra and Moscow rivers.[This message has been edited by Div (edited 12-06-2001).]

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Up! Lets give it another go around.

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David,Check the Airshow thread; most members were quite impressed with the Mig-29K.

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Raj Malhotra: incidently does somebody know about the upgrade programme of T-72. it is supposedly going on at a slow rate. which systems from which country?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Check o...

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Here's the actual article, interesting read. I don't remember hearing this about the Merkava in any of the public news outlets. <A HREF="http://www.freeman.org/m_online/sep00/winston.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.freeman.org/m_online/sep00/winston.htm</A>

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I read somewhere that Barak had agreed to stop production of the Merkava and instead have the IDF buy M1A1 Abrams in the future. Any truth to this?

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Nandai: Does the IA use TOWs? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>No. Just,• Milan 2 • AT-3 Sagger (being phased out) • AT-4 Spigot • AT-5 Spandrel • SS-11-B1 (used against bunkers)...

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Arun,The possible use of the AL-31 in the LCA makes sense...but I don't know if there will be any problems with the dimensions (could there be?).

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Mirage 2000-5 MKII = Mirage 2000-9.Agree with Michael, the SMT variant exists only in prototype. I am not even sure if the Russians have succeeded in creating an SMT upgrade for their existing Mig-29s. IMO, the most potent Mig-29 out there today is probably the M version used by Malaysia, and it ...

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Nandai,The LCA is an inherently unstable design - which is why it requires the complicated FBW. Ideally one would like the AJT to be forgiving to the learning pilot - this takes the LCA out of that role.

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From the HT article above:"Since 1997, at least 61 fighter aircraft of the IAF have crashed. This includes 57 MiGs, of which a major proportion if the '21' variant, the IAF's frontline fighter since 1965. At 28, peace-time crashes last year were the highest in the decade of the 1990s, whi...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Nandai: I dont know how many PGMs a Mirage 2000-9 can carry compared to the SU-30 though, probably not as many, but I wouldnt care that much. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I was just checki...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Sonu: The upgrade for the Mig-21s involves making structural changes to the airframe and also adding to its stability.....Also the upgraded Migs,I am certain will be more airworthy and t...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>But all this is happening too slowly!!! Why doesn't anybody raise a stink over these endless delays? The Mig-21-93 ugrade has been "underway" for so many years now, and only two aircraft to show for it? H...

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While on the topic of $$$, Tim's thread on the July IISS memo is also relevant."The remaining thirty percent of the defence budget (Rs.180 billion or $4 billion) will be used for research and capital expenditure such as weapons procurement. The budget for the Defence Research and Developm...

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The article Sat is referring to is here: <A HREF="http://www.timesofindia.com/today/10indi8.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.timesofindia.com/today/10indi8.htm</A> It also mentions the following:"On the issue of conversion of SU-30s, the minister, while admitting there w...

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Rama,India won't go for license production of the Su-30MKIs unless they actually have an MKI version to look at, fly etc (common sense). By most estimates, this version won't be available to the IAF before 2002-3. So I only added 1 more sqdn to the 2 that can be made from original 50 (assuming a ...

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Michael, the scrapping rest of the Mig-21s is part of my 'wish list'. I hope that someone in the right place also has such a notion.

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Michael, here is an another 'realistic' list for the IAF. I think that this is the best they can do, and if they can get 10 tankers and 4 AWACS, they will be pretty happy. So, here goes...2005: 176 Mig-27s - All upgraded (8 sqdns) 125 Mig-21-93s (5 sqdns) 120 Jaguars (5 sqdns) 72 Mira...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by dbpatra: Div, I completely agree with 90% of your rebuttal and most of the facts, but I still disagree with some aspects and your fundamental point. I don't think that USAF operates a re...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by dbpatra: What about the LCA ?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Good question...will know for sure 5-10 years from now. For now, I don't think the IAF is expecting anything soon and they need to have conti...

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For those of you trying to sell Mig-21s...especially to African nations. India has a 3-400 of these planes; these countries buy 6-10 max. What about the other 390? The Romanians and other FWP countries have been re-furbishing and selling them in the continent for the past few years. It seems like ev...

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Guys,Check the July ISS thread started by Tim; kind of a reality check. It all comes down to the $$$.

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Agree with Michael, the Mig-21s should be re-designated as QMig-21. Only to be used as target drones...time to see how good these AA-10s really are.About replacement costs; no country is gonna give India a sweet deal on license production today. Simple economics, we need replacements and have few...

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Can someone positively id the missle that Rama is referring to. <A HREF="http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Current/Mig-27/MiG-27e.jpg" TARGET=_blank>http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Images/Current/Mig-27/MiG-27e.jpg</A> Assuming that the BR missle list is accurate, I would n...

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