Bharat Rakshak

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Can't imagine BSF chauki's needing that feature. Its likely that there's more volume of 12.7mm ammo in the IA logistics than 23mm I think he was mentioning why 20mm vs 23mm, not .50cal. That said, the NTW-20 does seem much heavier than its contemporaries to begin with I think it is not. The only th...

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Not sure if below Video was posted here... good watch What is to note is that the Mig-29K is able to take off from the flat runway and not the Ski-jump(1:20). This means there is lot of reserve power in the engine that can translate to the Mig's taking off with a very heavy load. Later: Wait, was i...

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Put as many Spectras and Micas as you want. It can't carry the same payload as 4-6 LCAs. Also ANY adversary will choose to fight 1 Rafale than 4-6 LCAs. Heck nobody wants to fight 4-6 JF-17s. I think I have a case against your argument Indranil saab. Typical strike missions involve quick penetratio...

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vivek_ahuja wrote:So what? We should keep giving them blank checks for it?

No.
And going by the same logic, India should not cry foul when they completely ignore India's concerns and start selling to Pak and China. Including the cruise missiles, N Subs and Cheap frigates.

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Crazy stuff....

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AMRAAM?
METEOR?

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Quote:As a brand new aircraft carrier would have costed around $2.0 to 2.5 billion in early-2000I still feel that India could have got a better ship - this one is a VW Golf frame converted to support a major SUV. Just not worth it. Anyhow. This is one thing everyone keeps ignoring... The cost of th...

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1000th post people!

Am I an Oldie yet?

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Despite Delay, Indian Buy of Howitzers Remains on Track

Ministry of Defence sources said the contract will be signed in the financial year ending March 31

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India is exporting two HAL Cheetahs to Afgan AF
Link

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Aditya_V wrote:Which means the radar is working.

How can a radar cue an IR missile? I think this was discussed a while ago but I don't remember the conclusions. Does the seeker of the missile get a lock for the fire control radar?

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Better penetration is not the same as better stopping power. The cartridge is ideal for COIN, and other CQB scenarios but for QRT type situations, it would call for a higher caliber round.

Maybe like this?

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^^ That is a photo-shopped one sab, I've seen it too. The original one was with a Sterling.

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Vic sab, do you have any numbers on the cost of OFB made Zittara?
And small nitpicking... The MX4 was for BSF, I don't think it has to do anything with IA.

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I think the cannon placement has to do with the ability to fire while pulling up or pushing down in a dog fight.
An interesting thing I found just out is that the GSH-23L can also fire flares.

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Can anyone ID the sniper rifle? Is it the locally developed one we saw a few years earlier?

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First, the reason why OFB had to develop a special 5.56x30 mm. cartridge is because they couldn't get it to fire the (originally planned) 5.56x45 mm. cartridge that the rest of the INSAS family uses, without a lot of flash. Hence, they were forced to shorten the cartridge and reduce its power a bit...

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as to the DRDO-OFB effort carbine called Milap it almost seemed IA would induct them but did not happen for whatever reasons and in the meanwhile JVPC has come into the picture which has seen successful trials as per DRDO NL which Karan linked. seems it is an improved version of Milap based on IA i...

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Rumor has it that it did pass.
IA could be adopting the MSMC and the IN Amogh.
But this is from a decent source from another forum, I don't have any links though.

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^^ I don't think that the relevant tech in mastered domestically. IIRC the engine for Barak 8 is Indian. The IAI was involved in both the S/W and the seeker tech, both of which India lags behind.

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If the ships endurance is quoted as 45 days, how can it do a 2 month journey? Do the replenishments from Deepak include anything other then fuel?

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No offense to anyone but the left half looks like what nightmares are made of and the right half is a great pinup.

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I have the same problem too. I no longer use the registered email ID

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By far, the most bad-ass looking Insas.

Link from Militaryphotos.net

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Sweet
ps: picked up from militaryphotos.net

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http://rt.com/usa/declassified-soviet-mig-area51-975/

Mig 21 has 20 min turnaround time.

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pragnya wrote: - SU 30MKI cost has balloned to $100mil from $35mil initially and with fuel guzzling the 'savings envisaged' by continuing the existing line of prod is proving to be a burden on the fuel bill.

Isn't this the life cycle cost saab?

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Janes Link
Why is it that an export version is looking more capable then a domestic one?
120km to 170km

And CEP of 10m.

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I think its a typo. Pragati does not sound like an apt name for a SSM

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Swiss company looks for Dornier aircraft from India
Looks like a good deal. I am not sure how this can affect the NAL Saras though.

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I have a little confusion regarding Naval Brahmos. Does the naval pontoon test is only validate vertical launch or both vertical and horizontal launches?

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^^That's around 1000+ on the table

Anyway, I guess there is a miscalculation at the Rudra's price. I doubt Rudra costs more then twice that of a Dhruv. Does it?

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2. Another very important point - the numbers of CH-47 being purchased is determined by calculations of IAF and not Indian Army. In the entire matrix of helicopter borne operations conducted by the IAF, heavy lift requiring CH-47 class of helicopters would form a percentage of requirements. And thi...

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X-post Rafale can easily take care of old aircraft like F-16 : http://youtu.be/2dAmEL6fhmg But Typhoon struggles against this outdated plane : http://youtu.be/RAedQ7FMiKo And this is not an isolated incident as Pakistani F-16s easily and soundly defeated RAF Eurofighter Typhoons during exercise Anat...

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Quote: India has already developed a dual-pulse rocket motor (enahances the range) for Astra Mk-II. "Self reliance in air launched missile and particularly air-to-air system is of strategic importance considering the new paradigm of air superiority warfare," sources said. I guess this is ...

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Russian Missiles for India’s Rafales
What do you think will be the missiles of interest?
I don't any current generation AAM's will be of interest.

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M-777 buy uncertain
Link to stratpost

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Just look visually at these two pieces of equipment. Take away the APC and all 'mobility' paranelphia of FH77 (make it a naked gun) and you will have a M777 without titanium alloys. My guess is 5 tonnes at most. That's how M777 was developed anyways. Someone needs to get his lazy ass off and do the...

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A low weight gun is of no use unless you can assure 100% air superiority over a battlefield to move it by air. Does anyone buy in to IAF maintaining US level of air superiority against Chinese aggression. China is no Iraq or Libya or Afghanistan. You don't need air superiority for that. Remember th...

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^^ I stopped when I found that the Russians operate 3000 strategic bombers. Can some just pull out numbers from their table book and publish it? Don't the editors not verify anything!!!

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