Bharat Rakshak

Karan M

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/01/politics/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit/index.html Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan, Taiwanese and US officials say Eric Cheung, Kylie Atwood, Alex Rogers and Kevin Liptak, CNN, August 1, 2022 (CNN)US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as part of her tou...

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The 21 MiG-29s and 12 Su-30s are victims of the Ukrainian-Russian war. We cant move on them for fear of angering our new best friends. We've already had to endure lots of finger wagging, a visit by his masters voice Dileep Singh, threats on J&K by the euros, and pak's ostensible removal from the...

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This govt is not going to sack any chief unnecessarily. Lets be clear about that. It's the gravest of steps taken with a lot of heavy consideration and with wide ramifications. The Govt would prefer an upstanding officer who is competent at his primary task (warfighting), even if he disagrees with t...

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Force planning in the IAF is not the directive of the CAS himself. It's staff work, led by a team which gets promoted based on multiple criteria, and some of these folks wouldn't even have served directly under the current CAS. The prior CAS was a test pilot and understood the need for indigenous R&...

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Guys - a request, lets not personalize the issue to one individual, the CAS etc. His position deserves respect. This is more of an institutional thing. He is likely pushing for what his planners want. The issue then is institutional, not with one individual. That is a very lame argument. The role o...

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Guys - a request, lets not personalize the issue to one individual, the CAS etc. His position deserves respect. This is more of an institutional thing. He is likely pushing for what his planners want. The issue then is institutional, not with one individual.

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Neela sir, agree completely. The issue is the IAF thinks of the Tejas as merely one of a smorgasbord of options that can be license assembled locally. It has never been *their* aircraft. Merely one made by ADA, HAL as OEMs whom the IAF doesn't trust to their needs. And then at the end of the day, th...

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Sirji, Nobody gets banned for sharing their views in a civil fashion and w/o agenda. IMHO it has taken Modi every bit of political capital to manage the domestic agenda. Defence ideally needed a full time RM with a unique mix of technology and also decision making acumen. We had that person in Parri...

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By starving the Tejas of orders and perforce continuing with Mig-21s, the IAF High Command has been playing with fire to get their much desired foreign MMRCA/MRFA. It is a game plan that went awry in this case. The conspicuous omission of Tejas Mk 2 in the very first speech of the incumbent Air Chi...

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Telling indictment of IAF higher command. Over 400 of the 872 MiG-21s progressively inducted since the 1960s have been lost in accidents since 1971-72, killing over 200 pilots and 50 civilians on the ground Coming to last crash, it was the Type 69 two seat trainer that was never upgraded. About 10 ...

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A study from 2003 – now available and translated into English – contains fascinating insights on how China has approached the development of it's first 5th generation fighter. The author is the former Chief Designer of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation which is developing China's second fifth generatio...

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Fanne please explain how a Rafale can beat a J-20 or future variants one on one easily? If a Su-30 with a, far more powerful radar if upgraded, and much larger IRST type capacity, would struggle per you, how does the Rafale pull ahead?

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We have miles to go before we can catch-up with the best in the industry. LCA,Mk-2, AMCA, Trainer and copters are just the beginning. Yet you can't provide any specifics whatsoever, beyond generics and random 40-50 year claims. The copters you mention, tailored to Indian requirements are arguably w...

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S-400 and F-35 relation is well understood. USA has some concerns regarding radar signature espionage. F-35 is anyways a tier-2 affordable product by uncle for everyone. You are making more and more erroneous claims now. If F-35 was a tier-2 product, then US would not bother about espionage etc to ...

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This kind of off the cuff, poorly researched statements unfortunately detracts from the quality of the forum. Do you realize the Spectra is merely a self-defense suite in the higher bands and cannot be used against IADS despite fanciful claims to the contrary? Please don't give us the fanciful stat...

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Guys where is all this discussion germane to Tejas Mk1A? After a couple of posts do exercise restraint and check if we are derailing the thread? Not just mindless arguments at the corner pan shop. The problem Ramana sir, is if these claims aren't addressed, we will go on with far worse. One person ...

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Nobody in the US for instance would be as sanguine for instance about how ahead their technological lead is. Much of what they used for their systems two generation back is now available in the open market as commercial off the shelf units, which they spent billions on, as being first developers. T...

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Man-hours of implementing and testing the FBW can't be leapfrogged without investing money and giving time to our scientists. What is in the lab doesn't matter much in projecting your strength, what matters is what is fielded. The gap lies in a fieldable system and owning it. Please don't make gene...

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Unf for Russia export sales of Flanker variant meant very little effort was spent on developing a stealth AC or even a sophisticated jamming system (see Spectra). This kind of off the cuff, poorly researched statements unfortunately detracts from the quality of the forum. Do you realize the Spectra...

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How many years of FBW experience do we have for a flying wing? What is so unique about a flying wing, please tell me, that it's FBW is something special? You are actually referring to the aerodynamics of a flying wing as being something we lack experience with. Again, this isn't magic. We have the ...

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@karan : claiming frugality as a virtue depends on overall effect as well as context. India definitely has less and does not do more (in absolute terms) than the US. Lower indian salaries and ppp help, but lack of industrial base hurts. Does it help meet goals and sustainable military spending ? Po...

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Hope my definition of cutting edge was clear. No, it wasn't, you didn't define it at all. I define cutting edge to be the most modern systems that are already inducted or operational. The bleeding edge is usually the set of systems that are still in incubation or are rushed into service when need b...

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B2 flew 1989, Swift flew 2022. Gap 33 years. It will be foolish for us to think that for 32 years USA was sitting and twiddling its thumbs. B2 was in service in 1997. A completely developed stealth platform with a competent fly-by-wire, RAM Coatings, IR-Suppression, Contrail management system and m...

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We may not be at the bleeding edge, but we have certainly approached the cutting edge in several areas, despite a very frugal budget. You have nailed it - "frugal budget". There is no substitute for that, if we ever wish to leapfrog. The difference between US wrt others is that they have ...

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I just did a quick comparison on two parameters. We can think of it as airy fairy, as data is not presented and just a number is cited out of thin air. I am sure the gap is in double digits. But is it half a century?...we need a detailed analysis. I feel this area is more appropriate for the govern...

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May BRF grow from strength to strength. Long may its people prosper and take our beloved country forward.

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India is not at the cutting edge, let's be honest. With help and lots of imported components, we are able to make one competent platform. With plans to build upon it. And reason to be somewhat optimistic. We may not be at the bleeding edge, but we have certainly approached the cutting edge in sever...

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India is not at the cutting edge, let's be honest. I did a quick simple arithmetic yesterday just for the sake of it, as I was too bored and work was getting too monotonous. I concluded that India is behind by minimum 45 years than USA when it comes to aerospace. Take FWIF. This conclusion is so ai...

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Ukraine is doing its best to claim it was an inaccurate strike. Russians note however it struck its intended target and the collateral damage if any, results from the fragmentation and debris from the explosive material it blew up.

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This is a result of constant polarization of the Muslim community over the last 30 years. The advent of WhatsApp and other mass messaging platform has made it much more widespread. Add to that the constant Friday prayers. Really sir? WhatsApp was around in 1947? Or did this man have access to Whats...

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While its great, I really don't know why the DRDO bothers to build these for the Arjun. Its a dead-end. Is this an upgraded version of the CLGM/SAMHO? Hope they build a UAV/Helicopter-launched version. It might have a better future there Because a fleet of 248 heavy tanks is not exactly miniscule a...

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Additional K9 Vajra order discussion brings another ‘aatmanirbharta’ push for India’s defence https://www.timesnownews.com/india/additional-k9-vajra-order-discussion-brings-another-aatmanirbharta-push-for-indias-defence-article-91733413 23 May 2022 140,000 rounds ...hmmm, so 3 days supply. (Russia ...

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Congrats csaurabh, wish you many more of the same.

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I would say Mod/PMO should take a lead and have super Sukhoi started with/without Iaf help. The whole package will be ready and this cas will be retired by then (if not fired before that). Let’s pick the next Cas solely based on its commitment to aatma nirbhar in general and super Sukhoi implementa...

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The new CDS job is to prepare for war not hangar queens or air show specials. Sadly, recent IAF decision making, under the new CAS, in many areas leaves a lot to be desired. The impetus that was underway under the prior chief seems to be lost. The only real focus seems to be on harping on MRFA and ...

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KaranM why can't IAF come up with a categorical statement even if it is to their favorite reporters on what the SU-30 MKI upgrade will be like? The Super Sukhoi won't materialize after the Ukraine War as Russia will concentrate on rearming. That means it's the DRDO upgrade. I agree with you. And my...

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All this is speculation. Indian RWR, Radar Russian and EW support system Israeli ---> Please recall that we have been down that road and landed up with unsolvable problems of incompatibility due to RF interference of one of these components with another component. There can't be a desi growler MKI ...

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According to Flightglobal.... This is easier said than done. I will only believe when I see it happening. Besides all this, Su-30s RCS is so huge that it may not be an effective platform for electronic attack and stand off jamming. IADS like S-400 or even Chinese versions of IADS which is also with...

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@ARanganathan72 · 10h Amendments and additions to the Agniveer scheme after it was launched: 1. Upper age limit extended. 2. UGC skill recognition declared. 3. Bank loan priority notified. 4. 10% CAPF vacancies reserved. 5. Open schooling certificate announced. 6. 10% MoD job vacancies reserved. wh...

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Hari Nair Saar, It was also said in these discussions that IAF and Navy seem largely exempt from Agnipath scheme as they have lot of technical stuff in their jobs and the infantry arms are the ones mostly affected. So how and why will the airmen be taken in through Agnipath scheme? I just want to k...

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