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by Singha
26 Jun 2019 07:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7500
Views: 1749054

Re: Understanding the US - Again

Is that indirect -as in systems/server/PC sales - or direct sales of CPU/SSDs/NICs/accessories? I figure it its indirect as in singapore based server makers may have pushed it so high. hardly anyone but hobbyists buy a cpu or motherboard direct from intel. also things may be reexported from singapo...
by Singha
25 Jun 2019 20:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2251379

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

a twitter video has emerged from paris air show of 10 pakis pushing a jf17 slowly down the tarmac, presumably they have no money to pay a tow truck.
by Singha
25 Jun 2019 20:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5642
Views: 1633082

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

they may have their internal divisions but against the indian they are all on same page wrt looting and beating. aftr jallianwala bagh massacre a reign of terror was unleashed on people and pedestrians forced to crawl on their knees to pass certain streets. same after the 1857 uprising, scots were a...
by Singha
25 Jun 2019 20:32
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6031
Views: 1320352

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

this lien repo men are a cottage industry in west, just as bounty hunters in murica.

if any ac are stranded outside india you can be sure they will be way more agile than our banks

we need to take lessons from the british
by Singha
25 Jun 2019 15:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
Replies: 5642
Views: 1633082

Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017

https://www.businesstoday.in/opinion/columns/naresh-goyal-nirav-modi-vijay-mallya-london-britain-indian-fugitive/story/351019.html Naresh Goyal deplaning: From Nirav to Mallya, why Indian businessmen flee to London A malleable, manoeuvrable, corrupt system makes Britain a safe haven for years. Rakes...
by Singha
25 Jun 2019 15:25
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017
Replies: 8450
Views: 3036756

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Nov 27 2017

TimesNow is reporting the Antigua PM as saying Choksi baba's passport will be revoked and he deported to India. https://www.news18.com/news/india/no-safe-harbour-for-criminals-fresh-trouble-for-mehul-choksi-as-antiguan-govt-decides-to-revoke-citizenship-2202785.html?ref=hp_top_pos_1 i wonder when ma...
by Singha
25 Jun 2019 15:19
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Replies: 5960
Views: 2332377

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018

do these so called F&F IIR ATGMs top attack permit the designator and the launch tube to be separated? I have never seen any such video - the javelin is always fired by the guy doing padmasana on the ground with his thermal sight pointing at the tank, the javelin climbs and then dives - lo and b...
by Singha
25 Jun 2019 13:06
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
Replies: 5322
Views: 1837297

Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016

by always hankering for iphoneXR we will never figure out how to make redmi and oneplus. we got the best we could afford - hawk, pilatus, jaguars, m2k, bofors, israeli munitions & LDP, SH60R, P8, C130, C17, Sinook, Apache, SIIG rifles, beretta carbines, glock pistols, Shipon rockets, jockey undi...
by Singha
25 Jun 2019 11:25
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1795539

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

that is why Namo cryptically answered in his interview on not buying chinese phones - "I will leave it up to peoples wisdom"
by Singha
25 Jun 2019 11:24
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1795539

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

letting chinese mobiles have a free run till now in india was a calculated move by the govt to close the digital gap and empower everyone with any means the ability to access the internet. and in a few short years smartphone penetration will reach 100% (overall we are at 30% now) . local assembly wo...
by Singha
25 Jun 2019 11:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: US military, technology, arms, tactics
Replies: 3152
Views: 918626

Re: US military, technology, arms, tactics

DARPA/DOD product pipeline
very complex, but it seems they have a streamlined system in place to make it work, despite some waste.

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by Singha
24 Jun 2019 20:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The next war in the Persian Gulf
Replies: 294
Views: 82430

Re: The next war in the Persian Gulf

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump 3h3 hours ago More ....a dangerous journey. We don’t even need to be there in that the U.S. has just become (by far) the largest producer of Energy anywhere in the world! The U.S. request for Iran is very simple - No Nuclear Weapons and No Further Sponsoring of Terro...
by Singha
24 Jun 2019 20:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1795539

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

a long grinding fight is what I see. perhaps the highly automated plants of usa japan soko germany can produce some of the cheen things at the same cost but lot less manpower.
by Singha
24 Jun 2019 19:58
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The next war in the Persian Gulf
Replies: 294
Views: 82430

Re: The next war in the Persian Gulf

there are also air space ban over Qatar and vice versa . qatar airways flies over iran and iraq . the GCC group except oman does not fly over qatar or allow qatar to use their air space. qatar being the richest of the arabs per capita seens to have handled the shock of saudi closing the border to al...
by Singha
24 Jun 2019 19:55
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Replies: 3611
Views: 1262919

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018

any sub launched CM or ASM needs a underwater module that drives it to the surface and away from the sub a kind of small solid fuel booster that pushes it out of the water until its jet engine can ignite and air scoop starts to work. its more complex than air or ground launch. https://www.turbosquid...
by Singha
24 Jun 2019 19:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3
Replies: 2005
Views: 587547

Re: Indian Nuclear Submarines -3

Numbers dada numbers ... we need 40 subs to terrorize the IOR and west pacific
by Singha
24 Jun 2019 15:03
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 2343
Views: 1024333

Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread

did the marut fall victim to the machinations of the 1971 war and UK refused to supply uprated engines ? ... and cleverly slipped in offer to sell the jaguar which they themselves passed over mostly in favour of the larger and more advanced tornado?
by Singha
24 Jun 2019 13:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The next war in the Persian Gulf
Replies: 294
Views: 82430

Re: The next war in the Persian Gulf

houthis have struck abha airport again. 1 killed, 8 wounded.

DT is said to be pressing his agencies for additional covert war options incl cyberspace vs Iran to deter the same from IRGC.
by Singha
24 Jun 2019 13:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)
Replies: 6236
Views: 1795539

Re: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (15-11-2017)

cheen getting crushed would lead to the similar kind of western truimphalism and euphoria that came in 1991 "end of history" days. it would give EU a new lease of life as a global power. its better the P2 keep at each others throats for a couple of decades until we complete our internal cl...
by Singha
24 Jun 2019 12:32
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Replies: 3611
Views: 1262919

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018

i have actually been onboard this submarine btw. the two bulky missiles slide out of the garage thing and elevate on that launch rail. todays baburs will be far more compact and quad or tri packed. in days of youthful vigor my hobby was visiting military museums - uss growler and a old a/c carrier, ...
by Singha
24 Jun 2019 10:55
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Replies: 3611
Views: 1262919

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018

the onesoln could be a clamshell or sliding hangar on the deck of babur with a completely separate fcs and a pack of 4 missiles which can be inclined and launched as on the ground. any pics of babur would reveal that. has been done before on uss growler and nike regulus missiles. its a museum on hud...
by Singha
24 Jun 2019 10:44
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Understanding the US - Again
Replies: 7500
Views: 1749054

Re: Understanding the US - Again

intel makes nearly 25% now of its annual sales from china.

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by Singha
23 Jun 2019 15:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The next war in the Persian Gulf
Replies: 294
Views: 82430

Re: The next war in the Persian Gulf

Sina Azodi


@Azodiac83
20h20 hours ago
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Iran has executed an employee of Ministry of Defense on the charge of spying for the US. His wife, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison
by Singha
23 Jun 2019 15:03
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The next war in the Persian Gulf
Replies: 294
Views: 82430

Re: The next war in the Persian Gulf

John Bolton

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Nice to be back in Israel. Looking forward to meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu tomorrow & my counterparts from Israel & Russia, Meir Ben-Shabbat & Nikolay Patrushev, to discuss regional security.
by Singha
23 Jun 2019 14:59
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Replies: 4479
Views: 1235560

Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations

good video of raf qrt system using typhoons and command centers protected against nuclear attack

by Singha
23 Jun 2019 13:08
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Replies: 3611
Views: 1262919

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018

Meetoo saar
They will try best to hush things up and keep it from the public eye

100s of cabinets of back end electronics for the weapons and sensors are inside the ship
Miles of pipes wires and pumps
by Singha
22 Jun 2019 08:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The next war in the Persian Gulf
Replies: 294
Views: 82430

Re: The next war in the Persian Gulf

Pentagon cyber command launched a attack on
Iranian hacker groups on thursday per sources
by Singha
22 Jun 2019 06:15
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Replies: 3611
Views: 1262919

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018

Last incident was in march 2018 when a officer lost his life during a gas leak on ins kolkata per ibnlive

Yesterdays fire was due to grinding operation inside atank of some sort on the ship

No clarity on damage so far. No top shipyard official was there to handle the media
by Singha
22 Jun 2019 06:10
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The next war in the Persian Gulf
Replies: 294
Views: 82430

Re: The next war in the Persian Gulf

A lone katyusha rocket landed inside the residential
Colony of exxon mobil at a place in iraq basra i think
This was before the drone shootdown
by Singha
21 Jun 2019 22:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Replies: 3611
Views: 1262919

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018

NDTV has learned that the Indian Navy plans to deploy an officer and 2 sailors onboard the Indian crude oil tankers operating in the Persian Gulf. These teams would escort Indian crude oil tankers in and out of the Straits of Hormuz. Indian Navy teams will fly onto the tankers if they have a helicop...
by Singha
21 Jun 2019 22:29
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Replies: 3611
Views: 1262919

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018

ANI ‏ Verified account @ANI 28m28 minutes ago More ANI Retweeted ANI Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited: One contract worker unfortunately succumbed possibly due to asphyxia and burn injury and another suffered minor burns. An inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of fire.ANI added, ANI...
by Singha
21 Jun 2019 22:21
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Russian Weapons & Military Technology
Replies: 2093
Views: 638975

Re: Russian Weapons & Military Technology



spetsnaz recce forces in hills west of the jihadi held al ghab plain, hama, syria
by Singha
21 Jun 2019 21:09
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Replies: 3611
Views: 1262919

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018

5 fire tenders and 4 water tankers are present at the spot.
by Singha
21 Jun 2019 21:08
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Replies: 3611
Views: 1262919

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018

ANI

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#UPDATE: One person is suspected to be trapped inside the ship. Fire is confined on the second and the third floor of the ship. Fire fighting operations underway.
by Singha
21 Jun 2019 21:01
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Replies: 3611
Views: 1262919

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018

holy crap. and this after another smaller fire in MDL on a kilo refit for optronics scope and indian sonar.
by Singha
21 Jun 2019 20:34
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
Replies: 3611
Views: 1262919

Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018

first pic i have seen of the wet chamber ahead of the TT. so far only read of it in books. its filled with seawater by opening the outside door. then old HWT used to be ejected with a blast of compressed air before going engine live, but later on the modern HWT quietly swims out on its own power at ...
by Singha
21 Jun 2019 19:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The next war in the Persian Gulf
Replies: 294
Views: 82430

Re: The next war in the Persian Gulf

there seems like twitter people out there even monitoring levels of HF traffic worldwide. they see spikes in HF traffic around world events as lot of govt and military HF network go live and traffic increases , and these entities move off the commercial networks into their own RF networks.
by Singha
21 Jun 2019 19:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The next war in the Persian Gulf
Replies: 294
Views: 82430

Re: The next war in the Persian Gulf

Jack Detsch


@JackDetsch_ALM
16h16 hours ago
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The US and Iranian estimates of where the IRGC shot down a Navy RQ-4A Global Hawk are about 13 miles apart
US: 25°57'42.0"N 56°50'22.0”E
Iran: 25°59’43"N 57°02’25”E

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