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- 08 Mar 2019 10:53
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1239800
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
What does this even mean ? Doesnt make sense Usually, just detecting an aircraft on radar doesn’t mean having a ‘firing solution’. In order to have a firing solution, you need accurate azimuth, elevation and range/velocity data. Unlike ground radars, aircraft radars aren’t stationary. Also our airc...
- 07 Mar 2019 12:44
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
- Replies: 2857
- Views: 837712
Re: Terroristan - October 8, 2018
It needs to be noted that it is Pakistan which is upping the ante at the border instead of the other way round. They fire with small arms, we respond. They move to higher calibre mortar rounds, we responded. They moved to 105 MM artillery, we copy it, they have also brought in the 155 MM heavy guns...
- 07 Mar 2019 11:55
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1239800
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Interesting From the incident it is clear now that the wing man of Bison was a MKI and perhaps other type PAF in anger fired 4 AMRAAM against the MKI once it saw its F-16 hit , Expecting atleast 1 would hit its target. Must be a surprise becauase IAF was not expecting an AMRAAM launch or a BVR enga...
- 07 Mar 2019 11:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1239800
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Khalsa ji pranam. https://i.ibb.co/5xjKW1Y/Explosion-1.png This is a screen shot from explosion from a video available on Twitter; the video maker had zoomed in. https://i.ibb.co/xSBcgqq/Normal-Zoom.png From the same video you when zoomed to normal level, you can clearly see the remnant of the previ...
- 04 Mar 2019 13:15
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410177
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
https://twitter.com/reachanshul/status/1102449366386728960 Going by the Air Situation, the Su-30MKI Package had a deter mandate from the Netra and no clearance to engage as hostilities had not been declared.The AIM-120C lock and launch by the F-16 was entirely unexpected and the entire formation bro...
- 04 Mar 2019 09:50
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410177
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
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Modi Says ‘Outcome’ Different If Abhinandan Was In A Rafale. Is This True? We Find Out
Modi Says ‘Outcome’ Different If Abhinandan Was In A Rafale. Is This True? We Find Out
- 01 Mar 2019 14:02
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410177
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
I seem surprised that no one had mentioned that Wg. Cdr. Abhinandan is a SDRE!!
- 28 Feb 2019 14:14
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410177
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
Images that we seems to be indicating as F-16 engine cowling is actually part of air frame. Check the video below when soldiers pick it up to be loaded in truck. https://twitter.com/MdShafiKhatana/status/1101001860864004096 Some deduction based on info available so far - 1. Two planes went down, th...
- 26 Feb 2019 13:09
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
- Replies: 2210
- Views: 412152
Re: Indian Air Forces Strikes Pakistan along with Ground Assault
Decades have passed.
Got married had kids, reached middle age.
But finally I see the day I have been waiting for so long.
Now lets hope the Indian voters see what we all so long ago.
Got married had kids, reached middle age.
But finally I see the day I have been waiting for so long.
Now lets hope the Indian voters see what we all so long ago.
- 01 Oct 2017 12:47
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Terroristan - 29 September 2017
- Replies: 2847
- Views: 625511
Re: Terroristan - 29 September 2017
On the 1st anniversary of the Surgical Strike a detailed interview.
- 15 Sep 2017 00:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: The Rohingya Menace
- Replies: 602
- Views: 73621
Re: The Rohingya Menace
Folks what is going on here: Narinjara reported this: http://narinjara.com/almost-100-hindus-massacred-in-arakan/ that the Rohingya's were responsible for the killings. Desi newspapers are reporting that the Burmese Army is responsible. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/130917/at...
- 17 Aug 2017 10:59
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 2274261
Re: Neutering & defeating Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
It almost looks like my videos are being seen by all sorts of people. The names quoted above have rarely if ever appeared in press reports or guvrmand sources in the past Even your old Longowala videos are surfacing in the high school (all boys) WA group. Had the pleasure of seeing the hunters in a...
- 25 Jul 2017 15:09
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 2274261
Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
i think time has come to withdraw any acceptance of the illegal conquest of tibet, recognize the tibetan govt in exile as the govt of tibet and allot them a formal embassy in new delhi diplomatic area with all protocol. much overdue and another byproduct of banditjis muddled head. Indeed. Long due....
- 23 Jul 2017 06:29
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Shiva Bhoomi, Manasa Sarovar & Tibet Mukti Sangharsh
- Replies: 85
- Views: 18594
Re: Shiva Bhoomi, Manasa Sarovar & Tibet Mukti Sangharsh
:rotfl: Amazing how you use the number of Tibetans employed by the PLA as an indication of how happy Tibetans are with the Chinese, a country where all speech and information is regulated. Perhaps not, but they aren't terribly sad either. It doesn't matter how totalitarian the government is, if the...
- 23 Jul 2017 01:47
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Shiva Bhoomi, Manasa Sarovar & Tibet Mukti Sangharsh
- Replies: 85
- Views: 18594
Re: Shiva Bhoomi, Manasa Sarovar & Tibet Mukti Sangharsh
Third Dash wrote: Why should Indians spill their blood for a cause that the oppressed aren't even interested in.
Amazing how you use the number of Tibetans employed by the PLA as an indication of how happy Tibetans are with the Chinese, a country where all speech and information is regulated.
- 22 Jul 2017 20:23
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Shiva Bhoomi, Manasa Sarovar & Tibet Mukti Sangharsh
- Replies: 85
- Views: 18594
- 22 Jul 2017 10:56
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 2274261
Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Most articles that I see have no clue where the action is taking place. Incidentally I got an excited call from YusufDFI yesterday, He had just attended a NIAS meeting and it was about Dokala. They started with my video apparently. Only Yusuf knew.. :(( Your video has appeared on my various social ...
- 21 Jul 2017 10:16
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Shiva Bhoomi, Manasa Sarovar & Tibet Mukti Sangharsh
- Replies: 85
- Views: 18594
Re: Shiva Bhoomi, Manasa Sarovar & Tibet Mukti Sangharsh
X-Posted from Managing China Thread The one scenario I want to discuss is IA's ability to occupy meaningful areas in Tibet. Ideally that will involve cutting of the road/rail lines to main-land to create an island and then penetrating deep into the island. What are the potential cut-off points which...
- 21 Jul 2017 08:06
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
- Replies: 10352
- Views: 2274261
Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
After RG & family met with the Chinese Ambassador, the usual suspects have been activated. I have seen articles in the wire and also in HT. Ironically they are blaming Right Wing government for not rolling over. The one scenario I want to discuss is IA's ability to occupy meaningful areas in Tib...
- 16 Mar 2016 20:38
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analysis-I
- Replies: 1006
- Views: 152361
Re: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analysis-I
shiv: Do not know about others, but at least for me the major :( :( point is the lack of specialized equipment; the absence puts the lives in danger. While I do understand that not every unit can have specialized gear; they can be there at division level and transported to the site in the case of a ...
- 22 Jan 2016 04:50
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
- Replies: 4035
- Views: 714952
Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Nice
The commentary was pretty good.
Love the color scheme.
The commentary was pretty good.
Love the color scheme.
- 05 Jan 2016 21:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173837
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
One thing I observe is that escalation of specs. You do not the obstacle climbing capability of the Mars rover to pick up a dead jehadi. More general, in the sieges IA has with the jehadis in J&K, quite often it is in a populated area with the jehadis hole up in some home. Very motorable. Simila...
- 05 Jan 2016 13:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173837
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
Singha: The point was that you can use standard off the shelf components to create effective systems without being "super-duper", "star wars" ityadi. Nor do you need a lot of man-power. DRDO/BEL et al have enough experience ruggedizing equipment. Quite frankly, its not that hard....
- 05 Jan 2016 12:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173837
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
The forces had to use FLIR equipment on attack choppers to detect the jehadis; enough said.
- 05 Jan 2016 12:37
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173837
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
This advocacy for some super duper perimeter security everywhere is just flat out stupid from any perspective: manpower or financial. You can stop the casual low cost attacks. Pakistan throws proper well trained soldiers at us. What exactly is your definition of super-duper? A $5K robot which can b...
- 05 Jan 2016 10:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173837
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
<rant> I came here to read news and analysis; not half-assed ideas about "we should do this" and "we should do that". If you know what needs to be done, then talk to the RM. There are a few contributors here who have really solid analysis and a lot to contribute; but it's a pain...
- 04 Jan 2016 20:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173837
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
Shukla just paying his dues to his masters. He presumes the terrorists would not have attempted to take hostages or occupy critical buildings requiring close combat. I am quite sure if they had not faced resistance they would have attempted to up the ante, instead of getting holed up. There is no sh...
- 04 Jan 2016 04:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Retaliation Options to significant terrorist strikes
- Replies: 1228
- Views: 274369
Re: India's Retaliation Options to significant terrorist str
RoyG, taking a leaf from Bajirao, hitting PA is core of Pak state and that will bring down Pak sultanate. Vikrams, NSA is just shadows. Wont hurt core state. The question here is of retaliation; i.e. a tactical response. The bigger strategic question of how to deal with core state has been dealt wi...
- 04 Jan 2016 03:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's Retaliation Options to significant terrorist strikes
- Replies: 1228
- Views: 274369
Re: India's Retaliation Options to significant terrorist str
India can specifically target the leaders & infra of the Non State Actors. You can not destroy the infra but at least make a point and increase the cost. The challenge is that TSP will retaliate by targeting Indian leaders, political or military. I am not sure however that the Indian decision ma...
- 04 Jan 2016 00:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173837
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
VikramS they fight with what they have. they might not have robots at the base. Move on. One more robot post you also get warned. What I am questioning is what they have to fight with. If NSG can be flown in, so can be specialized equipment. Countless hours are spent here discussing multi-billion d...
- 03 Jan 2016 22:36
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173837
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
The river that you see running to east of the base is Chakki River! And the river inside the base is a canal which branches of from a major canal originating in headwords of Ravi river in Madhopur. The whole area is undulating with thick vegetation. Has both wild growth as well as farms. Interestin...
- 03 Jan 2016 15:54
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173837
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
My point is that slain pigs too should be treated as a bomb. Let the robot disarm the jehadi; why does the HEAD of the bomb-disposal squad, a Lt. Col. no less have to go and disarm a dead jehadi? We dont know what happened. How do we know what the head did or did not do??. From http://zeenews.india...
- 03 Jan 2016 15:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173837
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
Dear Mongol: IIRC even during 26/11 Major Unnikrishnan's body was booby trapped. You need small robots to do this work. Bomb disposal robots cost less than $5000. Should be easy to manufacture in India in numbers. http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2013/06/navy-bomb-robots.html http://www.th...
- 03 Jan 2016 15:07
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173837
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
Dear Mongol: IIRC even during 26/11 Major Unnikrishnan's body was booby trapped. You need small robots to do this work. Bomb disposal robots cost less than $5000. Should be easy to manufacture in India in numbers. http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2013/06/navy-bomb-robots.html http://www.the...
- 03 Jan 2016 12:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173837
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
The loss of life of the NSG officer due to booby-trapped body of the Tango is again an completely avoidable loss. There is absolutely no reason not to have small robotic vehicles to check out the body first and drag it around before exposing the officer. It is not a question of money or capability, ...
- 03 Jan 2016 02:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
- Replies: 1213
- Views: 173837
Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
My sense is that the good guy casualties likely resulted from explosive attack (grenade or mortars) and not bullets. From the point of view of the tango, launching an explosive via a grenade launcher allows shoot and scoot tactics which can prolong the engagement. What I find shocking is that when e...
- 10 Feb 2015 02:22
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: BRF 15 years. let us look back.
- Replies: 194
- Views: 84504
Re: BRF 15 years. let us look back.
Definitely here before Kargil...
Its been a long time. Learnt a lot about life & world here.
Sometimes wonder if ignorance was bliss.
Miss Sunil Sainis, Imtiaz Ahmed, of course Harry...
Its been a long time. Learnt a lot about life & world here.
Sometimes wonder if ignorance was bliss.
Miss Sunil Sainis, Imtiaz Ahmed, of course Harry...
- 15 Oct 2014 01:50
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Who are the fronts and behinds of the ISI(P/S/?)
- Replies: 161
- Views: 17694
Re: Who are the fronts and behinds of the ISI(P/S/?)
Rudradev well said.
Reminds me of the Blunt project as the gurus put it. Turkey and TSP being the two poles...
Reminds me of the Blunt project as the gurus put it. Turkey and TSP being the two poles...
- 15 Oct 2014 01:14
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Who are the fronts and behinds of the ISI(P/S/?)
- Replies: 161
- Views: 17694
Re: Who are the fronts and behinds of the ISI(P/S/?)
FWIW: Nothing to confirm or deny the veracity
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- 15 Oct 2014 00:07
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: J&K News and Discussion-2011
- Replies: 3989
- Views: 576544
Re: J&K News and Discussion-2011
J&K needs to be quadra-partitioned. 1. Jammu 2. Laddakh 3. Valley away from LOC 4. A 30-40 mile strip running parallel to LOC connecting #1 & #2. #3 the valley will then be an island, cut from POK. #4 will connect #1 and #2 It is in #4 that the resettlement program should happen. Ex-Soldier...