Bharat Rakshak

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Singha wrote:notice the composite grainy plastic texture of all stages above. a must have for efficient weight fraction.

GD have a looksie at the below has some glimpses of tfta production including carbon fibre layering as well as some internal shots of French boomers.

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Austin wrote:Night Picture of Rear Cockpit

Austin any idea what Su30 that cockpit is from.....to me that looks like the Russian SM as those mfds look distinctively russian and it also looks like it has the single panel hud?

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to me main diff looks like 48 or 40 vs 32 barak8 and same for barak1 as well in the back . the brahmos cellcount is also increased by some 8 more I think with more efficient packing arrangement. this opens up room for a mixed load of say 8 brahmos and 16 nirbhays to permit some long range land atta...

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Via key pubs Tu214 ISR asset on it way to Syria. This may be the start of more eagles coming in to help the fight at minas tirith GD!

Wonder when we will see nosy river joints and Jstars starting to orbit if not doing so already !!
http://theaviationist.com/2016/02/15/tu ... -to-syria/

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^^^ thats a lynx saar not dhruv with what looks like a sea skua based on livery and weapons looks like bartania navy. Will be replaced by the lynx wildcat going ahead.

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UlanBatori wrote:That Birdcage Vodka Chiller again! What IS that?

Apparently its some sort of IR dazzler/jammer used to confuse missile guidance will be interesting to see how it behaves against tv guided stuff like TOWs etc

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^^^ zsu 23 2 i think ramana saar. Its a AA point defence type being utilised for ground warfare would pack a mean recoil on that pick up! IA utilises them in siachen IIRC

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Daktir Sahab a few years ago I scanned and uploaded every single article on IAF covered by AFM and ACM. They have never covered the Tejas in detail ever. However as Alan Warnes is all chummy with the Fizzleya they keep getting lots of coverage on the bunder. Oh well just happy to see a brilliant dis...

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Some higher resolution images. Thanks for posting. There is a red and yellow livery ALH with floats carrying the tail designation ZD. What does that indicate? Doc ji given the floats plus wheels plus what effectively looks like MK3 gear and flir best guess i reckon is a IN MK3 bird in special liver...

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Platypus from Hell aka Hell Duck

Very TFTA cockpit indeed nice.

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So the TOR remains the only proper SAM system that can fire on the move. The Bradley/Stinger is more VSHORADS than SHORADS.. Of course being Russian, serviceability will be missing. Best we go for our own QRSAM based off of the Astra! Karan Ji Bliss to See below. Impressive acceleration combined wi...

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Is it just me or does the awesome SKAT colours have a remarkable resemblance to Nippon and the rising sun!

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Karan M wrote:Nice visuals and I may be in the minority here but it could have done with a far more aggressive tone and tenor.

Karan ji, is that the Neshant thats being flown in the above video.

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VivS gotta agree with you bhai. I am absolutely sure that the IAF did very well in this encounter and held its own. But to come out saying that IAF came out with 12-0 wins etc just sounds silly especially based on extrapolating quotes made by pilots into facts! I mentioned the article talks about IR...

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FYI I have never questioned what the IAF has said. Whatever the result standard opsec provisions for IAF and RAF would mean we would never hear the real results or observations anyways. My dig was specific to DDM and the wild stuff that gets published time and time again. Enuff said no more from me...

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IAF pilots flying Sukhoi 30 MKI fighters had a resounding 12-0 scoreline in their favour against Royal Air Force Typhoon jets in Within Visual Range (WVR) dogfighting operations. FYI I have never questioned what the IAF has said. Whatever the result standard opsec provisions for IAF and RAF would ...

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http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indian-air-forces-top-guns-score-wins-in-the-uk-1204336?pfrom=home-lateststories In all dog fighting exercises, IAF Sukhois were able to turn sharply into the extremely agile Typhoons using their thrust-vectored engines to keep the RAF jets locked in their sights. The...

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compared to the efforts usaf put in to change the basic F-15a to F-15c to F-15e to F-15se/sk/sg incl new generations of avionics and radars, the efforts put into improving the su30 pale in comparison. F-15a entered service around 1972 I think and still rules the roost as the most powerful fighter-b...

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brar_w wrote:
Singha wrote:brar_w is that F-4 a wild weasel? seems to have a peculiar pod on centerline.
The pod looks like the AN/ALQ-101 jammer, which even air-air or air-ground configured phantoms carried routinely.

GD this will be the Luftwaffe F4F Ice phantom upgrade with apg65 and amraam upgrade.

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http://www.newsroompost.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/PSLV-C28-PHOTO.jpg Well done ISRO on what seems to be a natural phenomenon to you! On another note is it just me or does that look like a MIRV bus stage! can only imagine what the ebil yindoos are working behind the burqa :twisted: :twisted: Ok...

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AIP equipped subs seems to be: Agosta90B - TSPN - MESMA, offered on scorpene as well sweden - something from kockums - "stirling engine", kockums has a large design A26 iirc. but their record with collins was spotty. electric boat groton had to be called in to fix some problems. s80 - spa...

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andy B wrote:
http://www.naval-technology.com/project ... epatrolai/

Some further info on the MPA version of the 295.

http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2014/02/f ... r-options/

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Cosmo_R wrote:
Kersi D wrote:..
Next up, develop a C-295 based MR aircraft.

K
Might be cheaper to order more P-8Is than to develop something on the C295

http://www.naval-technology.com/project ... epatrolai/

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Gyani log does anyone know what the current version of Namica carrier looks like?. Seems like its gone some big iterative evolution based on multiple user feedback changes.

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Gents, there is clearly more to Chindigenious tech than what china would like to admit. Suggest having a thread or sticky that collects factual proof like some of the stuff on this thread as a library proof of much effort is really their own vs ready ToT? Just a thought!

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Hitesh, Kersi, It is not a two horse race. Please do note that this whole -- we need a 100 tonne transporter -- is unqualified. And it cant be a "forever" requirement unless you have expeditionary designs. India shouldnt need to treat portions of India/Nepal/Bhutan as expeditions. And eve...

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Thank You Andy B. Great video and amazing formation flying. No worries saar!! Here is another one looking at history of SU family developments. Hope Mods wont mind given that it does have great footage of SU30 and others including Pak Fa. It is a bit jingoistic but quality of footage is A grade! Ap...

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Some amazing SU30 SM footage thanks to Tarmak007!!!
Hope the IAF releases something like this...given the sheer hours that Rambhas fly footage will be plenty!

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The 127mm must be the dreaded new oto ...it can pulverize a town in 5 mins of rapid fire It is 64 cal and Italian fremms use Most likely to be the OTO given we actively use the 76mm SRGMs. You know GD.....this hopefully means that we get our hands on those damn Vulcano shells as well!!! upto 100km ...

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Is smokeless always a good thing? Won't smoke help by masking the IR signature of a launch? At least for laser seekers, smoke is an enemy, which is why tanks use them Depends saar if you are launching an ICBM and you know that you have early warning LEO sats looking for plumes with long range optic...

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rohitvats, Does IAF still have the SA-5 Goa long range SAMs? Those were in the 150km range. ramana ji i believe you mean the Gammon the Goa us effectively the Sa3 or S125 pechora SAM. Not sure if we were previous users but currently I dont believe we have these in active service. ramana ji doing we...

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ramana wrote:rohitvats, Does IAF still have the SA-5 Goa long range SAMs? Those were in the 150km range.

ramana ji i believe you mean the Gammon the Goa us effectively the Sa3 or S125 pechora SAM.

Not sure if we were previous users but currently I dont believe we have these in active service.

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Bhai log quick question for gurus. Was strolling through tarmak and there is an infographic from Saurav Jha that has details of the big order cleared by CCS. IIRC it also had mention of a additional order of kh35 urans. Is this right if so what are these for just to replace the Delhi class complimen...

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^^^ Saar ji in the above IIRC the SA-10 should actually be the SA-13 Gopher. SA-10 Grumble continues the lineage of S-300 ityadi.
Great explanation re. deployment and formations for AD coverage.

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Noobiee sawaal. How do these Gulfstream reconnaissance jets work ? What kind of intelligence they gather and do they have any self defence capability ? They can't loiter in an hostile territory. Sir Ji without giving out too much info...these things basically fly around in a designated corridor and...

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Did anyone notice a minor oscillation of the interceptor upon launch, or is it my eyes tricking me with moving foliage in the background? I believe the first vid is of the target possibly being launched off the sea off the sukanya class hence the oscillation i am guessing they launch prithvis as ta...

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http://m.thehindu.com/news/international/japan-navy-chiefs-message-for-new-indian-govt/article5941398.ece/ Japan Navy chief’s message for new Indian govt. Updated: Apr 24, 2014 02:11 AM , By Ananth Krishnan Admiral Kawano wants India to build closer ties with Japan The new government that will tak...

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http://m.thehindu.com/news/international/japan-navy-chiefs-message-for-new-indian-govt/article5941398.ece/ Admiral Kawano wants India to build closer ties with Japan The new government that will take charge in New Delhi next month has been given a clear message from Japan’s top-most naval official:...

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Some commentators seem unaware that the Rafale entered service in 2001 nearly 15 years after it first took to the air; an interval that will only be slightly exceeded when the Tejas reaches Final Operational Clearance (FOC) late next year. The IAF has been far more demanding of the Tejas than it ha...

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Wonder why they went and put that jammer, if thats what it is, to that place. And why that entire square box for a single prepackaged jammer with its own optics? Meanwhile those cribbing that it doesnt look good, go get better glasses. The build quality in this Arjun esp looks great. The only wish ...

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