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Cross posted from Missiles and Munitions discussion I have some great love for Para Military and forces on the border (its the delhi based I have issues with). CJ, so do I !! The issue is always with those who can misuse their positions of power and not the poor soldiers or laborers from rural India...

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It seems that we are waiting for some phoren company to come and build the infrastructure for us! Well, if IA/MOD get the roads and the necessary infrastructure made quickly in all border areas and to good quality through foreign companies, I don't in the least mind it - at least it is getting done...

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I am not sure if that was true, but if it was then I find it hard to believe that we cannot make tyres for the Rambha fleet. Either the article is not correct (on the tyre issue) or something seems amiss. Saar, Multiple articles cutting across publications/authors have mentioned this in last 2-3 ye...

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More likely to be Nal, Bhuj, Uttarlai, Jodhpur, Suratgarh, etc etc .....

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jai, GoI and CAS can differ. CAS makes a decision based on tech. GoI on strategy. Two, totally, different things. Rao Saheb, with all due respect, IMO, the Air Chief would surely know more about war fighting and winning strategies, and which aircraft would help his force win wars more than Babus. I...

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What I've observed is that now no one seems to be questioning the advantage that the american birds will bring to the IAF. Everyone seems to be concentrating on the negatives. There aren't too many except for the conspiracy theorists. Now coming to the competitors. we have a curious spectacle of a ...

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Well... I will not take the bait or will I, since the comment on "others" seems to be aimed at my recent post. Sure I am Gripen biased, its a wonderful product in many respects an some of us Swedes (shocking isnt it) are actually proud of the achievement that is Gripen (we are probably no...

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Pakistan tests nuclear capable, short-range missile More info on the Hatf-IX from The Hindu NASR has a range of 60 km and ``shoot-and-scoot’’ nuclear delivery capability. Referring to India’s Cold Start Doctrine, Ms. Mazari added: Indian dreams of a limited war against Pakistan through its Cold Sta...

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... Even if the Namica is BMP-2 or T-72 chasis based. How do arrive at a conclusion that it is inferior just based on that. Besides, in all probability they will not change the chasis in one year. So it is clearly not about the chasis..... A pneumatic suspension for the NAMICA would be a significan...

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The above news pieces on the MR SAM and NAMICA reconfig. somehow makes me very suspicious. There definitely seems to be more to each of these stories than visible right now. MR SAM - The project has been going on for years now, have they only just found out that it was going to get delayed ? Did the...

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[quote="darshhan"]Maharaja of Jaipur Bhawani Singh passes away.He was in Paras and served in 1971 war.He was also awarded MVC for the operations he conducted behind the enemy lines.RIP. HH Maharaja Bhawani Singh Ji remained a patron to his unit till the very end, and was very close to his ...

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They seem to be offensive rather than defensive, so I am guessing HRU, capturing enemy airfields, Radar installations etc in addition to SAR may also be part of their job description. Looks like the IAF is trying out some innovative concepts with Garuds.

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I say grab more and more pirates, then do a hostage exchange for any captured Indians. Once you have the Indians released, give them a very stern warning that you would come after them and kill them if even one Indian was captured thereafter - and do it to let them understand the seriousness of your...

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Ha! Looks like everyone missed this one! Linking from Chhindits: Indo-German high defence committee meet Price negotiations for the MRCA hain ji? Nope. More likely the HDW upgrade (and likely discussion of the second submarine line) And possible procurement of up to 2000 Oerlikon Skyranger mobile a...

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China's presence in PoK 'increasing steadily': Army Commander This is nothing new and was discovered last year if not a couple of years back (??) When the media created a storm over it, the typical govt response was that "we will study this development and verify it from independent sources&qu...

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Russia's new secret weapon... inflatable tanks In a workshop in Moscow's suburb Khotkovo, employees of inflatable equipment company Rusbal sew the fabric used to create fake weapons for their main customer -- the Russian army "From the height of a 10-storey building, if a real tank and a false...

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Mig-29 – New Striker for Indian Air force [/quote] Welcome news and a much needed shot in the arm for the air force. The focus on creating more "Multi-role" platforms seems to be a smart one, and would IMO also influence IAF choice in the MMRCA competition. Not surprised that media is rep...

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indeed. thanks for cueing us on this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cYCBlcNvTQ&feature=related we can expect china to have this into squadron service in say 5 years and pakis in around 8. time to pull up panties on Rustom and Helina, fund it appropriately and built something appropriate for re...

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http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/files/IS3203_pp158-190.pdf Just found it... May be u guys like it!! A very interesting and thought provoking article Aaryan. Thanks for sharing this. Wonder if there are similar studies on Paki forces also where this one came from ? Would you be able to check and...

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Guardium Un manned, multipurpose ground vehicle.

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sum wrote:^^ Maybe the MI didn't want to divulge all they knew( with a wink from MoD) to avoid all the info going to press?

On roads construction - which are as much public assets used by locals in border areas as defence ?? Or did I miss - understand something ?

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Unless there are copyright issues, we should copy and adapt any great idea. If it gives us better efficiency or effectiveness, no harm in adopting and adapting any good idea - even if it has been pioneered by some one else. This is a smart practice, as it helps to speed up your performance in the mo...

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If IAF get anything less than their preference; and they seem to be going out of their way to indicate what these are - the Rafale followed by EF, it will be a sad reflection on MMS and his masters - this is a test of their integrity.

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Cross posted from Intelligence & National Security Discussion Border defence units don't know their job: Parliament panel Taking exception to such lack of information, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence, which was examining officials on the ‘construction of roads in border areas’, s...

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Border defence units don't know their job: Parliament panel Taking exception to such lack of information, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence, which was examining officials on the ‘construction of roads in border areas’, said the response of the MI and the Defence Ministry ‘speaks volum...

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Juggi G wrote:IAF Seeks New Long-Range Missile For Fighters
Aviation Week

and the missile suspension should be electrically and mechanically compatible with the existing pylons of our fleet.”

How practical is this demand, hope this does not restrict companies in offering the latest they may have...

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The technology you develop today should not be the same tech that the US developed yesterday. You must develop something that can defeat the best US technology tomorrow. No coming out tomorrow with the tech that the US uses today and say "rah rah rah". The US is still dominant. If you can...

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Cross posted from LIBYA : No fly zone/air war thread > Now what is cheaper to own- a truck or a fighter? What is cheaper to operate- a truck or a fighter? history has shown the soviet style SAM based defence can be taken apart by strong EW and SEAD assets, plus a shower of cruise missiles. once the ...

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> Now what is cheaper to own- a truck or a fighter? What is cheaper to operate- a truck or a fighter? history has shown the soviet style SAM based defence can be taken apart by strong EW and SEAD assets, plus a shower of cruise missiles. once the radars are gone, the SAMs themselves are useless. th...

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imho we should follow the american model Their model uses airborne platforms using fighters loaded with aams often described as "flying sam batteries" as compared to truck based ground mobile batteries in russkie model. They did what they did because they have an advanced aeronautical set...

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These would help, but nothing can replace all weather roads all over northeast and to/in Laddakh/other borders with cheen. High time govt gave it critical priority, and built 6 - 8 lane highways to Laddakh and in the mountains of Arunanchal, Nagaland, Sikkim, Mizoram, Himanchal etc all the way to th...

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if SEAD is good, even a guy pushing bombs out of a DC3 dakota can be effective thats one takeaway. platforms like A-10, AC-130 which are vulnerable to any decent SAM are romping around with impunity in daylight these days. It will surely take 5 yrs minimum, so the right time to start was ... yester...

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ok.. now we have a new variation.. these thousands of trucks will have trained drivers ( who will all be trained to fire Igla;s..) and they will be darting around the countryside looking for hostile aircrafts and then stopping their pick up trucks and then quickly aiming their iglas and shooting do...

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India to acquire Spike ATGM in mega deal LINK: http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000633160&fid=1725 * Deal includes 321 Spike launchers, 8,356 missiles, and 15 training simulators, and peripheral equipment for the Indian Army and is worth $ 1 billion * India's Bharat Dynam...

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Shiv Saar, You are right. The "Fauji's" of yesteryears were certainly not as tech savvy as the current generation, which, by the way for an average "Fauji" is still way behind in terms of an understanding of contemporary defence technology. I am not sure if this is because the tr...

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Now imagine F-7s in Tibet at 5000 meters. Shiv ji, expect the dragon to be the most treacherous it can get in a war, and use its equipment smartly. Apart from their Su30's, J 10, J11's, modified J/F 8 II's, JH7's and H6's can be used - with air to air refueling. we can expect these guys to try our ...

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As I read on one chinpanda website 470 PK - Mostly old, only decent are 42 F-16, currently under induction 100-150 JF-17/FC-1 (will take more then 5 years and replace older ones) later 36 J-10B (2015-2020) 2300 CH - Again mostly old ones (JF-6/7 updated sometime in 2000), 290 -J10 and variants 100 ...

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Sum-> Notice who is purchasing the scopes- not Mod but Union Home ministry, so who will use those scopes? BSF and CRPF So will the scopes be used against ? Freindly BD smuglers and Freindly communist bretheren Mao pests, hence the Takleef cause Night vision scopes are a game changer. You may be abs...

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Hope they start deploying it soon.

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Multatuli wrote: And I don't see a need for the MRCA, 120 tejas mk1, from 2018, 160 tejas mk2, from 2025, 200 tejas mk3, with 300 su-30MKI's should be enough.

I thought the total LCA orders so far were only for 40 aircraft. Do you have a reference source for the 120 Mk1, 160 Mk2 and 200 MK3 quoted here ?

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