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- 26 Feb 2013 11:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Humor and related
- Replies: 584
- Views: 208746
- 09 Feb 2013 09:05
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Afzal Guru hanged -- Discussion Thread
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2244
Re: Afzal Guru hanged -- Discussion Thread
although its a move for 2014 elections, i am very happy that finally he is hanged.
- 15 Jan 2013 14:21
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
In the second pic of the white UAV, there seems to be arrester hook in the rear. Is it real or just some object in the background?
- 14 Jan 2013 16:58
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
but wont it add its contribution in RCS?D Roy wrote:oh that's a sensor integrated aerostructure configuration that generates lift as well as houses an sensor array.
a load bearing structural array.
- 14 Jan 2013 15:20
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
another question: what is significance of that diamond shape wing at the rear end? can any guru shed some light?
- 14 Jan 2013 15:19
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
can anybody please please please post something that relates to "specification" of that UAV? on a lighter note - china seems to be developing new scooter too. just look near forward landing gear. :D is it 5th gen stealth scooter? new addition: there are few more mopeds and cycles too. is i...
- 11 Jan 2013 10:45
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Su-30: News and Discussion
- Replies: 3952
- Views: 1214225
Re: Su-30: News and Discussion
India need to seen present version of SU35 which said to be more advanced than MKI and we either need to have MKI varsion of that or make our 30 the upgrades needed like engine etc. Russia needs money and offering 35 to Chipanda can not be ruled out. i think it is unlikely that russia will sale su-...
- 01 Jan 2013 13:02
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
@Ashi,
Photos of the same were posted on this forum earlier. Can you pleas post some additional info about it?
Photos of the same were posted on this forum earlier. Can you pleas post some additional info about it?
- 31 Dec 2012 16:29
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
apart from the second pic everything is looks like a concept model.
- 26 Dec 2012 13:56
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
Do you have problem comprehending English. I asked for S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S. (Note: its plural). All you could muster up was vague statement "it weighs the same as your T-90" Since your intelligence is below par, Let me make it simple for you. 1) Which engines were used? China was ...
- 09 Dec 2012 18:16
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
indeed. we are finding out what a chinese soldier eat when deployed in beijing (read tiananmen square)NRao wrote:Is this a military thread?
- 07 Dec 2012 17:49
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
and what difference does it make to the google search suggestions?I think that super duper IT Indians still running 12 year old Windows XP is funnier.
btw, What are the intended roles of J 20 and J 31?
- 24 Nov 2012 12:55
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
- Replies: 3094
- Views: 555188
Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
Gurinder P, it is explicitly mentioned that the missile is air launched. I think if IN blocks karachi, it will place the carrier some 500km from the shore so it will be out of reach of paf fighters and carrier bourne migs can take care of carrier itself and other ships that are placed near shore. ad...
- 23 Nov 2012 16:31
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
- Replies: 3094
- Views: 555188
Re: Pakistan arms sales, ops, doctrine, etc
as per wiki the KLJ-7 radar that is fitted on pakistani jf17 has range of 105km. how will it help to gain maximum advantage of 250km range of paf's new carrier killer?
- 22 Nov 2012 12:28
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Swift Action:Ajmal Kasab, hanged at Yerwada jail in Pune
- Replies: 269
- Views: 41885
Re: Swift Action:Ajmal Kasab, hanged at Yerwada jail in Pune
Kasab was shifted from Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail to Pune on November 19. Officials said he was taken on a special flight late at night and whisked off to the Yerwada jail. “He was escorted by senior officers of the Crime Branch, commandos of the Quick Response Team and officers of the Indo-Tibetan ...
- 20 Nov 2012 14:22
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: INS Arihant (ATV) News and Discussion -2
- Replies: 4158
- Views: 1193160
Re: INS Arihant (ATV) News and Discussion -2
INS Arihant will miss December deadlinemerlin wrote:That's almost 30K SHP! Can we estimate Arihant's tonnage (submerged displacement) from that?
The reactor is yet to produce the energy required to propel the 6000-tonne submarine.
- 17 Oct 2012 12:19
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
while that nose is not pretty, the Nimrod AEW had a uglier nose and one in the back as well. only the british could come up with that. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nimrod_aew3_1.jpg the wingtips are ESM pods, which the PLAAF bird has atop the tailfin. that looks like a pla...
- 17 Oct 2012 11:07
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA News and Discussions
- Replies: 4257
- Views: 558050
Re: LCA News and Discussions
in the 4th pic from above, the pylon besides the drop tank is half white and marked with black squares. why it should be so? can it be some dummy payload for weapon release mechanism testing?
- 16 Oct 2012 12:04
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
- Replies: 4246
- Views: 1204522
Re: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
^^ Well, it says each company is 900 men, if i read it right since he mentions de-inducting 11 SRG frees up 900 men. Thats why was surprised a the huge number. just did some wiki search on security categories in india. it says a z+ security squad consist of 36 personnel. and a z level has 22. so co...
- 16 Oct 2012 10:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
- Replies: 4246
- Views: 1204522
Re: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
it should be in 3 shifts. considering 4 guards per VIP makes 60 at any given time. so 180 required for 3 shifts. its nearly 2 companies if one company is of 100 men.sum wrote:Surprising that just 15 VIPs require 2 SRG companies!
- 12 Oct 2012 14:37
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Aviation- Jan 10 2012
- Replies: 4215
- Views: 529732
Re: Indian Military Aviation- Jan 10 2012
if i am not mistaken we have 4 strike corpse. so 1 sq for each of them makes some 80 attack helos. am i right?As per its plans, the Army wants to raise attack chopper squadrons as part of its strike corps and then raise them at every corps leve
- 27 Sep 2012 20:19
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
Forget knowing about the Chinese military, these guys have trouble with knowing the current state of their own military. It's always this or that vaporware just around the corners in 2 or 3 years, always 2 to 3 years. I'm still waiting for that AK/FNC clone called the INSAS to finally work right so...
- 26 Sep 2012 16:02
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
- Replies: 3324
- Views: 762684
Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military
all passenger airlines make an announcements that photography is prohibited on pune airport.
- 26 Sep 2012 14:23
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
from the report: The PLA said the carrier would continue to serve “for scientific research purposes” besides military training. i wonder why one would need an aircraft carrier to do "scientific research". have they set up labs in the hanger area and checking effects on plant when grown at ...
- 26 Sep 2012 12:40
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
- Replies: 5409
- Views: 704068
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
I am not sure what you are asking here. Rather than structural failure, it is flooding damage that sinks ships in nearly all cases. Surviving flooding damage goes back to how the hull is subdivided and that of course feeds back into strength. Commercial ships are designed such that the ship continu...
- 25 Sep 2012 17:33
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
aye, once it gets the MFSTAR and barak8 arrays, will kick the behind of anything except the Type45(if they fund its full armament ever) and the Aegis/ Kongo/Sejong troika. Well. dunno. The Kolkata is a "finer" ship. Similar length as other two but with around 2000 ton less displacement fr...
- 25 Sep 2012 17:30
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
- Replies: 5409
- Views: 704068
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
cross posting from chinal military watch thread: aye, once it gets the MFSTAR and barak8 arrays, will kick the behind of anything except the Type45(if they fund its full armament ever) and the Aegis/ Kongo/Sejong troika. Well. dunno. The Kolkata is a "finer" ship. Similar length as other t...
- 25 Sep 2012 15:25
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
- 25 Sep 2012 11:34
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
thats quite a big ship. thanks Brando!
- 23 Sep 2012 11:41
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
- Replies: 5409
- Views: 704068
Re: Indian Naval Discussion
from the article "The ship is propelled by four Cummins engines as well as two bow thrusters."
can anybody tell me what exactly is this?
- 21 Sep 2012 20:20
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
- Replies: 4358
- Views: 550276
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
as per indian express this is not induction test. as pkdua pointed out above the missile is painted white and not SFC style. to me it seems like drdo educated the user how to fire it. A day after the successful trial of 4000-km range Agni-IV missile, the country is gearing up to witness the first an...
- 20 Sep 2012 16:07
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
- Replies: 4358
- Views: 550276
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
can you suggest any link indicating prahar being nuke capable? every link i came across says it has conventional warhead.Septimus P. wrote:we know that Prahaar, Brahmos are nuke capable
- 13 Sep 2012 19:55
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
- Replies: 6593
- Views: 1253037
Re: China Military Watch - Jan 11, 2011
+1,2,3,4..............merlin wrote:That's enough time. We will run out of targets before that.wong wrote:^^^^
In a real war, you'll run out of your imported missiles in a week. Imported Bullets in a month.
- 11 Sep 2012 14:08
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
- Replies: 3324
- Views: 762684
Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military
^^ which gun is that?
- 10 Sep 2012 20:22
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Su-30: News and Discussion
- Replies: 3952
- Views: 1214225
Re: Su-30: News and Discussion
^ I dont understand this obsession of fitting one Brahmos on MKI. Get Su-34 to carry the missile and let MKI provide air support. But why convert an air superiority fighter into a bomber? 1. consider a su-30 taking off from pune with a brahmos (maybe +2 aam for self defence). it will fly over arebi...
- 10 Sep 2012 18:17
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions
- Replies: 5222
- Views: 705946
Re: Raffy wins - Go Katrina!
^ Well I know the Rafale and Dassault well enough to say that it was never really full-independent as the marketing campaigns claim, neither can they guarantee 100% TOT, now it doesn't come as a surprise that the price they quote was calculated to screw us with the TOT. I had even posted various li...
- 10 Sep 2012 16:59
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions
- Replies: 5222
- Views: 705946
Re: Raffy wins - Go Katrina!
The author puts forward a very interesting viewpoint. One may not share his perspective but we must pay attention to what he says. . If you don't mind, can you list them out? the only thing that can be made out of entire article is "there are hidden costs in rafale deal" but absolutely no...
- 04 Sep 2012 11:19
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
- Replies: 4358
- Views: 550276
Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Military to buy DRDO missiles worth Rs 1 lakh cr in 10 yrs the five missile groups already in service: two holding Prithvi missiles; a third holding Agni-I missiles; a fourth holding Agni-II missiles; and a fifth now being raised with Agni-III missiles. one newbie question: what is structure of one...
- 28 Aug 2012 17:56
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA News and Discussions
- Replies: 4257
- Views: 558050
Re: LCA News and Discussions
ok will do it in next post .......... but you understand what i wana say na ???? i could understand following: 1. paf could get jf17 in short time because its engine is proven (coz its already in use with mig29 for long time) 2. we evaluated ge404 and ge414 for long time as we wanted to ensure its ...
- 28 Aug 2012 14:07
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: LCA News and Discussions
- Replies: 4257
- Views: 558050
Re: LCA News and Discussions
just thinking why did paf get j17 very quickly with rd33 engine which we have for 10 year or so with our mig29 & we go for ge404 & ge 414 engines & then take lot of time evaluating & improving..... i realized we are to replace mig21 which was a superb fighter of that time & stil...