The value of the LCH is in High Altitude Warfare. The LCH is not going anywhere and will be integral to any brawl with ChinCybaru wrote:IAF will try and kill LCH acquisition, they just want foreign maal.
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- 23 Apr 2019 13:14
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2154782
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
- 17 Apr 2019 16:49
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
- Replies: 5960
- Views: 2333548
Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 17 Dec 2018
Most likely a Testing batch. Will go to a unit in operational deployment . Just like the first batch of 350 Tavors we got.VikramA wrote:According to media reports IA has ordered 210 spike missiles and 12 launchers. Considering small no of launchers it might be special case for SF
- 02 Apr 2019 14:22
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410415
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
Karan as I said it's about perspectives, to me draining Pak's economic wealth and pushing them into a corner is something we should be anyways doing . It should not need a Pulawama to happen for us to say we have other ways to make them pay . As for coming to left or people actually this was a good...
- 30 Mar 2019 16:43
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Sept' 2016
- Replies: 4649
- Views: 1810001
Re: China Military Watch - Sept' 2016
Manufacture is rapid. But induction? Probably not. We have satellite pictures in this thread where they had 20 odd J-10s stacked up on manufacturer grounds. It looks like they are outstripping the PLAAF's ability to accept them in terms of trained ground crews and pilots China has (all likely hood)...
- 19 Mar 2019 13:14
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
- Replies: 5322
- Views: 1838093
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
Met the legendary Canberra pilot of @IAF_MCC Air Cmde KK Bhadwar Vir Chakra. Went through his log book. Here is the picture of the summary of the attacks he made in Pakistan during 1965 and 1971 wars. See the last entry of attack on USS Enterprise that was aborted enroute. https://mobile.twitter.com...
- 13 Mar 2019 18:17
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410415
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
NDTV news release. They have been granted access to AF sat imagery which clearly shows damage. One structure from pre strikes apparently doesn't exist at all Interesting point indian origin sat imagery for BDA was insufficient and inconclusive due to cloud cover. A friendly country provided these im...
- 12 Mar 2019 21:39
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1239921
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Apologies if posted previously, but a really good POV of the incident from a neutral viewpoint, also extensive referencing of COPE 2004/05: http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26880/enough-with-the-indian-mig-21-bison-versus-pakistani-f-16-viper-bullshit With their Elta-8222 jamming pods fired up ...
- 09 Mar 2019 11:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2343
- Views: 1025645
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
Pakistani Army moves into the oil business https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/03/article/pakistani-army-moves-into-the-oil-business/ The army’s $100 billion commercial empire covers industries including banking, cement and real estate. That is why I have always said that the Pak gov defence budget is a...
- 08 Mar 2019 16:17
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410415
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
Think currently SAAW only rated on Jags and MKIsSingha wrote:My guess is saaw was used not even spice250 which there is no record of us buying
- 02 Mar 2019 15:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410415
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
While scavenging phoren media about general perception on balakot episode, I am afraid friends we have lost the propaganda battle. Most rags I.e. usual suspects have picked up the paki line of the narrative. We are the warmongers apparently :roll: I was around back in 1971. NYT/WaPo/CBS all declare...
- 02 Mar 2019 12:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410415
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
https://www.firstpost.com/india/eyewitnesses-say-indian-air-strike-on-balakot-killed-dozens-of-terrorists-including-former-isi-agents-6182671.html Rome: Eyewitnesses present at the site of India's 26 February bomb strikes against a Jaish-e-Muhammad base say they saw up to 35 bodies being transporte...
- 02 Mar 2019 12:29
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410415
- 02 Mar 2019 11:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1239921
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
While the bison undoubtedly got the job done is there any reason that the Tejas cannot be moved north on a temporary detachment to fly cap? Shukla was reporting something about more work being required on derby envelope and windmill restart last week. Will this place restrictions on the ability to ...
- 02 Mar 2019 11:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1239921
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Now add this engagement with the filter of the IAF stating that the PLAAF's newest toys pinged loud and clear on our ISR assets. Given all this can you imagine all the noise and flurry within the PLAAF - They will have to go back to the drawing board as they have now been exposed to a Real World Cas...
- 01 Mar 2019 17:36
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410415
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
Looks like lens flare?!Shaktimaan wrote:With this video there should be no doubt in anyone's mind that the Paki F-16 was indeed shot down by the IAF.
- 01 Mar 2019 14:01
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
- Replies: 5322
- Views: 1838093
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
Reg. an above post on us customising the 29, there is a fine piecd in a mag picked up at Aero- India about the 35 shows that other than a similar aerodynamic profile, everything inside is new.From composites, radar, engines, avionics, range, endurance, armament,virtually a new bird far more capable...
- 01 Mar 2019 10:54
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410415
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
Henry Jones via elint news and Nathan Ruser claim that IAF strike against balakot was ineffectual. They have seen the sat imagery coming in. Any credibility?
Is that why the AF Yesterday said BDA was still going on ?
Is that why the AF Yesterday said BDA was still going on ?
- 28 Feb 2019 15:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410415
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
For what it's worth a British based def journo Henry Jones has claimed on twitter that India has 2 PAF pilots in custody - his source are high level Indian Mil sources Source? I am following him on twitter but no such info on his TL. Sirji his Twitter only https://mobile.twitter.com/hthjones/status...
- 28 Feb 2019 14:30
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410415
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
For what it's worth a British based def journo Henry Jones has claimed on twitter that India has 2 PAF pilots in custody - his source are high level Indian Mil sources
- 27 Feb 2019 14:15
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
- Replies: 2210
- Views: 412284
Re: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
Any update on the F16 supposedly downed ?
- 26 Feb 2019 22:43
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
- Replies: 2210
- Views: 412284
Re: Indian Air Forces Strikes Pakistan along with Ground Assault
Apparently all Military installations in J&K have gone dark. The only reason to do this is to make it harder to be targeted from the air. There might be F-16’s over POK testing to see if they can sneak across and drop some ordinance. ^^ such measures are useless, as modern JDAMs don't rely on v...
- 26 Feb 2019 13:17
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Forces Strikes Pakistan Terrorist Camps
- Replies: 2210
- Views: 412284
Re: Indian Air Forces Strikes Pakistan along with Ground Assault
Meanwhile not a single peep from fair weather friend
- 09 Feb 2019 16:19
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: INS Arihant: News & Discussion
- Replies: 462
- Views: 244233
Re: INS Arihant: News & Discussion
Right next to each other ??!!!Austin wrote:https://twitter.com/reutersanders/statu ... 1286960128
India's nuc subs in quite good quality
- 05 Feb 2019 08:06
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Small Arms Thread
- Replies: 4653
- Views: 1502064
Re: Small Arms Thread
I am surprised the AR10 came for Pak army trials. Question for those interested -- SouravB ok don't answer. What is common to the AR10 first designed in 1955 and the M4 carbine? M4 is an AR15 . As such the AR10 and AR15 work on the same design with t AR10 lower receiver being larger to accomodate t...
- 28 Jan 2019 15:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2343
- Views: 1025645
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
The increasing Chinese footprint in Islamabad. tough for Muslims back home, they would prefer to stay on in Pakistan,” says Tong. (Smart chinese might be upto something here under the guise of friendship and fee movement it may be hoping that more and more of its muslim population moves to pakistan...
- 28 Jan 2019 12:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Army strikes terror camps in PoK
- Replies: 2258
- Views: 496520
Re: Army strikes terror camps in PoK
Zero dark 30 popularized the 4 tube kit Before that almost nobody knew of it But i wonder about the weight.., The nvg green i believe was emphasized in the film Tonbo Kit is 800gms which is exactly sthe same as the 27 oz ANVIS product. - Reason why the lighter FAST/Bump helmets are prefered with th...
- 25 Jan 2019 15:43
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Small Arms Thread
- Replies: 4653
- Views: 1502064
Re: Small Arms Thread
The inconsistencies in Kalashnikov deal news gives me a feeling we are not buying AKMs but rather an AKM spinoff in 7.62x51. it's just a gut feel, so take it fwiw. The AK308 already comes in the 762/51 Calibre. But i believed its derived from the AK12 series. https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/...
- 23 Jan 2019 12:15
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Army strikes terror camps in PoK
- Replies: 2258
- Views: 496520
Re: Army strikes terror camps in PoK
I think.maybe script writers frequent this forum. So many forum truths about Paki Army leadership are there. Paresh Rawal did great job as Pigeon. Actor playing Manohar Parrikar was also good. And DDM was portrayed as we think. I want to see again. I happen to know people at the production house. A...
- 23 Jan 2019 11:43
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
- Replies: 4440
- Views: 1304014
Re: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
:rotfl: One mango man doubt - I understand that AK47 etc AKs are not very accurate and very difficult to handle in a auto mode. Then why it looks like our forces which normally work for a ek goli ek dushman rule and our SFs which greatly depend on accuracy favor AKs? Just for stopping power and robu...
- 22 Jan 2019 12:36
- Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
- Topic: China Military Watch - Sept' 2016
- Replies: 4649
- Views: 1810001
Re: China Military Watch - Sept' 2016
How many they are "developing" with this one? Three. Right? From where the tech teams designers and funding is going to come for all this? How come they are so fast in developing this aircrafts. Far more faster than the Khanland? Are this doubts too mango like one coming from a mango man ...
- 21 Jan 2019 12:24
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian Weapons & Military Technology
- Replies: 2093
- Views: 639703
Re: Russian Weapons & Military Technology
Looks like the Israelis turned Syria's new AD batteries to rubble while hitting Iranian Bases in and around Damascus https://twitter.com/IDF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1087208824182919168&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fs9e.github.io%2Fiframe%2Ftwitter.min.html%231087208824182919...
- 19 Jan 2019 14:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
- Replies: 3324
- Views: 768367
Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Not really. It's called a Dog and Pony show.Raman wrote:Is there a tactical reason for the last person to hang upside down?
- 16 Jan 2019 14:33
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3546
- Views: 943451
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
and not to forget -- All the while funding the development on their ownnam wrote:Kestrel came out in 2015. It has been 4 years for what is a land platform, and not even a frontline kit.
No orders placed, not even LSP. And we expect our industry to create kits similar to western capability.
- 16 Jan 2019 13:51
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2154782
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
Convoy were mostly Toyotas and funding were from Rich private Saudi citizen ( just a psedu name for Saudi government ) ....IS were Sunni Wahabi folks During its height ISIS also had a decently large income producting and selling Oil on the black market. As high as $1.5-3mm a day. They had captured ...
- 16 Jan 2019 12:17
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
- Replies: 4440
- Views: 1304014
Re: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
I read the nsg is using fn scar rifles have even seen a pic of it. I know they have hk and sig also. The pic i saw looked like the 7.62mm bigger scar H model Is our para regt and para sf batts using anything other than galil sniper , m4 and tar21 ? I expect sniper rifles they sill have older dragun...
- 16 Jan 2019 11:58
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
- Replies: 3611
- Views: 1263707
Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 03 July 2018
souravB wrote: Also we'll be getting 4 of those platforms and since we are not invading/landing troops in any country soon we may as well project force using 1-2 of those. Actually a few years ago there was official talk of raising a "Marine Corp" type expeditionary unit equivalent by rai...
- 16 Jan 2019 01:31
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
- Replies: 4440
- Views: 1304014
Re: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
Honestly this to me looks like a troll account. Maybe the pakis are copying chicom strategy of paid sm workers.
- 15 Jan 2019 16:02
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2154782
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
On the topic of Apache's doing SEAD/DEAD
The Battle of Karbala (2003) was probably the last attempt to run a Large Scale Rotary Wing Assault Op in a built up area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_attack_on_Karbala
The Battle of Karbala (2003) was probably the last attempt to run a Large Scale Rotary Wing Assault Op in a built up area.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_attack_on_Karbala
- 14 Jan 2019 17:56
- Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
- Topic: Small Arms Thread
- Replies: 4653
- Views: 1502064
Re: Small Arms Thread
5719 new sniper rifles will be inducted into the Army this month, replacing Russian 7.62 mm Dragonov. New sniper rifles include Beretta .338 Lapua Magmum Scorpio TGT and .50 Calibre Sniper Rifle M95 MS Barrett, amongst others. Welcome to the Army. Go forth and serve with honour. https://t.co/jN7Whl...
- 14 Jan 2019 16:18
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2154782
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
from what i read - garuds have no csar mission (yet) and there is not much a of jsocish dedicated csar planning. they are restricted to protecting vital iaf infra. - sead/dead is expected to be done by fast wing jets using ARMs not helicopters . no heli in the world has the necessary sensors and mi...