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the main paki rail / road n/w is on the eastern or western bank of Indus??

what would be the approx cost of each of these missiles when in production??

are there any official specs about Agni III ( if indeed it was Agni III). <p>I liked the SuryaNamaskar thingi

I think the fundmental difference between the arabian deserts and Indian deserts is that the Arabian deserts are hard as compared to the soft Indian thar. This is one of the many reasons why the Indian Army is chary of the Arjun. While heavy tanks were OK in the arabian deserts same might not be tru...

I have a habit of going through all tenders raised by HAL & ordanance factories. <P>There is a tender floated by HAL for <P>'construction of facilities for assembling Kaveri engine'.<P>The total cost of tender was Rs 90,000,00. and thw work is to be completed by April 2002.<BR>What significance ...

WHile I disagree with some of the points made by Admiral he does have some relevant points.<P>a) he is quite right about the modus operandi of DRDO. This is what precisely happens. Why do they come up with grandiose plans without fulfilling some of the committed projects? <P>b) why have the 'success...

the point made by venkat is spot on. What is needed is the ability to put max hours for loitering. <P>What is needed are force multipliers like Mid air refuelling, AWACS, better radars, PGM's . Only problem is that in short term these things look expensive but actually they are cost effective. Howev...

somebody has given me Vayu 2000. it is quite a fat volume with tons of info on IAF and aviation.

There is a hindi proverb whose rough english equivalent is <P>' an empty vessel makes more noise'<P>or <P>' a tree laden with fruits bows down'<P>This no news in West about IAF is also because till a few years ago India was considered in the Russian camp.<BR>Frankly, we dont lose sleep if Westerners...

tom,<P>There is a definite erosion in quality of people joining the IAF. Pilots are rated on a continous basis on their performance. % of pilots falling in lower categories shows a definite increase. Yes, the monetary allurements in the private sector are just too much.<P>The time between 1962 to 19...

The bengali officers only provided some intel about PAF.<P>The Vampires were withdrawn and the Mysteres operated but not to their full potential unlike other aircrafts.

Tom,<P>Welcome to the forum. Since your stated objective is to understand IAF a little better , I have this to offer.<P>The 1962 Indo chinese war left a traumatised India. The non violence etc etc of nehru was in tatters and it was time for India to rearm. Subsequent to 1962 there was a massive re a...

hi Vaibhav,<P>I was thinking if there is chance to perform some kind of voluntary free service 'sewa' for the trust started by you and your father.<P>Anything, maybe helping in the construction, office work etc etc.... We owe it the memory of the fallen.<P>