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Great find! Thanks a ton!

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Indian Army will breach LoC and strike whenever needed: Lt Gen D Anbu Lt General Devraj Anbu, who heads the Northern Command, on Thursday said that the Indian Army will breach the Line of Control and launch strike against enemies whenever the need arises in future. http://zeenews.india.com/india/in...

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I read this in the car on my phone. I didn't think it scotched anything. Waste of time. Same here. Although the error in reporting the experiences for RADM Ahuja were non trivial, no one is ever going to admit to bad blood being a factor in the decision making. What is important to know is even if ...

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^^ True. Though terrorists had largely been defanged since then, Operation All Clear in 2003 broke their back. One almost forgets that it was mortally dangerous for army personnel to go out for even grocery shopping back in a day. As a reminder of that, almost all Military Vehicles for personal tran...

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No one from our side was killed. X-Post from SF Thead Arunachal rebel camp raided https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170905/jsp/frontpage/story_170813.jsp The 21 Special Forces battalion today launched the operation at 7.30am following specific inputs about the presence of NSCN (K) militants along the ...

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^^ Arunachal rebel camp raided https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170905/jsp/frontpage/story_170813.jsp The 21 Special Forces battalion today launched the operation at 7.30am following specific inputs about the presence of NSCN (K) militants along the border near Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh....

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Hi Indranil,

Same issue for me. Hence replied through reporting the message. Hope that worked.

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Hope this is the right place to post this.

Telengana mulls to set up incubator for startups in defence

http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/busine ... 74545.html

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^^
This is unprecedented AFAIK. Very hopeful news indeed!

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Army to close down its dairies, give 25,000 cows to states, central body http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/army-to-close-down-its-dairies-give-25-000-cows-to-states-central-body/story-VCamCJvPRsqS1LbDuyDV3J.html The Indian army will give away 25,000 cows to state governments and the Indian C...

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Russian minister announces imminent merger of Sukhoi and MiG aircraft companies

http://tass.com/economy/961840

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^^
Apologies. Edited it just now.

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Reads like a lifafa piece by Vivek Raghuvanshi. "Created" to fill space. Still, FWIW

India to announce road map for single-engine fighter program

https://www.defensenews.com/air/2017/08 ... r-program/

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India to get 10 military copters from Russia in first tranche http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/india-to-get-10-military-copters-from-russia-in-first-tranche/article9833804.ece Russia plans to deliver 10 Kamov Ka-226T military helicopters to India in a first tranche as part of a $1-billion de...

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What about defence confidentiality?', BEML staff ask Arun Jaitley, protest disinvestment Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/india/what-about-defence-confidentiality-beml-staff-ask-arun-jaitley-2530689.html "BEML is not for sale. Save BEML, Save nation" banners welcomed Arun Jaitley to t...

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http://images.indianexpress.com/2017/08/pulwama-2.jpg Above from recent Pulwama operation http://indianexpress.com/article/india/kashmir-2-security-personnel-injured-in-militant-attack-in-pulwama-4814029/ The above Which rifle is this? Looks like an AKM but presence of transparent magazine is confu...

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India-Russia fifth generation fighter project appears to be stuck: Def Min Report http://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/india-russia-fifth-generation-fighter-project-appears-to-be-stuck-def-min-report/77069 The committee recently submitted a report on the programme to the ministry and as per it,...

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^^ Thanks for taking it constructively. No beef. Respect you as a poster. Would just be happy if posters think before posting unrehearsed opinions/emotional rants. Think "danda master" mode is required for that. Anyways, last post from my side on this. Otherwise would have to report my own...

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ramana wrote:Gyan You force me to put on my admin hat which I don't often

<snip>

Nothing to be proud about. Hope mods become more active in improving quality.

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Make in India killing Kerala's Defence PSUs

http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/ ... siles.html

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Dynamatic sets sights on becoming 'private sector HAL' http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/dynamatic-sets-sights-on-becoming-private-sector-hal-117081700077_1.html Last month, on the sidelines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, DTL signed a partnership with Israel Aero...

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^^ Don't know about the rest, but Medical services are already deeply integrated. Doctors from Navy and AF are posted at Army hospitals and vice versa. Though rarely done, it is even possible to get your service changed (Eg: getting shifting from Army to Navy). There is also a Post of DG, Armed Forc...

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Kind of video that'll warm cockles of a Rakshak's heart. Talking to pakis in a language they understand. Seems somewhere along LoC. No dearth of ammunition there, you see :rotfl: https://www.facebook.com/CanadaPunjab.Com1/videos/2005918769694371/ Doesn't look like Kashmir to me. Looks more like Art...

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It's RuAF personnel who have tipped off IAF brass that the non-composite metallic bird is a lemon with engine getting nowhere too. Total failure just like R77 a specs and brochure tiger. The main reason is that it is simply not stealthy. The russians have yet not mastered stealth. So why not order ...

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Folks, Looks like the AESA equipped Jaguar DARIN III has flown: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/for-the-first-time-jaguar-fighter-plane-flies-with-advanced-radar/articleshow/60005106.cms Can anyone shed light on why the AESA radar makes sense on a dedicated ground attack aircraft? What mis...

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No defence for the MoD http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/letterfromwashington/no-defence-for-the-mod/ Indian military officers have embarrassingly limited powers to make decisions. They can’t even decide if they can attend a seminar or a conference without MoD clearance. US officials have to...

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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has gone back on its demand for a non-lapsable defence fund http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/panel-moots-defence-procurement-fund/article19468655.ece The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has gone back on its demand for a non-lapsable capital fund for defence pr...

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In the event we do go for a foreign SE aircraft , I hope we have the sense to learn from Indonesia and at least do a barter deal http://www.dw.com/en/indonesia-to-barter-palm-oil-coffee-for-russian-fighter-jets/a-40003606 We have a variety of products that we can export , we will make some margins ...

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Air Force is planning to deploy the two squadrons of the Apache helicopters in Pathankot in Punjab and Jorhat in Assam

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indi ... 22643.html

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India may not get its second lot of Apache attack helicopters anytime soon http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/second-lot-of-apaches-for-army-may-not-fly-in-anytime-soon/articleshow/59994786.cms The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting, which was to be held on July 31, on procurem...

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^^ When I had attempted, myopia till 3.5 was allowed in Army. For distant vision, requirement was 6/6 with glasses. Lasik was not allowed. IIRC, reason was that lasik makes retina thin and can rupture during contact sports or combat. I think same goes for IAF pilots (except for fighter pilots of cou...

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India building up troops, supplies along border amid Doklam stand off, alleges China http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-building-up-troops-supplies-along-border-amid-doklam-stand-off-alleges-china-117080400264_1.html China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday said India has been...

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The only way to drive sense into these media outlets is to mock them for not doing necessary research required of their work but indulging in irresponsible sensational reporting. Just blindly denouncing them without explaining it wouldnt help as they will not know what their wrong is. Our press is ...

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After TOI, Firstpost which has come out with below. This could easily have been passed for a Pakistani Daily Article Not posting link as don't want to give them hits. Kashmir: After Abu Dujana's encounter, security forces resorted to 'targetted' civilian firing Srinagar: Twenty-seven-year-old Firdou...

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Kalyani group-Rafael JV inaugurates India's first defence sub-systems unit http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/kalyani-group-rafael-jv-inaugurates-india-s-first-defence-sub-systems-unit-117080300606_1.html Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems (KRAS), a joint venture between Kalyani Strateg...

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Don't mean to derail this thread but here is an exchange of messages I had on Twitter before rajfortyseven blocked me. <snip> But Sir the current discussion is doing exactly this. Humble request to detest from this. On another note Sikkim standoff: Indian troops trespassed 80 metres into Chinese te...

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Army asks defence minister to fix responsibility for Pulgaon ammo depot explosion

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-new ... EmoKO.html

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srin wrote:Btw, are J&K and AFSPA areas of NE considered peace posting or operational posting ?

Field Postings. Even relatively peaceful areas like Guwahati is considered as field posting.

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Pathankot Fallout: Special Powers To Armed Forces For Security Upgrade

http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pathanko ... de-1730087

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A surprisingly detailed article by NYT on current standoff. Interesting to read how the other nations are viewing the situation. Be warned of slight dhoti shivering quote by an Indian "expert" though.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/worl ... hutan.html

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