Bharat Rakshak

Victor

Why are we shooting at each other now? Couple of points should be self evident: * Anger and disappointment at DRDO was signaled much earlier. Axe was coming. * Until Nov 2014 BJP govt had no problem with Chander. * Sudden dismissal would most likely mean something serious came to light. Age etc are ...

Victor

GoI should own up and apologise to Shri Chander and take disciplinary action against errant official for the DoPT fiasco. Agreed. This should have been done immediately but it looks like GoI was taken by surprise and put on back foot. Not good. The premature posting online is the most damaging and ...

Victor

We don't need a congie Trojan horse to do something like this. Any disgruntled babu near the end of his working life will do if he is offered a few bucks. Dime a dozen in Dilli.

Victor

As much as I dislike the PSUs, I agree that this was a disgraceful way to let someone like Chander go. This may have sent the correct message but the way it was handled doesn't reflect well on the GoI and that is worrying. Going by Modi's past, I find it hard to believe he would stoop to this level....

Victor

If reports are to be believed, the successor is not from DRDO but from BARC. That in itself sends a chilling message to the top ranks of DRDO, not even counting the way in which AC was removed. If something big has in fact taken place or come to light to cause this thunderbolt, it has to be big eno...

Victor

Even as HAL is finalizing the cost of the Indian-made Rafales, HAL is insisting that Dassault guarantee the delivery schedule because hundreds of spares and subsystems will be supplied by the French. French officials have said they can assist HAL in the delivery schedule and help lower the cost of ...

Victor

Brar ji, if you look lower down on that page you will see this: Like the GSP, the GISP is also in effect for almost all of the C-17’s international operators. India, a GSP customer, is the lone exception. If GISP is handled by USAF, I don't think IAF is ready to have them hanging around in our bases.

Victor

Different angle from Telegraph: Missile boss unnmade by "Make in India". The country's top military technocrat was today sacked as the head of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) after the Modi government found his outfit was unwilling or unable to fall in line with th...

Victor

Both India and US have certainly gamed the issue of C-17 and C-130 and have a high level of comfort that nothing of the sort is likely to happen. Both know that these aircraft are not for VIP shopping trips to Paris. On the contrary, both types are unique in being optimized for front-line combat sup...

Victor

If reports are to be believed, the successor is not from DRDO but from BARC. That in itself sends a chilling message to the top ranks of DRDO, not even counting the way in which AC was removed. If something big has in fact taken place or come to light to cause this thunderbolt, it has to be big enou...

Victor

^ It seems GISP is run by USAF, not Boeing which is still a significant part of it, and India is the only Globemaster customer (the biggest outside US) that didn't take it. We only have GSP from Boeing as a seperate contract. C-17 maintenance is a massive undertaking as it is for the C-130 and I bel...

Victor

From HT: The government on Tuesday sacked Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Avinash Chander, putting up the exit order on the Department of Personnel and Training website even before informing him . Shocking. HT uses the rather harsh headline of "booted out". Somet...

Victor

The rub in this case is that it was the BJP that gave Chander his extension for 18 months in Nov 2014 and it is now the BJP that is breaking the contract. This has raised some questions. But there seems to be something serious that has just been discovered and a stern message is being sent. Otherwis...

Victor

Doesn't an airline flying Boeing jets go to the engine manufacturer (GE, Rolls) for engine spares/repairs, not to Boeing? Same thing for avionics, tires etc. Boeing only makes the airframe and control systems and has no deep expertise on these major sub-systems beyond assembly and installation thoug...

Victor

Plus, now we should focus on indigenizing the darn PC-7 Mk2s (darn, as in - fine aircraft, unreliable spares). One aircraft type for training is enough. We will have a menagerie otherwise. Also, trainers seem ripe to outsource to TATA or Mahindra if indigenization is the end goal. Dont see why it s...

Victor

Your attempts at justifying why a 0-60 ejection seat would suffice in today's world are very similar to those of salesmen in car showrooms I'll leave out the paki-like diatribe that you feel compelled to indulge in but please READ and ABSORB before mouthing off. It is the IAF that said they don't n...

Victor

Heads rolling is only a start. There needs to be major surgery done on the DPSUs on the whole. Thank the Lord we have woken up.

Victor

Govt sacks DRDO chief Avinash Chander Analysts believe that the action could have been taken against the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment that the 'laid back' attitude in the DRDO will not be tolerated during a visit last year... ...Chander is the chief architect of Agni series of...

Victor

^ MSN Money saying his extension till 2015-end was terminated and is now on contract as a non-govt employee till a replacement can be found.

Victor

It is imperative for India to have a non-govt-owned media entity that resembles CNN and toes the govt line to a fault, even if it is completely obvious. It must be done now, while we have a BJP govt firmly in charge. India TV comes close but need an Inglish version too.

Victor

Don't worry Victor sahab, They know what to reveal and what not to. An e-book like this passes many layers of vetting before it gets published (the information here is an year old). It is only for public consumptions like aam abduls, reporters and MPs. Those who need to know, inside India (legally ...

Victor

I think the Rafale Deal will go through , Its just that Dassault is trying to bargain more as time closes and trying to get a good deal from company perspective . As any good corporate they would like to get into more favorable negotiation term , this is a bread and butter deal for Dassult for next...

Victor

Instead of spending $ 60 million on Super Hornet, IAF might as well pony up 30~40% more for F-35. More likely MMRCA will be closed and we will focus on LCA-MK2 and AMCA going ahead. Agreed in toto. This is the most sensible way to proceed (F-35, LCA2, AMCA). But the most likely is SH, LCA2, AMCA si...

Victor

This is EXACTLY what the b@stard$ are doing in the name of freedom of the press, pressitutes receiving thirty pieces of silver for betraying the country. I'ts all hawala related. Both congies and presstitutes have serious common incentive to do ISI's bidding. If you care to watch these guys' near a...

Victor

Rafale deal hits rough weather NEW DELHI: India plans to take a final call, one way or the other, on the gigantic $20 billion MMRCA Good. End of a tragi-comic episode. Sources said ...yada..yada..yada Ah, good ol "sources". What would paid media do without these nameless lifafas and/or fi...

Victor

1. You think IAF pundits know more on aviation than Ajai Shukla. This is true. But don't forget it is IAF pundits speaking for IAF. Err..who else should senior IAF officers speak for if not the IAF? 2.b) I don't think IAF will ever be able to prove that the operational cost of Pilatus is going to b...

Victor

the indian resident & taxpayer deserves to know what is being made to counter the propaganda of vested interests in the media and elsewhere. truly classified programs are out of the purview. But this is exactly what I'm questioning. Don't Indian taxpayers deserve to be shown what has been made ...

Victor

IMHO, instead of "letting others know", it is a far better practice to SHOW them after the fact. The PSUs have built up an unfortunate reputation for trumpeting things and then failing to deliver. There's more to this than we know. There has to be a better reason for suddenly revealing the...

Victor

How does it change anything. If they are getting more enthu from BJP, all the more reason to keep quiet.

Victor

Why are they revealing this stuff suddenly now?

Victor

^^^ IIRC, the MI 25 family uses the concept as visualized by you. That its wings do provide some amount of lift. However, when it comes to landing. Please note that every helo has the auto rotation ?? landing capacity. So am not sure what your point is regarding the sorter distance for safe landing...

Victor

Some clarity finally. Ridiculing national security The political rhetoric and drama that followed the recent episode of a Pakistani boat that was chased inside India waters, intercepted, chased and blew itself up would have put any country to shame.… ......But how is it that some political leaders a...

Victor

^ Can the jammer be fitted in in-service aircraft? No point keeping such an important capability waiting to be operational.

Victor

Some of his allegations are wrong, which is fine. But shameless snake, very far from it. I commend him for standing up for a desi product. Some? He was proved wrong on ALL his allegations. Here is a colonel who resigned from the army trying to teach senior air force people about aircraft. It would ...

Victor

Found the video where Shukla gets spanked and debriefed in public. Starts at around 7:20. The guy is a shameless snake and anyone supporting this turd needs to introspect.
Did Air Force chief favour Swiss firm?

Victor

While Dassault has not been thrown out Modi ji has not given in to its demand to partner with Reliance. Infact, the current GOI is pushing Dassault hard to comply with the original term as they (GOI) understand it. Correct. And Dassault has steadfastly refused to cave in to this "hard pushing&...

Victor

Earlier, when people explained principles of aerodynamics to you from books and papers, you went into a rhetoric saying said to believe those theories a decorated Indian officer must be called a traitor! :shock: I must be getting old because I don't remember making a statement anything like this. I...

Victor

If there was even an inkling of what you guys are saying here, Dassault would have been shown the door on May 17, 2013, the day after Modi came to office. The guy is a born businessman and has the smarts to see thru the crudest of tactics. Where's the faith that brought a miracle to India. I would r...

Victor

If that is the reason, Dassault should just say that. What is all this drama of HAL can't absord ToT, while RAL can!!! Did Dassault actually give "HAL can't absorb ToT?" as a reason? I thought it was zero confidence in HAL's ability to deliver in required time and quality. Given HAL's tra...

Victor

hogwash. Tell that to the manufacturers who have 0-0 ejection seats on their trainers- and those include Pilatus, Embraer, KAI, Beechcraft, Airbus and now soon to be on the TAI Hurkus as well. 0-0 implies that the pilots have the option, if ever required, to eject from a stationary aircraft, someth...

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