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The Raad airframe geometry is unusual, especially the winglets/wingtip fence on the tailfins (what are they called - taillets???). Wouldnt they mess up lateral maneuverability?

Long wondered the basis of Babur. Came across the Dong Hai 10 that emerged the same time as Babur. DH-10 http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jmr/jmr040921_1_n.shtml http://www.ausairpower.net/PLA-Cruise-Missile-1-1_1S.jpg Babur http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0dqf5Ik52H0WJ/610x.jpg Please do share...

NBC suits are very uncomfortable to work in. Personnel become slow and lose dexterity. Cleaning and maintenance after use is exhaustive. Shelf life of equipment is low. In my view, this exercise was probably a PR event for media benefit. The location looks like Fort William/Esplanade. The brass want...

Turkey made huge investments in Korean technology for Panter and Firtina and seeks RoI. It is not in production and one prototype was sent to Pakistan for trials.

http://www.ispr.gov.pk/Archive&Press/Se ... p-2007.htm

Maz – I resized the pictures and deleted the originals from both my camera & computer for obvious reasons. The originals had too many details. Generally we should avoid equipment pictures – however I wanted to document how we now use state of the art stuff unlike old days. Even the Revati he...

Vick, They are rf dipoles used for communications. Ellora is used in conjunction with Ajanta and is only in the newer ships. Dunagiri is over 30 years and at the fag end of her career. Her machinery is in a good shape, so used for trials. The three older Leanders have been decommissioned and the las...

There was a day at sea and I took some pictures that are hosted at http://media.bharat-rakshak.com/aero/Misc/

Among the ships participating included LRDE Revati 3D CAR trials ship INS Dunagiri.

Thanks to Jagan for uploading them.

There was a day at sea organized by IN some days ago. I met up with old friends and took some pictures. Incase you boys are interested, i've some pictures and videos of the exercise. Being tech challenged - and my net access being low capacity wireless - request webmasters to assist. If the webmaste...

The pdf describes the square pod as 8222. I attended a presentation that described the square pod as 8212. I stand corrected.

Jcage – These designations were used by Elta sales engineers while making their presentations to us. We procured 8212 pods. All have similar components and performance, so no high end or low end differentiation. Sunil - From the pdf, you can notice that 8212 has sharp sides while 8222 has slightly...

Avid - Officers of IAF Maritime Air Operations based out of Mumbai are regularly deployed on ships to coordinate operations since pre independence days. This fellow wears a Jaguar patch - probably deputed from No. 6

http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070904-N-5242D-140.jpg Elta EL/L-8212 pod. 8212 is the pod and 8222 is the internal system. Rakesh - you can use the following link to update the Sea Harrier, Jaguar, MiG-21 & MiG-27 pages. http://www.israelaerospace.com/ELTA.aspx?FolderID=17917&...

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Galleries/main.php?g2_itemId=68 This is an interesting picture. I have never seen a 12.7 mm MG in infantry service. M2 was coaxially mounted on the Centurion/Vijayanta. This is a tripod mounted proper infantry weapon. The M2HB uses a 12.7x99mm round com...

Can anyone update me on PAF BVR capabilities? The current F-16 Block 15 are not sparrow compatible and can use only sidewinders. I dont think the Mirage 3/5 are Super 530D capable. I have never seen pictures of the above missiles in PAF service. So will PAF enter the BVR age only when F-16 Block 50/...

Over the 70s & 80s numerous Indians have served in the Middle East, especially Oman and Iraq. Indian instructors have trained Iraqis on the MiG21 & Chinese F7. Often pilots were sent to squadrons with their training half finished. Only those with political loyalty were trained in air to grou...

Joint exercises usually aren’t like bike races – pitting my RX100 against your CD100, KB100 or TVS AX100 You learn how the other operates - for example, Indians usually operate in a GCI environment whereas NATO forces operate in a networked environment centered on an AWACS. There is always somet...

BTW why do all of you refer to the Su30 as Rambha? As my understanding goes, dont see any connection with Indra's apsara. Its neither an official name nor do the men use it.

The US had tested thrust vectoring earlier than the Russians. (Does anyone remember the F-15 with canards and TVC exhausts? Maybe someone can post a picture). The reason they decided not to proceed was – 1. The fighter loses its energy at the end of those maneuvers and for the time period it takes...

Convergent divergent exhaust nozzles. w/o afterburner they converge to maximize thrust. With afterburner they diverge. Usually convergent nozzles indicate subsonic flight and divergent supersonic flight. They are controlled by the FADEC unit that is linked to the flight computer. Wanted to know some...

Thanks for your views, Nikhil, and the data provided. Are your views based on the envelope / specifications of the hose / wire of the 400 mm torpedo? Do forward the same, it'll make interesting reading. I am researching ship launched wire guided torpedoes for quite some time now and facts are hard t...

While Bofors 400 mm torpedoes on Pakistani ships were rumoured in news reports - i havent come across any pictures or manufacturer or official press releases confirming the same. The reason why i am doubting the installation is that Bofors 400 mm torpedoes are wire guided. Any surface ship launching...

Jais - I was referring to what is known as Jet Engine Modulation rather than Non Cooperative Target Recognition. If you read what i've written, I'm referring only to engine returns JEM analyses engine returns while NCTR maintains a library of full aircraft profiles. JEM does not use such comprehensi...

Jais – “The radar also can determine type and class of targetâ€