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by ArmenT
17 Jan 2016 12:37
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions
Replies: 4035
Views: 684579

Re: LCA Tejas: News and Discussions

LCA for export is going to be a difficult proposition. India does not make any weaponsystems except dumb bombs. The radar is israeli, the engine is american. The BVR missile is israeli or russian - it is going to be difficult to find buyers for a system with so many varied sources. I mean this all ...
by ArmenT
17 Jan 2016 11:53
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
Replies: 4440
Views: 1239688

Re: Indian Army: News and Discussions 11 June 2014

A request please. There is a new article on the BRF Army site: The Making of a Maratha Soldier - Maratha Light Infantry Video was uploaded courtesy of Shiv. Would appreciate a volunteer or two to check up on the work and provide Hindi --> English translations to the needed sections (they are marked ...
by ArmenT
14 Jan 2016 22:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
Replies: 4037
Views: 468737

Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II

TSJones'ji - yes. Gober is also used as organic flying saucers by kids during play. In India it has multi-use - including sealing of packed dirt floors and reinforcing mud walls. Of course used as fuel as well. Some of it goes back into fields. So when we curse governments across the world and call...
by ArmenT
13 Jan 2016 10:44
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analysis-I
Replies: 1006
Views: 141969

Re: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analyisis-I

Calls from Pathankot: Digital trail leads to Pakistan The Indian Express used publicly available online resources to verify the phone numbers, locate Facebook accounts they were linked to, and identify their service providers. Wonder if Mr. Modi can call on his new friend, Mr. Zuckerberg, and get h...
by ArmenT
12 Jan 2016 04:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 340288

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

Establishment of Pakistan Stock Exchange Historic Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said establishment of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) is a great step and today is a historical day, Waqt News reported. He was addressing the inauguration ceremony of PSE. “We needed Pakistan Stock Exchange,” he sai...
by ArmenT
09 Jan 2016 11:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
Replies: 4210
Views: 717300

Re: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 22 April 2015

The greatest threat to the IN is going to come from PLAN and Paki subs,both N-subs and AIP subs.Combined ,the Sino-Pak JV can operate 12-16 subs on a permanent basis in the IOR once Gwadar's sub facilities are complete. Pak is deploying special forces for protection of the Chinese contractors and n...
by ArmenT
09 Jan 2016 09:27
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analysis-I
Replies: 1006
Views: 141969

Re: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analyisis-I

Looks uncanningly like K9 we once had.... One of "soldier" from canine (K9) squad which was pressed into service by the NSG. (Link: picture from <this story section "K9s on Site"> ) In the bottom of the above link, there's a list of stuff that was recovered from the six terroris...
by ArmenT
08 Jan 2016 11:28
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015
Replies: 1351
Views: 348629

Re: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015

rumor has it no more chinese circuit breaker.....their gonna let it ride and get it over with...... if you want out, now's yer time..... Not a rumor, they officially removed it. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35253188 "After weighing advantages and disadvantages, currently the negative effec...
by ArmenT
08 Jan 2016 11:10
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analysis-I
Replies: 1006
Views: 141969

Re: Pathankot AFB terrorist Attack After Action Analyisis-I

vayu, even bullets can cook off if thrown into a fire. throwing IED/grenade into a flame sounds like a bad idea to me. use a armoured bulldozer of the type that was trucked into the base to push them into a pit and then burn them. the dozer blade will easily protect from a explosion. the cabs also ...
by ArmenT
07 Jan 2016 11:01
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
Replies: 4440
Views: 1239688

Re: Indian Army: News and Discussions 11 June 2014

^^^ Looks like a Chinese Norinco QBZ-95 with scope and grenade launcher attached. The giveaway is the hooded front sight (which is also a feature in the type-56 and in some other Chinese rifles also) and the fact that it is a bullpup. [edit]I see Sid said the same thing while I was typing my post :)...
by ArmenT
04 Jan 2016 12:28
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 22 April 2015
Replies: 4210
Views: 717300

Re: Indian Naval News & Discussion - 22 April 2015

31 crew seems awful small for a submarine. Assuming 3 shifts of duty (like the way the US and UK do it), on one shift that would be around 10 people on watch to run the sub, 10 more people doing maintenance/drills/studying/exercising and the remaining 10 or 11 are sleeping. I know that there is a lo...
by ArmenT
04 Jan 2016 05:55
Forum:
Topic: BR Mainsite 2.0 : Volunteers Wanted
Replies: 133
Views: 0

Re: BR Mainsite 2.0 : Volunteers Wanted

X-posting from Indian Army Thread. Would appreciate a little bit of help on translations: Thank you sir. New multimedia section is up here: http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/multimedia.html Please feel free to suggest more videos to be linked. ArmenT - over a decade ago Rakesh, Jagan, Sachin, I and...
by ArmenT
04 Jan 2016 05:54
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
Replies: 4440
Views: 1239688

Re: Indian Army: News and Discussions 11 June 2014

Thank you sir. New multimedia section is up here: http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/multimedia.html Please feel free to suggest more videos to be linked. ArmenT - over a decade ago Rakesh, Jagan, Sachin, I and others created a (now defunct) web page for the Maratha Light infantry Regimental Center...
by ArmenT
03 Jan 2016 13:05
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
Replies: 1213
Views: 163428

Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack

ArmenT thanks, so even light weight mortar requires several people to carry the mortar itself and the projectiles. Depends on how many projectiles are carried. For instance, one model that the OFB makes weighs under 4.9 kg. for the mortar and each projectile for it weighs around 850 gm. Therefore, ...
by ArmenT
03 Jan 2016 12:45
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pathankot AirForce base under attack
Replies: 1213
Views: 163428

Re: Pathankot AirForce base under attack

One (stupid?) question - how heavy is a mortar to carry around? I am thinking the mortar rounds and the mortar to fire the rounds is quite heavy. Depends on the type of mortar. There are lightweight ones around and many military forces use them. For instance, 0341 designation in USMC is mortarman. ...
by ArmenT
03 Jan 2016 12:32
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
Replies: 4440
Views: 1239688

Re: Indian Army: News and Discussions 11 June 2014

Shiv sir, would you mind if we link this video in a new section for Multimedia/Videos from the BRF main site? Credit will be given to you, of course. That would be an honour and a pleasure! Go right ahead. I researched the data from Jagan's book and PC Lal's book and taught myself basic animation o...
by ArmenT
01 Jan 2016 23:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 340288

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

Dipanker wrote:
Jivana wrote:Why we call him pigeon? Why not eagle or hawk?
Dov(e)al.
<OT>Entry added to the infamous dictionary. Please to suggest improvements or corrections?</OT>
by ArmenT
29 Dec 2015 07:50
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Army News & Discussions - 11 June 2014
Replies: 4440
Views: 1239688

Re: Indian Army: News and Discussions 11 June 2014

New article up on BRF main page, Army Section. Article is courtesy Brigadier Rattan Kaul. Battle of Sylhet (East Pakistan) - 07 to 16 December 1971, First Ever Heliborne Operation of Indian Army by 4/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) Enjoy! Nice - and this is my video version of the story: https://w...
by ArmenT
29 Dec 2015 07:45
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015
Replies: 4573
Views: 1048367

Re: Indian Economy News & Discussion - Aug 26 2015

India's impermanent residents Is behind a pay wall, hopefully google or registered account will allow access to the content. The relevant part is this para pointing to a missing piece in Indian visa rules. Despite my friends’ long tenure here, and the fact that the husband owns a Delhi-based design...
by ArmenT
25 Dec 2015 08:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Space Programme Discussion
Replies: 3934
Views: 643078

Re: Indian Space Programme Discussion

^^^^
I think Lilo-ji is alluding to the meaning of scat (see sense 3). I'd say it is an unfortunate choice of name too.
by ArmenT
24 Dec 2015 23:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 340288

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/23/british-father-speaks-about-how-his-muslim-family-was-barred-from-going-to-disneyland-5582203/ The Mohammed Tariq Mahmood dude should have been refused only on grounds of chemical overdose.. There's a video interview as well. Check out his shirt in the first picture in...
by ArmenT
23 Dec 2015 20:48
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 340288

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

Surajji, Read your post and these 2 articles came to mind, India's visa policy is affecting British businesses and universities http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/sep/02/india-visa-policy-pakistani-orgin and from the same man India's visa rule is unfairly persecuting innoc...
by ArmenT
20 Dec 2015 08:27
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian IT Industry
Replies: 1372
Views: 435943

Re: Indian IT Industry

You don't even have to read Tamil to get this....
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by ArmenT
20 Dec 2015 08:18
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 340288

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

Remember this motorma Maria Sultan who conducts seminars every day everywhere in the world for "Strategic Stability in South Asia" (arguments are usually that India should not be given a special nuclear status, that will force Pakis to make more nukes, Pakis should be given more conventio...
by ArmenT
19 Dec 2015 09:38
Forum:
Topic: BR Mainsite 2.0 : Volunteers Wanted
Replies: 133
Views: 0

Re: BR Mainsite 2.0 : Volunteers Wanted

New article up on BRF main page, Army Section. Article is courtesy Brigadier Rattan Kaul.

Battle of Sylhet (East Pakistan) - 07 to 16 December 1971, First Ever Heliborne Operation of Indian Army by 4/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)

Enjoy!
by ArmenT
16 Dec 2015 10:42
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015
Replies: 1351
Views: 348629

Re: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015

From marketplace.org: Why can't China make a good ballpoint pen? It seemed like an innocuous question: “Why can’t China make a good ballpoint pen?” But it carried a much deeper meaning thanks to the man who asked it: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. At a seminar in Beijing earlier this month, Li complain...
by ArmenT
12 Dec 2015 05:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015
Replies: 1351
Views: 348629

Re: PRC Economy - New Reflections : April 20 2015

^^^
BBC reports that his company has confirmed that he's detained by the police because of an investigation. Apparently, he's not the target of the investigation, but is being questioned by the authorities to get his co-operation.
Chinese tycoon Guo Guangchang detained by police
by ArmenT
11 Dec 2015 09:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
Replies: 4037
Views: 468737

Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II

is there any kind of email plugin that people use to select 2056bit aes which is decrypted using pre-sent private key sent by carrier pigeon/human mule? AES is 128, 192 or 256-bit only. Also, you could script it out with fetchmail or some such, but I digress. Key distribution and keeping the key se...
by ArmenT
11 Dec 2015 09:23
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Small Arms Thread
Replies: 4653
Views: 1438589

Re: Small Arms Thread

AdityaM wrote:Can anyone Id this gun
It is a blunderbuss type pistol using percussion cap technology, probably built some time in the early part of the 1800s. Looks like the butt cap is missing and it has seen some better days.
by ArmenT
08 Dec 2015 19:56
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 340288

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

But what did Mommy Dearest know? Inquiring minds in the FBI want to know........ http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/san-bernardino-shooting/fbi-looking-mother-san-bernardino-gunman-n475096 the humble representative from the great state of Texas wants to also know...... Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas an...
by ArmenT
08 Dec 2015 09:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Chennai floods
Replies: 523
Views: 66397

Re: Chennai floods

actually I was wondering if the ndrf people reached there by boat, why they did not take her by boat to hospital or a proper helipad. Apparently there have been some language communication issues, which makes working with the locals a bit hard, which was acknowledged by the gent in charge of NDRF, ...
by ArmenT
06 Dec 2015 00:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 340288

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

X-posting from the India-US thread: What was suspicious was his bank statement. It showed he had $63,735.36 in his bank account and a couple of recent Western Union money transfers to it. See after about 1:35 in this video . Kinda large amount to have for a guy known to make $51k a year + 20k from o...
by ArmenT
05 Dec 2015 23:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
Replies: 4037
Views: 468737

Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II

The equipment they used is worth more than 30k. Where did they get the money? He is just a county employee and do not think make a lot of money. His pay was 50k. What was suspicious was his bank statement. It showed he had $63,735.36 in his bank account and a couple of recent Western Union money tr...
by ArmenT
05 Dec 2015 13:02
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Chennai floods
Replies: 523
Views: 66397

Re: Chennai floods

Message from FB friend on the ground: Chembarampakam Reservoir is currently very safe, both structurally as well hydraulically. The full depth of storage is 24 ft, now the depth of storage is 22 ft only. Maximum discharge is 36000 cusecs but present discharge is only 3500 cusecs only i.e. is less th...
by ArmenT
05 Dec 2015 12:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 340288

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

It's the chick. Pakistan has a rep for sending out lunatic chix with kendo stix. Aafia Siddiqui be one. Aafia S. Is (was.) an MIT PhD. Her chem class can stil be found on MIT courseware. But this "Bonnie Parker" is more of an uneducated (not necessarily unintelligent) "housewife"...
by ArmenT
05 Dec 2015 11:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2015
Replies: 2868
Views: 340288

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Nov 21, 2

Also few tidbits - No reports or photos of the wedding have surfaced so far (I have not seen any) - Tashfeen was so orthodox that even Farook's own family never saw her without a veil. (LA Times) This is the part I have a hard time believing. She might not be seen by the *male* members of his famil...
by ArmenT
05 Dec 2015 09:39
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II
Replies: 4037
Views: 468737

Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion- II

On CNN yesterday, the neighbors of Malik who were interviewed mentioned the name Tatiana, so now Tashfeen is same person and is of Russian origin. It is getting murkier only. I see some reports saying that the Russian one (Tatiana) is actually the wife of the older brother, the one who was in the m...