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Desi combat chopper to begin production; Jaitley to inaugurate unit on Saturday http://m.timesofindia.com/india/desi-combat-chopper-to-begin-production-jaitley-to-inaugurate-unit-on-saturday/articleshow/60208239.cms BENGALURU: Nine months after the Defence Acquisition Committee (DAC) gave its in-pr...

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He is not known for being a harsh person. He is a scholarly person who can delve in detail and actually understand. He might actually be a great RM if they decided to move in the exCOAS as his deputy. We have waited until two chiefs rotated. That much should be enough to avoid further issues relate...

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It seems he was asked to resign. Gadkari is tipped to take over. Prabhu did not use the fear of danda soon enough when the first few accidents happened. He is not known for being a harsh person. He is a scholarly person who can delve in detail and actually understand. He might actually be a great R...

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Mk-1A production only begins from '19/20. http://www.janes.com/article/73293/hal-aims-to-double-production-of-lca-over-next-three-years Key Points •HAL is looking to increase production of the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft from 8 to 16 platforms per year from 2019-20 •The type only entered squadron s...

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Shiv Sir, I meant we can still maintain several more mountain divisions in relatively comfortable environs while they try to match us in far more hostile environments. Attrition for them will be far more real than present where they have to use oxygen enriched barracks and avoid foot patrols. Should...

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India's approach to Tibet is mountainous and hostile, what about the approach to Tibet from China?Is it as bad? Not considering oxygen/food etc but just looking at the terrain. On Google Earth, it looks like they have access via Hainan/Kunming? It is bad for the Chinese also. Nothing via Kunming Th...

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Very interesting reading. The first one was what I had referenced earlier. However, while reading further down that list... Present and Futuristic Trends in Weapon System: Arun Kumar Roy, P.H. Lankennavar, V.S. Ghadge About The Authors Arun Kumar Roy Armament Research and Development Establishment, ...

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Vidur90 wrote:Just hoping for a different perspective and to share what I reasonably can.

Welcome and brace yourself!

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instead of striking at the logistical chain and finding ways of setting them back by a decade, we are wasting time matching f*rt for f*rt. A few boys from Chakrata (Buddhist or Bon) could easily bring down two bridges and allow the Chinese to start putting their supposedly tremendous capabilities to...

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DavidD is making no sense - US has a military that is magnitudes more capable than chinese ever were. And with serious intent and will to hurt not so capable opponents around the world. The US are visibly unable to eradicate armored vehicles from the hands of ISIS or even taliban, who has neither a...

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This is a good idea if it can be followed through All the online shopping portals operating in India must mandatorily state the country of origin option whenever a product is searched for The Search Option must have the Country Of Origin Online shopping is the future and now .. I want people to hav...

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ldev ji, full marks for honesty, zero for realpolitik. We're dangling on the edge of viable territory. Without Maj Shaitan Singh's heroics, even this strip would have been in Chinese hands. We need to push in thrice the numbers and gain 15kms to the East. DBO and Chushul will be the only lifelines i...

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sunnybrook? right next to the office complex? atleast he has remained genuine and true to his self, than waste his life on daru, audi q6 and dressing up. i can respect that. its rare to meet any person unaffected by easy cash flow. First house. On the right. His swimming pool is used by a couple of...

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Imagine the complete lack of awareness of the Chinese. They're truly living in la la land. David will probably feel safe in the US, and will hopefully not be conscripted. If he does, I pray he's not the only child of his parents. If he is, I hope and pray he's assigned a logistics role far away from...

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Not sure how folks are determining who won a scuffle.

Point that needs to be highlighted is that mighty Chinese are now worse off than Bakistani students.

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One of Ajai Shukla's articles mentioned 45 days for the final equipping stage.

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I rarely withdraw cash, but last week had to withdraw 20k, other than 2k in 500s and 50s, all else was in 2K notes from the bakiAxisbank.

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Marten, gotcha, thanks! Class C ODC is disappointing (requires authorisation from the Railway Safety Commissioner), but it's probably not across all routes. The major ones should take it as Class A ODC. Do you know if the BFAT is being modified to transport the Mk-II as well? The original 61 ton ra...

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Just one note Mihir, Chacko's article doesn't account for the BFAT (or buffer height adjustment). Also, ODC is likely not required if we refer two things from the previous posts: actual image, yt video of Arjun on a BFAT with no overhang, and the diagram I posted today actually says clearance is muc...

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Negi, for your viewing pleasure: http://www.irfca.org/docs/stock-dimensions001.jpg (Basically max permissible clearance appears to be 3600mm?) More details are readily on IR sites. They have exhaustive material, and I do not think for a moment that any cargo that might damage either tracks or rail i...

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SNIP The T-90 on the contrary could easily pass over narrorw terraine in Syrian landscape and fight Mobility is the key to armoured maneuver warfare Arjun is a better tank in certain aspect compared to T-90 today and they can still use Arjun in defensive formation within Indian side but crossing ov...

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Even if an obstacle can be crossed by using BLTs etc., at the very least, a few hours may be lost doing the same and that can be the difference between victory and defeat. Sir, wouldn't it be rather convenient for the enemy to let the bridges remain standing if it understands the difference between...

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Clutching at straws now? A heavy tank with proven Armour is not good but enemy bridges will be kept standing so your 50t tank can roll over and continue the good fight where it is magically better than evading the same dense fire that a proven heavier Armour won't? Really? PS: I will control terrain...

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So Austin, who decided to give CVRDE a magical GSQR with specifications for a heavy tank?

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Just a few points: Overhang: Going by the width of the BFAT (355cm), the Arjun must hang over the sides about 6 inches on both sides. However, in the following video, it does not appear to overhang. Load: Note the capacity specified on the bogie itself is 75 Tons! Some rail bogies can be loaded up t...

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Mihir, let me not call the width a bogus issue but please look up buffer height adjustment and let us know if the issue persists. If possible, please also look up rolling stock heights for Indian railways. The turret hitting signal posts is impossible to my understanding. I shall post these links to...

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I have heard stories about lot of cash entering cooperative banks. While RBI did not accept cash from cooperative banks for a long time. These banks have been accused of helping powerful money bags. In recent past that was permitted resulting in friendly relations between Uddhav and DF. Many people...

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To effectively deploy Arjun, it would be first necessary to strengthen the road/bridge infrastructure in the district/state of deployment, the railway network, repair and maintenance workshops, etc. Are we seeing any sight of that happening? Perhaps the Army realises that such investment in infra m...

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Given all of this, and the lack of orders/supply chain for spares for the Arjun, it is best that we never field the Arjun until we have first managed to give and then deliver another order worth 500 units. Imagine flying out an Arjun or two and then lacking basic spares because well, we only want o...

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Please be direct with your assessment, Austin. What is it that you want to say? Marten, he is direct. He says we have not been in the top 5. Now, that's a fact. Excuses/misfortunes can be anything. Couldn't we have sent two teams, one of T-90s and another of Arjuns? Or, is it limited to just one te...

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Even recovering the fishtail areas and closing the spear tip at Doklam would give us enough benefit. Getting Aksai Chin would be an amazing win.

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Please be direct with your assessment, Austin. What is it that you want to say?

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Who will protect them from the jihadis who assaulted and murdered the KPs?

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The forced change in demographics by genocide of Kashmiri Pandits should definitely be taken into consideration when people talk about a constituent assembly vote. Fact is that the concept of permanent resident and thereby the legitimacy of the assembly itself should be called into question. Whether...

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It's inconceivable to attack or molest a visiting head of state. Not even the PRC would do that. Remember not even our diplomats or agents on diploma passports would get touched. Let's not derail this thread with assumptions appropriate for Wahhabis. If PRC had to make an impact on a country, u til ...

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Awaiting Karnail, Jarnail defenders of DGMF who will badmouth armchair tankers here who dare question additional orders of Rooskiya Maal. Even the Arjun would not have won. But it certainly would not have embarrassed India in this fashion. Opinion onlee, of course because after 6,000 Kms of trials, ...

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I don't think NaMo will visit PRC if hostilities have begun. They will wait until the day he's supposed to leave. And they will try to block his communication channels to make him look dumb and powerless.

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Will buy both of you a beer if you swing by Bangalore!

I have the G4 and will likely buy the Q6 instead of G6.

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Unless the number of people living in Jammy and Ladakh magically increase, there can be no change in the numbers in the state assembly. Getting control of the legislature will require buying out whichever PDP or NC MLAs they can, in addition to winning O er the rest of the populace. Moreover, if pos...

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RE: The FB page. It's Chini rubbish being recycled as insider info. Came to the conclusion that the above gent is like one of many on Youtube who regurgitate videos with their taglines pretending to be the original source. The goal is to make money from ads. His sources are WA groups and other socia...

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