Bharat Rakshak

Karan M

What are these steps would be my question. Hopefully not more CAATSA type rubbish.

Karan M

They are doing whats in their best interest. Why are so many folks so pro-rus? This thread should only be about india-rus strategic alignment not our anti-west views. We have no skin in this west vs rus game anyway. We absolutely have a lot of skin in the game to prevent a second collapse of Russia...

Karan M

Whats the impact of the captured Russian EW pod SAP-518SM 'Regata' ., does the IAF operate this on its Su 30s ? If Americans tailor their missiles to circumvent this jamming., considering a future scenario vs the paki F16s and their AIM C5 or D missiles, one would have to presume this would no long...

Karan M

So contractually HAl has achieved its maximum stipulated content. The pre machined forgings etc is there a program to make or source them in case of supply chain breakdown? The forgings are a tricky topic. Nobody likes talking about them. But sufficient competence exists at DMRL to take it forward,...

Karan M

Who said this 100% MKIs are made in India. Please don't make claims based on your improper data sourcing and then attribute them to the forum or MOD/HAL etc. I see/acknowledge the error. Cannot seem to be able to edit and fix. Thanks for correction Have found the reference "70%" FABRICATI...

Karan M

They have adopted the proven Nag type propulsion layout. The booster is venting from those side nozzles which are flush with the fuselage (less drag I'd presume) and the sustainer will probably kick in from the main nozzle below. This is probably what they mean by dual thrust. If the sustainer itsel...

Karan M

No news on the integration of Astra, RudraM1 and SAAW on the Tejas MK1. The integration of all of these was supposed to be ongoing, but not tests seem to have been conducted so far. Astra should have been the first one tested by now. The I-Derby (don't know if its the new 'ER' variant or not) and P...

Karan M

Excellent and long overdue move. The IAFs MRFA obsession has delayed this program by almost a decade. Better late than never. If they'd started on this a decade back, we'd have squadrons full of Indianized Sukhois. As usual their lack of belief in Indian industry and desire to conserve funds for the...

Karan M

Seems funding is allocated to do something for the Al-31. Previous posters are sharing bits that imply AL-31 indigenization was NOT covered when past claims of 100% indigineous MKIs "from raw-materials" were claimed... looks like, with MoD/HAL and MKI, statements need to go through the As...

Karan M

Pubby has a long history of producing pretty dodgy claims. I'd be very skeptical. The QRSAM issues are Radar related - "the system failed to even detect and engage hovering helicopters at low altitude and minimum range. Depends on the altitude and range. No radar can fight the curvature of the ...

Karan M

This is par for the course from Snehesh Philip, one of the usual defence reporters we have. Does little research and just repeats whatever is told to him without an iota of sense. Not his first article full of such rubbish either.

Manik is an in-house effort and is already in trials.

Karan M

Extensive and parallel flight-testing & certification needs to happen for Mk1a for both 2052 and Uttam. Double-work, but unavoidable. Given that Uttam has flown on 2 Tejas LSPs for 230 hours already, re-testing them on the Mk1a should not throw up big surprises. So, I am not sure where DDR hear...

Karan M

TEDBF width with folded wings is 7.6m. So it is an interim issue. Meantime might have to make do with Mig-29Ks. Rafale M won't fit either of the two F-18 will barely fit Vikrant in calm waters. So why not get more Mig 29Ks to tide over? PLAN has nearby threats in East Pacific and Indo-China Sea tha...

Karan M

If the AMCA is cleared, that's 21,500 Crores for desi aerospace. Its a significant amount given how much we achieve with far more frugal engineering.
Expect a ton of desi sensors and weapons for the IAF platforms apart.

Karan M

Yet, they wont increase the R&D Budget substantially. This Govt truly does baffling things at times. Their inability to understand that local technology can't prosper without funding is the most baffling of all. Behaves like a mendicant with outstretched hands whenever conflict looms with purcha...

Karan M

Once again having to defend absurdity how is pointing out that Tu-160 cannot be used for maritime strike ( as it doesn’t exist in such configuration ) or has to be modified to carry Brahmos being Russiaphobic. Chief only mentioned about need for strategic bombers (did not say Tu-160) and he even la...

Karan M

Karan M, nice :x John, please do take it easy, let us keep “one Ukrie flatulence = 100 Russians” in that other thread. A numerically superior “fleet-in-being” like the one PLAN is building, cannot be out-build even by khan with his vast resources and knowledge base, because it is idiotic. But nulli...

Karan M

You do not necessarily need a maritime strike aircraft, specially one supplied by a sanctioned, funding constrained Russian aircraft manufacturing complex and that too obtained in small numbers where maintenance will be an expensive proposition. The original push for the TU-160 in these online arti...

Karan M

Karan M, nice :x John, please do take it easy, let us keep “one Ukrie flatulence = 100 Russians” in that other thread. A numerically superior “fleet-in-being” like the one PLAN is building, cannot be out-build even by khan with his vast resources and knowledge base, because it is idiotic. But nulli...

Karan M

We have to deal with facts with what platform is capable of otherwise we quickly go down the rabbit hole of fantasy wishes. It is currently purely land attack platform that can carry Kh-55/AS-16 with currently only 18 available and only 1 new variant operational. Sure it will be great to have 18 Tu...

Karan M

I have over the last 20 years not seen any source which says that the 160 had any anti ship tasking. https://www.weaponsystems.net/system/99-Raduga+Kh-15 The Kh-15 can be fitted to three types of Soviet bomber aircraft. It is mainly used on the supersonic Tu-22M3 (Backfire-C) strategic and maritime...

Karan M

I have over the last 20 years not seen any source which says that the 160 had any anti ship tasking. . Did the MiG-29 have any anti-ship tasking with something like the Uran before it actually happened? Why are we still discussing that the 160s are even coming? Because its interesting and a former ...

Karan M

Given Russia currently has 18 Tu-160 and only 1 of which is M and struggling to build more . Chances of any large Tu-160m order is unlikely, so any deal would be mix of old Tu-160 upgraded to M standards and no more than 6 IMO. So if you procure 6 Tu-160 the chances of having even 4 operational at ...

Karan M

I dont think anyone is questioning the impact even a small fleet of cruise missile carriers would add to the IAF. The issue as always, has been about funding. At current levels, it seems very unlikely we are adding them unless the budget is raised substantially. As to how they can be used, a profess...

Karan M

Not one service has got committed for funds. Neither has DRDO etc.
Where are we getting the money for Tu-160? IMHO more of a future proposition than anything current.

Karan M

Your proposal is intriguing but mission planning will be a severe challenge. And can we even afford it given we cant even afford MRFA right now.

Add Rafales, and then BGVs/ HGVs, MIRVs to Agni - that's cheaper than 6 white elephants.

Karan M

Missing the forest for the trees... Deliberately or not I can't tell. What's currently happening in Bakhmut, Soleda, Avidivka etc ? Ukr sitting back easy because RuAF is not bombing? What world are you living in man? 20% of Ukrainian territory is gone, their military has suffered 40-50% casualties ...

Karan M

The video linked below gives some cost per hour figures for IAF fighters in USD converted at the prevailing exchange rate when the video was made ~@Rs 73 to the USD: SU-30MKI 10,000 Mirage 2000: 2700-3700 Mig 29: 6500 LCA: 4000 (presumably Mk1) Rafale: 16,000 Thanks for sourcing your numbers but TB...

Karan M

#5. YES!!! THats what's happened with Arty. Did DRDO/MoD ask OFB to make it happen ? So why would you put the Fox in charge and ask HAL to make it happen ? The SP models were meant to incubate such capabilities WITHOUT putting the Design/R&D burden on them - for that we have DRDO, R&D Teams...

Karan M

When HAL A/C Division proves that its not capable of learning and deploying screwdrivergiri at the pace the country needs(just like OFB) its time to give the private sector a chance at the Realization (Building, integration, reverse-engineering, screwdrivergiri) bit.. again independent of Design, R...

Karan M

#2. Oh wow ! Umm... bull-shit. You can use a new low-cost manufacturing technique to make the same design and plump up your own margins. A well executed development results in a functionally equivalent part... which will pass your expected end-of-line test/verification. SOP across the world and eve...

Karan M

Karan - ji, I believe a deeper read of the KF-21 new might show that its actually a counterpoint to what you are trying to prove. This 40+80 is as much a notional plan as the Mk2 numbers... and if anything the 40+80 Mk1/MK1A plan is actually MORE concrete than the KF-21 (as it should be given a gen...

Karan M

The engine for the Mk2 should have at the outset been an outsized engine capable of supporting future growth in power hungry systems, besides providing higher payload capacity and better thrust to weight resulting in faster acceleration. Instead of the GE-414 with ~60KN dry thrust and ~ 100KN with ...

Karan M

Far fetched question but I was studying the history of Taiwan and it's relationship to Japan. Unlike other Chinese diaspora, the Taiwanese have some incredible qualities of work ethic, tradition, family, cleanliness and enterprise. They are very similar to the Japanese in a certain regard. Then I r...

Karan M

But since Air HQ will not buy in, the PMO needs to step in here. Give Air HQ what they want (114 MRFA i.e. basically Rafale). But the PMO should also categorically state that this 114 MRFA is directly tied into 200 Tejas Mk2s + additional Mk1As. Good god, yes PMO should do this, right right away. B...

Karan M

If you cannot see that its not the product, its the behavior... I can guarantee that kind of behavior in the Western World will see that manufacturer prosecuted. e.g., see even the cloudier recent 737max issues. In the Eastern world (SU, China etc), the response has been much less benign. Was your ...

Karan M

^^^^ So now Ajai Shukla's commentary meet's acceptable standards of objectivity ? Or are standards/reputations a function of what point aligns with something expected ? Please see Gp Capt Nair's comments again about the overall deal. Lets just say several such deals haven't exactly done the nation ...

Karan M

Please keep an eye out for the usual suspects on social media, including some erstwhile defence forum types who are trying to push the line to cancel the Tejas Mk2 and "go directly" to AMCA. As detailed previously, a cost effective AMCA is only possible thanks to the economies of scale a T...

Karan M

Its the complete lack of production commitment and a hands off, attitude in terms of tangible orders that bothers me. KF-X - takes a dual engine design based on the proven Ge-414, avoids full stealth in first iteration, already with the following orders. That's around 6-7 squadrons. The KF-X aircraf...

Karan M

The Nitin Gokale interview with chief is interesting - the headlines read "fully committed to AtmaNirbhar" but then a less than enthusiastic commitments in the contents. Looks like someone has sent a note to the PM soon after and a counter statement is made. Also mentioned before , IAF is...

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