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- 21 Mar 2024 15:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
- Replies: 2810
- Views: 1481403
- 21 Mar 2024 09:11
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2274
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Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
^^^ Will make an excellent demo during Vayu Shakti Tejas flys in 1. drops a LGB; 2. then fires a CCM; 3. after that lands on the small airstrip in front of the audience; 4. small mobile ground crew hot re-fuels and re-arms; 5. takes-off; 6. drops new payload on targets; 7. finally, does a victory ro...
- 21 Mar 2024 07:37
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2274
- Views: 867537
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
^^^ Good to optimize LCA Tejas for such highway ELF akin to Gripen PR. With minimal trained personnel, Re-fuel Re-arm Light field servicing (i.e. some LRU) Second tier capability from ELF, As above plus “Overnight” facilities Medium field servicing (i.e. engine change, LRUs) https://encrypted-tbn0.g...
- 21 Mar 2024 07:30
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
- Replies: 5242
- Views: 1534562
Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
The title of this thread is “India’s R&D…” and yet we are considering Adani license production as one???
- 21 Mar 2024 07:24
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Transport Aircraft for IAF
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 794190
Re: Transport Aircraft for IAF
^^^ Opportunity lost with Brazilian Embraer C-390 Millennium. India got basically stuck with Russian JV that never materialized. India still had the opportunity to join Embraer as a JV partner but did not have to foresight to do so even though the specifications matched exactly more or less. This is...
- 20 Mar 2024 14:40
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Joint Military Exercises: News & Discussion
- Replies: 604
- Views: 217186
Re: Joint Military Exercises: News & Discussion
Interesting how low the multi-rack for 4x 250kg is on the Mirage-2000.Rakesh wrote: ↑19 Mar 2024 19:21 Behold The Explosive Spectacle Of India’s Unrivaled Airpower Demonstration
https://www.twz.com/air/behold-the-expl ... onstration
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- 20 Mar 2024 14:16
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4102
- Views: 2060461
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
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Sure they have. Same is with the other side.
MIC clear winner.
Sure they have. Same is with the other side.
MIC clear winner.
- 20 Mar 2024 10:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4102
- Views: 2060461
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
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F-16s are coming. First batch will be in Ukraine in July-2024. Ukrainian AF have been training for a year now in various EU countries, including Romania.
There are plenty of F-16s in EU (over 200) and it is very likely most of them will end up in Ukraine over this decade.
F-16s are coming. First batch will be in Ukraine in July-2024. Ukrainian AF have been training for a year now in various EU countries, including Romania.
There are plenty of F-16s in EU (over 200) and it is very likely most of them will end up in Ukraine over this decade.
- 20 Mar 2024 01:14
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4102
- Views: 2060461
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
It is a given that small teams of NATO Special Forces have been active on the ground for a long time. SF are pretty much involved in every conflict. They offer deniability while projecting influence and effective outcomes.
- 17 Mar 2024 13:26
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4102
- Views: 2060461
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
sanman, you sound like MAGA believer. Same sound bites repeated over and over again.
- 17 Mar 2024 07:54
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
- Replies: 1843
- Views: 590922
Re: Project 75I - It Begins
^^^
Indian Navy Great-Great-Great grandfather generations’ vision will finally become reality in 2047
Indian Navy Great-Great-Great grandfather generations’ vision will finally become reality in 2047
- 17 Mar 2024 07:24
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4102
- Views: 2060461
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
^^^ Ukrainian AF still training and setting up infrastructure to support F-16s. The first ones will be in service around mid-2024. It will likely be later half of 2025 before Ukrainian AF can fully realize its capabilities in combat and in quantities. So far 3-squadrons worth promised. One squadron ...
- 17 Mar 2024 07:04
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 685324
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Details on how Nepali villagers are trafficked into fighting the Russian war and the realities of frontlines for them. People like them make up the human mass suicidal attacks and are dying by the thousands. Only few manage to escape by again paying bribes to those same trafficking networks. Those d...
- 16 Mar 2024 15:18
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
- Replies: 2810
- Views: 1481403
Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
^^^
Karakoram Highway
Gwadar Port
etc
Karakoram Highway
Gwadar Port
etc
- 16 Mar 2024 15:09
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4102
- Views: 2060461
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
Ukrainian MiG-29 AGM-88 HARM JDAM AASM HARM https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR-muQ-vSev1SfC6AoadYkFC9zKDFAO2uDiWP8AzyncvskAw7Wmmh9DLLo&s=10 JDAM https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSN4F64YP0kBxzzELoW6knYSdPoLMprBuS0cQ&usqp=CAU AASM https://encrypted-tbn...
- 15 Mar 2024 13:08
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4102
- Views: 2060461
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
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Let’s wait and see. No predictions from me. It’s too complex to predict the outcomes just yet.
Let’s wait and see. No predictions from me. It’s too complex to predict the outcomes just yet.
- 15 Mar 2024 03:02
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 685324
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
Nowadays multiple sources need to corroborate otherwise it is just an “opinion” of one source. They all have their angle and favoritism. Nothing truly neutral.
- 13 Mar 2024 18:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2338
- Views: 833376
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
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Don’t be surprised if the IA says it must be < 20t
Don’t be surprised if the IA says it must be < 20t
- 13 Mar 2024 15:36
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Military Flight Safety
- Replies: 3363
- Views: 892930
- 13 Mar 2024 14:22
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4102
- Views: 2060461
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
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How will NATO be disbanded? It has reawakened. They are basically fighting the war using Ukraine as a proxy.
That is why this war will be a long fought one.
How will NATO be disbanded? It has reawakened. They are basically fighting the war using Ukraine as a proxy.
That is why this war will be a long fought one.
- 13 Mar 2024 02:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4102
- Views: 2060461
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
^^^ … Ukraine’s declared objective is to evict Russia from all the territory it claims as Ukrainian, including the Crimea, while Russia has the simple objective of demilitarising Ukraine and preventing it from joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). … :roll: I don’t think Russian obje...
- 12 Mar 2024 16:16
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 685324
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
does Indian law allow citizen to fight as mercenary for external cause without foreign uniform? As I understand it, these are not Indian citizens, they are Nepalese. Plenty of Indians too. Indians killed in Ukraine were forced to fight for Russia, families say Ukraine war: India busts network traff...
- 12 Mar 2024 02:47
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
- Replies: 1843
- Views: 590922
Re: Project 75I - It Begins
IN wasting too much time like the IAF on import acquisitions. Whatever happened to the “builders navy”? Don’t understand decades old fetish for another foreign SSK. IN has P-75 Scorpene SSK that were built in India. There are opportunities to continually build and improve upon that design. Yet, it i...
- 12 Mar 2024 01:56
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 685324
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
It has become a “global” war. While there are volunteers from richer countries, a lot of human trafficking going on from poorer nations with promises of good jobs; only to be sent to the frontlines as cannon fodder. VdEcfNo3K-U Nationals from every continent involved: South Asia (India, Nepal), Cent...
- 11 Mar 2024 01:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
- Replies: 1695
- Views: 784098
Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
… - Will the Shivaliks remain without a VLS based on what happened to the Delhi class? These have 20 years of service remaining. Would it not make sense to rebuild these with Barak-8/MF-STAR? … Ideally, yes. But practicality and cost-wise may be prohibitive. Probably would require a very long refit...
- 11 Mar 2024 01:16
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft: News & Discussion - 30 August 2019
- Replies: 861
- Views: 454611
Re: Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft: News & Discussion - 30 August 2019
We can only humbly request please streamline the IDDM pathway. Those are yours only
- 10 Mar 2024 06:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1010
- Views: 4581428
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
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Don’t see a reason to delay production.
The delays are with software it seems. Software can be re-installed/upgraded.
There may be a need to have first batch as Mk1A IOC with some subsystems to be upgraded later.
Don’t see a reason to delay production.
The delays are with software it seems. Software can be re-installed/upgraded.
There may be a need to have first batch as Mk1A IOC with some subsystems to be upgraded later.
- 09 Mar 2024 14:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian Weapons & Military Technology
- Replies: 2093
- Views: 639428
Re: Russian Weapons & Military Technology
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Quantities provided were too few to make a difference
14 Challengers
30 Abrams
70 Leopard-2
0 Leclercs
West is pretty much drip feeding just enough to prolong the war.
Quantities provided were too few to make a difference
14 Challengers
30 Abrams
70 Leopard-2
0 Leclercs
West is pretty much drip feeding just enough to prolong the war.
- 07 Mar 2024 23:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
- Replies: 2716
- Views: 685324
Re: Russian-Ukranian War: Geopolitical Fallout
… 1) collective NATO production of arty ammo will reach about 2 million rounds per annum by the end of year. … Given that there is 12-24-36 months of lead times from orders being placed, EU MIC production re-start/ramp-up may be coming to fruition this year or the next year. It is going to be a lon...
- 07 Mar 2024 23:33
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Military/Defence Exports
- Replies: 300
- Views: 159898
Re: Indian Military/Defence Exports
https://x.com/MonteroMax/status/1765213 ... 31740?s=20 ---> Indian sources confirmed that HAL is working with PADC to offer the Tejas Mk.1A to the PAF as a naval strike fighter with Brahmos NG & NASM-ER missiles. PADC's CEO confirmed two weeks ago its partnership with HAL, w/c may allow local p...
- 07 Mar 2024 23:24
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
- Replies: 2937
- Views: 1046848
Re: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
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AI and Robotics at completely different levels if you are comparing tech from two decades ago.
Even small weaponized drones being manufactured by the millions with rapidly evolving elements of AI (image recognition and autonomous decision making & action) were totally non-existent back then.
AI and Robotics at completely different levels if you are comparing tech from two decades ago.
Even small weaponized drones being manufactured by the millions with rapidly evolving elements of AI (image recognition and autonomous decision making & action) were totally non-existent back then.
- 07 Mar 2024 13:20
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4102
- Views: 2060461
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
View from Russian crew desperately trying to destroy sea drones … to no avail. Small caliber guns useless.
- 07 Mar 2024 13:07
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
- Replies: 2937
- Views: 1046848
Re: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
^^^
So it begins …
Here is a clip of the Black Mirror- Metalhead episode
So it begins …
Here is a clip of the Black Mirror- Metalhead episode
- 07 Mar 2024 12:59
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2338
- Views: 833376
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
The pictures look to be decades old.
Production had stopped since 2012.
Production had stopped since 2012.
- 06 Mar 2024 02:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
- Replies: 2810
- Views: 1481403
Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
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Those who don’t have access to F-35/F-22 and have deep pockets all lining up for Rafale.
Those who don’t have access to F-35/F-22 and have deep pockets all lining up for Rafale.
- 06 Mar 2024 02:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian Weapons & Military Technology
- Replies: 2093
- Views: 639428
Re: Russian Weapons & Military Technology
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Quantity over Quality
Russians never got over tactics of cheaper mass eventually overcoming superiority
Quantity over Quality
Russians never got over tactics of cheaper mass eventually overcoming superiority
- 05 Mar 2024 15:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4102
- Views: 2060461
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
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Here are various footage from different sea drones and someone on another ship
Here are various footage from different sea drones and someone on another ship
- 04 Mar 2024 16:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
- Replies: 1182
- Views: 726459
Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
^^^ In the post you quoted, Prem is replying to two different things :wink: First part he is talking about VSHORDS and the second about MRSAM vs Akash NG. The pictures he is talking about relate to MRSAM/Akash NG. He should have not mixed the two in one post. Yes, bit confusing without the context a...
- 04 Mar 2024 16:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
- Replies: 4102
- Views: 2060461
Re: Russian-Ukrainian War: Combat Tactics & Strategy
multiple pieces in west Ukraine has downed all the Russian fighter jets in the last week and now Russia is without airforce https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/02/29/shooting-down-11-russian-jets-in-11-days-ukraine-nudges-the-russian-air-force-closer-to-an-organizational-death-spiral/ Over a...
- 04 Mar 2024 13:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
- Replies: 1182
- Views: 726459
Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
I think we are debating on a non-issue