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by member_28714
28 Oct 2014 19:08
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
Replies: 2467
Views: 364073

Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?

So our AF is readying our birds to do well in BVR conflict. So what exactly is the value add that the F 35 brings that other planes dont have? Slow and fat? You want me explain the utility of stealth in BVR combat? Stop twisting what I said. Either you did not read it or you choose to ignore and re...
by member_28714
28 Oct 2014 18:35
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion
Replies: 1620
Views: 428360

Re: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion

With oil around $85 a barr, wonder where is Russia going to get any funds to buy anything. They need it to be around $115 to make ends meet (balance their famous budget). India should not make the same mistake again. make ends meet? really? parroting cnn propaganda? Russians average deficit for the...
by member_28714
28 Oct 2014 18:33
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
Replies: 2467
Views: 364073

Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?

Ok, but once again for the benefit of others here, could you kindly rationalize the wise suggestion of derating the PWF 135 for the (twin engine)AMCA. The F135 is a derivative of the F119. A solution around the same family, incorporating 6th gen tech from the AETD & ADVENT programs can be obtai...
by member_28714
28 Oct 2014 18:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
Replies: 2467
Views: 364073

Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?

NRao wrote:
George wrote: I would rather give it a miss and stay ignorant.
Nothing new, par for this thread.

Ok, but once again for the benefit of others here, could you kindly rationalize the wise suggestion of derating the PWF 135 for the (twin engine)AMCA.
by member_28714
28 Oct 2014 18:09
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
Replies: 2467
Views: 364073

Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?

So you fail to answer the questions I posed and instead respond by saying I have to read more. OK. Why do you think we're upgrading the MiG-29 and Mirage 2000's radar? Why do you think the Tejas and Su-30MKI are being equipped with AESAs? Why did buy the R-27 and R-77, and why are we developing the...
by member_28714
28 Oct 2014 17:48
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
Replies: 2467
Views: 364073

Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?

So you fail to answer the questions I posed and instead respond by saying I have to read more. OK. This thread was started because people did not read what is there on the internet (and of course to poke fun at entities they do not care for). IF the author of the Vanity Fair article had conducted a...
by member_28714
28 Oct 2014 17:35
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Transport Aircraft for IAF
Replies: 4067
Views: 762451

Re: Transport Aircraft for IAF

Will wrote:



If the Amrikis are willing to sell may Tata or someone should buy the whole C-17 production line and ship it to India :P
Actually a Boeing prod line is more like an assembly line. More than 60% of the components are manufactured by smaller private firms. So...
by member_28714
28 Oct 2014 16:59
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
Replies: 2467
Views: 364073

Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?

@brar

you are right.
by member_28714
28 Oct 2014 16:57
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
Replies: 2467
Views: 364073

Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?

What exactly is the F 35 going to do. The answer to this and such questions have been posted on BR and there are plenty of open source articles addressing them. Because you are likely to be within visual range even before your BVR has locked on when you have your land boundaries lined up with Air B...
by member_28714
27 Oct 2014 19:46
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013
Replies: 3978
Views: 431911

Re: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013

The rupee going upto 40 may not necessarily be beneficial for India. It will depend on whether Indian industry is globally competitive at that level. There are no short-cuts to becoming rich. Without creating infrastructure and opportunities it will not mean much. My educated guess is that they wil...
by member_28714
27 Oct 2014 18:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-Russia: News & Analysis
Replies: 6071
Views: 1225730

Re: India-Russia: News & Analysis

India to take Moscow route to channel oil payments to Tehran India oil refiners’ payments to Iran, which continue to be stymied by sanctions on Tehran despite interim leniency shown by the US and five other world powers to the Persian Gulf country, may finally get easier with Moscow agreeing to pla...
by member_28714
27 Oct 2014 18:47
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013
Replies: 3978
Views: 431911

Re: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013

To be honest, I am bearish about 40 as well. If we move from a 30% trade deficit to a even a 5% trade surplus nation, then rupee could even be at sub 30 levels by 2020. Manufacturing competitiveness of other countries vis a vis India will fall sharply if rupee does not appreciate with increasing In...
by member_28714
27 Oct 2014 18:19
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013
Replies: 3978
Views: 431911

Re: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013

Reuters India ‏@ReutersIndia 4h4 hours ago India considers raising import taxes on crude, refined vegetable oils - government sources Hopefully the extra monies collected will be routed to low interest loans to Renewables manufacturers in India. The only way to fully enjoy the 20 dollar a barrel sa...
by member_28714
27 Oct 2014 18:17
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013
Replies: 3978
Views: 431911

Re: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013

Well just 24 months back it was 50 rupees to a dollar and in Dec 2007 it was 40 rupees to a dollar. 2020 is about 7 years from now, rupee should comfortably be at 40 levels if there are no outside shocks and namo does whats required. The long term trend going for the Rupees was down since independe...
by member_28714
27 Oct 2014 15:56
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013
Replies: 3978
Views: 431911

Re: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013

These numbers are assuming a 60 rupee to the dollar exchange rate. It will more likely be 40 to a dollar by then. Expect India nominal GDP to be much closer to PPP than it is today. Hence more likely to be 7 billion nominal GDP by 2020. That's quite an appreciation...its now trading around 61.3 to ...
by member_28714
27 Oct 2014 15:44
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
Replies: 3962
Views: 546164

Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14

nikhil_p wrote:Why you only thinking SAM he he...
why you only speaketh in riddles?
by member_28714
26 Oct 2014 17:36
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013
Replies: 3978
Views: 431911

Re: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013

$19 trillion is in PPP terms for China, not real GDP. Our PPP GDP will be probably 7-9 trillion by then. If you compare Nominal GDP then as per IMF Projection by 2019 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IMF_ranked_countries_by_past_and_projected_GDP_%28nominal%29#Graphical_projection_of_economies_...
by member_28714
22 Oct 2014 19:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
Replies: 2467
Views: 364073

Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?

You talk like the F 35 is a war proven machine. Get real. The F 35 was built to be deployed on AC's and meant to fight wars far away from US shores. Most of the anti F 35 tones are from members who understand that the F 35 will not work for a country that has hostile land borders. Your BVR magic wo...
by member_28714
22 Oct 2014 19:05
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
Replies: 2467
Views: 364073

Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?

You think the Japs are mad to spend 100 billion on developing their own 5th Gen? Or maybe the Koreans are crazy to be doing the same? So by that Logic, the PAKFA will clearly not work for the IAF since it intends on spending billions on a 5th generation project of its own. precisely, the IAF does n...
by member_28714
22 Oct 2014 16:40
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013
Replies: 3962
Views: 599147

Re: Indo-UK News and Discussion - April 2013

A quebeqois Jihadi ran down and killed two canadian soldiers yesterday before being shot by the police. three or four somali origin girls from denver or detroit were intercepted enroute to turkey to join the sex slave manager Al khanasa brigade and sent back to parents. http://www.theguardian.com/p...
by member_28714
22 Oct 2014 14:41
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
Replies: 2467
Views: 364073

Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?

They just don't get it. their ideology won't let them get it. Out of idle curiosity I went over to the Packistani Defense forum to see if they have a F-35 thread. Well thy darn sure do. And almost the same type ideology comments that you see here. It's amazing. They've got a couple of guys who are ...
by member_28714
21 Oct 2014 17:10
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?
Replies: 2467
Views: 364073

Re: JSF,"turkey or talisman"?

Yup, the engine that will be in AB mode most of the time " just because" has also had a fix designed for it (excessive rubbing) and ordered by the JPO as was reported by them last night, paid for by P&W/UT. hahaha ... this had me in splits. Are you acknowledging that the engine had is...
by member_28714
21 Oct 2014 15:16
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion
Replies: 1620
Views: 428360

Re: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion

I feel US, Saudi and et al should keep the prices at USD 75 till July 2019, giving India time to build an economy and alternatives. They wont survive even 6 months at under 80 dollar levels. Their reserves will be wiped out in 18 months at below 80. The Saudis are not doing this for any other reaso...
by member_28714
20 Oct 2014 15:02
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14
Replies: 3962
Views: 546164

Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion - June'14

shiv wrote:
Any particular reason for posting this article, dated as follows here:
Rajat Pandit, TNN | Jan 21, 2009, 12.00AM IST

He was trying to give an indication of bramhos costs.
by member_28714
17 Oct 2014 15:40
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Intelligence and National Security Discussion
Replies: 979
Views: 226643

Re: Intelligence and National Security Discussion

Yes NSG Team is present in WB in connection with Burdhaman Case. It has defused 25 Gde found in one of the absconding accused. NSG is a security force while NIA is an investigating agency. The NSG accompanied the team to provide security cover considering it seems to be terrorist infested. Part of ...
by member_28714
16 Oct 2014 11:20
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Neutering & Defanging Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)
Replies: 10352
Views: 2197474

Re: Managing Chinese Threat (09-08-2014)

I have the opposite conclusion. I think that India is being setup for a beating in the near future by a combination of acts of omission and commission orchestrated by PRC, USA, OIC with Pakistan, ISIS, Terror etc being the visible part of the game of poker. Fundamentally India civilization is the o...
by member_28714
15 Oct 2014 18:39
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: AMCA News and Discussions
Replies: 3310
Views: 844776

Re: AMCA News and Discussions

brar_w wrote:
George wrote:
Its not underpowered, its just gonna be on afterburners most of the time. Lots of people will disagree but it will show up in service history in a few years when engines start failing with under 1000 hours.
Absurd!
Sure!
by member_28714
15 Oct 2014 14:56
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: AMCA News and Discussions
Replies: 3310
Views: 844776

Re: AMCA News and Discussions

I don't know why it will be a brute. The F-35 is under-powered for an A2A platform. It should not be a benchmark. Eurofighter is currently powered with 2 X EJ-200s. And it was supposed to be upgraded with the upgraded EJ-200s (if funds permit). AMCA cannot be as sleek through the air as the Eurofig...
by member_28714
15 Oct 2014 14:07
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Replies: 4479
Views: 1191341

Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations

^^^ This will be one of the most beautiful drives in India when complete.
by member_28714
14 Oct 2014 18:29
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: J&K News and Discussion-2011
Replies: 3989
Views: 550845

Re: J&K News and Discussion-2011

Mani Shankar Liar has spoketh. Let us all bow our heads for a minute of silence to show respects to the Pigs slaughtered by IA.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/opinion/man ... topstories
by member_28714
14 Oct 2014 15:36
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion
Replies: 1620
Views: 428360

Re: Oil & Natural Gas: News & Discussion

^^^ Brezinski's last throw of the dice. Putin is 62, he will outlive him and will outlast his tactics. Saudi cannot sustain these prices for more than 12-18 months max. And Russia can outlast that easily. And during that time if Putin secures long term deals with the two largest future consumers, In...
by member_28714
11 Oct 2014 09:27
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
Replies: 3957
Views: 509891

Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014

@vivS, I've clarified across three posts that I did not say visual inspection. My statement was - Look at the plane from a design and engineering perspective. If you think that means visual, you have a comprehension disability. This despite me clarifying. Regarding you 5th gen engine statement and d...
by member_28714
10 Oct 2014 20:49
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
Replies: 3957
Views: 509891

Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014

Where most planes dont need afterburners, the F 35 does. Whether they are supersonic always or not is not of any material consequence. Most planes need afterburners only in close combat other than to accelerate beyond supersonic and then cruise. The fact is that the F 35 needs every last gasp of en...
by member_28714
10 Oct 2014 20:40
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
Replies: 3957
Views: 509891

Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014

IF (HUGE if) the *future* is FGFA and AMCA, then Rafale has no place out there in 2014+. Simple as that. And France will not even be a player in a few years. They will command some respect on the technology front and that they should - but that is not the issue. The issue is about India/Indians mak...
by member_28714
10 Oct 2014 20:37
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
Replies: 3957
Views: 509891

Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014

George, Do not be surprised if the Indians ask for the very engine for their AMCA. A cursory search shows there is no engine to compete with it - none. Or to say it another way: the risks are equal when all engines are considered. India can get a dynamite engine, with low technical and financial ri...
by member_28714
10 Oct 2014 20:33
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
Replies: 3957
Views: 509891

Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014

@GeorgeWelch Where most planes dont need afterburners, the F 35 does. Whether they are supersonic always or not is not of any material consequence. Most planes need afterburners only in close combat other than to accelerate beyond supersonic and then cruise. The fact is that the F 35 needs every las...
by member_28714
10 Oct 2014 18:46
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014
Replies: 3957
Views: 509891

Re: Rafale & MMRCA News and Discussions-9 August, 2014

It is crazy and stupid to expect a 200kn turbofan that has to be on afterburners most of the time to be a low maintenance machine. A couple points: - It will NOT run at afterburner most of the time. The variant that will see the most use is the C-variant for cat-launches. Beyond that, it will pract...
by member_28714
10 Oct 2014 18:39
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Replies: 4479
Views: 1191341

Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations

What? really? Thats nearly two regiments. Thats 1/3rd of our operational missiles including whats on the China front. I think this is BS news. We have always had two Brahmos regiments pointed towards Pak and AFAIK Brahmos ever ready to hit out at Pak, launchers are ready to fire and deployed carefu...
by member_28714
10 Oct 2014 17:52
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 10 Oct 2014
Replies: 2857
Views: 317266

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 10 Oct

The interior of the mosque is absolutely magnificent with breathtaking interiors, representing the fusion of traditional Islamic architecture with the Pakistan’s culture.The carpet has been custom-made from Turkey and there are over 50 luminous chandeliers that have been imported from Iran, creatin...