Bharat Rakshak

Shrinivasan

Can we use tube artillery in Siachen? if yes does IA use any? If not 155mm we should atlease have 105mm field guns and heavy mortars. Also couple of cruise missiles would be of excellent PR value.

Shrinivasan

Shiv Aroor has posted pictures of Arudra Medium Powered Radar in Livefist!!!!
ACM P V Naik, Inaugurated this MPR in Naliya AFB, Gujarat. Audra is an indigenous MPR with a 300KM range developed by LRDE.
http://livefist.blogspot.com/2011/06/ph ... udhra.html

Shrinivasan

^^^Dr. Saraswat should get a written document and signed by IA chiefs and MoD, on their commitments to these new projects. Forget document, DRDO should make IA contribute its artillery budget for the project along with a Lt Gen grade officer for close co-ordination. complete GSQR etc on time and mo...

Shrinivasan

AK sir must be privy to strategic news and plans we do not know about, hence this unusual and frank order. What DRDO was looking for was clear direction from the political class for Agni V, they got more than they bargained for, A clear order to do it this year, which is less than 6 month. this sho...

Shrinivasan

First Pinaka Regiment in 2000? Where did you get that from? IIRC, IA was to induct 2 regiments (which it has) worth in 2007-2012 Defense Plan and further couple of regiments worth (the number slips me) in next 5-year defence plan. Rohit, every mention of Pinaka on the web talks about first regiment...

Shrinivasan

I noticed something interesting. In the official map of UNMOGIP - United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan, it shows the whole state of Jammu Kashmir as one entity, it uses the Indian designation for the state. no norther areas, Baltistan, Azad Kashmir bullshit. Doesn't also say ...

Shrinivasan

the Pukes don't control anything in the Glacier, their positions are in the lower reaches. What they control is the access route to K2, we should encourage a mountaineering expedition to K2 and establish a route through Siachen to K2. This will Rub their nose to the ground really hard. K2 is sort of...

Shrinivasan

Austin wrote:Warship Technology has good write up on P-17 Frigate and P-28 Corvette Program read it before it vanishes.

P-17 Stealth Frigate Herald step change for Indian Navy

Guys, I have uploaded this article as a PDF on Scribd. Enjoy.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/56991175

Shrinivasan

An interesting thing i noticed. If you see the current round of Siachen talks, there is Baileys and Nuts and Samosas... the previous round in Delhi (Foreign Sec level talks) has Perrier, Crystal Goblets, fresh fruits platter, ityaadi. the works... speaks volume about the importance attached to this ...

Shrinivasan

I just found this topic on BR Archives, "Celebrating 20 years of victory on the Saltoro Ridge", there are plenty of information for us to learn and brush up our knowledge on Siachen. http://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewto ... f=14&t=118

Shrinivasan

I think 3K crore would have been in Initial days where we were coming upto speed, current estimates should be a lot less. According to CNN-IBN as quoted from "www.siachenglacier.com" it was 5 Crores per day in 2007 and this includes everything from HAWS, Siachen Mountaineering schools, bas...

Shrinivasan

Makes sense, but this begs a question, aren't these pretty obvious? why didn't ISRO do this in the first place? should we lose two missions and multiple sats to do this?

Shrinivasan

In LR-SAM (based on DRDO's slide reported by Shiv) if Israeli contribution is only the Seeker (India had already bought the MF-STAR) radar to be fitted on its frontline ships like P15A destroyers etc, why are calling it a JV and not just as a tech purchase/TOT from Yehudis. There could be 2 things.....

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The sources said that so far only 15 dead bodies of the militants have been recovered while the militants took the rest of the bodies with them . This leads me to think that the "Afghan Militants" are non other than the US trained militia, since when did militants care for their fallen co...

Shrinivasan

During the talks we get to know what they are thinking. More importantly, if they agree to our position, or the talks fail, both results are a victory for us. :) during the talks if they agree with our position and even mark it in a map, and we then agree to make it a paradise of peace to Bury Arun...

Shrinivasan

Does IA have to spend 300 Crores a year or 3000 Crores a year? 3K Crores looks way too high but I saw both these numbers being bandied around by DDM.

Shrinivasan

methinks we need a "anchor" airbase for the mizoram-nagaland-barak valley region with a tacit agreement from Dhaka they will allow IAF to overfly from West bengal in times of emergency. kind of like Tezpur or Chandigarh or Pune role. Kamalapur in Tripura had been identified as a possible ...

Shrinivasan

IMO, this is an excellent move. The eastern sector is slowly but surely evolving as a fortress. But the question is - what aircraft is being moved into the detachment? CJ, any idea? Thanx. Indeed an excellent move, Even in Chabua, IAF initially did not send a squadron, slowly increased it form a co...

Shrinivasan

Wonder if anyone studied the economic impact of Op Parakram on both sides ? Should have done a good deal of damage to puki economy without firing a single bullet. I don't think Op Parakram was benign, Pakis reported a good number of casualties during that period in that sector in their martyrs page...

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NRao wrote:The above posted article is actually from ToI:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indi ... 687384.cms

Funny thing, TOIlet say Israeli and Economic times Say Indigenous. all maya onlee...

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and i forgot... congress too has woken up... maybe faster than state Dept... I saw them grilling 2 joint/under secretaries from SD and DOD for some appropriation for GWOT on CSPAN, man those two were really squirming...

Shrinivasan

The CIA, which is very much on the frontline in ALL respects, has been the first to realise and act upon it... And Foggy Bottom, true to name, will probably be the last to get it. CIA caught it first, Whitehouse picked on it (increase in Dronacharya target practice and Raymond Davis types), Hillary...

Shrinivasan

Pakistan: 58 die in militant-security border clash Something seems BS here... Cant believe 35 Afghan miscreants can be hallaled for just 20 odd FC men, knowing the skills of the FC folk ( it was not even "well trained" TSPA which was attacked)...Not possible unless massive artillery/air s...

Shrinivasan

This is great news!! India is also moving towards procuring nine more Aerostat radars to add to the two EL/M-2083 Israeli Aerostats inducted earlier as well as two additional AWACS (airborne warning and control systems) to supplement the first three Israeli Phalcon AWACS bought under a $1.1-billion ...

Shrinivasan

After the latest Samosa-Chai session MMS would have called Obama and told him, I did the needful now you do the needful

In April, MMS did a Chai-Biskoth for Gilani and OBL double tap happened shortly...
now who get lucky - wait and watch?!

Shrinivasan

Any news on the Swordfish Radar? also we were supposed to have bought 2 GreenPines, I can only see TWO?
Does anybody know if we have deployed all Aerostats ordered?
What about AkashDeep, I think we have one in Yelahanka AFS, Is it ready for prim time? Deployed anywhere else?

Shrinivasan

Rahul M wrote:WSI is included in the 159 order. it is in addition to the numbers already developed, which is 76.

has HAL already made 76 Druv WSI or plain Druvs (MKI+II+III)?

Rahul M wrote:nope, only overhauling and possibly re-engining. it is done at barrackpore, near kolkata.

I meant HAL as whole, not just HAL Bangalore.

Shrinivasan

i smell a rat with this cable from Dawn... Chindu has not reported such a cable. i don't remember seeing anything of this much detail. Also quoting MMS like a bosom buddy appears fishy, if true shows MMS in very very poor light.

Timing of Dawn also makes me suspicious

Shrinivasan

chackojoseph wrote:DRDO AWARDS 2010 for outstanding contribution announced

Kudos to DRDO, They are picking up momentum, what they need is a little more encouragement from the users. St. Antony and his King should now focus on OFBs.

Shrinivasan

HAL currently makes around 30 Druv Helos per year. Gurus please correct me if I am wrong. They are also making Chetak, Cheetahs etc still. I think the helo division has its hands full in manufacturing. On the design side, LUH, LCH and improvements to ALH DRUV (they have quickly come to MarkIII) is k...

Shrinivasan

LRDE site talks about "Low level Light Weight 3D Radar - ASLESHA", BEL also talk about this, which means they manufacture it. This seems to have multiple uses like base protection, high value target protection, offsite monitoring etc. Effectively increases surveillance capability without h...

Shrinivasan

DRDO AWARDS 2010 for outstanding contribution announced The report says "Development of PINAKA – Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System was achieved with the successful transfer of technology to production agencies, two regiments of PINAKA (worth Rs 1300 crores) have been raised by Army which is ...

Shrinivasan

Russian press criticizing like this is indeed a new development, hope our political leader take it up at appropriate levels. It looks like ruskies want to throw a tantrum and get something else from us, all along didn't they know that India was going to go for a western plane?!? this is juvenile beh...

Shrinivasan

I went through the whole text, also ready about what couple of people who were there wrote about it. Soviets wanted some agreement done, also the ceasefire was not holding, Ayub was under loads of pressure from Bhutto and others. All this resulted in a compromise. I think Shastri was also under trem...

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sankum wrote:http://mod.nic.in/reports/AR-eng-2011.pdf
MOD report 2010-2011 online.
Downloaded it but could not open as the file is damaged.

there is a virus in the file... hence it says corrupted. I am scanning the file as it downloads and it is taking for ever... let us see what happens

Shrinivasan

same here, need to check in SCRIBD etc. looks like it is deliberately done

Shrinivasan

As someone on twitter said, Pakistan is both the arsonist and the fireman. Tsk tsk. You should be more sympathetic. Pakistan is a victim of terrorism just as much as a suicide bomber is a victim of an explosive suicide vest. Actually a Suicide Bomber is a victim, he is brainwashed into doing this b...

Shrinivasan

some corrections to wording LCA program also uses the airborne separation video system (ASVS) to test the stores separation activities. Stores separation activity is critical for flight safety and involves jettisoning external drop tanks, ... It is funny that Raman has added a "the" in th...

Shrinivasan

In 1965, Haji Pir was "traded" for territory in other sectors, primarily in Chamb-Jaurian where we lost ground to the Pakis - the latter was considered strategically more important... Makes sense... what about the territories which India captured in the Punjab sector, what was it bargaine...

Shrinivasan

In 1965, Haji Pir was "traded" for territory in other sectors, primarily in Chamb-Jaurian where we lost ground to the Pakis - the latter was considered strategically more important... Makes sense... what about the territories which India captured in the Punjab sector, what was it bargaine...

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