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by rajsunder
12 Jan 2022 04:57
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
Replies: 4661
Views: 1548108

Re: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016

Corruption claims threaten Emmanuel Macron’s fighter jet deal https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/01/09/corruption-claims-threaten-emmanuel-macrons-fighter-jet-deal/ from the above article But talks are at a very delicate stage, because India could buy the F35 fighter jets from the US instead...
by rajsunder
12 Jan 2022 03:17
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: INS Vikrant: News and Discussion
Replies: 3269
Views: 832707

Re: INS Vikrant News and Discussion

Maybe the Vikrant can tow a noise maker to add to the signals? But DSP based FFT analyzers can tell what sound aligns to which component. There was French Netflix movie that showed some version of ship identifying process. also why not change the shape of the propeller by adding some extra weights ...
by rajsunder
09 Jan 2022 01:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous - Aug 2016
Replies: 227
Views: 147720

Re: Newbie Corner & Military Miscellaneous - Aug 2016

How is it that Boeing 737 AEW&CE-7 Wedgetail a 360 degree capable craft and our NETRA is not?
by rajsunder
27 Dec 2021 21:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025755

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

KL Dubey wrote:
rajsunder wrote:yati narsinghanand is a Samajwadi party follower.
Provide source.
check his interview with do politics after the incident in his ashram.
by rajsunder
26 Dec 2021 14:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025755

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Dubeji , while BJP has a long way to go in learning every trick in the book of Indian politics they aren't exactly new to this game either. BJP has not practiced nor campaigned on overt hindutva agenda in close to 30 yrs but believe in doing it covertly when possible. BJP knows that to bring any ch...
by rajsunder
26 Dec 2021 13:34
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
Replies: 1533
Views: 699468

Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021

At the end of the day, IAF has to wake up and smell its coffee and make the decision to order 4 additional squadrons of Tejas Mk1/A & commit to a minimum of 10 squadrons of Tejas Mk2. We need a minimum of 20 squadrons of Tejas Single Engine jets. With the maturity DRDO is exhibiting in the area...
by rajsunder
23 Dec 2021 03:11
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: INS Vikrant: News and Discussion
Replies: 3269
Views: 832707

Re: INS Vikrant News and Discussion

It appears there may be no EMALS on IAC-II. If it is a steam launched system, it could be a locally developed one. Three aircraft carriers an ‘unavoidable requirement’, says House panel https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/three-aircraft-carriers-an-unavoidable-requirement-says-house-panel/articl...
by rajsunder
26 Nov 2021 00:38
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
Replies: 1533
Views: 699468

Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021

Hamara Tejas | Episode-07 | Promo Build quality and smoothness of Tejas is better than Hema malani‘s gaals. I remember people crying that all TD and lsp are hand build and fault tolerance is huge... what a Great change!!! even the white paint did not help the cause. LCA Tejas in that Dark grey colo...
by rajsunder
25 Nov 2021 03:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Replies: 2731
Views: 1116501

Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019

This is far more open thing than what IA did to Arjun. Chief is openly ignoring LCA Mk2 by without even mentioning it. IA at least used to give some reasons for not buying Arjun and done years of useless trials. That being said, the end result will be the same in both the cases. Assembling AMCA is ...
by rajsunder
17 Nov 2021 03:46
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
Replies: 1533
Views: 699468

Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021

VinodTK wrote:Hamara Tejas | Episode-06 Teaser | At HAL's ARDC
The LCA Tejas Ironbird which is a complete working model of LCA
by rajsunder
13 Nov 2021 19:04
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025755

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

one sometimes despairs at the disastrous standards of education and its deleterious effects https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEDT8iJVcAEee9j?format=jpg&name=large may be its just the result of idiotic arts education we have in India. If the judges are so eager to fix the air issue in Delhi, they can...
by rajsunder
13 Nov 2021 10:21
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Replies: 2731
Views: 1116501

Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019

ShivS wrote:If this project sees production. That is under debate right now.
as long as there is no change in the ruling party, i do not see any possibility of Mk2 project being put on hold.
by rajsunder
11 Nov 2021 11:12
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
Replies: 1533
Views: 699468

Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021

Ankit Desai wrote: https://twitter.com/HALHQBLR/status/1458351055415111686

"Three FOC LCA Tejas from 18 Sqn AF landed at Dubai to take part in Dubai Air Show-2021."[/img]

-Ankit
Is the refueling probe removable or retractable? because i do not see one on the middle LCA.
by rajsunder
05 Nov 2021 17:19
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
Replies: 2853
Views: 821749

Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021

Pakis are of Turkish descent now :rotfl: Look at the other Pakis supporting the claim This seems to be a recursive problem :mrgreen: as ironically, most Turks are themselves not Turkic in ancestry but Greek https://pjmedia.com/culture/robert-spencer/2021/06/10/turks-enraged-as-ancestry-com-reveals-...
by rajsunder
05 Nov 2021 10:01
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
Replies: 2853
Views: 821749

Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021

Major Arya on banning Srinagar-Sharjah flights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voZrz9qNuxg&ab_channel=RepublicWorld Pakistan: Tactical Gain, Strategic Loss | Checkmate Ep - 12 With Major Gaurav Arya (Retd.), Nov 4, 2021 Major Saab thinks that there should be counter measures from the Indian si...
by rajsunder
04 Nov 2021 23:08
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
Replies: 2810
Views: 1465630

Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018

Swiss Airforce live firing demo

by rajsunder
31 Oct 2021 00:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025755

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Some interesting points raised here gE19tiZLAk8 salient points: 1) why did our first governor general, Rajgopala Chari and PM nehru take oath in the name of english king? Also govt does not answer the RTI on very basic questions on our independence which we are told that we achieved on Aug-15-1947 2...
by rajsunder
28 Oct 2021 20:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019
Replies: 2731
Views: 1116501

Re: Tejas Mk2 Medium Weight Fighter: News & Discussion - 23 February 2019

Which IAF officer has talked about IAF needing/wanting ORCA on record? I am unaware of it. The IAF chief has talked about IAF procuring the Mk2 on the other hand. ORCA like I said, is just a vague idea right now. Since ADA is going to be working on TEDBF they obviously suggested that an air-force v...
by rajsunder
20 Oct 2021 22:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2248822

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

From IANS Rich Pakistanis rush to hoard dollars anticipating financial meltdown Economic and political uncertainties along with devaluation of the Pakistani Rupee have led to a rise in hoarding of dollars by private citizens in the country. Not just that. Sources said that a large chunk of dollars ...
by rajsunder
05 Oct 2021 07:20
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
Replies: 1533
Views: 699468

Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021

Indranil, that Mk1B seems like a Mk2 without the canards. Why not just export the Mk2 instead, with downgraded avionics perhaps? I doubt ADA has the bandwidth for an export-only project, nor HAL for manufacturing it. The numbers being quoted for the number of MK2 we need necessitates at least one o...
by rajsunder
03 Oct 2021 21:23
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025755

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Rsatchi wrote:
Thakur_B wrote:Rumours indicate Subramanian Swamy may jump ship and go full anti modi.
??who with
Captain and the 23?? :shock:
momta begum it seems has already said no to give him a RS seat.
by rajsunder
02 Oct 2021 10:12
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025755

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

While Sidhu may end up in AAP or spectacularly crash his own political innings the way he used to throw away his wicket while batting, he certainly was nobody;s trojan horse. He is mercurial, unstable, incredibly egoistic (remember him taking a flight back home in the middle of a tour !) and a sill...
by rajsunder
29 Sep 2021 08:11
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2248822

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmTCME0b0M8 JmTCME0b0M8 'What about us?': Imran Khan cries foul at UNGA as US slams Pakistan for backing Taliban https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r3nOVPgLgY Pakistan PM Imran Khan asks world leaders to give legitimacy to Taliban at 76th UNGA summit 8r3nOVPgLgY taliab...
by rajsunder
28 Sep 2021 02:43
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025755

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

astrological predictions for the coming future 2021- 2036
by rajsunder
18 Sep 2021 01:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
Replies: 1843
Views: 589261

Re: Project 75I - It Begins

Not at the reported $90 billion AUD for 12 diesel subs without AIP/VLS/larger dia torp tubes and 50% ToT reportedly. That's 5.5 billion USD each. At those prices and for those deals, India is better off not touching the French deal with a proverbial 20 foot pole. I think it should have been $7.5 Bi...
by rajsunder
18 Sep 2021 00:22
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
Replies: 2342
Views: 1022616

Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread

RishiChatterjee wrote: AFAIK Junkfighter also uses Martin-Baker seats...
China has its own version of the ejction seat. They will use those for building Argentine thaandars
by rajsunder
11 Sep 2021 23:54
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
Replies: 1533
Views: 699468

Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021

Indonesia and India relations are better compared with Malaysia. Why India is promoting military sale to countries which have potential of future conflict? Is it part of strategy to make them dependent on us and thereby hedging the risk? Do we have dedicated military department which would monitor ...
by rajsunder
10 Sep 2021 03:33
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025755

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

I would gladly pay a one-time-per-year cost of $30-$50 for tax prep software that works - which I have been doing for decades now. maybe in India - INR500 might not be too bad if the software works. IMO of course. That said - there is no one stopping a private company in India from doing this I gue...
by rajsunder
07 Sep 2021 09:48
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021
Replies: 1533
Views: 699468

Re: Tejas Mk.1 & Mk.1A: News & Discussions: 04 January 2021

As per Janes, they are looking for a 8-10 split in terms of fighter lead in trainers, and light attack aircraft. This in the first iteration (a follow on order of 18 is expected, possibly with the same split). Depending on what they have in terms of requirements, KAI may offer a mix of the T-50 and...
by rajsunder
06 Sep 2021 22:52
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
Replies: 2853
Views: 821749

Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021

rsingh wrote:Keeping Bakistan as a proxy against India is more important for china
what if china finally decides that backing bakistan is a loosing game?
by rajsunder
06 Sep 2021 00:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1
Replies: 14901
Views: 3025755

Re: 2021 Strategic and Political Analysis-1

Hindu hater Priyamvada Gopal is a great grand daughter of Dr S. Radhakrishnan, a former president of India. Her grandfather Dr S. Gopal wrote biography of Jawaharlal Nehru She is no relation to S Radhakrishnan (clarified recently by his close relatives). It was just a rumor spread by the Maoist por...
by rajsunder
06 Sep 2021 00:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terroristan - April 15, 2021
Replies: 2853
Views: 821749

Re: Terroristan - April 15, 2021

what will pakjabis do if china starts stealthily funding Baloch resistance? They want access to gwadar, that they can get the same through Afghanistan and free Baluchistan.
by rajsunder
05 Sep 2021 08:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch
Replies: 7956
Views: 2248822

Re: Pakistani Economic Stress Watch

Some wise BRF-guru had aptly described the relationship between King khan and Jihadistan as that of a crack-whore and her crack-dealing pimp. They both can't do without each other (for their own needs). This should be included in Bold in the first page of every Porkistani thread. I do not think the...
by rajsunder
02 Sep 2021 09:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: INS Vikrant: News and Discussion
Replies: 3269
Views: 832707

Re: INS Vikrant News and Discussion

When L & T was bidding to build ships for IN at 1.7 times the cost of steel, why and how did this IAC-1 cost rs 23,000 crores? Looked at the steel price in India today, it is about RS 45,000/ Ton. Say the specialized steel is even double that price or round it off to 1 lakh rupees/ton. Then a 4...
by rajsunder
02 Sep 2021 08:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: INS Vikrant: News and Discussion
Replies: 3269
Views: 832707

Re: INS Vikrant News and Discussion

When L & T was bidding to build ships for IN at 1.7 times the cost of steel, why and how did this IAC-1 cost rs 23,000 crores? Looked at the steel price in India today, it is about RS 45,000/ Ton. Say the specialized steel is even double that price or round it off to 1 lakh rupees/ton. Then a 4...
by rajsunder
02 Sep 2021 02:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: INS Vikrant: News and Discussion
Replies: 3269
Views: 832707

Re: INS Vikrant News and Discussion

When L & T was bidding to build ships for IN at 1.7 times the cost of steel, why and how did this IAC-1 cost rs 23,000 crores? Looked at the steel price in India today, it is about RS 45,000/ Ton. Say the specialized steel is even double that price or round it off to 1 lakh rupees/ton. Then a 45...
by rajsunder
27 Aug 2021 19:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016
Replies: 4661
Views: 1548108

Re: VayuSena Rafale: News and Discussions - 17 Oct 2016

Pakistan - since independence - has always "whored" itself to the highest bidder. Kya likhta hain Rakesh...you make me laugh so much. :D :D :lol: By the same logic them, giving them a fair chance in fight...we must probably pit the Hawk trainer against the JF-17. Enemy does however, deser...