Oh dear... Time to revise the GSQR?Rakesh wrote: ↑04 Mar 2024 21:29 Russia abandons Armata tank due to its high cost
https://defence-blog.com/russia-abandon ... high-cost/
04 March 2024
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- 04 Mar 2024 23:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Russian Weapons & Military Technology
- Replies: 2093
- Views: 638818
Re: Russian Weapons & Military Technology
- 29 Feb 2024 17:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Naval News & Discussion
- Replies: 3873
- Views: 1087997
- 29 Feb 2024 13:54
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Naval News & Discussion
- Replies: 3873
- Views: 1087997
Re: International Naval News & Discussion
The German navy doesn't want the Brits to have all the glory... German navy almost shot down US drone over Red Sea A German naval frigate sent to protect commercial ships in the Red Sea nearly shot down a US drone by accident, German media reported on Wednesday. Ministry spokesman Michael Stempfle s...
- 28 Feb 2024 08:01
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 1782
- Views: 634604
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
Looking at Bakistan, and what is happening in Lawhore, Bakistan will exist only in memory. It's not new... has happened for a long time. Lahore was once part of Bharat. Pure numbers by itself is useless. By that token, Bakistan has lot of demographics and all TFTA. Still ineffective. So demographic...
- 27 Feb 2024 22:27
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 1782
- Views: 634604
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
The chart is from Goldman Suchs. The past is pure data and future is only projection. ... Is the data reliable? China is known to fudge data.... less said about bakistan sialkoti statistics the better Bakistan will not exist even by 2030. ... Jihadistan was created to keep a check on Bharat. It wil...
- 27 Feb 2024 11:37
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
- Replies: 1782
- Views: 634604
Re: Geopolitics/Geoeconomics Thread - June 2015
... Quite so, the worthies at the UNSC will cling on to their illusions of grandeur till they become soo irrelevant., the rise of the middle powers in the economic power hierarchy will lead directly to such an event. In 2050 3 of the top 5 economies will be in Asia, what's the relevance of UK and F...
- 25 Feb 2024 14:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2338
- Views: 832609
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
Chetak ji, i get what you are trying to say. But how is our armed forces not ordering what has been developed so far and asking for the next thing going to help them now? Even (super)powerhouse manufacturers in the US continued to develop, and their armed forces continued to place orders for, the im...
- 25 Feb 2024 08:12
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2338
- Views: 832609
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
... The creep in the specs is because a newer system or an upgraded version of the older one has been deployed against India. It is the right of the IA to ask for higher specs because the threats have increased or have changed ... Chetak sir, They have the right to ask for improvement no doubt, but...
- 24 Feb 2024 20:46
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
- Replies: 1250
- Views: 2469084
Re: Hamas attack.on Israel. Oct 2023
The reasoning could be that it is possibly derived from 'bountiful' / 'wealthy' / 'precious'... the ancient arabic traders who did business with Hindustan got wealthy and could afford to keep large herds of camels.sanjaykumar wrote: ↑12 Feb 2024 22:35 ^^Yes. I see how one would name one’s daughter ‘a group of camels’.
- 24 Feb 2024 13:26
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indian Interests_2
- Replies: 643
- Views: 268717
Re: Indian Interests_2
"Want to Be Player, Not Playing Field ” Jaishankar Reveals Reason for Shift From 'India' to ‘Bharat’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcwUJubYmeM (Pakistan: we want to be a playing field, then later do randhi-rona about it :(( ) Their aukat is being the rusty little gate on the dusty side lane ...
- 24 Feb 2024 12:50
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Design your own fighter
- Replies: 555
- Views: 122131
Re: Design your own fighter
Manish_P Saar, While this is a good story to tell and root for, there is still a long way to go. It is "still" a model with some hovering capacity. He will need to get an engine and required weights to take off and fly safely and a whole hog of tests later to follow ... I know that well, ...
- 23 Feb 2024 21:37
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
- Replies: 2810
- Views: 1473094
Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
.. Did (are) they explore Russian (or chinese) engines? It can be safely assumed that Turkey is not looking at Russian or Chinese engines. With the level of Western involvement in the Kaan program, inviting either or both parties would result in the West pulling out. I am inclined to think so but t...
- 23 Feb 2024 21:33
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3219
- Views: 2067949
- 23 Feb 2024 19:44
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
- Replies: 2810
- Views: 1473094
- 23 Feb 2024 15:55
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Naval Aviation
- Replies: 2818
- Views: 886685
Re: Indian Naval Aviation
We missed the bus with the C17. We should not repeat the mistake with the P8I.
It's really impressed in it's relatively short stint.
It's really impressed in it's relatively short stint.
- 23 Feb 2024 08:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2338
- Views: 832609
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
I think it is a great idea to have a field interchangeable gun to shoot 105mm, 130mm, 120mm rifled. vs smoothbore etc. Was that not added to the QR? :lol: You can also add a requirement of gun elevation to be howitzer class. Boom. You have covered the tracked artillery requirement as well. Truly mu...
- 23 Feb 2024 07:34
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
- Replies: 2810
- Views: 1473094
- 22 Feb 2024 15:28
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5642
- Views: 1632656
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- 22 Feb 2024 14:49
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
- Replies: 5642
- Views: 1632656
Re: Indo-UK News & Discussions- June 2017
... Nehru is deserving of a lot of criticism. But not on this matter. The offer to India of Security council seat in place of Chuna is a fiction. Therefore the question of Nehru turning that down doesn't arise. .... Not entirely fiction.. rather 'informal suggestion' A clear reference to it is made...
- 22 Feb 2024 09:05
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1010
- Views: 4525687
- 22 Feb 2024 09:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
- Replies: 2810
- Views: 1473094
Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
Shaping looks like the F22 form, hi res pics will reveal the finish.Rakesh wrote: ↑22 Feb 2024 04:46 Turkey’s Kaan Next-Generation Fighter Has Flown
https://www.twz.com/air/turkeys-kaan-ne ... -has-flown
21 Feb 2024
Engine is from Rolls Royce (Achilles heel like us)?
- 20 Feb 2024 09:01
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
- Replies: 2937
- Views: 1044521
- 18 Feb 2024 11:42
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
- Replies: 1010
- Views: 4525687
Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
.. That leaves the JF 17, the T50 and the the Tejas as competation. With the Argentinian president all but jumping in the US lap. It's going to be interesting, as 2 of the jets use the same engine. And with Argentina jumping out (or rather not jumping into) of the BRICs, the T50 would seem to be th...
- 17 Feb 2024 20:50
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
- Replies: 1695
- Views: 781539
Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
.. Hastily mounted HMGs without any stabilization and night optics don’t provide the same accuracy that is required for last seconds defense. You can see in the video they had a chance to destroy a drone but missed a few times. Higher caliber doesn't necessarily mean that they cannot be stabilized....
- 17 Feb 2024 12:30
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Design your own fighter
- Replies: 555
- Views: 122131
Re: Design your own fighter
While forumites like me discuss how to design our fighters, this salt-of-the-earth rural school dropout designed his own helicopter and is working on building it! (Apologies I don't know where to put this inspirational story) AMAZING! The Class 9 Dropout Who Is Building Helicopters - article by Air ...
- 16 Feb 2024 15:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
- Replies: 1695
- Views: 781539
Re: Indian Navy News & Discussion - 12 April 2021
^^^ Once really close, you need these. For whatever reasons the 30mm CIWS didn’t work up close. ... It's likely that it was not the caliber that was the problem. It's the ability to detect early, track precisely and engage accurately in time that makes the difference. Some take the pure volume of f...
- 16 Feb 2024 12:32
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344478
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
Time to increase pindi channa consumption across bakistan BTW when is the next review with the IMF? Yawn - Cabinet okays up to 67 pc hike in gas tariff The federal cabinet on Thursday approved a 67 per cent increase in the natural gas tariff with effect from Feb 1, apparently to meet the revenue req...
- 16 Feb 2024 08:27
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
- Replies: 191
- Views: 62313
Re: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
^ Succinctly summarized
- 16 Feb 2024 07:14
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2343
- Views: 1023970
- 15 Feb 2024 23:01
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2343
- Views: 1023970
- 15 Feb 2024 22:28
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2343
- Views: 1023970
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
If civilians know via OSINT won't the IN/MoD be aware via their channels...
And they were cool when the Chinese were churning out their subs and surface ships
And they were cool when the Chinese were churning out their subs and surface ships
- 15 Feb 2024 20:57
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8806
- Views: 2481718
- 15 Feb 2024 20:55
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
- Replies: 4426
- Views: 1344478
Re: Terroristan - March 31, 2022
It is a sign of the times that this thread doesn't even report the news of the formation of a coalition government in Pakistan. Truly Pakistan has vanished from most Indians' consciousness, to be remembered only during a cricket match or a terrorist attack. But it is like an infected limb with a ga...
- 15 Feb 2024 20:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
- Replies: 2274
- Views: 866192
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 23 March 2021
Not a fighter gentlemen, but don't forget that we do have the P8I Poseidon. That huge bird carry 4 Harpoons with MTOW of 85,820 kg
- 15 Feb 2024 20:40
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
- Replies: 8806
- Views: 2481718
Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions IV
Chetak ji,
Notice how they have cleverly used the word 'common law' (which has some negative connotations) instead of 'law of equality'
From google - The simplest definition for common law is that it's a “body of law” based on court decisions rather than codes or statutes.
Notice how they have cleverly used the word 'common law' (which has some negative connotations) instead of 'law of equality'
From google - The simplest definition for common law is that it's a “body of law” based on court decisions rather than codes or statutes.
- 14 Feb 2024 21:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
- Replies: 2937
- Views: 1044521
Re: UAVs, Drones, Remote Surveillance Tech
Indian Navy, Air Force showing interest in indigenous Tapas drones https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/indian-navy-air-force-showing-interest-in-indigenous-tapas-drones20240214200216/ 14 Feb 2024 :shock: Just a page back there are posts about the cancellation (or pause) of the Tapas progr...
- 14 Feb 2024 21:36
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
- Replies: 191
- Views: 62313
- 14 Feb 2024 21:35
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2338
- Views: 832609
- 14 Feb 2024 14:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
- Replies: 191
- Views: 62313
Re: India-Qatar Fallout: News & Discussion
Why would the Indian Navy veterans spy for Israel and not for India? That is the question that has to be answered. Answered by Doval if the article is to be believed ---> https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=2613385#p2613385 Not related to these veterans (who i think had been falsely s...
- 14 Feb 2024 14:17
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2338
- Views: 832609
Re: Armoured Vehicles: News & Discussion
... IIRC, the Arjun Mk1 is powered by MTU 838. However, the Germans themselves have moved on to the MTU 883. That produces 1650 hp. Given the weight of MK1A is growing as a result of extra protection and mine ploughs. Then why still insist on MTU 838. Is there any info on the specs other than the h...