Bharat Rakshak

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Ok, I am continuing the discussion on suitability of F-35 for the Indian Navy/IAF. The key strength of the F-35 apart from stealth comes from sensor/information fusion that it's computer is able to do - effectively analyzing all sorts of inputs not only from its own radar, but also from Distributed ...

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I will give a detailed reply on the Indian Naval aviation thread later but for some perspective, please read this article

I know it is from Abhijeet Iyer Mitra who is not the most trusted fella but still.... will replay in the Indian Naval Aviation thread on the specifics later.

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With all due respect CMji, UBji is spot on! The F35 works only for US and its close allies who have the requisite infrastructure to exploit its potential. For India, the bells and whistles don't matter simple because we don't have the radars, the comm systems, the satellites, the network integration...

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The "blacklisting of Embraer" is a bugaboo that exists only in our heads. If IAF insists and Modi does a G2G contract for 12 more Netras (like the Rafale), it will happen, Sonia's howls notwithstanding. Sorry to say this, but the IAF seems more interested in gold-plated airframes & gr...

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Thank you for your detailed analysis Vivek_Ahuja sir, always look forward to it. One question in my mind: Do you think IAF would not know about its gaps? I am pretty sure they are well aware and have plans to fight with what they have and work around the gaps. What gets my goat is the general tenden...

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Vivek K wrote:Sheer brilliance by IAF - deny further orders for Netra and struggle even against PAF!!

Did IAF say no to Netra or was there no platform available due to scam with Embrace?? Do not blame the IAF sir, this is the price we are paying for UPA 2

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Om Shanti to another of Bharat mata's son/daughter lost too early: Om Shanti, may Lord Hanuman take good care of you!

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That ~~used to house~~ houses a RAM air turbine

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I think the US effectively sees this as a Cost Control measure for tracking the Dragon .... basically the Indian assets will "fill" in the gaps and the US will deploy its own assets elsewhere ... that is a clear advantage for the US. This COMCASA thing is quite clearly a way through which ...

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I am posting some sections from an article from Swarajya, which is an excerpt from Nitin Gokhale's book: You can read it here the Ministry of Defence (MoD) had in 2011, bench marked the Total Cost of Acquisition at Rs 163,403 crores. This, it must be pointed out, was different from the total cost of...

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Question: if the Modi government's price for Rafale deal was so much better than UPA's price for the Rafale, Why didn't Modi go for the full 126 fighters? Costs - the country simply cannot afford to buy more without breaking the bank. The UPA 2 thingy was not a deal, it was just an announcement wit...

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ramana wrote:Katare, Always context...
AS is Ajai Shukla

I suspect in this case it is A***d Singh

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For the Kaveri, flat rating is the least of the problems. If other performance and weight and life criteria are met, the customer would probably accept it. Flat rating can come later. From the discussion before, flat rating seems to be problem. The design decisions made for flat rating are making i...

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^^^ Naval Dolam - the 7 Foot tall soldier just became a good, well behaved brother

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^^^ There is a difference. The supportive process of orders needs to follow the timelines of the R&D. Back in 2010, IOC-1 (Jan-2011) was getting ready, but the IAF didn't accept that and instead waited for IOC-2 (Dec-2013) before serial production of the first 20 could begin. Add 36 months stan...

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Actually there is much more in that article than just the news of Tejas which needs to be highlighted: The IAF chief said a plan was in place to deal with the "drop-down" -- or dip -- in IAF squadrons. He said the government had ordered two squadrons of Su 30 . "The drop-down will be ...

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sum wrote:Saw a FB post on ISRO joining hands with Raman institute (RRI) to develop a quantum comms satellite

Any more info on this and how far are we in this field?

Sirji, check Sourav Jha's twitter for more info.

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Wouldn't the flights of B1B also to do recce and find out about NoKo orbat? It won't be mere posturing I reckon. The B1B is a pretty big platform and I am sure they have a whole lot of recce equipment in there. I think the US is taking the first steps towards war. If the US doesn't act now, this wil...

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360 Appraisal for Babudom The bureaucracy is on tenterhooks these days, abuzz with how uncertain the lives and careers of bureaucrats have become under this government. There is almost no formulaic solution at sight to either appease them or make them feel secure enough in their assignments Masked ...

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Liu, you should thank God/Mao that CPC and PLA folks don't think like you. Arming rebels with tank/cannon is declaration of war...If that happens, PLA will be fighting the Indian Armed forces ......

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Dipankar saar: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/banking/finance/on-november-8-rbi-had-rs-4-95-lakh-crore-in-rs-2000-notes-finds-rti-plea/articleshow/56071285.cms This does not appear right, Look at this: SBI noted that going by data as on 9 November, the amount of high currency denomina...

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Putin's strategy is evolving to include Turkey. The second shoe will drop when he brings in China which brings Pakistan along. If he somehow manages to bring Iran into the fold, we're @*k$. Chahbahar and Balochistan need to be shaken free. "An Alliance to Worry the West The truth, however, is ...

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Suraj sir and other heavy weights here, help me answer the below question please. Its from WhatsApp. Q : What's wrong with Cashless Transaction? A: Quote * Sir think that a 100 rupee note is circulated 1,00,000 times it will have the same value no body get any commission. But, if it is circulated t...

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There may have been consultants but TATA developed the engine along with parts suppliers. Even Mahindra and TAFE (simpsons) develop there own engines. It is not that India doesn't have capability to develop its own engine Thanks Kakarat I stand corrected on state of affairs w.r.t. IC Engines, it no...

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Vina, Kakarat has already pointed out the how foreign technologies is used in most of the examples you gave (Bajaj, TVS, Tatas). When I say India designed engine, I don't care if it is all made by one company or multiple company through consultancy - point is that critical knowledge of design and ma...

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That's not true ... consultancy (aka hand-holding) doesn't mean "import" of pre-designed parts/assemblies etc which is what happens in CKD/SKD screw-drivergiri (a la what people are trying very hard to convince us wrt this F-16 I/J/K/L/M ... whatever crap version "manufacturing-line ...

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As of this day, this country has not designed a SINGLE IC Engine which is mass manufactured in the automotive industry, not even for two wheelers. You put that in context and you will realise where we are with respect to design and manufacturing ecosystem. TATAs seem to have started shipping cars w...

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Vina thanks for pointing to my ignorance, pray enlighten all of us where they are being used? It would be great if you could tell us which car / 2 wheeler is using an original Indian designed IC Engine.

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Thank you TSarkar sir, JayS for the wonderful posts. You bring out a wonderful point which either most don't want to understand for lack of patience and attention to details or are completely unaware of: i.e. the effort and time required from design to mass production to product life cycle support. ...

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Why the country which is fifth largest Car manufacturer has exactly ZERO achievements in IC engines to brag Precisely the point I am trying to make - the private industry has a LONG LONG way to go before we develop the right supply chain to support LCA production at rate that would make us jingos h...

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If the lack of an industrial base is the problem,how come we are able to do so well with ISRO's rockets and sats? Sir, may I remind you that operational life of a rocket is 25 mins to an hour at the most, as opposed to an aircraft which can last for anything from 4000 to 8000 hours so it is not an ...

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Cross posting from LCA Thread: Indranil's point: Saumitra, let me rephrase my question. The same people, the same industry, the same infrastructure has to be used to build the foreign fighter. Right? Then how is the challenge larger to produce LCAs only Indranil, that is exactly what I am trying to ...

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Saumitra, let me rephrase my question. The same people, the same industry, the same infrastructure has to be used to build the foreign fighter. Right? Then how is the challenge larger to produce LCAs only? Indranil, that is exactly what I am trying to say - the new imported fighter will NOT be prod...

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Only one of the two conditions can be true. 1. An ecosystem can be developed within India. If this is true, it can be done for the LCA as easily or with as much difficulty as an imported fighter. 2. An ecosystem cannot be developed within India. If this is true, we are back to screwdrivergiri. The ...

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Given our current industrial strength, have we explored if another line for Tejas is practically possible at all? It is all very well to say that we have a second line for Tejas, increase the numbers to 200 et al ...but do we have the industrial eco system for that? The other question is if we were ...

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Well, maybe somebody should ask Khujli to release the video of HIS surgical strike! Actually somebody has, here is the plaintive cry from a Khujli 'admirer' https://www.facebook.com/CyberSipahis/?fref=ts में आपका बेसक विरोधी हूँ मगर इस मुद्दे पर में आपको सपोर्ट करता हूँ मेरा सैल्यूट है आपको ,,,, ये...

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+ 1 Million Shiv saar, we simply don't value our own work. As far as Kaveri is concerned, we need to understand a few things about how they graduate from static testing to high altitude testing in a 4 engined aircraft to a two engine aircraft and then finally to a single engined aircraft. As of AI 2...

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Before we get all emotional about Russians exercising with Porkis, have we considered that we are signing LEMOA and all sorts of agreements with the nation that has armed the Porkis to teeth? Why this anger against the Russians onlee, hain ji? That said, Russia is doing what they think is good for t...

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My sasurji is visiting from BLR. He likes to gloat that every street in his neighborhood (posh place) has many software companies. I asked him how many of them are actually making money? He did not know. sir, most IT companies which are an offshore partner to any first world company are making tons...

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Folks, Revenge is best served cold, as the cliche goes. The only things that will satisfy me is a full destruction of Pakistan in the coming years. There is simply NO OTHER way. I believe, and pray and fervently hope if I get into doubt about my belief that NM and AD have the same thoughts. All this...

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