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by jaladipc
21 May 2011 16:19
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Replies: 3952
Views: 1213519

Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion

It is worth noting that Astra-2 is completely different design from Astra - 1 and seems to take off from LRSAM JV project with Israel. I think that Astra will succeed one way or another Are you sure Astra-2 and LRSAM JV are related. how are they related? Astra MKII is designed with a dual pulse sol...
by jaladipc
21 May 2011 06:07
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Military Aviation
Replies: 4004
Views: 1189223

Re: Indian Military Aviation

Goodbye jag Engine tender Both engine makers withdrew How much of the modification part does it need if one has to put two dry kaveri turbofan in place of current jag engines (with afterburners)? Length wise it might be okay with a kaveri(no afterburner). but it makes upto nearly 10 inches more in ...
by jaladipc
19 May 2011 23:00
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Kaveri & Aero-Engine: News & Discussion
Replies: 6378
Views: 2073223

Re: Kaveri & aero-engine discussion

Kaveri completes first phase of FTB tests for 20 hr. Milestone achieved successively-----> DRDO news letter.
by jaladipc
13 May 2011 02:25
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
Replies: 3950
Views: 1299971

Re: Indian Naval Discussion

Second indigenous carrier a long way off http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1819080.ece What happened to the defense ministers claim that IAC-II would be started as soon as IAC-I was at an advanced stage of construction???????????? :x :( sometimes we do have to disregard the mediaphobic n...
by jaladipc
07 May 2011 06:02
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon and Rafale for MMRCA shortlist
Replies: 1324
Views: 289097

Re: India selects Typhoon and Rafale for MMRCA shortlist

NRao Saar, no one is discounting that the US leads in AESA technology. But how much of it is the US really willing to part with? The down graded AESA radar, which very well could have been (we don’t know that for sure either) more powerful the RBE2 AESA or Captor-E, on offer with the Super Hornet c...
by jaladipc
06 May 2011 09:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 4208
Views: 1119968

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

^^^^ tests have been proved successful with high degree of accuracy.As well all know that its integration on all front line A/C including AL SEE AAH was conceived after the ones with Jag proved successful. But the two others that wont see light in public domain will be a couple of new ADM`s meant fo...
by jaladipc
06 May 2011 09:49
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Replies: 3952
Views: 1213519

Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion

chackojoseph wrote:Goodbye Nag for another decade or so.
Advanced version of NAG with LOAL is under development as well as man portable one.
NAG in its current form can be best served as a TD with small orders to recover cost and for time being.
by jaladipc
06 May 2011 01:33
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA News and Discussions
Replies: 3947
Views: 1013679

Re: LCA News and Discussions

^^^

MOD chachaa alshoo asked the HAL to ramp up production for a timely delivery of AC to both domestic and phoreign custoomers onlee.
by jaladipc
06 May 2011 01:29
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 4208
Views: 1119968

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

And the solid R&D in the development of magnetic fluids has nothing to do with the development of Anti-gravity aircraft :D :D
This just confirms that the research has been going on in this tech development for the past 7 years. :)
by jaladipc
06 May 2011 01:23
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCA News and Discussions
Replies: 3947
Views: 1013679

Re: LCA News and Discussions

A chaiwallah reporting at the panwallah shop that a phoreign custoomer was interested in buying a hand full of AL SEE AAH.This is going to be a sold under a new credit line to be offered to this friendly nation lying on the east coast next to the number onee enemy onleee. Custoomer will get a chance...
by jaladipc
01 May 2011 03:26
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon and Rafale for MMRCA shortlist
Replies: 1324
Views: 289097

Re: India selects Typhoon and Rafale for MMRCA shortlist

I am no expert at aviation, but after reading a lot of posts and all the technical sides to the arguments that people have posted. I feel that if GoI can manage the uncertainties, the fickleness and bickering of the 4 partners in the EADS, India should go in for the EF Typhoon. But managing that re...
by jaladipc
01 May 2011 03:15
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India selects Typhoon and Rafale for MMRCA shortlist
Replies: 1324
Views: 289097

Re: India selects Typhoon and Rafale for MMRCA shortlist

Rafale gets air launched brahmos on its center pylon. There are no known integration issues of french and indo-russian stuff on one bird.
And an official release will be issued for 200+ AC after the L1(which is rafale ) is short listed.
by jaladipc
27 Mar 2011 00:41
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Replies: 3952
Views: 1213519

Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion

Would AESA radars associated with SAMs be less vulnerable to: 1. Jamming 2. Attacks by HARMs :?: TIA in the current scenarios -- YES. But in the next 5-10 years down the road may be not. AESA is an evolutionary technology right now.So its adversaries are not evolved that much in the jamming spectru...
by jaladipc
11 Mar 2011 00:34
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
Replies: 3950
Views: 1299971

Re: Indian Naval Discussion

^^^
IN wants to replace them with LRSAM, hence they are going for a regular fit in terms of achieving commonality with the older ships.
by jaladipc
06 Mar 2011 02:34
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Replies: 3952
Views: 1213519

Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion

^^^
^^^

in the above video he says that new version of Astra which is MKII will have a range of 200+km due to dual pulse rocket motor

thats a great achievement IMHO for MKII with posiible dual mode seeker
by jaladipc
27 Feb 2011 02:36
Forum: Military Expositions Archive
Topic: AeroIndia 2011
Replies: 940
Views: 303601

Re: AeroIndia 2011

shiv wrote:The Astra carried in a flight test on the MKI linked off Shiv Aroor's site looks nothing like this - it looks like the old "usual" shape

Image
it says ASTRA MARK II on it.
by jaladipc
10 Dec 2010 05:01
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Replies: 3952
Views: 1213519

Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion

for press consumption
by jaladipc
10 Dec 2010 04:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Replies: 3952
Views: 1213519

Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion

its a 3200km range with a throw weight of 1 tonne
by jaladipc
27 Nov 2010 07:13
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: AMCA News and Discussions
Replies: 3310
Views: 892056

Re: AMCA News and Discussions

My 2 cents on FBL for AMCA, Without a doubt FBL is a way forward into the future.Just becos some major aerospace players didnt put this on thier commercial and military systems doesnt mean FBL dont offer any advantages. As your loving once did a project on OF based smart skins and data cum power tra...
by jaladipc
13 Sep 2010 03:12
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Replies: 3952
Views: 1213519

Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion

Just my 2 cents, The spec for Pinaka-2 rockets says it has a range of 120km and attains a height of 40km, if ramjet propulsion is integrated are we suggesting that it can attain even longer ranges in its descent phase along with maneuverability? in which case how is this not better than a coasting S...
by jaladipc
24 Aug 2010 23:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat
Replies: 2455
Views: 574258

Re: Historical Battles in Ancient & Medieval Bharat

It is good to see that correct History of India is presented by so many contributers in this thread. What is really disturbing as a person to me who had studied scrutinizingly some sections of Sanskrit Puranas which cover ancient History of India before 600 B.C to some extent, is that India's pre-H...
by jaladipc
20 Aug 2010 06:13
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: MRCA News and Discussion
Replies: 3861
Views: 1256288

Re: MRCA News and Discussion

Lol, I am now taking the honor of changing my quote from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Indian_Rupee_symbol.svg/10px-Indian_Rupee_symbol.svg.png 200 on Typhoon to http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Indian_Rupee_symbol.svg/10px-Indian_Rupee_symbol.svg.p...
by jaladipc
19 Aug 2010 19:01
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India-US Strategic News and Discussion
Replies: 3942
Views: 697227

Re: India-US Strategic News and Discussion

Bhopal case: US Deputy NSA warns of chill in investment Mr Froman wrote this on July 30 in reply to an e-mail from Mr Ahluwalia seeking US support for borrowing from World Bank. “We are hearing a lot of noise about the Dow Chemicals issue. I trust that you are monitoring it carefully. I am not fami...
by jaladipc
14 Aug 2010 20:06
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: MRCA News and Discussion
Replies: 3861
Views: 1256288

Re: MRCA News and Discussion

In case of a war with China, we can get real-time intelligence from Russians as well as Americans . That itself will be sufficient. :eek: :eek: is it like the way we received intelligence during 62 war? US intelligence told not to resort to Air war,because China has got much more fighters than Indi...
by jaladipc
12 Aug 2010 08:28
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Replies: 3952
Views: 1213519

Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion

To fellow members : Unfortunately I cant provide the link to my previous post as I received it as a CC through email. It will certainly show up in an online news portal very soon. Since I only put the important part while ignoring the other content I realized to mention the name of the missile would...
by jaladipc
11 Aug 2010 04:53
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion
Replies: 3952
Views: 1213519

Re: Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion

the three sucessfull tests of the hypersonic cruise missile,we validated different parameters including thermal stability at different hypersonic speeds,manueverability with different warhead configerations and types with high accuracy in what your call as CEP(circular error probablity).The confide...
by jaladipc
08 Aug 2010 19:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Naval News & Discussion
Replies: 3873
Views: 1088488

Re: International Naval News and Discussion

Pyotr Veliky – flagship of the Northern Fleet Interestingly there is no political outcry for allowing a "Nuclear powered" vessel to be docked in India, there was lot of it when the USN sent their Nuke carrier for exercise a few years back. for Yindoos,US of A is a devil which is indirectl...
by jaladipc
06 Aug 2010 18:46
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: LCH and other Helicopters Discussion Thread
Replies: 3908
Views: 1146544

Re: LCH and other Helicopters Discussion Thread

^^^ Completely agree with that.They even got consultancy from Eurocopter for the designing of screw-drivers and wrenches. HAL is an untmost example of babudom which lacks a vision and tries to move things under the carpet away from the common man to create a dillusion that it is one of those big R&a...
by jaladipc
05 Aug 2010 17:46
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion
Replies: 4621
Views: 1437789

Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion

As per news article; RIM Shares are droping... this is the correct way by which this guys will learn how important it is to comply with government norms for a study Business... BTW does any one know how this issue is tackled in US\UK as its integral part of every corporate personnel there...i remem...
by jaladipc
03 Aug 2010 18:32
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread
Replies: 4001
Views: 1031544

Re: PAK-FA and FGFA Thread

This is soooooooooooooo annoying to read a whole page of sh!t related to F-22 in a PAK-FA/FGFA thread.
Mods please make this thread a pure FGFA/PAK-FA onleeeeeeeeeeee.

f-22 fanboys can go to nukad or international aviation to discuss about their dream fighter.
by jaladipc
01 Aug 2010 20:45
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
Replies: 3938
Views: 1469920

Re: Indian Naval Discussion

Aegis is two types:- 1)Combat management 2)Weapon system Combat management is one similar to the CAIO (Computer Aided Action Information Organization) developed by DRDO and IN. AWS aka Aegis weapon system includes: AN/SPY-1 Radar, MK 99 Fire Control System, WCS, the Command and Decision Suite, and S...
by jaladipc
01 Aug 2010 20:07
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: MRCA News and Discussion
Replies: 3861
Views: 1256288

Re: MRCA News and Discussion

Image200 on Typhoon
by jaladipc
30 May 2010 17:15
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
Replies: 3938
Views: 1469920

Re: Indian Naval Discussion

I think people are messing up with the name ER-SAM But it was said on Missiles thread a year or so back, that DRDO is designing a naval variant of ABM.Also said that initially AAD will be put on ships with few modifications to take care of all threats including cruise missiles and in the later stage...
by jaladipc
15 May 2010 07:03
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Space Program Discussion
Replies: 3966
Views: 967178

Re: Indian Space Program Discussion

Is it true that in India radiation hardening is done / tested by blasting the chips and circuit boards with a heavy dose of radiation and then picking the surviving ones. I was told that >90% chips fail to survive. There is some problem / bottleneck in manufacturing where radiation hardening is dif...
by jaladipc
12 May 2010 21:09
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Military Aviation
Replies: 3926
Views: 1261465

Re: Indian Military Aviation

^^^

My bets would be on Navalised FGFA.If we look at the PAK-FA itself is ready for take off in less than 300m runway.Any catapult assisted take-off will make it much more viable for carrier operations. With its payload and long flight range, is a must to be considered bird.
by jaladipc
07 May 2010 17:19
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector
Replies: 4208
Views: 1119968

Re: India's R&D in Defence DRDO, PSUs and Private Sector

Why dont we build robots for watching infiltration in the kashmir region. I was reading an article in Spectrum(march 2007) whr samsung developed a robot as a sentry to guard no mans land in south korea. the robot, SGR-AI has a 5 mm light machine gun, low light camera and pattern recognition sw to d...
by jaladipc
04 May 2010 21:00
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Naval Discussion
Replies: 3938
Views: 1469920

Re: Indian Naval Discussion

That EO system we are talking here might be one of this kind from DRDO/BEL stable

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8gXQngrI7x8/S ... an0019.jpg
by jaladipc
29 Apr 2010 15:27
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: BR Forum Feedback
Replies: 1360
Views: 272538

Re: BR Forum Feedback

Geeeeezzzzz....... whats wrong with BRF?

wokeup now and logged in........... I was a in shock for a moment that whether it was hacked or something :P

Me dont likey this layout :(