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- 25 Dec 2019 11:53
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Modi Appoints Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): News and Discussions
- Replies: 216
- Views: 111123
Re: Modi announces Chief of Defence Staff
Philip CDS will be Military NSA. I wrote here. https://twitter.com/ramana_brf/status/1209611379264479232?s=19 I think that's a good approximation of what the CDS is set out as. However a military commander of note should have military power - so ideally SOD, ANC and SFC should be under his command....
- 24 Dec 2019 21:21
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Modi Appoints Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): News and Discussions
- Replies: 216
- Views: 111123
Re: Modi announces Chief of Defence Staff
No mention of SOD and ANC - so CDS will not be over combatants.
- 24 Dec 2019 16:41
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
- Replies: 4479
- Views: 1236964
Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
" Pakistan army last night made yet another attempt, third in past one month, to regain four to five posts which they had lost in retaliatory action by the Indian troops earlier" Four five posts occupied by IA, and even defended to counter attacks. Sadly this success story will not be let ...
- 24 Dec 2019 16:23
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Modi Appoints Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): News and Discussions
- Replies: 216
- Views: 111123
Re: Modi announces Chief of Defence Staff
India set to get its first Chief of Defence Staff; announcement likely today https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/chief-of-defence-staff-india-first-cds-indian-army-navy-air-force-bipin-rawat-rks-bhadauria-karambir-singh/531163 Knowing Modi govt ... be ready for surprises in CDS announcement,...
- 19 Dec 2019 01:56
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: Modi Appoints Chief of Defence Staff (CDS): News and Discussions
- Replies: 216
- Views: 111123
Re: Modi announces Chief of Defence Staff
.... “However, the rules of business should be revised to read: “the responsibility of defense of India will, from now, on rest with Defense Minister and not Defense Secretary” . Thus, while the CDS, like the Service Chiefs, would have a higher status than the Defense Secretary in the warrant of pr...
- 11 Dec 2019 14:35
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Navy's ASW & AEW Assets: News & Discussion
- Replies: 226
- Views: 73570
Re: Indian Navy's ASW & AEW Assets: News & Discussion
C-295 and P-8 were contenders for the UK program. Eventually UK settled in for the P-8. In our context, the C-295 is a long term replacement choice for Do-228. There is a number of squadrons operating the type across IAF, IN and ICG - if they can go for a deep Make In India I would say it makes tota...
- 18 Nov 2019 01:48
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1240312
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
https://twitter.com/Aditya_G_Social/sta ... 8069081088Katare wrote:Have anyone seen/read anything that mentions awards being given to the pilots who shot down mig 21 and mythical Su30 MKI?
They have not disclosed other awards aside from Abhinandan's VrC.
- 16 Nov 2019 04:57
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Indian Coast Guard: News & Discussion
- Replies: 552
- Views: 192726
Re: Indian Coast Guard: News & Discussion
Sir is there any framework for ICG to fight under the Navy? Is it ever practicsed?tsarkar wrote:These are the real Littoral Combat Ships providing immense capability at a fraction of the cost.
- 16 Nov 2019 04:05
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
- Replies: 5322
- Views: 1838517
Re: Indian Air Force News & Discussion - 15 Dec 2016
thank you sir.
- 15 Nov 2019 03:06
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1240312
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
How local air superiority is to be achieved is best illustrated by comparing Op Balakot and Op Swift Retort. In nutshell both ops aimed to executed stand off precision attacks. The IAF achieve total surprise and was able to deliver munitions from within enemy airspace. Moreover majority bombs landed...
- 15 Nov 2019 03:00
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1240312
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Post by Kaiser Tufail on MiG-29 vs F-16 incident
https://twitter.com/Aditya_G_Social/sta ... 5901881369
https://twitter.com/Aditya_G_Social/sta ... 5901881369
- 14 Nov 2019 03:01
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1240312
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Actually, I have to agree with AM Masand sirjee here. Can somebody here draw me a use case where a fighter needs more than say 4-6 A2A missiles? Post-Balakot air combat showed that it’s going to be very hard to shoot down a modern 4th-Gen fighter with long-ranged BVR AAM shots. Combination of aircr...
- 08 Nov 2019 02:13
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1240312
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Reg comments on the thread about lack of IAF bases in the area; Pathankot is barely 100 miles away from Nowshera. Our AEW had detected PAF take off and if I recall we had a 15 minute early warning. We had 2 mirages already loitering over the area, 2 MiG-21s from ORP and another 2 Su-30s operating fr...
- 11 Sep 2019 18:31
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
- Replies: 4479
- Views: 1236964
Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Folks, you do know that Baba and others are fake news handles? Some may have access to rumours but thats about it.
- 20 Aug 2019 03:54
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
- Replies: 4479
- Views: 1236964
Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
We should not ignore any cross LoC actions - big or small.ramana wrote:Folks how come no discussion of the cross LOC actions since 5th August?
Or are we to high and mighty and ignore baba banaras type twitter feeds?
However, these fake news twitter handles should be avoided completely.
- 09 Jun 2019 19:23
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2159309
Re: Indian Military Helicopters
Hari Nair sir,
Do you see a potential, even if limited, naval role for the LCH? For example they could operate off amphib ships in order to support beach assault?
Do you see a potential, even if limited, naval role for the LCH? For example they could operate off amphib ships in order to support beach assault?
- 02 Jun 2019 13:32
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410807
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
Sitara e Kargil awesome Tu Fail does an anal e sys: http://kaiser-aeronaut.blogspot.com/2019/06/pulwama-from-bluster-to-whimper.html?m=1 :rotfl: The butt hurt is so strong, I am now certain that this moron took tit bits from Desi reports and added some Shaan masala :lol: Disappointed by this piece ...
- 24 May 2019 11:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2343
- Views: 1026329
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
At some point the thought process will have to be revealed by IAF air Marshals.... At the moment I find KaranMs explanation as correct. The political leadership would have wanted to contain the situation, not flare it up.
Question is whether we will be keen to send IAF again in near future.
Question is whether we will be keen to send IAF again in near future.
- 20 May 2019 16:25
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion
- Replies: 2343
- Views: 1026329
Re: Pakistan Armed Forces: News & Discussion Thread
Pakistan Navy is doing very well .... Especially with 8 SSKs coming up as well
- 19 May 2019 14:44
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
- Replies: 4246
- Views: 1210515
Re: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
In case of IAF, a small body of troops could be trained to Para (SF) or MARCOS standard while retaining their core skills. And I'm expecting at least a Mi-17 squadron and a Dhruv Squadron to be seconded to them for use; these machines being knitted out with required gear. ... BTW - it seems NSG rem...
- 18 May 2019 23:31
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
- Replies: 4246
- Views: 1210515
Re: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
I doubt SOD will be new raising - probably they will ask one of the (numerous) Para SF battalions to rotate in and out, and supplemented with smaller detachments of MARCOS and Garuds. What can make it apart from others will be to have an organic Intel setup...
- 17 May 2019 01:01
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: CDS, Tri-Services Issues & Integration Debate
- Replies: 330
- Views: 167311
Re: CDS, Tri-Services Issues & Integration Debate
The creation of the AFSOD (lets called it the S.O.D - sounds better) will offer decision makers another go-to option. For the first time, there is a Special Forces formation - and not just a SF unit - who you can task to achieve objectives. Thus, you can achieve bigger objectives. The only other for...
- 17 May 2019 00:09
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
- Replies: 4246
- Views: 1210515
Re: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
I am not sure what door kickers means, but sounds like this is what a Special Operations unit should be?rkhanna wrote:...
PS - Technical Services Division was nothing more than rolling in ELINT/SIGINT/Humint Capabilities with Door Kickers
- 16 May 2019 00:16
- Forum: Military Issues Archive
- Topic: CDS, Tri-Services Issues & Integration Debate
- Replies: 330
- Views: 167311
Re: CDS, Tri-Services Issues & Integration Debate
In coming years it will be interesting to see if and where AFSOD gets involved in ops
- 13 May 2019 13:01
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410807
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
CAS ACM dhanoa was himself part of planning post J&K Assembly bombing Some bits of chatter from a brass-heavy evening: The first draft of op Balakot dates back to 2001. It had been re-looked at and revised many times to incorporate new weapons sensors platforms intelligence and techniques as and...
- 11 May 2019 17:16
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
- Replies: 4479
- Views: 1236964
Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
2019 is when we should mark a victory in the border fight https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pakistan-offers-to-de-escalate-loc-tensions-amid-pressure/story-beVrypOY2GshIQTykLZTnI.html Islamabad has blinked first in the staring battle along the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border betwe...
- 10 May 2019 18:32
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410807
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
This event will see brisk discussion for the next 2 years.
Starting with shiv aroors book and vayu Sena diwas.
Starting with shiv aroors book and vayu Sena diwas.
- 02 May 2019 02:41
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410807
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
Reg theories that the PAF intentionally missed: - You don't need to waste 11 stand off PGMs to make a point. I believe the PAF dusted off a ready war plan and executed it, say it was a response to a SF surgical strike executed and openly claimed by IA. So PAF attack in response would be seen as legi...
- 01 May 2019 17:03
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
- Replies: 5107
- Views: 1410807
Re: Operation Balakot: News & Discussion
The question is "what were the pakis thinking?"
They were prepared to attack our IA brigade HQ within a day of our attack .... Did they even weigh the options?
They were prepared to attack our IA brigade HQ within a day of our attack .... Did they even weigh the options?
- 01 May 2019 14:34
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Indian Military Helicopters
- Replies: 5318
- Views: 2159309
Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Dear Hari Nair
How will deployment of Rudra and LCH differ in IAF and IA?
In LCH do we finally have a viable UAV intercept capability?
How will deployment of Rudra and LCH differ in IAF and IA?
In LCH do we finally have a viable UAV intercept capability?
- 20 Apr 2019 02:20
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
- Replies: 4479
- Views: 1236964
Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Terror launch pads hit - this time by Arty; Pakistan used heavy artillery 74 times to attack Indian Army positions in March. ...... Earlier this month as well, the army claimed to have hit terrorist launch pads in Nikial, Rakhchakri, Kotli and Bhimber in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. These areas are no...
- 16 Apr 2019 00:36
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1240312
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
How did Wingco Abhinandan's capture affect plans for counter attack by IAF?; - at the moment when the fighters were still in the air - in the immediate aftermath when 1 fighter jet did not return to base - the next day onward or - did not have any effect at all Whatever the IAF may have thought, the...
- 09 Apr 2019 22:24
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
- Replies: 3219
- Views: 2091663
Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Sharang may be cheap but unmechanized and not agile like the dhanush. A large crew has to manhandle it But i agree they should be uprated and used M46 has inherent limitation on elevation. I.e. it is meant for use in the plains and not mountains. I would imagine M777 is what we need for LoC thanks ...
- 06 Apr 2019 02:26
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1240312
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1114159624586977280.html Big breaking @IndiaToday #Feb27Dogfight AWCS images show presence of 11 F 16s PAK intercepts available with Indian agencies show 2 aircraft went down with two pilots. One was Wing Commander Abhinandan . The second identity not known as Paki...
- 05 Apr 2019 13:23
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1240312
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Does the US count all F-16s, including the older ones and ex-Jordan airframes? The strict monitoring was only for the new Block 52 units
- 05 Apr 2019 01:17
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
- Replies: 4479
- Views: 1236964
Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
https://www.satp.org/second-sight-volume-1-no-31 Tactical Assertiveness and Strategic Purpose The latest India-Pakistan crisis seems to have dropped of the public gaze as escalation concerns have subsided, but this has happened even as an unabated war by other means has continued on the Line of Cont...
- 04 Apr 2019 22:29
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1240312
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
EW needs power generation capability - which is lacking on fighter aircraft in general. IIRC growler also uses wind turbines like IL-78MKI uses them on the aar pods
- 04 Apr 2019 00:21
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
- Replies: 4479
- Views: 1236964
Re: India Border Watch: Security and Operations
Dont waste time with such rumours and fake news handles Just take a look at number of houses and guess how many people live in this bulge. How it is possible to hide capture of such a large area with so many civilians by either side ? Speculation is rife across SM about the chicken's neck, I don't f...
- 03 Apr 2019 02:49
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1240312
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Yes, i saw the contradictions but posted in any case
- 03 Apr 2019 01:43
- Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
- Topic: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
- Replies: 4234
- Views: 1240312
Re: MiG-21 Bison shoots down F-16 in Kashmir
Three live bombs fired by Pakistani fighter aircraft are still lying at LoC https://theprint.in/defence/three-live-bombs-fired-by-pakistani-fighter-aircraft-are-still-lying-at-loc/215825/ New Delhi: Three unexploded H-4 glide-bombs, weighing 1,000 kg each, fired by Pakistan Air Force fighters on 27...