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It is actually pretty ironic that #BharatForge is supplying #Armenia with 84 #ATAGS guns while the #Indianarmy , multiple times the size, spread across multiple times the area will have 307 on order (order not placed yet). The MGS is going to take 7 more years per the company for

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#Indian defense Twitter over the past few days.

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My Indian followers, #Russians have benefitted a lot from you guys designing and purchasing #Russian origin gear for them to swoop in and buy some you guys paid to develop or revive. Exhibit A: Su-30MKI becomes Su-30SM. #εpsilon

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#Indian weapons deliveries are well underway to #Armenia . Losses happen in conflict, but there will be a strong attempt to create a narrative to define why the loss happened, trying to shows flaws which might not exist.

India’s Weapons Sale to Armenia: Battle of Capability vs PR

The Indian defense companies be it government or private must prepare for a storm of PR against them if the battle of Nagorno-Karabakh flares up again. Want to add the hard working Indian defense a…

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Okay people, it is here! My article on why #BrahMos is such a deadly #Antishipmissile . #Indians and #Russians worked together on this & is on a lot of #IndianNavy vessels, #Indianairforce jets & land based launchers for #Indianarmy + #Philippines for now.

BrahMos Anti-Ship Missile: Deadlier than you think

The performance section of of BrahMos matches with that of P-800 which are based on a similar platform. History of BrahMos BrahMos is an Indo-Russian joint venture that started off with adapting th…

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For our audience, let me explain in extremely simple terms why most #Indian analysts crib about every purchase that isnt local. 32 Rafales costed $11 billion adj for inflation 180 Tejas Mk 1A costed $14.2 billion adj for inflation. 30% more money gives 4.6 times more jets.

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Battle Machines

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Depression rates in #India dropped significantly over the last few weeks. First the AMCA then the A5-MIRV test. Boy ohh boy.

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Not to sound alarmist but #India 's procurement lethargy today is going to be over paid by billions in the 2030s if anything flares up. The #Indian armed forces have still not adjusted procurement policies for a post-Russia procurement pause. They need to wake up now! Here is a

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I had questioned the utility of suicide doors on APCs after looking at pictures of #IndianArmy #Mahindra #ALSV . I came across research and designs that were done for the #JLTV which also features suicide doors. The flaws I pointed out are blown away by the pros these doors offer.

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1 year

Holy Mother of God what! #IndianNavy officially confirms intercepting sea skimming supersonic target.

SpokespersonNavy

@indiannavy

1 year

#IndianNavy 's latest indigenous guided missile destroyer #INSMormugao successfully carried out engagement of sea skimming supersonic target. This maiden endeavour showcases IN's #FutureProof Combat Readiness & commitment towards #AatmaNirbharBharat . @IN_WNC @IN_WesternFleet

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Looks like #IndianNavy INS Tushil is progressing well, she has her Ak-630s installed. These are getting VL-Shtil as they were built for it and I think Single Arm Shtil is out of production. These 4 Batch 3 Talwars will be a match AD wise to #Pakistani Tughril class though

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7 months

I honestly dont understand why the delay with #AMCA , it is the jet needed more than Mk 2 (in my opinion) and makes 0 sense to hold up.

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8 months

Hopping onto the #Tejas vs #MRFA debate again. I agree that the #MRFA is needed pretty badly. Current fleet of the #Indianairforce is around 600 to 700 fighter aircraft (happy to be corrected). 180 Mk 1 + Mk 1A is about 1/3rd of the fleet. 120 or so more Mk 2 means IAF is....

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#NAMICA is possibly one of the cases where #India had such a great system on paper and well orders have not materialized. I personally believe, vehicles like #NAMICA and #Israeli Pereh are the future of tanks. Credits: Delhi Defense Review

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Wait: It is a norm, not all cells are filled in peace time across the world! I am not taking a potshot at the Indian Navy here. Interesting scoop with #IndianNavy #Barak8 . I have enlarged the fore starboard Barak 8 silo and it seems that they have two different types of VLS cell

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1 year

Story of 4 carriers & a navy that operated all 3 major aircraft carrier concepts & 3 of 4 of its carriers were conversions. 1. INS Vikrant v1: CATOBAR to STOVL 2. INS Viraat: CATOBAR to STOVL within Royal Navy service 3. INS Vikramaditya: STOVL to STOBAR by Russians for India

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1 year

When export market is more accepting of your products than the domestic operator. #Indianarmy

Rakshit singh 🇮🇳

@Rakshit46199123

1 year

Big 💥 First sight on Armenian ATAGS.. @alpha_defense @AnalysisDefense

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While #India has a few underarmed vessels, the #Koraclass is superbly armed for a 1,500 tonne package. She caries 16 Kh-35s, same as 6,000 tonne Delhi class destroyer or 3,000 tonne Brahmaputra class frigate. Excellent vessel for saturation attacks & is a perfect missile boat.

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#BIG The British have announced a between 5% and 10% budget cuts to their defense budget. This will lead to more cuts in their armed forces eventually. I think people in the #IndianNavy should be ready to buy the 2 LPDs that still have a lot of life left, plus the 2nd carrier

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@battle_machines

1 year

@defenceglobe @AirOpsSyndicate Didnt Kaiser Tufail already spill the beans on no Su-30 was shot down and then changed his blog?

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1 year

I have a hot take, hold me accountable (Based on 0 insider knowledge). I think #Indian P-18 is going to be evolutionary not revolutionary. My take is 16-32 cells of UVLM for BrahMos, Nirbhay or SMART 32-64 cells MRSAM or LRSAM (B8) Local Radars ~9000 tonnes

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Just trimmed the DRDO video to show the MGS in action. Honestly, this year should see the #Indianarmy place some massive artillery orders, if not then the numbers advantage of PLAGF will only grow, at a much higher rate. ~300 ATAGS, ~100-200 K-9, ~200 Garuda 105, whatever TGS is

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1 year

While the #IndianArmy has #Arjun in production, why isnt there a large scale commitment to replace ageing #T72M in service. These tanks are terrible for their crews and not well protected.

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@battle_machines

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Thats a big sucker. #BrahMos #INSKolkata

JATOSINT

@Jatosint

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🇮🇳 Muscle show in Jakarta: As part of Brahmos supersonic missile promotion, INS Kolkata opened its front VLS yesterday when Indonesian Navy #TNIAL officials boarded the ship 📸 TNI AL

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Via ANI I find it interesting just how high the availability / mission rate is for western designs. #IndianNavy 's 2 drone MQ-9B fleet had done over 10,000 hours in 2 years. Averaging almost 6-7 hours a day. Thats wild!

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@battle_machines

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I was asked this in one the replies of the posts talking about #RoyalNavy 's fleet cuts, so answering it for the public in general. How does #IndianNavy 's fleet look like when it comes to operating 2 carriers. So here is my short analysis, feel free to add/correct.

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Yesterday's #BrahMos thread and article reminded me of all the coastal defense systems that are currently used for sea-denial. Sea denial using coastal defense AShM battery works by creating a missile deterrent on a land mass near it. #BrahMos article ->

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Not to scale.

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Newly unveiled #Indian Light Tank. I hope they sort out the current weird production and procurement pathway.

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Who wins? #RoyalNavy HMS Dragon vs #IndianNavy INS Kolkata.

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1 year

@webflite That is Sofia, a 747-SP modified to be used as an airborne telescope. The opening just fore of the vertical stab is where the telescope is. Plus Sofia is written on it.

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#India has 3 different types of SSKs, using 3 different type of antiship missiles and almost 3 different types of torpedoes, for a total of 20 boats now. The spares supply chain will be totally different for all 3 and a costly experience given the small size.

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The scale of #ChineseNavy construction is mind boggling in every sense of the way possible. Here is a list of things that is confirmed in construction or fitting out 1. Atleast 5 #Type052D lengthened variants called Type 052DLs. 2. Atleast 2 speculative #Type054B new generation

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Let us list the sexiest #Naval vessels to ever grace the surface of our seas. Number 1 has to be the #Japanese #Mogamiclass frigates. Their clean VLO shapes and lines make them IMO the most beautiful surface vessel. Feel free to add your favorites below.

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It is weird to say this but locally made #Indian #T90 are more closely related to the #Arjun than the #Russian #T90 and #T72 series. Here is my old article covering the #Arjun and its contribution to #T90S #εpsilon

Arjun Main Battle Tank: India’s first indigenous MBT

The Arjun is India’s first indigenously designed and developed main battle tank (MBT). It is a powerful and versatile tank that is capable of meeting the challenges of modern warfare. The Arj…

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Is the #IndianNavy getting #Nilgiriclass frigates fitted with VDS from day one? I didnt notice it at first in the image, but looks like some hardware is present in the central stern opening of these 2 FFGs. If you see, during launch the sterns didnt have anything there.

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In the past, even I have agreed that given just how good modern SAMS are, the trend of 32 SAMs is okay. But the crisis in the #RedSea has again brought the concept of magazine depth into mainstream. #French , #Russian and #Indian navies all have ships with just 32 SAMs.

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While even I have criticised for design issues and extremely low production rates, the #Russian #Su57 is a good fighter. The jet has has 4 radar arrays, 1 in the nose, 2 on the cheeks and 1 in the tail stinger. The wing slats have L-band radars, known for antistealth capabilities

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I just checked something. Its funny that the Su-30MKI has a higher MTOW (Max Take Off Weight) compared to C295. 39 tonnes for the Flanker vs 23 tonnes.

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Everytime I see a Flanker with something else, the only thing I can think of is Flankers are massive jets!

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1 year

My yesterday's #submarine endurance comparison thread was a mess, so here is v2. The aim was to compare how much time a submarine can stay submerged between periscope depths using air independent propulsion methods including batteries at a particular speed in no comms scenario.

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The #IndianNavy dropped another interesting snippet. In the pictures of a recent exercise, you can see twin RBU, no MRSAM. Only Shivaliks have 2 RBUs, VLS and no MRSAM. Shivaliks had the #Russian UKSK VLS module and couldn't use BrahMos. They seem to now have #Indian UVLM.

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Interesting comparison of a #French #Horizonclass ship vs #Indian #Kolkataclass . Better SAM loadout at 48 Aster SAMs in Slyver VLS on the bow for the French ship. Better anti-ship capability for the Indian ship with BrahMos in 16 cells on the bow.

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1 year

India pubhlished a video of a sea skimming missile being intercepted by Barak 8 and boy is it interesting. The missile was flying very very low, single digit meters above the surface. #εpsilon #IndianNavy #Barak8 #Vishakhapatnam #Vishakhaptnamclass #P15B #destroyer #airdefense

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76 mm SRGM? Looks like the domestically built gun is slowly making its way to all #IndianNavy fleet vessels during refits.

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Beautiful lines of the Shivalik's flush superstructure are gone.

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Its the background that has interesting details. I see a Lanza equipped Delhi, most likely the Mysore in the background. #IndianNavy Credits: @zone5aviation

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#IndianNavy INS Teg also partially homologated. Lynx+Scantar can be seen here, plus new nav radars. The A190 is still present.

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@UAWeapons TOWs can destroy "any" vehicle, those things are nightmares for armored vehicle.

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Today we will cover the history of the #Chinese Type 052 series of destroyers and to be very honest, the 052B and 052C are great anlogues to #Delhi and #Vishakhapatnam - #Kolkata . Exhibit A: Type 052, retroactively can be called Type 052A destroyer. Built and commissioned in 1990s.

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So important deals cleared by the #IAF #Indianairforce in last few weeks 1. 100 Mk 1A 2. 12 Su-30MKI (my gut feeling, more to follow) 3. 6 Netra Did I miss anything?

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This is a opposite #whatwerethedesignersthinking thread. The #Russians built a 5,000 tonne frigate that has more missiles than several larger contemporaries. It has 16 AShMs VLS (2 3S14 8 cell UKSK modules) and 32 Redut SAM VLS for 9M96E 40 km and 9M96E2 120 km missiles. #εpsilon

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New munition in town guys. 2000% more accurate.

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#IndianNavy Pretty interesting reading about P-17B. Looks like it wont be a simple follow on order of the Nilgiri, but have a bunch of changes. Details on P-18 remain scarce.

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Big portion of #India aligned /following defense twitter disillusioned in the procurement policies. Are they right, yes? While by no means local gear is perfect at 1st, what we are seeing is that once the gear has cleared initial troubles, there is still no appetite for purchase.

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What I was trying to say yesterday was not to cancel Tejas Mk 2 in favor of MRFA or vice versa. I am saying that both are needed to effectively fill in all 3 weight categories for the #Indianairforce Light <20t: Mk1, Mk1A, Mk2 Med 20-30t: Rafale, MRFA, AMCA Heavy >30t: #Su30MKI

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What will upgraded #Indianairforce #Su30MKI be called? Su-30MKI2 Su-30UPG Su-30IUPG Su-30SMI

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Okay guys, time to debunk this NGD render by #IndianNavy . The design itself seems to be derived from the #Italian DDX concept which should soon start construction. There are several issues with this design concept. So thread time.

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Measuring Pagoda heights here? #IndianNavy #FrenchNavy

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@Faytuks Reasonable take, and it was key to shoot it down and inspect what it carried.

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The #Japanese are moving ahead with their 12,000 tonnes, 128 Mk 41 VLS cell equipped ASEVs. Should get news of them being laid down for construction soon enough. I am excited to see this class be launched and stamp its authority, but I think Japan needs more than the 2 planned.

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The delivery of #INSImphal to the #IndianNavy is coming at an interesting point. I am personally going to see how long until we see VLSRSAM on a 2nd but modern vessel. The 1st test from INS Rana was in 2022. I am going to wait and watch, until we see pics of VLS or news of test.

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#AMCA gets CCS clearance via the Hypeman @ajitkdubey . I have said before, the AMCA is the most significant jet/project for the #Indians and #Indianairforce in the next decade. Else, we will see some other 5th gen platform in Indian colors.

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#Unconfirmed There are reports of the Type 055 destroyer carrying out its maiden deployment in the #IndianOcean . This will be a big change for the region, given that this ship is the most heavily armed vessel in the region. Regular patrols or deployments can tilt the balance.

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Not our general area but. Air dropping operators anywhere is a challenge, doing so on a ship in the middle of the ocean is even more so. Shows the level of maturity in training, planning and equipment.

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I have always been a fan of the #Chinese Type 054A frigate (not the AP/Tughril just the A). It is a cheap allrounder frigate with a decent SAM, decent radar and also has #VDS . She can do everything so you can deploy her for a wide variety of things. The #Chinese know this and

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Indian air force being the giga chads (not sarcastic) and publishing op info as tweets is a whole new level of social media use. Loving it.

Indian Air Force

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Another outing into the Indian Ocean Region! This time, with #IAF Su-30s flying nearly eight hours, on a different axis. Both Seaboards covered.

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Since someone else noticed this as well, here is a pic of a #IndianNavy Shtil-1 3S90 launcher with a sticker/poster that probably shows a kill mark of a missile looking like a P-15.

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.Aight boys, looks like the first Indra's Lanza radar has been installed on what seems to be a Delhi class DDG but not Delhi herself, of the #IndianNavy . Thanks for noticing @UDutch820 CC: @AdithyaKM_ @Kunal_Biswas707 @Defencematrix1

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@ukraine_map That is amazing and these tanks are massive force multipliers.

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.Saw this interesting exchange by @VinodDX9 and @Hush_Kit regarding the origins of the JF-17's base design. Lets be clear, the design clearly shows a lot of similarities, like a LOT. Look at the tail planes, LERX (smaller on IAR-95 than JF-17).

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We recently saw news being shared elsewhere, but before #Indians can start celebrating, there is a lot of context associated with this news that isnt being discussed around. This MoU can have potential issues, if the sourcing isnt done properly for #Indianairforce jets 1/16

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Interestingly, one hull still doesnt have a customer. #Russians finished only 3 of the 6 ordered. #India bought 2, and is making 2 at home. So the 6th hull, which was completed and launched but is missing plants and sensors. Should the #IndianNavy buy that one?

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Everytime I see a Flanker with something else, the only thing I can think of is Flankers are massive jets!

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#Indians kicking into action with new VDS buys for their surface fleet. Much needed IMO. Soon the IOR will have 8 pretty modern Type 039 SSKs which are AIP equipped. The MH-60Rs and P-8Is are great assets but when it comes to ASW, nothing is enough.

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Ooohhh boy! Some big ticket deals being cleared back to back. Netras will be an excellent addition, much needed as well.

Ajit Kumar Dubey

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In a happy indigenous development, @IAF_MCC decides to revive the Netra-1 AEW&C project & buy 6 more of these Embraer-based proven system for its surveillance requirements. The system is far more advanced than what adversaries have n will add more strength. Read @ani story for

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Looks like it is more or less confirmed that #IndianNavy Talwar Batch 3 will have 3S90M VLS Shtil vs the single arm launcher You can see the Talwar in the 2nd img has a Grigoro like VLS with a line down the center, instead of the 3S90 arm Caveat: Unless a RUS Grigoro is in refit.

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Great to see progress being made on #IndianNavy 's future tanker contracts for 5 new tankers. Currently, they just have 2 large Deepak class tankers commsioned in early 2010s. These new tankers will come in handy for sustained CVBG + SAG ops in and around the IOR.

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Folks, what is your most watched military movie of the last few years? I'll go first: The Hunt for Red October.

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Goes on to show just how capable of a tank Arjun is. #Indianarmy must love the T-90 way too much.

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#IndianNavy 's light pocket destroyer corvettes have always been an interesting ship. The Koras feature 16 Kh-35s, same as Delhi pre upgrade/Brahmaputra. Preceding Khukhris featured 4 Styx, same as Godavari/Rajput class. Now the NGMV will be 8 BrahMos, inline with P-17As.

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@ukraine_map Saving ammo for offensive? Happened same before Kherson.

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Okay guys! I have two extremely good articles lined up, today is exhibit A. Comparing #Indian designed and built #IndianNavy #Kolkataclass and by extension #Vishakhapatnamclass with the #Chinese #Type052D destroyer.

The Great Asian Showdown : Kolkata Class vs Type 052D

Introduction This is my first article which involves comparing major frontline warships. In this article I will compare the most powerful destroyers of the Chinese Navy and the India Navy, The Type…

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My thread on ship borne #ASW was a success, so lets address aircraft borne #ASW starting with a picture of the 2 premier #ASW aircraft in service today. The #Japanese P-1 operated only the #JapaneseNavy n the #Boeing P-8 operated by #USNavy #IndianNavy #AustralianNavy #RoyalNavy .

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While expensive, the sonobuoy capability on the #MQ9 is pretty good. It allows a drone to keep contact with a submarine while being on station. Especially when networked with #IndianNavy #P8I , a single Neptune with several of these over a larger area and monitor multiple subs.

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#Nirbhay missile tests have been a great success, and is a great missile, but I do have a minor issue with how it is launched. #Indian missile juggernaut realized sometime back that cannisterised & cold launch strategic ballistic missiles are the way to go forward.

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Honestly, while the #MRFA vs #Tejas Mk 2 debate rages, it would be wrong to think that #Indianairforce abandoning the #FGFA / #Su57 / #PAKFA program was incorrect. Basically, #India dodged a bullet here, with #Russia as they struggle to mass produce the jet, 10-20 made in 3 years.

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Remember in my recent #IndianNavy article I said ships of the same class can have small to major differences. If ships are produced in different yards, there are differences associated with that as well. I remembered the #Chinese #Type055 destroyers also have minor differences as

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How do the #French consistently design such sexy vessels?

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#Opinion : Stop spending time and $ on Tejas Mk2 and spend it on AMCA Honestly, the best way forward seems to be to do AMCA first and then do Mk2, take care of nos and capability. *I do understand Mk2 is in far advanced design state than AMCA, should be frozen and revisited later.

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3 months

.Great infographic by @RealAirPower1 showing all the details on Fujian's flight deck.

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Looks like #IndianNavy 's next Talwar future Tushil left the shipyard for another set of sea trials. If you zoom in, you can see the top of the Shtil VL doors. The stern has an VDS opening like her sisters, but not present. Maybe installed when she arrives at her homeport.

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I dont think this thread will reach as many people so please help us. Disclaimer: I dont know everything so feel free to correct me. Situation: Suppose you are a #Akulaclass #submarine commander tasked with protecting a designated area. How will you do it?

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You know the biggest tactical challenge for #Pakistan and its #airforce is not that #Indianairforce holds such a large qualitative and quantitative superiority. It is how its two premier platforms can never be data linked.

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I saw a BAFFLING take regarding the recent slew of crashes of #HALDhruv , blaming #HAL for them as the control rods allowed for improper assembly. Why BAFFLING? Aircraft maintenance has detailed manuals with everything a tech needs to do. They are trained on the machine for years.

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#Indians and #IndianNavy have all the building blocks of building a domestic SSK. You have local hull design capabilities for Arihant, you have manufactured multiple subs at home, you have torpedoes and cruise missiles in works. If you can field a SSBN made at home, SSK is easy.

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I was quoted on an thread claiming that the #IndianNavy also does token purchases. It is simply not the case, wherever possible, I have seen them consolidate on platforms to bring commonality. I'll try to list as many I can off the top of my head, feel free to add.

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1 year

Looks like my thread on Kamorta class ruffled some feathers and also showed that not a lot of people know about #ASW so here is a thread. Please correct me if I am wrong. Pictures are of #ChineseNavy 's Type 054A's #Chinese VDS and and #IndianNavy 's Talwar class VDS #εpsilon

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10 months

To me the #Tejas #Mk1A discourse is very interesting. On one hand, delivering 32 aircraft per year is a step in the right direction, as it regenerates about 2 #Indianairforce squadrons per year. With 83 + 100 (TBC) on order, all deliveries can happen in 6-8 years.

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The funniest thing with #Indianarmy artillery orders seems to be that the idea of long lead time orders + tech insertion is lost on them. What I mean is, look at the hodge podge orders. 145 #M777 100 K-9 & future 300 gun #ATAGS order. Reports suggest 400 TGS + 200 105mm MGS

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The Chinese have a new Light Tank prototype/TD.

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