The PLA Navy’s (PLAN) South Sea Fleet component of the PLA’s Southern Theatre Command at Hainan Island, which is to the immediate north of the South China Sea, is being equipped with a string of new shore-based establishments to add to the existing sprawling naval bases at Yulin and Longpo, located in the southeastern portion of Hainan.
The PLAN’s largest air base,
located at Lingshui, which already hosts KJ-500 AEW & CS and KQ-200
MRMR-ASW platforms, is now all set to receive a permanent detachment of at
least 12 J-15 H-MRCAs, which in turn indicates that the Shandong CV-17 aircraft
carrier will be permanently homeported at Yulin naval base, where a massive
dry-dock capable of undertaking periodic servicing of aircraft carriers has
been built.
In addition, dedicated air
bases for UAVs and heliports for various types of helicopters have also come
up.
https://twitter.com/AdityaRajKaul/status/1402906113553489920?s=20
ReplyDeleteAap udhar busy ho aur idhaar didi apna hi khela hobe korche with chinese
Dear Prasun,
ReplyDeleteCan the Rafale alone help India dominate China? How Rafale fares against Chinese crafts in similar and dissimilar airfare?
To AMIT BISWAS: It is the 'Taklu' at Union MHA who is not doing his job, and not anyone else, because immigration matters are controlled by Union MHA. Unless anyone can prove that this China national entered illegally (which is most unlikely) from Bangladesh or Nepal via land, but there again the IBs with Nepal & Bangladesh are guarded & patrolled by the SSB & BSF--both Central CAPFs.
ReplyDeleteTo ASD: Why Rafale alone? What about the upgraded Jaguar IS/DARIN-3--both of which have AESA-MMRs? Does any PLAAF-operated combat aircraft have AESA-MMRs?
Mr.Prasun
DeleteHow many Jaguars have been upgraded to DARIN 3 standard?
What is the timeline for all Jags to be upgraded?
Harish
Dada what's going inside su 30 mki upgrade that India is doing. Few months ago air chief flew a upgraded mki. Was that equipped with aesa?
ReplyDeletesir,
ReplyDelete1. why is it difficult to manufacture Ka band seeker? and why hasn't china achieved it?
2. AAM 4B has Ka band AESA while astra and similar others have Ku band?
3. how does Ka band, X band, Ku band differ on target discrimination?
Thank You
Yogesh
To UNKNOWN: Still awaiting the Russia-origin AESA-MMR.
ReplyDeleteTo YOGESH: because it involves a lot of R & D work. This explains how Ka-band seeker works:
Ka-band seeker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG2B-Ot9SL4
https://www.mbda-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017-01-Comparison-B1-B1NT-Infographics.pdf
Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR) for Combatting Drone Swarms:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjHGxKb6W1c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogi_o8dszrk
To HARISH: About 1 full squadron to date. No one in India respects any deadlines/timelines.
How ASML Builds a $150 Million EUV Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJIO7aRXUCg
ReplyDeleteHow Philips Helped Get TSMC Off the Ground: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UG87ZLB4AY
Can Malaysia’s Semiconductor Industry Compete? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZPYOujFZ_Q
Bosch Opens Dresden Chip Plant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhafjMS0Ffk
Very interesting read:
https://news.sky.com/story/limpet-mines-and-drone-attacks-tracking-israels-maritime-war-with-iran-12303401
wonder full post above about asml , I remember visiting their facility in mid 2015 . amazing people and work culture if people can learn about it and take lessons from them I believe DRDO and ISRO can be ramped up in a right way , I also remember that HMT once a precision equipment manufacturer and leader in ASIA we screwed it up big time
ReplyDeletePrasun Da, thanks again for timely thread.
ReplyDeleteBTW, here is how, Vietnam upgraded its T54/55 inventory, with considerable Israeli help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YwPTLnHXOo
and hiccups faced by it.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/analysis_focus_army_defence_military_industry_army/vietnam_no_longer_considers_israeli-upgraded_t-54/55_tanks.html
It is quite disheartening or seems cruel joke for me keeping DRDO in the FMBT/FRCV's RFI List. Does IA/MoD wants DRDO for JV with foreign countries ? I fear the experienced OEMs may easily outgun DRDO. Why did not they(IA/MoD) better go for co development, instead issuing RFI ?
https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/12-oems-receive-fresh-rfi-for-1700-frcv/2264711/
Kindly share your views.
Here's some interesting news on how, Bangladesh walking on the path for deradicalisation, much needed for its economic growth, seems we should learn from them:
https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2021/06/09/pm-hasina-to-inaugurate-50-model-mosques-on-thursday
A way out for Bangladesh to normalise ties with Israel.
https://www.dw.com/en/new-bangladeshi-passport-fuels-speculation-over-israel-ties/a-57731321
Thanks in advance.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/russias-struna-1-radar-system-really-f-22-stealth-killer-187414
ReplyDeleteYour analysis whether something like this should be a part of India's Air defense or is it already in planning
Is Biswas a Bengali one or a Hindi speaking one- otherwise why would someone try to speak in Hindi to someone Bengali if that person is a Bengali? Beats me!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all u should try to post using ur verified handle.and then give gyaan to others...
DeleteOne more interview by the CDS :(
ReplyDeleteTo TECHNOLOGY, PHOTOGRAPHY & TRAVEL: From Hindustan Cables Ltd to NAINI Aerospace:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUNNqEm49so
HMT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvWTjNrjWhk
To SUMANTA NAG: As I had explained back in 2016 itself, there’s plenty that can be done by modifying existing T-55 & Vijayanta MBTs by re-engining them, re-armouring them & re-equipping them with new turrets containing different types of weapons for anti-armour, anti-personnel, direct/indirect fire-support & air-defence. By allowing them to just rot away or be sold as scrap materials will be a criminal waste of precious resources. But for all this to happen, the IA & even IAF must spell out what the future battlefields are most likely to be & what’s required for operating in them. There seems to be no clarity on this point & hence Indian industry cannot be engaged for developing innovative & cost-effective solutions. This is a huge, vast untapped area that needs urgent exploitation. For example, while 120mm Penetration Cum Blast (PCB) AND Thermobaric (TB) rounds have been developed for the Arjun family of MBTs, anti-personnel rounds (APAM) have not yet been developed for unknown reasons:
https://ndiastorage.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/ndia/2007/gun_missile/GMThurAM2/SchirdingPresentation.pdf
To CHANAKYA CHATTERJEE: Bistatic & multi-static are means of operating radars & are all explained here:
https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/eps/documents/public/emuw2/WF10.pdf
https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/80577/8/02whole.pdf
prashun bhai, how the fuck does a bunch of tajik cadets end up attacking indian cadets in IMA and not get the living shit kicked out of them by everyone else?
ReplyDeleteDear Prasun,
ReplyDeletehttps://www.livemint.com/news/india-far-ahead-of-us-in-financial-innovation-american-lawmaker/amp-11623385754620.html
You may appreciate this reformation in India. Please share your views.
To BHOUTIK: It was a very serious breakdown of discipline. Anyway, the passing-out parade concluded earlier this morning. The Tajiks are tough people, like the rest of the Central Asians. In ancient times, Bhishma's Kuru Kingdom had its capital city in what is today Afghanistan's Balkh Town.
ReplyDeleteTo ASD: LoLz! The US was of course referring to Hawaala, Hundi, etc etc. On another note:
The Indian Army has bought 17 flat-bottomed boats, the majority of them to be deployed at the Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh for rapid deployment of troops in case of contingencies. The boats are being procured from Goa-based Aquarius Shipyard Pvt Ltd, the shipyard that built the sailing vessel Thuriya on which Indian Navy’s Commander Abhilash Tomy embarked on the prestigious Golden Globe race from France in 2018. Similar boats are already in service with the Indian Navy. The delivery of the first few boats has already begun and is set to be completed by September. A majority of them will be inducted in eastern Ladakh for now. The rest could be deployed at other locations, as and when required. The boats, measuring 35 feet in length, will have the capacity to carry about 20-22 people, including crew. They can move at a speed of 20 Knots, which is approximately 37kph. While the boats have not been fitted with any weapons at present, they could be equipped with light weapons when needed in the future. Made of fibreglass, they would ferry troops across the Lake, cutting short earlier time lost while navigating the hilly tracks around the Lake. Last January, the Army had finalised the procurement of 12 high-performance patrol boats to enhance its surveillance of the Pangong Tso Lake and other large water bodies in eastern Ladakh. The contract for these 12 patrol boats was inked with Goa Shipyard Ltd, a state-run public sector undertaking, with deliveries set to begin by May this year. Troop-carrying-boats would be used to move troops and equipment and deploy them on the Lake bank in a faster time frame, either to reinforce existing troops there or for fresh deployments. This is an advantage since traversing along the roads and tracks on the periphery of the Lake takes much more time due to terrain friction.
https://aquariusgoa.com/
https://aquariusgoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/LCVP.jpg
Hi
ReplyDeleteCheck out the DRDO Technology Focus issues of April 2021 and June 2021 in the following link. A goldmine of information on present and future projected Airborne Early Warning technologies and other sensor technologies related to surveillance.
https://www.drdo.gov.in/technology-focus
Even as we focus on tanks, submarines .
ReplyDeleteWhen do you think order will be placed on 2nd tranche of Rafales ?
France is getting more orders and we will be the end of the queue.
Repeat of C17, when MoD took sweet time of its own I spite of knowing the details of C17 end of manufacture.
Regards
Venky
Hi Prasun,
ReplyDeleteWould you care to comment on this development, link given below
https://mobile.twitter.com/DefenceMinIndia/status/1403570042726350854
Regards
Raghu
Prasun,
ReplyDelete1-weren't assault boats te reqmt for Pangong Tso? similar to Saab CB90 with anti ramming protection .. do the ones ordered have these feature & why are the ones being brought not armed ? are the chinks been reading gandhi a lot & are taking up ahmisa?
To RAGHU: Though the TF’s latest issue explains everything about the AEW & CS project involving four-antennae AESA radars encased inside radomes, it should have explained in greater detail the systems architecture meant for the 6 A320s.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Indian MoD’s decision, perhaps it reacted to my comment made on June 3, 2021 at 6:33AM.
To VENKY: Orders for more Rafales from Egypt, plus the orders from Greece & Croatia (for pre-owned Rafales) will keep the Rafale production line busy for the next 36 months, during which any follow-on orders from the IAF will be able to be accommodated at lower acquisition costs.
To JUST_CURIOUS: Both orders are from the IA & are meant for deployment in Panggong Tso. The LCVPs are also being used in India’s offshore island-chains. LCVPs are utility vessels, not assault vessels.
To DASHU: here are the interviews:
ReplyDeleteCDS Gen Bipin Rawat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cp3nP97QbM
Lt Gen (Ret’d) S L Narasimhan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EyoRBMjksI&t=47s
And this buffoon, who claims to have covered OP FALCON as a patrakaar, does not even know that CHECKERBOARD was never an OP, but an EX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7alb18gAXs
Here are the actual details:
http://trishul-trident.blogspot.com/2016/08/high-altitude-manoeuvre-warfare.html
Bro please tell in detail how good is samvijay EW system ?wat is approx range?
ReplyDeleteIs there any update on JSTAR Raytheon Sentinel for IAF or is DRDO working on a homegrown solution for the same?
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Chintan
https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/magazine/defence/story/20210621-missing-the-boat-vice-admiral-k-n-sushil-retd-1813370-2021-06-11?__twitter_impression=true
ReplyDeleteDear Prasun,
ReplyDeleteHaving carried out too many discussions with you regarding Indo China war like scenario, I conclude that there will be stalemate. And a stalemate will be a moral loss for China. However can India stop the dadagiri of China and take back the lost lands which it lost inch by inch?
How can a country with self-respect, digest to lose inch by inch despite having all the valid proof of boundaries documents???? What's the reason for this impotence? Is it anti-national political leadership? Please share your views.
To SANTOSH: You should refrain from asking how good it is or how bad it is, because it is a given that once the end-user accepts the system & inducts it into service, it means the system is capable of being used with success on the battlefield. Details of this system were uploaded way back here:
ReplyDeletehttp://trishul-trident.blogspot.com/2018/09/pgms-being-developed-by-drdo.html
To CHINTAN: Here are the details:
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NoR1zDbZ4q4/Xj0tda2xajI/AAAAAAAASdQ/2lLvmy3vxO0yT1CgLMdsmYZKNMWTuJbVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/DSC00768.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dWD1xsnTQjU/Xj0tYz0M14I/AAAAAAAASdA/R5zoJtaDo-4YG_W1ukomTMi-KVqZJ5t1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/DSC00763.jpg
While Raytheon is helping CABS develop the ground target recognition algorithms, the GIS-based digital topographic & terrain database & grid-map of hostile territories is being created by the DRDO.
To ASD: The reasons are lack of political will, lack of self-esteem among India’s political decision-makers & a lack of historical appreciation, speaking of which, here are some interesting videos of the Dogra Gen Zorawar Singh Kahluria:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vl65C16Lx4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjBoJzx1FfI
And here is another interesting revelation about the Wuhan link with the pandemic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANRs4DojOek
PoJK Updates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZL0M-2q7IQ
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UugbNRQ1fzE
Truly RAM BHAROSE Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoAC89glGRo
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnZvV2oT57s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VCFFeeCb_4
MADEX 2021 Expo in South Korea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Iflmv-dxQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlXr8NPki8Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zvZ5KNFa90
Prasunda
ReplyDeleteWhenever some collisions happen involving Indian Navy vessels, there is such a hue and cry from the idiotic local media that it seems like the IN is the world's most untrained and incompetent force. That hurts me.
See the unbiased understanding analysis they do for the USN for bigger accidents
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/us-navys-greatest-threat-isnt-russia-or-china-187606