tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post8534334008955845591..comments2024-03-28T21:59:50.423+05:30Comments on TRISHUL: Pakistan’s Commanding LeadPrasun K. Senguptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-80152856236475556222011-08-28T23:47:58.688+05:302011-08-28T23:47:58.688+05:30To Heberian: Have posted your observations and my ...To Heberian: Have posted your observations and my answer on to the latest thread as it will appeal to a wider audience there. Many thanks.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-89683287877897190392011-08-28T13:38:36.179+05:302011-08-28T13:38:36.179+05:30Hello Prasun-
Thank you for the reply. I understa...Hello Prasun-<br /><br />Thank you for the reply. I understand. Ted Mataxis and Israel Tal I understand, I was just surprised because of Thomas Mathews name; given the patronizing political correctness many in Singapore (and Malaysia) display around us "achas" and "apu nenehs". <br /><br />But come to think of it, it kind of makes perverse sense.<br /><br />If you have time, please post something about your observations about the Super MKI and the PAK FA. And specially the logic behind the Mirage 2000 upgrade (costs).<br /><br />Many thanks..Heberiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-39984507663197111032011-08-28T02:07:33.199+05:302011-08-28T02:07:33.199+05:30To Heberian: Regretably, there are no URLs or offi...To Heberian: Regretably, there are no URLs or official written material available on this subject. I came to know about them only during chance encounters with these former officers as well as with the likes of S R Nathan--the present-day President of Singapore who back then was the Chairman of Straits Times Press Holdings-- in Singapore between 1987 and 1993.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-47548585806851389322011-08-27T19:48:08.014+05:302011-08-27T19:48:08.014+05:30Hello Prasun-
Would you please share any URLs whe...Hello Prasun-<br /><br />Would you please share any URLs where one can find Ted Mataxis and Thomas Mathews credited with Singapore's change to the "Porcupine" thing? The reason I ask is because I have a deep interest in Singapore's evolution, and strategy going forward. I was unaware that we had a connection in their change of strategy in the form of Thomas Mathew.<br /><br />Thanks in advance.Heberiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-5321409902993216352011-07-30T04:53:46.913+05:302011-07-30T04:53:46.913+05:30To Anon Above: The late Gen K Sundarji, whom I cou...To Anon Above: The late Gen K Sundarji, whom I count as one of my mentors, was a brilliant writer, as is Gen (Ret'd) Paddy Padmanabhan, who was actually the person who initiated several conceptual studies on the Indian Army's transformation post OP Parakram. Lt Gen (ret'd) Mathew Thomas is another one. From the US side there's Ret'd Brig Gen Theodore 'Ted' Mataxes, Admiral Hyman Rickover--the father of the US Navy's all-nuclear submarine fleet, Admiral Arthur Cerebrowski, who conceptualised and articulated the network-centric warfare concept. Ted Mataxes is a graduate of the Indian DSSC in Wellington, and in the mid-1970s he along with Lr Gen Mathew Thomas and Maj Gen Israel Tal--all three of them--jointly drafted Singapore's defence doctrine--the porcupine concept. Maj Gen (Ret'd) Haim Herzog, a noted military historian and a former President of Israel, is another good writer on military affairs.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-18857404208278094482011-07-29T16:03:18.876+05:302011-07-29T16:03:18.876+05:30demiPrasun Da,
Well said.
The basic problem in I...demiPrasun Da,<br /><br />Well said.<br /><br />The basic problem in India, is lack of Institutional machanism and wisdom to refelect on National Security perspective. The whole thing is stuck up in bureaycratic wrangles. Bureacracy, as such is supposed to administer and not make policies. Indias foreign policy and Security, internal or external, is stuck up with bureacratic and sytematic superstructural setup of IFS, IAS and IPS. These people are high paid workers and can never be policy makers. Same is true of the Generals. The sytemic superstructure and bureacracies develop their own interests and blinkered views and tend to perpetuate themselves being negetively compatetive and distructive to the system they are part of.<br /><br />Therefore, in industry they employ consultancies and outsiders to point out at the sytem blocks. In Western world, they have dedicated institutions (outsiders) who study the problems and suggest remedies. How can an IAS or a Babu heading a DPSU, MoD or other responsibility expected to be ever objective and imaprtial. His only job is to make all other components of MoD and external forces (IFS and IPS) fight each others and achive IAS superiority inertai. He thinks that is his biggest loyality and act accordingly.<br /><br />It is amazing, how the question of operational control over a border force like ITBP can be scuttled by the lobbists. I am pretty sure the Netas do not even fully realise what they are deciding on. For the Neta his next election is the most important for which an IPS and IAS would be rather important. People in the Forces know it fully well.<br />My fear is that for Nehru that is going to a cause for disaster for our very existance as a polity and nation.<br /><br /><br />They are " Coup Mongers" and as rightly said by you still rely on devide and rule theory.<br /><br />So Are we still a Colony ?? And which bureaucracy has the Colonist mindset ?? Has not DRDO joined the bureacracy rather than being out of it? What purpose of so much autonomy granted to them in vital areas? They squandered in the bureacratic race !!<br /><br />Do analyse their budgets vis a vis what they have contributed some time. It has become a parking place for some category of people whith all perks and pay without responsibilities.<br /><br />Well Admiral Arun is undoubtedly very high but there have been others too who have not been very bad either. Which Americal General has been a pathbreaker ??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-62319659439674471282011-07-29T02:35:15.042+05:302011-07-29T02:35:15.042+05:30Continued from above....
Should you really be inte...Continued from above....<br />Should you really be interested in reading thought-provoking analysis of India's national security challenges and the prevailing state of affairs, I recommend that you read the writings of Afmiral (Ret'd) Arun Prakash, the former Chief of the Naval Staff, as he is the only level-headed former armed services personality who can successfully and comprehensively articulate such thoughts. Sadly, others like him who can make similar contributions, lamentably, fail to do so and prefer to just fade away.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-52208067650759970532011-07-29T02:31:21.767+05:302011-07-29T02:31:21.767+05:30To Anon Above: Many thanks for your thoughts. The ...To Anon Above: Many thanks for your thoughts. The problem is not the DRDO by itself. The biggest problem or deficiency in the country is the national security decision-making process, which still relies on the British Raj's paradigm of divide-and-rule. Hence, there's no unified policy-making apparatus or strategic visioning as such. On top of all this, people get brainwashed at times with slogans like INDIA RISING, thinking a that a billion + population base will solve all problems, little realising with without a strong and massive higher education infrastructure, there just isn't enough skilled manpower in the country. On top of that, capacity expansion of military-industrial infrastructrure is severely hamstrung due to the GoI's indecisiveness in terms of strategic divestment, thereby making the DPSUs perpetually dependent on ther MoD's annmual financial allocations. The need of the hour is a decisive and purposeful approach towards industrial reforms/divestments which will make the capital resources necessary to invest in R & D projercts, which is precisely what China has done since the 1990s. Financial autonomy can produce magical solutions and only after this is done will there be proper synergy between the DRDO, DPSUs and the private sector. In addition, the MoD's decision-making processes need to be deeply reformed as well, and creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff should be undertaken without any further delay. Obhectively speaking, I can't blame the DRDO for failing to produce the desired results, since the DRDO is only beholden to the 'Blind Men of Hindoostan' sitting at South Block.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-57299289623839997152011-07-28T21:57:11.398+05:302011-07-28T21:57:11.398+05:30Prasun Da,
I observed your participation in other...Prasun Da,<br /><br />I observed your participation in other forums but chanced upon your blog sometimes back.<br /><br />Having gone through some of your writtings, I appreciate those very much. I appreciate your penetrating inquiries and presentation of details.<br /><br />I really thought, there could have been or it was not possible in the enviroment to be a defense journalist (only journalist being some retired bloaks or not knowing DRDO propagandists). I used to be amaze at the dedication, understanding and clear headedness of those journlists who wrote so well about French - Vietnam conflict (Like "Street without Joy"), US ops in Vietnam, Isreal - Arab Wars etc which almost became texts books for Militaries. I thought, it would be difficult in India.<br /><br />Things have changed and some good people even from Army (Like Ajay) have started joining the ranks. You have a good grounding and all potentails to be read as writter of a good text books for the young officers. Keep that in mind and go on.<br /><br />DRDO always was very close to the heart of every budding officer as an institution that would command their respect. What a loss of opportunity by the Sceintist brahmins that every one just wishes not to hear their nomenclature. The Scientists became sterile, greedy and power seekers rather than innovators. They facilitated grafts for the sytem rather than beinf facilitators of its abolishion. Ah ! The time they have lost is too much in the history of a nation. I really do not know, the seekers and recognition / satisfaction greedy Brahminical scientists would become so lazy and non challant shudras in the progressing Kaliyuga inspite of every thing being given to them including good pay and status.<br /><br />Thotha Chana Baje Ghana (the hollow gram sounds the most.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-33597980317605522412011-07-27T05:34:25.341+05:302011-07-27T05:34:25.341+05:30To Anon Above: What's one-sided for you is obj...To Anon Above: What's one-sided for you is objectivity for me. Rest assured I have all the numbers that you refer to from various countries. No less than five years is fine, but what about no more than, eh? Venture to give me the facts here? A country like israel can develop the EL/M-2084 MPR within five years, but where on earth is the Swathi WLR, which has been under development since the early 2000s? Do I have to wait for 11 years to get this radar, when it is already obsolete? And what happened to the much touted Abhay ICV? Who is answerable for the all the R & D costs incurred thus far, now that the Abhay project has been scrapped in favour of a greenfield project by a consortium of private-sector companies? Get your facts right first before demanding this from others who have already done their homework!!! And FYI the UK is not developing any weapon system, but the MNC called BAE Systems that is doing so. In the UK there are no unanswerable and technically unaudited institutions like the DRDO.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-27445952287928626932011-07-27T03:49:12.282+05:302011-07-27T03:49:12.282+05:30Could you please stop the one sided comments about...Could you please stop the one sided comments about DRDO? Do you know how much time UK is taking for the development of a new artillery gun or an APC? Do you got the numbers from various countries? Please do your research about the development cycle for any armament and you will see it not less than 5 years. So plz put the facts. ksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-26263421138112335242011-07-26T18:00:25.632+05:302011-07-26T18:00:25.632+05:30Details and photos of the Hatf-9/Nasr/P-20 and oth...Details and photos of the Hatf-9/Nasr/P-20 and other Chinese battlefield support missiles like the B-611M, BP-12A and SY-400 will all appear in the August 2011 issue of FORCE magazine. These missiles all have a CEP of less than 10 metres as they make use of GPS guidance provided by China's Beidou constellation of GPS satellites.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-29484473805532811862011-07-26T17:10:16.605+05:302011-07-26T17:10:16.605+05:30ANY ARTICLE OR DETAILS OF PAK NASIR MISSILE?
HOW ...ANY ARTICLE OR DETAILS OF PAK NASIR MISSILE?<br /><br />HOW COMPARABLE IS IT TO INDIAN PRAHAAR WHICH HAS CEP OF ONLY 10 METERS?<br /><br />WT IS NASSR'S CEP?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-53780203140521685782011-07-26T07:33:40.925+05:302011-07-26T07:33:40.925+05:30thank you sir , u r simply awesome !!!thank you sir , u r simply awesome !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-91306030377373879522011-07-26T03:22:21.305+05:302011-07-26T03:22:21.305+05:30To Mr. RA: Thanks.To Mr. RA: Thanks.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-35677542004878506112011-07-26T02:50:13.991+05:302011-07-26T02:50:13.991+05:30Nice replies and to the point.Nice replies and to the point.Mr. Ranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-40918796429114712762011-07-25T23:43:53.872+05:302011-07-25T23:43:53.872+05:30To Anon@9.56AM: The Tejas Mk2 will have the 98kN F...To Anon@9.56AM: The Tejas Mk2 will have the 98kN F414-IN56 turbofan. The OLS-30 won’t be upgraded as it is doing just fine. T-50 PAK-FA uses the OLS-35. The upgraded AL-31FP’s R & D was funded by Russia. The Phazotron JSC-developed Zhuk-AE was developed for the MiG-29 family of MRCAs. On the other hand, the radars for the Su-27 and Su-30 families were all developed by Tikhomirov NIIP. The upgrade for the Su-30MKI’s MMR does not call for the entire radar to be replaced, as that will be cost-prohibitive. Instead, Tikhomirov NIIP is following the same trend as that established by THALES for the RBE-2 and EuroRadar for the Captor-E, which is to retain the back-end LRUs of the existing radar while replacing the existing PESA or mechanically scanning antenna with an AESA-array antenna. Thus, for the Super Su-30MKI the existing NO-11M ‘Bars’ PESA-MMR’s passive phased-array will be replaced by the MIRES AESA array. Everything else stays the same, and you get a cost-effective AESA-based MMR. Hard-kill munitions for any APS are manually loaded. LEVCONs are primarily used for aircraft requiring reduced approach speeds when landing in restricted runway lengths, like that on aircraft carriers. The air force variant of the Tejas does not need such modifications since it will have enough runway length and will therefore not require reduced landing speed. For an aircraft the size of Tejas Mk2, carrying four BVRAAMs and two SRAAMs will more than suffice. Twin racks will apply only to smaller SRAAMs like the R-60, and not the R-73E.<br /><br />To Anon@11.28AM: Regretably I will not be able to upload the scanned pages but maybe a month later I will upload the analysis with pictures. <br /><br />To Anon@1.26PM; The 300mm MBRL will have an envisaged range of 120km, not 140km. The system is still being developed. It takes almost a decade to develop such systems from scratch.<br /><br />To Anon@8.38PM: The Skyward IRST from Selex-Galileo of Italy is the best option available. Why? Read about it at: http://trishul-trident.blogspot.com/2011/05/osf-and-skyward-irst-sensors_30.html<br /><br />To Buddha: There was never any missile by the name of Sagarika. Instead, Sagarika was the name of the DRDO’s project management group responsible for developing the B-05/K-15/Shaurya and K-4 ballistic missiles.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-37811021108520127522011-07-25T22:43:25.588+05:302011-07-25T22:43:25.588+05:30sir what about the january 22 scheduled test of sa...sir what about the january 22 scheduled test of sagarika missile<br /><br /><br />it's long past no news............buddhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511498783253086826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-9315739807619880882011-07-25T20:38:08.880+05:302011-07-25T20:38:08.880+05:30sir acc to you which irst system is best out there...sir acc to you which irst system is best out there and why...<br /><br />the ones i can name are ols 30,35 efts pirate , rafale osf and skyward irst systems...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-89636893010890321252011-07-25T13:26:36.762+05:302011-07-25T13:26:36.762+05:30Prasun sir,I remember you had stated about an indi...Prasun sir,I remember you had stated about an indigenous 300mm calibre MBRL with 140 km range in development.What happened to that project?Any possible date of trial??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-36271870599261624202011-07-25T11:28:24.167+05:302011-07-25T11:28:24.167+05:30PKS: "The August 2011 issue of FORCE will con...PKS: "The August 2011 issue of FORCE will contain an in-depth analysis of the Prahaar's R & D programme which began way back in 1998. It will contain several photos of the Prahaar's sub-systems and components/avionics developed by RCI and ASL. The same issue will also describe NLOS-BSMs of Chinese origin with photos, especially the P-20 Hatf-9/Nasr."<br /><br />can u please scan it once its done?? are u permitted to do so?? thankuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-31637070477576814092011-07-25T09:56:23.830+05:302011-07-25T09:56:23.830+05:30^^ many thanks for the reply sir...
but wait i go...^^ many thanks for the reply sir...<br /><br />but wait i got some more ques....!!<br /><br />so it is final that mk2 will be using a 100kn engine....??<br /><br />will ols 30 be upgraded in the mki upgrade ??<br /><br />plus what are ranges for los 30 and ols 35 ??<br /><br />pak fa also uses an ols but which one ?? is it new one or the same ols 35<br /><br />was the upgrade of al31fp (which we use on our mkis) funded by us or by the ruskis ?<br /><br />many ppl are saying that super mki will use a zhuk ae while others are saying that it will use a mires aesa radar....so which one will be exactly used ??<br /><br />sir the launchers of the iron fist aps....are the hard kill munitions manually loaded ?? <br /><br />sir the levcons on naval lca do improve the maneuverability to some extent then why aren't we planning to use them on the IAF version ??<br /><br />sir even the mk2 will be able to carry only 4 bvraams and 2 sraams while all other 4.5gen jets carry 6bvraams and 2sraams so why can't we use racks for twin bvraams like we are planning for other air to ground munitions....??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-28510656638674829752011-07-25T02:14:15.010+05:302011-07-25T02:14:15.010+05:30To Anon@3.15PM: Yes, I made that correction based ...To Anon@3.15PM: Yes, I made that correction based on inputs received from ADA. I was told it is better to be safe than sorry and therefore ADA prefers to stick to the conservative estimate of 5 tonnes instead of 5.7 tonnes. The figures of course are still provisional and final figures will be available only after flight-tests. The F414-IN56’s thrust ratings have been fixed based on what’s required. Going beyond that figure will result in the entire airframe requiring redesigning and strengthening, which is not advisable as it will only delay the Tejas Mk2’s rollout. The CFTs are still under consideration, but are not top-priority. The rear fuselage will have to be strengthened and re-engineered minimally to accommodate the F414-IN56. The fuselage stretch will be confined to the section aft (behind) of the cockpit. Air intake shape will remain the same. MRCAs by nature are not used for deep interdiction, only for tactical battlefield interdiction. The Jaguars are MiG-27Ms are tactical interdictors now, the Su-30MKIs are deep interdictors. The diameter of the Tejas Mk2’s nose section stays the same, enough to house radars like the EL/M-2032 or EL/M-2052. <br /><br />To Anon@8.31PM: Yes the TATAs and Ashok Leylands can produce heavy-duty trucks and have been doing so, but unfortunately they are not DPSUs and therefore always received the step-motherly treatment from the MoD’s Dept of Defence Production & Supplies, even though BEML produces only left-hand drive TATRA trucks. It is high time someone took steps to crucify the successive Ministers of State for Defence Production since the early 1980s for this state of affairs. I first wrote about this scam way back in 2005.<br /><br />To Anon@8.35PM: China began its BMD programme way back in the 1970s and today it has proven ASAT capabilities. What China is now trying to do is launch an international space station with Russia’s help and chances are that with the help of Russian mediation, it may even invite India to have her own module/capsule as part of this station. <br /><br />To Anon@9.07PM: In the US, unlike India, the armed services chiefs are legally authorised to conduct military diplomacy, which is good as it enables the US military chiefs to size up their Chinese counterparts. This is very important since in China there are always two corridors of power: the civilians led by the Premier, and the PLA led by the President and represented in the Politburo by the Central Military Commission, whose Chairman is the President himself. It is therefore high time in India too the post of Chief of Defence Staff was created so that he too could conduct such military diplomacy. The suspension grabs attention simply because the US is the world’s sole unchallenged superpower. That’s why this time when Admiral Mike Mullen visited Beijing, he was also granted an audience by the guy who next year will replace President Hu Jintao. That’s the kind of importance China attaches to its ties with the US. <br /><br />To Anon@10.28PM: The Super Su-30MKis will use uprated/upgraded AL-31FPs, and not newly designed engines. The name stays the same as only the hot-section (engine core) will be changed. The FGFA is due to use the AL-41F, a completely new turbofan.Prasun K. Senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625525921341864605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-3679763578095599542011-07-24T22:28:45.422+05:302011-07-24T22:28:45.422+05:30sir u said that super mki will use uprated engines...sir u said that super mki will use uprated engines...plz shed some more light on this...<br /><br />will it be a upgrade or new engine will be taken..<br /><br />whats the name of this uprated engine ?? is it the same which is going to be used on the fgfa ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545138702780178046.post-41539629374196758782011-07-24T21:07:10.128+05:302011-07-24T21:07:10.128+05:30Hi Prasun,
How does US benefit from Military leve...Hi Prasun,<br /><br />How does US benefit from Military level exchanges between the US military and the Chinese PLA?<br /><br /><br />Why does their suspension grab media attention?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com