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KALI - Towards India's Future Directed-Energy Weapon System

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:00:04 PDT

The KALI-5000 electron accelerator is currently the most powerful one in operation in India, generating beams of up to 40 Gigawatts power. Comparison: Commercial power plant ratings are stated in terms of Megawatts, [1/1000]^th of a Gigawatt.

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Capture Of The Haji Pir Pass [Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:40:12 PDT

One of the finest victories claimed by the Indian Army, one that was reversed in post-war diplomatic parleys.

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Submarine INS Sindhurakshak [S63] On Its Way Back Home [Photographs]

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 02:32:40 PDT

The Indian Navy's recently upgraded INS Sindhurakshak, a modified Kilo-class submarine, making port calls at different countries on its way back to India from Russia.

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INS Vikramaditya Out At Sea

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:17:54 PDT

Extended video footage showing the Soviet Aircraft-carrying Cruiser 'Admiral Gorshkov' turned Indian Navy Aircraft Carrier 'INS Vikramaditya' on its first sea trial, last year.

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noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 07:02:13 PDT

As scathing & hurtful as the tone of this article is, there is great merit to what has been said in it,

"....it’s time we woke up to the fact that though we claim to have pride as Indians, we don’t have the courage to uphold it or fight for it, just like how while we claim to have come from a bi-zillion years of culture loaded with morals we ever so rarely display them."

"Now let us look at how the Italians have handled their marines. The day the marines were arrested, the Italian government made sure they got bail, they were put up in a guest house instead of jail, they were well-fed and of course in keeping with their Italian need for fashion, well-clothed and well-cooled with fancy sunglasses."

"Our leaders are so used to cutting deals and compromising within the nation and in corridors of power that they use the same methodology in international politics, embarrassing themselves and us."

- ‘India never had guts; so will never be glorious’

Prototype French Rafale A01 Fighter Aircraft At The 1988 British Farnborough Airshow [Photographs]

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:52:17 PDT

It was the second consecutive appearance of this Dassault-built Technology Demonstrator aircraft at the iconic British air show.

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Weekend Linkages [Suggested Reading]

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 01:18:55 PDT

A mixed bag of interesting topics to spend time on a weekend, reading.

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Spotted: China's First Aircraft Carrier At Its New Homeport [Image Of The Day]

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 22:54:39 PDT

Satellite image showing the sole Aircraft Carrier China operates, a Russian-origin Kuznetsov-class vessel, recently christened Liaoning, berthed at what has been said to be its home base in China's North-East.

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HAL Looking For Partners To Develop And Build Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:44:52 PDT

With an already over-flowing work-order, delayed projects & running an operation that, in general, doesn't evoke enough confidence in collaborators, the state's sole Aerospace manufacturer is set to dip its fingers in yet another pie - UAVs.

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Solar Electric Propulsion [SEP] - Ion Propulsion [IP]

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:13:33 PDT

An alternative to chemical combustion propulsion for Space travel.

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Pilatus PC-7 Basic Trainer Aircraft Of The Indian Air Force [IAF] [Photographs]

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:51:13 PDT

112 of these Swiss-built aircrafts would eventually be in service with the Indian Air Force [IAF], serving as the Stage-I aircraft to train its cadets, replacing the current HPT-32 Deepak aircraft.

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Sindhughosh-Class Submarine INS Sindhurakshak [S63] In The UK [Indian Navy]

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 11:01:31 PDT

The recently upgraded Russian-origin Kilo-Class derivative submarine stopped at the Portsmouth port in the UK, in February, on its way back to India, upon completions of its upgrades in Russia.

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DRDO Seeks Indian Industry Participation To Develop SATCOM Data Link For The Rustom-II UAV

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 08:56:59 PST

"The Data Link System is one of the major systems of UAV that is based on Digital Communications Techniques and provides full duplex communication between UAV & Ground Control Station."

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Life At The Officers Training Academy [OTA], Chennai [Suggested Weekend Reading]

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:34:01 PST

Coffee table picture book capturing life at one of the most well-respected training institutions in the country, grooming cadets to join the Indian Army as Short Service Commissioned [SSC] officers.

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noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:26:18 PST

"During one trip, [NSA Chief] Jones went completely off script and promised Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Pakistan's top military man, a civilian nuclear deal in exchange for Pakistan's cooperation. Panic struck the White House."

- The Inside Story of How the White House Let Diplomacy Fail in Afghanistan

Whatever may have been the merit, or lack of it, going by the article above, to Obama's undermining of Richard Holbrooke's efforts in the Pak-Af region, India quite rightly & skilfully torpedoed h is yearnings to become a player in resolving the issue involving the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir.

Godspeed

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle [PSLV] - How It Functions

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:22:50 PST

An interactive, animated model, highlighting important sub-systems of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle [PSLV] & their operations.

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Foreign Satellite Launch & Construction by Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO] [UPDATED: 2013.03.03]

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 06:33:00 PST

List of Satellites that India has launched or built, so far, for International customers, through the Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO].

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Sukhoi Su-30 MKI Flanker Fighter Of The Indian Air Force [IAF] [Photographs] - 02 Of 02

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:32:09 PST

Indian Air Force's [IAF] most advanced fighter aircraft, to date.

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Sukhoi Su-30 MKI Flanker Fighters Of The Indian Air Force [IAF] [Photographs] - 01 Of 02

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:33:29 PST

Indian Air Force's [IAF] Russian-origin Su-30 MKI 'Flanker' all-weather, Air Dominance Fighter Aircraft.

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India's Radar Imaging Satellite Programme - The Complete Lowdown

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 02:43:19 PST

Significance of the development & launch of a Synthetic Aperture Radar [SAR]-based satellite, one that India has developed itself, can't be stated enough - India entered an all new realm of Space-based surveillance.

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HJT-16 'Kiran' Aircraft With Its Weapons Complement [Image Of The Day]

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:20:44 PST

An uncommon photograph - India's basic trainer aircraft along with the weapons it can carry on its hardpoints.

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Indian Listening Station In Oman Monitoring Pakistan's Naval Communications [RUMINT]

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 03:33:38 PST

As claimed by the France-based, privately-operated, global intelligence gathering organisation, Indigo Publications, in its 'Intelligence Online' publication.

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IIT-Delhi Professors Propose 1500 Per Cent Increase In Speed Of Submarine Communication

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:13:04 PST

Very Low Frequency [VLF]-based communication forms the current backbone for data transfer to Indian Navy's Submarine fleet from land.

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Exercise Iron Fist 2013 [Photographs]

noreply@blogger.com (Subhankar) — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 03:33:38 PST

Pictures from the Indian Air Force's [IAF] recently concluded day-night demonstration exercise 'Iron Fist 2013'.

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ShubhSpace

KALI - Towards India's Future Directed-Energy Weapon System

The KALI-5000 electron accelerator is currently the most powerful one in operation in India, generating beams of up to 40 Gigawatts power. Comparison: Commercial power plant ratings are stated in terms of Megawatts, [1/1000]th of a Gigawatt.

Capture Of The Haji Pir Pass [Video]

One of the finest victories claimed by the Indian Army, one that was reversed in post-war diplomatic parleys.

Suggested Weekend Reading

A collection of writings related to India's socio-political issues that made headlines this week.

Submarine INS Sindhurakshak [S63] On Its Way Back Home [Photographs]

The Indian Navy's recently upgraded INS Sindhurakshak, a modified Kilo-class submarine, making port calls at different countries on its way back to India from Russia.

INS Vikramaditya Out At Sea

Extended video footage showing the Soviet Aircraft-carrying Cruiser 'Admiral Gorshkov' turned Indian Navy Aircraft Carrier 'INS Vikramaditya' on its first sea trial, last year.

Prototype French Rafale A01 Fighter Aircraft At The 1988 British Farnborough Airshow [Photographs]

It was the second consecutive appearance of this Dassault-built Technology Demonstrator aircraft at the iconic British air show.

Weekend Linkages [Suggested Reading]

A mixed bag of interesting topics to spend time on a weekend, reading.

Spotted: China's First Aircraft Carrier At Its New Homeport [Image Of The Day]

Satellite image showing the sole Aircraft Carrier China operates, a Russian-origin Kuznetsov-class vessel, recently christened Liaoning, berthed at what has been said to be its home base in China's North-East.

HAL Looking For Partners To Develop And Build Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [UAV]

With an already over-flowing work-order, delayed projects & running an operation that, in general, doesn't evoke enough confidence in collaborators, the state's sole Aerospace manufacturer is set to dip its fingers in yet another pie - UAVs.

Solar Electric Propulsion [SEP] - Ion Propulsion [IP]

An alternative to chemical combustion propulsion for Space travel.

Pilatus PC-7 Basic Trainer Aircraft Of The Indian Air Force [IAF] [Photographs]

112 of these Swiss-built aircrafts would eventually be in service with the Indian Air Force [IAF], serving as the Stage-I aircraft to train its cadets, replacing the current HPT-32 Deepak aircraft.

Sindhughosh-Class Submarine INS Sindhurakshak [S63] In The UK [Indian Navy]

The recently upgraded Russian-origin Kilo-Class derivative submarine stopped at the Portsmouth port in the UK, in February, on its way back to India, upon completions of its upgrades in Russia.

DRDO Seeks Indian Industry Participation To Develop SATCOM Data Link For The Rustom-II UAV

"The Data Link System is one of the major systems of UAV that is based on Digital Communications Techniques and provides full duplex communication between UAV & Ground Control Station."

Life At The Officers Training Academy [OTA], Chennai [Suggested Weekend Reading]

Coffee table picture book capturing life at one of the most well-respected training institutions in the country, grooming cadets to join the Indian Army as Short Service Commissioned [SSC] officers.

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle [PSLV] - How It Functions

An interactive, animated model, highlighting important sub-systems of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle [PSLV] & their operations.

Foreign Satellite Launch & Construction by Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO] [UPDATED: 2013.03.03]

List of Satellites that India has launched or built, so far, for International customers, through the Indian Space Research Organisation [ISRO].

Sukhoi Su-30 MKI Flanker Fighter Of The Indian Air Force [IAF] [Photographs] - 02 Of 02

Indian Air Force's [IAF] most advanced fighter aircraft, to date.

Sukhoi Su-30 MKI Flanker Fighters Of The Indian Air Force [IAF] [Photographs] - 01 Of 02

Indian Air Force's [IAF] Russian-origin Su-30 MKI 'Flanker' all-weather, Air Dominance Fighter Aircraft.

India's Radar Imaging Satellite Programme - The Complete Lowdown

Significance of the development & launch of a Synthetic Aperture Radar [SAR]-based satellite, one that India has developed itself, can't be stated enough - India entered an all new realm of Space-based surveillance.

HJT-16 'Kiran' Aircraft With Its Weapons Complement [Image Of The Day]

An uncommon photograph - India's basic trainer aircraft along with the weapons it can carry on its hardpoints.

Indian Listening Station In Oman Monitoring Pakistan's Naval Communications [RUMINT]

As claimed by the France-based, privately-operated, global intelligence gathering organisation, Indigo Publications, in its 'Intelligence Online' publication.

IIT-Delhi Professors Propose 1500 Per Cent Increase In Speed Of Submarine Communication

Very Low Frequency [VLF]-based communication forms the current backbone for data transfer to Indian Navy's Submarine fleet from land.

Exercise Iron Fist 2013 [Photographs]

Pictures from the Indian Air Force's [IAF] recently concluded day-night demonstration exercise 'Iron Fist 2013'.

The KALI-5000 electron accelerator is currently the most powerful one in operation in India, generating beams of up to 40 Gigawatts power. Comparison: Commercial power plant ratings are stated in terms of Megawatts, [1/1000]^th of a Gigawatt.