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Jul 4, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Ashok Swine, Vidya Krishnan, and gang must be furiously analyzing this video frame-by-frame to determine how exactly it was “faked”.
Krivak: Solid, reliable platform.
Tunguska: Mediocre. Only a handful bought.
T-90S: Underwhelming. And the Russians went back on important ToT commitments.
Tu-22M3: Expensive, single-purpose platform. There’s a good reason it wasn’t bought. P-8I > Tu-22M3.
Modi and his government did a bunch of things that don’t look sexy on paper, but are worth far more than some gee-whiz weaponry. Border infra development, shoring up of war wastage reserves, improving aircraft uptimes by procuring soared and streamlining further purchases...
In 2014, the serviceability of the Su-30MKI fleet stood at 48%.
business-standard.com/article/econom…
By early 2017, it had been raised to 60%. That’s the rough equivalent of two more squadrons available for duty.
indianexpress.com/article/india/…

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Mar 11
Thread of Modi memes on the IAF’s 60-squadron dream for 2047. 🧵👇
IAF submitting report of the Empowered Committee for Capability Enhancement of the lndian Air Force to Modi-ji.
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Dec 20, 2024
Thread on "Human Error" or "Pilot Error". These are widely misunderstood terms, and that lack of understanding is being used to float unhinged conspiracy theories. 🧵
People often see "human error" as an indictment of the pilot, an accusation that he or she made a mistake that could have been avoided. That is not so. It’s more about the limits of human interaction with fast-moving machines in high-pressure situations.
The human body has a natural sense of balance which ensures that people doing everyday activities don’t fall over. That sense hasn’t evolved to deal with high-speed flight in difficult conditions (say dense fog that blanks out all visual references).
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Jul 8, 2024
My #OSINT analysis of images from the Modi-Putin summit suggest that the India-Russia is at a nadir. #thread 🧵 [1/n]
Patio furniture procured from Home Depot demonstrates how dependent the two countries are on the US for critical needs despite their professed independence. Image
Putin has his hands clasped tightly, while Modi's has cupped his palms together, demonstrating Russia's unwillingness/inability to provide what India wants despite Indian requests.
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Apr 7, 2022
This is an interesting thread in that it illustrates how the Russian ground forces are set up very differently from US forces.
In short, the Russians treat indirect fires as the primary element, with maneuver forces only helping artillery get into position and seizing an objective after it has been devastated.
So the artillery footprint is very large, and the firepower is incredible, although imprecise.
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Feb 25, 2022
Practically every great power has developed their own unique doctrines for war, and their equipment designs have flowed from that. Strange that a son-of-the-soil type gets it, but our intelligent, highly educated scholars don’t.
Assault Breaker is a prime example, but history is littered with several examples.
Maybe that right there is the bane of India. It has been run by too many Srinath Raghavans for too long 😶
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Feb 17, 2022
I wish to make a few points with respect to Adm. Prakash and Maj. Gen Hukku's conclusion in this piece. Qiuck thread.
The authors state that in confronting China, "The last option would, obviously, be to maintain the status quo — with 50,000-60,000 troops deployed at high altitudes..."
I want to argue that forcing a standoff along the land border should be India's *first* option, as this is where India's strengths lie.
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