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Another bullpup (type 95) being replaced by conventional in major numbers...

Type 55 is a super-heavyweight. It is a cruiser on the cruiser-destroyer spectrum (that PLAN just uses "destroyer" for....like bunch of euro navies jsut use "frigate" for frigate - destroyer spectrum). India's equivalent in that class (NGD) is taking shape, vizag wont be it in any strict...

You must consider a number of vital differences between India and Turkey (geopolitical, positioning, sizes, contexts) Then some specifics on top like: 1) Does India operate a NATO C4I structure at root? (Is India part of NATO to begin with essentially). 2) Is India planning to operate a high...

The lobbying only plays some role in this at the middle tiers. The top tier being the visible faces of leadership etc we see in the media. But what of the "base" layer? Here there was clear messaging given by Indian MEA since 2017 (taking the baton from earlier dialogues in post 9/11 era in...

I agree wholeheartedly. I also agree with another thing the author references, that has never changed too: The whole of Asia is noted for hospitality, but I have never met such hospitality and general helpfulness–on the personal level–as in East Bengal. For I have (happily) experienced this...

That is where the heavyweight comes in. He has much bigger frame than middle weights and lightweights.

What a deep read.....thank you for posting it @Isa Khan ...it surely must have touched you deeply some parts of it....you knowing what would come afterwards. I shared it with a few friends. As always my deepest respect to the Bengali people as a whole.... Emon deshti kothao khuje pabe nako...

Well you are comparing a destroyer and frigate here.... The terminology blurs somewhat in some navies (esp in NATO) these days.... ....but in this case we are still talking about a destroyer thats twice the ship the frigate is.....literally. Heavyweight boxer versus middle weight my friend...

It is not surprising about PN. The navy likely has a fairer share of "type 3" in what I describe here: Over time I will have to break down parts of that larger post as relevance comes for it in other topics. Right now it comes of as bit of a rant heh. Anyway navies in general tend to be a...

Dong nai is a company in Vietnam? Or a province?

Let me give you the root of the matter....and you can take it to the grave like I will if you choose to. Scuse all my "french" here in what follows.... Human species as a whole ultimately works with profit (wealth) motive lot better than it does with politics (power) motive. The recognition...

Did they take footage of the reuniting moment itself?

Some pertinent details (which I bolded) of interest to readers here @Anmdt @AlphaMike @MisterLike et al. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/accelerate-australia-looking-at-existing-design-to-build-nuclear-powered-submarines-20211027-p593ji.html Australia’s new fleet of nuclear-powered...

From New Indian Express:

A read for you @Jackdaws @Paro et al: https://daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=888262 Quote: India has joined IPAC as the 21st legislature represented. "India joins IPAC with co-chairs @SujeetKOfficial and @ninong_erring. As the world's largest democracy, India has an integral part to...

They never changed the arty babus. Its the same ppl that made careers during 20 years of lost time (bofors....yay time for drama inflation).....so you get in with the new boss, out with the old boss blah blah... The salient efforts by private industry ultimately become window dressing and...

From wiki: Armament Guns: 1x 23 mm twin-barrel GSh-23 cannon Hardpoints:8 (1 × beneath the port-side intake trunk for targeting pods, 6 × under-wing, and 1 × under-fuselage) with a capacity of 5,300 kg,with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: S-8 rocket pods (expected)[246]...

Yep I believe so. That series when released in december should confirm it I think.