Thursday, July 30, 2015
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Beauty Thy Name Is Su-30MKI [Video]
Russian United Aircraft Corporation [UAC] released promotional video of the Sukhoi Su-30MKI. The most beautiful bird, EVAR!
Godspeed
Also read: Ukrainian hardware on India's Sukhoi Su-30 MKI aircrafts
"The French payload would not marry up with the American rocket. Welding could cause fire because sodium was volatile. So Sarabhai asked Bhavsar: "How can we fit the payload?'' Mr. Kalam and another colleague scraped the payload with a small hand tool until it mated with the rocket. The launch was a success. The orange trail from the sodium vapour that lit up the twilight sky caused excitement in Kerala. The State Assembly, which was in session then, adjourned for a few minutes for its members to enjoy the spectacle."
Monday, July 27, 2015
This Rare Video Shows ISRO's Rohini RS-1 Satellite Being Launched Into Space
It was the first ever satellite to be successfully launched from India.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
These Cool Videos Show IAF's Russian-origin Aircrafts Flying Over The Skies Of NATO Britain
"Anyone with an interest in military aircraft would have got quite a shock looking up and seeing a Russian jet over the skies of King’s Lynn."
Saturday, July 25, 2015
1 Data - 2 Inferences, 180 Degrees Apart
In response to a query that an Indian Parliamentarian recently raised, the concerned Minister replied that ISRO had charged a total of $17 Million USD plus €78.5 Million for the foreign satellites it has launched till now. Converting them all to Dollars, it comes to around $103 USD [€1 = $1.1 USD].
Friday, July 24, 2015
This Illustration Highlights The Major Systems & Cycles Involved In A Modern Nuclear Power Plant
Any Nuclear Power Plant, being built today, incorporates numerous sub-systems, multiple redundancies & fail-safe features, aimed towards reliably optimising the power generation process, extracting the most from the fuel.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Flying Side By Side, A Pair Of IAF Sukhoi Su-30MKI And Su-30K [Image Of The Day]
The different variants of the pride of the Indian Air Force flying alongside each other.
Play An IAF MiG-29 Pilot, Shoot Down PAF JF-17 Thunders
A computer game that pits India against pakistan in aerial warfare, along with a bunch of other games.
2015 Edition Of Indradhanush Indo-British Air Exercises Starts Today
An Indian Air Force contingent currently in the United Kingdom to take part in bilateral exercises with their British counterparts.
Friday, May 23, 2014
"Nixon remarks, "The Indians need - what they really need is a" - Kissinger interjects, "They’re such bastards." And then the president finishes his thought: "a mass famine.""
- 'The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide' by Gary J. Bass
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
"pakistan is, now, a household name in Afghanistan, associated with terror & everything bad"
Afghanistan's former intel Czar, Mr Amrullah Saleh, laying it out like no other, in this interview. A safer, more secure Afghanistan would most certainly require the man to occupy a seat of power in his country.
Monday, May 12, 2014
9-To-5 Warriors
"Switzerland cannot intervene because its airbases are closed at night and on the weekend"
via Al-Guardian
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
First Flight Of The Iraqi F-16 Fighter
"Two Lockheed Martin test pilots successfully completed the first flight of the inaugural F-16 Fighting Falcon for the Iraqi Air Force on 2 May 2014 at the company’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The F-16D is the first of thirty-six F-16 Block 52 aircraft on order through the US Department of Defense for Iraq. The aircraft will be delivered later this year."
via Code One
Godspeed
Also Read: Manned F-16 Fighter Begins New Life As An UAV, The QF-16