Sancho

Interested in Indian defence and aviation matters.

[Sancho @DFI_Sancho]

The best way to use YouTube to gain credible informations on defence matters, is to listen to interviews with military officials, that were part of decision making or developments.
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[Sancho @DFI_Sancho]

@gautamgandhi44 @Chopsyturvey @THEEURASIATIMES Btw I am not the only one to point out the real reason why IAF might have no choice to order more downgraded 1As

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[Sancho @DFI_Sancho]

@gautamgandhi44 @Chopsyturvey @THEEURASIATIMES Not because 1A is meeting the ASR requirements or would be anywhere close to the performance and capabilities needed in this decades. It's just all IAF can hope for at this point.

[Krishnan @cvkrishnan]

Why India’s strategic depth is of little value—from Pakistan to China borders - by General Naravane https://t.co/gtYk1PTbDq via @theprintindia

[Samuel Ramani @SamRamani2]

BREAKING: Ukraine says it will deploy F-16s against Russia next spring

[ayden @squatsons]

An Su-34 has successfully launched a Kinzhal. -Tass

Could be a big problem for Ukraine as they alert every time a MiG-31 is airborne.

[Institute for the Study of War @TheStudyofWar]

NEW: #Ukrainian military officers offered notably frank and direct commentary about the prospects of further Ukrainian advances in western #Zaporizhia Oblast and indicated that the series of prepared #Russian defensive positions immediately ahead and further south of the Ukrainian advance may be less challenging to Ukrainian forces. Latest: https://t.co/OpyxEop50K

[Sancho @DFI_Sancho]

@FighterPiloting @Chopsyturvey "Don't know if anyone offers this"

Just look at what armed trainers, let alone JF17 or Gripen C offers and you will see the realities.

[Sancho @DFI_Sancho]

@SmestarZ @Kunal_Biswas707 New or 2nd hand, it doesn't solve the problem. We need smaller and more cost-effective aircrafts to make transport operations more efficient.

[S p r i n t e r @SprinterPress]

American Abrams tank spotted in Poland

Apparently, this is one of the first Abrams tanks to be transported and escorted towards Ukraine. The heavy truck has "Ukrainian numbers".

[Aatish Pillai @severerocket]

Sleep tight, she got you covered! 😈
@IAF_MCC 🇮🇳

[Professor @_consecutive]

https://t.co/ReoWpLxuDJ

China has deployed S-300 copy (HQ-9) at Ngari Kunsa airbase which is only ~85km from the Indian border, here is the radar coverage mapping.

Red- High-flying drones > 30k ft
Orange- Possible fighter jets~ 16k ft
Green- Low-flying kamikaze drones~ 100 ft

[Sancho @DFI_Sancho]

@SmestarZ @Kunal_Biswas707 C17 - strategic in limited numbers
A400 class - tactical and strategic
C130 - special ops
C295 - logistics

Would be a much more efficient and cost-effective fleet mix, than being dependent on heavy liftes for small load transports within and around India.

[Sancho @DFI_Sancho]

@SmestarZ @Kunal_Biswas707 Our priority is a suitable cargo hold size, not super heavy loads and that's why aircraft below the heavy lifters with large cargo holds suits us better.

MTA, A400, C2, the new KAI transport aircraft, with the KC390 only on the lower end with it's cargo hold capacity.

[Sancho @DFI_Sancho]

@StochResonance @JonA2i Lol we were talking about French AF operations under NATO, not IAF or India but it's evident now that you have no clue.

[Sancho @DFI_Sancho]

@StochResonance @JonA2i so distance is not the issue and there needs to be another reason to carry that many tanks.

[Sancho @DFI_Sancho]

@StochResonance @JonA2i And this is not the first instance either, we have seen in many times before, just that the Rafale in Syria or Libyia was operated from bases further away. In this case, they are operating from Lithuanian bases and scramble in interception roles with a single tank too...