Air Force personnel to be trained for Phalcon AWACS in Israel

The first batch of IAF personnel including pilots have been sent to Israel to get trained on operational and maintenance of the Air Early Warning and Control aircraft ahead of India receiving the first three AWACS late next year.

"A batch of IAF personnel have been sent to Israel for basic training in operating the AWACS," a top IAF officer told PTI here during the ongoing Indo-UK joint air combat exercises.

Israel under a 1.1 billion US dollar deal is mounting three Phalcon airborne radars on a Russian IL-76 platform for delivery to India by December 2007.

In a run up to induction of the AWACS technology, IAF in the course of a number of bilateral air exercises is trying to get familiar with the technology. IAF was first exposed to operating under AWACS condition when the air warriors went to France, two years back to exercise with the French Air Force.

Last year at Kalaikunda in West Bengal, the US Air Force for the first time brought the AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) over the Indian skies.

In the just concluded Indo-UK air exercises codenamed Indradhanush-06, the Royal Air Force fielded their E-3D sentry AWACS.

"The Royal Air Force allowed four IAF fighter controllers everyday as observers to familiarize the IAF personnel with the complexities of AWACS operations," Air Marshal K D Singh, Senior Air Staff operations, told newsmen.

Air Chief S P Tyagi had recently said that the force was in the process of setting up special laboratories for processing voice and data links down linked by these advanced airborne surveillance aircraft.

He said that IAF expected all the sub systems for the AWACS to be in place before their induction in December next year.

http://www.india-defence.com/reports/2604

Tibetan Border Police to have Air Wing

The ITBP personnel, posted at the higher reaches of Himalayan borders with Tibet, may soon have a reason to smile as the Union Home Ministry has cleared a proposal for setting up a separate helicopter wing aimed at meeting demands in tiring weather and emergency conditions.

"The Home Ministry has approved the proposal. A Cabinet note is being prepared now for the final clearance," ITBP Director General VK Joshi said on the eve of 45th Raising Day celebrations of the para-military force.

The Rs. 300 crore proposal envisages acquisition of seven Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) to help enable the border force to airdrop personnel and emergency supplies to its posts in the upper reaches of the Himalayas.

Most of its forward posts in Ladakh, Kumaon and eastern sector remain cut off during winter months and the ITBP was dependent on the Air Force for evacuation and other emergencies.

"Having your own air wing is a far better option," Joshi said adding the proposal was comprehensive addressing issues like hiring of pilots and maintenance of the choppers. The helicopters will also be used by CRPF and SSB.

The ITBP chief also raised the issue of the inability of rotating its troops due to non-availability of reserve battalions for rotations. However, he said, the ITBP had approached the Government with a demand for raising 22 new battalions to help rotation of its personnel.

"Out of the 35 years of tenure of our personnel, they spent an average 28 years in high-altitude locations... We need 22 more battalions for effectively rotating them," Joshi said.

http://www.india-defence.com/reports/2628

Army's satellite based surveillance and reconnaissance programme near completion

The Indian Army is all set to implement its first ever space based force multiplier -- the Satellite Based Surveillance and Reconnaissance (SBS) system.

The project is expected to be completed by January end 2007 although the original deadline was early 2006.

Sources in the Armed Forces say the SBS project, once fully-operational; will allow them to keep closer tabs on troop movements, missile silos, military installations and airbases of neighboring countries, as well as augment surveillance over Indian airspace.

"Cartosat-I (launched atop PSLV in May 2005) and Cartosat-II (to be launched by 2006-end) satellites, though primarily civilian, will form an essential part of the SBS project. The armed forces will get direct feeds from them," said a top source.

"With DIPAC (Defence Imagery Processing and Analysis Centre) in Delhi and a satellite control facility in Bhopal, the forces will even have some operational control like shutter-control over the satellites," he added.

This is not to say the forces have not used satellite imagery for tactical and strategic intelligence till now. The Army, for instance, was getting almost one-meter resolution 'image feeds' from the Technology Experiment Satellite (TES).

This 'spy' satellite, launched in October 2001, even provided 'high-quality feeds' of Pakistani troop movements as well as the Afghanistan conflict. "But TES is almost out of its operational life now.

We, of course, also use imagery from other Indian remote-sensing satellites as well as feeds from Russian and Israeli satellites when required," a source said.

http://www.india-defence.com/reports/2519

ATIRA designs clothes to protect Army during chemical warfare

Soon Indian soldiers are likely to get indigenously-developed clothing, which has been designed by Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association (ATIRA) and Indian Defence Laboratory, to fight a chemical warfare.

"The Defence Laboratory, Gwalior, and ATIRA have developed the clothing that can protect our soldiers from effects of chemical weapons," in-charge of chemistry division of ATIRA Dr M S Rahman told PTI.

So far, India has been importing clothing of soldiers that can be used during chemical warfare’s, the cost of which is very high, Rahman said.

He said the Defence Laboratory of Gwalior was working on this project for the last 15 years and developed active material which is like powder and can absorb toxic gases.

"Five years ago, they approached ATIRA with an aim to convert the active material into fabric. ATIRA accepted the challenge as a part of its efforts to develop `technical textiles'," Rahman said.

In chemical warfare, extremely harmful gases like Sulphur and mustard are used against the enemy. They enter the body through skin and affect bones of a person who eventually dies.

"After much research, we decided to develop two-layered clothing for soldiers," he added.
The outer layer of the clothing has been designed like an army outfit which acts as a veil repellent of chemical weapons and is fire proof, Rahman said.

"In the inner layer of the clothing, we have converted the active matter developed by the Defence Laboratory into fabric. Those chemical gases that the outer layer of the fabric cannot repel are absorbed by the inner layer of the clothing. We have used specific adhesive to paste the active matter with the fabric," he said.

At present, testing is going on at various levels on the product. "We have been able to build army uniform with this clothing at pilot scale and field trial has been conducted. However, it needs lots of other studies to be completed before it can be used," Rahman added

http://www.india-defence.com/reports/2658

Guess the Material

All you folks have 10 seconds to guess, as to what this is made up of[No cheating, don't scroll down before guessing ... you will be amazed to find the material used to make this].

Have a look at the first picture



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The Answer is : Egg's[Lot's of 'em]. Check out yourself...[Click on the Pictures to enlarge]

Asin - The Beauty

See what a man can do with sand

This is called Photography!!

Can you believe this ... ?

She is not alone. MUST SEE PICTURE!!!

How is this possible??
First see the below picture.
Then save this image to any of your folders and select view thumbnails...Can anyone crack the mystery behind it??
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Shirdi Sai Baba Photo

ORIGINAL SHIRIDI SAI BABA PHOTO......RARE ONE

That's Not my job

There are many people who would do strictly what is told to them and they will do no more.Anyhow, this years, "That's Not My Job" contest's award goes to this fellow.
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Can you imagine the Weight and Size of 5MB Memory

Can you imagine the Weight and Size of 5MB Memory.
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In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of data

Cool Insults

[Cool ways to insult someone]

1. Any similarity between you and a human is purely coincidental!
2. Are you always so stupid or is today a special occasion?
3. As an outsider, what do you think of the human race?
4. I'd like to kick you in the teeth, but why should I improve your looks?
5. At least there's one thing good about your body. It isn't as ugly as your face!
6. Brains aren't everything. In fact, in your case they're nothing
7. Careful now, don't let your brains go to your head!
8. I like you. People say I've no taste, but I like you.
9. Did your parents ever ask you to run away from home?
10. If I had a face like yours. I'd sue my parents!
11. Don't feel bad. A lot of people have no talent!
12. Don't get insulted, but is your job devoted to spreading ignorance?
13. Keep talking, someday you'll say something intelligent!
14. Don't you love nature, despite what it did to you?
15. Don't think, it may sprain your brain!
16. Fellows like you don't grow from trees; they swing from them.
17. He has a mechanical mind. Too bad he forgot to wind it up this morning.
18. He has a mind like a steel trap-always closed!
19. You are a man of the world-and you know what sad shape the world is in.
20. He is always lost in thought-it's unfamiliar territory.
21. He is dark and handsome. When it's dark, he's handsome.
22. He is known as a miracle comic. if he's funny, it's a miracle!
23. He is listed in Who's Who as What's That?
24. He is living proof that man can live without a brain!
25. He is so short, when it rains he is always the last one to know.
26. He is the kind of a man that you would use as a blueprint to build an idiot.
27. How come you're here? I thought the zoo is closed at night!
28. How did you get here? Did someone leave your cage open?
29. How much refund do you expect on your head now that it's empty.
30. How would you like to feel the way you look?
31. Hi! I'm a human being! What are you?
32. I can't talk to you right now; tell me, where will you be in the next 10 years?
33. I don't want you to turn the other cheek; it's just as ugly.
34. I don't know who you are, but whatever you are, I'm sure everyone will agree with me.
35. I don't know what makes you so stupid, but it really works.
36. I could make a monkey out of you, but why should I take all the credit?
37. I can't seem to remember your name, and please don't help me!
38. I don't even like the people you're trying to imitate, if you are at all.
39. I know you were born silly, but why did you have a relapse?
40. I know you're a self-made man. It's nice of you to take the blame!
41. I know you're not as stupid as you look. Nobody could be!
42. I've seen people like you, but I had to pay admission!
43. Why are you so stupid today? Anyway, I think that's very typical of you.
44. Do u practice being this ugly?

Ultimate Truth

1) Whenever I find the key to success, someone changes the lock.
2) To Err is human, to forgive is not a COMPANY policy.
3) The road to success…….. is always under construction.
4) Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but if you think again, neither does Milk
5) In order to get a Loan, you first need to prove that you don't need it.
6) All the desirable things in life are either illegal, expensive or fattening.
7) Since Light travels faster than Sound, people appear brighter before you hear them speak.
8) Everyone has a scheme of getting rich….. which never works.
9) If at first you don't succeed…. Destroy all evidence that you ever tried.
10) You can never determine which side of the bread to butter. If it falls down, it will always land on the buttered side.
11) Anything dropped on the floor will roll over to the most inaccessible corner.
12) 42.7% of all statistics is made on the spot.
13) As soon as you mention something…if it is good, it is taken…if it is bad, it happens.
14) He, who has the gold, makes the rules ---- Murphy's golden rule.
15) If you come early, the bus is late. If you come late...the bus is still late.
16) Once you have bought something, you will find the same item being sold somewhere else at a cheaper rate.
17) If you have paper, you don't have a pen...If you have a pen, you don't have paper...if you have both, no one calls.
18) Especially for engineering Students----
If you have bunked the class, the professor has taken attendance.
19) You will pick up maximum wrong numbers when on roaming.
20) All PMT buses are crowded.
Corollary----- PMT buses in opposite direction always go empty.
21) The door bell or your mobile will always ring when you are in the bathroom.
22) After a long wait for bus no.20, two 20 number buses will always pull in together and the bus which you get in will be crowded than the other.
23) If your exam is tomorrow, there will be a power cut tonight.
24) The last person to be fired or quit is responsible for all the errors until another person is fired or quits.
25) Irrespective of the direction of the wind, the smoke from the cigarette will always tend to go to the non-smoker
26) Nobody notices what I do, until I don't do it.

Try out this one...it's exiting

I guess some people in this world have 2 things in plenty
1) Time [Lots of time to make something like below as in by URL]
2) Lots of Ability.
I guess that its good that people are making constructive use of their ability and lots of time to do something good than shooting holes in people and creating hatred.

Click on Link:
http://www.subservientprogrammer.com/main.aspx

The Man does anything you command him to do[Just enter the command, like eat, jump, dance etc]

The Bathtub Test

It doesn't hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time, and this should help get you started.
During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.
"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, and then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub.""Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."
"No." said the Director, "A normal person would pull the plug.

Do you want a bed near the window?

DID YOU PASS, OR DO YOU WANT THE BED NEXT TO MINE?

Thoughts

1) When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her

2) After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together

3) By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates

4) Woman inspires us to great things, and prevents us from achieving them.

5) The great question... which I have not been able to answer... is, “What does a woman want?

6) I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me.

7) "Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays."

8) "I don't worry about terrorism. I was married for two years

9) "There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage."

10) "I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me and the second one didn't."

11) Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming
a. Whenever you're wrong, admit it.
b. Whenever you're right, shut up

12) The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once...

13) You know what I did before I married? Anything I wanted to.

14) My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.

15) A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong.

16) Marriage is the only war where one sleeps with the enemy.

17) A man inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds: "Wife wanted". Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You can have mine." Anonymous

18) First Guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!" Second Guy "You're lucky, mine's still alive."

Taj Mahal's hidden secrets..Surprise........

NOW READ THIS.......

No one has ever challenged it except Prof. P. N. Oak, who believes the whole world has been duped. In his book Taj Mahal: The True Story, Oak says the Taj Mahal is not Queen Mumtaz's tomb but an ancient Hindu temple palace of Lord Shiva (then known as Tejo Mahalaya). In the course of his research Oak discovered that the Shiva temple palace was usurped by Shah Jahan from then Maharaja of Jaipur, Jai Singh. In his own court chronicle, Badshahnama, Shah Jahan admits that an exceptionally beautiful grand mansion in Agra was taken from Jai Singh for Mumtaz's burial. The ex-Maharaja of Jaipur still retains in his secret collection two orders from Shah Jahan forsurrendering the Taj building. Using captured temples and mansions, as a burial place for dead courtiers and royalty was a common practice among Muslim rulers.

For example, Humayun, Akbar, Etmud-ud-Daula and Safdarjung are all buried in such mansions. Oak's inquiries began with the name of Taj Mahal. He says the term "Mahal" has never been used for a building in any Muslim countries from Afghanisthan to Algeria. "The unusual explanation that the term Taj Mahal derives from Mumtaz Mahal was illogical in at least two respects.

Firstly, her name was never Mumtaz Mahal but Mumtaz-ul-Zamani," he writes. Secondly, one cannot omit the first three letters 'Mum' from a woman's name to derive the remainder as the name for the building. "Taj Mahal, he claims, is a corrupt version of Tejo Mahalaya, or Lord Shiva's Palace. Oak also says the love story of Mumtaz and Shah Jahan is a fairy tale created by court sycophants, blundering historians and sloppy archaeologists. Not a single royal chronicle of Shah Jahan's time corroborates the love story.

Furthermore, Oak cites several documents suggesting the Taj Mahal predates Shah Jahan's era, and was a temple dedicated to Shiva, worshipped by Rajput’s of Agra city. For example, Prof. Marvin Miller of New York took a few samples from the riverside doorway of the Taj. Carbon dating tests revealed that the door was 300 years older than Shah Jahan. European traveler Johan Albert Mandelslo, who visited Agra in 1638 (only seven years after Mumtaz’s death), describes the life of the cit y in his memoirs. But he makes no reference to the Taj Mahal being built. The writings of Peter Mundy, an English visitor to Agra within a year of Mumtaz's death, also suggest the Taj was a noteworthy building well before Shah Jahan's time.

Prof. Oak points out a number of design and architectural inconsistencies that support the belief of the Taj Mahal being a typical Hindu temple rather than a mausoleum. Many rooms in the Taj! Mahal have remained sealed since Shah Jahan's time and are still inaccessible to the public. Oak asserts they contain a headless statue of Lord Shiva and other objects commonly used for worship rituals in Hindu temples. Fearing political backlash, Indira Gandhi's government tried to have Prof. Oak's book withdrawn from the bookstores, and threatened the Indian publisher of the first edition dire consequences. There is only one way to discredit or validate Oak's research.

The current government should open the sealed rooms of the Taj Mahal under U.N. supervision, and let international experts investigate.

Do circulate this to all you know and let them know about this reality.....

Hey please check this link ........it adds as a visual proof ..........
http://www.stephen-knapp.com/was_the_taj_mahal_a_vedic_temple.htm

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