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As if we have anything new to discover about that animal instinct!

BTW, refurbished T-59G tanks were displayed during the parade last year, mentioning their specific improvements.

I mentioned a frigate to talk about practicality. A fly past is a fly past. You can't see any details while an aircraft whizzes past at high speed. You can't figure our whether it was a BGI or and older MB. The point is not this, and I don't want to debate on this silly topic. The point is, the...

Somudro Joy is probably going to get a sister ship (another WHEC) in 2014, according to the Naval Chief. Thats requirement for 2 helos within 2014. Castle-class won't have helo, as they don't have hanger. Type 056 corvettes won't arrive before 2015. A helicopter carrier by 2020 is not...

Even if you succeed in curbing 98% of the illegal trade, there would still be shooting, because those who want to shoot, will shoot whether its 1 or 100 people crossing.

The item has to be practical for parade as well. We never saw a BN frigate in parade!!!! so what? SP howitzer is not a frigate or F7 fighter that it can't be paraded!

Actually I have nothing against the Nora. I just pulled it up as a hypothetical example. The point is, there isn't enough transparency to prove that there was no illegal activity behind the scenes. This also doesn't mean that there definitely was corruption. Just the very fact that the info...

Clamping down on illegal trade doesn't mean we need to shoot! And you can't point your finger in one direction only when you talk about illegal activities. BSF is also involved there; they get % from the trade. And Indian economy gets benefited from the trade as well. And their phensidyl...

We will thank you as long as we live for the support you provided to us in 1971. But that doesn't mean we will listen to every word you have to say. We are a sovereign country and we have a national pride. It may not mean anything to you other than illegal border trade, but to us, its much more...

It is confirmed that steel cutting for the two modified Type 056 corvettes took place on 08 January 2013. Deal were signed in 2012 for two used Type 053H2 frigates, which are currently under refit and expected to reach BD later this year. It doesn't mention the USCG cutter, which would also...

We get thousands of Rohingya refugees on a regular basis. We push many of them back (though we've let 800,000 enter our country); but I didn't hear a singe time we shot any of them! Its futile to argue with someone who has no sense of humanity.

And regarding secrecy, I'm not sure whats that secrecy is all about. If the US Navy can maintain FB pages for each of their warships, why can't we even tell our people what we bought with their hard-earned money? In other countries, parliamentarians debate on defence policies. Its not about...

Most of the arms purchased were showed in 16 December parades. Only these SP guns were not seen! Which again brings the question - were they even purchased?

The rules on BD side of the border are too lenient and humane. We should bend our rules for the trigger-happy people on the other side; and let them know that they should pick some other ground for target practice.

This now-submerged island is increasing in importance as the ITLOS judgement on BD-India maritime border nears. A lot of the Spratly Islands are submerged islands. But their importance made sure than the Chinese built structures on them to keep a continued presence. As long as its important, you...

We are insulted; not just disappointed. Our national pride was hurt!

These days are running fast! It was just the other day when we saw KSY build the first two patrol crafts. Now KSY has already undertaken these two LCUs, while the rest 3 patrol crafts are fitting out at the yard. KSY has a massive area underutilised. I think it can easily simultaneously build...

Can anyone tell me the reason behind procuring Island-class OPVs? Is it because of 1. their size - 61m, 1,280t, or 2. is it because of their endurance - 11,000nm at 12kt ? If it is because of their size, then what 'desired' benefit does the size bring to BN? - a. Better sea-keeping in less than...

Can anyone tell me the status of Bogra Airfield? As far as I know, the "airfield" was inaugurated in March 2005 and that some BAF planes do operate from there. One training aircraft even crashed there in October 2009.

A submerged submarine is a pain to catch, especially in littoral waters like the Bay of Bengal. Once a submarine goes close to the bottom, it becomes extra difficult to find it. And as far as I know, BN doesn't have passive sonar arrays fitted with any of the ships, which is a must to detect...