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My family is proud of hyping up our supposedly Syed heritage and even have a detailed document dating back to 700 AD. Here's the thing though: I do not care. Syed is just a name to me. Even if I am somehow descended from the Prophet's (SAWW) family, that does not change who I am. Familial ties...

Doesn't change the fact that India has no considerable stake in Afghanistan any more. Their influence (pathetic as it was) is waning. An invitation to save face doesn't change much. Your kind can keep on thumping their chest; doesn't change anything.

The Chinese have the right idea with keeping their capabilities classified. I know the US military is worried about PL-15 so that is good enough for me.

That is correct but precision bombing has not entirely replaced unguided bombs. Destroying runways should ideally be a secondary, contingency approach and falls under the umbrella of "Harrassment." I'm sure you would agree that harassing an enemy is almost as important as destroying it, because...

True, but sometimes destroying aircraft is not the only option. You may recall that PAF's campaign (outnumbered as it was) in East Pakistan in 1971 ended only when the Tejgaon airfields were bombed and rendered unusable. By bombing runways and airfields, Pakistan can either delay the...

You are correct and made very good points. But we also need to understand that platform acquisition is only one half of the entire picture. The other half is integration of cutting edge software and other technologies that enable a more fluid command structure. India's biggest mistake was...

National Interest is the Buzzfeed of warfare blogs. Their whole shtick is click-baity "journalism" with shoddy reporting and hefty exaggerations. They have not had a single positive thing to say regarding Pakistan, reminiscent of the views of many an arrogant American Congressman. If India did...

Most likely 1st RPIMA, RDP, or GCU from the French military. GIGN is usually used for hostage rescue and other direct action missions alongside RAID and BRI within France, so it functions like a SWAT team most of the time. It is a military police unit but it does operate outside of France on...

That overcoat officer was ready to tear the Indian a new one. His subordinate was showing admirable restraint, anxious to see the Colonel placated for the sake of the Indians. As for how they will fare in an actual battle, only time will tell. But keeping in mind how Chinese forces fear the ire...

Exactly, and since it makes your breath and your clothes reek, I used to only smoke when I knew I would not be interacting with anyone for a while and if I had enough time to freshen up. That meant that with my life at uni, smoking was not an option until class was over, and certainly not an...

Honestly, I feel like Vaping is much more dangerous for me than smoking cigarettes. Granted, cigarettes have tar, other carcinogens, and decades of scientific studies and real life examples documenting the toll that smoking takes on one's bodies. Keeping that in mind, it was relatively easier to...

It's a terrible cycle my dude. I'm not the guy you are replying to so obviously I am not speaking for him but personally, the multiple stresses about COVID-19 make me vape more (nicotine). Despite the fact that I know my lungs are in bad shape thanks to the years of smoking cigarettes and now...

Hoping to see Pakistan embrace and encourage funding for research on cannabis, and the feasibility of using CBD in particular, for the treatment of chronic pain and cancer (to name but a few ailments). The opioid and benzodiazepam crisis in Pakistan is insane but hardly anyone talks about it. It...

LOL, that's some grade A bullshit. You must have missed the part where Abhinandan had to ask the villagers after he crashed whether he was in India or in Pakistan. He was confident in his ability to avoid the radars of the fighter jets but failed to account for the ELINT aircraft with a gods-eye...

I miss the good old days when you could just hop into F16s and jam out to tunes while blowing up targets with the tacit approval of an officer. The good old days when "Jaanta hai mera baap kon hai?" would allow you to fly a multimillion dollar warfighting machine. Ab aisa kahan hota hai? Shame

Been following these chillout videos for a while now. The production quality is amazing, the videos are not so much full of daring maneuvers and close in BFM, but highlight some of the most beautiful visuals of flying that I have seen. Kick back, relax, and I hope you enjoy this journey as much...

Your statement will hold true at some point in the future. The next logical step would probably be using drones in "swarms" with AWACS serving as the battle-space owner., similar to how the Americans hope to use the F35.

Brilliant response, my guy. Absolutely annihilated me. Greater devastation than a nuclear attack.

I don't understand why some members make it their sacred duty to second-guess and non-constructively criticise fighter pilots on matters heavy in technicality without presenting any proof of their own "accomplishments." It is all well and good to have constructive discussions but the difference...

Yep, there is a reason why the profession of fighter flying has this whole mythos of chivalry surrounding it. To even become a fighter pilot requires more intelligence, mental resilience, and physical fitness than the average human being, and all aviators recognise that.