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RT @SJha1618: Last night's Indigenization Appreciation Hour. We talk about some of the things India must do to get the most out of the prop….
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RT @delhidefence: We take a look at how a joint venture on Jet Engine development will involve on Indigenisation Appreciation Hour tonight….
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RT @SJha1618: This is TONIGHT. Now that a downselect seems to have happened it is time to talk about how India can get the most out of its….
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I know a few folks with this exact same reaction today. After so many years of pushing this system.
NEWS : MoD inks Rs 2,000 crore contract with BEL for Air Defence Fire Control Radars for Indian Army
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RT @delhidefence: NEWS : MoD inks Rs 2,000 crore contract with BEL for Air Defence Fire Control Radars for Indian Army .
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RT @delhidefence: NEWS : Flightworthy Kaveri Dry Engine Development with the cost of Rs 472.42 crore and Technology Demonstration of Kaver….
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Rs 724 crores for the KDE program in total. In this decade.
NEWS : Flightworthy Kaveri Dry Engine Development with the cost of Rs 472.42 crore and Technology Demonstration of Kaveri Derivative 'Dry' Engine with the cost of Rs 251.17 crore have been sanctioned.
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We used the V2 versions during Op Sindoor.
One LSP ULPGM V2 used in Op Sindoor was recovered in Pakistan. - Other ULPGMs employed have succeeded. - Low cost, precise weapon under LSP being employed is still essentially testing. That we chose to test it on adversary airspace oozes confidence in the system imo. - Learning
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A lesson for us too. Build out large volumes in AD & offensive power aka Rocket Force. This is why the air force is vital too. But things get tougher when the enemy has (better) eyes in the sky than you.
New: Israel’s 12-Day War Revealed Alarming Gap in America’s Missile Stockpile . -More than 150 Thaad interceptors were fired by 2 batteries . -About 80 SM-3s were launched by warships . Military officials now say replenishing stockpiles is a top priority.
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Buy 10,000 of these. Even if the whole thing costs 50 lacs, that is still 'only' ₹ 5000 Cr. 156 LCH cost ₹ 62,700Cr :).
It has day/night capability & 2-way data link to support post-launch target update. It has 3 modular warhead options: Anti-armour for armoured vehicles with Rolled Homogeneous Armour with Explosive Reactive Armour; Penetration-cum-Blast warhead, Pre-fragmentation warhead.
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RT @delhidefence: It has day/night capability & 2-way data link to support post-launch target update. It has 3 modular warhead options: Ant….
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Anti-armour for use against RHA+ERA. A swarm of these could do the role attack helis could do against a squadron of tanks. This thing is fit for high-alt too btw. So even on the indo-tibetan border, these things can be an absolute menace for any armour or bunkers with pcb warhead.
NEWS: DRDO conducts successful flight-trials of Advanced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Launched Precision Guided Missile-V3 at the National Open Area Range (NOAR) test range in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The ULPGM-V3 is equipped with a high definition dual-channel seeker.
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In a major boost to India’s defence capabilities, DRDO successfully carried out flight trials of UAV Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 in the National Open Area Range (NOAR), test range in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. ULPGM-V3 is an enhanced version of the ULPGM-V2 missile
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RT @Firezstarter1: 114 MRFA =~$30-40Bn, with all bells and whistles. 60 5Gen, another $25Bn. Total, $65Bn. That's IAFs entire capex for a d….
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Strike UCAV program hasn't been sanctioned yet.
Circa -2035 headline. "IAF is considering buying 20-30 wingman drones alongside 2 sqns of Dassault neuron as a stopgap."
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Even bloody grok understands numbers.
@cksh143 @sriramthg The analysis holds: India's 2025-26 defense capex is ~₹1.8 lakh crore ($21.6B). Procuring 54 Su-57s (~$2.2B at $40M/unit) plus 114 Rafales (~$28.5B at $250M/unit) would dominate multi-year budgets, straining funds and forcing cuts in naval programs like Project 75 Alpha SSNs.
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Nobody in the establishment gets to make this particular point. Not after having delayed both programs in sanction, fund release and infrastructure.
@dotcom_1106 @sriramthg We need 2-4 squadron of 5gen for initial operation of SEAD/DEAD also 60-70 more 4.5gen fighter to maintain quantity+quality for 2.5 front. Mk2 will take time to get mature and Amca is too far.
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"Interim purchase" As if we're going to give the fighers back when we order AMCA and get half our money back. NOTHING is "interim". It is a millstone around your neck forever and gets progressively heavier over the years. And AMCA will get buried if this goes ahead.
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If we buy 3 squadrons of Su-57 AND 114 Rafale, might as well shut MoD entirely in Delhi for a decade. Nothing else CAN be bought given the shrinking cap-ex space. No wonder 6 SSN got pared down to 2. At this rate we won't get any SSKs either.
IAF looking to acquire 2-3 fifth gen squadrons (36 - 60 jets) from foreign sources to strengthen capability until AMCA.- Made detailed presentation to govt outlining future requirements "for maintaining an edge over adversaries".- Empowered committee led by DefSec recommended
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RT @AXISCADES: We’re excited to announce an exclusive Walk-In Drive at our Bengaluru office for experienced Aerospace Engineers specializin….
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