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Barath

Remember the link @SSridhar posted ? Chandrayaan-3: Mission goals met, Vikram, Pragyan to be put to sleep Sunday Chandrayaan-3 project director P Veeramuthuvel told to TOI in an exclusive interaction. “ A full lunar day is from 0° Sun elevation angle to 0° angle. But the mission is not designed like...

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The Bharat Forge ATAGS is based on carriage of GHN 45. It was a superior product when compared with the original Bofors gun. The TATA product is based on the G5 carriage. This carriage and gun was designed under the leadership of the man who had designed the carriage gun of the GHN 45( Gerald Bull)...

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Vikram soft-landed again! https://twitter.com/isro/status/1698570774385205621?t=NahcNIZWvh9syahBc5l6mg&s=19 Nice surprise ! I guess isro was playing with house money. They must have had a good idea this would succeed. But even otherwise, the mission was at the nominal end, despite the potential...

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Iirc, the ToT was completed to hal 26 Aug 2022, and the MoU for ToT feb 2022. So a paper/legal milestone ? https://delhidefencereview.com/2022/09/05/indigenous-uttam-aesa-radar-ready-doubts-loom-over-initial-order-size/ https://twitter.com/vaimaniki/status/1358092324035678210?t=zDkyrKZ1niOkG5DmY1w7Z...

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Eh ? What's the link between 65K carrier and Boeing F18SH. ? I thought the navy wanted a larger carrier irrespective of F18SH/Rafale, , but was talked down due to costs (and time) ? Not to mention the intermediate plan to have a 55K ton carrier which was UAV capable

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. Enough time, to decide/implement ...Most likely scenario is RHU type unit ( Pu238) to keep the electronics warm in lunar night and solar power instead of RTG to supply power in the night but that can happen too Agree. But remember it is lander by India and rover by Japan, so you need solutions fo...

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-- ISRO says Pragyan rover confirmed presence of Sulphur, detected Oxygen on moon; search for Hydrogen underway While we wait for more details, here are a few comments, why this may be a major item.. Probably not a major discovery, since presence of sulphur, though relatively rare , was known [ 11t...

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Mk1 trainer configuration, but ought to be part of Mk1A squadron. And clubbed with the Mk1A order. The confusion is natural until it is properly explained. ...it is actually only 73 airframes. So we have Mk1 (IOC), Mk1 (FOC), Mk1A (Elta 2052, Uttam) and Mk1 two seat trainer configuration. Probably s...

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There was an article about Isro and Barc developing an RTG unit together for interplanetary missions. Next time onwards we may see longer duration missions like Change 4 and Opportunity. The next indian/joint moon mission is lupex/Chandrayaan 4 in a few years time (2026+). Too early to really say, ...

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If they find water ice on the lunar surface, could it be highly contaminated with radioactive substances? 1. They are unlikely to find water ice on the lunar surface 2. It's not going to be highly contaminated with radioactive substances.. https://www.science.org/content/article/moon-safe-long-term...

Barath · Re: Naval Tejas Mk1: News & Discussion - 03 January 2020 Ah, thanks. My mistake

Ah, thanks. My mistake

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Excellent news. Page 1 has been updated. Could you add S1 EP48 of blueskies podcast to page 1 please ? (just before the DDR article). This is Cmdr Maolankar on the NLCA Either transcript from below or podcast, whatever you prefer https://blueskiespodcast.com/transcripts https://youtu.be/Juri9dThwwA

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That ignores attrition. Flying skills are perishable and require typically 150 Flying hours every year to retain certification. And pilots transition to more administrative duties each year as they get promoted/age out. Plus there is transition between types as well in their career It takes 1.5-2 ye...

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True, but except for 2 non upgraded shishumar class, every Indian sub in service* (ignoring SSBNs) has missiles it can fire through the torpedo tube. But the range is not great. They can't help with dead/take out interdiction of Pakistani land assets (eg invasion) without a high and likely unaccepta...

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India engages in talks with France to develop six nuclear-powered submarines https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/india-engages-in-talks-with-france-to-develop-six-nuclear-powered-submarines/ar-AA1eT2oU?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=49436c951ae64cb68ff6bcbd7df4077a&ei=16 A second source. h...

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Has helped my understanding a bit more. If i have understood right, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Exocet from kalvari class, klub from kilos, harpoon from 2 of the sindhugosh class can be fired via the torpedo tubes. But many navies desire VLS for the greater capability/flexibility/gro...

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Correct me if i am wrong There are 2 ways of propulsion of a nuclear submarine Which system is used in INS Arihant and her siblings ? Which system is used in nuclear submarines of other countries ? Integrated electric power and propulsion or full electric propulsion is the name for option 2. Someti...

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https://twitter.com/alpha_defense/statu ... 5u8mw&s=19

Alpha Defense is reporting a 3rd NLCA prototype built and ground run completed in Jan 2023

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any combat aircraft could be based in any air base. This probably means that the necessary spares etc are stocked in every base It's unclear if that is referencing pre-positioning of weapons, ammo, fuel, maintenance equipment , spares etc or just the ability to move and deploy them at some notice. ...

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https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/satellite-imagery-shows-india-is-expanding-runway-at-ins-baaz-southernmost-air-station-located-in-nicobar-close-to-malacca-strait Open source pic in 2021 showing india may have extended the runway from 3500 to 4300 feet. The plan had been to increase it progressive...

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To date, I have yet to see any official statement from the Navy stating that the Rafale M is the winner of the MRCBF. Statement may have been valid at the time but since overtaken by events There was no formal rfp/tender for it to win. The entire process was not as per DAPP. The first time it came ...

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I don't think the model of radar has to be defined right now, if the IAF decides to release an order for 50 additional Mk1A. The last update was that the Uttam radar will be introduced from the 21st Mk1A while the first 20 will have the Israeli That's not the last update . This is https://delhidefe...

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IN Rafales. As and when IN gets its 26 Rafales, what weapon will it able able to fire ? ... Scalp. Can Scalp be used as an anti-ship weapon ? ... Dassault still highlights the exocet anti ship missile on its rafale weapons cleared page https://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/defense/rafale/a-full-rang...

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... And Mk1a is ready why not order 36 more LCA MK1A , so the production ecosystem can deliver 24 LCA Mk1A by 2027 ,. 50 was the plan that was announced. But not yet CCS. 50 of what LCA Mk1A : the elta version or the uttam version.. I suspect waiting to see/ better defined uttam version might be a ...

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So the immediate ancestor of the F-18 is the YF-17 Cobra? H_Ac-51eaVc And how do our Tejas and MRCA fit this "energy maneuverability theory"? F18 history is old news. Keep in mind that current F18 is a completely different airframe from the legacy F18, with some of the same design princip...

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By now, most would have surmised that Tejas isn't winning Malaysia.

It's official : KAI to export 18 FA-50 fighter jets to Malaysia 24 Feb 2023, I guess.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation ... 46058.html

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Thanks Kartik for making it amply clear why the MiG-29K cannot be launched using a steam catapult. I was told that the MiG-29K did do a touch and go or something to that effect on the CDG. Hopefully somebody made a video of that event and it pops up on YouTube or Twitter. https://youtu.be/QHkyl9Ekf...

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FICV and Light Tanks for the Indian Army, cleared by the DAC https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/24-proposals-worth-rs-84-328-crore-approved-by-dac-for-armed-forces/2923809/ They cleared 22 other proposals including Naval Anti-Ship Missiles, Multi-Purpose Vessels, Next Generation Offshore Pa...

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It's an RFI, not a RFP. Gather info before setting requieements
Years to procurement and twists in the tale quite possible.

Athos had tied up with bharat forge and ofb (jabalpur) for the 1580 gun award that went nowhere. Make in india has major loopholes.

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P8Is were used post-Doklam as well. We discovered that the radar/SAR modes work quite well over land terrain. The P8i has been used in the dhoklam standoff and earlier during the initial LoAC standoff in 2021, too. The previous CDS had remarked on it. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/came-...

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ramana wrote:
ks_sachin wrote: ..Galwan and Kailash Ranges' actions ended the ten-foot-tall Chinaman myth of 1962.}[/i]
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That was ended by the 1967 border clashes

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the lifts are not big enough for the intented primary aircraft? . The CAG report in 2015 makes it clear that the primary aircraft is/was the Mig29K [and the secondary was the Sea Harrier ] The delivery of the option clause aircraft scheduled between 2012 and 2016 is much ahead of the delivery sched...

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Illuminating look at the history of India’s pursuit of carrier-based air power. The “need” was driven mostly by prestige, and then sustained by the fallacy of sunk costs. A Twitter thread on carrier debate by Mihir Shah ---> https://twitter.com/elmihiro/status/1339003519748067329?s=20&t=4op-A0-...

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54 F4 and 27 RafaleM. If I am not mistaken both the Rafale and Rafale M are/will be F4 (standard). Probably an indianized version of F4.1 or F4.2 For one, better to wait for official news. For another, the F4 standard comes in two increments - F4.1 rolled out last year and being tested, and the ful...

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Skyroot investors will be very pleased. WOuld be good to know the size of the market for SSO and POlar Orbits. . About $4bn now and expected to triple by the end of the decade https://www.stratviewresearch.com/1920/small-satellites-market.html However, there are a lot of players targeting that mark...

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https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/te ... china.html

Technical Problems Ground Myanmar’s JF-17 Fighter Jets Bought From China

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https://twitter.com/DefenceDecode/status/1587034980500537345?s=20&t=rjnCr2hyLKGGXBLjGaNwyA ---> Goa Shipyard Ltd(GSL) has emerged as the lowest bidder in .... Back in march, they were expected to be lowest bidder for the NGOPV contract but were expected to get order of only 7 of 11 vessels. And...

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Kalyani M4 is a licensed version of Paramount Mbombe 4. Let's not assume that bharat forge has such a deep ideological commitment to indigenous arms that they would turn down an opportunity for money (if they thought they could get that). Investment and modifications will be based on opportunity. Th...

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https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/indo-defence-2022-india-secures-first-contract-for-naval-guns-with-indonesia India secures first contract for naval guns with Indonesia 2 Nov 2022 Two units of L&T Teevra 40 naval gun. It's based on the indigenous sudarshan ciws . You can see a pic ...

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Are we going to have 2 seperate sets of missiles. 1) for IRBM. Endo and Exo 2) for ICBM. Endo and Exo No BMD for ICBM. Phase 1 and phase 2 are for different range irbm. Phase 1 is for delhi vs pak. Phase 2 is for chinese irbms Icbm is > 5500 km Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Mi...

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