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KSingh

https://x.com/ReviewVayu/status/1736655641442136355?s=20 ---> Our interview with Admiral R Hari Kumar, CNS: "DAC has accorded AoN for 60 Utility Helicopters-Maritime from HAL. First prototype should be ready in October 2024, second prototype in April 2025. Deliveries scheduled to commence Jan 2...

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We need our own engine, no doubt. Whether Kaveri which was initially targeted at F404 specs can scale up to F414 is a suspect, given that it is yet to even match F404 specs for LCA Mk1/1A. Unfortunately there is no other competitor. M88 engine which is same as in Rafale would have been good if it w...

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is there a way that we can shoehorn RD-33MK engine into Tejas Mk2 if we have to as a backup option? We got the license production rights. Turbofan has to fit inside the engine bay of the Tejas Mk2. If it does not fit, it would be pointless. RD-33: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klimov_RD-33 F414: ht...

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Again let’s try and avoid direct personal attacks KSingh/Abingdonboy/Kuldeep19XX/ KhaliPaki In the last 24-36 months, the MoD and affiliated agencies have mobilized on various programs, at different stages. These being: LCA operational deployment Prachand initial operational deployment Marinized ALH...

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^^^^^^^^ This approval follows linear logic-- Tejas Mk1 induction, F404 engine agreement, F404 manufacturing in India, establishing of stable rate of manufacture for the Mk1, building up of supply chain in Tier 2 and Tier 3 levels, agreement between IAF, HAL on the configuration of the Mk1A, Operat...

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#LCAMk2 Update The CCS clearance for the project [given on 31 Aug 2022] had a conditional clause that the funds can be utilized only after the ToT for F-414 engines between GE-HAL was inked. https://twitter.com/writetake/status/1735918454392393819?t=5zVmIr8J4exh3p-85IUnRg&s=19 This is such a st...

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#LCAMk2 update The funds have started to come finally + officially + recently, after delays. [Read again] Details soon. https://twitter.com/writetake/status/1735653582186349009?t=3dVRLQ7ip7Ej_R1OxJWBsA&s=19 #LCAMk2 Update The CCS clearance for the project [given on 31 Aug 2022] had a conditiona...

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Until 2 years back, Tejas Mk2 was projected to be ready for production by 2026 in all statements of HAL and news articles. It was supposed to be unveiled in 2022 Independence day and first flight in 2023. Later reports started coming in that first flight will only be in 2026-27, which would mean Co...

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Ramping up capacity, prepared to execute big orders: HAL chief https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ht-interview-ramping-up-capacity-prepared-to-execute-big-orders-says-hal-chief-101698121182823.html 24 Oct 2023, By Rahul Singh ^^^^ https://x.com/AdithyaKM_/status/1716685969603399935?s=20 --->...

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Known for wine, Nashik is the next aircraft manufacturing hub as HAL spreads wings[/b] https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/known-for-wine-nashik-is-the-next-aircraft-manufacturing-hub-as-hal-spreads-wings-101697481119234-amp.html By Rahul Singh, Bengaluru Image of the above article... https:/...

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Big ticket weapons in mega IAF list of desi projects worth over Rs 3 lakh crore https://www.firstpost.com/india/big-ticket-weapons-in-mega-iaf-list-of-desi-projects-worth-over-rs-3-lakh-crore-13195262.html 02 Oct 2023 This is massive news coming from the IAF Chief! If it materializes, he is committ...

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Pratyush wrote: ↑18 Aug 2023 20:52 Why is an Arjun upgrade insufficient for FRCV, if the objective is to have a 60 ton tank?

FRCV is tailor made for certain foreign SKD jobs blatantly

KSingh

What orders were actually placed? Can anyone actually provide links stating categorically so and so numbers of guns have to be delivered. ( K9 and M 777 don't count) There was a news of a potential order for 450 Dhanush 45 caliber. But I haven't seen any firm orders. We have seen AON after AON. But...

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... I’m struggling to see what the fruits of the negative import lists have been, the RFI circus still goes on and it’s getting even more ridiculous - splitting the Light tank to low DRDO units and a foreign design for the balance, leasing RSH/LUH etc. The indigenous mfg bahadurs are caught lacking...

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Unlike Brahmos, if we export Artillery & Tejas, it would be in spite of the Services Leadership, not because of them. We cannot win wars, cannot build an MIC complex or become a superpower with such powerful forces dragging us down from within. If we are able to export enough artillery, lca, lc...

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"India’s plan for theatre commands is in line with similar hierarchies in the US or China with theatre commanders holding four-star rank. In India, the theatre commanders will report to the CDS who is also the Permanent Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC)." The US has global resp...

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Om Shanti to Gen Ajai Singh. A pioneer and a force behind the MBT Arjun. His article on the topic here: THE ARJUN TANK SAGA Dedicated thread is locked( link ) so posting here. His pride in the Arjun and his confidence reflected in this quote from 1993: Troop trials follow Indian Army's decision to ...

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https://www.livefistdefence.com/indian-navy-considering-small-n-lca-order/ Indian Navy Considering Small N-LCA Order? :eek: :eek: :eek: The lowest of low hanging fruit for a long time but celebrations are far too premature No proposal, only ‘internal discussions’ so 1-2 more years of deliberations,...

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This latest campaign against ALH is going beyond the pale, the narratives certain ex-service personnel are deploying all of a sudden are disingenuous to the extreme. The civil/offshore subject is such a red herring I don’t even know where to start on it, also there’s a huge difference between being ...

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X-Post from the US military, technology, arms, tactics thread. No calls for fully independent board inquiry ? 8) No Sir. That yardstick is only for local maal. After the recent CG crash of HAL Dhruv (and even the Navy Dhruv crash), some ex-servicemen had knives out asking for fully independent boar...

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Requirement of Autopilot in a Helicopter ? Autopilot can be a mandatory requirement or an optional depends on Helicopter static and dynamic stability for the desired speed regime, CG positions, Altitude of operation. What Autopilot/Stabilization Chetak /Cheetah has , Has absolutely no bearing on wh...

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Cheetah crash, ALH-MK.3MR ditching and Su30 being caught in a arrestor barrier (brake/hydraulic failure?) within the same week, which one of these resulted in a fleet wide grounding? https://twitter.com/alpha_defense/status/1638071592143192064?s=46&t=8QPJecNQmmoeL0BRyMQdjg Whenever there’s an is...

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+ why did the Arjun become the ‘most expensive tank in the world’ ( the accuracy of this statement is questionable but I definitely saw it reported frequently by Arjun detractors)? Simply because the low order size 124 units meant DRDO could not localise the import content and much of the production...

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Few points to consider: 1) Any new product, v1 will always have issues that are discovered only in actual usage, in spite of years of testing. newer iterations builds on feedback and is enhanced. newer version will have a few different sub-systems/components, and hence pricing will be different. ev...

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RoyG, So far the Indian mfg line has not worked out the 'kinks'. Hence these piecemeal orders till the line is stabilized. There is no intent to import the guns. RNS won't be bamboozled. With all due respect this is backwards. Production lines do not stabilise through a drip drip piecemeal approach...

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K. Singh, What smoke and mirrors? People have been asked to leave for constant negative remarks. There is a band of members who know more than the govt and take potshots all the time. So what is your suggestion? Has any official requirement for ATAGS come about if any white paper in IA arty require...

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From TOI report https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/atags-to-brahmos-centre-clears-defence-proposals-worth-rs-70500-crore/articleshow/98697507.cms Giving details about the approvals, officials said that the Defence Acqusitions Council (DAC), chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh has given...

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As predicted, logic won out

NUH (buy global) is dead

https://twitter.com/ksingh_1469/status/ ... L0BRyMQdjg

Although only 60 units vs the 111 projected

ALH will be in production beyond 2030 at least

KSingh

but what's the delivery timescales. I saw some where that it was 70 aircrafts over 10 years. 7 aircrafts a year would be almost hand building each one forget production line... ~12 per year. See below. https://twitter.com/livefist/status/1630920151028891648?s=20 ---> BREAKING: Indian Govt approves ...

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What is the basis for this assumption? 26 by ’26: India has a chance to get new naval fighters quickly, with Boeing’s Super Hornet production ending https://stratpost.com/26-by-26-india-has-a-chance-to-get-new-naval-fighters-quickly-with-boeings-super-hornet-production-ending/ 24 Feb 2023 There won...

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Just to add a foot note to the above post, if IN decides to order additional airframes after 2026, Boeing may not have a production line for F/A-18 as its production is going to be stopped in the next couple of years. So if there is even a small window of opportunity for a follow on order to this 2...

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1) Both aircraft have been graded as per the Navy's requirements. 2) Both aircraft have passed the minimum grade. 3) One aircraft got a higher grade than the other. Admiral Hari Kumar is not saying anything disappointing. He is just stating the facts. Sharing resources - as the CNS stated above - b...

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this was unexpected. I was hoping for Navy to say Rafale is better. By saying both are good and govt chooses Rafale, BIF with SC will cry corruption. I guess Rafale M has to wait after GE2024 election. All thanks to over smart IN brass who could not decide between two planes which is better (or wer...

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The @indiannavy CNS talking about MRCBF clearly (in my opinion) seems to indicate the Rafale is the preferred candidate as it’s in service with the @IAF_MCC and costs (amortised with the original tranche). 09:25 the CNS says the plan for Vikrant includes LCA-N, does that mean there is a chance of so...

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Longer range than the ATAGS? Are you talking about special longer ranged ammo like ramjet powered rounds or something? 58 cal ATAGS. Baba Kalyani has been talking about it. The next logical step for the 25L chamber This is why the ‘weight issue’ of ATAGS is so disingenuous especially comparing it t...

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Folks, EVERY news about an order is met with heavy Ro & Dho followed by bringing up of lack of orders for unrelated systems like Tejas, Arjun etc. Can we keep focus here? This is an order for an entirely new class of weapon system that has no parallel yet in the word market. Hence 300+ is a goo...

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And they knew about the R_U war that started in March 2022. And never raised the matter with the RM to escalate. MEA would have called these prior contracts and the national interest clause. The West was buying their needs from Russia and had no such MUTU thoughts stopping them. Indeed. But it’s no...

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No wonder CAPEX increases are modest in the budget https://indianexpress.com/article/india/low-spending-fewer-new-contracts-why-defence-upgrade-funds-got-modest-hike-of-6-5-8426041/ Utterly incomprehensible, to return even a single penny to the exchequer is a dereliction of duty. An entire general c...

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if I were to suggest something dumb - We do not know for sure what was IN objection. Journalist (and we know how good they are) have reported two things 1) It is single engine (so was Sea Harriers and are F-35s) and 2) It does not have enough thrust (which matters hugely for IN, it will take up spa...

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