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Safran has reportedly won the contest for the AMCA turbofan. Awaiting official news though... Indo-French next-generation fighter engine collab gets minimum thrust https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indo-french-next-generation-fighter-engine-collab-gets-minimum-thrust/articleshow/1226...

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A_Gupta wrote: ↑17 Jul 2025 17:23 CoPilot reads BRF

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The Rudram Punch https://www.spsmai.com/experts-speak/?id=1698&q=The-Rudram-Punch 25 June 2025 The Rudram-II, Rudram-III, and Rudram-IV missile family represents a transformative capability that will significantly enhance India's air-to-surface strike options while providing crucial SEAD capabi...

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From the official Twitter account of the MoD. What a new low of shamelessness from the MoD. Quoting an article from TOI-let to celebrate the arrival of the very delayed 2nd turbofan from GE. https://x.com/DefenceMinIndia/status/1945357595973444086 ---> India gets second GE-404 engine for LCA MK-1A, ...

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India, US close to finalising jet engine co-production deal for fighter aircraft https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/india-us-close-finalising-jet-engine-co-production-deal-fighter-aircraft-2756300-2025-07-15 15 July 2025 * GE-414 engines to power LCA Mark 2 jets for IAF induction * Second GE-404...

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India "has tested" a Mach 8 missile with 1,500 km range as per the below article... India testing a missile that flies at eight times the speed of sound, hits targets 1,500 km away https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/india-testing-a-missile-that-flies-at-eight-times-the-...

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I can be completely wrong, and Admiral obviously will know better, but isn't the propeller rpm regimes vastly different between SSNs and those on SSBNs? And since rpm heavily influences amount of Cavitation (primary source of noise, impacting stealth), so careful propeller design is paramount, and ...

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Below is *MY* Guess : Indian Origin Kit - Reactor + Sonar (updated USHUS) + Weapons (Varunastra Torpedo; BrahMos-S, SLCM, etc in VLS Cell).. French Origin Kit - Propeller Design, Pump Jet Propulsion, Hull Design, X-Shaped Rudder, Combat Management System, etc, etc, etc.... Rakesh: any particular re...

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And probably add Apaches to the not to buy list. What about the platform for Desi Chapati's?? that has gone quite Rakesh what about V22 Osprey for both Navy and Airforce ?? Potential for CSR/Supply/E-2D Concur with both Bala Vignesh and Chinmay. The Osprey is best avoided. Has killed a number of US...

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MDL to get submarine contracts worth over ₹1 lakh crore in FY25-26 https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mdl-to-get-central-submarine-contracts-worth-over-1-lakh-crore-in-fy2526-101752050049664.html 09 July 2025 The first contract is the ₹70,000-crore Project 75I under which MDL and German Yard...

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From Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai, NM (Retd.) - former Flag Officer Naval Aviation, CoS ANC, CI (Navy) DSSC Wellington https://x.com/sudhirpillai__/status/1942948047874675053 ---> Haven’t we learnt from the HDW debacle? MDL’s sub-building ecosystem was left to die once. It’s been rebuilt at great cost...

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The lead boat in the Suffren Class - the Suffren - visited India in January 2025. Port calls like these are not just mere visits. You can clearly see the X-shaped rudder in the pictures below. https://x.com/IN_WNC/status/1875584933663854654 ---> French Carrier Strike Group, which includes nuclear-po...

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Le français est facile à apprendre!

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With Engine Issue Resolved LCA Mk-1A Fleet Set To Take Off After prolonged delays, GE Aerospace will begin monthly deliveries of F404 engines for India’s Tejas Mk-1A jets from August 2025, totaling 17 units this fiscal year. So far, only one engine has arrived, stalling HAL’s production despite rea...

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Elaichi Souffle Saar :) My post from last September... Below is *MY* Guess : Indian Origin Kit - Reactor + Sonar (updated USHUS) + Weapons (Varunastra Torpedo; BrahMos-S, SLCM, etc in VLS Cell).. French Origin Kit - Propeller Design, Pump Jet Propulsion, Hull Design, X-Shaped Rudder, Combat Manageme...

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https://x.com/IAF_MCC/status/1942888015635861696 ---> An IAF Jaguar Trainer aircraft met with an accident during a routine training mission and crashed near Churu in Rajasthan, today. Both pilots sustained fatal injuries in the accident. No damage to any civil property has been reported. IAF deeply ...

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Eurodrone: France is studying the conditions for exiting this European programme
https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-fi ... 29292.html
07 July 2025

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None of the below was good enough for Project 75I. This obsession of VLS cell on P-75I is such a boondoggle. Import the latest and greatest is all the services are interested in doing. We will never learn to do iterative improvements. But will go and buy a whole other boat! The first of three follow...

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The Kashmiri Militant Who Killed 300 Terrorists
https://m.rediff.com/news/special/the-k ... 250708.htm
08 July 2025

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https://x.com/Defencecore/status/1942641984612728992 ---> HAL showcased 06 LCA Mk 1A Jet and 02 LCA Mk 1 trainers.

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India mulls Russian proposal to supply and make Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets ahead of Putin visit https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence-india-mulls-russian-proposal-to-supply-and-make-sukhoi-su-57-fighter-jets-ahead-of-putin-visit-3906975/ 08 July 2025 The developments also come amid specu...

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China denies backing Pakistan in Op Sindoor, urges strengthening ties with India
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/c ... 2025-07-08
08 July 2025

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How reliable is IDRW? India to share PL-15E debris with friendly nation https://idrw.org/india-to-transfer-chinese-pl-15e-missile-debris-to-friendly-nation-amid-global-interest/ IDRW operates in two ways; 1) Plagiarizes others' articles and passes it off as its own 2) Makes up unbelievable stuff. I...

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DRDO missile tests off Odisha coast: Two-day fishing ban imposed from July 17 https://odishatv.in/news/odisha/drdo-missile-tests-off-odisha-coast-two-day-fishing-ban-imposed-from-july-17-267255 08 July 2025 The Odisha Fisheries Department imposes a two-day fishing ban on July 17-18 for DRDO's missi...

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PANG aircraft carrier program won’t be postponed says French MoD https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/07/pang-aircraft-carrier-program-wont-be-postponed-says-french-mod/ 07 July 2025 A French parliamentary report published in early June floated the idea of postponing the construction of the ne...

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Oh man!! Oh man!! Oh man!! Round and round we go again - what a merry-go-around tamasha this whole program has degenerated to ... :oops: :oops: The AIP system on offer to India (from HDW) is not proven on the scale of the P-75I submarine i.e. tonnage wise. Now if you add a VLS cell, it would only i...

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3) Engine: Make in India - :shock: :shock: :shock: Which one, Izdeliya-30 is it? If true, I sincerely hope and pray, this is not another AL-31FP dog-and-pony-show ToT again - well, as long as the AL-51 hot core-section is "made from raw materials" in India, nothing else matters really. :m...

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DRDO DG speaks on the MGS India is taking a giant leap in battlefield mobility and firepower! The Mounted Gun System (MGS) is a 155mm/52 calibre truck-mounted howitzer capable of firing six rounds per minute and hitting targets over 45 km away. Based on the indigenous ATAGS platform, the MGS brings...

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https://x.com/VinodDX9/status/1942237209689813195 ---> Determining Factors: 1) Fully Indian authorisation 2) Indian systems: uninterrupted integration 3) Engine: Make in India 4) Spares: sustainment 5) Indian systems: seamless integration 6) Profit against investment (long terms) 7) Boost to manufac...

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Army to test locally made gun that shoots and scoots in 85 seconds https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/army-to-test-locally-made-gun-that-shoots-and-scoots-in-85-seconds-101751889020033.html 07 July 2025 The MGS is a 155mm/52 calibre truck-mounted howitzer that can fire six rounds in a minute...

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Army’s first regiment of long-range ATAGS artillery guns to be ready by February 2027 https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/Jul/07/armys-first-regiment-of-long-range-atags-artillery-guns-to-be-ready-by-february-2027 07 July 2025 The procurement of this system marks a significant milestone in...

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French intelligence: China used embassies to undermine sales of France’s flagship Rafale fighter jet https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-french-intelligence-china-used-embassies-to-undermine-sales-of-frances-flagship-rafale-fighter-jet/ 06 July 2025 VIDEO : https://x.com/ShivAroor/s...

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China, Pakistan And A Proxy War Against India? What The Army Just Revealed For the first time, a senior Indian Army officer has publicly detailed how China provided real-time intelligence to Pakistan during India's cross-border strikes. The Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Rahul Singh...

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Please use google translate to read article in English ---> https://translate.google.ca/?sl=auto&tl=en&op=websites

Dassault Aviation calls for 80% of NGF industrial tasks in the SCAF programme
https://opexnews.fr/dassault-80-pourcent-ngf-scaf/
07 July 2025

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https://x.com/ANI/status/1942213273962651669 ---> "Under India's BRICS Chairmanship, we will define BRICS in a new form. BRICS would mean "Building Resilience and Innovation for Cooperation and Sustainability", PM Narendra Modi at the BRICS Summit in Brazil. https://pbs.twimg.com/medi...

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https://x.com/thisdayin_IN/status/1942199191977218554 ---> Sixty Five years in service of the nation. The Indian Naval Air Squadron 300 (INSAS 300) - the famed White Tigers was commissioned by Lt Cdr BD Law, on 07 July 1960, at Royal Naval Air Station, Brawdy, in UK. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GvQT...

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https://x.com/AstraOperator/status/1942253606561890397 ---> Old Skool Aesthetics.

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17 warships, nine submarines await approval
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation ... t-approval
06 July 2025

Rs 240K crore projects in the pipeline to bolster Navy’s capability, next-generation frigates to be built indigenously

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Great post Amber G. Needs to be pinned.

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India actively considering Russia's proposal to supply and make Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/exclusive-india-actively-considering-russia-proposal-to-supply-and-make-sukhoi-su-57-fighter-jets-19619394.htm 11 June 2025 https://x.com/alpha_defense/status/1942130652910109154...

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