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by Rakesh
10 Jul 2025 05:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
Replies: 2104
Views: 934577

Re: Project 75I - It Begins

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...
by Rakesh
10 Jul 2025 05:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 77 Alpha Class SSN: News & Discussion
Replies: 90
Views: 67068

Re: Project 77 Alpha Class SSN: News & Discussion

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...
by Rakesh
10 Jul 2025 04:59
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 77 Alpha Class SSN: News & Discussion
Replies: 90
Views: 67068

Re: Project 77 Alpha Class SSN: News & Discussion

Le français est facile à apprendre!
by Rakesh
10 Jul 2025 04:18
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1752
Views: 6801273

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

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...
by Rakesh
09 Jul 2025 22:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 77 Alpha Class SSN: News & Discussion
Replies: 90
Views: 67068

Re: Project 77 Alpha Class SSN: News & Discussion

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...
by Rakesh
09 Jul 2025 17:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Military Flight Safety
Replies: 3507
Views: 1301824

Re: Military Flight Safety

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 ...
by Rakesh
09 Jul 2025 17:43
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
Replies: 2957
Views: 2111229

Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018

Eurodrone: France is studying the conditions for exiting this European programme
https://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-fi ... 29292.html
07 July 2025
by Rakesh
09 Jul 2025 17:42
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
Replies: 2104
Views: 934577

Re: Project 75I - It Begins

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...
by Rakesh
09 Jul 2025 00:27
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022
Replies: 1752
Views: 6801273

Re: Air Force Tejas Mk1A: News & Discussions: 02 January 2022

Drag & Drop photo into new browser window for full size.

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

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by Rakesh
09 Jul 2025 00:13
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
Replies: 3271
Views: 1169232

Re: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III

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...
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 22:07
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1701
Views: 434798

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

:P :lol:

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
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 21:19
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1701
Views: 434798

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

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...
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 19:44
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1762
Views: 1533289

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

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...
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 19:38
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Naval News & Discussion
Replies: 3941
Views: 1403677

Re: International Naval News & Discussion

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...
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 19:32
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Project 75I - It Begins
Replies: 2104
Views: 934577

Re: Project 75I - It Begins

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...
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 19:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
Replies: 3271
Views: 1169232

Re: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III

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...
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 19:23
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3535
Views: 3059498

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

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...
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 19:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
Replies: 3271
Views: 1169232

Re: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III

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...
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 18:58
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3535
Views: 3059498

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

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...
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 18:57
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3535
Views: 3059498

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

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...
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 18:56
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1701
Views: 434798

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

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...
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 18:53
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1701
Views: 434798

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

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...
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 18:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018
Replies: 2957
Views: 2111229

Re: International Aerospace Discussion - Jan 2018

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
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 18:50
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: BRICS: News and Discussion
Replies: 446
Views: 210706

Re: BRICS: News and Discussion

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...
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 18:48
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Naval History Thread
Replies: 166
Views: 88817

Re: Indian Naval History Thread

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...
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 18:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Naval Procurements & Acquisitions: 02 April 2024
Replies: 205
Views: 227254

Re: Naval Procurements & Acquisitions: 02 April 2024

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
by Rakesh
08 Jul 2025 04:50
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1701
Views: 434798

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

Great post Amber G. Needs to be pinned.
by Rakesh
07 Jul 2025 21:51
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
Replies: 3271
Views: 1169232

Re: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III

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...
by Rakesh
07 Jul 2025 21:47
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3535
Views: 3059498

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

VIDEO : https://x.com/ANI/status/1942242147086053427 ---> Pune, Maharashtra: The Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), an indigenously developed artillery gun for use by the Indian Army, has been developed by DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) in collaboration with private ...
by Rakesh
07 Jul 2025 21:40
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion
Replies: 3535
Views: 3059498

Re: Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

VIDEO : https://x.com/ANI/status/1942146378941223379 ---> Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra | In visual is the Mounted Gun System (MGS) - a cross-country truck-mounted heavy artillery gun system with exclusively developed mobility and crew protection features in its class. It has been indigenously developed ...
by Rakesh
07 Jul 2025 21:36
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022
Replies: 1762
Views: 1533289

Re: Indian Missiles News & Discussions - 30 June 2022

India has made huge leap in missile technology: Former DRDO chairman
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cit ... 271446.cms
05 July 2025
by Rakesh
07 Jul 2025 21:35
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III
Replies: 3271
Views: 1169232

Re: MRCA (Many Rakshaks Choose Aircraft) Contest - Episode III

India actively considering Russia's proposal to supply and make Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets
https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/exclusiv ... 619394.htm
11 June 2025
by Rakesh
07 Jul 2025 21:33
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis
Replies: 1701
Views: 434798

Re: Operation Sindoor - Post Conflict Analysis

China used Pak as a test bed for fighter jets: Vishnu Som
https://starofmysore.com/china-used-pak ... ishnu-som/
06 July 2025
by Rakesh
07 Jul 2025 21:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Prachand LCH: News & Discussion: 03 October 2022
Replies: 261
Views: 422563

Re: Prachand LCH: News & Discussion: 03 October 2022

https://x.com/AjayshreeSamby3/status/19 ... 9166331339 --->

✅ LCH FY28 rollout.
✅ 3 Lakh crore order book to be executed by 2033.'

First LCH Aircraft To Be Rolled Out In FY28: HAL

by Rakesh
07 Jul 2025 21:30
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021
Replies: 1122
Views: 844104

Re: Su-30MKI: News and Discussion - 24 July 2021

https://x.com/AjayshreeSamby3/status/19 ... 9166331339 --->

✅ DAC clears modification for 84 Super Sukhoi Upgrade. CCS process to begin. 5 years for R&D and the upgrade afterwards.

Will Take About 5 Yrs To Complete Sukhoi 30 Upgrade: HAL

by Rakesh
07 Jul 2025 21:28
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft: News & Discussion - 30 August 2019
Replies: 951
Views: 679930

Re: Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft: News & Discussion - 30 August 2019

https://x.com/Ray70409890/status/1942112638328344774 ---> AMCA contract to be signed within the next 6 months. The first prototype will be rolled out in 2027 end. Fifth generation fighters will be acquired from a friendly ally. No marks for guessing which jet will be bought. It’s name starts with S....