Bharat Rakshak

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— intensive operations tried out successfully — lots of scope to increase its might. Typically POC mode is ahead of production stage, so if there is a wearable tech equivalent on the Tejas, they could take the whole sequences of action by IAF pilots and run them through the simulators, while going ...

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Just happened to be listening to this podcast from Forbes India. http://www.forbesindia.com/audio/maga-zine-extra/podcast-social-impact-special-state-of-the-mba/49071 Podcast: Social impact special & state of the MBA @ 3:17 >> Talks about John Chamber's 1st startup investment in India. That inv...

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if PR is involved the aircraft choice could be better within the existing Mig-21s, the Sarang team has a different paint scheme ...

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srin wrote:What is the APS for Arjun mk2 ? Are we developing our own?

if there is one, testing them by placing them in protection duty of posts on LoC might be possible.

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Echoing srai's post above, The key need is the ability to carry additional fuel, more internal space and a higher thrust engine, overall its the improved aerodynamics that necessiates the Mk2 version, so keeping only these critical requirements for IOC and retaining commonality with most of the inte...

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Back to the Lakshya RPV, it also does the simulation of signatures of other fighters as well as carries a Jammer payload, they should work towards the Miniature Air Laucnhed Decoy (MALD) and the MALD-Jammer variants perhaps using the Nirbhay chassis. Those decoys would help reduce the attrition fact...

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Wow, the take off was decent with the new engines and they seem to have streamlined the engine fairings as well from the earlier boxy frames. If this is user configuration with two engines and 24 hr endurance, they could someday move to a single engine. High Himalayas is all gusty, hopefully the FCS...

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For all those who are curious about a young pilot’s transition into fighter flying, I recommend a visit to my own tale of flying the Spitfire Mk XVIII - https://tkstales.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/my-new-univeerse-20-ctu-hakimpet/ or my tale of being sent off on a Vampire 52 unceremoniously - https:/...

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Ultra Lightweight Howitzer: M777 bought after 10 years, just as BF develops its prototype. Isn't this the other way around, BF's JV with Mandus group came about when the M777 were bought? given the above, maybe BF has a chance to meet the army's requirement, even if unjustified, to reduce the weigh...

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Wouldn't it be prudent that they create an export version and the private sector already involved? even if the export market is crowded, any possible evaluation by other countries would put IA's own decision making in perspective and possible scrutiny.

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if we are just buying, AMCA could use either the F414 or the EJ2000 and not get vendor locked?

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+100, very proactive ...

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Lakshya_PTA.JPG/640px-Lakshya_PTA.JPG armed Lakshya in perspective, they could be using for pre-planned missions and not targets of opportunity given its endurance. It could be years before those targets, covered by pre-planning, dwindle. Gi...

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http://www.rediff.com/news/interview/why-must-so-many-elephants-die-on-the-railway-tracks/20180222.htm On an average 80 elephants are killed in India each year. India is home to around 30,000 elephants. 5,600 live in Assam. Ten days before the tragedy in Assam, a group of wildlife conservationists ...

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Leverage might be an option, the gun running britons placed in Chennai prison, Indian courts would have to take into account how these culprits own country's system is progressing on cases of fugitives wanted in India, when delivering their verdicts. The Italian Mariners were released after the Bofo...

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weapons on Lakshya is a pleasant surprise, Helina or SANT are possible choices, SAAW is heavy for such a small drone. Given the drone's endurance is less than an hour, a fighter flying further inland could provide the targeting information.

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Its just software, they can load ANN based control systems that are initially run in shadow mode. Problem is its like voodoo science as far as flight certification for manned systems goes. For example, the RTOS that HAL developed was actually model checked, it gives confidence in the system. ANNs ar...

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#Tejas has finest handling capability making it a state-of-the-art system providing stability under extreme\unstable conditions. #Tejas has got rules based Artificial Intelligence in its FCS. Continuous R&D is on in AI to enhance #Tejas' capabilities: @DRDO_India head Christopher https://t.co/M...

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Even if we believe we can share the US-Israel relations on a transitive basis, does IAF have anything close to the bold part?

“We recognized that Israel is also going to have sovereign sustainability requirements,” Jack Crisler, the vice president of Lockheed Martin’s F-35

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Thank you prasannasimha, Civilian cert. is done by DGCA in India? Wasn't the president entourage flying in a Dhruv fleet? as head of armed forces, that was technically mil?

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once CEMILAC certified, it should be more of a formality to get it certified elsewhere, and HAL shouldn't be repeating the process all over again. Obviously that statement isn't true else they would have done it, what gives?

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jaysimha wrote:
The picture above shows the past, present and future of CEMILAC Certification focus.

bham bhole ,,,,,,, masti me dole

Maybe an ignorant question, why is Dhruv certified by CEMILAC is not certified elsewhere?

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^^^ There is a mix up of the self propelled fully articulated trailer that Gagan posted with an all terrain Transporter Erector Launcher, the former can maneuver in confined spaces like tunnels, and can be towed by the truck tractor over longer distances. In both cases I believe no external cranes a...

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If the signature leak issue of Kalvari is addressed, then having improved and indigenized variants with AIP makes sense. if the latter is the least that is required that would address the 'Kalvari problem', there is even better motivation. Though the proposal for a VLS will make the sub bigger and t...

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brar_w wrote:

The Valor is making fast progress even with one prototype, don't know why the video was removed.

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The mid section looks like is from the rail mobile wagon, and the wheel bogies have been replaced with hydraulic systems for road, maybe can be used for transferring between rail and road without cranes.

Those wheels are using soft tread, even if we stick to COTS a hard tread is preferred.

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Rakesh wrote:NPOL's torpedo defence system to equip Navy
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/k ... 778173.ece

Awesome development, seems like towed array sonar is being used for torpedo detection

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Link below has video... https://twitter.com/SJha1618/status/963686692547854336 ---> Short clip of the 'Daksh Warrior' weapon mounted unmanned ground vehicle in autonomous engagement mode. It has been developed by @DRDO_India's R&DE(E), Pune. Wouldn't an ATV chassis be more useful? for the terra...

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We are going on a tangent here, the manufacturing capabilities of cheen and pak are not even comparable. I could take another example, just to avoid generalizing reverse engineering is this or that, where cheen has stolen EMALS tech and then finding its way on their Carriers, regardless of how good ...

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Arming the Israeli UAVs is a existent program https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/project-cheetah-drones-india-army-air-force-surgical-strikes-israel-349227-2016-10-30 We don’t know how far they progressed, it could be that Israel isn’t playing ball. A Searcher UAV crashed in Tibet recently, ...

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Haridasji, Maybe need to give more context, part of the problem arming the Israeli UAVs is they need to consent, and if you own the FCS and mission software you can do that integration. Currently Rustom airframe and its FCS both are evolving probably delaying the program. Hawk-I is flying with a des...

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Does IA have any form of Battle Damage assessment after opening mortar or artillery other than UAVs which are more in the classified domain? There is no active effort in showing Paki casualties other than social media and the enemy is hiding his dead.

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Haridasji, if they manage to develop a 800km ranged Brahmos missile, would it be possible to upgrade its design for recovery? wrt TSP atleast, since their depth is no more than 300kms

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So, can the development and certification of the FBW of a 4th gen aircraft be measured in the number of flight hours?

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With the issues IAF has with the MKI engines, they would want such analytics available to them, they can always separate classified and non-classified sorties and then secure messaging with AFNET? Safran assisted Kaveri being a new one will reduce many anxious moments with this feature. Preventive m...

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The digital twin concept is interesting, and Safran is a partner in this …hmm, so how intrusive is the sensor placement, the ones on test bench on one extreme with all those dangling wires and harnesses and the FADEC on operational engines being the other extreme by being part of the engine. Obvious...

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^^^
This should allow the flight control systems on Israeli UAVs or any foreign sourced ones to be replaced with local ones?
The Naval Tejas should also be modified for unmanned operations

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It was surreal to watch the two boosters land back, the second burn in a close up video shows firing of one engine followed by few other, not all at once.

btw, it took 5 years and more than 30 tests to have repeat successes. India only got the Prithvi to expend in such a manner.

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IR meant not to talk about mismanagement of the program and everything else is open, lest H&D issues come up. Its only the Mk1 thats flying to even criticize.

Anyways, the Kaveri bit is promising and hopefully its the 414 equivalent

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Last year someone in an Aero India presentation was saying the couple of GE-414 engines meant for Mk2 had problems and they were contacting GE to resolve it, this seems to have delayed the Mk2 program? Similar to the Cobham delay of Mk1.

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