DEFEXPO 2020

shobhits · Post by **shobhits** » 08 Feb 2020 01:45

That's all the pics I have. Will post the pics of 2nd venue of DEFEXPO if I go to it on Sunday. Thanks everybody.

Rakesh · Post by **Rakesh** » 08 Feb 2020 02:01

Great set of pictures. We will now soon see them again with an IDRW watermark.

For your next set of images, please watermark them.

nam · Post by **nam** » 08 Feb 2020 02:18

Wonderful pictures. Great effort.

Would anyone visiting the expo ask a few questions:

1. What is the status of Arjun MK2? Are they redesigning the turret?
2. Are we jumping directly to SFDR, after Astra 1? We don't see any Astra MK2 models anymore.
3. Su30 upgrade radar is shown as AESA. Which AESA? Russian or 2052 or Uttam?
4. Status of 1500hp engine for Arjun.

sankum · Post by **sankum** » 08 Feb 2020 02:25

Thanks shobhits. Felt as if I was at defexpo.

Rishi_Tri · Post by **Rishi_Tri** » 08 Feb 2020 03:04

Thank you for the pics Shobhit.

The following videos shows live demo at DefExpo.

- Highlights:
-Dhruv packs lot of punch. I counted eight personnel come down, + two in cockpit, + two helping with equipment in it - total should be - 12
-45 meter bridge laying equipment shown
-ATAGS made its appearance
-Arjun Mk1 made its appearance.
-K9 Vajra made its appearance.
-Tungushka was doing its work.
-Tejas showed that again that it's an awesome machine.

Interestingly - T90 was showcased as climbing out of ditches, punching through water and what not. Pretty sure Arjun can do all that but of course can't take the 'booby trap' of bridges.

Indranil · Post by **Indranil** » 08 Feb 2020 11:40

shobhits wrote:

I wish they reengine and modified the Avros for this. They won't need to wait for the airframes.

Manish_P · Post by **Manish_P** » 08 Feb 2020 11:45

shobhits wrote:That's all the pics I have.

Voted for understatement of the year

Will post the pics of 2nd venue of DEFEXPO if I go to it on Sunday. Thanks everybody.

Oh please do, Sir. Pretty please.

Like another poster said, i almost felt i was actually strolling at the expo. Thank you!

Philip · Post by **Philip** » 08 Feb 2020 16:06

Great pics Shobits! Many tx.

VinodTK · Post by **VinodTK** » 08 Feb 2020 20:41

Shobits thanks for sharing excellent job:
PLEASE watermark the pictures before you post them take your time no rush.

Karan M · Post by **Karan M** » 08 Feb 2020 21:17

Great work Shobhit!

Indranil · Post by **Indranil** » 08 Feb 2020 21:35

Anybody know anything more about this engine? Which company?

Shobhit wrote:

Aditya G · Post by **Aditya G** » 08 Feb 2020 21:37

excellent work Shobhit

Zynda · Post by **Zynda** » 08 Feb 2020 21:47

IR, the boarding says that the company name is Manastu Space.

We at Manastu Space, along with IIT Bombay, have replaced old, low performing, carcinogenic and highly toxic hydrazine based propulsion systems with high performance, non carcinogenic, less toxic alternatives. People have lost the lives while handling these propellant.

Green propellant is non carcinogenic and less toxic than the current system. It helps to drastically reduce the cost of operation. Due to high performance, size of satellite also reduces, saving manufacturing as well as launch costs.

http://www.manastuspace.com/

Indranil · Post by **Indranil** » 08 Feb 2020 21:56

Oh! I missed it. Thank you.

shobhits · Post by **shobhits** » 08 Feb 2020 22:52

Hi everybody, found some more pics on my phone, so uploading them.

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shobhits · Post by **shobhits** » 08 Feb 2020 22:57

ATAGS prototype from Kalyani Brochure:

These were the last pics with me. Thanks.

Amber G. · Post by **Amber G.** » 08 Feb 2020 22:59

IIT Kanpur, in an industry-academic collaboration with VTOL Aviation India Private Ltd, has put up a grand show at this year’s Defence Expo in Lucknow where they showcased different novel aerial systems developed by them.
The “Abhigyaan NX” is a two-seater VTOL capable fixed-wing aircraft for urban aerial mobility, which is also being weaponised and made usable for border patrolling and aerial payload delivery autonomously.
The “AARAV NX UAV” is a small category VTOL capable fixed-wing UAV for aerial surveillance and mapping. This lightweight system can be used for aerial surveillance with the transmission of Full HD (1080p) live video feed over a distance of 15Km with AES encryption.
Still in the development stage, “Akshat NX” is a 75Kg weight class VTOL capable fixed-wing UAV with a payload capacity of 20 kg and an endurance of over 2 hours. This autonomous system will prove useful for cargo transport to high altitude areas.
Besides these other UAVs that have been developed include “Arya NX”, “Aaveg NX”, “Abhay” and “Aarav HL”. These UAVs are available at the UAV laboratory, IIT Kanpur.

Amber G. · Post by **Amber G.** » 08 Feb 2020 23:05

>>> Also:

With the intent of promoting ‘Make in India’ Defence technologies, Technopark@iitk in collaboration with IIT Kanpur hosted a Special Interest Group Meet inviting industries and R&D organizations to get a glimpse of
the ongoing cutting-edge research at IITK, interact with faculty experts and exchange views on current & future trends, applications & industry expectations in defence. The participants were also given a tour of the some of the major research facilities at IIT Kanpur such as National Centre for Flexible Electronics, 4i Lab, C3i centre, Flight Lab and Robotics Lab.
The one-day event was graced by many senior professionals from industry and govt. organizations such as Rtd. Air Vice Marshal Pranay Sinha (Advisor BEL) and Manoj Jain (GM, BEL); Prachi Gupta (VP, MKU); Ajay Srivastava (HAL-TAD, Kanpur); Kaushal Jadia (VP and Head of Avionics Global Delivery, Cyient); Prakash Sesha, (Lockheed Martin Fellow); Dr. GG Dutta (Director, JCBCAT).
IIT Kanpur is the knowledge partner in the ambitious Bundelkhand Defence Corridor project.

>>><Newspaper source>

Rishi_Tri · Post by **Rishi_Tri** » 09 Feb 2020 08:22

The following links on Def Expo Website provide daily news briefs and also the DefExpo brochure.

DefExpo Brochure

https://defexpo.gov.in/assets/digital_m ... tml#page/9

Seminars

https://defexpo.gov.in/assets/PDF/SEMIN ... 1.2020.pdf

Daily Newsbytes

https://defexpo.gov.in/assets/PDF/DefEx ... ly%201.pdf
https://defexpo.gov.in/assets/PDF/DefEx ... ly%202.pdf
https://defexpo.gov.in/assets/PDF/DefEx ... ay%203.pdf

Details that I found interesting were:

MDL with recent expansion has capacity to manufacture 10 warships and 11 submarines simultaneously. - Day 2 news byte
Pinaka III in development and expected to carry 250kg warhead to 120km distance. - Day 1 news byte

India's overall defence budget - $42.2 BN
Defence production in India - $11.4 BN
Defence exports from India - $1.4 BN (2017-18)
Capital Expenditure Allocation - $14.56 BN (2019-20)
Defence budget split: Army (55%), Airforce (23%), Navy (15%), DRDO (6%), OFB (1%)

chetonzz · Post by **chetonzz** » 09 Feb 2020 12:08

chetonzz wrote:My love at this expo too

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 09 Feb 2020 12:48

Amber G. wrote:IIT Kanpur, in an industry-academic collaboration with VTOL Aviation India Private Ltd, has put up a grand show at this year’s Defence Expo in Lucknow where they showcased different novel aerial systems developed by them.
The “Abhigyaan NX” is a two-seater VTOL capable fixed-wing aircraft for urban aerial mobility, which is also being weaponised and made usable for border patrolling and aerial payload delivery autonomously.
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This is next level stuff. Serious potential here.

deejay · Post by **deejay** » 09 Feb 2020 12:53

Indranil wrote:Gulfstream 550

This is a new procurement and should be ready for induction about now. Ignore the image.

pandyan · Post by **pandyan** » 09 Feb 2020 13:02

Great Interview with CEO of SSS Defence

https://kaypius.com/2020/02/08/exchangi ... -in-india/

In a first for a private Indian firm, Bengaluru-headquartered Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Defence (SSS Defence) stormed the indigenous arms and ammunition space with two sniper rifle prototypes: the Viper, chambered for .308/7.62x51mm cartridge, and Saber, chambered for .338 Lapua Magnum cartridge

Kaypius: How did you take the idea from scratch to prototype within such a short time?

VK: We’re all Steve Jobs fans. There’s one statement attributed to him: ” When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even if it faces the wall and nobody will ever see it. You’ll know it’s there, so you’re going to use a beautiful piece of wood on the back”. In solving the tech issues that was our approach. Our sniper products have been engineered for military use and we’ve obsessed over little things like anthropometry. Also, by insisting on commonality of platforms as a design ethos, we spent less time on going back to the board later. As an example, for both our sniper weapons, the chassis is almost the same with minor differences. It took longer for us to design and engineer the chassis though but we eliminated re-work in the process. Do note however that we’re not done and dusted with the sniper weapons. So, 2 years is not the end of it. The more we test, the closer we come to optimal. That is still work in progress. We were also assisted by developments in additive manufacturing that helped crash timelines. Our engineering team is nimble to move projects around the table to get a different set of eyes and skills to solve a problem.

Kaypius: Your experience of dealing with foreign partners in the early days of the project?
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Kartik · Post by **Kartik** » 09 Feb 2020 14:19

Shobits many thanks for all the effort you’ve put in. But without watermarks, many of your pics will be stolen or reused without any credit. Sites like IDRW for one.

Kartik · Post by **Kartik** » 09 Feb 2020 14:26

shobhits wrote:

Wow! The first specifications and mockup of the SFDR based BVRAAM. The indigenous Meteor equivalent.