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First rail-based launch of Agni-1P MRBM! This significantly increases the number of potential launch points and makes pre-emptive destruction difficult.

First WhAP in Moroccan camo (from the inauguration ceremony of Tata's armoured vehicle production facility in Morocco):

This report (linked below) regarding BARC's future Pressurised Water Reactors (PWRs) was in today's Times of India - so obviously is an 'approved' release by the powers that be...

Interesting. The Naveen Jindal Group has submitted a proposal to acquire ThyssenKrupp's European steel business (TKSE). https://www.reuters.com/world/india/thyssenkrupp-gets-non-binding-bid-steel-unit-jindal-steel-international-2025-09-16/ Thyssenkrupp has received a non-binding bid for its...

Zorawar at the DRDO's Environmental Test Centre: Banner image in updated camo:

Kalyani SSL to supply 155mm howitzer barrels to the UAE: https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachLive/7e96ebb1-1c4a-4767-a33e-60b5d9b58ec4.pdf "Under the agreement, Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited will supply to UAE with large calibre 155mm barrels for howitzers, which are...

OTO 76mm has been fitted on Udaygiri (furthest from camera), though it seems to be the regular SRGM and not the STRALES version like the other two: No idea. Best not to count chickens before they hatch when it comes to ship deliveries from DPSU yards. 😅

Supposedly, only three countries in history had ever crossed the 150 MT crude steel production output - USSR, China & now India. Also, exports being such a small part of it show that domestic consumption has been extremely high, helped by the infrastructure build-out programs of the Govt.

So this is what the AAP-Wheeled (Kestrel/WhAP Gen II essentially) prototype from Tata looks like:

The next phase of the Semiconductor Mission will have a $20-billion incentive package, seems at least 2-3 more fabs are being planned, besides a display fab, design-linked incentives and several more ATMP/OSAT assembly/packaging facilities...

Looks like a power generation/distribution building. Also: The missiles that struck the hangars didn't just get through cuz they got lucky - there was likely very extensive SEAD/DEAD performed at each of the locations. We still don't have the full picture.

You're right - I got confused. Post corrected.

INS Himgiri & INS Udaygiri - the 2nd & 3rd P17A frigates were commissioned yesterday together:

https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/india-readies-1-billion-deal-for-additional-ge-engines-from-the-us/amp_articleshow/123530706.cms 113 more F404 engines for the +97 Mk1A order.