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Member 'Project IGI' on another forum made an interesting find! Modules/hull segments of what could be the first S5-class SSBN were spotted at L&T's heavy engineering facility in Hazira (the place where modules of nuclear submarines are built). We cannot be 100% sure if these S5 modules...

The Fleet Support Ship (FSS) program has received the name "Surya-class". Pics from launch of INS Surya aka FSS-1: As is usual for Indian shipbuilding, the superstructure will be assembled outside the dry-dock, post launch. A new L&T-made 300 ton goliath crane was also commissioned at...

Dhruv NG civil variant:

Detailed Project Report (DPR) document of SMR-55 released: "As a compact, Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) based nuclear power plant, the SMR-55 will be a true gamechanger designed to deliver safe, reliable, and uninterrupted clean energy. SMR-55 key applications envisaged, include...

FSS-1 construction has advanced rapidly - launch is scheduled tomorrow (Oct 6). Keel laying of FSS-5 will also happen on same day. Not sure about status of FSS-4.

As design goals become clearer, the CH-5/LUPEX rover is now going to be ~420 kg, a significant increase from previously estimated 350 kg. This would make the LUPEX rover around the same mass as the US-made VIPER (430 kg), which is scheduled for a 2027 launch on a New Glenn.

"On the sixth-generation fighter aircraft programmes, there are multi-country programmes ongoing, one involving the UK, Japan, and Italy, and another in which France and Germany were together, although Germany is now no longer part of it. We had expressed interest in both of those groups of...

Got official confirmation on Akash SAM exports to Turkmenistan & Tajikistan.

USAF F-35As here for Tarang Shakti-2026

Not confirmed yet but very likely to happen:

IG Defence, another company working on OWA drones has test flown their KAL, a 1,000-km range model: Meanwhile, Hoverit's continuing their OWA programs:

The first batch of HAL's HTT-40 basic trainers have been delivered to IAF, it's also got a new name "Ankur"! The current ~$750 million order is for 70 aircraft, with option for 36 more.

Steel cutting of the 2nd Next-Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) at CSL, Kochi: Some people put AI to use, giving a clearer look at the ship on the poster in 1st pic: Displacing around ~1500 tons, the NGMV pretty much seems to be an enlarged ASW-SWC hull design, but powered by a single...