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Well, I have no information on that, sorry. There's no public timeline on road to full-scale production yet. Even if there was, it was unlikely to have been adhered to, so there's that.

I'm saying what's the need to ask me for my assumption on the status of the program?

What's the need to assume anything? When it completes testing & enters service, they'll announce it.

Nirbhay tested again - with indigenous STFE 'Manik' turbofan engine.

This is HUGE! @Nilgiri Tata Electronics inks deal with Tesla for semiconductor chips ahead of Elon Musk India visit: Report US EV automaker Tesla has signed a strategic deal with Tata Electronics to acquire semiconductor chips for its worldwide operations, according to a report by The...

Also, as per this report the number of Mk-2 models has been increased from 106 to ~200! Just as well....we're gonna be needing a whole lot of 4.5 gen single-engine planes if we want to approach any conflict with a high sortie rate throughout. All those flashy Rafales, MKI-Upgrades & AMCAs are...

Yes - it was pretty evident for a while for those following the news. Just waiting for the official announcement. Considering that the Giga Mexico seems to have been put on the back burner, it's possible this would become only the 3rd place outside the US to host a Gigafactory after Shanghai &...

S4 aka Arihant Stretch

Another thing I'm noticing just now... The length of the missile compartment has significantly increased in the new model. This was the old one: ...compared to the new one, where the compartment is now going almost all the way to the tail section: Assuming the old model had 12 x missile...

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A lot of these, especially production-engineering know how would already be transferred as part of the F414 deal much before the NG engine is realized. Not to mention, Indian agencies are not total novices when it comes to turbofan construction. Licensed production of both Western & Russian...

Additional prototypes are being built. Don't know much other than that. This is the latest: https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/fighter-jet-engine-deal-with-india-to-start-this-year-ge-aerospaces-amy-gowder/articleshow/106676912.cms Still a ways to go before a partner is selected. I...

HTFE-25

Agni-Prime tested again: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1930689 Apparently this was the last pre-induction trial. The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) was hands-on with this test. So it seems the the MRBM-class deterrence delivery system intended toward Pakistan is set for a...

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