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They tested 3 different missiles over a 48-hour period! NASM-MR, a longer-ranged member of the new NASM family. Unlike the short 55 km-ranged NASM-SR which is entirely rocket-powered, the NASM-MR has an air-breathing turbofan (believed to be a scaled-down version of the STFE Manik developed for...

Sweden's view of a next-gen fighter is probably a much closer fit for Germany's requirements than the Dassault-led design. But whether that can result in a successful JV or not remains to be seen. Personally, I feel Germany will dilly-dally for longer yet...especially as they are set to receive...

Knowing what we know now (confirmation of ~10K tons, VLS & what not), I think it might be worth it to take a second look at this design that NSTL was testing a while ago: Overall configuration appears to be quite similar to the Virginia-class (sail-forward design, crossform rudder, pumpjet).

Far as I know, this is the first public look at our Harop launchers, mounted on a Tata LPTA 8x8 truck: Enhanced version as the original is very low-res:

Apparently, the Army/MoD are working on a 3rd batch order for an additional 300 K-9T self-propelled howitzers. https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/indian-army-plans-23000-crore-deal-for-additional-300-k9-vajra-guns-biggest-artillery-procurement-decades-articleshow-n0b9pgg Alpha Defence...

I feel they'll prefer to diversify in order to create back-ups. The Govt/IAF has already expressed an interest in both FCAS & GCAP. Right now there's too many unknowns regarding the AMCA Mk2 (with NG engine), so expecting to create a 6th gen out of that without any Plan B would be quite risky...

Well, that has happened. https://www.twz.com/air/franco-german-future-fighter-effort-collapses-over-irreconcilable-differences Now time to see what this means for India's interest in the program. For starters, carrier-spec airframe and nuclear-hardened electronics will be a-okay for IAF/IN...

Update on the NSTL's Large Cavitation Tunnel (LCT) project: Now that "international technical collaboration" has been confirmed, we need to take a second look at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's 2024 visit to the William B. Morgan Large Cavitation Channel (LCC) at the US Navy's Surface...

AMCA model spotted at the ORANGE facility near Hyderabad, sourced via Twitter/X (Apple Maps image of May 2026): ORANGE is the Open-Range RCS Test Facility located just north of the Air Force Academy outside Hyderabad, southern India: It's outfitted somewhat similarly to Skunk Works'...

Thought I should follow this up now that there have been some updates. My previous guesstimate was right - South Korea is indeed going for LEU (usually meaning 5-7% enriched, but can be upto 20%) for their SSN program...

Some AFV-related things shown during PM Modi's recent visit to L&T's facilities: Zorawar light tank with new armour configuration: Transmission system for a 1500 hp engine (probably DATRAN 1500 for the FRCV/FMBT): 30mm unmanned turret system, with an RWS on top. Probably for the...

What you see behind PM Modi is a 700 MW nuclear steam generator, indigenously manufactured in India. Only a handful of countries can manufacture these at scale. For a nuclear engineer, this photograph is actually more impressive than most missile or aircraft photos. It represents industrial...

This model has been confirmed to be the design of the Project-76 indigenous diesel/AIP submarine: Will likely be built by L&T at their Kattupalli shipyard.

🇮🇳 🇰🇷 Bellatrix Aerospace has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s space AI solutions company TelePIX Co. Ltd. to collaborate on a technology demonstration mission for Earth observation from Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). The signing ceremony recently took place at...

I’m told, the USG has made it clear that if the CDN gov reneges on the contract signed by the Trudeau gov in Jan 2023 to purchase 88 x F35A’s in 4 batches, in order to buy a number of Gripen E’s, then 3 things will happen quickly. 1. LM with the full backing of the USG will launch a lawsuit to...