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At around the 22 minute mark, the backstory of K9 thunder in Indian SPH requirement is explored.

L&T, a construction giant with a long history, came into the defence business only at the turn of the 21st century, thanks to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who roped in companies like the Tatas and L&T to build some parts in the Integrated Guided Missile Programme in the 1980s. At the beginning of this...

Good looking, handsome.... these are all meanings of Sudarsh from Sudarshan. Sanskrit words (past the many contextual meanings in sanskrit they can have).... have regular meanings too through the use of Prakrits in the first place (and then how the Prakrits evolved with time themselves)...

Looks like it was an ALBM test: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/iaf-successfully-tests-air-launched-ballistic-missile-in-andamans-significantly-boosts-stand-off-capabilities/articleshow/109538609.cms?from=mdr

W.r.t Iranian bomb, It is not simple matter of bringing enrichment from the 80% "hold" currently done in its stockpile and centrifuge series to say 90%+ (for a bomb). There is the significant extra step of then changing the cooled HEU hexafluoride to uranium metal again and then processing of...

"Easier to produce". There are significant QC, materials RnD and production methods that are of great interest to China in anything to do with gas turbines. Jet engines are nowhere near the complete apex, there is significant overlap with the gas turbine field (and other gas turbines have...

UVLM = Universal Vertical Launch Module

The first phase is starting very soon (April 19th), here's the whole schedule: