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  1. Gautam

    Indonesia-India Maritime Defence Relations: Time for a More Robust Partnership

    Officially India didn't pick sides during Cold War either. It was only in the face of imminent conflict that the tilt towards Soviet Union came. Can't we expect the same here ? Symbolic co-operation already exists. We have a pretty good diplomatic relationship with many bilateral level meets...
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    India Navy Frigates

    Keel laid for the third stealth frigate of Project 17A Posted On: 10 SEP 2020 6:49PM by PIB Delhi Vice Admiral S R Sarma – COM & CWP&A of the Indian Navy and Shri V L Kantha Rao Additional Secretary (Defence Production) laid the keel of the third ship (Yard- 12653) of the prestigious P17A...
  3. Gautam

    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    MOD NOTE: All General Indian Missile and Projectile developments ========================================================== An upcoming missile : The sea skimming missile is being developed for use from Sea King helicopters. It's an air launched anti ship missile to enable carriage by...
  4. Gautam

    India Space Indian Space Program

    Another space start up Skyroot Aerospace is developing a family of launch vehicles called "Vikram". Named after Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the father of Indian Space Program, the series of launch vehicles are for the small satellite market. The vehicles will feature a mix of solid & cryogenic engines...
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    India Hypersonic Programs

    Bas bakchodi shuru ! These days I feel that American news sites are often more enthusiastic/hyperventilating about Indian missiles than the Indian media. Should've seen their coverage of India's ASAT test. They lost their marbles. I am not sure why. There are some errors in that article 2nd...
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    India Space Indian Space Program

    Recently many private startups in India are taking to the space industry. Most of these private companies are doing work in small satellite lifting capabilities. Larger payload capacity will come at a later stage. One such start up is "Agnikul Cosmos". Almost all members of the company are...
  7. Gautam

    India India - China Relations

    Apaches :
  8. Gautam

    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    Alright then here is an upcoming cruise missile : Liquid Fuel Ramjet Technology project stated a decade back to develop the engine tech in house to be used in a variety of applications in the future. Targeted range, speed etc are given below: After many years of silence on the project in 2018...
  9. Gautam

    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    Just cruise missiles ? What of the rest ?
  10. Gautam

    India Defence Industry

    I didn't know new members could make new threads. Apparently I can, the rules of this forum are very strange to me. I just started making a thread under strategic forces named "Indian Missiles and Munitions". Your post came in the right time. You could rename this thread and move it there if...
  11. Gautam

    India Hypersonic Programs

    Continued from above............. However details about the intake design was surprisingly easy to come by : Here is a look at the intake. Its not entirely a clear image. but its the best we have right now: Then there was a long period of absolute radio silence on the project. Nothing...
  12. Gautam

    India Hypersonic Programs

    Well here is what ISRO has been up to(Well what they have put out in public anyway) : Ramjets work between supersonic to hypersonic speed range(Mach 1-5). Scramjets work at and above hypersonic speeds(Mach 5 or higher). Normally the optimal design for ramjets wont work for scramjets and vice...
  13. Gautam

    India Hypersonic Programs

    Pic of the first prototype in the assembly jig. Assembly work was handled by L&T Defence. L&T and some other entities were engaged in manufacturing of the various segments. DMRL, a lab of DRDO, made the very fancy alloys that make scramjets work without tearing itself apart : This is not the...
  14. Gautam

    Casual Discussion Introduction

    Thank You.
  15. Gautam

    India Space Indian Space Program

    It all very quiet here. Let me add a few good pics from past ISRO missions. The pics are not in any particular order. Pics from GSLV MkIII-D2/GSAT-29 Mission launched off at 5:08 PM IST on November 14, 2018 from the Second Launch Pad(SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. Long...
  16. Gautam

    India Hypersonic Programs

    Some more tweets :
  17. Gautam

    India Hypersonic Programs

    Well since I am here, I might as well post something. Here are some details about the test : Pic : Video : Embedding tweets isn't against the rules or anything is it ? I don't know the rules so.......
  18. Gautam

    Casual Discussion Introduction

    Hello everyone. Is this a new forum ? Signed up because I was told @Nilgiri and @Paro were here. Cheers.

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