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  1. Gessler

    India Indian Automobile Industry: News & Updates

    Good news: The highest-selling model for 2 months straight has been from an Indian company, finally dethroning Suzuki & Hyundai from the mass market top spot. All thanks to the Tata Punch
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    India India Deploys Three Warships To South China Sea

    New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet has made operational deployments of three of its ships in the South China Sea, a region where Beijing has territorial disputes with its neighbours. INS Delhi, a guided missile destroyer is accompanied by the INS Shakti, a fleet tanker, and INS Kiltan...
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    India Defence Industry

    New 310-meter building dock at CSL shaping up (left)...larger carriers in the future will be built here; should be able to hold PANG-sized ships: The old dock on the right was where the Vikrant (262-meter) was built.
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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    'SMART' standoff ASW missile tested again: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2019266
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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    Interesting... https://x.com/rajatpTOI/status/1781164593102065880 So as per this the firepower element of the Integrated Rocket Forces will be chiefly based around four platforms: 1) BrahMos Block-II/Block-III/ER -- 290 to 800 km range; Ramjet 2) Nirbhay/ITCM/LRLACM -- 1000 km range...
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    India Indian Economy + Infra Archive

    Looks like Tata Electronics is already preparing plans to upgrade their Dholera fab to 14 nm node in a few years: https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-tata-electronics-prepares-ground-for-high-end-chips-3465109/
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    India Air-Force Indian Air Force

    No, I think it has a different meaning in Hindi/Sanskrit. Yes.
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    India Defence Exports and Relations

    The Mobile GCP is capable of incorporating inputs from any sensor - as long as you have a network that can transmit the inputs to the GCP via datalink/satellite. India has that system. I'm not well-versed regarding what the Philippines has. But the fact that they are spending the money on a...
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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    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.
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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

    I'm saying what's the need to ask me for my assumption on the status of the program?
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    India Missiles and Guided Munitions

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

    Nirbhay tested again - with indigenous STFE 'Manik' turbofan engine.
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    India Indian Economy + Infra Archive

    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...
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    India HAL Tejas Program

    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...
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    India Indian Economy + Infra Archive

    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 &...
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    India Navy Nuclear Submarines (SSBN & SSN)

    S4 aka Arihant Stretch
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    India Navy Nuclear Submarines (SSBN & SSN)

    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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    India Jet Engines and Gas Turbines

    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...
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    India Jet Engines and Gas Turbines

    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...

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