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It's done. Feel free to start new threads in the subforum sections (Army, Navy, AF) too as you feel necessary, or keep them all in the main news threads for each. Its your choice. I split the old thread roughly into the new 3 ones as well as I could (like coastal battery defence is technically...

Fair enough points. But something has to be done now to prepare for Tejas Mk2 (which will likely overlap with Mk1 A production later). That course correction on the ship (to the iceberg that will be mk2 orders) has to be made now rather than later. Putting aside AMCA altogether for argument sake...

Hi @Vietdefense , would you like this thread to continue as is (jointly for all service arms)? Or you would prefer it split into 3: Army, Navy. Air Force?

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2025/Feb/11/india-uk-agreements-eye-next-gen-weapons BENGALURU: The India-UK strategic partnership has taken a major step forward eyeing collaboration in next-generation weapon systems with the formal launch of Defence Partnership–India (DP-I)...

You are welcome to your opinion. I don't share it given the track record and current order size spread over many coming years. If you feel you know these matters better than the IAF Air Chief, sure ok. If they baulk at some price, they should have baulked at the Rafale per unit "made in...

Likely Akash SAM acquisition by Philippines. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-expects-200-million-missile-deal-with-philippines-this-year-sources-say-2025-02-13/

HAL is majority owned by the govt and there is no way it can "drag its feet" if told by the govt to do something. It is not the designer/developer of the aircraft to begin with, that is the ADA (under DRDO). So it has followed a format much like DRDO developing a missile and then BDL producing...

Called it!

Yeah I was being tongue in cheek a bit. Though if its a cauldron geography (in front of you and you're on a lip or something) and the amount of snow being unleashed is small enough (no way to know that ofc, but kind of have to hope at this point), its worth legging it. But the guy was somewhat...

errrr.....might wanna start running my guy

https://myind.net/Home/viewArticle/isro-conducts-successful-trials-of-advanced-nuclear-thermal-propulsion-system https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-develops-worlds-largest-vertical-propellant-mixer-for-rocket-sold-propellants/articleshow/118370967.cms

(check out full thread on X for more footage etc)

Know anything more about this @Gessler et al. ? https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/us-buys-india-made-artillery-cannons-bharat-forge-signs-historic-defence-deal-1.10359584